Dig In Day!

Today, the LSPS Wolves spent some time helping our community by cleaning the streets, ditches, and schoolyard. Here are some pictures of us being responsible citizens:)

 

Earth Day Poe-"tree"

We have been hard at work practicing poetry while incorporating the theme of Earth Day, our environment, and being responsible citizens. Here are some of our acrostic poems which are now hanging proudly in the hallway!

Longue Sault Public School's Annual Dig In Day has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 24th due to today's weather conditions. We will be outdoors clearing the debris and garbage that accumulated over the winter!

We Are Silent Day

Today is We Are Silent Day. "Many children around the world have to go to work every day and because they work, they don’t have time to be kids. For them, that means they can’t go to school or enjoy playing with their friends. They can’t tell anyone that they JUST WANT TO BE KIDS! They have no voice!" 

Most of our class chose to go silent for those whose voices are not heard. They did a great job raising awareness and showing their support. It was a very quiet morning :) 

Wishing you all a Happy Easter with your family and friends!

We Rule!

In Math, we just finished learning about linear measurement, perimeter, and area. Here are some pictures of students learning and some examples of the problems we have been solving!

What Is Your Something Beautiful?

Today, we read the story, Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth and illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet. "Something Beautiful is a story of a young girl who longs to see beyond the scary sights on the sidewalk and the angry scribbling in the halls of her building. When her teacher writes the word 'BEAUTIFUL' on the blackboard, the girl decides to look for something beautiful in her neighbourhood. Her neighbours tell her about their own beautiful things. Her search for something beautiful results in the little girl showing responsibility in her own neighbourhood." 

The purpose of this lesson was to help us see the ability of people to find 'something beautiful' in even the most unlikely place and discuss how we can use our thoughts and words to help others see beauty in their life. We also discussed acts of kindness and some of the ways we can be a responsible citizen in our community.

After reading the story, we worked in small groups to brainstorm ideas for where we see beauty in our self, others, and our community. Here are some of our ideas!

Practice Makes Perfect!

In Literacy, we are practicing strategies for answering multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions. Check out our anchor charts :) 

Measure Around the Room!

Today, we started our Measurement unit! We activated prior knowledge by asking "What do we know and what do we want to know about measurement?" Then, we discussed the different units of measurement for length and width such as millimetre, centimetre, decimetre, and metre. Next, we practiced!

Divide and Conquer!

We have been busy solving division facts and word problems using a variety of strategies! Our division anchor charts show us that there are several ways to solve a problem such as drawing an array, making equal groups, using the related multiplication fact, repeated subtraction, and skip counting. I always remind our class to use the strategy that works best for them! Here are our division anchor charts as well as some word problems we have solved in class this week!

Often, we start by solving the division word problems in small groups (2-3 students) and then we consolidate our learning during our class discussion. This allows everyone to see the various problem-solving strategies, discuss our reasoning, and reflect on how we solved the problem. Here are some pictures of your children working hard and having fun -I hope:) !