Sunday, February 5, 2012
Sickness
Miss. Sturgeon has a bad case of Pneumonia along with fluid in the pleural lining of the lungs. She will be back as soon as she feels better, hopefully by Wednesday.
Homework
Homework this week is practicing word problem solving. We have been learning the KNOWS strategy in class, and the students have been doing a very good job applying it to multi-step problems. Try a few of the text problems with the KNOWS chart: Draw it in your math notebook!
Grade 4- Text page 352-353 all
Grade 5- Text page 266-267 #1-7.
K-What facts I know
N-What I need to find out
O-Operations I will use
W-What steps/Work
S- Story sentences
Thursday, February 2, 2012
News
Now that the busy weeks of Report Card writing are complete, there is time to get this blog updated!
Our last class skating trip is this Tuesday, Feb. 7th. The students have been doing a very good job working on their skating moves and have exhibited good behaviour at the rink. Any volunteers that can make it out to our last skate, please come! It is from 2pm until 3pm.
Report cards will be coming home next week, February 10th. Please try to comment on the last page with your child. It makes a difference when students can review their own progress with their parents and comment on their next steps.
Our Grade 5 students have had fun with real pig organ dissections in science, as pig organs most closely resemble human ones. We looked at the heart, stomach, intestines and kidneys! The students found this fascinating... much more interesting than the plastic replicas and posters.
In language we are creating Greek Myths; full stories with settings, characters, plots and morals. The students will be tired of writing at the end of some days!
In math, we are moving away from Probability and Problem solving and gearing up for Geometry. Get ready for shapes and angles!
In Music, we are listening to Classical pieces, and orchestral scores as well as African drumming and singing. Students will also be using their voices to perform Multiplication Rap songs.
Homework may continue to have a extra worksheet here and there (it is always noted in the agenda if there is one) along with the regular basics of math textbook pages. This is to keep following with the classroom lessons, as the textbook is more focused on basics students should master.
Our last class skating trip is this Tuesday, Feb. 7th. The students have been doing a very good job working on their skating moves and have exhibited good behaviour at the rink. Any volunteers that can make it out to our last skate, please come! It is from 2pm until 3pm.
Report cards will be coming home next week, February 10th. Please try to comment on the last page with your child. It makes a difference when students can review their own progress with their parents and comment on their next steps.
Our Grade 5 students have had fun with real pig organ dissections in science, as pig organs most closely resemble human ones. We looked at the heart, stomach, intestines and kidneys! The students found this fascinating... much more interesting than the plastic replicas and posters.
In language we are creating Greek Myths; full stories with settings, characters, plots and morals. The students will be tired of writing at the end of some days!
In math, we are moving away from Probability and Problem solving and gearing up for Geometry. Get ready for shapes and angles!
In Music, we are listening to Classical pieces, and orchestral scores as well as African drumming and singing. Students will also be using their voices to perform Multiplication Rap songs.
Homework may continue to have a extra worksheet here and there (it is always noted in the agenda if there is one) along with the regular basics of math textbook pages. This is to keep following with the classroom lessons, as the textbook is more focused on basics students should master.
The Groundhog predicted an early Spring...let's look forward to sunny spring days ahead!
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