Hello, 5B families!
In Math we have started a new unit in understanding decimals (working to the thousandths place). We will be adding and subtracting decimals this week—and I taught and enrichment lesson on the multiplying and dividing decimals (gr.6 level) for interested students. Here is a video that reviews the concepts…
Please note that the official final date for presenting individual Bible stories for credit on the term two report card is MARCH 4th (which is my report card due writing due date). However, I encourage students to present their stories any date before that.
It is exciting to see the creative props students are making and bringing in to support their story retellings. As you can see here, Asher’s wonderful handmade stick puppets and detailed diorama give an exciting glimpse into the Noah’s Ark story he will share with us soon!
In addition to the individual Bible story project, students are working in small groups to prepare to present dramatizations of the story of Jonah. In preparation, we have studied the original Biblical text and did a dramatic reading of a play version along with reading over 8 different retellings and we watched numerous versions on YouTube. Two goals are to teach students what deep research involves and to show them the range of creative interpretations that exist in Biblical storytelling, which may spark their own insight and innovation in interpretation.
Tiffany Poirier 