April 13-17

Dear Parents

Reminders

-With the wet weather upon us please consider sending an extra set of clothes and socks for your child.

-No school on Friday  

This week we had the amazing opportunity to have Teachers Pet into our classroom to teach us about Energy Movement and Pathways.  Students had the opportunity to build their own wooden race car, race vehicles down an incline and experience different surfaces, race and build their own marble runs, as well as learn about ways animals move in different directions and pathways.  Thank you to all the parent volunteers that made this experience possible. 

Learning Intentions

• I can tell that energy makes things move.
• I can give examples of things that use energy to move.
• I can show how a push or pull can make an object move.

Building & Exploring (Race Car Focus)

• I can build a race car using different materials.
• I can test how my race car moves.
• I can change my design to make my car move better.

 Investigating & Testing

• I can ask questions about how my car will move.
• I can make a prediction about what will happen.
• I can test my ideas and see what happens.

 Observing Movement

• I can describe how my car moves (fast, slow, far, near).
• I can compare how different cars move.
• I can notice what makes my car move faster or slower.

Communication

• I can talk about my race car and how it works.
• I can draw and label my design.
• I can share what I learned from testing my car.

Inquiry 

• I can be a scientist by testing and improving my ideas.
• I can use energy (pushes and pulls) to make things move.
• I can learn by trying, testing, and changing my design.

Literacy

This week we focused on the long e sound and long o.  Please review the home practice with your child.