Friday, December 3

 Hi parents,

We had a pretty good day today.

In the morning, the students worked on math problems. Our Morning Math has lately consisted of a mixture of addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems, and I've noticed more students seem to be struggling with concepts they'd previously felt quite comfortable with. I think this is because we now have so many strategies at our disposal and it's tough to remember when to do each one. I think the best way to overcome this is to just keep on persevering and practicing! Practicing a wide range of different problems helps students stay on their toes and not just fall into a habit of doing the same calculations over and over again. 

If you're practicing math at home, I encourage you to try switching up the operations as well. 

We had our spelling quiz, and just like the morning math, it was a bit of a challenge. I think we may need to review the expectations of independent practicing next week. But that's okay, I'd rather the work be challenging rather than too easy.

We had a great Daily LA session, and the students got to go outside with Ms. Brown for gym. 

We learned about thermometers, and how to measure and read temperature. The students coloured in four paper thermometers to show 4 different temperatures, and wrote about what each temperature feels like.  We talked about how 0 degrees and 100 degrees are both especially significant temperatures, as they represent the freezing and boiling points of water. We also talked about how to protect yourself from very warm temperatures, like 30+ degrees, and very cold temperatures, -10 and lower. 

Next week we'll start using real thermometers to measure real temperatures.

Stay tuned for spelling words, and have a nice weekend!

Zac

PS: If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, the Canyon Meadows Cinema is showing some awesome Christmas classics including Elf and Arthur Christmas :)