Friday Blog Jan. 15th, 2021

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 Reminders:

Jan. 20th:  Library Day

Jan. 27th:  Spirit Day - Dress like your favourite book character 

Remember to dress for the weather.  We go outside every day for recess, lunch recess and gym.

In ELA this week we were learning about editing.  We are using the "Find it, Fix it," strategy. We created symbols to mark on our pages where we need to fix capitals, punctuation, and spelling. Then we practiced "finding and fixing" with our writing we did last week, making sure we "fix it" using a coloured pencil so that we can show how we are improving with our editing. 

This week we also started planning for writing about a personal experience we have had.  Next week will begin writing and learning about how to add descriptive words to make it more interesting. 

 We learned our last three graphemes this week.  "ci" "si", and "ough",  make sure to ask me what sounds these graphemes make!  If you need a reminder or want to practice, check out the video in our Google Classroom. We also had our first dictation test on 15 of our two-letter graphemes. 

              In Math this week, we were practicing using our basic facts to help us add larger numbers.  For example, if 2+3=5, then 12+3=15 and 32+3=35. Here is an open-ended math problem that we worked on today.

Hard:  In a bowl there are some grapes and apple slices. The number of slices in the bowl in more than 32. How many of each piece of fruit could there be?  Show your work and explain your thinking. Find 3 possible solutions.

Harder: In a bowl there are some grapes, orange slices, and apple slices. The number of slices in the bowl in more than 32. How many of each piece of fruit could there be?  Show your work and explain your thinking. Find 3 possible solutions.

Hardest: In a bowl there are some grapes, orange slices, and apple slices. The number of slices in the bowl in more than 66. How many of each piece of fruit could there be?  Show your work and explain your thinking. Find 3 possible solutions.



In Science this week, we began learning about magnets.  We started by exploring objects around the room with our own magnets.  Students noticed that magnets stuck to some metals, but not others.  We also noticed that sometimes the magnets stick to each other and sometimes they push apart.  We then learned that magnets have a north and south pole. North poles and south poles attract, and the same poles of two magnets will repel or push apart. 

Here are a few fun videos to watch about magnets.

Magic School Bus Rides Again: Magnet Mambo  (Netflix) and 



Ask me About: 
  • Where do I hear these different sounds: "si" "ci," "oe" and "ough"? Hint- think of the words .  Can you think of any others?
  • Ask me about the story Mrs. Andrews shared about her when she was 2.

  • Take some time to practice reading and math on Raz Kids, and Prodigy.  

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