Thursday, November 05, 2015

What we've been up to...

The class and I have collaborated to compile the below list of topics and activities that have been covered since the website was last updated. A brief blurb is included to describe some of the ideas, but ask your son or daughter to elaborate further.

BRAVO


  • a program run by the police to help student make good choices for themselves as they get older
  • What does the B.R.A.V.O. acronym stand for?
  • program covers many parts of the Health curriculum 

Language


  • reading responses based on "Dunk" and personal reading selections
  • DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment)
  • 'Awesome' writing
  • Halloween-themed vivid/figurative writing

Science


  • Air & Flight experiments

Math


  • Order of Operations (BEDMAS)
  • variety of mental math and computational strategies
  • Prime vs. Composite numbers

Art


  • self portrait sketches
  • Alberto Giacometti sculptures

French


  • learning about Respect, colours, body parts, difference between feminine and masculine --> Building a Robot

Music


  • practising for Winter play "Once on a Housetop"

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