Thanks to all who could make it out to the Open House. Students were proud to share their learning space with so many visitors! Thanks to the over 100 people who participated in our Market Research survey. We used the results to help determine some next steps in our EA project.
In Math, we've studied angles, the area of rectangles, triangle, and parallelograms and then looked at the surface area and the volume of 3D shapes.
We determined the formulas for rectangular and triangular prisms and found this Math Antics video really helpful to visualize the concept.
In Literacy we have been reviewing Comprehensions Strategies we have explored this year
Making Inferences:
Who is speaking in this text? How do you know?
How would you describe the setting?
What is the story really about?
What is the author really trying to say?
What was the author’s feeling about the topic? How do you know?
Making Connections:
Think about what you already know about__________ to help you understand the text.
Does this story make you think of your own life?
What do you already know about this topic?
How did the text make you feel? Why?
How does this text remind you of other texts you have read?
Synthesizing:
What is the author’s message?
What have you learned about this topic by reading this material?
Has your understanding of the topic changed?
What supporting details did the author give that changed your thinking?
Main Idea:
Retell about the story in a paragraph.
What was the important information in the story?
Can you summarize it all in a few sentences?
What is something that happened in the story that you think is important?
Our EA project is steadily moving forward. Student representatives have reached out to Staples to secure pricing and even a discount for our project. Students participated in a conference call with a Staples manager and secured a price and timeline for us. We have mailed out our sponsorship letters and have heard back from a few companies. With donations and sponsorships so far we have collected over $200 without selling a single bookmark! So we are pretty excited about our progress to date and anticipate good sales when we bring our product to market in June.
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| Conference Call with Staples |
This coming week is EQAO- students are ready! There may be some special "surprises" waiting at their desks through the week to help encourage them on! We will be writing in the mornings on May 22-24th and May 29-31st. Please send along a non-electornic quiet activity with your child (book, puzzles, sketchbook etc) to work on in case they are finished while others are still working. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.This Week
Monday- Holiday
Tuesday- EQAO
Wednesday- EQAO, Welcome to K Night
Thursday- EQAO
Friday- Last Day for Lost & Found
