Le 14 avril

Today students learned about some shapes used in the art of North-West Indigenous Peoples. Children listened to a legend about an orca whale, then drew whale tails, trigons, circles, ovoids and crescents in their own orca whales. Thanks to Mme Jules for helping us explore shapes and water in relation to the math, science and social studies curriculums that we are learning about during this term.

North-West Indigenous Art

Students draw shapes in their own orca whales.

Le jeudi 8 avril

Math

We are deep into a unit about shapes! We have been working with 2-D and 3-D shape vocabulary. We have named shapes, sorted shapes and described shapes. Today, children were using tangrams to create 2-D images, and used construction pieces to create 3-D shapes.

Cube

Prisme triangulaire

Tangrams – 2D shapes

We made circles, rectangles and triangles and use them to create Spring Ducklings!

Canetons

 

Day of Sucwentwecw – April 7

Today we recognize the First Peoples of the lands on which we live. We listened to an Aboriginal legend of how our lands, Turtle Island, came to be. Then, children drew what they see at their homes on our land, and drew these images on the back of turtle backs.

We also listened to Kenthen, a member of our local Aboriginal community, speak to children and tell a story to them.

April 1

In Science, we have been discussing why water is important. We have also been learning about the water cycle.

In Math, we have been naming, exploring and drawing 2-dimensional shapes including un cercle, un carré, un rectangle et un triangle.

In French, we have been building our vocabulary for animals, fruits and vegetables. We have been journal writing and reading new books in small groups with the teachers. Our new sounds are: eille (long a sound) and ille (long e sound).

Have a great 4 day week-end and keep home reading! Interim reports will be sent home today.