This week, we worked very hard on opinion writing and worked with Ms. Wong-Reinhardt too.<\/p>\n
We are passionate about learning!<\/strong><\/p>\n We discussed the types of websites we would consider as reputable. For example, we would not use information from Wikipedia but we would use information from a site like National Geographic for Kids<\/a> because it is a longstanding company with a good reputation for doing valid research and sharing it with the world.<\/p>\n In addition, we practiced so many critical thinking skills! (It’s one of our favourite core competencies we love having your child develop! We learned about plagiarism and how we cannot just copy and paste text into our PowerPoint presentations. Here are some of the higher level thinking skills we started using:<\/p>\n Students were instructed to add a Resources slide to record the websites they used to find their facts. They learned how to copy the web address and paste it into their last slide. (Triple click on the URL. Use shortcuts: Crtl+c to copy and then Crtl+v to paste.)<\/p>\n Working on our Passion Project helps us develop our core competencies<\/a> of communication, reflective and creative thinking too!<\/p>\n Ways to support at home: <\/em>It is like music to our ears to hear that many students are working on their Passion Projects at home!\u00a0 It is important that they are the ones doing the learning and work. It is okay that you teach them PowerPoint skills, how to paraphrase, and help them read the information. Be the guide on the side and please refrain from doing anything FOR them. The more they do, the more they learn. It is still relatively early in teaching them all the skills they need to produce a good presentation. We are scaffolding their learning so the best way to help is to teach them the skills on a different topic, for example, so they are given the opportunity to practice critical thinking to APPLY their new learning to their own Passion Project. We appreciate you for supporting their learning!<\/p>\n We are mathematicians.<\/strong><\/p>\n We continued with learning division. This week, we built on our understanding in representing division in multiple ways: sharing, grouping, and real life word problems.<\/p>\n Students had fun creating their own word problems. In order to do so, they needed to have a solid foundation of dividing by sharing and grouping. Here were some clear examples of proficiency that demonstrate their full understanding:<\/p>\n Ways to support at home:<\/em> Have fun writing word problems together! Many found “division by sharing” word problems easier to create. However, there were only a few who truly understood how to write a real life word problem for “division by grouping” so if you can reinforce this at home, that would be greatly appreciated! If you need to review, look back at last week’s blog post or here is the link<\/a> to the short video.<\/p>\n We are scientists.<\/strong><\/p>\n Students enjoyed the visible nature of discovering how erosion and deposition works. We blew the top of the sand hill and then slowly poured water on top of sand to demonstrate erosion and deposition. They watched the sand from the top of the hill be moved by wind and water to deposit the sand at the bottom of the hill.<\/p>\n Then we watched a short video to see cool examples around the world of how wind, water, and ice (through weathering) caused erosion and deposition (moved to a different location). Feel free to watch the video here<\/a> to see examples. We learned from a song too! Watch it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Image by Laura Candler<\/em><\/p>\n We are athletes.<\/strong><\/p>\n After two sessions of tennis with Marcus, they have demonstrated good perseverance, growth mindset, and skill development!<\/p>\n Sports Day<\/strong><\/p>\n We enjoyed spending the morning together collaborating, cooperating, and competing in fun activities!<\/p>\n Save the Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n Thank you so much for your continued support! We hope you are available to join us at the Community Dinner and Volunteer Tea! Everyone is welcome!<\/p>\n Gratefully, Ms. Kim and Ms. Chan<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear families, It was another week full of fun, joy, and meaningful learning! We are writers. This week, we worked very hard on opinion writing and worked with Ms. Wong-Reinhardt too. We are passionate about learning! 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<\/a>To practice our non-fiction reading and writing, Passion Projects is a perfect exercise! We learned about the importance of using reputable resources. Ms. Chan taught them about the tree octopus. They all believed it was true because it looked like an informative website with detailed information, images, and various pages. Feel free to check it out: https:\/\/zapatopi.net\/treeoctopus\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Learning standard<\/a>:<\/strong> observable changes in the local environment caused by erosion and deposition by wind, water, and ice<\/p>\n\n