The winning streak continued with Rosedale sports teams this week! Congratulations to the flag football and girls' and boys' soccer teams for moving on the championships next week!
In math this week, students wrote a quiz on number sense. That quiz went home on Wednesday to be signed and corrected. We took it up in class on Thursday. I will continue to hold review sessions after school for anyone who would like to attend. There will be a retest on the same skills on Oct. 30th. We started our next unit, which is patterning, on Thursday.
In language students evaluated their own independent writing pieces and handed them in. We also continued with our read aloud of the novel, Wonder. We also took up the CASI test, and looked at grade 5 and 6 writing exemplars. Both these activities helped students to understand what they're aiming for. I explained that, "it's hard to hit a target that you can't see." I'm hoping that after looking at level 3 and 4 exemplars, students better understand how to hit that target. We also started a new writing task. Students will write an announcement about their findings from the Report Card on the Health of Canadian Children. We looked at a model text, annotated it (highlighted its key features), and created success criteria together.
In language students evaluated their own independent writing pieces and handed them in. We also continued with our read aloud of the novel, Wonder. We also took up the CASI test, and looked at grade 5 and 6 writing exemplars. Both these activities helped students to understand what they're aiming for. I explained that, "it's hard to hit a target that you can't see." I'm hoping that after looking at level 3 and 4 exemplars, students better understand how to hit that target. We also started a new writing task. Students will write an announcement about their findings from the Report Card on the Health of Canadian Children. We looked at a model text, annotated it (highlighted its key features), and created success criteria together.
In art students continued to work on a multi-media still life of pumpkins. They're using glue lines to create texture and emphasis on line in their work. In phys. ed. students played lead-up football games, including, "Ultimate Chicken," and "Continuous Bordenball." I was very pleased to hear students who believed that they, "didn't like football," or "weren't good at football," both playing and enjoying these games!
Homework:
1) Read daily for at least 20-30 minutes.
2) Practise the 2-5 times tables.
3) Complete the homework folder work on math, spelling and reading. (due next Thursday)
Important Dates:
Oct. 25: Halloween Hullaballoo
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