September has already come to an end!

Today is the last day of September and I cannot believe it! Last week students had their first field trip of the year to the Halton Water Festival and it was a huge success. The parents that were able to come along were a huge help and I know the students enjoyed having them there.

Math

Students should still be reviewing and practicing their addition and subtraction skills to improve their mental math abilities. We have also been focusing on whole numbers in Grade 4 up to 10, 000 and in Grade 5 up to 100,000. Students have been practicing ordering, comparing, rounding, and writing numbers in expanded form, and words. 

This week we are starting to take a look at time. Students have been reminded that I offer math help every Wednesday and Friday to practice or review any of the concepts we are learning in class.

Language

In Language we are continuing to stop and jot our thoughts while reading along with searching for new words to add to our vocabulary. Students are storing their new words in their expanded vocabulary list in their word work folders. Our focus has been comprehension and using different strategies to ensure we are understanding what we are reading. In writing we are continuing through the 6+ 1 writing traits.