We worked through 4 stations this morning as we did not start a new set of Centers before the break. The students completed:
1) Computers
2) Problem Solver - Connection
3) Independent Reading
4) Social Studies Expository Writing - Paragraph 3

After recess, we completed Math Pods.
1) Computers
2) Capacity and Volume
3) Exploring Capacity
* We will have a unit test Friday, April 12*

We then continued to work on our Social Studies Expository piece by modelling and writing our Introduction paragraph.

The students took a break and enjoyed Phys Ed.

We finished off the day by writing our Conclusions for our Expository piece. We then began to polish our pieces by adding details and working on word choice.

We wrapped up our last day of Centers before break this morning. Great job boys and girls!!

After recess, we worked through 3 stations in Math.
1) Computers
2) Capacity Conversion from litres to mililitres, and vice versa.
3) Mililitres

The students then visited the Book Fair during their Library time.

After lunch, we worked on our second paragraph of our First Nations Expository piece. We will work on the remaining paragraphs tomorrow. The students are doing a wonderful job pulling all of their writing skills together.

French and Phys Ed closed out our Wednesday afternoon.

The students wrapped up Day 3 of Centers this morning. Just a reminder that all activities are due for tomorrow.

After recess, the students worked with Spring Scales to measure the gravitational forces in Newtons of 5 different objects.

We continued to work on our First Nations Expository writing before lunch. The students worked on their first paragraph.

After lunch, we worked in three stations during Math. At station 1, the students completed the problem solver we have been working on. At station 2, the students worked to calculate the volume in cubic meters of various rectangular prisms. At station 3, the students were introduced to capacity and using litres.

Phys Ed finished the day.

Today, the students completed Day 2 of Centers. We are continuing to work on a Jigsaw activity during Guided Reading that is focusing on pulling out the 3 main ideas from a short section of the story.

After recess, the students completed a short "Show What You Know" pertaining to volume using cubic centimeters. We then talked about and completed a short activity using cubic meters.

Before and after lunch we continued to work on our Expository piece of writing for Social Studies. Students wrapped up their research and are beginning to write their first paragraph.

We then had French and Phys Ed.

Enjoy the day!

Sorry for the missing posts!! I have been away at a conference and getting back into the groove of things!

We wrapped up day 4 of Centers this morning. We will be regrouping our Guided Reading groups tomorrow.

The students had Art with Mrs. Schentag after recess.

After lunch, we continued to work on our problem solver, "Miss Guy's Puppy Problem."

The day wrapped up with French and Phys Ed.

The students completed Day 3 of Centers this morning.

We then watched a short video called "Laws in Motion" to help us get thinking about Forces...our next topic in Science!

Art finished off our morning.

Enjoy your Early Dismissal!!

The students were introduced to a new set of Centers this morning. We will be continuing with summarizing and synthesis during Guided Reading.

After recess, we worked through 3 stations during Math Pods.
1) Computers
2) Calculating perimeter and area of our house plans
3) Constructing rectangles with given perimeter and area

The students also had library before lunch.

After lunch, we talked about how to use quotation marks in our writing. Each student created a sentence that contained quotation marks. We then wrote our sentences on sentence strips and use macaronni as our quotation marks.

French and Phys Ed completed the day.

We wrapped up our last day of Centers this morning. The students will see a new set of activities on Monday. At guided reading, we worked on a Synthesis Sunday where students had to describe what they learned about a new topic during reading and after reading.

After recess, the students wrote their Science test for the unit Properties and Changes in Matter.

Students were given their unit review for our Governance unit in Social Studies. This unit test will be Friday, March 15.

After lunch, we worked through Math Pods.
1) Computers
2) Exploring Perimeters of Rectangles
3) Creating Rectangles with a Given Area and Perimeter

Phys Ed closed out the day.

Students completed Centers this morning. Each of the guided reading groups finished our first lesson with synthesizing and summarizing. We will be working on retelling what new things we learn (synthesize) tomorrow.

After recess, we went over our Science review. There were a few students who were not finished their review. Test is on Friday, March 8.

Students then had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

After lunch, we worked through three stations during Math Pods. We continued to focus on creating rectangles with the same perimeter but different area.
1) Computers
2) Lake and Island Boards
3) Geo Board and building of rectangles practice

Phys Ed brought the day to an end.

Reminders...book oders due Friday.

We completed Day 2 of Centers this morning. The guided reading groups continued to work on the "Synthesizing Summary" activity.

After recess, the students had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We started a new Problem Solver after lunch. The students completed the visualization and connection portion of the template.

The day finished off with French and Phys Ed.

Our Monday started off by completing Day 4 of Centers. We started a new unit today at Guided Reading, focusing on the strategy of synthesizing. (Reminder: Students will not receive spelling words as we will be focusing on how to use our writing skills to find and correct spelling mistakes within our writing.)

We worked through Math pods after recess.
1) Computers
2) Exploring Perimeter of Rectanges (partner problem)
3) Exploring Rectangles with Equal Perimeters

During Writing, we discussed our next Convention, punctuation. Students then choose a piece of writing and used the colored pencils to look for spelling mistakes and identify their punctuation. We will continue with this same piece of writing through the next 3 writing conventions to polish one piece of writing.

The students had Phys Ed with Mr. Leidl.

We finished the day with Social Studies. Students had some time to finish last week's activity, The Reasons for Treaties. We then started our next activity, The Benefits of Treaties. We will continue with this activity next class.

Book orders for the month of March were handed out today. Please have all orders in by Friday, March 8.

We completed Day 3 of Centers this morning.

The students completed a short assessment on Perimeter to start off our Math class today. The students then worked together to explore the concept of Area.

The students then exchanged their books with Mrs. Schentag during library.

We were treated to a wonderful presentation from a First Nations Elder this afternoon. What a great experience for the students!!

The day wrapped up with French and Phys Ed.

Enjoy the weekend!!