Friday the 13th

Hi parents,

We had a very peaceful and quiet day today with only 13 students in class!

In the morning, we had our Spelling Quiz, which was followed by an introductory activity to our upcoming 'boats and buoyancy' unit. In this activity, students used tin foil or paper to quickly construct simple boats. They tested their boats to see if they would float on water and carry a small load. 

When that was cleaned up (which took a while), we played a round of "Settlers of Kanata". The students' communities are coming along quite nicely and advancing technologically too. It's been interesting to see how different groups have prioritized different developments. For example, one group immediately started to build every science-related structure they could, and now their group has almost discovered flight!

It's a shame that conferences had to be cancelled because I know the students would be excited to give you the 'tour' of their community. 

We played a math game called "I have, who has?", which tested the students on their knowledge of basic facts. It took a while to get used to, but the class was pretty into it once they got the hang of it.

Have a nice weekend, 

Zac