LITERACY
This week we:
- completed the second week of our ORGANIZATION unit in writing. We focused on writing things in a logical order when describing something. Students learned how to use guide words like first, then, next, now, finally, to start their sentences and help the reader follow the steps. We also learned that you need to put a comma after these words.
- enjoyed some Christmas read alouds
- wrote a special guided paragraph using JoAnne Moore sentence writing tips. We focused on varying our sentence starters and using specific verbs.
NUMERACY
This week we:
- learned how to represent double digit addition with regrouping using base ten blocks
- learned how to calculate the sum of a double digit addition with and without regrouping using the standard algorithm...AKA "stack and add"...AKA just like you did it when you were a kid! The students LOVED practicing this skill!
- used a good ol' MathQuest textbook, circa 1980s, to practice properly writing down equations and answering them. We focused on proper spacing, sizing, lining up our digits and accurate calculations. The students were super proud of their progress with this skill!
Remember this... or am I the only one old enough to have personally used this in school?!?!
- challenged ourselves to some activities on iknowit.com related to two digit addition. Some students even worked on adding four 2-digit numbers in one equation!
SOCIAL STUDIES
This week we:
- learned about wedding traditions in India! The students were amazed by the differences between Canadian and Indian weddings! We discussed how 90% of marriages in India are arranged. This blew the students away!
- brainstormed with a group everything that we had learned about weddings in India!
- celebrated India Day! Students travelled to four different classrooms and participated in four different activities. They: had henna applied, received two bangles and a peacock feather, enjoyed butter chicken, mango lassis, naan bread and rice, made a paper lantern, danced and played a game.
- need to thank Mrs. Kitchener, Mrs. MacKay, Mr. Boutilier and Mrs. Klaassen for helping me with the henna!
STAR STUDENT
This week, we got to know our Mikey a little bit better!
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Mikey also was our Student of the Week this week! He shared the honour with his two sisters! It was a McMahon family sweep!
*IMPORTANT REMINDERS*
- Send in a clean, label free glass jar on Monday. If you have any extras, feel free to send them in for students who can't bring one.
- Send in a gift bag (the size of an ipad) on Monday.
- Read for Beads on Wednesday
- Library on Thursday
- PJ, stuffy and blanket day on Friday.
- No need to send a snack with your child on Friday.
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