Hello!
It was good to see those who dropped by on Meet the Teacher night, to check out our classroom and what we have been learning about.
In math this week we reviewed our pattern work and took a final test. Students did well with their equations, and it gave me a good picture of where they are at with their learning.
In language arts we created some silly sentences using adjectives, nouns, verbs, and adverbs. We has to use some alliteration to organize our work, which game us sentences like: Amazing Ardvark Acting Ackwardly, and Terrific Tiger Tightroping Tragically. We also learned how to complete a mad libs, and practices two of them, with entertaining results.
In social studies we researched the BC provincial political parties: BC NDP, BC CONSERVATIVES, and BC Green. Students had to research the party and find out there campaign promises to make posters for each. Today our class had a big discussion on each of the different points of view and opinions each party was focusing on. We learned about the left center right political spectrum, and went over examples about how each. We also took a small self assessment quiz, to see which area students aligned with more. After, we went over how our opinions change, how there are some areas we might feel strong in, while others not. I also went over how bias can influence others, and my explanation of each of the political viewpoints probably had some bias in it, so they should continue to get more information from other viewpoints and sources.
In science we learned the different between a mixture and a solution. A mixture is combining two or more things, but they can be easily separated. A solution is combining two or more things, but it’s very hard to separate them. We practiced by trying to separate chocolat milk or muddy water, and found some could be separated with a filter, while others could not.
Next week we will start our whole number unit in math, learning tricks to multiply 6000 by 20000, and dividing 50000 by 100. We will be listening to a novel study on Tuesday, learning how to keep notes and write a synopsis by the end of the week. We will look at the local candidates for the provincial election, and participating on the student vote on Friday. Finally we will look more into mixtures and solutions in science. Going to be a fun week.
Have a good long weekend and see you Tuesday.