November 10

Our class showed a great deal of respect during the Remembrance Day ceremony today.  Earlier on in the day, Mrs. Tuli came by to say hi and I was telling her how amazing this class is.  I feel like the luckiest teacher in the world.  Thank you for sharing your wonderful children with me.

Here is the instructions for the math game we learned today during Math with Someone.  I have asked the kids to teach their parents how to play this game sometime before Monday.

Close Call: An Addition Game

Give this fun addition game a try! Challenge your child to create sums as close to 100 as he can, without going over. This requires him to evaluate all possible sums, based on the numbers he is given. He'll learn common patterns in addition as he works out the best plays. Try talking through the game with your child, asking him what he's thinking as he selects cards, and making discoveries together!
What You Need:

·       Deck of cards

What You Do:

1.     Remove 10s and face cards from the deck. Shuffle the deck and deal each player 6 cards.

2.    Each player selects four of their cards and creates two 2-digit numbers from them. The goal is to create two numbers that have a sum as close to 100 as possible, without going over.

3.    After players have made their selections, they place their cards face up in front of them, arranging them so other players can see which two numbers they have created.

4. The player with the numbers closest to 100, without going over, wins a point. In the case of a tie, a point is awarded to each team.

5.    Shuffle the cards before dealing another round.

6.    Play continues for 5 rounds. The player with the most points after the last round wins the game.

Challenge

·       To make the game more challenging, deal 8 cards to each player, let them choose 6, create 3- digit numbers, and set the goal to 1,000.

Today we finished up our inquiry projects.  Many of the students are interested in adding music to their slideshow.  I will be teaching the class how to do this on Monday before we start our presentations.

Next week in Math we will be practicing our subtraction and connecting it to addition.  During guided reading we will be focusing on story re-tells.  Please practice this skill at home.  In writing we will continue to work on writing personal and expository narratives.  

Gena wants me to write "We really love our teacher and we think she is awesome."  This brings a small tear to my eye.  I am so blessed!!!