The Week of January 22

NEWS

As readers we our continuing our non-fiction work paying attention to all the information available in a non-fiction text (including using text features such as maps, diagrams, labels, etc.) while also tuning-in to what information we might expect to be learning from our non-fiction texts using our reader’s notebooks to document our thinking.

As writers we started working on our first informational pieces, with the aim to teach our reader’s about our chosen topic.  We planned our stories using sub-topics that we then used as the basis for our table of contents page.  In the coming weeks we will be taking this work further by including the features we are noticing in our non-fiction reading and applying these to our writing.  

In science as part of our “Healthy Choices” unit we have started learning about the importance of exercise as part of establishing healthy routines.  We took a baseline “fitness” assessment and the students have been tasked with completing various exercises on a daily basis with the ultimate goal of gauging whether at the end of this unit exercise has helped us get healthier and in better shape.

As mathematicians we our continuing our Geometry unit learning about the attributes of 2D shapes (sides, angles), how and why some shapes are polygons and some aren’t, and using this knowledge to create our very own regular and irregular polygons with different attributes.  

Mr. Alex will be absent on Thursday (25th) and Friday (26th) of January as he will be attending an ISKL hosted workshop (so the students might see him on campus but not in class).

UPCOMING

January 29th- Mini Academies and start of Semester 2 Aquatics

January 31st- No School

IMPORTANT

• Linked here is the home learning menu for January.
• The first aquatics class for the year will take place on Monday, Day 2 January 29th.  Students will need to bring a swimsuit, towel, and long hair has to be tied back.  Goggles and swim caps are optional. There is no "ISKL school swimsuit". Appropriate swim attire (one piece swim suit or swim bottoms and rash shirt).  If students forget their swim gear, they can borrow a swimsuit if available or they can use their PE uniform. If students cannot swim for any reason, a detailed email or note must explain why.  

These are the 2AL swimming dates for 2018:

1. Monday, January 29, 2018
2. Wednesday, February 7, 2018
3. Monday, February 19, 2018
4. Tuesday, February 27, 2018
5. Friday, March 9, 2018
6. Tuesday, March 20, 2018
7. Wednesday, April 4, 2018
8. Thursday, April 12, 2018
9. Friday, April 20, 2018
10. Thursday, May 3, 2018

DINNER QUESTIONS

1 - What is a polygon and how do you know?

2 - What are some healthy choices that we can make as a family at home this year?

3 - Tell me about the informational book you are writing?