Team 3C

Science and Social Studies Update

Wow - I can't believe how fast the time is flying by...November already!

I am really looking forward to meeting everyone this week at parent-teacher interviews. We are available Tuesday and Wednesday. If you haven't already booked your appointment - please do!

You can do so at the following link:

http://rbes.schoolappointments.com/admin/

Science

In Science we are almost ready to wrap up our Rocks and

Minerals Unit. This past week the students:

*examined 5 different types of soil

*described the differences between different types of soil

*observed the different layers that we find in soil

*discussed that soil is NOT just dirt

Below is a picture of soil layer experiment and our comparison drawing:

We talked about the importance of recording our observations

during experiments and labeling our diagrams so that when we

look back it will help us remember.

Social Studies

After completing the quiz on Continents and Oceans, we started our new unit - Many Places, Many Lives in Social Studies. This unit will focus on getting to know the four countries that we will be studying. This past week were just introduced to the four countries, as well as to the textbook that we will be using.

Today, the students were introduced to four children, one from each of the countries, that we will follow as we learn about India, Peru, Tunisia and Ukraine.

Together we found the countries on a world map, and talked about how far each country is from us, here in Alberta. The students also completed a partnered activity - in which they read about the different countries and had to share at least one piece of information that they learned.

Below is what the students shared:

The students were genuinely excited to discuss the countries and

to share what they learned with their partners. They were especially

fascinated by the varying populations in each country!

Buddy Activity from Last Week

The class had a great time helping our grade 1 buddies make their worms. Prior to the activity, we read the story "Diary of A Worm." Then we talked about how worms are really important to soil. We also spent our lunch hour watching a couple youtube videos on earthworms to get us in the mode for worm-building.

Here are a couple of pictures that I was able to capture during the activity. There was so much excitement - it made it difficult to get

photos of all the students. However, if you have time and can swing by Mrs. Luciw's room - you can see what your children helped the grade one's do!