Finished Habitats using The Element of Texture!

The thrasher shark is my favourite. – Aden

We are doing art and we are learning about habitats and the element of texture because we are using clay while making a habitat. – Ronelle

My habitat is the arctic.  My friend Katie helped me make a polar bear. – Tashina

For our art my habitat was the forest.  We are learning about texture.  Ways to make texture is using pretty much everything around you.  We got some ideas from Barbara Reid. – Lauren

The coolest piece that I did in the art was my separate leaves on my tree. – Ally

My favourite piece was the “talking bison”! – Mitchell

I’m finally done!!  The element of art we were focussing on was texture so we used Barbara Reid for ideas because we are using clay! – Sam

My favourite part on my board is my waterfall. – Kaelan

Her art is like it would take her a year to finish it. – Eric D.

I like doing the board because I like clay. – Eric C.

Our next element of art is texture.  We have clay habitats on our wall.  I am making some clouds. – Heidi

We are suppose to put texture and make it look real not like a cartoon and we have cool stuff to add texture. – Sofia

In our art for habitats we are adding texture by using forks, knives, tooth picks and we got this idea from Barbara Reid.  We looked in her books to get some ideas. – Katie

I am doing the ocean habitat and it is awesome cause it had cool stuff in it. – Khang

My art is about the arctic, so far I have put in this beautiful sunset, I am proud of it and so is Mrs. Kosolowski. – Jessica

My habitat that I am doing is the forest.  We are making boards with clay and our habitat. – Frances

My favourite part was when I made the actual mountains and the giant lobelia, we had to add texture to it. – Cecilia

For my habitat art my favourite part is the rainbow fish and bird. – Stacy

I got my tiger shark idea from Maddox. – Ethan

It is cool using clay for a habitat. – Dante

We are using clay like Barbara Reid. – Rhian

We got the ideas from Barbara Reid. - Derek

Social Studies Mask Making!

I did not like it because there was so much vaseline on me. – Mitchell

I felt a bit scared but happy. – Tashina

I love it because I got to kind of fall asleep and it felt strange when my partner put on the bandages.  Also a marker fell on my head. – Heidi

I liked it because it was so relaxing. – Aden

At the very beginning I was excited/nervous, but after I wasn’t nervous. – Jessica

I thought that it was really cool in both ways.  I mean it was a cool experience (again) and it was pretty cool (as in cold) when it dripped down my neck. – Sam

I loved it because you got this paper mache on your face and it was all cold and when the mask came off I got blinded from the light! – Ronelle

I had fun because I have never done paper mache before!  It was very relaxing and very fun to put on my partner!  The only thing was I got vaseline in my hair! Yuck! – Lauren

I liked doing the mask making because it was really soggy and icky!  I think that it was more fun than last year! – Ally

I liked it because Ethan and I were great partners. – Khang

It was really wet and soggy cause you dip the things in water. – Ethan

I liked it because it felt so soggy on my face. – Stacy

I was scared because I thought that I could not breath!  But you could breath! – Sofia

I loved mask making because it feels awesome when you put the strip things on. – Eric D.

I thought it was pretty scary at first but then it felt weird and gooey and slimy. – Derek

I thought the mask making was very interesting cause we will get to paint them and make inuksuks and Egyptians. – Katie

I was relaxed when it was drying because there was relaxing music and I loved it. – Cecilia

We all had to be sticky and gooey. – Eric C.

It was really soggy. – Dante

It was really fun but sticky. – Kaelan

I loved it because it was messy. – Rhain

The vaseline was a little bit cold and it feels glossy and gooey. It was fun to put it on my partners face.  My partner was Heidi. – Frances

Writing Continuum!

My goal for writing is to use interesting words. – Aden

You usually move up a level every time we do it.  Sometimes you can move up 1, 2, 3, 4 and even to the end! – Sofia

I moved up 2 pages and I am on page 11 and it is really hard doing it. – Khang

In the writing continuum I moved up a page. – Eric C.

The writing continuum is when you look at goals and see where you are. – Kaelan

The writing continuum helps me because I can learn new ways or strategies to help me write!  In term 1 I was on page 11 but in term 2 I went to page 14! – Lauren

The writing continuum is something that we use to see what level of writing you’re on and I am on level 14 the highest level is 15. – Ally

The writing continuum is a whole bunch of sheets with goals on them and it’s not about what level you are on it’s about your goal! – Sam

My writing goal is paragraphs. – Mitchell

I moved up on the writing continuum by one more.  It is good because we get to see our goals.  We learn from it and met our goals. – Heidi

It shows you what your goal is. – Eric D.

To find out where you are for writing. – Dante

In the writing continuum I am on page 14.  A writing continuum helps you to work on your writing to sort out what you can do and can’t do. – Katie

The writing continuum helps me to see what things I need to do for my writing. – Frances

My goal is to use paragraphs in my writing, it’s hard but I will reach it. – Jessica

I am on page 11. – Rhian

The writing continuum is where you look and see what you can do with your writing and can’t do with your writing. – Cecilia

For my writing goal I am now on page 10! – Stacy

It helps you find a goal for your writing. - Derek

I am on page 13, YAY! – Ethan

The writing continuum helps us get better in writing!  I moved up from page 11 to page 14, it is the last page of the writing continuum. - Ronelle

Problem Solving is All Around Us!

My partner in problem solving is Frances. – Aden

My partner is Rhian and problem solving looks like people scattered all around the room and working with their partner. – Ronelle

Problem solving means we have to solve a problem like here is one: Ally has $30 to spend at the auction, Mrs. K gives her $20 more, how much does she have? – Ally

In problem solving my partner is Maddox and we work very well together!  Lots of the problems we do are very difficult but me and my partner can talk it out. – Lauren

My partner is Stacy. You don’t get to pick your partner. – Sofia

My partner is Sam.  It is really hard but we have to do this. – Khang

In problem solving my partner is Ally. – Kaelan

I like my partner because I was the only person who has a boy and boy partner. – Eric C.

My partner is Cecilia. – Mitchell

I usually just use tally marks. – Eric D.

Everyone gets a partner. – Dante

My partner is Khang and it’s really fun to figure out the problems because most of them are actually true. – Sam

Problem solving is when you get a real problem and figure it out with a whole bunch of strategies. – Cecilia

My problem solving partner is Aden.  A few weeks ago we had to do a very tricky problem. – Frances

My partner and me have to work together.  My partner is Dante and me.  We have to not chat and be respectful.  We share our ideas to each other and it is quiet. – Heidi

My partner is Ronelle. – Rhian

My partner is Derek and we co-operate really good together. – Jessica

My partner is Ethan.  Some of the strategies that we use in our classroom to solve the problems are multiplication, addition, subtractions, division, place value, and tally marks. – Katie

For problem solving my strategy was a chart for the problem. – Stacy

Jessica is my partner. – Derek

My partner is Katie! – Ethan

Science Habitat Design Process!

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We plan first so we have a better idea of what we are going to do later. – Aden

Planning helps me because I know what I’m doing and don’t mess up and scrap it off and make it all messy. – Ronelle

Planning first helps us because then we look back a tour sheet instead of just thinking of new ideas.  It makes it flow better. – Ally

We plan first because we want to be organized and be ready.  We do it because we want it to look perfect. – Heidi

Because if you didn’t you will make lots of mistakes but if you plan first you won’t have to do it again. – Sofia

We plan first cause it helps you to organize your stuff! – Khang

Designing or planning helps me because then I know what to do and I can put something on the real design and not having to worry about taking it off. – Lauren

So we know what to do and it works out. – Dante

It is on paper because what if you only had a plan in your head and you would forget it. – Eric C.

To know what we are doing and remember it. – Mitchell

Because when we plan or brainstorm we can remember what habitat we are doing so we can just start and not have to think. – Sam

It is very helpful because you can see what your design will look like and not just how you think! – Frances

So then we can copy off of a sheet and have something in mind. – Kaelan

Because you would not know what your doing if you never planned, it can’t be just random. – Eric D.

When you plan first, all your ideas get out and there all together!  We plan to help us think and you’ll know what to do. – Katie

We plan first so then we know what to do and were not all mixed up! Also so it’s perfect! – Jessica

Planning first on paper helps you so when you do the actual thing you have ideas and know what you are going to do. – Cecilia

We plan first so if we make a mistake on paper you could just erase it and fix it. – Derek

We plan first because it has to work out for your design. – Stacy

So it works out. – Ethan

Science Habitat Interesting Fact!

The crab has claws to eat dead animals. –Aden

I learned about adaptations and one of the adaptations I learned about was the black heron.  The black heron puts a shadow of his wings on the surface of the water so he can find his food. – Lauren

If you touch a fire coral you sizzle up and die.  A parrot fish has a special beak to cut up food or prey. – Ronelle

Certain fish live in the lakes and ponds. – Dante

The coyote eats the mouse/rat, the mouse/rat eats the grass and the coyote also eats the squirrel. – Ally

I learned that penguins eat fish and fish eat krill and krill eat plankton, plankton eats tiny plants. – Sofia

I made a sun that makes the plants grow and the sea turtle eats the plants.  The barracuda eats the turtle and the shark eats the barracuda. – Khang

I got the food chain from a book. – Eric C.

My food chain is a plant and 2 animals. – Rhian

Did you know that a frog has a super long tongue so it can reach little animals. – Frances

A bison’s nose pushes snow. – Mitchell

One of the adaptations in my habitat was a duck because it’s webbed feet! – Sam

I had to look in a book to find out some of the adaptations for my bunny.  We had to make a food chain in our habitat with no arrows. – Heidi

If you touch a fire coral it gives you a sizzling burn.  A garibaldis bright colour tells all the other fish to stay away. – Katie

I am doing the arctic and one adaptation is a polar bear and he has 8 layers of fur to keep warm. – Jessica

A pelican has webbed feet for swimming in water. – Derek

When I was researching for the mountains I found out the giant lobelia can suck air up it’s hair to keep warm and it can grow up to 2 cm to 6 cm tall. – Cecilia

My food chain is the jaguar eats the snake, the snake eats the frog and the frog eats the fly. – Kaelan

For my food chain I put an ant, fly, frog, lizard, bird.  The ant and fly get attacked by the frog and the frog gets attacked by the lizard and the lizard gets attacked by the bird so that is my food chain. – Stacy

My food chain has 3 fish and a plant. – Eric D.

The clown fish can hide in an anenime. – Ethan