Good morning, Division 4, 

I hope you had a wonderful, restful weekend with your families. 

Thank you for filling out our class community surveys. It has been very helpful hearing about your first few weeks of school back from spring break. Please continue to let me know how you are feeling as time goes on. Please also remember that learning looks different for everyone and every family! The blog and teams assignments are created so that you can have choice and inspiration for learning. Not everyone has to do every assignment. Maybe you will even choose activities from somewhere else! This week, we will continue to work together on finding a supportive balance for your learning journey.

What will your shape of the day look like today? Can you choose an activity for each (approximately 30 minutes of each per day)? 

  • well-being and connection (physical activity and connecting with friends and family)
  • literacy activity (reading and writing)
  • numeracy activity (math)
  • flexible learning (passion projects, ADST, STEAM, and beyond!)

Some activities might even take you several days to do! You can share your projects with me by uploading them in your private teams channel or by email.

Here is some inspiration to start your week:

Literacy

You might be inspired to write a story! Our featured author this month is Kingston! He has been writing a story inspired by his own experiences with the COVID-19 crisis. You can take a sneak peak of Kingston’s first three chapters on the General Teams channel!

Do you have a special project that you would like to conference with your teacher about? 

Numeracy

Grade 4’s and 5’s are exploring fractions! Can you find some recipes in your house that have fractions? Can you do some baking or cooking with your family? Check out your math channel for other great ideas to spend time doing math each day.

Flexible Learning

Take a look at Amir’s Marvelous Marble Run challenge video!  Thanks for sharing your creativity, Amir! It is so cool that you used reusable materials!

 

Well-being and Connection

This Wednesday is Earth Day! I am so glad we got our new bulletin board started before spring break!

How will you celebrate Earth day this year?

  • Can you take a walk outside every day this week? 
  • Can you check on your spring bud – how much has it grown? Do another sketch!
  • Do you have a special Earth Day project or initiative? Can you create one with a friend?
  • Here is a mini Mystery Science about Earth: How Old is the Earth?
    • Check out the bonus for some amazing inventions using recycled plastic! Do they inspire you?