It was another great week of learning and fun is in the books. The class continues to make great strides and consistently strive to meet our class expectations in terms of both academics and our mutual respect for each others abilities. It was a packed week featuring tests, group collaboration, investigation, presentations, guest speakers and of course the excitement of our grand opening celebration! Thank you to all those parents that were able to attend our celebration assembly, it was great to see so many parents taking time out of the daily schedules to share in our excitement.
Now onto the curricular stuff and what we have been up to in class this week...
In Math this week we wrapped up the Number Operations involving Regrouping unit and had our unit exam. The overall performance of the class was quite good and the student's results were indeed reflective of their individual strengths and areas of continued growth. As a class the overall average on the exam was 74/82 or roughly 90%...so there is definitely a strong base upon which to transition into other Math concepts.
On Friday we introduced our next Math unit involving Multiplication. As a class we have already gone over strategies to tackle equations involving multiples of 0, 1, and 2 and how the concept of multiplication is nothing more than fancy repeated addition.
As with all Math concepts if you are wanting your son or daughter to practice Multiplication facts at home and help build that base of knowledge here are a few on-line resources that help with gaining accuracy (aka correct answers) and increasing fluency (aka speed):
- http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/quick-flash-ii
- http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/granny-prix-multi
- http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/sketchs-world-multiplication
- http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/knock-down-multiplication
The above sites are good in that they offer repeated practice but provide it in a form that is more fun and engaging.
Next week all the kids will have the opportunity to take part in formal reading assessments. The directed reading assessment will assist in identifying approximate reading fluency and comprehension levels.
Science continues to examine the topic of Waste and Our World. This week our hands-on examination of garbage and the physical sorting of waste into specific categories for classification. It has indeed been enlightening for the students to see how classroom activities can greatly influence the amount of waste produced on any given day and how the targeted actions of a group can greatly reduce the amount of waste produced through active practicing of the 3Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle!
Hard at work sorting and classifying...
This past week in Social Studies we continued to examine Alberta this week touching on topics related to climate, natural resources, and factors that can influence community growth and change.
A quick reminder that the Alberta Regions Project is due on Monday, October 24th.
Our project-based research project will be covering many curricular goals related to the students' investigation of the six specific geographic regions within Alberta. By collecting information and answering questions in relation to their region's location within the province, the physical topography of the region; the climate of their region; major cities within the region; leisure and recreation activities; native animals and also types of vegetation found within their regions they are building learning connections that can lead to greater understanding. In checking through the projects there are many that have done a great job thus far.
Upcoming Date and Events:
Friday, October 28 - Science Unit Exam (new date, shifted back a day)
Monday, October 31 - Class Halloween Party (PM). Thank you to the parent room reps for sharing the information with everyone and coordinating the party treats.
In Language Arts we continued work on word attack strategies and how language features can help with the deciphering of unknown words. The weekly spelling words will continue to be posted on the Spelling City website (https://www.spellingcity.com/MrTHenderson4H/), with our weekly tests being taken every Friday unless otherwise stated.
Next week all the kids will have the opportunity to take part in formal reading assessments. The directed reading assessment will assist in identifying approximate reading fluency and comprehension levels.
The testing helps identify the students' ZPD or zone of proximal development. This is the zone in which they are able to read with an element of challenge but not so tough as to create frustration or interfere with comprehension of the story. With this information we will be setting up guided reading groups which will allow for more focused reading practice in class.
Science continues to examine the topic of Waste and Our World. This week our hands-on examination of garbage and the physical sorting of waste into specific categories for classification. It has indeed been enlightening for the students to see how classroom activities can greatly influence the amount of waste produced on any given day and how the targeted actions of a group can greatly reduce the amount of waste produced through active practicing of the 3Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle!
Hard at work sorting and classifying...
Next week our waste collection observations will be used to create digital Google drawing projects aimed at sharing information and informing classes about their waste production tendencies and possible ways they can reduce their environmental footprint.
This past week in Social Studies we continued to examine Alberta this week touching on topics related to climate, natural resources, and factors that can influence community growth and change.
A quick reminder that the Alberta Regions Project is due on Monday, October 24th.
Our project-based research project will be covering many curricular goals related to the students' investigation of the six specific geographic regions within Alberta. By collecting information and answering questions in relation to their region's location within the province, the physical topography of the region; the climate of their region; major cities within the region; leisure and recreation activities; native animals and also types of vegetation found within their regions they are building learning connections that can lead to greater understanding. In checking through the projects there are many that have done a great job thus far.
Upcoming Date and Events:
Friday, October 28 - Science Unit Exam (new date, shifted back a day)
Monday, October 31 - Class Halloween Party (PM). Thank you to the parent room reps for sharing the information with everyone and coordinating the party treats.
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