Websites for addition and subtraction games

Here are some websites to go to that have games to practise addition and subtraction:

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/addition.html

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/subtraction.html

http://www.abcya.com/math_match.htm

http://www.math-play.com/soccer-math-subtracting-two-digit-numbers/subtracting-two-digit-numbers.html

The Room 5 Interview Show!

This week our guest was Ms. Maloney. She is the drama teacher at our school.

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Update from Ms. R

I would like to wish the families of Room 5 a very happy and safe March Break!

The homework for this week is to complete a math worksheet with questions practising subtraction with regrouping. The language worksheet has two short stories with comprehension questions. This homework is due on Friday, March 21.

Please note:

On March 28 our class will be having a 100 Books Party (morning) - Families are welcome to join our celebration! There will be food, music and of course lots of books! (More information will follow next week.)

News for March 6

News for March 6

This four-day week had the students doing everything from writing a 17 chapter book in one day to making (and eating) pancakes!

The week began by the class going to the gym to the assembly on fairness and ended by the class going to the gym on Thursday, to see the grade three students perform the songs and story of The Lion King and attending a sports assembly at the end of the day.

In preparation for our 100 Books Party, the children had a chance to review the read aloud books and choose his/her favourite book. The students created a picture using plasticine (and the techniques of author/illustrator Barbara Reid that they learned from watching videos in our library time), showing his/her favourite part of the story.

In math, the students reviewed how to do two-digit subtraction without regrouping. Then the class used place value blocks to help understand two-digit subtraction with regrouping. Finally, the children learned how to perform the standard algorithm when using pencil and paper to solve these difficult kinds of questions.

The students used what they know about two-digit addition and subtraction to help them buy things and make change at the Room 5 Store. The students made two trips to the store so that they could spend all of the "Room 5 dollar" (or 100 cents) that each student earned last week. (The children also learned about some of the new security features of the Canadian polymer $20 bill!)

On Monday, the students noticed that our classroom clock did not show the correct time. In fact, it would spin around every once and a while. This continued on Tuesday morning and prompted me to remark that the clock going crazy would be a good idea for a story. Then...that is exactly what we did! Each student wrote a chapter of our class book, The Day The Clock Went Crazy. Even our principal, Mrs. Farrelly had a chance to read our 17 chapter book (written in just one day).

On Tuesday, it was Mardi Gras (Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday). The class learned the history of this day, both the religious history and the past and present celebrations. The students helped to mix, cook and eat pancakes which we ate with strawberry jam (just like the character Jack, in the book Pancakes, Pancakes!).

The children learned a story making activity to help them make personal and text connections to seemingly unrelated subjects. The class was introduced to a "story pouch". This is a string of beads and charms of different things like cherries, a whistle and a lightning bolt. The students practised by choosing a charm and making a connection to a book or a personal experience and explaining the connection.

The students were sad to say good bye to our drama teacher Ms. Maloney, as she is taking time off to have her baby. Luckily she agreed to appear on the Room 5 Interview show this week. This interview can be found in a separate posting.

Books read aloud this week:

In Grandpa's Day: Memories of Pioneer Life (Norma Fleck Award nominee) by Roxanne McLaren
Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle
Mardi Gras and Carnival by Molly Aloian

The Room 5 Interview Show!

This week our guest was Mr. Hinrichsen. He is a grade 3 teacher at our school.

Update from Ms. R

The homework for this week is to complete the math worksheet of questions to practice addition of two-digit numbers with regrouping. The language homework is to write a fiction story in the homework writing journal. The challenge is to write a story about the paper pocket with blue or pink paper inside that is glued into the writing journal. This homework is due on Thursday, March 6th. (Please note this is one day earlier than usual, since next week is a short week.)

Important Dates:

March 7 - No classes (* Please note this is a P. A. Day for administration and support staff only. It is an unpaid day for teachers.)
March 10 - 14 - March Break
April 18 - Good Friday
April 21 - Easter Monday
May 19 - Victoria Day

News for February 28

News for February 28

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