This Week in School: November 8 - 12

 We started this week with another new infographic and spent some time comparing it to the infographic we looked at last week.  

Next week we will reflect on what we have learned about infographics after all of our investigations and begin creating our own infographics.

In honour of Remembrance Day, we read the story Terrible Things by Eve Bunting:

The students engaged in a great discussion about why the author chose to write this allegory and what we should learn from it.

We also had fun practicing our listening and speaking skills as we discussed whether we would prefer to be able to shrink to the size of an ant or grow to the size of two story building, whether we would prefer to eat broccoli flavoured ice cream or meat flavoured cookies, and whether we would prefer to randomly turn into a bird once a week or a frog once a month.  It was very interesting to hear everyone's different ideas.

Most students have finished writing their biographies and autobiographies, so this week they started publishing their work.  I am looking forward to reading their final products soon!

In Math, the Grade Sixes started the week by learning about the geometric properties of different quadrilaterals, including equal and or parallel sides, vertices, diagonals, internal angles, and lines of symmetry.  The Grade Fives started the week by learning about how to classify triangles by side lengths and angles.

Next, the Grade Sixes learned about rotational symmetry, while the Grade Fives learned how to draw triangles given different different side lengths and angles.

To end the week, both grades learned about congruent and similar shapes.  

Next week, we will begin focusing on 3D shapes.

In Science, the Grade Fives learned about the circulatory system and the digestive system, while the Grade Sixes learned about scientific classification of living things, including the Five Kingdoms (Plant, Animal, Fungi, Monera, and Protist).  They began diving deeper into the Animal Kingdom by learning about vertebrates and invertebrates).

On Monday, we took a break from working on our fitness routines in Gym to spend some time outside playing shadow tag.  It was a great way to enjoy the beautiful late fall weather!