We began our in-class time by taking up yesterday’s math
homework. Our new math lesson was about addition and subtraction. This was a pretty
straight forward lesson and the Grade 6 class prefers using place value when
adding and subtracting. The twist on the lesson was that students had to check
the reasonableness of their sums using estimation (rounding to the nearest
hundred) and inverse operations when checking differences. Ask your child to
explain what is meant by the ‘inverse operation’. Students again had a good chunk of class time
to work on practice problems on p. 62 & 63 of the MMS textbooks. Students who did not get done in class are
asked to complete all questions for homework. Some students again chose to stay
in during second recess to work on their math homework. Some students are even
tutoring each other! It is wonderful to
see this and hear the conversations between students.
I have begun
conferencing with students individually to assess their report writing against
the rubric and checklist we have created. As we meet, we are making a list of
individual student strengths and areas for improvement. Our goal is to have all
conferences completed by end of day Friday.
During our UOI time students explored the key features of
electrical circuits. They learned that the components of circuits are
represented with symbols in circuit diagrams. They spent time defining
electrical components and drawing their symbols. Some students began working on
our next electricity station where they are building series and parallel
circuits. Devices will be needed all week for the power generation project.
This is the final week to complete this project. Students will be presenting
next week.
Grade 6s attended French and Gym class this morning.
Look out for a letter about the Terry Fox Run coming home
today.
Homework &
Reminders
- MMS p. 62 & 63
- Bring devices all week
- September 25: October hot lunch forms due
- September 25: Scholastic orders due
- Next week: Casual Day, Terry Fox Run, Math unit test
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