Tuesday, January 26, 2010.

Handwriting
We brainstormed "eigh" words that have a long a sound such as neigh and sleigh. We wrote three words three times and the date once.

Math
We worked on the three digit adding questions in our duotangs. One question involved writing a story questions, solving it, and explaining the solution.

Example:

Story Question
Thomas collected 375 hockey cards and Jessica collected 468 hockey cards. How many cards did they have altogether?

Solve

375 + 468 = 843

Explanation

375 = 300 + 70 + 5
+ 468 = 400 + 60 + 8

300 + 400 = 700

70 + 60 = 130

700+ 130 = 830

5 + 8 = 13

830 + 13 = 843

Assembly
We had a special guest today - Lorna Tuffs. She ran in the Olympic Torch Relay. She brought her torch even and wore her special outfit. She talked about how the run was set-up and how she felt carrying the torch. It was very interesting. Mr. English also unveiled Olympic Rings that are going on the roof of the school. They looked very neat.

Science
We added Earth to our planet chart and watched a BrainPop on Earth and took a quiz.
We learned Earth is the only planet with life because we are at the perfect distance from the Sun to have a temperature conducive for life. Also, we are the only planet with water, an oxygen atmosphere, and carbon, which is the building block for all life.

Show and Share
This week is a free topic so we heard about 3D books, Hot Wheels cars, a hockey card game, hockey on the weekend, and Bakugans. We're sending get well wished to Thomas's grandpa after his hospital stay.