October 12 - 15

 UPCOMING DATES: 

Monday October 18: No School 

Thursday October 21: PJ Day 

Friday October 29: Halloween at LBS 

Hello Room 12 Families, 

I hope you all had a restful Thanksgiving weekend filled with time feeling gratitude and joy. We had a busy week in Grade 4/5. We are looking forward to another long weekend ahead as teachers have a Professional Development Day on Monday, October 18th so no school for kids! Read about our highlights below: 

INQUIRY: JACKDAW MINI MUSEUM  

Did you know a Jackdaw is a type of bird that collects items? We were inspired by these birds and have begun collecting items that represent the regions that we researched. Grade 4s researched Regions of Alberta while Grade 5s researched Regions of Canada. Ask me about the region I researched and the items I am collecting for my Jackdaw Mini-Museum! 

We need to bring all of our items to school next week! 

MATH: GRAPHING - DOUBLE BAR, PICTOGRAPH, MATH MYSTERY 

For Math Mystery, we had to using our graphing skills to identify the Greedy Gnome who was stealing all of the supplies for Mathmania. Check back next week to learn who the culprit is... 

LITERACY: WORD WORK & NOVEL STUDY GROUPS 

We did a spelling inventory in September and learned about our strengths and areas for improvement. Using the information gathered from the inventory, we were all placed into groups with other kids that have the same learning goals. Some of the groups are working on vowel sounds, inflected endings or common long vowels. Here are some photos of our word sorts and rules we explored this week! 

LITERACY: ADDING DIALOGUE TO WRITING 

GREEN CALGARY

We engaged with a virtual Guest Speaker from Green Calgary - the session was called "From Farm to Table to Compost" and it taught us about food waste and how we can reduce waste in our schools and homes. Read about it some more below:

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS DISCUSSED:

1. What do you think is the most common food waste?
1. Vegetables, fruit, leftovers, bakery, dairy, meat
2. How much food do you waste?
3. Why do we waste food?
4. What happens to our food waste?
5. Where does your food come from?

INTERESTING FACTS WE LEARNED: 

1. 63% of food waste in Canada, could have been eaten. 140 kg of waste is produced per household, per year. Costing an average of $1, 100 every single year. 
2. Calgary has 3 landfills! Before COVID, students could tour the landfill to learn more. 
3. 30% of our food waste in Canada is vegetables. 
4. Carrots take A LOT of work to produce and get into stores than we thought.
5. Anything that goes into the wrong bin, immediately goes to the landfill. Which is filling our landfills with the wrong stuff!