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Blog Post 38  June 19 - 23 Learning Outcomes Math  - Identify and describe a single transformation of a 2D shape including a rotation, translation, and reflection -Perform a single transformation of a 2D shape and draw the image   What Did  Students Do? Students learned about, and created a visual journal page on transformations, including translations, rotations, and reflections.  Using shapes, rulers, graph paper, and Miras, they drew their own 2D shapes for each of these.  They are now able to identify and perform flips, slides, and turns.  Ask Your Child: -What are the three transformations? -To show you a translation (slide), reflection (flip) and a rotation (turn). -What is symmetry? Coming Up: Last Day of School - June 29th

  Blog Post 37 June 12-16 Learning Outcomes Math  Topic: Shape and Space  Outcomes:  demonstrate an understanding of volume  demonstrate an understanding of capacity   What Did  Students Do? This week, students participated in a hands on activity to learn about volume and capacity. Students had the opportunity to estimate how many millilitres (mL) or litres (L) a container held. They used referents to help them estimate each container's capacity, such as 250mL/1 cup or the visual of a 2L milk carton. With the support of the teacher, students then filled each container with water to determine what the capacity was and compare it to their estimate.  The second activity students completed was to estimate the volume of various boxes. Students learned how to calculate volume and reviewed how to multiply multiple numbers. Students used referents to help with their estimation, such as using a pinkie finger to represent a centimetre. After ...

Blog Post 36 June 5-9 Learning Outcomes Science - Classroom Chemistry Describe the properties and interactions of various household liquids and solids, and interpret their interactions   What Did  Students Do? Students participated in a variety of scientific experiments.  They explored surface tension through putting drops of water and other liquids on a penny and by floating paperclips on water.   Students then had an opportunity to mix and layer different liquids such as food colouring, oil, and water.   Through these experiments they made hypothesis, observations, and conclusions.  Students were very engaged in the learning process.  Ask Your Child: What is surface tension?  How many drops did your penny hold? What happens when you mix oil, food colouring, and water? Did your paperclips float?  What happened when dish soap was added? Coming Up  June 14th - Fun Lunch June 16 - Sports Day/Pancake Breakfast  June 21 - Nati...

Blog Post 35 May 29 - June 2 Learning Outcomes Math Demonstrate an understanding of decimals by using concrete, pictorial, and symbolic representations to create sets of equivalent fractions and compare fractions with like and unlike denominators.    What Did  Students Do? This week, students worked on comparing fractions using a variety of strategies including cross multiplication, division, and drawing rectangles.   They used dice and dominos to create and compare fractions and some of them had a chance to play Fraction Golf.  Ask Your Child: What is an equivalent fraction? Can you give an example of two equivalent fractions? How do you determine if two fractions are equivalent? Coming Up  Fun Snack – June 2 nd    Patrol Picnic at Heritage Park - June 7th  Professional Learning Day for staff/no school for students –  June 9th