Hola Parents and Guardians.
Apologies for the late post.
In English we have read chapter 7 of Fatty Legs. We are working on the book work, that should be completed and done to the best of their abilities after six other chapters of practice on summarizing and responding to the text. We will also continue our work on inferencing.
Srta. M also shared some short video clips about life in the north to give the students a better understanding of the indigenous ways of being and knowing in a real life context. The were able to make connections between the videos that we saw and the main characters life. The videos are from a game that the students were interested n knowing more about. The game is called "Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)", and it is an indigenous-made game which follows a little girl who tries to stop a blizzard that has gone on for too long. This game requires students to problem solve, and it reveals cultural insights about First nations people living up North in the form of short videos. At different checkpoints in the game, students can pause to watch a new video and sometimes these videos provide more context for the video game, sometimes they provide a little information to help them master the skills necessary in the next part of the game. We have been watching these videos in class to better understand life in the arctic for Indigenous communities, as this also connects back to our Novel study "Fatty Legs", about an Inuvialuit girl who goes to residential school. Please see Google Classroom for the videos we have been watching in class. Finally, the game is beautifully unfolded (like a story) and the graphics are stunning.
There are also some slides available on Google Classroom for recommendations about new books to read in grade 4. The slides have been created into categories based on difficulty and on interests.
In math we are working on a strategy to support students when adding numbers that end in 8 and 9. We will be moving onto the process of adding three and then four digit numbers today. The Google Classroom shell has been updated with more math strategies for addition and subtraction to help support students with what we are doing in the classroom.
In social we are talking about the Foothills region.
In science we continue to talk about Waste In Our World. Today we will be looking at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
In Spanish we have worked on reviewing and creating visual journals for the bathroom, bedroom and living room. We will start with the kitchen today. Students are encouraged to label furniture and house vocabulary in their rooms and home, to help support their learning of this new vocabulary.
When we are supposed to be outside for gym this week both groups will play a variety of Indigenous games in the gym together. When it is just our class we will be working on our basketball skills.
