Monday, November 28, 2011

November 28th- December 2nd

Please remember to pick up your fundraising items this Thursday at school.

English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension Sheets and Synonym Crossword Puzzle due Thursday
                                       A-Z levelled reading due Monday

Math: This week we will be working on Surface Areas of regular solids. One sheet will come home per night, and last week's secnd quiz is to be signed and returned for tomorrow.

Science: Moon Sheet

Music: Practice songs for the Winter Concert

Scholastic orders due Wednesday

Have a wonderful week!







Monday, November 21, 2011

November 21st-24th

Welcome to our student teacher, Ms Holliday!


Math: 1 page per night Monday and Wednesday, test Tuesday

ELA: Reading Comprehension text and questions
          Reading A to Z, the book brought home should be read for Monday
          Please continue reading the self-chosen novel already at home.

Science: correct test and have it signed for Wednesday

Cycle 1 Bake Sale Wednesday

Pedagogical Day Friday.

Please note the new video bar on the left. You can click on the links to see videos my daughter made and get an idea of how we may be sharing and creating media. Students will be filming and posting short learning videos to help them revise and study. Have a look at how the widget works, and watch for new content!


Have a wonderful week!


Monday, November 14, 2011

November 14th-18th

Hello Families,

This week, please remember that Parents' Night will take place on Wednesday from 3 to 8. Appointment slips were sent home with your child Monday. I look forward to seeing you all!


This week:

Math every night: circumference an area of a circle, volume of cylinders, quiz Thursday on the geometry studied to date.

Language Arts: reading comprehension sheet on the Occupy Protests due Thursday

Music: original score for the recorder ( six measures of four beats each) to be composed, the composer must be able to play their score!

Science: sign test and complete the page on the moon.

Ped Day Friday

Wednesday we will follow a Friday schedule (therefore students will need their gym clothes).

Have a wonderful week!

Monday, November 7, 2011

November 5th-11th

The students will participate in a Remembrance Day assembly this Friday between 10:35 and 11:35

ELA: 
1) Read the newspaper "Canada Remembers" and complete the crossword given separately (blue duotang). All answers are in the newspaper.
2) return homereading books so they can be changed

ERC: Look for interesting advertising for the introduction to our study of types of judgments

Music: Compose a musical score of at least 6 measures using the notes and note values we have studied in class (G A B, quarter note, half note, whole, note, dotted half note). Due Thursday, November 17th


Math: Study of Area and Surface Area. This week we will be practicing calculating the area of triangles and circles, and the surface area of cylinders, prisms, and pyramids. Homework will practice this material.
Please help your child understand the importance of labeling their diagrams and using the formulas.

Social Science: read pages 32-36 in Places in Time

Please remember that the Fundraising Campaign paperwork needs to come back to school this Wednesday. Thank you for participating.

Have a wonderful week!






Tuesday, November 1, 2011

November 1st-4th

Math: Our new unit on Geometry is starting. Please continue to help your child with multiplication and division as these skills will be used often as they learn to calculate with new formulas.

JUMP math homework will be sent home each night.

Language Arts: new focus on figurative language. Two sides of a sheet practicing similes due Friday.
                          Please supervise your child's reading.

Music: Students will have two weeks to compose an originial score with the notes G A B. This assignment will be given later in the week.

Science: Students are to bring a article of woolen clothing to school for Friday's class.

Drama: This term, students will have to work in a term to write a short script. More to follow!

Please help our school with the 
Ferme des Voltiguers Fundraising Campaign - 
we all benefit from the proceeds!