The class was a buzz with excitement today as we witnessed 4 new butterflies emerge from their cocoons. One of our 8 butterflies made its appearance just yesterday, but Mme Van Sickle was beginning to worry that the rest would stay warm and cozy until the long weekend when nobody would be here to witness their transformation. But by the time the afternoon came around, we had 5 beautiful butterflies to release into the wild. Our classroom economy has taken on a life of its own, with every student in the class now having purchased at least one "property". For some, this just means that they no longer have to pay rent on their homes. For others, it means that they have been able to COLLECT rent money each week on their additional investment properties. Thursdays are our favourites because it means "le magasin" when we can use our hard-earned cash to purchase things at the class store. Many of us have begun learning the important lesson of delayed gratification - "If I save my money this week instead of spending it all, I can get something BETTER in a couple of weeks". We excitedly empty our wallets and count out our nickels, dimes, quarters and loonies, and many of us have learned how to quickly convert a handful of nickels (without the teacher's help) into the appropriate amounts to exchange for a dime, a quarter, or a loonie. We are beginning to understand that if I have two quarters, I can get something from the 50 cent box...if I have four quarters, I can get something from the $1 box. Thursdays are also one of our favourite days of the week because it usually means a walk to Hoffman Park. We are becoming experts on the tree-climbing rules, and this week we also had fun searching for bugs in and under logs. In Math, we have been continuing our unit on measurement. With our big buddies, we went outside (and braved the rain!) to have car races. Our big buddies helped us use measuring tapes to see how many centimetres and how many inches each car travelled, and then to assess which cars went the farthest distance, which ones went the shortest distance, and what could we change to make them go even farther? We had so many great ideas! Happy extra long weekend to everyone!
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