Today's agenda notes:
-Spelling review lesson 13-17 pg 73-76
-Cursive up to pg. 72
-Read on Raz kids for 20 minutes
-Practice speeches
-Math worksheet capacity mL
-UOI summative presentation start tomorrow
-Trip form


After agendas students worked on their Holiday scrapbook and then had PE with Ms. Yustin.


For math today we learned about estimating, and measuring using milliliters (mL).

We started off reviewing what we learned about L.

Then we proved that four glasses is equal to 1L by measuring four cups, pouring it into a 1L container and measuring the capacity.

We reviewed how to measure by getting to eye level.

We looked at different sized containers, jugs, baking equipment and cups to see how the lines can change in value depending on the size of the container. Students went around and read different capacities of water.

We then created looked at a recipe and the amount of each ingredient. We know that for smaller capacities we must use millilitres to measure and for larger capacities we use litres.

We know that 0.5L=500mL
and 1L=1000mL


We then created our magic potions.
Students were given 600mL to draw out up to six ingredients for their magic potion.
Together we discovered that each line on the container represented 20mL.

Here are some of their magic potions.Some students really challenged themselves to use more ingredients and use a variety of different capacities for their potion.

After we practiced ordering some capacities from the greatest to least.

1L, 500mL, 250mL, 35mL, 900mL, 2.5L

2.5L, 1L, 900mL, 500mL, 250mL, 35mL. 

Students have been given a worksheet for homework. 

After lunch we read chapter three of Horrible Harry and the Holidaze for our novel study. We started off recapping the previous chapters and what we learned about Three Kings Day. This chapter was titled 'Heads up for Kwanzaa' so we predicted that it would be about Kwanzaa. As we read we often paused to fill in the blanks because we have prior knowledge about Kwanzaa. After student drew a picture of Harry and wrote descriptions about how he is feeling. They also made predictions about why he is feeling angry, upset, and in a daze. Students were asked to use their knowledge of the story so far and our prior knowledge to come up with reasonable predictions.

We shared our predictions.

Some students predicted that Harry is upset because the new student in their class Zuzu is getting all the attention and he feels left out. 

Some students said he is in a daze because his parents aren't able to come in to talk about a holiday or he doesn't have a special holiday.

Then we went to French with Mme. Stella.