Happy New Year! Everyone seemed well rested and full of energy this morning. After lunch, students seemed a bit tired but we made it through a full day. We started off by doing our temperature graph, reading the morning message and then students had the choice to write about their holiday in one of the three forms of writing we have been using over the last several weeks in our Pathway. The students did a recount, opinion writing ( expository), or explanatory writing.
After recess we did some Math, and we reviewed some terms needed to proceed with our unit on Data Management. We looked at a tally chart, tally marks, sorting, organizing, and categorizing. Using the Smartboard, we sorted and organized coloured circles and then made a tally chart about the circles. We then completed and sheet and took a tally of how many chairs were in the class. We discussed why it is easier to count using a tally method.
After lunch, we focused on explanatory writing again. We reviewed that we needed to show step by step, and that it can written either in paragraph or step by step form. It is important to include good verbs, and remember that steps need to be in sequence. Our topic was "How to Keep Your Desk Organized."
We then read "Matilda" and found the actions of the Headmistress Ms. Trunchbull, quite hilarious and inappropriate. The students enjoy how she name calls her students.
We then started to work on Spelling Lesson 15 alpha-order, syllables.
During our last period we did some Social Studies and looked at the different areas that we find in a city.
We looked a residential areas, industrial areas, commercial areas, and recreational areas. We looked at what was in each area, and where they might be located. We talked about how this was true for many cities all over the world. Then students began to draw examples of each area to show their understanding. We looked at several different images on the Smartboard and sorted them into groups.
HOMEWORK: Spelling Lesson 15
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