Hello! This week we had our first "normal" week in quite some time. We wrapped up our Fractions topic (for now), as well as our Simple Machines science unit. We dug into some of the foundational skills…
Hello! It's been a really busy few weeks. We've had our ski trip, planning for our Carnival project, Mars Month, and the actual building time for that project last week. We've found the time to do some…
Hello! It's been a while since my last update, and I apologize for that. It's gotten pretty crazy with report cards, Ski Trips, and sick kids. In any case, it's been busy around the classroom! We have…
Hello! This past week we continued to work with multiplying large numbers: the students selected strategies and practiced solving problems (quite successfully!), and we had our mini-boss battle on Thursday.…
Hello! This past week we dove headfirst into multiplying larger numbers: the student explored a variety of strategies which may be used to solve multiplication problems (see photos below), compared them,…
Hello! These past couple weeks were a bit of a blur. We got to experience a Lion dance, and the students got to experience a bit of the traditions associated with the Lunar New Year. We've begun our new…
Hello! This week, we welcomed a few new students into our class! We reflected on the past year and explored the purpose of reflection and goal setting - then the students developed goals for home and…
Hello! First of all, thanks so much for your support with the Winter Wonderland this past week. I was not able to attend because of illness in my family, but I'm told that it was incredible, and we had…
Hello! It's been a few weeks since my last blog. Since then, we've welcomed Mr. Tyler McCallum into our clas as a student teacher from the U of L, as well as Mr. Quinton to fill the role of educational…
Hello! We started this week off with a wild Halloween Monday - tons of fun! After that, the students began working with decimal numbers in math. In science, we continued to explore different methods which…
Hello! It was wonderful to get back to a full "typical" week this week. The students finished up our focus on multiplication and division foundations. In science, we finished up with the main categories…
Hello! Thank you to all for the wonderful conversations with our Parent-Teacher Interviews. This past week, the students continued reading their book club books, and we began looking at and practicing…