Reading Comprehension exercise

More details to follow, but this does relate to school work.

Hee, hee.

On a more serious note.  I came across this article on the popularity of this song from an excellent news site, Teaching Kids News http://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/10/15/3-viral-video-asks-fox-say/

While I was looking at some of the CAT-4 assessment results, I noticed that the students seem to be having some difficulty in the area of Reading Comprehension.  So, I thought I would combine this short article with a music video that so many of the students find amusing.  For tonight's homework, the students had to write some jot notes on the article.  I began a sample list of notes here for the students to see:

There are some more points in the article.  I only selected a few.

This morning, we had a visit from the University of Toronto Chemical Engineering students.  They did several experiments with the students.  Here are some photos and a video, which will hopefully upload.

On a similar note, we returned to the our examination of larger numbers by playing a game involving some probability.  A student is given digits numbered 0-9 and have to select them from the bag to make a number greater than his or her opponent.  Here is a short video of some of the game play:

Here is the game card:

In the area of Language, I am hoping to build some more connections between speaking in class (and using details to support and express themselves) and writing.  In particular, the kind of writing you would do when you are making a paragraph.  The Community Circle exercise will be a good way to bridge the two activities.  Here is Trine and Christ-Envie doing their Community Circle:

HOMEWORK:

- complete jot notes on What the Fox Says article
- complete Math sheet (1-3; 5-28 odd numbers only; 29-36 all)

Have a good evening.  Thanks to the parents who were flexible enough to move the interview evening to tonight (Monday).