It was a week of théâtre here at school. We kicked off Tuesday with a visit from a French theatre group who had us use random objects for a variety of improv experiences. Later that same afternoon, another hilarious French theatre group performed for all of the French Immersion classes. It was audience participation and it was such a great show that they even had the adults in stitches. This week was also our last ice skating field trip. Many of us were très fatigués, but our skills have improved a lot over the course of the 3 trips and we should be very proud of all of our efforts! On our walk back to school, we noticed that there were some salmon berries beginning to ripen. We did a great job of asking Madame first before picking the berries and eating them, but some of us found some that weren't quite ripe yet and discovered what sour berries taste like. ;-) We are looking forward to going on some berry hunts in a couple of weeks when more of the salmon berries and huckleberries have fully ripened. In French this week, we have been talking about story elements - specifically, that every story has a beginning, middle and end, and that some kind of problem occurs in the middle that needs to be resolved. We read through a really funny book called "The Creepy Pair of Underwear", discussed the various elements, and then reenacted the story using loose parts. We had so much fun with this little project and some of us did a really outstanding job with our French retellings of the story. We then began the process of creating our own stories with a beginning, middle and end. In Math, we continued our measurement theme, this time with a challenge: how tall can you make a tower using kiva blocks and playing cards? Even though Madame had divided us into groups, most of us began by working individually. It took us awhile to realize that we were stronger together and could build a much bigger and better tower if we shared resources and communicated with one another. Madame measured each tower at the end and a winner was declared. Interestingly, it was the first group that had discovered the power of teamwork that won the challenge. Extra Photos...
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