{"id":7090,"date":"2025-02-24T19:29:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chanl\/?p=7090"},"modified":"2025-02-24T22:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T06:25:48","slug":"week-21-love-the-land-decomposing-strategy-and-typing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/chanl\/week-21-love-the-land-decomposing-strategy-and-typing\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 21: Love the Land, Decomposing Strategy and Typing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Division 11 Families,<\/p>\n

We hope you had a restful weekend.<\/p>\n

The final theme of the Month of Love<\/em>\u00a0was “Love the Land.”\u00a0During our community circle, students shared what they are grateful for about our land. They then created a fun writing piece, choosing symbols from nature and writing along the outline of each symbol. They were also challenged to complete various random acts of kindness for the land.<\/p>\n

Math<\/strong><\/p>\n

We continued exploring different ways to show our learning, with a focus this week on the decomposing strategy.<\/em> With this strategy, students break apart the numbers they are adding based on place value, then add or subtract each individual place to find the answer.<\/p>\n

Below are videos if you\u2019d like to learn more about this strategy. Please keep in mind that since our focus is on showing our thinking in different ways, your child\u2019s approach may look a bit different from the methods shown in the videos!<\/p>\n

Adding using decomposing strategy: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DdMEDX4ra4o<\/a><\/p>\n

Subtracting using decomposing strategy: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sVbSJWO8ExI<\/a><\/p>\n

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Social Studies\"Three<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week, we explored two different agricultural innovations. First, we examined The Three Sisters,\u00a0a Haudenosaunee farming method. It is called The Three Sisters<\/em>\u00a0because corn, beans, and squash support each other like family when planted together.<\/p>\n

We also studied chinampas\u00a0(floating gardens) used by the Ancient Aztecs. As a check-in activity, students created a Venn diagram\u00a0to demonstrate their understanding of the four groups we have studied so far. They were able to choose two groups and make connections between them.<\/p>\n

This week, we will be exploring architectural innovations. As always, please support your child at home by having conversations about what they learned and making connections to the topics discussed in class.<\/p>\n

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Typing\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week, our students practiced to improve their efficiency when using laptops.<\/p>\n

If they would like to continue practicing at home, please click on the link below!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/kitchenerdiv11.edclub.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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ADST: We Need Your Help!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our students don\u2019t know it yet, but we will be working on an exciting project during ADST (Applied Design, Skills, and Technology)! The building stage won\u2019t start for another couple of weeks, but we need your help collecting recyclable materials\u00a0that students can use for their projects.<\/p>\n

Some examples include:<\/p>\n