Tuesday, November 24 2020

Here is what we have been up to in room 209! Sorry, it has been a while since I have posted. 

• For Remembrance Day, the students made a quarter of a poppy. Fractions are everywhere!

• One day it snowed so much! We went outside and made a super large snowman. The students had to work together to heist the snowman's body and head up.
• In writing, students are learning how to write personal stories while adding details, similes, and stretching the moment. They are also learning how to show emotions without writing the emotion. 
  

​Instead of writing I felt sad, a student wrote “I felt like a light-bulb that needed to be lit, but no one was around to light it.”

• In math we are learning how to add decimals. Today, the students made grocery lists for the Pemberton Valley Supermarket. There was a lot of candy and pop on their lists - it’s a good thing the parents shop!
• In science, we are learning about the Earth and how it rotates and revolves. Ask your child what the difference is.
• Today we went on our first Outdoor Adventure Tuesday. It was pouring rain! We walked to One Mile and saw 4 spawning salmon. Pretty cool!

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Here are some things we did this week in room 209:

• Some students have finished their “falling” self-portraits. They are looking so great!
• Students were introduced to 3-2-1 Check It! This is a way to edit and revise their writing. We revise and edit weekly writing every Friday.
• We started to learn about the Canadian Government: democracy, and the levels of government. Ask your child about the levels and what each level is responsible for. Students also started planning their own political party to lead the school. They have some very creative and expensive ideas!
• We harvested some vegetables from our school vegetable box. We will have to plan a recipe for some Harvest Soup.
• Students are continuing to practice adding with partial sums in Math.

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Sept 29th – Oct 2
 
Some things we did last week in room 209;
 

• We celebrated Orange Shirt Day by learning our history, celebrating diversity and culture, and by thinking about how we can show others that they matter
• In science, we are learning about matter – we are exploring it through reading, technology and experimenting – last week we explored things that float and sink to learn about density
• In writing, we talked about our writing schedule and the students put their grade 4 ‘no excuse words’ in their writing duotang – these are frequently used words that they are expected to spell correctly in grade 4
• We learned about, raised money for, and ran for Terry Fox on Friday - a big thank you goes out to all of the families who donated! The students ran hard for cancer research!

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September 2020

September 21 - September 25

Here are some things we did last week.

• We have been reading "Fatty Legs" by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton. A true story about a young Inuit girl named Olemaun who leaves her home in the High Arctic to go to a Residential School in Aklavik. Orange shirt day is this Wednesday, September 30th. We wear orange shirts to show that all lives matter. 
• In Math we have been practicing mental adding strategies. Making tens and finding patters will help students when they start to add larger numbers.
• We had our first S.T.E.M. activity this week. We will be doing S.T.E.M. every Tuesday (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).  The students explored the concept of surface area by creating boats out of aluminium foil. Their challenge was to see how many rings they could put in their boat. We also brainstormed "what makes a good scientist."
• In writing, some of the students finished their first writing assignment. Check out Seesaw to see their good copy!

That's all for now,
​Ms. McArthur

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September 2020

We had a great first week in room 209!

In class this week we:

• Are getting used to the new schedule. We have a very late lunch break (1:45), but it makes for a short afternoon!
• Worked on number sense and place value
• Learned about having a growth mindset to grow our brains. Learning simple things can be boring, we need to challenge our brains to help them grow! Here is a link to the song about the power of yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6CnrFvY94E
• We started learning about the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing). Their writing topic is “Things I like to do with My Friends”. The students planned their writing on Thursday and started drafting (rough copy) on Friday. They all wrote a paragraph!

Ask your child what their group name is and how they can get more points!

That's all for now,
Ms. McArthur

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September 2020

Welcome!

This is the website/blog for Ms. McArthur's class. 

About me:

I grew up in Pemberton in what is now the Blue Farm Organics house up the meadows. This is my fifth year teaching at Signal Hill. I have taught collaborate support, grade 6/7, grade 3/4, and grade 4/5. I live in Whistler with my fiance Ian and my dog Becky. We had planned our wedding for this year, but Covid got in the way!

My favourite activities include skiing, biking, golfing, hanging out with my friends and family, and being in the outdoors. My favourite food is sushi and any type of pasta! I also love playing games, reading books, and watching movies. 

I am very excited to get to know everyone this year!

Take a look at some of my pictures! 
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How to navigate my website:

• The Weekly Blog will be updated every Friday to show you what we have been up to for the week. 
• The Weekly Schedule page is where you can find our regular schedule for each week.
• The Subjects/Projects page is where you can find more specific details about what we are learning about in class. I may post links for extended learning or videos for further understanding on this page. I encourage you to check this page often throughout the year so that you can ask your child questions about their learning.
• The Resources page is where you can find links to online resources and our Google Classroom. 

Let's have an awesome year of learning together!
​-Ms McArthur

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