April 22 - 26

Wellness and Math

 I can persevere through challenging tasks and problems.

I can explain my reasoning in an organized way, talking about how I sta
rted and what I changed when solving a problem

This week, we decided to tackle a complex problem: The Bridge Riddle. Students were shown a scenario with several specific parameters. In pairs or independently, students were asked to come up with a solution. They were encouraged to use whiteboards, manipulatives, and visuals to help them. They had a lot of fun trying to solve this seemingly impossible task.

Here is a link to the video if you would like to try it yourself:

April 15 - 18

 Level Up Calgary

We have been working on our Minecraft builds over the last few weeks and are so excited to showcase our work next week! We have been finishing up our builds and writing our scripts for our video submissions. When creating our designs, we had to make sure each feature contributes to vibrancy, diversity, equity, or unity and explain how the features were sustainable.

Math

I can add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators

We have been working so hard on understanding fractions! We have looked at simplifying fractions, equivalent fractions, and now adding/subtracting. Here are a couple of examples of what we worked on this week.

April 8 - 12

 Hangar Museum Field Trip!

 I can describe and demonstrate instances in which air movement across a surface results in lift— Bernoulli’s principle.

I can apply appropriate vocabulary in referring to control surfaces and major components of an aircraft. This vocabulary should include: wing, fuselage, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, elevators, ailerons, rudder.

We had an AMAZING time at the Hangar Museum on Monday. We created gliders, helicopters, and parachutes. We were able to climb in a couple of aircrafts and control the ailerons, elevators, and rudder! Thanks again to our amazing volunteers.

Robotics

I can work with a partner to program our robot to complete different tasks

I can code using a block program to move my robot in a predictable manner

I can debug my program when it doesn't work the way I want

I can be independent and ask for help only as needed 

We started Robotics this week with Mr. Newman! In pairs, we had to build our robot and we were able to begin programming it to follow simple commands, e.g. Move forward 3 squares.

April 2 - 5

 Science

I can recognize that the Moon’s phases are regular and predictable, and describe the cycle of its phases.

This week, we thought it would be a great idea to review the phases of the moon! We had the opportunity to create a stop motion animation! Our task was to create an entire moon phase cycle using plasticine. Here is a look at our work