Sunday 14 October 2018

Week 7: Oct. 15-19

Here's what we have been up to this past week:

Math:  In both grades, we have looked at rounding, and the importance of being able to estimate. Sometimes we need an exact measurement or answer (like in an Olympic race) and sometimes an estimate is more efficient (like the approximate number of people at an event). We have been working on our estimation skills using Estimation180, and they have improved already! Now we are learning to round numbers, so that it can help us to estimate. We have practiced rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 (Gr. 4) and to the nearest tenth (Gr. 5) using the Rounding Mountain and a little song. You can hear it here. There is also a cute Number Rock video on rounding, you can see it here. Our next unit is patterning, and we will start it shortly.

Language: We have been enjoying learning all about our classmates as they present their biography slideshows. Each Gr. 5 student has presented one biography that they have written on a classmate, and is now working on another biography of a person they admire. It can be anyone, from someone they know well, to someone famous, or someone they have heard about. They need to explain why they chose that person, and why they admire them. The Gr. 4 students are working on their All About Me presentations. They are gathering photos of their items and telling the class why those items are important and meaningful to them. For presenters in both grades, I am watching particularly for how well they face the audience as they present (make eye contact), whether they speak in a clear, loud voice, and whether they have rehearsed their presentation or have trouble pronouncing some of the words. The rubrics with the expectations for each grade are in their Language Hapara folders in their Drive.
*Both grades will be writing a CASI reading test this week in order to have a baseline score for the beginning of the year.

Upcoming Events:
-The Bible Blessing Ceremony has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 30 at 9:30 a.m. An invitation will be coming home for parents of Grade 4 students to attend this ceremony. Each Grade 4 student receives their own copy of the New Testament, blessed and inscribed with their name, given to them by Father. Thank you to Parent Council for purchasing and inscribing the Bibles each year.
-The Terry Fox Wrap-Up Assembly is on Friday at 3:00 p.m. I wonder how many teachers will end up getting pied in the face?

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