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The olive-throwing competition began with Amanda Mananda in first place. She hit 8 out of 27 targets. Miranda Ramanda went next. 27 targets were thrown into the air. She hit one third (1/3) of them. Should Miranda now be in first place? Why or why not?

Montre ta reponse avec une phrase (en Francais).

Satrting February 27th we will be having a multiplication quiz on Fridays (or Thursday if there is no school Friday). The students can study their multiplication facts by using their math bags that went home over the winter break or playing the games under the websites section of the blog. There is an expectation that the students spend enough time studying each week to show improvement on each quiz.

We do not send home reading books on the weekends but I would like to incorporate a reading and comprehension activity each week. During the week or over the weekend, I would like each student to either listen and read a French tumblebook or watch a French tv program (cartoon). Once they have finished this, they are asked to complete a story summary that includes a paragraph for the beginning, middle and end. The summary pages will be given out on Thursday and are due back the following Wednesday.

Tumblebook user name: eriverview and password: books

Rooms 308 and 310 will be going to Fort Whyte on Wednesday, March 4th. More information will be coming home soon.

Over the last few weeks the class and I have been working on developing thick questions. The students tried to write their own thick questions for the first time on Monday. This project has now gone home to be returned by Tuesday, February 17th (the note had originally said the 16th but I now realize this is a holiday). Some students have told me they can’t find the answer to their question. The intent is for the students to be creative and use many resources. Thick questions help us make personal connections and use what we know to help find the answer. We have been talking in class about ‘thinking and searching’. We are trying to move away from thin questions where the answer is right in front of us. This is a difficult task and I anticpate it will be a good challenge for each student.

 

Students – please share your questions by replying to this post.

We currently have enough drivers to bring 13 students to the library. Please let me know by this Friday if you can drive any day before the end of March. A permission slip with more information was sent home yesterday. Thank you for the support, we anticipate an exciting 100th anniversary inquiry project.

Room 308 will not be having a party for Valentine’s day. Students who would like to hand out cards will have time on Friday, February 13th. Any student handing out cards will need to include every student in the class. We will be having a spring celebration on March 27th in the afternoon. Families scheduled to send in a snack are Brett, Jack, Evan, Cassandra (juice) and Declan (paper plates and napkins).