The big news for this four-day week was the start of our Room 5 Interview Show project. Each week two students will interview an adult that works at our school. This week the class decided which questions to ask and made the signs for the show. We did two interviews since next week we will be so busy with our 100 Books Party! The video interviews can be seen in separate postings.
In math, the students continued to look at fractions of a set and linked that knowledge with what they know about multiplication and division. They also created a folded book and designed images to demonstrate what they know about whole, quarter, third and half fractions and releated those fractions to parts of a whole and to equal groups of a set of numbers.
In writing, the children chose their favourite books from the 100 books we read so far this year. Each child wrote a book report based on his/her favourite book. They answered questions like: Why did you chose this book? Would you recommend this book to a friend? How do you think the author could have improved the book? Do you think the story would make a good movie/play/game? Why?
In social studies, the class continued to examine the differences between modern life and life in Canada over 200 years ago. This week the class looked at making things out of wool. They learned how to wind the skeins of yarn we dyed last week into balls. They created looms out of cardboard and learned how to weave fabric using the "over-under" pattern to make a bookmark. They also had a chance to see the range of things made of wool from sheep by looking at examples of scarves, hats socks, mittens, quilts and toys.
The students rehearsed the Reader's Theatre play, "Canada, Here We Come!". The class is doing this particular play because the story is set over 200 years ago and we are currently learning about how people lived long ago. Group 1 presented their play on Friday and Group 2 will present next week.
The children began the preparations for our 100 Books Party next week. They folded little books to make invitations to give to their families and to staff at the school. The class calculated the number of students that we have invited to help us plan the party. The students created bookmarks (with candies) to give to our guests as a thank you gifts for attending our celebration.
Books read aloud this week:
The Origami Master by Nathanial Lachenmeyer
The Magic Fan by Keith Baker
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
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