Our Learning This Week...

- March 20, 2026

What a fun and busy week we’ve had in our classroom!

In Language Arts, students continued developing their understanding of long vowel sounds, with a focus on the silent e spelling pattern. This week, we explored the long o sound by building words and playing interactive games on the smartboard. Students practiced listening carefully to distinguish between long o and short o sounds, strengthening both their phonics and spelling skills in an engaging, hands-on way.

In Math, our focus was on understanding the difference between length and width. Students learned and practiced using comparative vocabulary such as wide, wider, widest and narrow, narrower, narrowest to describe objects. They also continued developing their measurement skills by comparing the length and width of different items. Building on previous learning, students began measuring using a single non-standard unit (such as a paperclip), which required more precision and attention than using multiple units. This was an important step in deepening their understanding of consistent measurement.

In Social Studies, we explored Inuit culture. Students learned about traditional clothing, transportation methods such as the dogsled and umiak, as well as food and forms of entertainment like storytelling and drumming. We also listened to the traditional Inuit story “A Promise is a Promise.” Through this story, students discovered how storytelling is used to pass down important knowledge and beliefs. In particular, the story teaches children about the dangers of going too close to cracks in the ice in a memorable and imaginative way.

In Science, students participated in hands-on centres focused on sound. They explored how sound travels through different materials, including air, water, and solids. Students discovered that these materials can change how we hear sounds, making them louder or quieter. The centres provided a fun and interactive way to investigate this concept.

This week also included some festive fun as we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day! After learning about the history and traditions of the holiday, students wrote creative cinquain poems about leprechauns. These five-line poems gave students a chance to apply their understanding of parts of speech—using nouns, verbs, and adjectives to describe their topic.

We also had an exciting leprechaun scavenger hunt, where students searched for pots of gold and counted the coins inside. This activity connected to our math learning about money, helping students reinforce their understanding of coin names and values while practicing counting by 1s, 5s, and 10s.

To add to the excitement, those sneaky leprechauns paid our classroom a visit! We returned to find chairs toppled, name tags mixed up, and a big mess left behind. Although our traps didn’t catch any this year, we will next year!