In math this week, students wrote their number concepts test on Monday which will go home after the weekend for a parent signature. We continued work on estimating sums and also learned some mental math strategies to utilize for addition. The strategies students learned and practiced in class were: front-end addition, break up & bridge, finding compatibles, and compensation (see the strategies below). Students are getting better at using the best strategy for any given addition equation. We will have a short quiz on rounding, estimating sums and mental math strategies on Monday, October 30th so we'll continue to practice and reinforce their skills next week. We will also be starting patterning concepts on Monday. Both classes were also introduced to the math website "Prodigy" yesterday and were very excited to start playing in class! Students wrote their username and password into their agendas so they can also play at home. As a teacher, I can track their progress and assign them topics to work on that we are currently studying during class time. In science, we discussed and learned all about landfills and the role they play in storing our garbage safely. Students learned we have three landfills in Calgary: Spyhill, East Calgary and Shepard Landfill. We will be visiting the latter next April for a field trip as well as visiting the new compost facility. We spent time discussing how a landfill works, and the positive & negative aspects of landfills. Students will be introduced to a home project this Monday which will help wrap up our unit and demonstrate their learning of reducing waste. Look for information coming home about their project, as well I will write a blog post with all project attachments.
Enjoy your weekend! —Ms. Jagger
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Patterns and Algebra Reading and Representing Whole Numbers Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Time Length, Perimeter & Area Fractions “Math Makes Sense” Practice and Homework Book: Can be found at the Virtual Learning Commons under “Student Links”: http://nckodiaks.ca/lc/ Username: kodiakstudent Password: M@th15fun! Practice Problem Solving Questions Math Dictionary Math Websites: Demolition Division Multiplication Games Multiplication Interactive Games Subtraction Games Hour of Code Prodigy Abcya.com Math Facts Games Math Fact Fluency Activities & Games Plant Growth & Changes: Plant Growth and Changes Glossary of Important Terms Seed Survivor Plants for Kids Easy Science for Kids Plants Elementary Science Wheels & Levers Resources: Wheel and Levers Glossary of Important Terms Simple Machine Facts Simple Machines Interactive Sites Light & Shadows Resources: Light and Shadows Glossary of Important Terms BBC Light & Shadows How We See Things Light & Shadow Activities Interactive Tutorials Waste & our World Resources: Waste and our World Glossary of Important Terms Recycle City Game EekoWorld |