Weekly Times January 20, 2012

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Language Arts
Writing - Working on Revising their work by adding adetail to their holiday stories, as well as giving peer feedback in teacher-led groups,

Grammar - Antonyms packet, Poetry lesson working with antonyms

Reading - "checking in" on reading with Ms. Beeton, adjusting levels for independent reading where necessary

Spelling: Hard and soft g sound - after the vowels a, o, u andconsonants the sound is usually hard like g, after the vowels e, i, y the sound is usually soft like j

Maths
Place value - up to ten thousands
Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000
Greater than and less than using symbols

Negative numbers - using a thermometer

Addition with carrying

Addition "tricks" - mental math strategies using ten bonds to help with three number addition, review that it is not necessary to add in order ex. 13 + 8 + 17 adding 10 + 10 then 7+3 then 8 to get 38

Hundred bonds - ex. finding 54 + _____ = 100 by counting on to the nextten, then counting on by tens to 100

Mathletics

Units of Inquiry
BIRTH OF THE EARTH - Where We Are In Place and Time

Finishing up and refelction

MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND- How We Organize Ourselves
Tuning In activity - making fruit salad having to trade to get what they needed

Gathering prior knowledge in groups

Developing questions that we wonder about the new unit

Starting our classroom Economy - students are paid for coming to school, doing homework, doing their classroom jobs, cleaning up. They arepaid weekly but must also pay their bills. They will be able to make choices aboutsaving, spending or giving their money (this part is coming up next week)

In ICT - choosing a country and researching a their currency, practicing typing using Mavis Beacon as well (the school's typing program so that they learn to type correctly with proper typing fingers)

Jack and the Beanstalk trade and bartering lesson with Mr. Ronen who is collaborating on this unit and will be coming in to teach a lesson every Thursday afternoon