Scientists in School

Hello Everyone,

This week was awesome and exciting!

First, we had an in-school field trip with Scientists in School! There were five different stations where we did activities and learned more about rocks and minerals! Here are some quotes about our experience.

- "I learned that graphite is in the lead of pencils." -J
- "It was fun learning about the different types of rocks!" -N
- "I loved the station with Mr. K where we scratched rocks with nails and tested them with vinegar to see if they reacted." - T
- "It was so much fun!" -D
- "We learned there are different layers to the soil (surface, topsoil, subsoil, and parent material)" -D
- "The afternoon was fantastic!" -O
- "I liked it when we got to make our own metamorphic rock out of clay." -M

This week we also finished our Rights of the Child art project. Here is a picture of our new bulletin.

Next, we noticed there is a problem in our school with the organics bin. There are not enough organics bins for the whole school! We asked Mr. Robinson, Mr. Thelmo, the office and Ms. Paull for help! We want to buy more organics bins for the school so that people are not throwing their organic waste in the garbage. Our job is to find out how much the organics bins will cost our school. Then, Mr. Robsinson will help us purchase them.

A reminder that next Tuesday is Halloween. Students may dress up in costumes that are appropriate for school (no weapons, masks, or scary costumes).

Have a great weekend!

Love Room 13

Water Colour Art

Welcome to our blog everyone!

This week, we continued our Rights of the Child art project. We drew the good copy of our illustration on water colour paper. We used water colour pencil crayons to represent the different rights. Then, we carefully painted with water to give our illustrations a special effect. Stay tuned to see pictures of our final product!

In Room 13 we have a special job in the school! We take turns emptying the recycling and organics bins in the different classrooms. We thought this would be a great job because it helps to reduce climate change when waste is put in the correct bins! Some students in our class worked with Mr. Southworth to create a video about waste. Please watch this video and learn how to dispose of your waste properly.

 Next week, we are excited for Scientists in School, which is happening on Monday afternoon! We will be learning more about Rocks and Minerals!

Have a great weekend!

Love Room 13

Rocks and Minerals and The Rights of the Child

Hello everyone!

We had a short week of school, but that didn't stop us from doing lots of learning!

First, we started learning about the Rights of the Child. The rights were created so that every child in the world is happy, healthy and safe. There are some kids in the world that do not have their rights met (no healthy food, no clean water, no shelter, pollution in the air), so UNICEF is an organization that tries to help them. Then, each of us got a right that we are illustrating. Next week we are going to turn our pictures in water colour artwork.

Second, we started a new science unit called, Rocks and Minerals. We began working as junior geologists and we explored different kinds of rocks! Here are some things we noticed.
-"Some are shiny." - D
-"Some were glittery." - T
-"Some are dirty." -G
-"We noticed that the top of one rock was smooth and the bottom was rough." -K
-"I noticed that some rocks are see through." -E
-"I noticed that some rocks were different shapes." -G

Lastly, in math we worked on place value! We learned how to represent numbers in different forms such as expanded form, standard form, word form, and base 10 blocks. Here are some pictures of our learning.

Remember, Monday is a PD Day! Enjoy the long weekend!

Love Room 13

Our Fun First Week of October

Hey Everyone!

How is your week going? Our week was wonderful! We are going to share some of our highlights with you.

First of all, we continued our exploration of India! We learned about a tradition in India called henna or mehndi.

- "Henna is a paste from a plant that dyes your skin." -T
- "People in India wear mehndi for special occasions like weddings." - J
- "Henna stays on your skin for days or weeks." -G
- "The bride wears henna and sometimes the groom does too." -D
- "You have to wait for the ink to dry before you wash it off and see your stained skin." -H

After we learned about this tradition, we decorated our own (paper) hands with mehndi art! Here are some pictures of our work.

Other facts we learned about India are:
- "Their main language is Hindi." -G/J
- "They use rickshaws for transportation." -A
- "Some of the trains in India do not have glass windows because it is so hot." -M
- "In  some villages, they use newspaper to wrap groceries." -T
- "In a video we watched, kids were on a motorcycle without a helmet!" -K
- "Some wagons have protection at the top in case there are monsoons." -S

Second, in math, we have been working on our doubles! Please watch these songs to help practice!

Lastly, all of the grade 3/4s finished our feather art project! First, we painted different colours of the rainbow. Then, we traced and cut the feather pattern. After, we added some symmetrical designs to decorate the feather. We also added a wish we have for the world. We are so proud of our finial product. We cannot wait for you to see it at PT conferences.

 


Have a great long weekend!

Love Room 13