Literacy
Today we talked about written feedback. Highlight feedback that you've been given. Read it carefully. Make sure you understand what it means. Making mistakes are part of learning only if you learn from them!
Garage Sale Mystery..... Chapter 2....
Who do you think stole the guitar? If you have not completed your characteristics of a mystery for Chapter 2, please make sure you finish them for homework.
Math
DECIMALS.... they weren't very difficult!
After today's lesson, you should be able to place a decimal on a place value chart, read a decimal correctly and represent a decimal on a number line. Because there are 100 cm in 1 m, we can express measurement in metres to the nearest hundredth.
How would you read these decimals?
3.02, 12.58, 0.79, 1.24
Math game for understanding decimal place value:
http://mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates/
Math game for comparing decimals:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/CompareDecimals.htm
For example: 3 m 61 cm = 3.61 m (three and sixty-one hundredths of a metre).
Please make sure your homework is checked and signed by an adult today.
Social Studies
Today we continued with our discussion on our local government. What is the name of our local government? Research some issues that are unique to London. Explain to your parents why it is important that local or municipal government to make decisions. How were the cities of Killarney and Windsor the same? Different? Check out the London Free Press is you receive the newspaper.