What have we been up to?

Here is what we have been working on and will be working on for the next little while.

Math:

We have been working hard on multiplication up to 7 x 7.  Please work on this at home.

We have just begun division.  Students need to be able to divide up to 49 divided by 7.

We are just finishing up our linear measurement unit.  Some students are still experiencing difficulty putting measurements in order from least to greatest.

e.g., Put the following measurements in order from least to greatest.

2 m, 150 cm, 3 m 75 cm, 250 cm

Students need to first change all the measurements to centimetres then put them in order.  Please work on this at home with your child.

We are moving on to time and temperature.  Students need to be able to:

- tell time on an analogue and digital clock to the nearest 5 minutes. T

- read and record positive temperatures on a thermometre. 

- identify benchmarks for freezing, cold, cool, warm, hot, and boiling.

We will then move on to money.  Students need to be able to: 

-add and subtract money to $10

-represent and describe relationships between coins and bills to $10

-estimate, count, and represent the value of a collection of coins and bills to $10

It would be very beneficial if you started working on this at home with real coins and bills.

There are money and time games on the blog (link to the right) to practise these skills in a fun way.

In writing, we have moved on to explanatory writing.  Explaining how or why something happens.  See of your child can tell you all the criteria that must be included in an explanatory text.  

In reading, we continue to focus on reading comprehension by working on reading responses and answering multiple choice questions.

In Science, we are continuing with our Strong and Stable Structures unit.  We have explored what a structure is, different purposes of structures, the difference between strong and stable, and man-made and natural structures.  We are now exploring what makes a structure strong and stable.