News for April 3

This week, our class had the ice cream party "prize" for raising the second most amount of money for the recent penny drive.

In math, we concentrated on our money unit. Counting coins and bills and making change is an important skill that requires a lot of practise!

Most students are working on their "good copy" of their retell of the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk. Ms. Lindsay helped the children edit their stories and taught them how to make paper look "old" by staining it with teabags and water. Some children made their paper look more "future-like" by covering paper with crushed foil.

The class watched a video to learn more about the maple leaf and why it is the symbol of Canada. Did you know that species of maple trees grow in all the provinces across Canada? The students started to make a movie about replacing the old Canadian Flag in front of our school. This movie will be shown at the school-wide assembly next Thursday.

The class worked with the students in Pepper's class to complete their letters to their pen pals by creating a "flexagon" - a paper puzzle that can be folded to reveal four different surfaces. Watch Kevin demonstrate how it works:

The children learned how the pioneers cleared the land of large trees before they could build houses and barns. They learned the song When I First Came to This Land to understand better the hardships that the pioneers had to experience when making a new life in Canada.

The class worked hard to finish their weavings. The students now understand how long it took to make woven cloth by hand! These are now on display in the hall outside of our classroom.