Adventures​ ​in​ ​Room​ ​4:​ ​Weekly​ ​Update

Date:​ ​Friday,​ ​December​ ​22,​ ​2017

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

Ask​ ​Me​ ​About…

● PJ​ ​Day/#Belfasty​ ​Day:​ ​Winter/Christmas​ ​Stem​ ​Challenges
● School-wide​ ​carolling:​ ​ask​ ​me​ ​about​ ​the​ ​special​ ​version​ ​of​ ​the​ ​“12​ ​Days​ ​of​ ​Christmas”​ ​for
Ms.​ ​Holford;​ ​Ms.​ ​El/Ms.​ ​Holford/Mr.​ ​Symington’s​ ​version​ ​of​ ​Carpool​ ​Karaoke
● What​ ​is​ ​upcycling?​ ​Creating​ ​Upcycled​ ​CD​ ​Mandala​ ​Ornaments
○ Criteria​ ​for​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​mandala​ ​pattern
○ Mandalas​ ​have​ ​all​ ​sorts​ ​of​ ​patterns:​ ​repeating​ ​and​ ​growing
● Writing:​ ​using​ ​transition​ ​words​ ​to​ ​help​ ​with​ ​introductions,​ ​paragraphs,​ ​and​ ​conclusions
● Opinion​ ​Writing​ ​using​ ​O.R.E.O:​ ​(Opinion,​ ​Reason,​ ​Examples,​ ​Opinion​ ​restated);​ ​What​ ​are
the​ ​best​ ​winter​ ​activities?
● Math:​ ​Place​ ​Value​ ​Assessment​ ​returned​ ​-​ ​students​ ​having​ ​the​ ​chance​ ​to​ ​correct​ ​their
mistakes​ ​based​ ​on​ ​new​ ​understandings​ ​(reflecting​ ​and​ ​learning​ ​from​ ​mistakes)
● Addition:​ ​showing​ ​our​ ​understanding​ ​of​ ​what​ ​the​ ​value​ ​of​ ​numbers​ ​mean​ ​by​ ​decomposing
numbers​ ​into​ ​expanded​ ​form
● Mathletics:​ ​Gr.3s​ ​working​ ​on​ ​understanding​ ​numbers​ ​up​ ​to​ ​1000​ ​and​ ​Gr.4s​ ​working​ ​on
understanding​ ​numbers​ ​up​ ​to​ ​10,000
● French:​ ​days​ ​of​ ​the​ ​week​ ​and​ ​months​ ​of​ ​the​ ​year
● Reading​ ​Buddies:​ ​reading​ ​and​ ​making​ ​holiday​ ​cards

Looking​ ​Ahead
A​ ​Peek​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Week…​ ​ ​ ​Classes​ ​resume​ ​on​ ​Monday,​ ​January​ ​ ​8,​ ​2018
Monday​ ​ ​(January​ ​8,​ ​2018) ● Library​ ​Exchange

Tuesday ●

Wednesday ● Reading​ ​Buddies

Thursday ● Fine​ ​Arts

Friday ● Fine​ ​Arts

Notes:
● 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/