Happy Valetines's Day.
We started our day off in the gym and got rid of a bit of steam.
When we got back to class, students had some Valentine's treats on their desk and a large envelop to hold all their valentines. Students were very eager to exchange valentines and eat the treats that accompanied them. Once that was done and the excitement quieted down, it was just about time for recess. We read the morning message and graphed the temperature.
After recess we did a Math activity. There were several items listed on a piece of paper with a given price. Students had to cut out the item and price, and then glue on copies of coins that equaled the price on the price tag. Some prices were asked to be shown in 2 ways. This activity was a bit more engaging than just drawing the coins.
After lunch we had a brief visit the to the Book Fair to see if there were any books that interested them. They can visit the book fair during moring recess if there is something they would like to purchase. When we came back to class it took up a while to settle down. Once settled, we started to talk about story writing, and how every story needs a character. So as a shared writing activity we created a character, Cracker the Parrot. We discussed how there are inner and outer characteristics in people and characters. So as a class we decided that Cracker was a 10yr old blue, red and green parrot. He was raised in the Amazon rainforest and was a very smart, talkative, hyper bird. Tomorrow we will talk about his interests, friends etc.
After recess we had a spelling test of our Science words. Students worked in pairs to give each other the spelling tests. It worked very well. Students had time to start lesson 20 in spelling and we then handed out report cards.
HOMEWORK: Spelling lesson 20
Complete student portion and parent portion of report card.
Read.
