Adventures in Room 8: Weekly Update

Date: Friday, December 1st, 2016

Looking Back
This is a list of concepts/activities covered this week that are
meant to spark conversation about learning.

Ask Me About

Types of Bridges: Why are there different types and what is each type used for?
Online Bridge Design for Craggy Rock (PBS site)
What shape mostly makes up a truss bridge and why?
Homophones: How does knowing about what they are help us with our writing?
Perfect Winter Day Writing Prompt: What strategy did I use to brainstorm ideas?
Personal Coat of Arms: Which symbols and colours represent me?
Mottos: What are mottos? My personal motto for my coat of arms
Prodigy Math
Brain Teaser Math: Collaborative work sharing strategies to solve the problem
Math: Noticing many ways to show our thinking to solve problems
Rehearsal and Team Time: Practice the wedding song
Musical Performance for the Villagers: Class costume expectations (sheet went home)

Looking Ahead

eek at the Week

Monday

Musical Arts
Rehearsal Time (2:00 - 3:00pm)

Tuesday

Snow White Dress Rehearsal

Wednesday

Library Exchange
Snow White - Matinee Performance (1:30-2:30pm)
Snow White - Evening Performance (6:30-7:30pm)

Thursday

Snow White - Evening Performance (6:30-7:30pm)

Friday

Notes:

The Rockin Tale of Snow White: Our school musical production performances will be
taking place on December 6 (Dress Rehearsal), December 7 (matinee: 1:30pm and
evening: 6:30pm) and December 8 (evening: 6:30pm). Please refer to the Belfast
website for ticket reservations.
Prodigy Math: Students are signed up for Prodigy Math which is an online math
resource with their unique usernames and passwords. Students can access this math
resource at home. If your child forgets their username or password, please do not have
them create a new account, but send me an email and I will send you the information.
This update is CASL compliant. Please refer to the Belfast Website for other important
dates/events to the school community.
Belfast Website: http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b203/