Hi parents,
We had a great day today.
In the morning, we used the stamp game to review 3-digit addition with regrouping. The students did an awesome job with this, and we were able to bring in the standard algorithm alongside. Now that we've got the hang of the stamps, we can start moving away from them and towards the algorithm, which is a lot quicker and more convenient.
We used this 'provocation tray' (created by Ms. Cooper and pictured below) to introduce our new novel study, 'A Rover's Story'. Students made observations and predictions, and then we started reading the book. So far it is told from the perspective of a Mars Rover. It's interesting to hear the robot's observations about humans in the lab.
We had Music and Gym. In the afternoon, we did Daily LA, and then I gave the class 10 minutes to work silently and create a written response to this question: "what is Remembrance Day?"
They did such an amazing job on this. Many students referenced the specific date, others talked about poppies, but everyone understood the purpose was to honour veterans. A lot of students did their best writing of the year so far on this - I was really impressed.
We also went over this week's new spelling words, and the 'ai' sound.
At the end of the day I sent home Field Trip Forms. We're going to Telus Spark on November 19! If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email, and I'll get the volunteer forms sent home ASAP.
Have a nice night,
Zac
