Today's agenda notes:
-Read on Raz-kids for 20 minutes
-Re-registration packages
-Spelling pg. 69-72 and detailed sentences.
-Cursive up to pg. 66
-Food drive donation by Jan 26th
-Book order due Jan 29th
-Jump Rope for Heart package
-Practice speeches

After we practiced speeches and then had PE with Ms. Yustin.

For math today we looked at making change when buying items under $10.00.

We started off with some exploration. Students were given an amount of change under $10.00 and a price chart of fishes. In pairs they had to choose two fish they wanted to buy, figure out the total and what coins to use to make their purchase.

After they explored strategies to figure out their change. We know that sometimes we have to pay more than the exact amount.

After students explored we took up strategies they used. Some students counted on, skip counted, forwards and or backwards, and some drew the coins.

As a whole class we then had to make a purchase for the fishtank with a ten dollar bill.

The fishtank cost $7.29 so how to we figure out the change by counting on and skip counting?

First we wrote our amount and added a penny to make it an easier number. Then we added two dimes until we got to $7.50 and then we decided to add quarters because when we count by 25's, 50 is a number we reach.

We did this until we reached $8.00 and then added a toonie to make it $10.00.  Along the way we drew the pictures and after.

We did a few examples together and did most of the worksheet together. We will be practicing this more tomorrow.

After we had lunch and recess.

We practiced some more math after recess

Then we had music with Mr. Oliver and French with Mme. Stella before going to second lunch and recess.

When we returned we practiced our speeches.

Then we had UOI, today we read Chapter 1 of our Novel study.

We revisit what our predictions were and then read on.

We learned that in Miss Mackle's class students celebrate 5 different celebrations! Korean New Years, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, and Three King's Day...hmmm we were a little stumbled when we heard this because we haven't learned about it yet.

Also there is a new student in class names Zuzu and students were able to pick out evidence from the text to tell me about him. We learned that he is not shy, he is from Lebanon, and has a pet guinea pig.

We also learned that Horrible Harry was in a 'daze' and that's why the story uses 'holidaze' we also learned a new word. Harry was described as a 'scowling statue.' Scowling we were able to figure out means angry or mad we figured this out by knowing how Harry is feeling in the story so far. Great interpretation!

Then we got ready for home.