It's Great to Be Back!

Hello! Happy April!

It was great to see a classroom of smiling faces this morning! We were also happy to welcome a new student to our learning community. Welcome, Savinah!

This morning, we started with a "Trouve Quelqu'un Qui" activity to see what our classmates were up to over the break.

We then began a Math unit about percents, and started by watching the short video, "If the World Were a Village." We took the data shared in the film and represented it in different ways: tables, 100 blocks and circle graphs.

Please ask me what information was most surprising and which one made me think the most. (Mme's biggest takeaway was that the world's resources are not equally divided and there are way too many people who go daily without having enough food to eat.)

We finished the morning with a not-so-appetizing Science activity: a final observation of our Mycètes (Fungi) bread. The bread was left in an airtight container over the break, and the bread mold grew, grew, grew! Our conclusion: Fungi do thrive in humid environments over dry environments, as we expected. Also, moldy bread, even when sealed in a ziploc bag, is stinky!

We are looking forward to a great week of learning! :)

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je Lis or another Français site of your choice! Try: https://www.ebookids.com/

(The musical note indicates the book will be read aloud.)

2. Blue Activity Afternoon Forms - due back Thursday, April 6

Information letters were sent home Friday before the break (or today (Monday) for those students who were away Friday.)

Please read over the information and indicate your TOP 3 choices on the sheet and return to the school. No money is due at this time. Further information will be sent out once all students have been assigned an activity.