Week of April 23-27, 2012

Friday HW
Thank you to those students who wore green today.  The photo was lovely.
1.  Last book report due Friday, May 4.  (I know the package said Thursday but I will hold to the May 4 date.)
2.  Math Text work for pages 314-15 # 1-12 should be complete by Monday.  We had about 1.5 periods to work on those activities in class.
3.  The races went off smoothly today with limited breakage and maximum fun.  Thanks again to the students for their hard work.
4.  Next Math Quiz on Wednesday May 2:  Unit 8, Lessons 6 and 7.

Thursday HW
Last night's Fair was well-attended and fun.  Thank you to all the parents who came out.  Student work has been evaluated and most projects went home last night.
GREEN DAY TOMORROW -- WEAR GREEN!

1.  We will have races tomorrow with the electrical cars in the afternoon.  Please bring your car to school for the afternoon if it is still in good repair and has a working battery.  There is no time for building and repair during the race period I have scheduled.
2.  Tomorrow is a Library period.
3.  Wear green tomorrow for Green Day.  we will photograph our school outdoors tomorrow afternoon.

Wednesday HW
There will be no homework tonight due to the Science Fair.

Tuesday HW
1.  Science Fair for parents is Wednesday night 6:30 - 7:30 PM on April 25.
2.  Electricity Drawing Machine design report due with colour and written work tomorrow.
3.  Math Textbook work pages 310-11, #1-13.  We had time yesterday and today to complete this after the concepts were introduced.  Students that did not take home a hundreds grid can easily reproduce one in their Math notebooks by making a 10 X 10 grid square.
4.  The Pourquoi tale writing activity, which is an EQAO look-alike, was edited by me over the past weekend and students are working on making good copies from their rough work.   This is an entirely in-class assignment, as EQAO will be, and is due on Friday morning by lunch.  Most students are well on the path to completion.  There are a few who did not have a rough draft ready last Friday and still do not.  Please talk with your child to find out how her/her progress is coming along to help reinforce my encouragement in class.
5.  There will be a CASI evaluation on Thursday morning.  Students who are at badminton or are absent for other reasons will have to catch up as soon as they return.

Monday HW
1.  Science Fair for parents is Wednesday night 6:30 - 7:30 PM April 25.
2.  Math HW book pages 120-121.  A significant number of students have been skipping their homework practice in the past week. 
3.  Math Unit 8 Lesson 3 quiz tomorrow.  The previous quiz had a very high class average of 85%.  Way to go!