May 29- June 5

This week in math students worked on solving problems involving probability. Students learned how to represent probability as a fraction, and how to show it on a number line between 0 and 1. Students also learned how to represent probability as a decimal and percent. Finally, we worked on the skill of predicting, or extrapolating results using probability. 

In language students continued to read and write poetry. On Monday we had a spoken word artist visit our classroom to do a workshop with the students. Here's a clip of one of her poems, entitled, "Tomboy" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlHgwctZA8A. Students worked on the skills of writing and performing their poetry during the workshop, and are continuing to use those skills as we move forward in poetry. Many thanks to the parent council for funding this workshop!

In social studies we looked at several clips about First Nations issues, past and present. Students learned about some of the negative consequences of explorations, both short term and long term. We read a book entitled, "Cheyenne Again," and learned about residential schoos and their impact on First Nations culture. The students then wrote poety on the topic of First Nations issues. Their poetry shows a deep understanding of the issues and consequences. Students also began to work on writing the paragraphs for their social studies project. Together we co-created success criteria for the paragraphs and for the art/poetry component of their project. 

In art students learned about a famous Canadian arist named, Roy Vickers. I chose  Vickers because he is similar to a character from our read aloud book, War of the Eagles, in that his heritage is half Tsimshian and half English.  Here is a clip of him talking about different choices of media: http://www.royhenryvickers.com/rhv_media.  After learning about the artist students created works of their own in the style of Roy Vickers. 

Finally, good luck to Julia, Beatrice, Ellie, Noelle and Isobel, who are going to sing with the Williamson Road choir for the Governor General! 

Important upcoming dates:

Thursday, June 4th: pool

Friday, June 5th: PA day

Friday, June 19th: graduation

Homework for this week:

There is no homework folder homework for this week. Students need to continue to read daily for at least 20 minutes each day, and continue to work on their notes if they felt there were gaps. Most students are finished their notes. Students also need to gather any necessary materials for their artifact piece, if that is their chosen art form, by Thursday. 

Best,

Bronwyn Davidson