It's nice to be back at school, all together again. Inaaya was back today and met with a big surprise: a new baby stroller! She and her friends had a great time taking the dolls on various walks throughout the day.
In writing, we are learning how to add transitional phrases to the beginnings of our sentences. By doing so, we do not overuse certain beginnings such as "he/she/I." We will continue to add to our list next week.
Here is an example of transitional phrases in action:
In math, we are working on subtraction. Some of the strategies that we are practicing include: using objects and pictures to represent equations, using number lines, counting back on our fingers, and using backwards skip counting (-2, -5, -10 or -multiples of 10).
We are also reviewing the concept of part-part-whole (known as number bonds). This is a precursor to understanding fact families, and how subtraction is related to addition. Ask your child to show you how to create two parts, and then put them together to form a whole.
The work below shows how we use part-part-whole (number bonds) to solve for a missing part, when the whole group and other part are known.
Reminders:
- April 6: Movie night (7pm)
- April 9: Swimming permission forms and Spolumbo's fundraiser forms due
- April 16, 17, 18, 19: Swimming lessons
- April 19, 20: Student-led conferences
- April 20: No school
- April 27: Fun lunch (www.healthyhunger.ca order by April 21)
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