On Friday, we carried on learning about 3D shapes. We focused on the different attributes that 3D shapes have, and counted each shapes faces, edges, and vertices. We learned that faces and edges can be straight or curved. After that, we split up into 3 centres. One centre focused on creating 3D shapes using playdough, one centre focused on naming 3D shapes through a game of slides and ladders, and one centre focused on touching 3D shapes and counting their faces, edges and vertices. This was a lot of fun!
In Language Arts, we finished our activities on the 'ion' suffixes. This was the last set of sounds that we needed to learn for phonics this year. We will be reviewing all sounds through daily guided reading, and our writing. Miss Soa and I are so impressed by the decoding that our little learners can do now that they know all of their sounds and blends. During our UOI block, we discussed and made a list of different ways that we can be super citizens at school, at home, and in our neighbourhood. Please continue to discuss responsible citizenship at home with your child. During our reflection period this week, we began to learn how to successfully complete multiple choice tests, as our MAP testing is coming up at the end of the month. We used the acronym DAB. Determine what the question is asking Ask yourself what can be eliminated choose the Best answer We then went down to the computer lab to do some practice tests, reinforcing many of the language skills that we have learned so far this year.
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