Tuesday, October 23
Housekeeping:
Halloween!
Royal Oak is excited to move in a new direction this year! In place of Pumpkinella, students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes on October 31st. Please have students come dressed in their costume in the morning (PM Kindergarten, please come ready in the afternoon!). Please have your child practice getting in and out of their costume so they can independently dress for washroom breaks. We ask that costumes do NOT include: masks, weapons, accessories, or blood/gore. Regular learning activities will continue throughout the day. Students will get the opportunity to share their costumes with each other by participating in a parade in the halls. In keeping with learning about healthy eating, please do not send any special treats or snacks to share. Our Staff is looking forward to the 31st!
Inquiry
In preparation for our Video Conference with the Tyrrell Museum, we explored a variety of fossils and rocks this week and have been learning about how fossils form and are dated using Stratigraphy.
Strata and Stratigraphy Videos
Fossil Rock Anthem
A Kids Guide to Stratigraphy
What is a Fossil?
How Fossils Are Formed
metamorphic rocks
tectonic plates
pressure
heat
foliated
non-foliated
Introduction to paragraphs-
The Hamburger Writing Model:
We have just begun work on a Geologists Field Journal where students are reporting back to the Government of Canada in 1903 after the Frank Slide. We will be writing 10-15 paragraphs, and have begun by focusing on what a paragraph is, and how they are structured.
- NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY, October 26th!!
- We will be skyping in with the Royal Tyrell Museum this Thursday morning for a virtual field trip into paleontology.
- Halloween, dress up in your best costume on October 31st!
- Our Dance Residency is now over
Halloween!
Royal Oak is excited to move in a new direction this year! In place of Pumpkinella, students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes on October 31st. Please have students come dressed in their costume in the morning (PM Kindergarten, please come ready in the afternoon!). Please have your child practice getting in and out of their costume so they can independently dress for washroom breaks. We ask that costumes do NOT include: masks, weapons, accessories, or blood/gore. Regular learning activities will continue throughout the day. Students will get the opportunity to share their costumes with each other by participating in a parade in the halls. In keeping with learning about healthy eating, please do not send any special treats or snacks to share. Our Staff is looking forward to the 31st!
Inquiry
In preparation for our Video Conference with the Tyrrell Museum, we explored a variety of fossils and rocks this week and have been learning about how fossils form and are dated using Stratigraphy.
Strata and Stratigraphy Videos
Fossil Rock Anthem
A Kids Guide to Stratigraphy
What is a Fossil?
How Fossils Are Formed
No Excuse Words:
metamorphic rocks
tectonic plates
pressure
heat
foliated
non-foliated
Literacy
This week we have continued reading non-fiction articles about geology. Here is one of the articles that we have read this week.
And here is another:
WRITING:
Introduction to paragraphs-
The Hamburger Writing Model:
We have just begun work on a Geologists Field Journal where students are reporting back to the Government of Canada in 1903 after the Frank Slide. We will be writing 10-15 paragraphs, and have begun by focusing on what a paragraph is, and how they are structured.
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