In writing/social studies this week, we have been looking at what gives us our sense of identity. We have considered lots of different pieces to this puzzle, from what languages we speak to what our passions and interests are. It has been a lot of fun to learn some more about each other and discover more and more connections. This will help launch our exploration of what it is to be a global citizen. It would be great if you could have a discussion with your child this week about your family, its culture and history. These family stories are treasures that need to be shared! We will be looking at why students are being encouraged to wear an orange shirt on Friday and how respect of everyone's identity is important.

In math, we are really making progress at looking carefully at word problems by highlighting key information, showing our thinking and by remembering to add units to our answer!
We are getting better at our make ten numbers, adding ten and adding nine to numbers. We have used strategies such as looking at a hundreds chart. If your child find it challenging to say what other number is needed to make ten (so if I say 4, you would say 6), adding on ten or adding on 9, then these would be useful things to practice at home.

In science we have come up with a big list of questions that we want to investigate, such as 'What are rocks made of?' and 'Why do some rocks float?' We look forward to finding out more. Sometimes we will be using the computers to find out answers and we have been talking about Digital Citizenship at school. It would be an excellent opportunity for you to review rules and etiquette  around technology use.

Don't Forget:

The Terry Fox run is on Friday. Wear suitable clothes and consider wearing an orange shirt/item of clothing for Orange Shirt Day. You might also like to bring in a toonie for Terry.