Did You Know…? The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in “If I Ran the Zoo.”
Good evening,
We started our day this morning with our annual Remembrance Day Assembly. The students were able to listen to poetry presented by other classrooms, a Remembrance Day video, the choir singing, as well as our guest speaker Pat Duggan from the Fort McMurray Legion. Students were extremely well-behaved and respectful throughout the assembly. We also were able to see the Remembrance Day art we created on Thursday on display along with the other creative pieces completed by other classes. Want to learn more about Remembrance Day at home? Just click on the clip below:
In Language Arts today we wrote letters of thanks to Veterans as part of the Postcards for Peace program. Students were asked to consider why it is important to show our appreciation and to write a message of appreciation, or to write how they will remember the sacrifices of Canadian Veterans. I saw lots of wonderful thank you messages that included things like: “Thank you for keeping Canada safe,” “Thank you for your sacrifices,” “I will remember by wearing a poppy on my heart,” “I remembered by going to a Remembrance Day ceremony.” We will be sending these letters to participating Alberta Veteran Health Care Facilities to be shared with Canadian Veterans.
In Math today we began Day 1 of Lesson #5 in our Math Makes Sense textbook. Students are working with using number lines and benchmarks to help with estimating larger numbers. Students were asked to find the middle of 4 number lines, and then to write down a number that was closer to the first number and a number that was closer to the second number. Then we created a number line together as a class the helped us to determine that 23 782 was closer to 23 800 than it was to 23 700. Students were then given time to work on the accompanying practice questions on pg. 55-56. These questions will NOT be assigned as homework until after our review lesson tomorrow.
In Computers today, students used the link below to learn more about the conditions experienced by soldiers during World War I. The activity is structured similarly to a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book, and was created from real-life experiences by the Canadian War Museum. Many students were surprised at the conditions experienced by soldiers fighting in the trenches and the many challenges faced by these soldiers. Want to try again? Follow the link to continue your adventure at home.
Computer Class Link:
Over The Top – http://www.warmuseum.ca/overthetop/
Agenda:
Read 20 minutes
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