Math Update
The end of the school year is almost upon us. We have been robustly learning a variety of ways to multiply and divide numbers. All students should know their x 2, x 5 and x 10 fluently but I notice there are a few that are still struggling, Please work with your child on these. If your child knows all the times tables up to 12 then that is great. However, if not –then do not be dismayed as they have learnt a number of strategies to obtain the answer. They will eventually have to be fluent in all their timetables as they go up the grades.
Here are the strategies we did in class (except the strip diagram)
Science Update
We are focusing on sources of water and the water cycle. The students are required to know the processes involved and a description of what it is. We will be planning a field trip to a water treatment plant very soon so the students can have a real life experience of their learning.
Let your child use this link to revise and reinforce what was taught in class. If your child missed any lessons this week then this will be helpful. Link
Literacy Update
We are reading the book the Secret Garden, we continue to practice using reading strategies while reading: readjust reading rate, use context to determine meaning of unfamiliar words, decode multisyllabic words. Students also carried out comprehension; responding to questions about the chapters they have read from the Secret Garden. Students continue to practice to use comprehension strategies: drawing conclusions using the text as support, compare and contrast settings and characters by using a graphic organizer. In Grammar we covered Capitalizing nouns, writing book titles correctly, using commas in a series and using quotation marks in dialogue.
Reminders: Tuesday May 28:- Spelling Test; Take two new words to class Monday May 27:- Oral book summary
Social Studies
Students continue to learn about Cayman’s culture and how tradition influences modern time. We are presently exploring the topic of Government – what the Government of traditional Cayman was like, compared to now.