Entry for Tuesday, May 12
These lovely flowers tell us that we will enjoy a Happy Tuesday of the week!
Today in History
On this day in history, May 12, 1870, Manitoba joined Canada. Notice how the province of Manitoba is located in the center of the country!
Winnipeg is the capital city of Manitoba.
It is one of the most beautiful cities you could visit.
Just like Ottawa, Winnipeg has an outdoor skating rink that is very long.
It goes on for kilometres and kilometres.
In Winnipeg, they even have a hockey team named for the province!
The team is the "Manitoba Moose".
Ah, yes...they do have a hockey team named for the city of Winnipeg. This team is in the NHL.
The team is named the "Winnipeg Jets."
Did you know Winnipeg is not only located in the geographical center of Canada...it is known as that city at the geographical center of the continent of North America! It is!
Winnipeg is about halfway from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and about halfway between the southernmost and northernmost part of the continent. (Think of all of those islands that stretch almost to the North Pole!)
This intersection in Winnipeg is known to be the coldest intersection in all of Canada when those winter storms blow hard. It is the intersection of Portage and Main.
(I really like this old image from long ago!)
The citizens of Winnipeg love to celebrate whenever they get the chance. Here we see 3,600 people dressed in red forming a lovely maple leaf right in the middle of the famous street intersection to help Canada celebrate its 150th birthday!
One Minute Video of Crowd Forming Large Maple Leaf
Click on the link below to watch how the maple leaf formed in time-lapse photography!
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/3-600-people-gather-on-portage-and-main-to-form-largest-living-maple-leaf-in-canada-1.3485092
On this day in history, May 12, 1870, Manitoba joined Canada. Notice how the province of Manitoba is located in the center of the country!
Winnipeg is the capital city of Manitoba.
It is one of the most beautiful cities you could visit.
Just like Ottawa, Winnipeg has an outdoor skating rink that is very long.
It goes on for kilometres and kilometres.
In Winnipeg, they even have a hockey team named for the province!
The team is the "Manitoba Moose".
Ah, yes...they do have a hockey team named for the city of Winnipeg. This team is in the NHL.
The team is named the "Winnipeg Jets."
Did you know Winnipeg is not only located in the geographical center of Canada...it is known as that city at the geographical center of the continent of North America! It is!
Winnipeg is about halfway from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and about halfway between the southernmost and northernmost part of the continent. (Think of all of those islands that stretch almost to the North Pole!)
This intersection in Winnipeg is known to be the coldest intersection in all of Canada when those winter storms blow hard. It is the intersection of Portage and Main.
(I really like this old image from long ago!)
The citizens of Winnipeg love to celebrate whenever they get the chance. Here we see 3,600 people dressed in red forming a lovely maple leaf right in the middle of the famous street intersection to help Canada celebrate its 150th birthday!
One Minute Video of Crowd Forming Large Maple Leaf
Click on the link below to watch how the maple leaf formed in time-lapse photography!
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/3-600-people-gather-on-portage-and-main-to-form-largest-living-maple-leaf-in-canada-1.3485092
It would be fun to visit Manitoba someday, Mr. Hamer!
Language Learning
Seeing as Manitoba is part of Canada...
...how about we read the story "Good Night Canada" where we will see pictures from all across the country.
Manitoba is one of the "prairie" provinces so look for the page with the train tracks and the large grain elevators on the prairies and you'll know that you are near Manitoba!
Read Aloud of Good Night Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMg5VPbpng
This next read-aloud story takes you on an alphabetical journey across Canada! Enjoy the ride!
Read Aloud of ABC Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzKSPuMKFMk
Your Reading Task
Continuing our poetry unit, let's write our very own ABC poem. It can be about anything you like or you are interested in. Check out Mr. Hamer's Alphabet Poem or ABC Poem.
A is for Animals that Mr. Hamer loves so much
B is for Bread that is so tasty out of the oven
C is for Cartoons which Mr. Hamer watched as a little boy
D is for Doughnuts with Canadian Maple being my favourite
E is for Energy which you need to be a teacher
F is for Friends which you love being around
G is for Guitars which I love to play
H is for Hamer, my last name
I is for Important things we need to do in life
J is for July, a warm summer month
K is for Kindness which we should spread all around
L is for Love of family and friends
M is for Michael or Mike, my first name
N is for Night when the moon and stars come out
O is for Oceans that hold earth's water
P is for Purple, a friendly colour
Q is for Queen Elizabeth, our Queen
R is for Rest Stop, which we would ask for a kids in the car
S is for Sunshine to help the plants grow
T is for Trains which Mr. Hamer loves
U is for Uncle, a word I had to say when I was being tickled
V is for Venus, one of our planets
W is for Winds that blow through my hair
X is for X-ray...and I've had a few
Y is for You...you are so nice
Z is for Zoo where we can see animals up close
I loved reading your "Alphabet Poem" Mr. Hamer.
I can't wait to write mine!
French Learning
Mme Pepe wants you to continue to enjoy listening to the French songs listed below.
Les Saisons Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWhLSc_FpCM
Le Printemps Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIdtkpznIIU
Walking to School French Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zRAjXA8uJg
French Numbers Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or5JRlH0_EY&t=33s
Mme wants you to feel free to make two pages similar to the ones above and complete the sentence below each page.
This can be done throughout the week.
Also, feel free to watch these videos over again whenever you have time.
French Videos
https://www.tfo.org/en/mini-tfo/videos
Mme has also sent along this outdoor French skipping video.
https://www.idello.org/en/resource/2926-La-Corde-A-Sauter?navcontext=7450
Continuing our poetry unit, let's write our very own ABC poem. It can be about anything you like or you are interested in. Check out Mr. Hamer's Alphabet Poem or ABC Poem.
A is for Animals that Mr. Hamer loves so much
B is for Bread that is so tasty out of the oven
C is for Cartoons which Mr. Hamer watched as a little boy
D is for Doughnuts with Canadian Maple being my favourite
E is for Energy which you need to be a teacher
F is for Friends which you love being around
G is for Guitars which I love to play
H is for Hamer, my last name
I is for Important things we need to do in life
J is for July, a warm summer month
K is for Kindness which we should spread all around
L is for Love of family and friends
M is for Michael or Mike, my first name
N is for Night when the moon and stars come out
O is for Oceans that hold earth's water
P is for Purple, a friendly colour
Q is for Queen Elizabeth, our Queen
R is for Rest Stop, which we would ask for a kids in the car
S is for Sunshine to help the plants grow
T is for Trains which Mr. Hamer loves
U is for Uncle, a word I had to say when I was being tickled
V is for Venus, one of our planets
W is for Winds that blow through my hair
X is for X-ray...and I've had a few
Y is for You...you are so nice
Z is for Zoo where we can see animals up close
I loved reading your "Alphabet Poem" Mr. Hamer.
I can't wait to write mine!
French Learning
Mme Pepe wants you to continue to enjoy listening to the French songs listed below.
Les Saisons Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWhLSc_FpCM
Le Printemps Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIdtkpznIIU
Walking to School French Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zRAjXA8uJg
French Numbers Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or5JRlH0_EY&t=33s
Mme wants you to feel free to make two pages similar to the ones above and complete the sentence below each page.
This can be done throughout the week.
Also, feel free to watch these videos over again whenever you have time.
French Videos
https://www.tfo.org/en/mini-tfo/videos
Mme has also sent along this outdoor French skipping video.
https://www.idello.org/en/resource/2926-La-Corde-A-Sauter?navcontext=7450
Math Learning
Today we will look at similar fractions to the ones we studied yesterday when we identified Improper Fractions.
Today we will learn about:
Mixed Numbers or Mixed Numerals
A mixed number is a whole number combined with a fraction.
In the image above, we see one whole square and 3/4 of a second square.
To write this as a mixed number we simply say
one whole + 3/4 = ?
1 + 3/4 = 1 3/4
We say "one and three fourths"
or "one and three quarters"
We write 1 3/4
(Yesterday we would have considered the picture above as the improper fraction of 7/4)
Check this image out.
7 bars are coloured and the shapes are divided into 3's
So our improper fraction is 7/3
Our mixed number would be:
2 whole shapes coloured and 1/3 of the last shape coloured
2 wholes and 1/3
2 and 1/3
2 1/3 is the mixed number
Look at the improper fraction on the right.
19 smaller squares are coloured and each shape is split into fourths...so 19/4 is the improper fraction.
To make the mixed number 4 full shapes are coloured and 3/4 of the last shape is coloured.
4 whole squares and 3/4 of a square
4 + 3/4
4 and 3/4
4 3/4 is the mixed number
We have 6 full shapes and 2/3 of the last one.
Simple: 6 + 2/3 = 6 and 2/3 = 6 2/3
Improper fraction is 20/3
Mixed Number is 6 2/3
The mixed number is 4 whole shapes and 1/2 left over
4 + 1/2
4 and 1/2
4 1/2 is the Mixed Number
(9/2 is the Improper Fraction)
If 8/4 is the improper fraction then 2 is the Whole Number
Notice that 8/4 is the same as 2 wholes
8/4 = 2
No Mixed Number here as there are no "leftover" parts
5/4 would be 1 whole shape and 1/4 of the other
1 and 1/4
1 1/4 is the mixed number
3 wholes and 3/4 of the last circle
Easy!
3 and 3/4
3 3/4
What mixed number do these two circles represent.
Simple!
1 whole circle and 1/2 of the other circle!
1 and 1/3
1 1/3
I whole and 5/8
1 and 5/8
1 5/8
Mixed Number?
2 5/8
3 5/8
1 4/6
3 full and 3/5?
Easy 3 and 3/5
3 3/5
Some more comparisons of mixed numbers with their improper fraction.
1 3/4
2 1/4
Next year in Grade Three you will learn a mathematical way to convert a mixed number to an improper fraction and vice versa!
Hey! Here's our bars from yesterday.
I see 3 full bars and 3/5 of another.
I am confident that the mixed number is...
3 3/5
One full orange and half of another.
As an improper fraction, this would be "three halves" or 3/2
As a mixed number it is one full orange and half of another.
1 and 1/2
1 1/2
Two whole pizzas and 1/4 of another.
2 1/4 (again)
We know the answer to that question!
3 wholes and 2/3 of another
Why...that's 3 and 2/3 = 3 2/3
Mr. Hamer's drawing from yesterday showed 9/4.
How would we show the same drawing with a mixed number?
Simple! 2 whole shapes and 1/4 of another.
2 and 1/4
2 1/4
Your Math Task
Look back at your math work from yesterday when you drew the images above. (You don't have to redraw them today!)
Simply print the "Mixed Number" somewhere near the "Improper Fraction" you wrote for the shapes yesterday!
Look back at your math work from yesterday when you drew the images above. (You don't have to redraw them today!)
Simply print the "Mixed Number" somewhere near the "Improper Fraction" you wrote for the shapes yesterday!
Working with "Mixed Numbers" is actually quite easy, Mr. Hamer!
Student Sharing
Some great counting by 2's sent in from R.G.
I bet you are a great skip counter!
I don't thing I could have drawn these wonderful shapes as well this wonderful girl did! Awesome improper fraction work, for sure!
And...such a great poem in the form of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear...only this time it is about another beautiful animal.
Bravo on two great pieces of work, M.S.
Lovely French and math work. Yes...those greater than and less than signs always open their mouths to the bigger number or bigger fraction!
Another wonderful example of our "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" style of poem. We love the sea and the compound words which can be made with the word "sea!" Thanks for taking the time to share your work with us, C.C.
We leave you today with this lovely prayer for our students. We also ask God to keep all of the patients with health issues in His care. We hope that families will be able to visit loved one in nursing homes and be able to hug them once again.
Please enjoy a terrific Tuesday everyone!
Some great counting by 2's sent in from R.G.
I bet you are a great skip counter!
I don't thing I could have drawn these wonderful shapes as well this wonderful girl did! Awesome improper fraction work, for sure!
And...such a great poem in the form of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear...only this time it is about another beautiful animal.
Bravo on two great pieces of work, M.S.
Lovely French and math work. Yes...those greater than and less than signs always open their mouths to the bigger number or bigger fraction!
Another wonderful example of our "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" style of poem. We love the sea and the compound words which can be made with the word "sea!" Thanks for taking the time to share your work with us, C.C.
We leave you today with this lovely prayer for our students. We also ask God to keep all of the patients with health issues in His care. We hope that families will be able to visit loved one in nursing homes and be able to hug them once again.
Please enjoy a terrific Tuesday everyone!
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