Monday, December 15, 2015

Marvelous Monday!

We began the day rehearsing for our Christmas concert. We are working really hard and becoming better and better!!

Afterwards we learned how important it is for a structure to have a frame for support. Students came up one by one and held on to one another as Ms. Jaskolka lightly pushed the students. When there was only one student, they easily lost their balance but with more students we had more stability; more support means more stability.

After first recess and lunch, we moved onto Math. We looked at a picture of various groups of animals and figured out different ways that we could count them. One example: we had 17 baby goats (kids) and 6 more were put on display. We determined that we could count them in different ways:

-17 + 6 =23

-7+6 = 13 plus 10 more =23

-17+3 = 20 plus 3 more =23

Students then worked in their math workbooks, practicing adding two digit numbers and coming up with addition stories.

At the end of the day, students made snowman glyphs that were put on display close to our classroom for the Christmas concert. Students built a snowman answering various questions. An example: If you like the snow, use three snowballs; if you do not like the snow, use two snowballs. Students were then given the opportunity to work with pastels to create the backgrounds for their snowman.  Students really enjoyed experimenting blending the colours! 

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.     Sign rubrics

3.     Journal (Teni)

4.     Ornament (Teni)

5.     Sign Math Test