Friday, October 25, 2019

ONGOING...ePortfolio Entry:  We have launched our digital portfolio for reflection writing on our learning experiences and goal-setting opportunities.
* using Google Sites students are to reflect on their learning, 2-3 entries per week, suggestions shared in spreadsheet will grow as the year goes on. 
** Parent(s)/Guardian(s) and child, please connect with each other once a week and read through a new entry. We will be using this forum for discussions during Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews.

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?