Dear Parents, Today, we started off with going over the Math quiz from last week. Then, I introduced the next lesson in our fractions and decimals units for both Grades. We did some practice questions on the lap white boards. Then, we had snack and…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with talking more about making connections in our reading response roles and we discussed how to ask good questions that have many answers. These questions are open questions. We are avoiding closed questions that only allow for one answer…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with our Math quiz on fractions and decimals. Then, students had snack and went outside for DPA. After, Grade 5s worked on their French projects. During this time, I worked with the Grade 4s more on explorers: we did…

Dear Parents, Today, we started with a review for the Math quiz tomorrow. I went through the topics that will be on the quiz and modelled example questions for both grades. After, students went to Music and then had DPA. Following that, we went to…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with new spelling words. The next spelling test will be on Thursday, February 25th. Then, we did some work from the Math textbook. I have moved the Math quiz (which counts for report card marks) to Thursday to give…

Dear Parents, Happy early Valentine’s Day & Happy Lunar New Year 🙂 I wish you and your families a wonderful triple holiday weekend! Just a reminder that Monday is Family Day and there is no school. We started off with Math today – we did…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with the spelling test. I will be posting them on Fresh Grade today. After, I worked on showing the kids how to compare decimals vs. fractions on a number line and reviewed how to find fractions of a set…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with brainstorming some things that our class is grateful for. They did a wonderful job coming up with various ideas with a grateful attitude 🙂 Then, we did some review for Math. We did some Math games on the…

Dear Parents, Today, we started off with reading a bit of “Wonder” and then I explained how to find a fraction of a set. For example, if we wanted to find out what 2/3 of 9 is, you would take the total number of counters/objects…