Hello families, The year is flying by and we are already approaching the end of May. Please note some of the upcoming events on the side of the page and mark them in your calendar! We have been looking closely at different life cycles, specifically around four creatures that live in the wetlands: worm, dragonfly, trout and frog. Ask your child about some of the stages of each animal and the similarities between them. Through creative explorations, we have been re-enacting the different stages using our full bodies in addition to creating them using plasticine. We have chosen an animal of choice that we want to learn more about and drew out the different life cycle and stages. Over the next couple weeks, we will continue to investigate further and become the expert of that animal. We had the opportunity to invite Constable Richard to share about his role as a police officer and community helper. During our reflection, the students shared:
In math, we have been playing around with different numbers under 10 and was posed the question: I rolled 2 dice and when I counted the dots, there were 7 altogether. What could I have rolled on the dice? Students are coming up with different strategies to know how many dots are remaining including using fingers, manipulatives and counting backwards. They are also learning to understand the relationship between numbers and representing their understanding in pictures, numbers and organizing their thoughts. Lastly, we are requesting your help in making play dough. In preparation for our next group of Kindergarten students, we will be a hosting a “Welcome to Kindergarten” event similar to what your child participated in last year.
You may recall that you received a bag of manipulatives, including play dough, which was generously donated by previous K parents. We are requesting your support to welcome our next group of students by helping us make play dough. If you are interested, you can sign up through the link below and send it with your child to school by Monday, May 29th: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0B4DADA62FA1F94-playdough4 Thanks in advance for your support and helping to pay it forward! We speak for the trees! The Lorax When dropping off or picking up your children, please be attentive and watch them around the grassy area and tree near the entrance. We are noticing some students are either hanging from the tree’s branches and potentially damaging the tree or climbing onto the kindergarten deck and walking through the tulip beds along the edges. We want both these plants to be able to grow without being damaged. Please be diligent in supervising your children before and after school and teach them to care for your environment and school property. Thank you for your attention in this! Continuing with our exploration with the wetlands and fish habitat, students were introduced to the 2013 Flood and its effects onto the Bow River. Students were shown a video about what our city has done to restructure the Bow River after the flood. Click here to see the video: Global News Bow River project. From the video we discussed the 2013 Calgary flood, the Bow River bank, use of riprap, fish habitat and the meaning of reactivating an old channel. Students were informed that a fish biologist would come in to answer some questions and wonders. Some questions include: How do they camouflage? What types of fish are in the Bow River? How are they going to make the Bow River deeper? How do you catch fish? How do fish swim in water? What do they eat? Where do fish live? How big are the rocks in the riprap? Did all the animals die in the flood?
Grade 6 students came up with an idea to mark Canada’s Sesquicentennial. All Edgemont students have been voting for what they believe as most unique to Canada from a variety of categories. Students were given an opportunity to participate in a “Dot-mocracy” to vote for which items most symbolizes Canada to them. So far we have looked at: Canadian foods, creatures, famous citizens and celebrations. |
Upcoming Events:
May 31: PM Full Day Zoo Fieldtrip (8:55am-3:25pm) **NO SCHOOL FOR AM STUDENTS! June 5: Library books due June 6: Bike to School Day June 7: Celebration of Learning AM: 10:30-11:35am PM: 2:30-3:25pm AuthorMrs. Jacqueline Ang Archives
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