Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great weekend!

Mr. O was skiing today so we played Barrier Dodge Ball with a few extra exercises, such as jumping jacks, sit ups, and push ups!!

Important information and reminders:

Oakwood is hosting a bake sale tomorrow!

Spirit week is this next week! This is a fun filled week that we look forward to every year and it is a great lead up to March Break. Spirit week will run from Monday, March 6-Friday, March 10. Please see schedule below!

Thursday, March 9 - House colours - come dressed head to toe in your house colour!

Friday, March 10 - St. Patrick's Day Spirit - come dressed in your finest St. Patrick's Day attire!

March break runs from Monday, March 13-Friday, March 24. First day back is Monday, March 27!

Language

Today we read one chapter of ‘The Whipping Boy’ and completed our comprehension questions.

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes per day

The Whipping Boy!

Math

Today we looked at growing patterns. A growing pattern grows by a certain number each time. For example if frame 1 has 1 square, frame 2 has 3 squares, frame 3 has 5 squares, then frame 4 has to have 7 squares. It is adding 2 squares each time. Using charts are a great way to help us!

Just a few reminders from our last multiplication unit!

Some multiplication strategies are repeated addition – 3 x 4 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12, using arrays (pictures) - ****  ****    **** = 3 x 4 = 12. There are 3 groups with 4 in each group. Skip counting is another strategy - 5 x 7 = 5, 10, 15 20, 25, 30, 35 OR 2 x 6 = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. Using a number line or multiplication chart are other useful strategies. Remember that 5 x 8 = 40 and so does 8 x 5 = 40, any number x 1 will be that number (10 x 1 = 10) and any number x 0 will always be 0 (9 x 0 = 0).

Homework – MMS 170-171

Growing Patterns!

UOI

Today learned that there are 3 types of rocks. They are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. We read some information on them and watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy video. While students were watching the video they filled in a fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Homework – Complete the three types of rocks worksheet (front and back) - using the information to help you draw!

-Bring in device

-Sign and return comic strip rubric and UOI/Math castle rubric

Bill Nye the Science Guy!

Have a lovely night!

Mrs. Hocevar J