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Hello families! This final week before Spring Break was full of finishing up projects! We worked on Lit Circles final projects to celebrate our learning through this process. We also practiced using thesauri to find synonyms to make our writing more engaging. We worked on our Rube Goldberg machines all week, and the class had […]
Hello families! This week in Math we worked on division of three-digit numbers with remainders. We started by using base-ten blocks to break up three-digit numbers into equal groups. This worked well for many learners. Later in the week, we tackled the long-anticipated long division. I was very impressed with the focus and perseverance through […]
Another short but jam-packed week! We were very fortunate to have not one but two guest presenters this Tuesday! Eric Walters spoke to the intermediate classes about his books, story research and charitable activities. He was an engaging presenter. That afternoon, we welcomed stream keepers into our classroom to teach about our local watershed, the […]
Hello! This short week, we practiced French vocabulary for our spelling activities. We also practiced short conversations on emotions. Division 2 is improving in pronunciation and language connections! We prepared for a multiplication test in Math by creating our own questions. Students each came up with four questions: a two-digit multiplication problem, a three-digit problem, […]
Hello families! This week started off with a school-wide “snake read.” Students paired up with their buddy classes, and the whole school snaked down the hallway to read or be read to. Literacy Month is well underway. On February 25, author Eric Walters will be visiting all the intermediate classes to share his stories! We […]
Hello families! This week in Math we practiced two strategies for multiplication of multi-digit numbers. The first is the “traditional” method, with the numbers stacked according to place value. The second is a method called the “window method” that is similar to a multiplication chart, with the numbers broken into the tens and ones values. Students […]
What a full week we’ve had! The second week of spelling went well, as we are settling into a slightly new routine and greater expectation for homework. Great job, Division 2! In Math, we have been working on factoring, using various strategies like factor trees, using blocks to create arrays (rows and columns), and multiplication […]
Hello families! This week, Division 2 worked on multiples and factors in Math. We learned about least common multiples (or LCMs) and practiced breaking composite numbers into prime factors. We are also building up our math vocabulary and multiplication skills in the process! Lit Circles are underway, and students should be keeping up with reading […]
The hot (or rather, cold) topic of this week was snow! Wednesday’s snow day threw in an extra bit of excitement for students. I hope that the weather did not cause too many challenges for parents. We continued multiplication in Math, working on quick recall of basic facts. In French, we developed greater vocabulary for […]
Welcome back to school! I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break, and that 2020 is starting off well for your families. Division 2 has started off the new year well. This week was full of hard work and focus, on several new projects. In French, students have been practicing asking questions and responses […]