Food Commercials

We began our inquiry into healthy living by viewing breakfast and food commercials that are designed to appeal to children. After viewing the commercials we discussed the strategies used by advertisers to appeal to children and whether the cereal was a nutritious meal as claimed. We also watched a documentary discussing the links bewteen childhood obesity and the number of hours of food commercials watched. We heard about Canadian advertising regulations that are in place preventing advertisers from exploiting the vulnerability of children. We also learned that advertisers now focus on the parents of children instead when it comes to food for children. Children used class time to fill in their activity logs.
In language, we practised creative writing and correctly using words such as himself, themsleves, its and it's. Students who did not get their work done in class are bringing their language books home.
We ran through our Arts' Night performance twice. Students missed their French class because of rehearsal, but still got to attend gym class.
We ended the day working on math. Grade 3s inverstigated the fairness of games, Grade 4s used tree diagrams as a strategy to solve word problems involving probability.

Homework & Reminders:

• Language p. 141 - 144
• Prepare for Friday's Spelling Bee
• Keep working on your activity log
• MMS 3 p. 194 & 195
• Bring in your Mood Machine to display for Arts' Night 
• Tomorrow is the grade 5/6 Exhibition at 6 p.m. and Arts' Night (arrive 6: 45 for 7: 00 p.m.)