Oct. 21

 We hope everyone is keeping warm during this unexpected cold and snowy streak we are getting. It was great to see that all the students were prepared with their winter clothes. The kids were so excited to get outside and jump and play in the snow and they came in from recess all smiles! Today we took advantage of that sunshine and fresh snow by taking a walk through our neighbourhood. We try to get out for a walk every week or two and we noticed so many changes in the landscape since our last walk. 

In science, we have been learning about the needs of animals and how animals adapt to their habitat in order to meet their needs. For example, we learned that a giraffe has a long tongue because they eat leaves from a prickly tree. This allows them to wrap their tongue around the branch and avoid the prickles. We also learned that polar bears have black skin and hollow hairs to help them survive. Ask your child how these two adaptations help the polar bear survive. 

We started some fun science stations today. We will be applying our knowledge about animal life cycles, adaptations and animal needs to complete some fun tasks. We will post more about this next week! 

In math, we have been using our new knowledge about numbers to help us complete some open ended tasks. For example, we completed a math problem "How many even numbers can you make from these digits? 2, 7, 5, 6, 8". Some students listed all the numbers they could make and then circled the even ones and others just listed the even numbers. This is a problem you could try at home by changing the digits and making it either even or odd. 

We have also been using what we have learned about numbers to help us with  a "Number of the Day" challenge. This requires students to put together their knowledge about numbers to show their understanding. You can easily do this at home by switching up the digits. As students practice using numbers in different ways they become more confident and start to see different patterns in numbers. They start to connect with how numbers are flexible and can be moved and manipulated in different ways. 

Next, we will be moving into some strategies we can use for estimation. This is always really fun for kids! We would love to see if your child is doing any of this learning at home! You can always post on our stream on Google Classroom!

Important Upcoming Events

• Oct. 29 - Students can wear their costumes to school this day for the whole day. (More info to come next week)
• Oct. 30 - No school