TWAS June 1st

Hello Everyone,

I want to start with a HUGE shout out to the students:  every single shoe was on the rack today (with not a single reminder from me) to make Ms. Neilson's life a little easier!!!  You guys are the best :)

Also . . . news on the mystery smell:  There was a back up in the humidifier!  All fixed and back to normal :)

I hope your staying cozy and dry with all of this spring wetness!  According to our research, it was even too wet to release our butterflies today (we have so many) so we've postponed until Monday.

Dance Residency next week:  We are very excited to welcome Cody from SoundKreations for our Bollywood/Latin Dance residency next week!  You are welcome to come to our class's performance on Friday 10:25 - 10:40.
Field-trip update:  thank you so much everyone for getting those field trip forms back so quickly.  Wednesday will be a fun day.  I am so sorry about the fun lunch/field trip schedule.  I have been told that the lunches will go into the fridge and we will send them home at the end of the day.

Artist of the Week

This week we will be continuing to look at the impact of the Tragically Hip on Canadian music culture, as well as explore some of the world music that we will be exposed to through our dance residency. 

Our week — the short'ish' version . . .

MATH

  • Measurement
    • popsicle stick height
    • ruler height
    • creating June calendars 
  • Measurement problems
    • There are 3 students practicing measurement.  They are taking turns measuring each other with popsicle sticks.  When they add all of their popsicle stick ‘heights’ together’ they are 100 popsicle sticks tall.  How tall might each of them be?
    • Three children are measuring their long jump distances with popsicle sticks.  One child is in grade 6.  One child is in grade 3 and one child is a kindie. When they add all of their jumps together, the sum is 70 popsicles sticks long.  How many popsicle stick lengths might each of them jumped?
Language Arts
  • Blackfoot stories
  • Research
  • "I think, I want, I wonder" for grade 3
Social Sudies
  • Stations:
    • Little House On the Prairie, the movie
    • See Think and Wonder, belongings from the past
    • Stories from the past
    • Using non-fiction books as sources of research to learn about the past.  
Science
  • Finish notes on smell
  • Beginning taste (please see letters from the students as per)
Art
  • Presenting our connection to the Tipi raising with one poetic thought and imagery
  • Sewing that image into burlap
Music
  • Talent show auditions
  • The Tragically Hip
Gym
  • soccer moves
  • soccer games
Buddies
  • Drafting and performing legacy of kindness skits.
Thanks for reading — have a wonderful weekend!!

Mrs. McArthur




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