Current Events
Spend 30 minutes collecting information for your Current Events group work activity. Remember, this is just a practice for the real smaller group presentations that will begin in a couple of weeks. Make sure your ideas are 'seeds not melons!' - Refer to guidelines on current events sheet to make sure you are collecting effective research. Use wallwisher to share ideas if you need to.
Math
We learned how to identify factors and factor pairs for numbers. What is the first thing you need to write down when you are writing the factors of any number?
Study Link 1.2 &1.3 Finish p.10 student journal
Reading and Writing Workshop
Decode the two sentences on your yellow sheet WITHOUT using a dictionary.
Win +1 for any 'wacky' sentences that you put on the blog. It must be possible to work out the meaning using our 'Parts of Speech' analysis tool
Recap - This is very important to remember as you will need to use this all through the year.
How do we know when a word is a verb, noun, adjective, or adverb?
What are the most important characteristics of writing? - Promise me you will not forget these AGAIN!
Technology
Experiment with prezi.com if you get a chance. You all saw the power of this new software. The more you use it, the better you will get at it