We have completed the Cambridge Assessment week, and boy are we happy to be done with tests! These were REALLY challenging tests for all year levels, hopefully everyone can rest and relax this weekend and reflect on the experience. Test are a part of being a student and they just increase in number and complexity as we grow older, the more we practice the better prepared for the future Checkpoint exams, SATs, etc. Great job everyone, you showed me that you are keen and determined students – let’s keep that intent and focus in all our work as we finish this term!
In Maths we have been looking at graphs, specifically pictographs and bar graphs. Students were interpreting data, graphing the data accurately with appropriate titles, labels on the y-axis, and numerical units on the x-axis. We asked and answered questions using data sets, as well as corrected inaccurate graphs.
In English we continued to look at play scripts. Students wrote narratives from prompts and then rewrote them as mini-play scripts with character lists, stage directions, and dialogue. Next week students will work on their own play scripts giving them the ability to showcase their knowledge and have some creative fun.
Our Spelling tests were not so great this week; yes, students had a lot on their minds with the assessments, but we still had plenty of time to study using our Word Study in class! Let’s be sure everyone is using their class time wisely and completing their spelling word assignments. Also, as the spelling words are in the Word Study book and on the classroom wall, I would like to see less misspellings of the words in the assignments.
IPC saw us continue in Economics looking at goods and services. Students learned about money last week, and now they know that money can buy either of the two. We compared the two to identify the similarities and difference, discussed the different types of resources used to make goods, and how people use many goods and services regularly that they might not seem to pay for, but are actually funded by taxes. Our own building provided plenty of examples of both goods and services during our scavenger hunt!
Rest up, take care, and see everyone on Monday!
Mrs. Leah