October 7 - 11

Reminder: Literacy Night next Thursday, October 17th from 6-7pm here at ROS!

No Excuse Words: (from our rock testing)
Lustre
Hardness
Colour
Texture
Scratch

MATH:
Subtraction Strategies!
Stacking, Place-Value Base 10, Open Number Line, Place-Value Tallies

LITERACY:

Writing:

What is a sentence? We discussed Nouns and Verbs!

How do we write 'STRETCHY' sentences to add details and information to our sentences?

READING  / SOCIAL STUDIES:

Using "Think Marks" when we read Articles
How can we interact meaningfully with texts and articles? Here is an article we read!

CAFE Strategy: (C) Comprehension
BACK UP AND REREAD

SCIENCE:

The Glenbow Museum Rock Artifact Kit:
We were so fortunate to rent this kit from the Glenbow Museum where students got to touch and evaluate rocks and minerals. Some kits included Gems, Gold, Geodes, Meteorites, Ammonite Fossils.

                     

         

ROCK TESTING

Ms. Gierl lead the testing of LUSTER. Students worked with flashlights to examine and discuss the luster of their three rocks. We learned that shifting perspective, angles, and lighting can affect a minerals luster!

Types of Luster:

• Waxy
• Glassy
• Shiny
• Pearly
• Earthy
• Dull
• Silky
• Greasy