Hello, 5B families!
*REMINDER: Wear your FULL UNIFORM for Mass tomorrow. Also, tomorrow is the first HOT LUNCH day!
In Religion, we reviewed the “School Mass Expectations” for tomorrow.
In Language Arts, we have been learning to craft powerful paragraphs and how these differ in narrative versus expository writing. We are using a graphic organizer and have been teasing out the differences between a hook and a topic sentence.
We will continue to focus on developing ideas, using transition words and proper conventions, and writing an effective but brief conclusion that does a “call back” to the main ideas of the paragraph in fresh language. Students are encouraged to write on any “how to” topic (expository) of their interest and knowledge.
Constable Alex and Constable Shelley came in for a visit and discussion that supported our learning goals in Health Ed. and Career Ed. Students gained awareness and learned a lot about ways to stay safe in the community. As well, they spoke about the skills, qualities, and preparation that is helpful for students aspiring to a profession in law enforcement.
In Math, we have been reviewing multiplication tables and learning to use a multiplication chart for quick calculations as we journey towards independence. As well, we introduced some mental math skills today for multi-digit addition and subtraction, as well as how to use a calculator to check our work.
Some of the mental math strategies we will be focusing could be called taking it one step at a time, using place value names, using what we already know, breaking it up, dropping common zeros, and taking a front-end focus. Below is a peek at some of strategies from students’ “extra practice” booklets.
These booklets are worked on when students finish other work at school and can be taken home for practice. I do not mark these work booklets; rather, students are encouraged to mark it themselves to learn from their mistakes. There is no deadline to finish the booklets—it’s just extra practice.
Tiffany Poirier 