Since the winter holidays, the children have been busy catching up and finishing up their writing and social studies assignment in class. We successfully completed our social studies presentations this week and boy, they worked hard on it! The children were given ample of opportunity to complete this assignment on time and were given feedback in ways to help improve the content of their slideshow, essay, or scrapbooks. (The children were given a list of ways they could research and present their project and creating slideshows was the popular choice!).
We have been studying numbers in math this past week and we were learning about place value, comparing and ordering numbers, rounding numbers and making change. On Wednesday, we will be having a small test to determine their understanding. In order for your child to study for this small test, they will be asked to:
Read and write numbers in standard and expanded forms. For example:
Standard Form - 9352
Expanded Form using NUMBERS - 9000 + 300 + 50 + 2
Expanded Form using WORDS - 9 Thousands + 3 Hundreds + 5 Tens + 2 Ones
As we read it - Nine thousand three hundred and fifty two.
* some children are combining the number and words like this: 9 thousands, 3 hundreds and fifty two. This is incorrect - especially when they are not reading the questions carefully. *
Rounding - 9352
To the nearest thousands - 9000
To the nearest hundreds 9400
To the nearest tens 50
* rounding rule is if the number is 5 or higher we round UP. If it is 4 or less, round DOWN.
Comparing and ordering numbers:
6573 < 7673 32 049 > 32 409 This is comparing...
6573, 7673, 32 049, 32 409
Money change
The biggest hurdle the children faced with money is simply reading what the amount is given in words. For example, some children were stumped with determining the worth of 4 Toonies. An anchor chart was provided on the chalkboard to help determine the worth of 1 Toonie, 1 Loonie, etc. However, when I asked, how much is a Toonie, they replied $2. When I asked how much two Toonies were, they figured it out that it's $4. When they read the question independently, $2 was the answer they gave for a 2 Toonie question....hmmmm.
A great website to help your child practice is aaamath.com. On the left hand side of the page, lists the areas your child can work on. Have fun!
On Monday we are having a PowerStream Presentation in which we will watch from 8:45-9:45a.m. This is an Electrical Safety and Conservation Awareness
On Tuesday and Wednesday your child will be presenting the "Les Trois Petits Cochons" with Mme. Ricci. Your child was given a handout last week informing you of this presentation. If you did not this handout, please do not hesitate to contact myself or Mme. Ricci if you are interested in attending this performance and to find out which day your child is performing. The performances are scheduled for 2:00 on Tuesday and 1:10 on Wednesday.
This coming week will be a four day week as Friday is a P.A Day.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Sauder
