We are addressing spelling rules specifically; today's focus was the silent "e" and "dropping the e when adding suffixes that start with a vowel.
Examples of these rules: rob - robe; slid - slide
slide + ing = sliding; joke + er = joker
We added notes to our Language Arts Interactive Notebooks about these rules. We also looked at soft and hard g and c sounds, and how having an i or an e after these two letters keep them soft. For example: George vs gorge; science, gorgeous, conscious...
Students were given a story to read: "Serge's Strange Day" to identify -ge and -dge words. A word sort has been assigned and is due tomorrow.
A key quote that the students wrote down today is:
“You can improve your spelling if you
study it,
notice it,
use it.”
How to Spell.co.uk
In math today we did the usual 3-minute multiplication drill to start, then marked the area / perimeter worksheets from yesterday. Mrs. Strange, an additional part-time teacher to our staff, worked with a small group of students today. In class, we did some word problems relating to area and perimeter. There is no math homework today.
Social Studies - We set up Immigration lap books today, adding a world map and a separate map of Canada to a folder. We will continue this new format over the next couple of weeks, providing a summary of various immigrant groups to Canada.
In PE, we played a couple of tag games which reinforced the understanding of herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores, and another game involving bugs, fish, ducks, American Bullfrogs, and Red-tailed hawks.
Reminders:
Pink Shirt Day is tomorrow.
Math Quizzette Thursday (focus: perimeter and area) - This will be a short quiz to see where students stand regarding their understanding of these concepts when working independently.
