Thursday, March 7

 Hi parents,

We had an awesome day today. In the morning, we used the coloured bead bars to solve more multiplication problems. We talked about how in a Montessori classroom, using concrete materials and working through problems manually is important even if you already know the answer in your mind. nIt's kind of like how you can visualize a kitten in your mind, and imagine how fluffy and cute it is, but that's no substitute for actually holding one.

After that, the students discussed a deceptively complicated question: "Where does water come from?"

As they discussed, it became apparent that there was no all-encompassing answer. That led us to discuss the water cycle. Students created their own labelled diagrams of the water cycle in their sketchbooks. t also prepared us for our presentation by Janice Mah, who is a member of the LBS community and also happens to work as an engineer for the city of Calgary in the water treatment department.

Janice taught the about the meaning of the word 'watershed', and all about how our city ensures our water is clean for everyone. We learned about the three different types of water (drinking water, waste water, and storm water), and why its important to ensure certain things are kept out of different kinds of water. 

In the afternoon, we went outside because we'd missed gym in the morning. A lot of students were so excited about the book report project, that they just wanted to read instead. It was so cool to see. I can't wait to see where this project goes.

Tomorrow is our spelling quiz! Have a nice night,

Zac