Hi Families,
Today, we started our day by learning about Arbor Day and exploring all the reasons why trees are important. Being the first day of our 30x30 challenge, we went for a "Meet the Trees" walk around the school environment to observe the various types of trees that call Lake Bonavista School their home. We talked about the difference between deciduous and coniferous trees, and also collected some natural artifacts that the trees have left behind.
Our 30x30 challenge is on-going. We look forward to seeing pictures from your weekend adventures outside!
On Monday, we will be going on our first of four field-trips to Fish Creek Park. We look forward to spending the full day outside learning about the land, and making personal connections to the space. As a reminder, we will be going to Fish Creek Park once a week over four weeks:
Monday, April 29th
Monday, May 6th
Monday, May 13th
Wednesday, May 22nd
We also continue swimming for the next three weeks, on Tuesday and Thursdays. Please see the email sent home regarding the conflict between Fun Lunch orders and swimming.
Thank you to all the volunteers who have been able to support our classroom during this busy and exciting season of learning outside the classroom! We couldn't do it without you!
Save the Date: Our Volunteer Tea is being held on Friday, May 10th.
Students have been working on their 10-strategies for mental mathematics. In addition to developing their automaticity for the basic 10-facts, they have been exploring compensation (pretend it's 10) and decomposition (breaking down numbers) strategies to use 10 as an anchor number for efficient calculations. The game "Dragon Bump" is a great way to practice this with your child at home. Please look for a copy in the Math Games booklet provided at March conferences.
Please continue to send your child's Home Reading books in for exchange at least once a week.
Thank you everyone. Have a wonderful weekend.
Ms. Thomas
