Week Eleven ( Nov 15-17)

 Happy Métis Week!!


In literacy, this week we wrote a paragraph on a Métis theme.  We read a story called the Giving Tree and had some great discussions about reciprocity and what we would give up to the tree.  We planned and drew what we would give up in complete sentences.  We also read again with our buddies on Friday, sitting Elbow to Elbow and Knee to Knee.  We continued with our literacy groups and practised the suffixes -ly on our white boards.


In math this week, we continued with our data management unit.  This week, we worked on dot plot or line plot graphs.  We learned that they are a frequency graph and they help to represent the data in a more visible way.

In the afternoons, we discussed Métis culture and learned about 3 distinct symbols of the Métis peoples.  We learned about the Métis Sash, the Red River charts and the Métis flag.  We also talked about how beading is important to the Métis people and completed some pointillism art. 





Looking Ahead to Next Week:

1. In Literacy, we will do a writing assessment

2. In math, we will finish our work with data management, looking at dot plot graphs.

3. In Social Studies, we will begin talking about the mapping.

Important Reminders & Upcoming Events:

1. Library Day - Thursdays (cancelled until Nov 30th)

2. New Home Reading - READO!!

4. Healthy Hunger lunches - please sign up on-line 5 Days before

https://healthyhunger.ca/

Nov 23 - Coasta Vida 

Dec 1- Kernals

Dec 15 Kernals

Dec 21 Subway

6. Parent Teacher Conferences - Nov 23 & 24 (Sign up open Nov 18)

7. Gingerbread Night November 30th, notice went home this week






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