We started the day off with the morning message and a discussion about the importance of voting during elections. We also talked briefly about the capture and death of Osama BinLadin. It is interesting to hear what children know about 9/11 from hearing it in media etc. We then had a choice of what to write in their journals. 1) What would you do if you were the Prime Minister of Canada?
2) What qualities make a good parent?
3) What are some character traits you have that others admire about you?
We then went to DPA/Drama.
When we came back to class after recess we created our temperature graphs for the month of May and graphed the high and low temperartures. I was impressed at how efficient students were at making their own graphs now. This is our eighth time making them, so most can make it independently. With the remaining time students were asked to complete their Journal responses.
After lunch I read aloud from "Shipwrecked." I intended on reading one chapter, but by popular demand I completed reading the remaining four chapters and completed the story. After days floating at sea with no food, water or shelter, they found themselves landed on a desserted island. They did not find their fellow shipmates and now they have to survive on the island alone. I hope that some students will borrow the second book in the series and tell us what happens to the crew of CNC: Charting New Courses.
After that we did some work on using quotation marks. Many students are starting to use dialogue in their stories and it is good to use quotation marks correctly. We practiced by using familiar sayings from members of our family. Putting quotation marks around the exact words is sometimes challenging. For those students who were ready, I encouraged them to use more precise or descriptive words instead of"said."
After recess, we had our Lesson 29 Spelling Test and started our work on the review Lesson 30.
HOMEWORK: Lesson 30. One or more pages. Due Thurs am.
Read.
