2M Update:

Language Arts:  Practiced list 11 - contractions/Wonderful words - copied out/ABC order/sentences

* No Spelling words this week as it is a short week.

• Homonym lesson - words that sound the same but have more than 1 meaning. ex/ sea & see
• Antonym lesson - words that are opposites. ex/ big & small
• Started Expository writing  - students compare strong and weak examples of expository writing. and identify elements that make a piece of writing strong. ex/ Intro/Paragraphs with a main topic in each one/Concluding paragraph.

* List 12 spelling test Friday, Feb 4th

List 12: Questions 

1.  who            5.  why

2.  what           6.  does

3.  when          7.  which

4.  where         8.  how

Math:  Inequalities - equal or not equal 

• Order of addition - it is easier to add the larger number first. ex/ 9+2 =11 
• Addition word problems with missing parts. ex/ 9 + ___ = 11

Science; Cargo boats and stability

Social;  Looking at Places - Early days of Iqaluit/Meteghan and Saskatoon.

*Quiz on Chapter 1 on Wed, Jan 25th - study guide went home - please read through the study guide and make sure they are familiar with the definitions/weather/locations and descriptions of each of the 3 places we are studying.  They should be able to read and identify the words.

Health; - fire safety

Art - winter silhouettes

Upcoming:

Jan 25th: social quiz

Jan 26th; Beach Day/Fun Food

Jan 27th; PD day/no school for students

Enjoy the continued warm weather!