Sept 25th - 28th

Last week was a busy week exploring our 5 senses inside, and outside of the classroom. We started off our Monday with a beautiful walk up the hill to observe the downtown skyline. On our way up, we said "hello" to our friend, the tamarack tree. We noticed the tamarack is starting to turn even more yellow as the days have gotten colder. Once we got to the top of the hill, we used our senses to observe downtown. Students were encouraged to draw what they hear, what they feel (such as the cold wind), and what they can see.  We were able to see some notable landmarks of Calgary, such as the Saddledome, the Calgary Public Library, Bell Studio, and the Calgary Tower. 

In science, we also explored our 5 senses by doing three different activities. First, we sorted through pictures and determined whether or not we would use our sense of taste, smell, sight, touch or hearing for each item/picture. The next day, students explored their senses through a variety of different "centers" around the classroom. Students had to determine which item they were touching/smelling, and also worked on describing the items, such as "this item feels like it is rough". Finally, on Thursday students explored their senses again, but this time we used popcorn! 

For Social Studies, we have still been learning what it means to be a classroom family, and how we can show kindness and respect to our classroom, our classmates, our school, and our community. This looks like; lining up quietly in the classroom, and walking quietly through the halls so others can continue to learn. Taking responsibility for our items, and cleaning up after we have finished an activity in the classroom. Showing kindness and respect to our classmates by listening, and keeping our hands to ourselves. As well as walking on the sidewalk, and not touching things on people's lawns when we go for our community walks. 

We are continuing to work on representing teen numbers in math. Students are becoming very familiar with the "Number of the Day" in their math books. 

We have continued with our UFLI work, and have been continuing to practice our writing in our writing journals. 


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