October 16 - 20

Learning Outcomes

Science

-Identify some plants and animals found at a wetland site, both in and around the water; and describe the life cycles of these plants and animals
-Understand and appreciate that all animals and plants, not just the large ones, have an important role in a wetland community

-Draw diagrams of food chains and food webs, and interpret such diagrams

What Did Students Do?

This week, students were engaged in rich learning tasks to build their understanding of wetland ecosystems. Students learned about food chains and applied their understanding of decomposers, producers and consumers to draw and represent a food chain in their Visual Journals. They investigated wetland organisms such as the mosquito and dragonfly. They read an informational paragraph and linked seemingly random objects to the information found in the paragraph. Students presented their thinking to their classmates. We went on a walking field trip to Fish Creek Park where students did a pond dip using water from the wetland. They used magnifying glasses to look closely at the "Marsh Monsters". They drew and labeled a picture of two of these invertebrates. Students also used their five senses to observe their environment.

Ask Your Child:

-To tell you about their wetland food chain

-To tell you about our new novel read aloud - A Rover's Story

-To tell you about our walking field trip through the community and how people in our community are making a difference

-To show you how to add/subtract:   421.119 + 321.908 =____________ 761.432 - 115.760 = __________

Coming Up:

Oct 24th Grade 5 In-School Presentation from the Mustard Seed