We have survived our first week back to school!  We are so proud of the students and how they have jumped right back in after having an extended Christmas break.  Here is a snapshot of what we will be working on this month:

Math: This next week we will be finishing up our multi digit multiplication unit and begin working on division.  We are also working on memorizing our multiplication Math facts.

Writing:  This week students were introduced to Persuasive writing through the Great Chocolate Bar Challenge.  Students got into groups and created a commercial that would persuade the class that their chocolate bar was THE BEST.  The commercials were SO CUTE!  Congratulations to team O Henry for winning a chocolate bar each!

Science:  We took a couple of days to look at the book The Six Cedars, a Coast Salish book that introduces students to various core competencies through different animals. We have been learning that these core competencies are life skills that we develop over our entire lives (we say it’s womb to tomb). This will be something that we focus on throughout the year and bring into our daily classroom activities.  We will begin our Science unit on the digestive system next week and learn the function and main organs associated with that system.

Bible:  During the next few months in Bible we will be working through the book The Case for Christ for Kids.. This book is written by Lee Strobel and it investigates some BIG questions, such as the existence, miracles, ministry and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  It is an engaging read and my hope is that this will be a time of deep learning for us all!

Reading: We are over halfway through our novel study, The Barren Grounds. Some of the major themes we are covering include responsibility, teachings from various sources, and community. Our language focus continues to be figurative language and our literacy skill is visualization. The class is starting to understand some words in Swampy Cree and they are learning about various traditions and cultural practices.

Social Studies: The class is putting together a persuasive paragraph on why voting matters. Using their learning from the last term they will share what the most important reasons to vote are to them. We will be looking at Canada’s natural resources next.

A few other items…

Genius Hour – we will continue working on this beginning next Friday.

Pajama Day – next Wednesday students can wear pajamas to school!

Pro D Day date change – The date has changed to Monday, January 31st.

January Dates:

January 19th – PJ day

January 21st – Knight’s Day

January 28th – Knight’s Day

January 31st – Pro D Day

Have a wonderful weekend!