(Sorry for not posting yesterday. )
Today we jumped right into a math activity. We all worked on completing a graph of the surveys that we took of the class. Students asked each other questions and took a tally of the results and created a bar graph to show their findings. Today we did a good copy that made sure every graph had a title, labelled axis, named categories, a scale and that it was presented neatly. Students then worked on other work that needed to be completed. We are currently working on money. It would be great to review the coins and values and encourage your child to assist you when paying for items when you are using cash. Grade 2's are expected to count money up to $2.00 ( coins) and Grade 3's should be able to count money up to $100.00. ( bills and coins)
After recess we looked more closely at Duke Ellington. We read a fact sheet about him and listened to other samples of his music, focussing on what instruments he used and the feelings of his music. He was influenced by ragtime music so we listened to that and also listened to some scat by Ella Fitzgerald singing along with Duke Ellington.
After lunch we had DPA with Mr. Brutto. When we came back to class, 14 students were working on incomplete or forgotten homework and 4 students had some free time for getting all their work done and handed in. Several students are not completing their work, forgetting it at home or not handing it in at the correct time.
Today we ended with clusters.
Monday is Valentine's Day. We are not having "a party" but we will share valentine's spend some time talking about who celebrates and where it originated.
I added a new website to check out. It has several curriculum areas with fun games and activities. I just tried the keyboarding game.. it is fun! BBC Kids
HOMEWORK: Study Science Words.
( your personal list, so only study the words chosen)
Math Sheet: Multiplication/Division review.
Read.
