In our words:
- We were practicing our subtraction (SF)
- We were working with our ABC groups for mapping - Solar system, Earth, and Canada. (RS)
- We finished Mission Impossible (gymnastics)
- We finished the Land of Stories (ZM) We found out Alex and Connor's grandma was a fairy godmother
- Today we went outside for looking at what nature and humans - how humans interact with nature (EM and PS)
- We did Venn Diagrams
- Our Kindergarten buddies joined us in gymnastics!


Reminders:
- No school tomorrow (PD day)
- Book orders are due Tuesday

The Secret of Subtraction

We had a great day with a focus on subtraction problem solving and strategies for subtraction. The kids had a chance to play around with Stop Motion animation, with the base-10 blocks, to demonstrate 'borrowing'. Ask them about the 'Secret of Subtraction'.


In our words:
- We did Stop Motion of "The Secret of Subtraction" (SF)
- We had double math (LJ)
- Yesterday, we finished our man-made and natural art (BO)
- Today we looked at drawing math pictures (WW)
- Yesterday was an open house (HW)
- We are doing Mission Impossible next week in gymnastics (RJ)

Natural Landscapes with Man-made materials

We are starting an exciting new art project! As we continue to dive in to our Inquiry Question, "How are natural and human systems interrelated?", we are going to create a piece of art that reflects the balance and sometimes the opposition of the two. To create these multi-media landscapes, we will be using a variety of recycled materials in a mosaic fashion, using flat objects for the background, and thicker objects as they move towards the foreground.

We expect to be using up a number of these small, recycled materials from our iLab supply and are hoping that we can begin replenishing them right away from items found in our homes. Here is a sample list:
- bread tabs
- pop can tabs
- bottle caps
- buttons
- bubble wrap
- wire
- hardware (ex. nails, bolts, nuts, screws, etc.)

Thank you in advance for your support!

In our own words:
- We had gym (gymnastics) with our K buddies (SF)
- We went to the iLab to find stuff for our art project (LJ)
- We did word problems in math (SF)


Reminders:
- Bring your recorders tomorrow, and your book (if applicable)
- Bring any small recycled materials to replenish our iLab supply
- If you have long hair, you need an elastic for gymnastics (this week and next)

Monday, Monday

We have been doing an exploration of maps. The students are incredibly curious about maps and satellite images. If you have any interesting maps at home, please consider sending them in for us to borrow (or a photo of them). We would very much appreciate it!

- We did an Art Critique (RS)
- We did an estimation activity (EstiMystery) (SF)
- We went onto Google Earth (ZM)
- We started gymnastics in gym (AF)
- We are publishing our stories!
- Today was an indoor recess (WW)


Reminders:
- For gymnastics, those with long hair should be tying it back. Please bring hair elastics.
- Mrs. Hebenton asks (warns?) us bring in our records on Monday.

Welcome back! It's been great being back together in learning again. We are jumping right back in, and have some exciting things coming up!

In our words:
- Choir has some news! On Wednesday, we have to wear a white top and black pants, because we are going over to RT Alderman and we are going to sing and get recorded (ER). We are so proud of our choir!
- We learned a new game in math (RJ)
- We attempted to do a very difficult number line activity and it failed. It was too hard! (VS)
- We are starting to publish our stories (PS)
- We did sandbox time in iLab (SF)

We also had a very interesting discussion related to our Inquiry Question for the year ("How are human and natural systems interrelated?"). A student posed the question - "What if humans weren't here? Would nature survive? We had quite the heated debate, with lots of interesting hypotheses on both sides. I encourage you to take this topic up at home tonight!


Reminders:
- No school on Friday
- If you forgot your indoor shoes, please bring them tomorrow!
- Students brought their Simple Machine Inventions home today, along with a rubric. The yellow highlighter is their self-assessment, and the pink is the teacher assessment. In some cases, if students had used materials that need to be returned to the iLab, they will only be bringing home the rubric.