Friday Blog

Congratulations to all your children for keeping themselves bundled up, making it through a full week of indoor recess and managing to brave the cold throughout this week! 

In math, students have been using the 'CUBES' method to attack several word problems involving perimeter and shape.
They continued their work with perimeter and designed patterns for Peruvian rugs. They will be finding the perimeter of the different shapes on their rugs.

Students had fun using the Dash & Dot robots, developing codes to make them performa a variety of tasks.

You can look on IRIS to see your child's completed instrument and their description of how it produces sound and varies pitch.

Our dioramas are complete with characters now. Students enjoyed using these props to tell their stories to their grade 1 buddies.

 

All students and parent volunteers have returned their permission forms for next Tuesday's field trip. Thank you! Have a wonderful weekend and KEEP WARM :)  

Friday Blog

Students are excited about our upcoming field trip to Studio Bell on the 21st of February. We need 4 parent volunteers to accompany us. Please let your child know if you are available and a form will be sent home for you. Otherwise, you can contact me directly at mldevereux@cbe.ab.ca

In preparation we have been learning all about sound and hearing. Students recently came home with their plan for building an instrument that both makes sound and can change pitch. We will begin building these on Monday. In addition, we completed an experiment on pitch using jars filled with varying amounts of water.

In mathematics, students have been working on perimeter. As an added challenge, they have been naming the 2D shapes they are working with and using their recall knowledge of doubles to find the perimeter more efficiently.

Students continue to work on their Peruvian board games. They are using their research to create a set of question and answer cards that will be used in their games. When completed, students will no only be reviewing their knowledge of life in Peru, but they will also have fun while doing so!

 

We have been reading and listening to a range of Fairy Tales and students have now begun the process of "Stealing Stories" from some well-known tales and setting them in Peru. They have begun to build dioramas and their characters to use as a backdrop for them to tell their stories orally. Meanwhile, we have started a class plan that students are using as a model for their own unique plans.

 

Family Literacy Day!

Royal Oak School will be recognizing Family Literacy Day on Monday January 27th. Students are invited to wear pajamas, bring a stuffy and a favourite book to share with a friend. Regular curricular activities will continue on this day so please make sure your child wears pajamas that allow them to participate in recess, gym, etc (no footed pajamas or nightgowns)

Further information and ideas for home can be found at www.familyliteracyday.ca

Message from your gym teacher:

Dear Parents and Guardians

We have started our gymnastics unit in our regularly scheduled Physical Education classes. This unit will run until the end of January. Safety procedures are being carefully covered with each class. While students in elementary school are not expected to change their clothing for gym, I do talk to them about being dressed in preparation to participate. Please consider the following when sending your child to school:

• Clothing that allows freedom of movement (no special uniforms or outfits are required – sweats and a t-shirt work best).

• Loose fitting/baggy clothing may get caught on equipment when climbing.

• Tucking shirts in may help to prevent an accident.

• All jewelry that could get caught on equipment should be removed (left in classrooms or left at home). e.g. watches, rings, necklaces, etc...

• Students with long hair should have their hair tied back. Tying hair back with elastics is recommended.

• Students may wear shorts under clothing if they wish.

• Students will participate in bare feet unless there is a medical reason (warts).

Please be aware that students have Physical Education class each day. Students will be reminded that they must remain very quiet while participating on the climbing equipment. Sudden noises could startle a student using the equipment and result in a fall.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Thank you in advance for your understanding in helping to ensure the safety of our students.

Sincerely,

Helen Hennick

Animal Hearing Research

Animals - Hearing and Sound


Dolphins

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bottlenose-dolphin/

https://www.ducksters.com/animals/dolphin.php

Elephants

African Elephant Facts for Kids | Elephants | African Animals


Bats

KidZone Bats

Dogs

How Well do Dogs Hear? | 1-800-PetMeds Cares™

Cats
Cat senses - Wikipedia
Cat Ears & Hearing | Animal Planet


Birds

Sound reception - Hearing in birds | Britannica


Bird Adaptations | Bird Hearing & Bird Senses - The RSPB

Message about your child's report cards

December 10, 2019
Dear Parents,
We will be moving to online report cards this year. This will help us save much needed money for other uses within the school. At the end of the school day on December 17th, PowerSchool will allow parents to log in and see their child’s report card for this first term (see directions below). Your child’s report card can be printed or saved for later viewing. For those that feel they need a hard copy, please contact the office for this request.
How to Access Digital Report Cards
 Sign into your My CBE/PowerSchool at My CBE/PowerSchool Account  Click on your child’s name at top of page
 Click on “Grades and Attendance”
 Click on “Report Card”
 Click on “Report Card – open”
 Save to pdf or print for your records
Sincerely,
Gord Hamby
Principal, Royal Oak School
Calgary Board of Education | ghhamby@cbe.ab.ca t | 403-777-6279

Weekly blog!

Students had a fantastic experience watching The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The production was inspirational and carried many positive messages of courage, loyalty and kindness.

They have begun a series of investigations into sound and hearing. These will continue over the next two weeks. 

In mathematics, students have created their own cityscapes. They have shared fact families for the arrays in the windows that include both multiplication and division equations. These cities have a character and students will be using scale to determine the length and width of buildings in their city. 

Using computers and informational texts, students are researching life in Peru. They are learning how to use titles, searches, index and content pages to answer questions and refine their search.