Molly, Opal and Charlie were awarded the golden strap for some amazing efforts over the last three weeks.

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Once again another month has flown by! We have been very busy in Division 6. Here is a brief summary of what has been happening in class.

Writing

We have started learning about the trait of word choice in our writer’s workshop. Our goal this month was to start writing with descriptive detail, using “verbs of steel” and “triple scoop words”, and to add to our vocabulary. We started to write Power Sentences to help us expand our details (Sample below). Instead of “The boy went up the stairs”, students were challenged to expand on each component. For example, “With a huge grin on his face, the boy raced up the steep staircase and flew into his room to play with his toys.”

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Reading: Biography Study

We have continued to revisit our biographies and practice different non-fiction reading strategies. Students have worked hard throughout this study and are now “experts” on their subject. Students have learned to use text features to support their reading, how to select key details and how to identify the main idea of a section. Students read about Micheal J. Fox, Catriona LeMay Doan, Alexander Graham Bell. Kay McKeever, Pitseolak Ashoona, Rick Hansen and Harriet Tubman.

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Volleyball

I introduced the students to volleyball this month. It has always been a favourite sport of mine and I like to give students the basic skills early. We also purchased brand new “soft touch” volleyballs for our equipment room. These are designed to help younger athletes work on their skills. The kids have been very focused and are already beginning to pick up the proper techniques for bumping, setting and serving.

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Social Studies: We continued to explore traditional Inuit culture and practice critical thinking. The students haven’t learned how to take research notes and how to organize them for making decisions.

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Fine Arts

The students have given an amazing effort in art class this year. They are very calm and focused during each lesson. Here, we looked at warm and cool colours. They each created an image using oil pastels that juxtaposed day and night and the moon and sun.

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Science

We have started our second Mystery Science Unit. It is titled “The Birth of Rocks”. This unit takes the perspective that every rock has a story. The unit will focus on the rock cycle and Earth’s Processes. The first two lessons focused on volcanoes. In lesson 1, the students learned where volcanoes are puns the world are located. The students then took part in an experiment to determine which type of lava created which type of volcano. They learned about shield volcanoes, cone volcanoes and felsite and basalt rocks.

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Math

we have been learning about measurement this month. The kids have learned about the difference between centimetres, millimetres, metres and kilometres. They should be able to covert these units and make estimates with each type. We did a look of measuring in class during two lessons. They worked very well together! Highlights below.

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