June 10 -14th

Here are a few of the animal wire sculptures we created last week while at the Leighton Center - 









This week we worked very purposely on a couple projects which we can not disclose as of yet or it would ruin the surprise! Students were very keen to show their love and care and put a great deal of heart and joy into these projects. (more information to come).

A very Happy Father's Day to all the Dads of all kinds out there! We value all that you do and appreciate you!


This week we also wrapped up our animal research google slide presentation. This was a major project that we have worked on for the last couple weeks that encompassed learning intentions from  literacy, social studies, and science. If your child has not shared their project with you - please log into their cbe google account with them and view it and have them explain their learning. They are all very proud of these projects and would love to show them off!



In Math we began our look at fractions : here are the learning intentions we covered this week -
I can use fractions to describe and compare equal parts of a whole.
I can show what fractions of a whole look like and explain why they look the way they do.

What Is a Unit Fraction?

You create a fraction by dividing a whole into parts. If you are looking at the whole as an area (or amount of space), the parts you call fractions should be equal in area.


For example, one-half means there are two parts with equal areas.


One-half is the unit fraction that describes one of those parts. Unit fractions are fractions where the whole is divided into parts, but only one of those parts is considered (e.g., one-half or one-fourth or one-sixth).


What Is a Fraction?

You create a fraction by dividing a whole into parts. If you are looking at the whole as an area (or amount of space), then the areas of the parts you call fractions should be equal.


For example, one-fourth means there are four parts with equal areas, and you are describing one of those parts.



We also use the words halves, thirds, fifths, sixths, eighths, and tenths when we talk about 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10 equal parts.


A very Happy Father's Day to all the Dads of all kinds out there! We value all that you do and appreciate you!



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
March 11th - 16th  The weeks are just flying by in March! We had such a great week together learning, exploring and making connections.  Here is a little snapshot of our week -  Community Walk - we were so very fortunate to have such a beautiful morning yesterday to head out on the land and experience the changes around us. We were very lucky to observe some ducks and geese along the river bank which sparked dialogue into what they were doing, eating and how they maneuver on the ice and water. We also spent time observing natural and manmade shapes in our environment and spent some time critically thinking about some of the purposes for buildings/structures that we viewed as well as analyzing the tree project that is underway on part of the river bank. It was an amazing opportunity to spend time together with our other grade two class learning from the land. Students expressed gratitude for: "time to see nature, to be able to see the ducks close up swimming, being out in the fresh
Read more
Image
  September 7-10 We have had another wonderful week of connecting and building our community of learners! We have immersed ourselves into learning new things about ourselves, our peers, our land and our community.  Here is a snapshot of one of our learning tasks this week: I can identify each of the senses, and explain how we use our senses in interpreting the world.  I can i dentify and describe examples of plant and animal changes that occur on a seasonal basis. I can r ecord observable seasonal changes over a period of time.  Tamaracks in the Summer - we headed out to the land around our school to connect with the Tamarack (Larch) trees, their features and document them in the season of Summer. These trees are an important part of the land ecosystem around Ramsay school and we will connect with them regularly to observe their seasonal changes and how they are impacted.  During our time outside amongst the Tamaracks we were mindful with nature by
Read more
Image
February 26 - March 1st We had an amazing week!  Flames Visit - We were fortunate to have been chosen by the Flames@school program for a exclusive question and answer visit. The two players that came to visit us were Dryden Hunt and AJ Greer along with Olivia their Flames TV host, and other staff. As a group we were able to learn more about the life of a professional athlete, get advice from them about goal setting and nutrition as well as learn insight about the team. This experience was a one of a kind and we were very grateful for the opportunity.  Assembly - the grade one and two sharing celebration was an wonderful way to bring our school community together to showcase what we have been learning around the themes of belonging. Thank you to all who were able to attend.  Our sharing focused on the Seven Sacred Teachings as we have been examining traditional stories. These laws are the foundation for the Indigenous and Inuit way of life. These laws teach us about connection to oursel
Read more