Friday, April 24th

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all well and are enjoying tracking the moon cycles in your moon books! How did your acrostic poems go? I’d love to see. Email me at jessilee.schaff@sd78.bc.ca.

This week we are going to start two projects. The first is a research project on an animal and the second is a poetry project.

Science
Your mission today is to:
1. Choose an animal you want to study.
2. Describe what your animal looks like. (You might need an adult or older sibling to help you write down your facts and to stay organized.) Write down or type 3-5 details in a note book, computer or on a piece of paper. *Keep these facts handy as our project will build from week to week and in the end, you will have a completed project!

For today’s work, for example, if I had chosen a raccoon, I could say:

What do raccoons look like?
1. Raccoons have grey and black fur with a black ‘mask’ around their eyes.
2. Raccoons have small paws and the front paws look like little hands.
3. Raccoons have a small round black nose and whiskers.
4. Raccoons have a bushy tail that is striped.
5. Raccoons have sharp teeth.

Poetry
Along with your acrostic poem, our project is going to be creating a poetry book. It’ll be a collection of poems you get to create! This week we are making a calligram. You will draw a simple flower and line it with related words. Check out my example below! Once you’re done, you can colour your flower and add details into the background. I chose to add a sun, cloud and ladybug. Other ideas could be a bumble bee, kite, dragon fly, ant, or even a pot or vase for your flower. Use your imaginations and have fun!