Feb 28 - Book Launching

Agenda:
1 Read 
2 Homework: Problem of the Day
3 Return field trip forms by Friday
4 Research the unknown rock that had the property of holes in it.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about Battle Bunny.
How did you show what you learned?
We went to the grade 5 and 6 learning celebration, which was called a Book Launch.
What do you need to learn next?
We would like to try this sometime because it looked and sounded fun. 
Problem of the Day:

Feb 27 - Happy Hundredth Day of School

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Daily Five Work - if you have checklist stickies you have homework
3 Pink Shirt Day tomorrow - wear your pink shirt to support anti-bullying
4 Field trip forms going home - Please pay online- Do not bring cash
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that it was the 100th day of school.
How did you show what you learned?
We went to the learning commons and we got to look at all the kindergartener's projects. We had to ask at least one question to the kindergarteners. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to keep practicing asking thick and juicy questions.

Feb 26 - Look Before You Draw!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Treat day tomorrow - Bring your $.25
3 Homework: Problem of the Day
4 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to draw different cartoon characters.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a video with a partner and drew something that we picked. The website we used was called Art Hub for Kids: https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice these kinds of drawings and add colour to them. We also need to work on realistic drawings.

Problem of the Day:

Feb 23 - Slide Down

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: Daily Five Activities in your blue duotang
3
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about erosion.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a Magic Schoolbus video about erosion and rock. We went outside and we set two boards on two different slopes: a steep slope and a gentle slope. Our experiment question was: Which slope eroded the soil more? Ask me what the conclusion was!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about different types of erosion.

Feb 22 - Beware of the Math Ninjas!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: Problem of the Day
                     Daily Five - Fantasy Book Activities (Book Cover, Synthesizer -                          3-5 question per chapter, Visualizer and Connector) - due Monday
3 FAF - we will be going outside - please dress for the weather
4 Field trip coming up on March 6 - please keep your eyes peeled for permission forms coming next week.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We started ninja math today.
How did you show what you learned?
We used the website http://www.multiplication.com/quiz/multiplication-self-correcting-quizzes to complete quizzes on each of the times tables. We had to complete the quiz in quiz in under 2 mins and get 100%.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice using some of the games and ideas that we learned in class. We will be doing ninja math again next Thursday.
Problem of the Day:

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Agenda:
1 worromot htam ajnin 
2 krowemoH: Word Work - dark green duotang
                                     - ninja math tomorrow - Gr 3 practice 1X table
                                                                         Gr 4- practice 3X table
3 daeR
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to type backwards.
How did you show what you learned?
We gave Ms Cowdy many tips on how to spell backwards.
What do you need to learn next?
We are not sure how this will help us in life, but it was a fun exercise in trying to spell backwards. Perhaps this is a strategy we can use to practice our spelling words, or, we can create a secret language.

Feb 20 - Loop de Loop

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework - Word Problem of the Day
3 Backwards Day tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about using a loop pedal in music.
How did you show what you learned?
We each picked a sound or a word and sang it. Mr O'Reilly looped each of our sounds over and over on top of each other.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn to use this to make harmony.

Problem of the Day:

Feb 14 - Happy Valentine's Day!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Happy Valentine's Day
3 You can earn a Great Backyard Bird Count Certificate just by participating!
The annual Great Backyard Bird Count is coming up – just in time for Family Day weekend! Here’s some info from the website:

Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time.

Now, more than 160,000 people of all ages and walks of life worldwide join the four-day count each February to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds.

We invite you to participate! For at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, February 16-19, 2018, simply tally the numbers and kinds of birds you see. You can count from any location, anywhere in the world, for as long as you wish!

It’s super simple to get involved. As your students already have eBird accounts, they simply need to participate by looking for birds for at least 15 minutes any time between Feb. 16-19. They can submit their observations to their eBird accounts. All birds submitted to eBird during that weekend will count for the Great Backyard Bird Count!

Here’s the website if you’re looking for more info: http://gbbc.birdcount.org/

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We did a magic box of chocolates writing craftivity today!
How did you show what you learned?
We chose a person to give the box of chocolates to and then we planned and wrote a description of the wishes that our magic box of chocolates would grant to the person receiving it. We then created a box of chocolates!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue to work on writing good descriptive paragraphs and using juicy words to create visuals of what we are thinking in our writing. I think we all need to eat some chocolate after spending most of the day describing it!!!!

Problem of the Day, for the last couple of days...

Enjoy your Family Day weekend! Happy birding!

Feb 13 - Pocket Pal

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: Problem of the Day
3 Feb 21 is Backwards Day
4 Valentine Day card exchange 
5 Scholastic Feb 23
6 Tomorrow is the last day of school this week.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to make a pet rock.
How did you show what you learned?
We glued googly eyes and other accessories to personalize our pet rock.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to identify our rock.

Feb 12- Mathletes!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: Problem of the Day
3 Valentine's Day - we will be exchanging cards if you want to. If you bring cards, please bring them for the whole Room 5 class. Please do not bring in treats or candy or sweets. If they are attached to your card that is fine.
4 No school on Thursday, Friday or Monday!!!
5 Scholastic orders Feb 23 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We started our Math Olympic Centers.
How did you show what you learned?
We got a pinney that best represented the country we chose. We got a bib number and an assigned Olympic event. Ask me what I did.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue to do the other centers and we need to learn how to read directions so that we can do the centers properly or we will not be able to earn any medals.

Feb 9 - Olympics!!!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Think about what country you would like to represent during our 2018 Math Olympics which start next week.
3 Scholastic due Feb 23
4 Rock A Palooza card
5 We will be transforming our rocks on Monday, so please bring in any supplies that you want to attach to your rock. We will supply the googly eyes.
6 There is no school next week on Thursday, and Friday because of teacher's convention
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the different countries that are competing in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched part of the opening ceremonies of the Games.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to choose the country we would like to represent in our math Olympics.

Feb 8 - Olympic Skeleton Math

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework - Journal #3 and Read to Self Activities 
3 Spelling Test tomorrow
4 FAF - Dress for the weather, we will be going snowshoeing.
5 Please bring a rock for our scientific transformation.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about skeleton sledding.
How did you show what you learned?
We had a special guest who previously competed in skeleton racing. He brought  in his gear and sled and told us about the sport. We got to try the gear and lay on the sled and we watched a video of someone with a helmet cam going down a skeleton track. 
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to start doing Olympic Math Centers in the next few weeks. 
Problem of the Day:

Feb 7 - Rock on Rockers!

Agenda:
1Read!
2Homework: Math stretch & Social Studies (tomorrow is the last day for Social)
3Bring in a rock for scientific transformation
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We brainstormed where we can find rocks; inside and outside. (Science fair was super cool!) 
How did you show what you learned?
We talked with our group about where we found rocks, wrote our ideas down like mountains, playground, lakes, sand, city. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to make our pet rocks, and brainstorm what minerals are used for and all that jazz! 

Feb 6- Train Your Brain!!!

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: Social Studies Tunisia Picture 
                     Problem of the Day and corrections
3 Multiplication Ninja Math starts in 2 weeks. Here is the on line timed multiplication test that we will be using to do our ninja math. http://www.multiplication.com/quiz/multiplication-self-correcting-quizzes
4 Science Fair viewing tomorrow
5 Winter Walk Day tomorrow - please dress for the weather
6 I forgot to add, if you have a rock at home that you can bring for Science tomorrow, please bring it with you.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that we are doing Ninja math in two weeks.
How did you show what you learned?
We will get a times table to study every two weeks. This means that we have to TRAIN OUR BRAIN by practicing at least 5 minutes  per day. Grade 3 will be starting with 1-5 facts and grade 4 will start with the 6 times table. If you get to the 12 x table and earn your black bead you will get the coveted Ninja pencil. In order to get your bead you must get 100% in under 2 minutes for each times table and prove it to your Sensei (Ms Cowdy).
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to do a pretest in multiplication before we start Ninja math and then when we have finished we will do a post test. We hope to see that our marks improve after we have TRAINED OUR BRAINS.

Feb 5 - Quality of Life

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework:Problem of the Day, Social Studies
3 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what Tunisia provides for the community there
How did you show what you learned?
We did picture cards like the ones we did for our community, only this time, we did it for Tunisia. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to understand what the differences in quality of life is for the other countries that we are going to study next.
Problem of the Day:

Feb 1 - Did You Take Your Rocks and Minerals Today?

Agenda:
1 Read
2 Homework: Mathstretch - IF YOU HAVE ORANGE HIGHLIGHTER AND NO HAPPY FACE YOU ARE NOT DONE YOUR CORRECTIONS. Please go through your red duotang this weekend and do your corrections and finish your problem of the day 27 and 28
3 Report Card Envelopes
4 Artwork coming home - please enjoy.
5 FAF - we will be going outside - please dress for the weather
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned rocks and minerals are very tasty. Minerals are colourful and shiny and rocks have different things in them.
How did you show what you learned?
We compared minerals to a dairymilk bar and rocks to a Mars bar. Ask me why.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn to identify rocks and minerals when we look at examples.
Today's Problem of the Day: