Tuesday January 23rd, 2018

Here is what we did today:

French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Morning Meeting/Agendas

Gym: Please see Mr. Beresford's blog for more information.

Language/UOI: We learned about the mystery genre. We discussed the elements of a mystery and reinforced those elements with our mystery activity! Our activity centered around the mysterious disappearance of Mr. Beresford. We read the first page out loud and the students set to work investigating and discovering the setting, plot, and characters involved in the mystery.

Recess/Lunch 

Math: Today we worked on telling time. We learned that the hour hand is the small one and the big hand is the minute hand. Next we learned how to know which hour it is. We learned that sometimes the hour hand is not always going to point to directly to the hour so we have to figure out which two hours it is in between. We also talked about time terminology and how we use fractions on a clock. When the minute hand is pointed at the 3 that is quarter past means it is a quarter way through the clock. When the minute hand is pointed at the 6 is is half way through the clock which means it is half past the hour. Finally when the minute hand is pointed at the 9 it is the quarter to THE NEXT HOUR. For example, quarter to 9 is not quite in the hour of 9. So we go to the hour before and that is 8. I know that the minute hand is pointing to the 9 for quarter to so that means it is 8:45. We did several examples together using my miniature clocks and they seem to be doing well.  Finally we did some work in the textbook.

 

Music: Please see Mr. Oliver's blog for more information.

Recess/Lunch 

UOI: We continued our investigation. The students searched the school for the clues and alibis that the teachers involved left for them. After completing the packages the student discussed who they thought was the culprit and why. The conclusion of the mystery was read and the culprit was discovered! The students loved this activity so much!   

Homework/Important Reminders:

Re-Registration Packages: Just a reminder, the final due date before we open up vacancies to the public for re-registration is February 12th. Please hand in your packages as soon as possible to ensure your spot.