Ms Soltau's Class

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Please practice at home!

T'suk'wala, T'suk'wala,
T'suk'wala tla'an's
Walas tla'an's i'ayaxp'astlan's
cula tukwat'le, Hey!

Second day with no math!!
Tonight's homework - Write the answers on a sheet of paper

We have settled into our class. October was a busy month with Hallowe'en ending it off. Here is a little look into our classroom. Enjoy.

As Remembrance Day approaches we think of peace. To men and woman who have committed themselves to serving their countries in any way that they are ask; we say thank you.

We have been learning about questioning.  Questioning helps us learn new things, it helps guide our learning, it helps us to dig deeper into subjects and leads to new learning.  We have learned about the difference between THICK and thin questions. 

Thin questions;

• are answered with facts
• start with the words: Who? What? Where? When?
• have yes/no or short answers
• are quick and easy to answer

THICK questions;

•  are answered with ideas: Facts + opinions
• start with the words: Why? How?
• have long answers
• need a lot of research is needed to arrive at a conclusion

When I asked students what they wanted to learn about many of them responded that they would like to learn how to make cheese!? It seemed like an odd request to me but if the students want to learn about we will!  We just happen to have an expert in our mist and Kira's mom has volunteered to help my students learn all about this process by making A 30 Minute Mozarella.  Today we used Explain Everything© to share our learning about THICK and thin questions.  With a partner we wrote THICK and thin questions about cheese.  Students then uploaded their slides to Dropbox.  I am sharing the students who were successful at this process below (we are learning this new skill and not everyone can do it YET!)

 

We are currently learned about MATTER in our Inquiry Block and cheese seems to fit right in.  We will be turning liquids into solids.  Please stay tuned for results!

The list for Words Their Way for the week of October 17, 2016

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wtw-oct-17

 

Our class wrote letters for Brenna.

The journey to Brenna's house was tiring for some, but we took a shortcut.

Brenna received 22  letters to read.

After we delivered the letters Mrs. Allen gave each us a cookie and chocolate milk.  They tasted great!

Ms. Soltau's Grade 3/4 Class at Brenna's house.

Brenna was surprised and happy to get our letters.  We miss you Brenna!

Click HERE to find our Words Their Way lists for homework.