Friday, December 12, 2014

Fantastic Friday!

Parents please bring in costumes for our holiday concert on Monday. For the Christmas concert, students are able to come up with their own villian costumes or come dressed in jeans and a red or green shirt. Students without a costume will be given a big E to tape on their shirt to represent evil.

I have an important message for all my students. I know that the holidays are approaching and we are all so excited to have some time off. We need to remember though, that when we are at school, there is still important learning that needs to get done in the classroom. We need to make sure that we are still trying our best every day and using our classroom time wisely. Ms. Jaskolka appreciates all your hard work!

We had a very busy and exciting day!

We began the day doing our unit 13 spelling test and writing our homework in our agendas.

Afterwards, we took part in the ArtReach program. We were learning from Diana, an artist, how to make a Christmas ornament using a cinnamon stick. We used paint for the body, face, nose, eyes, and mouth. For the beard, Diana mixed sand and white paint to create a really cool texture for the beard. We also made a wintery house and pine tree out of clay. Ms. Jaskolka took some videos to explain the process.  

Students will be able to take home their final products on Monday.

After first recess and lunch we had French.

After French, we did an experiment to see how weight on the bottom and top of a structure can effect its stability. Watch us perform our experiment and explain what we learned:

After second recess and lunch, we learned about adding and subtracting two digit numbers.

When adding and subtracting, we need to make sure to begin with the ones column.

When adding, if the sum of the numbers in the ones column equal 9 or more, we need to make sure to carry over.

1

              
19
  + 13  
________

    32

Subtraction:

           

When subtracting we need to keep in mind that sometimes we may need to borrow from the neighbour next door:

            24

- 19

________[we cannot take 9 away from 4 so we need to borrow from the tens column]

  24 (the 2 represents 20)

- 19 (the 1 represents 10)

______

  
  24
- 19

_____

First we need to borrow 10 from the 20 and give it to the 4.

20-10=10

We then give the 10 to the 4: 10 +4 =14

We can now subtract 14 from 9 and that gives us 5.

  24

- 19

_______

     5

Since we borrowed 10 from the 20, the 2 now becomes a 1.

 14

-19

_____

  05

Here is another strategy:

Here is another strategy: 
subtraction

Students were given an addition and subtraction package to practice adding and subtracting two digit numbers. It is important that students understand how to do so for our current math unit.

Homework:

1.     Read for 20 minutes: this is important to help students build upon their reading and comprehension skills. When reading, students can:

-use the Daily 5 strategy: Read the pictures, read the words, and then retell the story

-when retelling the story, the students use the pictures and what they remember happened

-retell the story without using the book ensuring to use their own words and putting the events and details in order

-First, Next, Then, Last

         -discuss your favourite part or character and explaining why: students make sure that you use evidence from the book to explain your reasoning

         -Think about the author’s message: Why do you think the author wrote the book you are reading? Is the author trying to teach you about something important?

2.  Addition and Subtraction package

3. Sign Spelling Test

4. Ornament for tradition tree (Teni)

5. Report Card comments

6. Costume for Monday