Hello parents and students!
The first few weeks of January have been very busy for us, we have dived into our prairie research and the students are comparing life as a prairie kid in the past compared to now. Some examples of research questions the students have come up with are:
What was school like?
How did people get around?
What did they eat?
What were houses like?
How did people stay warm in the winter?
What kind of jobs did people work?
What did kids do for fun?
What tools did people use to make life easier?
Our trip to Fort Calgary and Cantos museum on Friday is perfect timing, as the students can take what they learned from the trip and apply it to their research questions!
We have started a poetry unit, using the prairies as our inspiration. The first poem the students created was a piece about the senses, some wonderful pieces developed from that. We’re moving onto different kinds of poetry and the students have been creating art that will later be used as an inspiration for their writing.
I taught the students how to use google maps last week, they thought the satellite view/streetview function was the neatest thing! Using it I showed them areas of Winnipeg that were of interest, they I let them explore with it outside of the city looking at the prairie landscape from a bird’s eye view, the students then designed their own bird’s eye view art using the google maps for ideas.
In math we have been working on strengthening our number sense, they students have been doing activities with grouping and subitizing. We will be starting a unit around measurement soon, linking it with our prairie inquiry work.
Busy weeks coming up! In February we will be having a pioneer day….more details to come soon!
Ms.Q
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