Thurs Feb 18, 2016

Today's learning:
Gym - 3+ running laps, then gymnastics - balance and travel
Music - pls see music blog
Health - February's virtue: SPORTSMANSHIP.  Self-reflection - 2*s and a wish How do I demonstrate good sportsmanship skills?
Science - laptops for continued animal research *"I wonder....." questions
Class novel: Arthur & the Minimoys
L.A. - Literacy Centres: word families with magnets; alphabetization, science classification; Nouns/Pronouns/adjectives/verbs; letter formation.  'Bull's Eye Target' elf-assessment regarding my group work habits
Body Break
Math: Warmup: "I'm thinking of a number" game, expand notation. Today's number: 25. group description - draw the number in base 10 blocks; the number just before is....; the number just after is....; 10 more than the number is.....; 10 less than the number is?; written in expanded notation is; odd/even?; written in words is; this number is a multiple of?; 25 more than the number is?; 3 other ways to make the number is?

Ask me:
- how I demonstrated good sportsmanship skills?
- what does 'expanded notation mean'?

Reminders: swimming next week!  YAY!