News for May 29

News for May 29

This week the class worked hard in the science unit for soil and plants. They finished researching the plant or animal for their science projects and wrote the information on posters. Each child went outside and collected different kinds of soil samples. They added water and after on week we will check for small creatures in the soil. The class also learned about the important job that earthworms do in the soil.

In math, we finished the unit on 2D motion geometry by learning about how to move objects on a grid (up, down, left, right). EQAO students did an intensive review of key math concepts in preparation for next week.

In art, the students reviewed how to make a pencil sketch. They used this technique to sketch the plant or animal from their science projects. Then, they learned how to use special watercolour pencils to colour in the pictures and thin paintbrushes and water to "paint" the picture. These pictures were put on the science posters.

In music, the class studied the song, "Flower Duet" from the opera "Lakme" (1883) by the French composer Leo Delibes. The class watched a video of two soprano singers performing this song. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpT7pK9A61A

We also listened to several different versions of this song. One was pop/rock, another with guitars and no singing, one with a flute and cello and another with a cat and chicken singing the parts. This was to show how a good song can be played successfully in many different ways.
The children listened to a read aloud of the classic story, The Velveteen Rabbit (How Toys Become Real) (1922) by Margery Williams. Another version of the story can be viewed below: