Day 3 Report

Today the kids worked on their goals. The kids that were away last week defined their goals and I helped them come up with some strategies and websites that may be useful. I've added these to the previous post with the other students' goals. All of the children spent time thinking of why they wanted to achieve their goals and we talked about desire as being the fuel for achieving their goals. As well, each child came up with a list of actions to take to achieve their goals. They can each tell you which is their action plan. They are as follows:

Today Happy Habit #3 is putting first things first or "work first, then play". Here are some video presentations:

Intro for Day 3 Video Skits

What Not to Do

Putting First Things First

We also practised a focus exercise of focusing on our deep breathing. We discussed the quote "Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do." (Napoleon Hill)

Homework for the week:  Begin carrying out their action plan.

Day 2 Report

Today we learned about Sean Covey's Happy Habit # 2 Begin with the End in Mind. Here is a video of two students re-enacting the story we read. 

Students also chose their goals and made sure that they were:

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Realistic

Timely

Then I spent time with each student helping them come up with strategies and websites that they can use to achieve their goals. Here are the goals and strategies, your child can tell you which is theirs.

Personal – 4 giants with spot

Academic – To spell big words

Strategies and Websites:

visualize

http://www.spellingcity.com/

http://www.aaaspell.com/grade3.htm

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/spellinglevelc.html

Personal- Pass swimkids 4

Practice twice a week with dad

Academic - better at times tables (getting the right answers)

Strategies and Websites:

Practice twice a week with dad

visualize

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/multiplication.html

http://www.ezschool.com/Grade3/Math/Multiplication/index.html

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-3

Personal – round-off, backhand spring, back layout on the floor

- do a kip on the real bar

Academic – learn how to recognize more fractions

Strategies and Websites:

visualize

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-3

http://www.ezschool.com/Grade3/Math/Fractions/index.html

Personal – giant flyaway

Academic – improve research skills while researching habitats

Strategies and Websites:

visualize

Research different habitats

Choose a habitat and animal

Research the animal and that habitat, using at least 3 websites

Make a diorama to show learning

Personal – Do a flyaway without a spot

Visualize

Academic – get faster at your multiplication facts

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/multiplication.html (for practise)

http://www.ezschool.com/Grade4/Math/Multiplication/index.html (printing worksheets to use for timed tests)

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4 (online practise exercises, it allows one free activity a day)

Personal – Be able to swim at least 30 meters

Practice each time she goes swimming

Academic – Get better at basic math facts (adding, subtracting, and dividing)

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/ (for practise)

http://www.ezschool.com/Grade4/Math/Division/index.html (printing worksheets to use for timed tests)

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-3 (online practise exercises, it allows one free activity a day)

 Homework this week: Students should think of all the reasons why they want to achieve their goals.

If your child missed class this week, please encourage them to write down their personal and academic goal, put it somewhere that they will see it frequently and complete the homework.