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Our math talk focused on using ratio tables to solve 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication without the standard algorithm. Ss halved and doubled numbers to develop number sense, recognize relationships between quantities, and build flexibility in their thinking. #math #numbersense

Ss have to justify their connections, and multiple connections earn more points. One student connected house/flat (apartment) while also making the connections chocolate/store and squirrel/seed. The ability to make and justify multiple connections is amazing! Great thinking! 👏

Ss had an opportunity to play a variety of word games during our literacy period today: Boggle, My Word, and Sidelinks. Each one had a different goal (spelling, word association, etc.). Check out the brilliant connection made in Sidelinks in the comment below. #literacy

Our Halloween dance was a hit with our students yesterday. They had so much fun and raised a lot of money to help improve our school. Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃🧙

Students learned how to make acute angles in math today. Next, they will make obtuse angles and triangles with specific angle requirements.

Students had their first taste of "first past the post" when voting for a new name for our class skeleton. Although we won't be studying government until term 2, we are talking about important concepts now. And its new name is...(Drumroll) George Bobbington III!

We had a fantastic time at our house colour kickoff yesterday. Congratulations to the red team for winning the event yesterday. As a member of the pink team (and former colour champions), we will work to catch up! Fun times!

Math talks focused on landmark numbers and adjusting. Ss also practised their first descriptive writing paragraphs and had sentence starters to help them with organization. Finally, meet our newest member of the skeleton family. Soon, our big skeleton will have a new name!

Ss spent some time today creating their articulated hands in preparation for learning about the skeletal and muscular systems. #STEM #Grade5Science #HumanBodySystems

Today was partner practice day. In math, they worked together to solve word problems using our success criteria. They also practiced writing reading responses. At the end of the day, they used the computer to generate rich words for their upcoming descriptive paragraphs.