Learning Update

This week, students have drafted their first informational piece about energy!  They’ve been researching, reading nonfiction texts, and taking notes. They will use this research to revise their informational reports. During unit time, students have been creating demonstrations and performing experiments about energy. Then, they have explained how energy is transferred and/or transformed during these experiments. Most students have completed making videos of these and posting them to their blogs.

During math time, we’re learning about fractions.  This week we’re comparing and ordering fractions.  Next week we will find equivalent fractions in order to add and subtract.  If you would like to work with your child at home, there are some fractions games and practice on the Netvibes page.

Field Trip to Umwelt Arena

Tomorrow, on Thursday, as announced last week on the newsfeed, the students will visit Umwelt Arena, an environmental museum, in Spreitenbach. Students should bring a lunch with them that day. The cafeteria will provide packed lunches for students who normally order cafeteria lunch. We will depart the school at 9:00 and return by 3:00, so students do not need to arrive early or be picked up late.