Every morning this week, students from our class were on the school's morning announcements, talking about our contest, "How Big is the School's Perimeter?". Each child had a chance to do this and it was quite exciting to hear the voices of the students from our class on the announcements!
In math, the students continued to learn about area, or measuring the flat space inside the perimeter of a shape. They learned how to count squares and parts of a square to get an accurate answer. The children even had a chance to measure the perimeter of one hand and the area. We figured out that if you put all the perimeters end-to-end, it would measure 482 cm. That's almost 5 metres!
At the end of the week, the class began the new math unit on multi-digit addition and subtraction. The students reviewed two-digit adding and subtracting without regrouping and reviewed the steps to give a complete answer to a word problem.
The children worked very hard to complete their pillows this week. They now use the pillows on their chairs at their desks and when they sit on the carpet to listen to our daily read aloud book.
In writing, the children finished editing their instructions on how to make a pillow (also called "procedural writing"). Their each wrote out a good copy and created a formal book with a front and back cover including a photo of each author! These are now on display on the bulletin board outside of our classroom.
In cursive writing, the class learned the letters, r, s, o and h.
On Tuesday, our class saw a presentation called "Be a Tree" in the library. It was presented by students at the veterinary program at Seneca College. This program reviews the strategies for children to safely interact with dogs.
The students visited their special friends in Kindergarten on Tuesday. The children helped their friends make paper bag puppets.
In science, the students took the challenge to take unconventional building materials and figure out how to make the tallest, stable structure that they could. The children remembered that one useful strategy is to make the base bigger than the top. The class also chorally read a story about how skyscrapers are made.
In computers, the class visited a site and played educational games based on the theme of Halloween.
Here is the link:
primarygames.com/halloween
Book read aloud this week:
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe (chapter book)
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