Literacy
- Writing our goals for 2017
- Recount our winter vacations
- Making inferences in our reading
- Reading and writing poems that require us to make inferences
- Continue Reading Workshop (Guided reading /literacy centres)
Math
Number Sense & Numeration
- Subtraction with regrouping (2-digits)
- Rounding numbers to estimate answers to subtraction questions
- Problem solving using addition and subtraction
Measurement
- Estimate, measure and record length, height, and distance using centimeters, meters, kilometers
- Choose the most appropriate unit of measurement for a given task
- Compare and order the length of objects in centimeters and/or meters in problem solving contexts
- Estimate, measure, and record area (using cm grid paper) and perimeter
- Read a thermometer and record temperatures to the nearest degree Celsius
- Identify benchmark temperatures for freezing cold, cool, warm, hot, and boiling as they relate to water and air
- Read and record time using analogue & digital clocks, and solve time related problems
- We will cover mass and capacity at a later date
Social Studies
- Continue our inquiry of how land is used to meet human needs (Key terms include: urban, rural, agriculture, residential, commercial, industry, recreation, conservation)
- Students will use their knowledge from the unit to "create a community" based on some given information. This project will include a fact sheet about their community, a billboard to advertise important services / features of their community, and a map of their community.
Science
- Mr. Lintern has taken over for Mrs. Stormes who has begun her maternity leave. He is teaching a unit on Forces.
The Arts
- Visual Arts - continue using the elements of design (line, space, shape, colour, texture) and a variety of media to create works of art
- Music - Mrs. Edwards is teaching a drumming unit
As always, please jot me a note if you have any questions or concerns! All the best in 2017!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Hale
