Mrs. Elliott's Montessori Classroom

We did another round of explorer rotations.  Ask your child who their favourite explorer has been so far.  Most of the day was a work block day today.  Due to an increase in conversations in the classroom, many children will be bringing maps home to colour this weekend.  Please ask your child if they have a map to finish. Year fives have been working on multi step multiplication questions.  Please provide your child with a question a day to help them solidify this concept. Tomorrow is a Pro D day, no school for students. Homework:  - home reading  - map colouring  - word study nine if not complete Have a good weekend! 

This morning the students continued working on their explorer stations.  In the afternoon we did a math estimation activity.  The fives and sixes have also started to write a short biography on an Olympic athlete.   Homework:  - home reading  - yr 5 math multiplication review if not complete  - fast facts tomorrow  Have a good night! 

We had literacy station rotations today.  Please ask your child what they learned at each station today.   We also marked our muscle packages.  They will have a short quiz on this next week. Homework:  - home reading  - title pages if not complete  - gym tomorrow Have a great night!

The students started working on a project about early Explorers in Canada.  They will work through ten stations and then complete two biography assignments on two explorers of their choice. Homework:  - home reading  - WITW if not complete  - muscle title page if not complete  - muscle package if not complete Have a good night!

This afternoon we talked about muscles and lactic acid.  The students did an experiment to see what happens when we work our muscles.  We had another big work block day today.  Some fo the children may not have finished all of their work and could be bringing work home to finish up if not completed. Homework:  - home reading  - muscle systems package  - mapping work  - What In The Worlds/Canadian Reader 

We did literacy rotations with the other class today.  Please ask your child to tell you about the four different sentences they learned about today (declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory).  A reminder that tomorrow is dress as your favourite book character. Homework:  - home reading  - reading bingo due Monday  - unplug and play sheet due Monday  - still missing some Reasons for Exploring sheets (please remind your child to get this completed if they have not handed it in) Have a good night!