November 7-11

Poppies - inspired by the paintings of Georgia O' Keeffe. Created using multimedia - paint, pastel, tissue and construction paper.


Brr! It was a cold week, but we powered through it and it gave us opportunities for connections as we worked through  the topics of liquids as well as, Canadian Communities such as Alberta and Nunavut. 

We also spent time this week learning and broadening our awareness of Remembrance day and the role of Veterans and Peacekeepers - including Indigenous and  animals.  We also learned about the significance of the Poppy and why it is such an important symbol of gratitude and remembrance.  We used a book titled, What Does Peace Feel Like? by Vladimir Radunsky as a provocation for a writing task about Peace through our senses. 

Here is a glimpse of the brainstorming we did prior to our writing :

PEACE 

  LOOKS LIKE  

Calm 

Smiles

Having fun with family

Hugging, sharing, working together, helping

SOUNDS LIKE 

Silence

Laughing

Kind words

Music

nature


FEELS LIKE

Sunshine 

touching soft things - poppy/flower or puppy, safe and belonging

SMELLS LIKE 

Flowers, family dinners, sweet, watermelon

TASTES LIKE 

 Bubble gum. Chocolate, ice cream, cake, milkshakes, candy


I Can Explain the Processes of the Water Cycle

We have been expanding our learning from our field trip to the Bow Habitat by looking at the water cycle in more depth.  After learning the words 'evaporation', 'condensation', and 'precipitation' we worked in small groups using the loose parts to make models that showed our understanding.




Information/ Reminders

Monday, November 14th: 

  • In-School Field Trip with the Glenbow Museum.  An educator from the museum will be bringing in Inuit artifacts to share with students as part of our social studies curriculum.  If you are interested in volunteering (from 10 to 12) in the classroom during this experience, please send me an email asap.

Tuesday, November 15th: Class Photos and Retakes 

Wednesday, November 16th 

  • Library/Maker Space - please return library books
  • Online Conference Booking opens - 8 am – please click the link for detailed information

https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Ramsay/about-us/news-centre/_layouts/15/ci/post.aspx?oaid=eca295a5-4f90-436a-9e59-7454f6efd32f&oact=20001



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