Tuesday, December 17
Today in Math, following our usual number sentence warm-up, students practiced math skills by playing the online game Prodigy, and by completing colouring sheets based on basic multiplication facts. Students are encouraged to practice basic multiplication and division facts over winter break to prepare for our upcoming multiplication and division unit (which involves 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication and 3-digit by 1-digit division). I've shared some links for practicing basic facts on a past blog post, but will post those again later this week. Having these basic facts be relatively automatic will make the more complex multiplication and division significantly easier.
In French, we played Quizlet Live to practice our Noel vocabulary. Then, in Language Arts, we wrote reflections on our December quote.
In the afternoon, following a brief quiet reading/unfinished work period, we had the privilege of hearing former Hawkwood School student, athlete, and Amazing Race Canada competitor Sam Effah speak. The key points in his talk were to be a leader, to be encouraging and inclusive, to have courage, and to try something new.
We concluded our day by finishing up our Monet-inspired birch tree art and by working on storyboards for chapter 6 of The Boundless.
Reminder: Tomorrow is Sleepy Santa Day! Students are invited to wear pajamas and/or holiday-themed items, and are permitted to bring a small stuffed animal.
In French, we played Quizlet Live to practice our Noel vocabulary. Then, in Language Arts, we wrote reflections on our December quote.
In the afternoon, following a brief quiet reading/unfinished work period, we had the privilege of hearing former Hawkwood School student, athlete, and Amazing Race Canada competitor Sam Effah speak. The key points in his talk were to be a leader, to be encouraging and inclusive, to have courage, and to try something new.
We concluded our day by finishing up our Monet-inspired birch tree art and by working on storyboards for chapter 6 of The Boundless.
Reminder: Tomorrow is Sleepy Santa Day! Students are invited to wear pajamas and/or holiday-themed items, and are permitted to bring a small stuffed animal.
Important Dates:
- Sleepy Santa: Wednesday, December 18
- Carol Singing: Wednesday, December 18 at 9:30 am and Thursday, December 19 at 1:30 pm
- Cordillera Region travel brochure: Due Thursday, December 19
- Positive Choices Reward (movie, pjs or costumes, snacks for self or to share with the class): Thursday, December 19
- Report Cards go home: Thursday, December 19
- Winter Break (No School): Friday, December 20 - Monday, January 6 (school resumes on Tuesday, January 7)