We started off the day graphing the temperatures and then we joined together on the carpet to read the morning message that was missing punctuation. We also had a chat about what a classroom should look like and sound like. We agreed that we would sit, be quieter, and work. We all thought that would be easy. We also talked about saying and doing things that can hurt someone, and saying and doing things that can make someone feel better.
At 9:30 we went to see a performance for Asian Heritage Month which featured music and instruments from many places including Asia.
After recess we started to look at motion geometry. We learned the terms slide, flip and turn... and for Grade 3 we call these translations, reflections and rotations. We then did some hands on work to explore the concept further. We had to stop to review what we agreed on earlier... Sit, Be quiet and Work.
After lunch we did a short lesson on using a dictionary. We learned that the two words on top of the page tell us if the word we are looking for might be on it. We then broke into our Literacy Groups. One group was doing the dictionary work ( alpha-oder etc.), one group worked on a sheet focussing on the months of the year, with emphasis on using capital letters correctly, and one group did a worksheet that used a variety of skills we have been learnning all year, retelling, using adjectives, writing sentences all based on a short text that they had to read. The Grade 3's chose a short chapter book to read, retell, predict and ask questions. The books are at each students level.
Once again, we had to review what a classroom sounds like and looks like. With the remaining time we focused on completing our commercials. Some students did a practice run of the commericial to see what it looks like. They can then rethink the commerical to see if it meets the success criteria.
At the end of the day, I gave student a math sheet that focused on addition and subtraction.
The Grade 2's had to look at 2-digit numbers using regrouping. This is a challenging concept so the more practice the better. The Grade 3's did similar using 3-digit numbers. If it was incomplete it was taken home.
HOMEWORK: Gr. 2: complete the "rainbow" side of the homework sheet.
complete the other side if you want to work ahead
Gr. 3: complete both sides of worksheet
Spelling due Thurs am.
Read.
