We've had another great week in room 9 of getting to know each other and learning! In math this week we use the YouCubed series of inspirational math lessons from Stanford University. Students learned important math lessons, like, "Believe in Yourself," and "Mistakes are Powerful," as they worked through some challenging problems. If you would like to see the videos that we watched, here is the link: https://www.youcubed.org/week-of-inspirational-math-2/.
In language students continued to work on their independent writing. We reviewed the writing process, as well as how to revise and edit our own and others' work. We also continued to learn about ourselves as readers. Students learned how readers choose books, how to find a "just right" book, and how to talk about our reading with others. The class is doing a great job of reading silently during independent reading so we can all do our best thinking.
In addition, the students finished their "I Am" poems, combined in a mixed media piece of art. This will be displayed in the hall. Students also learned about the creative process, and worked collaboratively in groups to create drama skits about how respect looks, sounds and feels. Respect is the character trait for September.
Finally, in phys. ed. we also worked on collaborative skills through games. The students learned that a significant part of their phys. ed. mark comes from cooperation skills, participating actively and from participating safely. We created success criteria for these skills and posted them in the gym as a reminder. The other part of the students' marks for phys. ed. comes from movement skills, such as throwing, which will be taught throughout the year.
Homework:
1) Read daily for at least 20-30 minutes.
2) Practise your 3 times tables. We will start "Mad math minutes" next week, focusing on the 3 times tables.
Important Dates:
Mon, Sept 19 and 20: Students will write CASI, a standardized reading test.
Thurs., Sept. 22: Curriculum night
Wed., Oct. 26: Halloween Hullaballoo Save the date!
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