The students continued to build their understanding of how structures are built. On Monday, we continued experimenting with the properties of paper as a building material as the students tried to create structures that were at least 15cm tall and could withstand the weight of a heavy book.
During language time, the students read about the construction steps in building houses, bridges or tunnels. Meanwhile in math, our new unit focuses on multiplication and we will also be learning about measurement and area over the next few weeks, and will be very hands on next week as we will build a model of a school on the moon for STEM week. We began discussing the topic, and the students put together lists of materials that they would like to use for the project. If you have some materials for recycling: styrofoam trays, plastic and cardboard boxes, paper towel rolls, etc. please send them in with your child this week. Monday will be a planning and preparation day as we design our building and decide on different roles for the project and construction of the model will take place from Tuesday to Thursday with Friday being the STEM showcase day for parents to come in and check it out.
We also read the story of the Three Little Pigs and discussed the different building materials that were available to the pigs and as an engineering project the students built their own houses out of straws to protect a little piggy from the Big Bad Wolf’s powerful huff and puff! You can check out videos on your child’s Seesaw account.
In PE, we continued working on our running, throwing and jumping in preparation for Sports Day on April 28.
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