Thursday November 7

The class interpreted a bar graph for their Thinking Thursday morning math. Today's graph was a lesson in being able to read bars and scales accurately even if the bar does not match up to a number on the scale perfectly. Some estimation is needed. Then we had the 5 poem readers read their poems to the class so they had practice with pauses and volume for a larger group. The poems sound pretty good! After this the class worked on a math challenge that really stumped all of them. As a class we discussed the instructions and read them carefully. Each student was to write down every attempt or strategy they had that they used to try and solve the problem. It was important that they include all their attempts because showing their thinking even if it was the incorrect solution was important. The class had gym and then worked on trying to figure out the challenge until lunch.

 In the afternoon the question to respond to was a moral or ethical question. What would you do if you found a bag of money in your neighbourhood? Try and find the owner or keep it to yourself? It was interesting to read the different responses and the reasons they gave for their decision. The afternoon was very broken up with interruptions. The choir as well as anyone who has a presentation part in the assembly tomorrow had rehearsal time in the gym. Just before the practicing began, the class worked on judging different images of ecosystems and stating if they thought that ecosystem was healthy or unhealthy and explaining why they thought that. The class also worked on their Canada maps when not practicing.

Reminders:
- Remembrance Day assembly begins at 10:45 sharp.....please come by 10:40 if you are planning to attend
- Monday is Remembrance Day and the school is closed

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