Reminder that there is early dismissal tomorrow!
With that, the grade 6 students will be engaged in a morning of research and problem-solving in Maker Space! Stay tuned for their follow-up!
Writing
News articles are due Monday.
Check to see that it worked if you emailed it to yourself. Otherwise we can get that sorted tomorrow.
Spelling
Test Friday
Math
Students continue to learn about the relationships among fractions and other representations of numbers. RATIOS was introduced which is basically comparing similar objects to each other.
Classroom Info
As is stands, Mrs. Harris (myself) who has taken over Mrs. Tam, plans for Math and Science. Mr. Shackleton currently plans for Social Studies and Language Arts.
What students are working on in the classroom and how learning is progressing is communicated on this blog, through work that is sent home and through conversations. The last math assessment that was sent home was a way for me to tell what students could understand and communicate independently. It was also a way for me to communicate to parents about how mathematical understanding can be communicated is NUMEROUS ways. The students know that I love to see them thinking on paper and visualizing in pictures.
The green or white sheet is a way for students to reflect on their learning themselves. They had something that they did well at, something to improve on and their goals for next time. Sending both of these pieces of information home was a way to demonstrate the thinking of your student and who to move ahead in their learning. There was no number on they assessment because I was checking to see if the students:
-understood the concepts
-were able to problem-solve
-could accurately use a strategy to solve the problem
-communicate their thinking in a variety of ways
This was discussed at length in class with all of the students and it my apologies if this caused any confusion.
In the future, the next math tests will provide clear evaluation according to the report strands based on the 1-4 level system.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day with this lovely weather!! Enjoy it while it is here.
Mrs. Harris and Mr. Shackelton.
With that, the grade 6 students will be engaged in a morning of research and problem-solving in Maker Space! Stay tuned for their follow-up!
Writing
News articles are due Monday.
Check to see that it worked if you emailed it to yourself. Otherwise we can get that sorted tomorrow.
Spelling
Test Friday
Math
Students continue to learn about the relationships among fractions and other representations of numbers. RATIOS was introduced which is basically comparing similar objects to each other.
Classroom Info
As is stands, Mrs. Harris (myself) who has taken over Mrs. Tam, plans for Math and Science. Mr. Shackleton currently plans for Social Studies and Language Arts.
What students are working on in the classroom and how learning is progressing is communicated on this blog, through work that is sent home and through conversations. The last math assessment that was sent home was a way for me to tell what students could understand and communicate independently. It was also a way for me to communicate to parents about how mathematical understanding can be communicated is NUMEROUS ways. The students know that I love to see them thinking on paper and visualizing in pictures.
The green or white sheet is a way for students to reflect on their learning themselves. They had something that they did well at, something to improve on and their goals for next time. Sending both of these pieces of information home was a way to demonstrate the thinking of your student and who to move ahead in their learning. There was no number on they assessment because I was checking to see if the students:
-understood the concepts
-were able to problem-solve
-could accurately use a strategy to solve the problem
-communicate their thinking in a variety of ways
This was discussed at length in class with all of the students and it my apologies if this caused any confusion.
In the future, the next math tests will provide clear evaluation according to the report strands based on the 1-4 level system.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day with this lovely weather!! Enjoy it while it is here.
Mrs. Harris and Mr. Shackelton.
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