Tuesday, October 29th

We began our day completing our math stations and did a very basic introduction to fractions.  Students will be working with fractions throughout term 3, so it is important that the foundation is understood.

We talked about the moon's orbit today.  Students learned that we see the same side of the moon because it rotates at the same speed as it revolves around the Earth.  They completed an exploration on Discovery Education.  This helped them to understand how the movement of the moon determines what phase it is in and what we see.  They even got a chance to be the Earth and understand how it is our perspective from the Earth that changes the our view of light on the moon.

We completed our day by beginning  our  Summative Writing Assessment for Term 2.  Students utilized a resource about a new discovery.  The challenge what tying in what they researched to the central idea (exploration leads to discovery and develops new understandings).  We will complete this tomorrow.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes, math practice, spelling contract