Ms Courtney's Class

Last week we collaborated with 4 other schools in Belgium, Saudi, America and China to write a book based on the UNs Sustainable Development Goal. The books we worked on was on the goal regarding sustainable cities. We wrote the ending to the book. The students enjoyed the opportunity to add to this book and either worked on the pictures, writing the text or recording.

UoI This week we inquired a little deeper into how artifacts can help us learn about the past. On Tuesday we searched the playground for buried artifacts and thought about how archaeologist feel when the are looking for clues and what the artifacts we found are. We looked at some images of the land around Phnom Penh from 2010 - 2018 and observed the changes in the land and looked for evidence of change over time. On Friday our Teacher Assistances brought some Cambodian artifacts to share with the students and to learn more about the place we live. Math We have been working on coordinates for the last two weeks. We completed our unit with a hidden picture where they needed to use their skills of reading coordinates to find the images. Literacy Our writing genre for this unit is narrative. We have been focusing on character descriptions this week. Students will begin writing their own narratives next week. Field Trip To find out more about...

We concluded our How We Organize Ourselves unit this week. When reflecting on what the students learnt in such a short time it is very impressive. Next week I will share the summative assessment feedback with you on Seesaw. Students will be showing you their infographic at their 3 way conference next Tuesday. We finishing the unit with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) challenge. Students working in small groups to create an Earthquake proof house using 1 piece of cardboard, some toothpicks and clay. All students had the same supplies and the same amount of time to build a 2 story structure. We tested their structures in a dish of jelly. 3 way conference planning We have been preparing the the 3 way conference next week. Students have been selecting work samples, refining reading goals and reflecting on their successes this semester and areas to improve on next semester. Buddies With their Grade 5 buddies the students are in the middle of creat...

Today Chris came to talk to us about urban environments. First he talked to us about how we could help and make a good urban environment.  He showed us the map of Phnom Penh and the different places on the map, likes parks and roads. We were able to share ideas of how to make a better urban environment. He told us that if we stopped using cars and motorbikes our environment would be better. He was talking to us about riding bikes and recycling. He suggested that we can do the following to improve our urban environment: Recycle and reuse paper, bowls, cups, toys, plastic, cans Pick up trash, even if it is not ours Eat locally Walk or bicycle  In an urban environment we need: Clean air Clear water Trees and plants

Ms Alison came to our class this morning to talk to us about being healthy. First she spoke to us about eating lots of different, healthy foods. Ms Alison said we should eat a variety of food and one way to remember to do this is to eat different coloured food. Like green cucumbers, red tomatoes, orange carrots and brown meat. She also said that if we eat food at the cafeteria we should try a little bit of everything. Next, Ms Alison talked to us about exercise. She said we can exercise by running, swimming and doing PE. After that, we discussed how important drinking water is. Ms Alison wants us to drink water everyday, she recommended drinking a 1 litre bottle of water a day. She said that it is more important to drink water than to eat food. We then talked about being clean, making sure we have a shower everyday and wearing clean clothes. We also need to brush our teeth two times a day. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The last thing she spoke to us ab...