Hockey Homework!

Hi families,

We've been wasting no time in moving along with our newest projects. We had our first go at partner reading and it was an absolute success! Students chose their own partners this time and settled right down genou à genou, coude à coude with the book in the middle. Many beginners talked about the pictures, a few groups even read aloud to each other! Here is what partner reading looks like:

We also started working on a new type of pattern. So far, we have worked on repeating patterns, e.g., red, blue, red, blue. We have now started looking at growing patterns. In this type of pattern, rather than having a rule about what repeats, there is a rule about how the pattern grows, e.g., start with 1 and add 1 each time. Partners worked well together to build their own growing pattern, some counting by 1, others counting by 2 or more.

Finally, I've assigned a bit of unconventional homework to the class. If it's ok with you, I've asked students to watch the beginning of a hockey game - they don't even have to see the beginning of play, just the part where they play the National Anthem. I'd like students to share what they notice about the players. Do they sit or stand, move about, whisper, and what do they do with their hands? We will try to be just like these successful athletes every morning when we sing "O Canada" at school. Thanks!