April 24

Good afternoon,

We had a busy day today! After gym and our morning meeting, students had the opportunity to transfer seeds into soil. Before the transfer happened, students used their senses (not all, as I don't think the seeds would taste good) to observe any changes. There was change in size, colour, texture, and some sprouting! It was interesting that some seeds did not change at all. Do you know why? In journals, students wrote a few sentences about their seeds. I liked reading the creative sentences and the seeing the drawings of "before" and "after". The next step was to carefully transfer seeds into soil, and we are excited to see the results!

Here are a few photographs. Please ask your son or daughter about all the steps involved.

Following recess and music, we did a step-by-step guided drawing of a flower and labelled its parts. The second part had to wait until lunch recess was over. This is when we tried "Tear Paper Art". Students were asked to create a flower using paper which they tear. The main rule was not to use a pair of scissors! First, we tore brown paper to make it look like the bumpy line we drew earlier; this was the soil. Second, green paper was torn to represent the stem. Third, seeds were added. Next...well, you will have to wait and see. I am impressed with how the art turned out as students were making their flower unique. Some added roots, veins on the leaves, etc.

Thank you Miss Jen for all your help this morning!

In math we continue to work on measurement using non-standard "tools" to measure length, height, and weight. Speaking of math we invite you to attend our Math Showcase on Thursday, April 27. You will have a choice of two time slots:
5:30 - 6:30 OR 6:30 - 7:30
To help manage crowd size, we are asking families to register for their preferred time. Please register through your "My CBE Account", the same way you would for parent teacher interviews. If you have any questions, please contact the school. Hope to see you there!

Please return library books for Tuesday as our exchange day is Wednesday.
Did you hand in your Scholastic Book order? Fun lunch envelope? Want to buy popcorn from the Mavericks for $2? If you are sending money with your son or daughter, please label with name and flavour of popcorn.

Important Dates:

April 25: Math Potatoes at lunch
April 25: Aboriginal Awareness Club
April 26: Fun Lunch envelopes are due today!
April 27: Math Showcase Evening
May 4: Fun Lunch
May 12: Special Project! I will need three volunteers for the afternoon.

Have a great evening!

Ms. Cokar