Wednesday February 19

Weather collection and Word Problem Wednesday got our day going. Today there were four different word problems to show work for and answer in a sentence. This is getting our brains to think of what the question is asking to solve and what kind of mathematical strategies can be used. Some students learned that repeated addition is not the fastest way to solve a problem. The class had music and gym and then worked in their literature circle groups continuing to read their books and complete a working role and share their responses.

 In the afternoon, we read and discussed the next chapter in Refugee and then wrote a response to a question about what happened. Responding to a question really makes each student accountable for listening and understanding the book. Engaging in the discussion by sharing and listening to what others share is vitally important to deepening the comprehension for everyone. 

 After this we finished our observations and responses to the artwork that is in the hallway as part of our gallery walk. It was an activity to get the students look more deeply at art rather than just a surface look. We are getting ready for our field trip to the Glenbow Museum on March 12.

 To end the day, the class was asked to add their ideas to a couple big questions about Canada. One question was "Who are some important people in Canadian history?" This could be people who are not Canadian, but were important to Canada in some way. The other question was "What were some important events or actions that helped make Canada what it is today? This could be anything that happened in Canada's history that had an impact on society or people in Canada.

 Reminders:
- field trip forms will be sent home this week for the Glenbow Museum
- payment can be made to your CBE account....it will be $21
- if you are able and want to volunteer for this trip, please email me to let me know
- Evergreen Theatre will be in the school the first two weeks of March....our class is scheduled for the first week

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