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January 20th - 25th

January 20th - 25th

This week Mr. Pressey asked us to be an illustrator for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We added lots of detail and did our best colouring when we drew a picture of the moment when Charlie first walks into the amazing Chocolate Room. We are half way through the book and so far we are loving it!

Question: Ask me to describe the picture that I am imagining when I read at home.



In math we started to look at think boards so that we can solve tricky two-digit multiplication. First we need to estimate so we can find out what the answer should be close to. We also learned a new strategy called column multiplication. This is the strategy that most parents learned as kids. Using a known fact is kind of tricky but it will make it easy to do multiplication in our heads.

Question: Ask me to estimate and then solve 37 x 5



Also in math this week we were practicing our four times tables. We learned that our palms have a finger bone in them and so we can just count all four bones in each finger to do our times tables, thanks Mr. Bones. Another strategy for our four times tables is to just double our two times tables. 


Question: Ask me any of my four times tables.
                Ask me to show you the trick we learned for 4 x 9.

In gym we have still been practicing badminton. We are getting better at serving and returning the birdie to our partners with accuracy. Some of us have even been challenging ourselves to see how many times we can hit it back and forth without dropping the birdie.

Question: Ask me to show you how to serve. 

We are continuing to study about Canada in Social Studies. We started to learn about Canadian animals. First we brainstormed questions to help guide our animal research. Then we got into buddies and chose some Canadian animals that we wanted to learn about. Finally we went onto Learn Alberta to find websites at our level and we recorded some facts about the animals on our mind maps. 

Question: Ask me to show you some of the websites that we are using to find information.

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