I know we keep talking about readers' theatre, but the work they are doing is fantastic! Today we put two groups together and had 1 group provide feedback to the other. We are trying to embed peer feedback and self-assessment into everything the kids are doing. Sometimes it can be difficult receiving feedback from classmates, but we are encouraging students to use it to improve their work. "Fail Forward" is an important part of our class philosophy. We are working with the children to understand that a perceived "failure" is really just an opportunity for further learning, and that perseverance is extremely important.
Speaking of perseverance, the students solved their 2-day math riddle based on the 12 Days of Christmas song. After watching the video we asked students, how many presents were given total? They found it tricky, because they added up the presents for the 12th day (78), but then often forgot to add it to the total number of presents on day 11, 10, 9, etc.
Most students attempted to solve it one of two ways, the math is below. Congratulations to those who were able, it was an extremely challenging problem!
After receiving feedback from themselves (watching a recording), a peer group, and a teacher, students will participate in a "Celebration of Learning" on Friday where they perform their final play for the class. Their performances will be filmed for you to see at the student-led conferences.
Also, please be advised that this Friday is "Pajama Day", so they will be able to just roll out of bed and come to school!
Have a great night,
Mrs. Hordyk
Mr. MacKenzie
Speaking of perseverance, the students solved their 2-day math riddle based on the 12 Days of Christmas song. After watching the video we asked students, how many presents were given total? They found it tricky, because they added up the presents for the 12th day (78), but then often forgot to add it to the total number of presents on day 11, 10, 9, etc.
Most students attempted to solve it one of two ways, the math is below. Congratulations to those who were able, it was an extremely challenging problem!
After receiving feedback from themselves (watching a recording), a peer group, and a teacher, students will participate in a "Celebration of Learning" on Friday where they perform their final play for the class. Their performances will be filmed for you to see at the student-led conferences.
Also, please be advised that this Friday is "Pajama Day", so they will be able to just roll out of bed and come to school!
Have a great night,
Mrs. Hordyk
Mr. MacKenzie