A week of Remembrance and Three Sisters Soup

This week in Language we did some Remembrance Day activities. As a class, we brainstormed ideas for a list of Remembrance Day vocabulary we would need to discuss and write about it. We read the booklet "Mon petit livre pour la paix" as a shared reading. The students then illustrated the pages. They also worked in groups to write thank you cards. We read them and put all the ideas into one card to be read at the assembly on Wednesday. We also read "Un roi maladroit" and completed questions on the story. 

In Math we continued to work in our centres on the graphing unit we started last week. We will be focusing on ways to organize information, such as using colour and making tables. This is very useful as organizing data is also cross-subject. The students need these skills in both Science and Social Studies. 

In Science, we finished our plant unit by looking at th life cycle of plants. The students are doing a bit of research on a plant to develop their inquiry skills. They are using books, iPads, and class computers for their research. We will do a short quiz next week to finish off the unit. 

In Social Studies, the students continued to work on their urban maps in their groups. They will be doing an independent project where they will make a rural map, following similar guidelines. 

In Visual Arts, we began working on "Art Trading Cards" of leaves. They are given small, baseball card sized paper to draw different types of leaves. We are working on drawing details and filling space appropriately. They are also to choose colours that stand out from background when they colour each card. Right now, our fall mixed media scenes are on display.

We also had a special visitor on Wednesday. Mme Anne came in to help us make Three Sisters Soup. We read the Mohawk legend of the Three Sisters which is about corn, squash and beans being grown together. This ties in with both our Science unit on plants and Social Studies where we will be looking at First Nations who lived in this area and how they helped early settlers. The students copied the ingredients into their writing booklets. We roasted the leftover pumpkin and seeds to eat along with the soup. 

Have a great weekend!