Glenbow Field Trip

In order to learn more about Canada's history and the people who first lived here, the Grade 5 classes went on a field trip to the Glenbow. Students examined artifacts to see how cultures and ways of life of Aboriginal people differed across the country. They discussed how natural resources, climate and landscape all contributed to the types of food they ate, the clothing they wore, houses they built as well as the tools and art they created. After becoming experts on the ways of life in the north, east, south and west, students were able to inference which area specific artifacts were from.

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Students began designing and building their Rube Goldberg machines last week. Their design must have an end purpose and contain a circuit as well as a simple machine. In Math, we continued working on long division as well as practicing multiplication facts through games. Most students would benefit from additional practice with both. Each student has an account through Xtra Math (xtramath.org) and Prodigy (prodigygame.com) which they can use to keep up their multiplication and division skills. Students began developing an expository (informational) paragraph on a topic they know a lot about. They had to include an introductory sentence followed by 3 supporting details and a concluding statement. Some of the topics chosen were Minecraft, the importance of breakfast and safety. In Art, the children began creating a zentangle, which is a drawing with a lot of different textures in each section.It's extremely quiet here at school and I am missing you all! Stay healthy everyone.