March 15 - 19

We would like to welcome Mr. Beckers to our class and he will be with us until the end of April. Our week was very full as we learned about the artist Maud Lewis, a Canadian folk artist who was from Nova Scotia. We also started creating our final project about the Acadians in small groups. As the week progressed we have discussed how to work in groups, what that might look like, how we may have to compromise and most importantly how to share ideas and the work. We also had to learn how to use the  iMovie program. So, we went outside to take photos of things in nature we found interesting and then worked in our small groups to explore how to create and sequence a story. 

For the reminder of the week we started to create images that we will use in our iMovie next week. 

We also began to look at "Number Talks" during math class. During our talk we were presented with the questions 7-4 = ___ and 4 - 7 = ____. We had to answer the questions and demonstrate our thinking using both visuals and words. 

Over the last few weeks we have been looking at quick questions (These are questions that can be answered quickly. An example would be how old are you?) and deep thinking questions (These require us to think about our answers and are not always obvious. For example, why, I wonder, what if, how would you solve...).

This week we have also spent time beginning to explore a 'Growth Mindset' and what it looks like. A growth mindset is when we know with practice we will get better. It is also believing in yourself. The students also looked at a what a fixed mindset was and what that might look like.

Students brought home their visual journal to share over the weekend. Please return it on Monday.

Upcoming Dates:

March 24 - Wacky Wednesday/ Popcorn Day

March 25 - Parent Teacher Interviews 4:00 - 7:30 pm

March 25 - Last Day of classes 

March 26 - Parent Teacher Interviews 8:00 - 12:00 pm

March 29 - Spring Break Begins

April 6 - Classes resume