Hello Parents and Students,
This week’s PWIM (Picture Word Inductive Model) lesson (photos 1 & 2)
reinforced ALPHABETIZATION. Try playing
some dictionary games, alphabet games at home.
You could use the weekly spelling list to reinforce this language
concept. Try alphabetizing 3 words, then
5 and work up to 10 with your child.
Remember to use spellingcity.com
for spelling game activities. Our
phonics letter of the week was Jj.
We will
be wrapping up our Measurement Unit next week and have used units such as
pennies, cubes, paperclips, straws and more this week, to measure mass
of objects in the classroom. The
children have discovered: the heavier
the unit of mass, the fewer units you need to measure something heavy. Vocabulary this week included: Categorizing from heaviest to lightest and
vice versa.
The
children also used string to measure
length of curved items (length around a water bottle, their heads, etc.)
and then to straighten the string and
measure with non-standard units (cubes, popscicle sticks, etc.) to find the
length. Math binders will go home next Wednesday for you to
explore and to discuss with your child.
If you
have not signed the MATTER POP QUIZ from
Tuesday, please do so and return with your child to school by tomorrow. We have had a lot of fun doing a few
experiments this week. The children
should be able to explain to you “why oil and water don’t mix.”
Oil and water are said to be “immiscible”, because they do not mix. The oil layer is on the top of the water because
of the difference in density of the two liquids. Oil is less dense than water
and so it is on top.
Go to http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeexpts/layeredliquids.htm
for the RAINBOW IN A GLASS experiment and try it at home. This was another experiment we tried on
Wednesday. THE KIDS LOVE EXPERIMENTS!
Rainbow in a glass
You will need the following materials:
• four different colors of food coloring (e.g. red, yellow, green, blue)
• five tall glasses or clear plastic cups
• ¾ cup (180 g) of granulated sugar
• a tablespoon for measuring
• 1 cup (240 ml) water
In the first glass, add one tablespoon (15 g) of sugar. In the second glass, add two tablespoons of sugar, three in the third glass, and four in the last glass. Then add three tablespoons (45 ml) of water to each glass, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. If the sugar in any of the glasses will not dissolve, add one more tablespoon (15 ml) of water to all of the glasses, and stir again. When the sugar is completely dissolved, add two or three drops of red food coloring to the first glass, yellow to the second, green to the third, and blue to the last glass.
In the remaining glass we will create our rainbow. Fill the glass about a fourth of the way with the blue sugar solution. Next, carefully add the green solution to the glass. Do this by putting a spoon in the glass, just above the level of the blue solution. Slowly pour the green solution into the spoon, raising the spoon to keep it just above the level of the liquid, until the glass is half full. Add the yellow solution, and then the red one in the same manner. What do you notice about the colored solutions?
The amount of sugar dissolved in a liquid affects its density. The blue solution has the most sugar dissolved in it and is therefore the densest. The other solutions are less dense than the blue solution, so they float on top of it. The densities of the solutions should be very close however, and the solutions are miscible, so you will see that the layers do not form well defined boundaries as in the first experiment. If done carefully enough, the colors should stay relatively separate from each other. What do you think will happen if you stir up the liquids in the glass?
You will need the following materials:
• four different colors of food coloring (e.g. red, yellow, green, blue)
• five tall glasses or clear plastic cups
• ¾ cup (180 g) of granulated sugar
• a tablespoon for measuring
• 1 cup (240 ml) water
In the first glass, add one tablespoon (15 g) of sugar. In the second glass, add two tablespoons of sugar, three in the third glass, and four in the last glass. Then add three tablespoons (45 ml) of water to each glass, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. If the sugar in any of the glasses will not dissolve, add one more tablespoon (15 ml) of water to all of the glasses, and stir again. When the sugar is completely dissolved, add two or three drops of red food coloring to the first glass, yellow to the second, green to the third, and blue to the last glass.
In the remaining glass we will create our rainbow. Fill the glass about a fourth of the way with the blue sugar solution. Next, carefully add the green solution to the glass. Do this by putting a spoon in the glass, just above the level of the blue solution. Slowly pour the green solution into the spoon, raising the spoon to keep it just above the level of the liquid, until the glass is half full. Add the yellow solution, and then the red one in the same manner. What do you notice about the colored solutions?
The amount of sugar dissolved in a liquid affects its density. The blue solution has the most sugar dissolved in it and is therefore the densest. The other solutions are less dense than the blue solution, so they float on top of it. The densities of the solutions should be very close however, and the solutions are miscible, so you will see that the layers do not form well defined boundaries as in the first experiment. If done carefully enough, the colors should stay relatively separate from each other. What do you think will happen if you stir up the liquids in the glass?
The children are REALLY enjoying the RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8, novel study
projects. “If you could choose anyone in
the WHOLE WORLD to babysit you, who would that be? What would you do? Where would you go?” There were some very interested paragraphs
about: celebrities, scientists,
athletes, as such and more: Michael Jordan, Abraham Lincoln, Edmonton Oilers,
Riders, parents, family members (uncles), and teachers, of course.
This afternoon, we will be
creating BIKE SAFETY
posters, to remind Ramona to follow the safety rules when bike
riding. The posters are due on Tues. Jan. 27th. Lots of class time is provided, but the
children are to take their Ramona novel and writing assignment home each night. PLEASE SEND THE ENVELOPE, NOVEL AND
ASSIGNMENTS to school each day, with your child’s agenda.
REMINDERS:
1. FYI for CHAPTER 3: Send a photocopy or hand-written favourite
egg recipe to school for RAMONA EGG DAY on
Thurs. 29th.
2. «IMOGEN is our STAR OF THE WEEK on
Monday, 26th«.
3. READING
LOGS DUE Thurs.
4. FRIDAY 30TH = PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT DAY = NO
SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
5. «RONIN IS STAR OF WEEK FEB. 9TH«
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Grant Road Cookie Dough Fundraiser $$$$ due on Feb. 6th.
Cheques made to: GRSPA (Grant Road School Parent Association).
Fundraiser
profits will go towards I-Pads for
the school.
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CLASS LIST: See parent email for names.
REMEMBER YOUR PYJAMAS FOR TOMORROW!
Have a great weekend! Enjoy the weather!
Ms. Selimos
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