What a wonderful week of skating!Thank you to all of our parent volunteers!
Please ensure your child is returning their orange Home Reading bags every Friday to exchange their books.
Thursday 24 January 2019
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Students love being on the ice! Thank you to the parent volunteers who joined us on the ice and also helped with tying skates!! Students are welcome to leave their equipment in our classroom for the week if they do not wish to carry their skates home nightly.
Thank you to Solana's mom for supplying January's ingredients for our Polar Bear Ice Cream!
Thank you to Solana's mom for supplying January's ingredients for our Polar Bear Ice Cream!
Wednesday 16 January 2019
In the winter, the Inuit built snow houses called igluit. To keep us warm while we are hunting for seals, we thought it would be a good idea to build our own igluit!
In Math, we learned how to use a number line to solve addition problems AND mystery problems. In the equation 45 + ____ = 53 students placed starting (45) and ending (56) dots on a number line. They then counted how many jumps it was between the dots. Draw a number line like the following and ask them to show you how to solve this mystery equation:
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42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 53 54 55
In Math, we learned how to use a number line to solve addition problems AND mystery problems. In the equation 45 + ____ = 53 students placed starting (45) and ending (56) dots on a number line. They then counted how many jumps it was between the dots. Draw a number line like the following and ask them to show you how to solve this mystery equation:
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42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 53 54 55
Skating Next Week!
Skating details on our website.
ECS Open House & Registration
Kindergarten & Pre-Kindergarten Open House is Tuesday, January 22 from 5-7 pm. Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration will be available online on Wednesday, January 23.
Tuesday 15 January 2019
In PE this week, the focus is Mats & Gymnastics: Jumping and Landing.
We are surviving the frigid temperatures in Iqaluit, Nunavut, as we have been exploring the different land forms. The land around Iqaluit is rolling and rocky. The land in Iqaluit is permafrost. Plants cover the ground. There are no trees. In winter, everything is covered in snow and ice. Even in summer, the ground below the surface is always frozen. Iqaluit is on a bay called Koojessy Inlet. In winter, the bay and river are frozen solid. But from July to November, there is no ice. Many little rivers and lakes near Iqaluit also thaw out then.
In Math, students learned a new game called, "Build The Biggest". In this game, students built and compared numbers to 100. Ask your child how to play this game! Using dominoes to write addition sentences, students observed that changing the order of numbers in addition does not change the total. Ask them if changing the order of numbers in subtraction sentences changes the situation!
We are surviving the frigid temperatures in Iqaluit, Nunavut, as we have been exploring the different land forms. The land around Iqaluit is rolling and rocky. The land in Iqaluit is permafrost. Plants cover the ground. There are no trees. In winter, everything is covered in snow and ice. Even in summer, the ground below the surface is always frozen. Iqaluit is on a bay called Koojessy Inlet. In winter, the bay and river are frozen solid. But from July to November, there is no ice. Many little rivers and lakes near Iqaluit also thaw out then.
In Math, students learned a new game called, "Build The Biggest". In this game, students built and compared numbers to 100. Ask your child how to play this game! Using dominoes to write addition sentences, students observed that changing the order of numbers in addition does not change the total. Ask them if changing the order of numbers in subtraction sentences changes the situation!
Tuesday 8 January 2019
Welcome Back to 2019!
In PE this week, students are participating in "Movement and Mats", the focus includes: balancing, jumping, landing, and rolling.
In Social Studies we began discussions about the next community we will be "traveling" to, Iqlauit, Nunavut. After checking the temperature in Iqaluit, we quickly realized that it's imperative to pack for frigid temperatures!
In Math we launched our seventh unit, Number Sense: Addition and Subtraction with Numbers to 100. In this unit, students will review counting and ordering numbers to 100. They will also explore various strategies and tools for solving addition and subtraction problems within 100. Students will use hundreds charts, base ten blocks, ten-frames, and number lines. Strategies will include counting forwards and counting backwards, and making use of the connection between addition and subtraction.
During Writer's Workshop, students were introduced to another planning tool: the web. We are planning and writing a paragraph about our Winter Break.
In Social Studies we began discussions about the next community we will be "traveling" to, Iqlauit, Nunavut. After checking the temperature in Iqaluit, we quickly realized that it's imperative to pack for frigid temperatures!
In Math we launched our seventh unit, Number Sense: Addition and Subtraction with Numbers to 100. In this unit, students will review counting and ordering numbers to 100. They will also explore various strategies and tools for solving addition and subtraction problems within 100. Students will use hundreds charts, base ten blocks, ten-frames, and number lines. Strategies will include counting forwards and counting backwards, and making use of the connection between addition and subtraction.
During Writer's Workshop, students were introduced to another planning tool: the web. We are planning and writing a paragraph about our Winter Break.
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