Our class finished our novel study of The Breadwinner. We have been working on a critical thinking response to this powerful book. Share with a family member your written response posted on a google doc. Why did we read this book?  How has the main character Parvana changed? What virtues did the characters demonstrate? How is the government of Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban different from our Canadian government?

Homework: 
Practice your division skills on the following websites:
http://www.mathplayground.com/visual_division/dare_to_share_fairly.html
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_2.html

Reminder: 
- Sports Club tomorrow, Thursday, March 17 - 3:15-3:45.
- No school on Friday, March 18.

Our class finished our novel study of Underground to Canada. We have been working on a critical thinking response to this powerful book. Share with a family member your written response posted in D2L. What was the main idea of this novel? What can we learn from the characters in the book?

Homework: 
- How did the characters in Underground to Canada show the virtues? We will be sharing our ideas in class tomorrow.

Reminder: 
- Our class assembly is tomorrow morning (March 17) at 11:00! Please remind your families to attend!

We are finished sharing our amazing Engineering projects!  Today we completed our self-assessment on our projects.  Please share with a family member your assessment and explain why.  There are many different categories to share:  Project Proposal, Daily Reflections, Task Management and Collaboration and finally your Project Evaluation.

Homework: 
Please add to our google doc at least 10 words that describe wellness.

Reminder: 
- Pizza lunch is tomorrow (March 16)
- Sports Club is on Thursday, March 17-3:15-3:45

We have been applying the scientific method to record our plant experiments! Our class designed experiments and created a google doc to collect our information. Share with a family member your google doc. How did you use your five senses when completing your observations? What conclusions did you draw from your data?

Homework: 
Watch the Scientific Method on BrainPOP Junior. Try the quiz! What connections can you make to our experiments in class?

Reminder: 
- Pizza lunch is tomorrow (March 16)
- Room 2 Assembly is March 17 at 11:00. Please invite your families to attend and celebrate our learning!

Our class has been preparing our representations of wellness.  Our representations include skits, advertisements, puppet plays and posters.  In addition to showing what we know about wellness, we will also be using French vocabulary in our presentations. Please share with a family member which aspect of wellness your group is focusing on.  Why is this important to you?

Homework:
Try out your multiplication of decimals on the following link:
https://nrich.maths.org/5632

Reminder: 
- Pizza lunch is Wednesday, March 16.
- No school on Friday, March 18.  It is a Professional Development Day.
- Grade 4/5 will be having a celebration of learning assembly on March 17 at 11:00.

Our class has been working hard preparing for our assembly! Share with a family member the learning we will be sharing with the school and community. Please invite your families to attend our celebration of learning on March 17 at 11:00!

Homework: 
Play Salute with a family member! What patterns do you notice when we are multiplying numbers?

Reminder: 
- Pizza lunch is Wednesday March 16.
- Room 2 Assembly is Thursday March 17 at 11:00.

Thank you for an exciting week of learning! Have a wonderful weekend.