Brrrr!

It has been a long, cold and wet week! I think I can speak for everyone, when I say we are sick of indoor recesses! 

A Few Reminders: 

- Picture Day is next Wednesday (27th). 

- Terry Fox is next Friday (29th)  afternoon. We will be doing "A Toonie for Terry!"

- Evacuation drill was postponed to next Thursday. 

In Math this week, we have continued to look at increasing and decreasing patterns, and how we can extend a pattern based on a rule. When we see a number pattern, by finding the difference we can determine the rule and continue the pattern. 

Next week, we will start to look at patterns in T-Tables, so we started talking about columns and rows. As a fun way to explore this concept students created their own battleship maps on a grid and played each other! 

In Social, the Grade 4's are with Mrs. Spreen and are beginning to learn about Alberta's 6 different regions. Students are in groups working on their Alberta Passport's, researching the landforms, climate, and unique qualities of each region. 

Our Grade 3's are wrapping up our mapping unit! We have discussed what a maps purpose is, the various types of maps (globes, atlas, digital, and paper) and what a map needs (titles, legends, labels, compass rose, etc.). Students will be working on creating their very own imaginary world map. 

Science for the 3'shave been looking at the 3 different types of rocks; igneous (formed from magma and fire), Sedimentary (formed by layers of sediment) and Metamorphic (formed by extreme pressure underground). They used Epic! to read books about each type of rock, take notes, and create a flip book of the 3 types. 

Our 4's dipped their toes a little deeper into the exploration of Lights & Shadows! We conducted two experiments this week around the concept of objects emitting and reflecting light. 

Objects that emit light give off light and can be a light source. An example would be our sun or a glowstick.

Objects the reflect light allow the light to hit them and bounce off, and do not give off light. Our moon is a great example of an object that reflects light (from the sun). 

One way we explored this concept was standing in a dark room and observing what we could (and couldn't) see. Anything that glows or shows light in a dark space emits light. As we turned on our flashlights, we searched for objects we could see that reflected the light.

Have a wonderful weekend!