Dear families,

Wow, it’s hard to believe we are in our last month together starting on Monday!

ADST – We are creators.

Last week, our students spent time in the making stage, using recycled materials to bring their ideas to life. They focused on selecting appropriate tools and materials, and used trial and error to make adjustments and solve problems along the way. On Friday, they created patents for their inventions, and we’re excited to share these creations in the coming week. Please check your child’s planner for details about when families will be invited to our classroom to see the inventions.

Last week, students were given time to work continue finding facts for the Passion Projects. They are becoming more confident with finding facts, adding websites to their Resources slide, and paraphrasing facts too.

We are mathematicians.

We completed our unit on division last week. Here are the concepts we learned:

• understanding concepts of division (e.g., sharing, grouping, repeated subtraction)
• multiplication and division are related

Students took turns reviewing how multiplication and division were related by visiting different “questions”. Check out our learning:

Your child brought their division booklets home. Please ask them to teach you how to divide by sharing, grouping, and repeated subtraction as well explain how multiplication and division are related. They were given an opportunity to practice teaching someone else these concepts so they can confidently explain it to you at home.

We started our unit on Geometry on Friday!

Save the Dates

• Mon. June 2 – All library books are due
• Fri. June 6 – Pro-D day; school not in session
• Mon. June 9 to 13 – Bring in books to swap next week
• Wed. June 18 – Book swap day
• Thur. June 19 at 9:15am (all day) – Burnaby Public Library visit & Confederation Park travelling by public transit. Click here to view field trip form.
• Wed. June 25 –Last full day of school
• Thur. June 26 – Early dismissal at 10am