June 10-14

 June continues to roll along here and it was yet another busy and exciting week.  

Reminders for the Week Ahead:

Classroom Camp Day - Monday June 17 - see previous Messenger for further details

Tuesday June 18 - Pancake Breakfast - please ensure your child has something at home for breakfast before coming to school

Wednesday June 19 - Summer Solstice Walking Field Trip and Picnic - 11:00am- 2:00pm 


Here are some of the highlights from last week. 


Physical Education - Summer Games and Sports Day

We enjoyed learning about the Olympics coming up this summer and our countries that we were assigned for the events that took place this week during Phys Ed time.  Ms. Gardner’s class was France and Mrs. Kosior’s class was England.  We had fun shooting balls into buckets as a team on Monday, throwing discs as far as we could on Tuesday, doing a chicken toss on Wednesday and seeing how far we could jump on Thursday.  We really enjoyed all of the stations and events that were set up for Sports Day on Friday and connecting with our Grade 6 buddies who took such great care of us.  


       


Science/Literacy

Learning Intentions

I can use organizational tools to record information 

I can gather information from a variety of different places and sources 

I can ask questions to identify research topics 

I can record factual information in various ways 

I can show an animal in its environment

I can determine how the local environment meets the basic needs of an animal

I can discuss how an animal moves from place to place to meet its needs 


We have continued to expand on our understanding of learning about plants and animals and weaving this into writing skills as well.  This week we focused on the parts of a plant and how it provides different things as well as the needs of a plant in order to survive.  We have also been learning about 5 environments in Alberta, learning about different plants and animals in each and then recording this information in a visual to share.  


   


  

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