Test Delayed

Today’s class time began with writing. Students were challenged to complete the first draft of their adventure story and to make it about 2 pages long. Students who did not get done stayed in during first recess to catch up. A number of students are still not done. Students who have completed their first draft and have had it peer- and teacher-edited are asked to bring a device to begin typing up their second draft into a word document.

In math, a number of students expressed experiencing difficulty in completing yesterday’s practice work. As a result, we took extra time and worked as a group to complete the practice work. Students used linking cubes to build the objects. They received extra triangular dot paper to retry some of the isometric drawings. We only managed to complete and correct the first 2 questions of the review package and will not be done by end of day tomorrow. The unit test is now postponed till Tuesday, November 3 to ensure that all students are prepared.

Students met in groups to discuss chapter 8 of The Lightning Thief.  Students had class time and some used recess time to read chapter 9. For homework, they are asked to reflect on chapter 9 using the role they were assigned today. We will have our next literature circles group meeting tomorrow.

Students are to keep working on their cars. All students are asked to complete test 3 by Monday, November 2, at which point we will have conferences again to check on and discuss progress.

Our inquiry time took place at the end of the day. We continued reading from The Greek Gods and finished up the chapter we began yesterday about Demeter and Persephone. Students found this story fascinating. We took up yesterday’s assigned activity pages on Greece. Students then sat with their new partner and researched ancient Greece using books and graphic organizers

Tomorrow is Halloween/Harvest Spirit Day. Students may come to school in their costumes. No toy weapons or scary masks please.

Homework & Reminders

·         Bring a device to type up your adventure story if you have finished your first draft

·         Science Fair: Keep working on your electric car. Have test 3 done by Monday, November 2

·         MMS -study. Test on Tuesday, November 3

·         The Lightning Thief: Complete your literature circle response for tomorrow’s discussion on chapter 9

·         Complete Greece activity pages 82 & 83

·         Tomorrow – Halloween Spirit Day, ROM trip forms and payment due

·         Monday, November 2 – Round 3 of electric car conferences

·         Tuesday, November 3 – Math test

·         Friday, November 6 – PD Day – No school for students