Grade 3/4 Mountain Plover/Swift Fox (Paterson/Cox)

  Dates to Remember: Ma. 9 - Kernels  (Snack) Ma. 23 - Tim Hortons (Lunch)  Jun. 8 - Jelly Modern Donuts (Snacks) Jun. 20 - Papa Johns (Lunch) May 8 Parent Council Meeting - 6:30pm May 20  Holiday - School Closed We are looking for a red magnet in the shape of a heart that was taken on Thursday.  If you find it at home please have your child return it please.   Our Week: Ignite We were focusing on Earth Day this week with some recycled egg carton art, Earth Day water colour painting, and a journal page about what we love that Earth has created. Math In math, we continued to look at patterns.  We have started to compare fractions using fraction strips and are finding equivalent fractions.  We are starting to place fractions with different denominators on a number line.  This is quite a difficult concept and the students are doing a fantastic job! Inquiry We have been studying fossils and are doing a news cast all about a dinosaur the stud...

April 8-12 Dates to Remember: April 19 - PD Day - No School April 25 - Coulee Walk/Geology Specialists visiting:) Inquiry: Our gardeners and botanists were busy planting tomato seeds from space and from Earth. Our big question: How does outer space affect seeds? Fossils and Dinosaurs Miss McClernon has been teaching the students about fossils, including as types of fossils, how they can be formed and where they can be found in Alberta.  We have also been discussing why Alberta has so many dinosaur fossils and the history of the Tyrell Museum.  Today the students began to research various dinosaurs and they will then choose one to study further. Upcycling our T-shirts to make bags for our Coulee walks.  Wellness: What is a role model? What qualities do role models have?  Math This week we wrapped up our work with Area/Perimeter with a fun activity where students sketched the furniture in their bedrooms, measured the dimensions of the furniture and then found the perim...

Dates to Remember:  -Tuesday April 09-SPRING PHOTOS!  -Fun Snack: Thursday, April 11  Cookies :) Thank you for all of your donations of cardboard egg cartons and old T-shirts.  Once we have enough of these for each learner we, will start using these materials for some upcycled art, and environmentally friendly gardening.  Since our return from spring break, we have been engaged in many hands-on activities.   The history of the Earth's surface can be explained by examining its layers.                               What are fossils? What do fossils tell about Albera's past?  MATH Applying our learning of Area and Perimeter Daily Reading Groups Some of our learners were inspired by a book they read during our weekly reading groups to further investigate the history of toilet paper.  They worked together to prepare a presentation to share their findings....