Mundy

 Literacy Week kept up busy and engaged! Check out what we have been up to.  Monday was Earth Day, we had some discussions about Planet vs Plastic! and then created political cartoons and recycled paper art.  ELAL - We have been working on writing a multiple paragraph writing piece. We are following the expectations of introduction, 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion. These are all about why I should read their books. I have to admit, the hooks are enticing!  We also had Stop Drop and Read this week. Thursday we traveled everywhere with our books, so that we were ready to stop at any moment and read. We completed a literacy scavenger hunt around the school too! There were clues, letters and a scrambled message to solve. We spent time playing the literacy based games in our classroom, too!  We got to go outside with the entire school to participate in an outdoor reading session. It was chilly, but enjoyable!  Mr. Newton is working on gymnastics with the stud...

Important Dates:  Monday: Spirit Day to kick off Literacy Week - Read My Shirt Day                 Earth Day Tuesday: Dress as your Favourite Book Character Thursday: Stop, Drop and Read Day                                         4:30-6:00 -  Family Literacy Event Open House and Book Fair (Food Trucks also on-site to purchase food if you like.) No sign up required. In school this week: ELAL - We continued designing our acrostic poem pages. We also spent time working on writing scripts for our Minecraft Presentations. We started with introductory paragraphs that were intentional, persuasive and demonstrated pride in our work! We also worked on expressing the importance of each item in our Minecraft world and how it is helpful or beneficial.     - We also reviewed affixes -ous and -...

*Please return all forms for Sexual Health Unit*  Our Week at a Glance  Monday was the Solar Eclipse. This was an exciting day, and a wonderful opportunity to learn about some Sky Science! We completed a reading passage explaining what a solar eclipse is, and we answered questions to show our understanding. We also used chalk on black paper to create the illusion of the moon passing in front of the sun through different stages.  The Drumfit master returned this year for Drum Fit!!! The kids have been getting incredible workouts while making music on exercise balls.  We have taken a few angles in Social Studies, all focused on community. We have continued our learning on the indigenous people in the cordillera region (Haida). We have focused on how they use the resources around them to create their community (Cedar trees to build their lng houses, Water to find food). And how they used these resources during their potlatch ceremonies.  We listened to an interesti...