Friday Blog!

Students completed their persuasive paragraph in response to the question, "Should we, as Canadian citizens, help people in other parts of the world?" Using the hamburger structure and key vocabulary, they were able to form effective paragraphs. 

Using a rubric, students evaluated their own writing and created goals for future persuasive writing work.

Students completed their work on earthquakes as they affect our focus countries, India and Peru. They developed an understanding of the role environmental geologists can play to support these areas.

After reading Go Show the World, a story about indigenous heroes, students thought about the qualities they have, similar to those people in the story, to share with the world.

Students have continued their work in mathematics. They have been sharing their multiplication strategies, using repeated addition, skip counting and 'groups of' to find the product for a number of stamps. Students have played math games to reinforce their understanding.