January 13th to January 17th

Over the past week, the students have truly pushed themselves with their math thinking and learning. The students have done a fantastic job working through the process of addition including adding decimals and monetary values. It was exciting to see themselves apply this understanding to a variety of new situations. Once the students gained confidence with adding with regrouping, they worked on a problem where they were finding the mass of two cats. This open ended task pushed the students as they had to determine what the problem was asking and identify ways in which they could solve the problem.

In working with addition of larger numbers, the students have recognized the importance of learning their basic facts. In order to give the students an opportunity to practice their facts and to see and hear the thinking of others, we then worked together on a collaborative thinking task. The students were placed into random groupings of three, working together to use their knowledge of basic facts to solve problems that had multiple possible answers. They were highly engaged as they shared their ideas and celebrated their success.

Learning Outcomes:

I can solve problems using addition and subtraction.

Questions to discuss with your child:

How are you feeling about your addition facts? What strategies are you using?

What was your strategy when finding out the masses of the two cats? Did you learn any other strategies during the math talks?

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March 3rd to March 7th

This week, we were excited to take part in the school's basketball residency. We were so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Coach Dave on a variety of new skills. We learned how to dribble, jab, pivot, guard and shoot. The students were highly engaged as they put the skills into practice. A huge thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time to make this experience possible! Learning Outcomes: I can engage in a variety of physical activities that are enjoyable or rewarding. I can practise offensive and defensive strategies and tactics. I can implement strategies and tactics to improve performace. Questions to ask your child: What was our basketball cheer? What is something new you learned our a skill you worked to improve over the week? Was their a skill that you found challenging?

April 14th to April 17th

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February 3rd to February 7th

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