It's November Already!

Thank you parents, for limiting the amount of candy sent to school. The class has been remarkably calm despite a Tuesday evening Trick or Treating! We have had some great discussions around healthy choices - especially after I was kindly given a small box of Smarties from one of my students.  Some students were quite shocked that a teacher might eat unhealthy food!

A lot of us decided that treats are not necessarily a bad thing but should be eaten in moderation - and after eating our healthy choice so the sugar does not impact our bodies so greatly. We also decided that it can be very difficult to limit treats and we shared our strategies to ration ourselves!

We are reaching the end of our Rocks and Minerals  topic so the time came to see if our home-made sedimentary rocks worked! The results were varied with some rocks showing more erosion than others but we had good fun!

If you look closely, you can see the layers of sand and gravel!

The students were set a challenge. When working as scientists, we have often used models to help us understand concepts. For example, we used an egg to model the various layers of the earth. The students were shown a container of wooden beads, a melt craft and a wall of Lego. They had to say what each type of rock,  (metamorphic, igneous or sedimentary) each one modeled and why. We had some great answers, such as the melt beads were a good model for metamorphic rock because when you make the melt beads you use an iron which is both hot and presses down on the beads. Metamorphic rocks are formed through heat and pressure.

Ask your child to explain their choice and their reasoning! (They can also explain the downside to each model)

In writing, we have been busy trying to think of different ways to add more descriptive detail and vivid vocabulary into our work. We decided that the word 'walk' was boring and not very precise. Ask me what alternatives I could use instead!

In partner groups we wrote a short descriptive paragraph:

Housekeeping:

Monday - we have a visiting scientist to teach us more about rocks and minerals.

Photo Orders - Due November 8th

Here is the school's weekly dispatch - 

Hello Parents/Guardians

 

Our staff would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude for the scrumptious and generous lunch that was delivered today.  Your kindness and support is very much appreciated.  :)

Please check out your child’s teacher’s blog on our website by clicking here:

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/kennethdtaylor/teaching-learning/classes-departments/Pages/default.aspx

 

Our Field trip / Activity Fees have been uploaded, please access your MY CBE Account to pay these:

 

https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fMyAccount%2f                                                                

 

Here is your weekly Dispatch for November 6^th – November 10^th   

  

Monday Nov 6^th

·         Grade 3 In Class Field trip Scientist Visit

Wednesday Nov 8^th

·         Grade 4 In Class Field trip Royal Tyrrell Museum 

·         School Council / Fundraising Meeting 6:30 pm

o    All parents welcome to attend

Thursday Nov 9^th

·         Grade 4 In Class Field trip Royal Tyrrell Museum 

Friday Nov 10^th

·         AM Kindergarten 

·         Remembrance Day Ceremony 10:30 – 11:15 

o    All parents are welcome to attend 

  

Barb Rocca
Administrative Assistant, Kenneth D. Taylor School

Calgary Board of Education | cbe.ab.ca

t | 403-817-3504