Friday, April 17th

Good morning students, parents and guardians,

I hope you are all well. This week we are going to do two activities. One that is Science related and one that is Poetry related.

1. Science: We are going to start learning what is in our skies. What natural things can you think of? What man-made things can you think of? Have a discussion together. Natural things: The Sun, the Moon, stars, meteors, shooting stars, planets, dwarf planets, black holes, Milky Way Galaxy, and other solar systems. Man-made things could include: planes, helicopters, rocket ships, space stations, drones, hot air balloons and satellites. These lists are ideas, but don’t feel like you have to explain each one at length.

We are going to start a moon phases tracker book so we can discover the different phases of the moon. Each day, I would like you to draw a picture of what the moon looks like in the night sky and write the title of the moon type under it. You can create a chart, use a calendar print out or create your own Moon Phases book. Here is a link to a printable calendar, if you choose to go that way. Printable Calendar. This project will be ongoing for one entire moon cycle. Here is a helpful link that might help! Chilliwack Moon Phases. *Note the Crescent/gibbous moon phases are not listed here. I also posted pictures of the expected moon cycle from the Farmer’s Almanac.

Here is a sample of what a Moon Observation Book could look like:

2. Poetry. The first poem we are going to create is an acrostic poem. In this type of poem, you use a word as a frame and use each letter in that word to attach other words to it. I chose to use the word ‘Spring’ as my frame word, but you can chose any word that makes sense to you.

For example:

Please use whatever supplies you have on hand. :) I’ve seen the most beautiful work using recycling! Feel free to improvise and use your imaginations.