Homework April 23- 26

This week's homework will be a short assignment from the textbook, since it is a PD day on Friday. The homework will be expected on Thursday. Students not finished, or who haven't done the work will stay in at recesses Thursday to complete it and receive extra help on the concepts.

Text pages are:

Grade 4- pages 182 (all) and 183 (all) plus page 184 and 185 (all). It deal with measuring in meters and then kilometers.

Grade 5- pages 243 (read the top well, do the whole page), page 244 (all) and page 245 (read the top well).

Homework: April 16- 20

The last two weeks have been short weeks, and math worksheets were sent home instead of the usually textbook work. The 13 students who did not hand in their homework the last 2 weeks were kept in at recess or completed work at computer and gym times. This will continue for the rest of Term 3, as students are working on the learning skill of Self-Regulation and homework responsibility is a valuable skill.

On the weekend, students were told to study their 7 times tables for a check-up quiz Monday. The results of the quiz will be sent home this week, along with other small quizzes we have had the last month. Please take a peek and return.

This week, the textbook will be used again, for our Measurement unit.

The assignment for Grade 5 is : page 240 (all), page 241 #6-17 and page 242 (all).

The assignment for Grade 4 is : page 176 (all) and page 177 (all). Page 180 (all) and 181 (all).

Homework

The homework this week consists of different worksheets for Grade 4 and Grade 5. Hopefully they can be handed in this week on Thursday. A ruler should be used. If you do not have any rulers at home, please send a note and your child can bring home a loaned one from the classroom.

There is a Stations of the Cross presentation in the gym on Thursday, with our class taking the lead in the readings. If you wish to attend, please feel free to join us. The time is at the beginning of our third block, at 12:45, after students come in after lunch. The duration is roughly 45 minutes. Thursday is also our Bubble Gum Lenten fund-raiser for the Candleighters.

Homework

Miss. Sturgeon is happy to be back in the classroom, and is finally feeling better. In case it was missed, last week's homework was Grade 5- pages 175-177 and Grade 4 was page 216 #1-6, pg 217 # 1-3 and pg 219 # 1-3.

This week's homework is as follows: Grade 5- pages 178 to end of page 180. Use the dot paper provided. Grade 4 is page 222, read 223, do page 225 (use plain paper or wax paper to trace if you want to).

Please note, there will be a Grade 5 science research project coming home in the next few weeks. The students will hear a lot about it before the information gets sent home. Just a heads-up for April!

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

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.

The Groundhog predicted an early Spring...let's look forward to sunny spring days ahead!