Start of October

Team 15's Gratitude Tree

We have had a great start to October! In E.L.A. we have continued to revise our autobiographies and will begin final editing this coming week. Students have also had opportunities to work on choice writing projects and have been building their reading skills. We began our word work routines and spelling lists will be sent home today (my apologies for forgetting to distribute them on Friday). We focused on vocabulary and fast facts in Math last week and will focus more on problem solving this coming week.

Learning about soil erosion at Assiniboine Park

In French, we are working on greetings, dates, and school vocabulary and many of us have finished our quilt art in Visual Arts and are working on still life and choice drawing. The class took some time on Friday to share what they are thankful for during our Class Meeting and we also made leaves for our Gratitude Tree. We began this project around Thanksgiving, but I plan to continue it with the class throughout the year, so that we can think and write about how we feel grateful. Many studies have shown that a daily practice of gratitude results in a more positive and happier outlook on life!

We reviewed fire prevention and safety in the home last week during Health, and I hope that students will continue this discussion with their families. Cross-country runners did a great job at their meet on Thursday! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend!

Our student team bloggers, Sarah and Gerald, wrote an entry to highlight our Science field trip last Thursday with Mrs. Rogala:

Room 15 and 4 people from 18 and 16 came with us to Assiniboine Park! On that field trip we learned a lot more about nature, parts of nature like trees, and Assiniboine River flows. We also saw a hawk's nest. We felt good walking in the forest to see different things. We also felt good sharing experiences out in the forest. We also did a play that kicked it up a little bit. Thank you for reading!

Forest plays

Nature photo scavenger hunt