AFS Room 8

Fraction Task Created By A University for Upper Elementary School Students

The video we used today to support our discussion about fractions: Vocabulary introduced and/or reviewed today to launch our study of fractions: - unit - whole - divide by - shared - equal parts - numerator - denominator - equivalent fractions - mixed numbers and improper fractions

1) Thoroughly complete the news article template in preparation for tomorrow’s lesson, write a possible headline on the back of the sheet, show your parents, and have your parents sign the top near your name. 2) Complete ten more minutes of research on Google Drive about Afghanistan, the setting of our next class novel study. Do not copy and paste the facts.

Upcoming Grade 5/6 Field Trips Wednesday, April 8th - Leighton Art Centre  *3-4 parent volunteers will be needed per class *We'll be traveling by school bus to Leighton Art Centre in Foothills, Alberta http://www.leightoncentre.org/ Thursday, April 23rd- Calgary Public Library (Central Library) *3-4 parent volunteers will be needed per class *We'll be traveling by school bus to the Central Library in downtown Calgary https://calgarylibrary.ca/read-learn-and-explore/central-library/ Alexander Ferguson's Celebration of Learning is the evening of Thursday, April 23rd. Students will be bringing their families to the Central Library to watch their performances that evening.  Thursday, June 4th- Heritage Park for AMA School Patrollers *Many parent volunteers will be needed depending on how student create groupings based on park priorities (ideally, one parent per four students) *We'll be traveling by school bus to Heritage Park located on Herita...

Peer Feedback Homework - Catch up from today's lesson by completing feedback for the three peers in your group. T ell something good A sk a question G ive a suggestion Examples from today's lesson: Great use of a strong adjective in this sentence! Throughout your writing, you were intentional with adjectives.  Your headline really caught my attention because you have two W’s in it.  I like how you poured out the five W’s and I got a great sense of what this article is about based on the first couple paragraphs.  Your quote about ______ is very interesting and unique. It added pizzazz to the article.  **use the inverted triangle for article writing to help with intentional feedback Each peer in your group needs T.A.G.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the grade 5/6 field trip to the Alberta Legislature, in Edmonton, on April 8, 2020, has been cancelled.  The grade 5/6 team will be researching and deciding on a replacement trip. Please stay tuned for more information. Thanks for your understanding.