A big thank you to the moms who came to decorate the hallway with festive Halloween/Fall decorations. The students in Grade 3, and beyond, are thoroughly enjoying them.
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MATHS: The students continued working with place value this week. They learned to use an abacus and discovered that when adding a bead to one particular place value it completely changed the number and value. Various other aspects of mathematics was practiced in our weekly MATHS rotation.
This week the students were introduced to "Maths in our Neighborhood". Pictures are taken within our neighborhoods of everyday objects we see around us. Today's object was a park bench that had 4 seats and each seat had 8 wooden tiles. The students created number sentences and story problems using the picture as a starting point. It was fascinating how many different ways the problem could be written, stated, and solved.
This week the students were introduced to "Maths in our Neighborhood". Pictures are taken within our neighborhoods of everyday objects we see around us. Today's object was a park bench that had 4 seats and each seat had 8 wooden tiles. The students created number sentences and story problems using the picture as a starting point. It was fascinating how many different ways the problem could be written, stated, and solved.
Literacy/UOI: The new UOI requires a great deal of reading and comprehension skills. The students have been collaborating and utilizing each others background knowledge to understand and construct meaning of new vocabulary words. They then use their understanding of those words to make thoughtful predictions of the unread text. This helps activate their minds and frame what it is they are about to read.
Students have been watching and reading about a variety of interesting people from across time and place. Here are some of the individuals they have been learning about: Nick Vujicic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzsjEmjjHsThe Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Ruby Bridges, J.K. Rowlings, & Bethany Hamilton. I also shared my role model, Maya Angelou. They have just begun to explore the questions: "What is a role model?" & "What are the characteristics of a role model?" They will continue to explore and uncover these ideas in the coming weeks.
Students have been watching and reading about a variety of interesting people from across time and place. Here are some of the individuals they have been learning about: Nick Vujicic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzsjEmjjHsThe Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Ruby Bridges, J.K. Rowlings, & Bethany Hamilton. I also shared my role model, Maya Angelou. They have just begun to explore the questions: "What is a role model?" & "What are the characteristics of a role model?" They will continue to explore and uncover these ideas in the coming weeks.
ICT: Well, it was an exciting week for ICT. The children created reflection videos about the successes and challenges they faced while making their informational book on forces. The students will use the documentation to add to their Weebly portfolios. The returning students have been assisting the new students in setting up their blogs. They are almost all ready to start posting away!!! There will be four categories students will showcase their work: Interesting, Challenging, Creative & Quality.