Monday, February 26

 Hi parents,

We had a pretty typical Monday today. It was a good day.

In the morning, the students finished up Jing Wo letters from last week, and then we worked on journal writing or picture prompt stories. The students did better with these stories than the previous ones - again, we focused on the idea of having a plan of the beginning, middle, problem, and end of the story before starting. If your story has those four elements, you're set. You can always add more details, twists, and events afterwards to make it more interesting.

In math, we reviewed the Angles Quiz from last week. The students did pretty well, and its clear they have a fairly solid understanding of angles. We could use a bit more practice in these areas:

• Rays, Line Segments, Vertices
• How angles relate to circles / rotation (ie. 180, 360, etc.)
• Accurately measuring angles with protractors 

We'll spend a couple more days on these concepts and have an alternate assessment on Thursday.

In the afternoon, we did Daily LA, and then learned more about Alberta's fossil history. We learned how fossils form, and that most animals / plants do not become fossils when they die - it's a very rare occurrence. We also learned about the badlands.

We ended our day by practicing this week's spelling words and going over the "oi" sound.

Have a nice night,

Zac