May is a very exciting month here in Pembina Trails due to our Canada 150 celebration. The date is May 24th and will cover most of the day. We will be picked up by school bus 10-10:30ish and be driven to Investor's Field, where our school has a reserved section of seats, thus keeping us together. We will have time to explore the floats created by all of our schools and eat lunch. Around noon there will be a presentation that will bring us to 2-2:30ish, at which point we board the school bus back to VW and end of day routines there. The permission form for this event is NOT ONLINE, and goes home on Thursday, May 4/2017.
With respect to lunch that day, please try to send what we call a "throw-away" lunch. This means a lunch where, once eaten, there are no plastic containers, cutlery, thermoses, cups, etc. that the children will need to carry around all afternoon. Please use plastic ziploc bags for food items and the lunch can go in a plastic shopping bag, with their name clearly on the outside.
Additionally, please consider the weather for the day. Dress in layers if the forecast is not great, and rain jackets if rain is a possibility (umbrellas are not recommended as they are easily set down and forgotten). It is very important to provide the children with a water bottle, a cap (sun or cloud), and apply sun screen at home.
It is shaping up to be a spectacular day!
Language Arts
This month we continue to explore different word categories as part of the Morning Routine. We also continue to explore spelling patterns through the Morning Routine, where they look for/think of as many words as they can with a specific beginning/ending sound/pattern. The children are becoming very resourceful in their search for the appropriate words. The children are continuing to develop personal narrative skills and are working to create texts of 8-10 sentences. We are just beginning our transition into a focus on poetry. The Home Reading program continues to run this month, but will come to a close when we move into June.
Mathematics
We have moved into exploring time this month. This first week we have looked at which hand does what job, and are working with hours and half hours on digital and analog clocks. As we progress, the children will be working with 5 minute intervals (and 1 minute for those who are ready), and considering elapsed/future time periods (which will include larger time segments including days, weeks, months, and years).
Science
We have just started our consideration of air and water in the environment. As part of studying Nunavut, we have discussed the effects of global warming on that environment and ecosystem. We are currently moving into the water cycle, identifying and understanding concepts within the that system.
Social Studies
We have just concluded our study on Nunavut. Our class' school float proposal included the idea of an inuksuk, which other classes had as well, and will be included in our school float :) The children were quite excited to learn of the many games, which also build the skills and strength required to survive in the harsh environment. Several of the children brought in examples of coins from their home country to share with the class. It was very interesting for the children and those presenting showed a great deal of pride. It was a great beginning to looking at Canada within the Global Community.
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