Sept. 12-19th

We've had another great week of learning in room 21! This week in math we continued our first numeracy unit. There will be a math quiz on Tuesday, Sept. 16th. The quiz will cover place value (numbers to 100 000 for grade 5's and 1 000 000 for grade 6's), as well as addition and subtraction of large numbers.  The students also tracked their 3 times table speed and progress by doing "mad math minutes" and graphing their speed. Many students were surprised by how much faster they got with practice through the week. 

In language we continued our independent reading program and finished final drafts of,  "A Letter to our Future Selves," which are now on display in the room. The students also wrote "I Am" poems about themselves. The students created a watercolour piece of art on which they will write their poems. We also continued our read aloud of the novel, "I Am Malala," which has already lead to some rich discussions and thinking. In science the grade 6's began to learn about their first unit, space, while the grade 5's began to study the human body. 

Important upcoming dates:

Tuesday, Sept. 16th: math quiz
Tuesday, Sept. 16th: BBQ and curriculum night (5:30-7:30)

Thursday, Sept. 18th: pool

Homework for this week:

1) Memorize the 4 times tables and review the 3's. Review for the quiz on Tuesday.
2) Read for at least 20 minutes each night. This is so important!! 

3) Go to Bitstrips and create your Avatar. 

4) Grade 5's, go to the link on the human body, and 6's to the link on the planets and play the game.  


Best,
Bronwyn Davidson