May 22nd

Sorry families, today's zoom meeting is postponed until Monday at 10, as I've had a family medical emergency and will be away from my computer this morning.

Science: Join Mystery Doug today on Mystery Science to hear NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir answer some questions about space!

Literacy: Visit Scholastic Learn at home to read 2 books about Stars and to complete the follow up activities. Scroll to Day 8. Earth Science - Stars

Math: This game, Number Grid Fireworks will teach you about patterns, number relationships and place value. 

Art: This is a crayon resist art project that requires water-colour paints, a paintbrush, paper, and crayons. 

Crayon Resist Space Art

Have a nice day! 

May 25th

I hope you all had a great weekend! This week I am going to assign a mix of online "field trip" type activities and Nature activities. As always, feel free to do only what you can and to even do the activities on a different day if that works better for you.

Literacy: Visit one of these Amazing Aquarium's for a virtual field trip. It is your choice which aquarium you visit. Click on the link to explore, and then complete the journal page at the beginning of the document - which was included in last week's homework package. If you haven't had a chance to pick it up, you can make arrangements with Kim for pick.  Virtual Aquarium Field Trip

Art: Follow the link to create an Ocean Themed Salt Painting: Ocean Salt Painting

The Province of British Columbia is holding a colouring contest. Entries are due on Wednesday and all information can be found in the link here. Coloring Contest

Science: Bursting Bags Science Project

Math: Please log on to Mathletics today and spend 15-20 minutes on math concepts.

May 21st

 I know it is meant to be rainy today, but if you are able to, take some time outside and get your body moving using this Outdoor Movement Scavenger Hunt.

Literacy: Log on to RAZ Kids today and spend 15-20 minutes reading.

Numeracy: When you use a Venn Diagram you are comparing two different things. Watch this video for a short lesson on Venn Diagrams, and then give the activity below a try. 

* Click on the link to try a Venn Diagram activity: Venn There, Done That. 

* Alternatively, gather draw two overlapping circles on your notebook (like the circles in the video above.)   

            Gather blue items, green items, blue/green items and a few other objects from around your    house and yard. 

            Label your Venn Diagram with the headings: BLUE, BOTH, GREEN. 

            Place the objects that you have found in the right place on your Venn Diagram. 

            If some of your items do not fit in the diagram, place them outside of the circle to the edge of   your paper. 

** If you have not yet gotten back to me about whether your child will be returning to school on a part-time basis on June 1st or if you will be keeping them home for the month of June, please do so as soon as you an. 

** We will be scheduling a class zoom meeting for Friday, May 22nd at 11:00 am. I will send you the link on the Remind app tomorrow afternoon. 

May 20th

We are going to take a short break from our Outdoor/Nature theme for today and visit Time Magazine for some activities about penguins!

Literacy: Visit Time Magazine for Kids to read about how Biologists have the tricky job of Counting Penguins.

When you get to the article, there is an option to have this article read aloud to you as well, see photo below.

Writing - Use what you have learned about penguins in this article and what you already know about penguins to do some writing below. 

Art: Give this Step by Step drawing of a Chinstrap Penguin a try today! Let me know if you will need me to email you the PDF.

 

Numeracy

Log on to mathletics today for 15 to 20 minutes.

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May 19th

I hope you all had a great weekend and were able to spend some time outdoors! If you were able to complete the Tent Building Challenge, please send me a picture to my email or on Remind.
* You should have all received an email or Remind message from me last week asking about whether or not your child will be returning to school part-time on June 1st. If you have had time to think about that, please send me an email or Remind message to let me know your decision. Thank you!

Literacy: In continuing with our outdoor theme, have a listen to this story called "The Hike" written and illustrated by Alison Farrell.

* Think of a place that you love to hike or to explore that is outdoors. When picturing what it looks like, try to use your senses. What do you see in your special place, what are the sounds you hear, what does it smell like, what are some things that you like to touch outdoors and what do they feel like. What taste do you imagine when you are in this place?

* Draw a picture of your favourite place to explore.
* Write about it using your 5 senses descriptions.

Math:
* Spend 10-20 minutes outside exploring. Either in your back yard, front yard, or for a walk with someone in your family. On your walk, gather any leaves or flowers that you find on the ground (don't pick any that are still growing!)
* When you get home, use this pdf (let me know if you would like me to email it to you) or draw this table in your notebook. Count the number of lines on your leaves or flowers and then count the number of leaves on each flower.

Have a great day! 

May 14th/15th

STEM: This weekend, I am going to "assign" you a Camping Stem Challenge, attached below. There is no school tomorrow, but perhaps this can be your project for today and tomorrow. If you have not already stopped the school, make sure to stop by before 3:30 today to pick up the materials needed for this project.

Before you begin making your tent with the given supplies, first plan how you can build your tent so that it will hold up to wind, rain, and heat.
1) Complete the planning sheet.
2) Work to create a tent that will hold up to the elements.
3) Test your tent in the elements. Set a fan in front of it, pour a little bit of water on it and see if it holds up.
4) Answer the questions at the bottom of the worksheet.
5) Please, please send me photos of your tents!

Writing: Feel free to have children write this in their notebooks and draw a picture rather than using the PDF.

Math: Again, depending on which Jump Math you are working through at home, give these pages a try today. 

    * 2.1 pages 110/111

    * 2.2 pages 17/18

    * 3.1 pages 30/31

Sleep/Meditation: For those of you with children who struggle to fall asleep or who are feeling particularly anxious, the calm blog has some great meditations, music, and sleep stories. Sienna the Sleepy Sloth is a great one, but explore the blog! Sienna the Sleepy Sloth Sleep Story

** In this week's take home package was a lego-challenge calendar, for lego activities each to do each day. Please send me a photo of any you get completed! 

Please let me know if you are having any trouble with these pages, or with any concepts whatsoever and we can either arrange a Zoom Call, I can help over email, or I can make some video instructions to email to you. 

I hope you all manage to get outside for some fresh air this weekend - it always does the body and mind good! 

May 13th

This Friday is a pro-d day so I will not be creating a blog on Friday. However, there is a STEM building challenge that will be assigned for Thursday/Friday. If you have not stopped by the school this week to pick up the work package, please ensure you stop by before 3:30 on Thursday, and to also grab the brown paper bag on the trolley as well as the work package, as those are the materials needed for the STEM project. 

Literacy: Listen to this read aloud of Flat Stanley Goes Camping: 

Respond using this worksheet below (provided in this week's take-home package) or in your notebook:

Math: Depending on which Jump Math workbook you have at home, try out these pages in your books today.

     * Jump Math 2.1 Ordering Numbers pages 108/109

     * Jump Math 2.2 Even and Odd Numbers pages 15/16

     * Jump Math 3.1 Place Value pages 28/29

Music: Visit Mr.Laws Music Blog for some new activities this week.