Our words for next week's spelling test are all taken from our current Geometry unit of study. We have been learning about polygons, learning about angles and naming, describing and sorting figures. With this in mind here are the words and definitions:
parallelogram: a figure with two pairs of parallel sides
rhombus: a parallelogram with four equal sides
trapezoid: a four sided figure with one pair of parallel sides
angle: the meeting of two straight lines
acute: an angle which is smaller than a right angle
obtuse: an angle which is larger than a right angle
vertex: the outside point of the angle, where two straight lines meet
We will continue to investigate geometric figures and solids through the month of May. Following this, we will take a look at standard and non-standard measurement.
In other news, we have been busy at work putting our fantastic reading skills to work! We have gathering information from a variety of sources as we learn about some of the animals from the novel "Charlotte's Web." The children have been incredible researchers and writers as they have put together short reports on both spiders and pigs. The spider reports are hanging in our classroom, but I will be sending the pig reports home for you to enjoy!
From now until the end of June we will be studying the geography of Canada and mapping skills. Most of the work will be completed in class, but occasionally I will send something home to be worked on co-operatively with parents.
Thanks, as ever, for your on-going support!
Mrs. J.
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