We started out the day working on subtraction. We used place value blocks to help us find the difference between numbers like 49 and 64. We found we could not start with 64 and take 49 away without trading in a group of 10 for 10 ones. We worked and worked and worked to see how to trade tens into ones. It is like going to your piggy bank and trading a dime for 10 pennies and adding that to the pennies you already have. After a lot of practice, we finally started to see it. Next week we will work on writing down exactly what we are doing so we can see it on paper with numbers.
We had many people passing off Mighty Math facts again. Yesterday and today the following people passed off these drills:
Brinn and Landon passed 2A for the first time.
Abbie passed 2B for the second and third time! On to 2C for her!
Carlie passed off 2C for the first and second time.
Danyale passed off 2B for the first time.
Jewel passed off 1C for the first and second time.
Stetler passed off 3A for the first and second time.
Larissa passed off 1C for the first time.
Congratulations! We are really moving along! If you haven't gotten 100% for a few weeks, try putting in a little bit extra practice for a few nights. You will get it!
Today we did an art project using our drawing skills and watercolors. We drew a ship like the ones Christopher Columbus used when he found the lands that he named America. We used watercolors to paint the ocean and the sky, along with the brown boats. We did a pretty good job. Mrs. Labrum didn't have her camera here at school, but she will take a picture soon and put it here for everyone to see. Come and check them all out on our bulletin board.
Mrs. Labrum did have time to add another one of our poems to our writing page. Check it out! Leave a comment if you are visiting this blog. We like to know who is interested in what we are doing. To leave a comment, click on the word "comment" under any post. It should bring up a window where you can write your comments. You don't need a blogger account to leave a comment, but we would like you to sign your name so we know who you are. Your comments will be saved for Mrs. Labrum to check out. When she approves your comments, it will be posted on the page. You can also click on the comments and read what other people are writing to us. Reading your comments will give us encouragement to write more ourselves, and to do better work. It is great to know someone cares enough to see what we are doing. Hope to hear from you!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Ceiling Decorations
Yesterday we did a fun art project so we could change the decorations hanging in our room. It was a "Quiet" project. That means we had to TOTALLY watch Mrs. Labrum as she showed us what to do. She didn't speak a word, just demonstrated what we were to do. At first it was difficult, but we got used to it. Here are pictures of our ceiling decorations we did at the beginning of school and what we did yesterday.
More News from Our Class
Several students have passed off more of the math facts. Some are moving right along. Here is a list of the students who have gotten 100% this past week:
Brinn passed all of 1C and is working on 2A.
Nick passed off 1B and is now on 1C.
Drake completed 1C and moved to 2A.
Abbie got 100% once on 2B.
Rylan got 100% on 2B today!
Samantha completed 2C and is working on 3A, which is multiplication! Way to go!
Carlie passed off 2B and is now on 2C.
Danyale passed off 2A and is working on 2B.
Hunter passed off 2A and moved to 2B today!
Keep working on those math facts. It makes the rest of your math seem so much easier.
In our math time we are learning to add with a way called "partial sums." Sums are the answers you get when you add numbers together. We are learning to add from the left place value to the right place value, adjusting the numbers as we go. We learned that 8 turkeys plus 7 turkeys equals 15 turkeys, so 8 tens plus 7 tens is 15 tens. You can write 15 tens like this: 150. The zero at the end shows we are counting the number of tens. At first it seemed strange, but we are getting better at it. It helps us do math in our heads and not always have to write down the numbers.
We are also subtracting using number lines and counting up. It is easier than it sounds. We are getting quite good at it.
We read a story called "The Keeping Quilt" about a special quilt that was passed down from mother to daughter for several generations. It was used as a baby blanket, a wedding huppa, a tablecloth and a cape. We will be writing about special things we pass down in our families.
Brinn passed all of 1C and is working on 2A.
Nick passed off 1B and is now on 1C.
Drake completed 1C and moved to 2A.
Abbie got 100% once on 2B.
Rylan got 100% on 2B today!
Samantha completed 2C and is working on 3A, which is multiplication! Way to go!
Carlie passed off 2B and is now on 2C.
Danyale passed off 2A and is working on 2B.
Hunter passed off 2A and moved to 2B today!
Keep working on those math facts. It makes the rest of your math seem so much easier.
In our math time we are learning to add with a way called "partial sums." Sums are the answers you get when you add numbers together. We are learning to add from the left place value to the right place value, adjusting the numbers as we go. We learned that 8 turkeys plus 7 turkeys equals 15 turkeys, so 8 tens plus 7 tens is 15 tens. You can write 15 tens like this: 150. The zero at the end shows we are counting the number of tens. At first it seemed strange, but we are getting better at it. It helps us do math in our heads and not always have to write down the numbers.
We are also subtracting using number lines and counting up. It is easier than it sounds. We are getting quite good at it.
We read a story called "The Keeping Quilt" about a special quilt that was passed down from mother to daughter for several generations. It was used as a baby blanket, a wedding huppa, a tablecloth and a cape. We will be writing about special things we pass down in our families.
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