Upcoming posts....

Stay tuned for ...
Science - Extreme Weather conditions and how they affect structures.
               (information and videos to be posted)

Math    - Geometry (polygons, types of triangles, using a protractor)

Scholastic Book Orders

Scholastic book orders are due Friday, January 20, 2012.

If you are interested please send orders ASAP. If you need more time, please let me know using your child's agenda!

Reading a nutrition label!

Health Canada: How to read a nutrition Label
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/index-eng.php

Health Canada: Canada's Food Guidehttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/alt_formats/hpfb-dgpsa/pdf/food-guide-aliment/view_eatwell_vue_bienmang-eng.pdf

Note: The Daily Values for vitamins and minerals are based on the 1983 Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Canadians and can be found in the Food and Drug regulations.

Note: The Daily Values for Fat, Carbohydrate and Protein are based on a 2000 calorie reference diet.

Music - Using the Recorder!

All the children have received their recorders and we have started with in class lessons.

These are a few links that we are using to help us get started.

Music Notes: FACE, EGBDF
 http://www.musictechteacher.com/quiz_help_treble_clef.htm

Music notes: whole notes, 1/2 notes, 1/4 note (play them so that you know what they sound like)
 http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/rhythm/rhythm.htm

Staying in Tempo: set the beats per minute at 79
 http://www.webmetronome.com/

How to play the recorder:
http://arta-recorder.org/

Lets write our own FOLKTALE!!!

Writing your own Folktale:

Pick an idea to write about:

·         How did the zebra gets its’ stripes?
·         Why is the moon and sun in the sky?
·         How did the leopard gets its’ spots?
·         How did the giraffe get a long neck?
·         Why does the sun rise in the morning?
·         Why do salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs?
·         How did the elephant get its’ trunk?
·         Why do crocodiles have hard/rough skin?
·         Why does the ostrich stick his head in the ground?
·         Why do fish live in water?
·         How did the cheetah get its’ name?

Stand by for the "shared writing story" that will be published once it is finished!