Good afternoon!
We had a busy day today. In French today we watched the following video that showed students a day at a school in France.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDTG8Wc46M
Students were able to notice some of the similarities and differences between the school day in France and the school day in Canada. Some differences we noticed were: kissing the teachers hello and goodbye, raising a finger instead of your hand, the length of the school day was longer, and they had a big, family style lunch.
In Language Arts we worked on our Writing Workshop. In our writer’s notebooks we discussed commas today. Specifically, we discussed the following rules about commas:
- Use a comma and a little conjunction to connect two independent clauses.
Eg. He hit the ball well, but he ran toward third base.
- Use a comma to seperate elements in a series (three or more things), including the last two.
Eg. He hit the ball, dropped the bat, and ran to first base.
This lead us to discuss what an Oxford comma is. The students all learned about why it is called an Oxford comma, but also why it is so important. Ask your student tonight to explain the difference between these two sentences:
- Logan went to the grocery store to buy celery, tomatoes and bacon.
- Logan went to the grocery store to buy celery, tomatoes, and bacon.
For MacDonald Island tomorrow, please ensure that students pack the following items:
- A healthy snack
- A water bottle
- A swimsuit and towel
We will bring our school shoes to wear in the gym. Lunch will be provided, but we will be able to have a morning snack if students are hungry. We will be leaving school at 9:00 am, and will be leaving MacIsland to return to school at 2:20 pm.
Homework: Read 20 minutes
Social – Regions Project (April 9th)
Science – Projects (April 15th)
Book Orders – tomorrow