This week the students began the unit on adding two-digit numbers with regrouping. The students used place value blocks to help them understand the regrouping of 10 ones into 1 group of ten. Then they explored using the standard algorithm to add two-digit numbers. The students are beginning to use this skill to help them finish our math unit on money by using what they know to "buy" items at the Room 5 Store.
In our guided reading groups, the students began the social studies unit on Communities by reading several stories on what makes a communities and on different communities in Canada. The class learned that a community is a place where people live, their homes, jobs and the food they eat. But, depending on where they live in the world the homes, jobs and food may be very different.
The students finished their stories exploring "voice" as they wrote as if they were the penguin, in the story Lost and Found, telling his side of the story. The children also folded lots and lots of origami paper penguins! These stories are now on display in the hallway outside of our classroom.
The children learned the words of the Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius (121-180 CE) to help guide them successfully through life. Each student made a one word poster to make up the words in the three sentences and these wise word posters are now on display in the stairwell outside of our classroom to help not only the students of our class but of the whole school. Here are the voices of our class:
On Thursday, the whole school celebrated Quebec Carnival! The students had a great time eating pancakes, playing hockey, bowling and curling, making buttons and getting tattoos and having their faces painted. And of course, we saw Bonhomme Carnival the snowman. Whew! What a great day we had together! Then on Friday, each child wrote a thank you letter to our librarian and French teacher, Ms. Mantello, who organized all the activities. (Ms. Mantello told me how much she appreciated the comments of the children and their suggestions for next year.)
Books read aloud this week:
The First Drawing by Mordecai Gerstein (finished)
I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.
Thing Thing by Cary Fagan
Postcards From Space: The Chris Hadfield Story (Norma Fleck Award nominee) by Heather Down
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