Thursday, March 4, 2021

 Here is a glimpse of our morning, thus far.  We learned about the "sugaring off" season in Quebec and the production of maple syrup, one of Canada's important natural resources.  First, we watched and discussed these videos, then read an article and answered questions.  Check these out:

Why All Canadians Love Sugar Shacks https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Maple Syrup with the McCullums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuIj9CwHCFc

Making Maple Syrup at the Streets Sugar Shack      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSUjl9b8Jqs

There are many more on YouTube but I wanted to present those in Canada, especially Quebec and New Brunswick. 

A classmate has returned today after being away for several months, so we decided to have our special lunch today: individual pizzas:)   Many thanks to Anastasia for helping the kids in the kitchen as they prepared their own pizzas! 

  

During Math, we colour-coded a 12 X 12 Times Table / Multiplication Table to correspond to the colours on the Kim Sutton number line.  Earlier in the year, we created arrays in our Interactive Notebooks to show the square numbers (numbers times themselves: 2X2=4, 3x3=9...); these are the bold numbers on the Times Table.  We also practiced the 9 Times facts and did a worksheet about calculating the Perimeters of Polygons - a brief introduction to perimeter.

  

In the afternoon, we did basketball drills during P.E., watched some videos to reinforce our understanding of landforms, and completed another matching activity, similar to yesterday's. 

*Our vocabulary is growing!!  The videos we watched are linked below:

Mr. DeMaio's Animated Presentation of Landforms  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWTDmg8OI_Y

Landforms, Hey! Crash Course Kids   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN6QX43QB4g

Exploring Landforms and Bodies of Water for Kids  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsqKTJtK_vw