Sunday, April 17, 2016

Jordan Term 1

Bible

-Awana verses
-Building Lego creations based on Bible Stories






















Math

Singapore 1
-Addition and Subtraction to 10
-Addition and Subtraction to 20
-Shapes-squares, rectangles, triangles, circles
-Corners and sides
-smaller/bigger, longer/shorter,
-patterns of shapes
-measuring length
-measuring weight  -using scale
-capacity

Language Arts

-Community Alphabet Book
-Reading practice

Jordan has a caterpillar where he adds a circle each time he reads a story.  10 circles allows him to receive a prize.
Jordan met his goal and received his prize.

Explode the Code 2-Daily work

Bob Books

Reading Eggs

A Reason for Spelling-Daily practice

Science/Socials

Read White Stone in the Castle Wall.
Learned facts about Castle Noma.  Looked at castle pictures on the internet.
Drew pictures of castles.
Made a castle from cardboard.
Practised sharing our own ending to the story.

Community

Books/Movies
-Let's Meet a Police Officer by Gina Bellisario
-I want to be a Police Officer when I grow Up - Discovery Education
-I want to be a Pilot when I Grow UP- Discovery Education
-Firefighters-Discovery Education
-When I grow Up I want to be a Firefighter-Discovery Education
-Fireboy to the Rescue - A Fire Safety Book by Edward Miller
-Service Workers  Brain Pop Jr
-Dentist Brain Pop JR
--Berenstain bears go to the Dentist - Learn 360-Doctor Brain Pop Jr
-Mama's New Job -Berenstain Bears-Learn 360
-On The Job--Berenstain Bears-Learn 360
-Stone Soup by Jon Muth (about communities coming together)
-The House That Max Built by Maxwell Newhouse
-Where I live -Discovery Education
-How Communities Grow and Change -Discovery Education
-Attic Treasure-Berenstain Bears-Discovery Education
-Franklin Helps Out - Learn 360
-I drive a semitruck
-Fishing-Learn 360
-Farming-Learn 360
-life in the suburbs (learn 360)
-life in the country (learn 360)
-life in a masaii village (learn 360)
-life in mumbai (learn 360)
-life in nicaragua (learn 360)
If You Lived Here-Houses of the World by Giles Laroche

Understanding our Community -A Rod and Staff text
-What is my place in the Community?
-How Do we Get the Things We Need?

Activities
-Dump Field Trip
-RCMP officer at Bike Rodeo
-Visit to the Dentist
-Workbook, Our community -Grade 1 - Apple Press
   -Community Needs
   -Community Places
   -Community Workers
   -Living and Working Together
-Discussion of differences and similarities between different homes e.g.. village, city, etc.

Geology
Activities
-Built a volcano out of salt dough and watched it erupt.





















Books/Videos
-Watched Magic School Bus Out of the Earth
-100 Facts about Space
-Max Visits the Space Station

Chickens






















Babysitting chicks.  Observing them.
Learning about chickens on Pebble Go.
Drawing pictures of chickens.
Writing out simple facts about chickens.
Watched Magic School Bus Cracks a Yolk

Salmon-Life cycle
-field trip in Williams lake on streams of dreams
-Magic School Bus video on migration
-Magic School Bus video on food chains
-2 worksheets on salmon life cycle
-colouring page on aboriginal use of salmon
-Read Salmon for Simon
















Butterflies
Books/Movies
Read The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Watched The Magic School Bus Butterfly
Read Butterflies: Their Life Cycle
Read Gotta Go!
Activities
Observed our caterpillars each day.  Drawing pictures of observations.  Dictating observations.
Played board game about getting monarchs to mexico and back.
Planted butterfly gardens, using seeds that will attract butterflies.  Decorated the container.
Preparing milk weed seeds for planting.
Created butterfly life cycle pin wheels.
Learning to draw butterflies.  Discussed making different "drafts" and using observations to make changes and add details.
Making life cycle out of modelling clay
Making butterflies using hand prints with paint.
Made butterfly magnets

Plants
Books/Movies
It's Our Garden by George Ancona
The Magic School Bus Bog Beast

Activities
Helped plant a summer garden.  Planted potatoes, carrots, peas, lettuce, onions and flowers.
Adding to our animal poster.


-Geocaching





















Health/Career

-Iced Tea Stand














Alex created a booklet about exercise.  He practised the exercises.

Fine Arts

-Piano practice
-Theory work
-Attended the 100 mile music festival and listened to the participants.
-Performed in the year end recital

Testing out an online art class and drawing different lines to create turtles and caterpillars.

Took an online art class about working with lines.  Practice drawing pictures of turtles.
Drawing butterflies.

Respecting our earth.




















PE

-Visiting Kamloops Bike Ranch
-Swimming
-Little Ninjas Gymnastics Class
-regular bike rides

Performed in the year end gymnastics recital.




















Bike Rodeo-Watched ICBC WalkSmart/Bike Safe K-Gr7

Soccer Camp

Jordan received the most improved award




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