Today we started the day off by talking about International Women's Day and why it is important to think about it not just in Canada but around the world. We talked about how the rights of women have changed and how boys and girls are fairly equal in Canada. We then talked about how some girls and women in other countries have limited rights. There was also another article in the paper about childhood obesity and health. We talked about the importance of exercise and eating healthy when you have the choice. So for their journals they were asked to write a few sentences in response to one of the two topics.
We then started to work on word problems and looking for key words to tell us if we need to add or subtract. Afterwards we reviewed addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers with and without regrouping.
After lunch we had DPA in the library. When we returned to class we grabbed the rough copies of our stories and we began to enter them into the computer using Word and also using the software Read and Write Gold to help us enter our words correctly and also to hear back what we have typed to hear if it makes sense and sounds right. Those students who forgot their stories or who already completed it on the computer began another story.
After recess we worked in Literacy groups. One group read with me, one group completed a sheet on contractions and two groups had time to work on Spelling lesson 23.
NOTICE: We just got word that the whole class will see the play at Wychwood Barn as a group on Friday morning. The fieldtrip form will be sent home tomorrow. This is a free trip!!
Our video "Jazz Jazz 2011 will be shown at 1:00pm during the assembly.
HOMEWORK: Red, Green and Yellow groups.... Spelling 23 due Thurs. am.
Blue ( Samantha, Olivia, Kyral, Jonah, Ella): Contraction sheet.
Read.
