Adventures in Room 4: Weekly Update

Date: Friday, June 1, 2018

Looking Back: ​This is a list of concepts/activities covered

this week that are meant to spark conversation about learning.

Ask Me About…
● JDRF Walk, Fun Lunch and the Grade 1/2 Option Assembly
● Reading/Writing:
○ “I Want a Monster” letter writing
○ Belfast School Mascot letter writing assessment
○ Introduction to Poetry: exploring the idea of “a journey”
● Math
○ Curriculum options: ask me how I am exploring 2D and 3D shapes and angles in
my option (technology/creative movement/sculpture/printmaking)
○ Math Reasoning Assessment
○ Equivalent Fractions
■ Fractions converted into percentages
● Science:
○ The life cycle of a plant
○ What does germination look like
○ Green Bean plant experiment: drawing and recording our observations
● Gym - Frisbee, Ga Ga Ball
● Social/Fine Arts: Storyboarding and creating props for the Journey Poem to represent the
Immigration experience for the upcoming shadow play

Looking Ahead
A Peek at the Week…
Monday ● Curriculum Options
● Library Book Exchange

Tuesday ● Curriculum Options

Wednesday ● Curriculum Options

● Reading Buddies with Ms. Fraser

Thursday ● Curriculum Options

● 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/