Today we started building and testing materials with a fun and simple challenge above. Evaluating their materials, fasteners and shapes will be an important part of improving structures for their intended purpose. The kids had lots of interesting and valuable ideas for literacy centres that we will try to incorporate in the coming weeks. Today we finalized the criteria for good instructions - we will use this for speaking and writing tasks coming up. Everyone wrote a short multiplication check and marked their own. They should be able to explain which strategies for multiplication are working well for them and which ones they need to practice more.
Reminders: Please read previous posts for information about skating beginning on Feb. 7. All students created a list for Valentine's day. We will exchange Valentine's on Tuesday, Feb. 14. If your student plans to share, please have one for everyone - any treats need to be from a commercial kitchen labeled nut free.