Bonjour à tous!
This is Mlle. Karrie and today is (or was,
depending on when I manage to post this entry!) my last day working with your
children and Mme. Volohova. It has been a whirlwind of a term and I’m sad to
see it end so soon!
Recap of what we learned:
After the social studies unit on La
communauté (mentioned in my first blog post), we continued with mass and
capacity in math. Within this unit, we learned that the capacity of a container
differs depending on what we are using to measure with. In mass, we
investigated the weight of items using balances and learning vocabulary such as
“lourd”, “léger” and “la meme que” (heavy, light, the same as). The unit ended with
a quiz testing their knowledge and memory of the math concepts learned to date
(ex: perimeter, area, length, width, mass, capacity…etc.)
In science, we looked at the energy in our
lives; the types of energy around us, objects that use energy and their source
of energy. We talked about the needs of plants, animals and people and making good
food choices. At the beginning of the science unit, we planted 2 radish plants;
providing one of them with sun and water while the other remained under the
sink where it received no light and no water. The point was for the students to
observe the importance of the sun. Both plants went home with the students
tonight. Our energy unit ended with a trip that I planned to the Ontario
Science Centre!
The field trip!
The trip to the Science Centre was a
success! Before I continue, I would like to thank all the parents who
volunteered to come with us on the trip. Regardless of whether or not you were
able to join us, the trip would not have been able to come together without
your support!
We had some time to explore the KidSpark
area before attending a workshop on energy. During the workshop, the students
reviewed terms such as: stored energy, movement energy and solar and light
energy. We also had the opportunity to see different types of energy in action
through free exploration.
Please see the gallery below for pictures of our
adventures at the Science Centre!
It was a pleasure meeting some of you and
working with your children in the past months. I will miss everyone for sure!
Merci beaucoup,
Mlle. Karrie
