We began a new inquiry unit today. This unit falls under the transdisiplinary theme How we organise ourselves. The central idea and lines of inquiry have tricky words that we do not understand yet. The children began the unit sharing what they know about our country Canada and how it is organised. They shared that Canada is the second largest country in the world and that our capital is Ottawa. The children shared questions they have about how Canada is organised. They want to know what regions are, how many provinces and territories there are, and what economics and cultural influences there are in Canada?
The children attended gym, music and French class today.
We began work on spelling list 25. This week's spelling test will take place on Thursday as Friday is a public holiday.
In math, the grade 3s worked on an assessment piece that shows what they have learned so far this year. The grade 4s began a new unit on Fractions and Decimals. They reviewed fractions and the vocabulary associated with fractions. Ask your child to explain what a numerator and denominator are. The used coloured squares to construct a quilt, recorded the quilt and then used fractions to describe the parts of the quilt. They answered practice questions to show their understanding of fractions.
We ended the day working on language. We reviewed parts of a friendly letter and punctuation. Children who completed their work got time to read in class.
Homework and Reminders:
- Spelling list 25
- Sign and correct spelling list 24
- MMS 4 p. 116, 117
- Map work - label Canada in the World and Canada in North America maps. Colour Canada in red pencil
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