October 8-October 12

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Making sound using light
Exploring the exhibits at Telus Spark
Making connections while reading - Text to Self 
Highlights of our week from the perspective of our students:

"This week we went to Telus Spark and we went to a bunch of exhibits and in one of them was a spider and when you opened up the curtains the spider would puff air at you." ~AM

"At Telus Spark we got to do a Cloud Cannon and it was the first time I ever done it. We had to punch the cannon so clouds come out in ring shapes and you have to try and knock down the cups. I got down one cup." ~DK

 "In writing, we wrote about our Telus Spark field trip and we put something we really liked about Telus Spark." ~LC

"In PE, we did stations one of the stations was a bounce pass and then there was chest pass and also shooting and also a dribble station." ~JM

 "In Music, we learned a new dance and it was a folk dance and it was really fun." ~EM

 "We got to learn about the folk dances and the folk dance came with a song and I got to be the head couple with CM and it was so fun." ~MH

"In Math, we have been working on doubles and near doubles and today we filled in ten frames and you had to write the answer to the doubles and near doubles." ~MS

 "In Math we were playing snakes and ladders in the Math version to practice our doubles and near doubles." ~AR

 "In Science, we are learning about hearing and sound and we had to attach the alligator clips to transfer battery power to make it sound. Then we tried to then make the sound quieter and amplify by putting stuff on it like foam, or bowls and to amplify we tried to bounce the vibration waves off of the object to amplify the vibrations." ~JKT
"In Science, we are learning about hearing and the top 3 animals are pigeons, owls and moths, Pigeons can hear volcanoes and storms." ~ HL

"We read the book, Big Book of Fears to make connections in reading and one of my fears is needles." ~ GM

Thank you
Thanks again to our volunteers for helping out with our Telus Spark field trip.

Upcoming Dates
October 15th - School Photos
October 22-25th - Swimming AM -Div 1
October 25th - Fun Lunch
October 26th - Non-Instructional Day (PD)

Reminders
-We still need volunteers for our upcoming swimming field trip for:
Monday October 22, Tuesday October 23 and Thursday October 25. If you can volunteer, please email your child’s teacher.
-Raz Kids login information has been sent home. 

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