November 30

In math we continued working on our practice sheet, some finished and did extra.  We missed part of our math class discussing yesterday, therefor we had to make up time at recess.
In gym we played basketball.  The girls played against girls, and boys played against boys.  We also learned about no-press.  We played in shifts as well.
In writing we did some brainstorming about winter activities.  We also wrote down some sense phrases - what does winter look, sound, taste, feel, smell like.
In French we finished putting the definitions into our French dictionaries.
We had a period of silent reading.
Ms. Page came again and we worked on some math problems with a buddy.  We used our white boards and markers.  When we finished, we played a game called Hex.  Hex is similar to Tic-Tac-Toe, but bigger.
In music we were assigned our spots for the Winter Concert.  We also practiced walking on and off the stage.

November 28

This morning we had a substitute teacher, Ms M.  She played 7-up and 4 corners with us.
In gym we played girls vs girls, and boys vs boys, basketball.  We also learned some new skills such as reach in to get the ball legally.
We had class meeting this morning with the substitute.
This morning, we met with Demitry.  We are starting a mosaic, it will be about the seven teachings.
We had indoor recess at lunch.  We were in the mini gym.  We got to go outside at the end of it.
In Theme we watched a video, about Europeans who discovered Canada.
Mrs. Page came to day to do some problem solving with us.

November 24

Today and tomorrow are student led conferences.  The book fair is open too!  We got to take a look around this morning.
We started working on a new strategy in problem solving.
The patrols had jungle gym today.
We spent the day finishing up the things we needed for conferences.  We also cleaned out our desks - so are parents aren't shocked!
We had French this afternoon.  We worked on our scripts, we started the next page and got the QR codes for it too.
We also did a reading response from our book club book.

November 23

We had a fire drill and a lockdown drill today.  There were four fire trucks at our fire drill.  It was right before lunch.
We had reading buddies today.  We read with a new buddy today.
We had jungle gym today.  There was a new sport station.  It was basketball.
We learned a new song and moves in music.
In theme we worked on our 5 jobs we had to finish up.  We are getting ready for conferences.
Conferences are Thursday night and Friday morning.

November 22

We have a new student in our classroom today.
Today was our first day with snow.  We reviewed the rules about playing outside in the snow.
In Math we used our white boards.  We are working on multiplying large numbers.
In Gym we played basket ball.  Mr. McKenzie split us into girls and boys and we played on opposite sides of the gym.
We continued working on comparing and contrasting our island nation to an Aboriginal group of Canada.  We have to use two methods to show our learning.  These methods come from our areas of Smarts.
We have started putting things into our portfolios for Parent Conferences.
In Music we learned a new song.
There will be jungle gym later this week.
Conferences are coming up later this week too.  There will be no school on Friday because of them.

November 18

In gym today we had a work out and then we played Five and Five Conspiracy .
We had a class meeting today.  In class meeting we read a book about being excluded.
We continued writing our beginnings to stories, using each of the 6 types of hooks we have learned about.  Some of us get an opportunity to record ourselves talking about our island maps. If we finished both we got to do some free writing.
In Theme we made totem poles.  We picked three teachings and then drew the animal on our paper. We then wrapped them around the paper towel rolls that we brought in.
We revised our blog post from yesterday to submit to the newsletter.

November 17th

Today we went on our field trip to Fort Whyte.  It was great.  In the morning we learned about the weather.  Once we reviewed some vocabulary, we went outside and used some weather instruments to take weather readings.  We made a cloud in a pop bottle using warm water and smoke.  We also made a storm in a tub.  Using warm red water and a blue ice cube.  We learned about the causes of greenhouse warming and some things we can do to slow it down.
In the afternoon, we switched to the Voyageurs and the hivernauts.  We pretended to follow our trap line and then rolled a dice to see what furs we collected.  Then we went to the Factor and traded for goods we would need for the winter.  When we were finished we were able to handle some furs and items they traded for. Then we cooked and ate Bannock over a fire.
We really enjoyed the touch museum.  Petting all of the animals.  
Some of us were lucky enough to spot some deer while we were out.

November 16

In problem solving we started looking at a new strategy for solving problems.  We started by solving the problems together, then we would start the problem and Ms. Pattie would show how we should have set it up and we could check our answers.
In writing, we looked at the books in our desk and wrote on a sticky note, what kind of hook each of them started with.  We also had to include the title of each.  Then we placed the sticky notes on charts around the room.
In french we added words to our personal dictionary, now we have to figure out what they are.  We also worked with a partner to practice our script.
In theme we made some corrections to the edited copies of our island writing.  We then worked on comparing an Aboriginal group to the society starting on our islands.
After recess we worked on writing a story, but we had to do six different versions - each starting with a different hook.
Tomorrow is our field trip.

November 15

We missed gym today due to a miscommunication.  We had math instead - yippie!  We worked on a new multiplication strategy on our white boards.
Today we had buddies.  We read with someone new today.
In Music we worked on our songs for the winter concert.
It was Pizza fun lunch today.
In theme we were learning more about the seven teachings.  We read a book and looked at a poster, then we had to write down what we thought in our own words.  We also had to note how we can show each teaching.
It is early dismissal today.

November 14

In Math we played a game.  It was called Mammoth Multiplication.  In the game we spin a spinner to show the size of the number, we draw cards plus one to be the multiplier.  Then we multiply.  We used our white boards to do the work on.
In gym, we had a substitute teacher.  We played capture the bean bag.
In writing we did two say somethings and a written response for our book club books.
In French we started page three of our script -Oh Brigitte.  We got the QR codes to help us at home.
We played Kahoot today.  We were in groups of three.  The questions were about weather and the voyageurs.  We had to try to answer the questions as fast as we could.  This is in preparation for our field trip on Thursday.
In Music we started learning songs for the winter concert.

Multiplication using Expanded form

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shEr6krEP1s

November 9

We had outdoor gym today.  We had choices of gym equipment to play with.  Some of us went on the play structure.  We had a class meeting today.
Today we had an assembly for Remembrance Day, some of us were in the choir.  We wrote out what we could do to be a peacekeeper, we put the sheets up on the walls of the gym.
We worked on our play in French.
In theme, we had a little bit of time to finish our machines then we presented them.
We did another page in our handwriting books.
Yesterday we finished our read-aloud.  We will start a new one today.

November 8

In math, we learned a new game.  We use a spinner and it gives us a number.  That's the number of cards that we have to draw.  Then we draw another card and that is what we multiply the number by.
In gym we worked on meeting our target heart zone.
Rachelle Scott came in this morning to talk about the seven teachings.  She taught us about love today. She also used her drum and sang a song about the Eagle, which represents love.
In theme we worked on our complex machine projects.  We present them tomorrow.  We will have to identify the simple machines.  We will also have to identify how we would build it  differently on our islands.
We met with our book club groups and did two say somethings.  Then we did a written response.

November 7

Just a reminder that our Field Trip is next week - Permission forms and Fee is due by Wednesday!

We started the day with problem solving, we had new problems today.
In writing, we continued and some finished their poppy writing for Remembrance Day.
In French, we started the second half of page one.  We are learning the gestures as well as the words.
In theme we started working on our complex machine designs.
We had a fire drill - In November!
In writing, we each got a list of everyone's names and we had to write something nice about everyone.

There is no school on Thursday and Friday this week.  Thursday because teachers are writing report cards and Friday because it is Remembrance Day.

November 4

We had gym today.  We were exercising to get to our maximum heart rate.  We also played conspiracy again.  We worked on some poppy writing for Remembrance Day.  We also looked at some books in our class library about life during War times.  There was a choir rehearsal for those who joined choir.  During music, those not in choir read, while the choir rehearsed.  Mrs. Heuging stopped by for a visit this afternoon.  In Theme we watched everyone's videos about the Aboriginal group that they researched.

November 3

In math we finished our sheets on multiplication using a Carrol diagram.  We're getting pretty good at it.  We just need to remember to be careful when we are adding the numbers!  In gym we played conspiracy.  We started a new unit - we are working on fitness now.  In french we were tested on how well we knew the first six lines of the play.  After we had done our test, we worked on our vocabulary word searches.  In writing, we worked on our piece about the three days on our island.  We have handed them in now.  Hopefully everyone has edited carefully.  It's Ms. Pattie's turn to edit, but she shouldn't find anything left to fix.  In theme we continued planning our projects and compiled our list of materials.  We will begin building on Monday.  In music we continued working on our new song. At the end of the class we played the drum game.

November 2

In math we completed a  multiplication sheet.  We also started a sheet of long multiplication using arrays.  We are moving away from drawing out the question and starting to just use numbers.  In Music we got a little booklet with a song, it was called Israel.  We had to figure out the notes, then we played it.  We had library today.  Starting today, Garfield and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are fun books, and they are to be read at home.  In French we continued working on our lines.  Tomorrow we will get a chance to show what we can do on our own.  In Theme we finished the first part of our First People's project.  Now we have started designing machines for our islands.  We are using the principle of Rube Goldburg machines.

November 1

In Gym today we played Dr. Dodgeball.  There was a substitute.  In Writing we did a written response to our book club book.  We also worked on revising our piece about the first three days on our islands.  We are having a friend edit our piece to find as many mistakes as possible. In French we continued practicing the first six lines of the play.  We also watched a song and started singing the parts we knew. In Theme we started working on our presentations.
Today is Early Dismissal.