In math this week students continued to work on solving problems that involved data management. Students learned how to create and interpret graphs. Students also learned how to interpret scatter plots as well as stem and leaf plots.
We also looked at an interesting graph and map, that I've shared below, on math success in various countries and provinces. After some reading and investigation, we discovered that the students in countries that do better than Ontario in math do so because 1) they practice basic skills more and 2) they persist longer with problems.
Following today's lesson I created this chart for the class:
In language we continued with our unit on poetry. Students read and created poems using a poet's eye. Some students shared their work in author's chair. Students also learned a reading strategy, called text coding. They applied this strategy to different poems, and will continue to practise this strategy for homework this week.
In social studies the grade fives continued to present their rants. They also began a presentation on a human body system in science. They will make a song, rap, poem or skit to teach their body system to the class. The grade sixes have been working on a slideshow that describes an NGO of their choice. Those slideshows are due on Monday.
In phys. ed. we concluded our unit on volleyball, and played with some of our new phys. ed. equipment, including the scooter boards. In art students learned about body proportions, and applied their knowledge using the coil drawing technique.
Important Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, Nov. 30: homework club
Thursday, Dec. 1: homework due
Friday, Dec. 2: PA day
Homework:
1) Complete the math work on graphing.
2) Complete the language homework on text coding poetry.
3) Continue to read a book independently every night for at least 20-30 minutes.
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