Day 62

Calendar: the special helper puts up the date, adds to our weather graph, and counts days at school.

French: http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math: 
Students in grade 1 - we continued discussing addition and subtraction. We discussed what the meaning of each was. We talked about different ways of adding and ways of subtracting. Students then practised some of these strategies in their math books. They solved addition stories using different numbers/pictures/words. 

Students in grade 2 - we continued discussing discussing addition and subtraction. We discussed what the meaning of each was. We talked about different ways of adding and ways of subtracting. Students then practised some of these strategies in their math books.
We looked at borrowing and carrying over/re grouping and how these methods worked, we also looked at doubt digit addition and subtraction. Students solved addition stories using different numbers/pictures/words 

Agendas: Students wrote reminders:

1. After School Care due Dec 14 
2. Lunch Orders Due Dec 16 
3. Practice for the Christmas concert!
4. Structures assignment (letter in agenda) due Friday
5. Spelling Test Friday - spelling words uploaded to blog 
6. Year ahead day Thursday 

Free Time: 
students who finished early had free time to play on our new tablets or look at a book:

gym: http://sjamslovan.blogspot.ca

Unit of inquiry:

We continued our new UOI on Structures. As a class we discussed definitions of certain words we will be using throughout the unit. We began to make a glossary of words that we will need throughout the unit.
We wrote the definitions for:
Structure
Strength
Stability

in our working with words books. We also watched this short video which helps us to define strength and stability:

-       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_rDpyhuzOE

Language:

Students in grade one: Practised putting their new learned spelling words into use, they used them to fill in sentences based on their meaning, words that begin with and end with the same sounds, opposites and rhyming.

Students in grade two: Practised  putting their new learned spelling words into use by filling in a crossword with clues, writing a short blurb using some of the words and using the word meanings to fill in the blanks.

Journal: 
students were required to write an explanation piece. They worked on How to make a sandwich. Students gave me step by step directions using the sentence starters of
First you

Then you 

Next you

Then you

Next you

Finally you

Daily Five:

We began a christmas writing activity. Students were required to think of nouns, adjectives, and verbs that go with the word Rudolph. Students will be putting these together in a template to make a poem. 

We also took time today to practice our Christmas concert, please ensure you are practicing speaking loudly and clearly at home. Some students still do not know their part or are whispering it. 

Thank you