Mars Monday

This morning we continued working on Daily 5.  During Daily 5 students were required to "check for understanding" while reading their book.  If possible this is one strategy that you and your child can work with.  Please see below for how you can help your child with this strategy at home:

When reading to your child, stop periodically and say, “Let’s see if we remember what I just read. Think about who the story was about and what happened.” Do this 3 or 4 times throughout the story.

When reading to your child, stop and have them practice checking for understanding by saying, “I heard you say...”

Ask your child the following questions:

• Who did you just read about?
• What just happened?
• Was your brain talking to you while you read?
• Do you understand what was read?
• What do you do if you don’t remember? 

This afternoon I worked with my whole class during math.  As a class we talked about analyzing parts and wholes.  Students were required to answer their word problem into three sections, "Think, Solve, and Answer".  Please ask your child about these three sections.

During inquiry students worked on their Mars research and continued adding information to their web.  Please see below for a video and a picture.

Notes

1) There is a field trip tomorrow.  Please make sure your child has a snack that can fit in their pocket as they will not be bringing their lunch bag.

2) Scholastic book orders are due Monday next week.

3) Please fill out the Families Helping Families spreadsheet, as there are a lot of items missing and I would hate for our family to go without.

https://docs.google.com/a/educbe.ca/spreadsheets/d/1hG3zbwPu_YylocGQUG9TGdfP9nyN9iCsOIbAI70sqms/edit?usp=sharing