Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great night!

Great job to Lynne who participated in the house game this morning!

Important information and reminders:

A note about parking:
A kind reminder that the spots near the front entrance and cafeteria are reserved for handicap parking. We do have families who need them and find they are often unavailable. Please feel free to park in the back by the turf in the designated spots or at Meadowvale 4 Rinks, or use kiss n ride.

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!

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 continued to work on our novel study. We focused on questioning day – before, during, and after reading.

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes per day

Math

Today we looked at continued to look at growing patterns. Today we focused on two types. The first was a same-step growing pattern, which increases by the same number each time. For example, if frame 1 has 1 square, frame 2 has 2 squares, frame 3 has 3 squares, then the pattern rule if start at 1 and add 1 each time. The second type is called a changing-step growing pattern, which increase by a different number each time. For example, if frame 1 has 1 square, frame 2 has 4 squares, frame 3 has 9 squares, frame 4 has 16 squares, and then the pattern rule is start at 1 and add 3. Then add each time (1, 3, 5, 7, etc).

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 172-173

Same-step and Changing-step growing patterns!

Hand print pattern artwork!

UOI

Today we learned about the rock cycle. We reviewed the three types of rocks we learned about yesterday and watched a quick video clip that explained the rock cycle. Then we completed a cut and paste activity to create our own rock cycle.

Homework – Finish rock cycle

-Bring in rocks

-Bring in device

Cut and paste rock cycle!

Have a lovely night!

Mrs. Hocevar J