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Welcome to 2013!
We had a good day. It started off quite chatty but students soon settled in.
Students practised handwriting, learned about compound words and brainstormed examples, and reviewed and practised subtraction with borrowing.
After recess we read a chapter in Survival, used sticky notes to mark passages they had questions about ("What are they going to eat now that Will took the food the group had saved?"), and wrote about 6 possible solutions to one of their questions.
Before lunch, students who wanted to share about their winter break did. About 3/4 of the class shared in front of the class. Well done!! It takes courage to speak in front of the class.
We focussed on speaker and audience skills, and each speaker was allowed 3 questions or compliments ("I like the way you spoke clearly") from classmates. I use the questions and compliments format to encourage interest in other students and kindness, rather than audience members telling a story about what the speaker's sharing reminded them of. It works very well. Over the break, students did and saw a variety of things, and a few students brought in objects to show to the class.
After lunch was Library, Silent Reading, and 20 min of catch-up time (Math, Novel Study), before playing Benchball in Gym at the end of the day.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. S
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