Week of September 29 - October 3, 2014

I have attempted to address the "Subscribe" issue on this blog.  There is an RSS chiclet at the top of the page (the orange tab with radar waves) that would allow you to subscribe via "My Yahoo" or "netvibes".  The "atom" option seems to produce a page of html code with which I don't know what to do, so I would disregard that choice.  I removed that Atom line from the bottom of the blog but it still shows up here.  Let me know via the agenda if there are further problems and I'll keep looking for other adjustments.  Thank you.

Friday Notes:
1.  Congratulations to the Cross Country runners in room 365 today for their race effort.  Way to go!
2.  Our class will have its first Terry Fox fundraising reward on Monday:  Gum day and Hat day.  The second event will take place on Tuesday:  a free period during period 6.
3.  Our book report package will be handed out on Monday.  The due date is October 16.  If you want an early look, the package is downloadable/viewable here:

http://areynolds.org/index_files/Page879.htm

I will have a printed copy available on Monday.  Remember that it is a response to literature, not a summary.  The expected length is about one page.
Have a good weekend!

Thursday HW
1.  Math Quiz #2 on Subtraction and Multiplication on Friday October 3.  Study resources include the MMS homework book (Quick Review and practice sections) and the text book ("Connect" sections from the relevant lessons: lessons 5,6,7,8).
2.  Ensure that you have a DEAR time book in class each day.  About a quarter of the class are making a daily visit to my book spinner to select a book each session.  As a result, they do not form any connection with the text over time.  It would be better to select one that they can spend a while with, as those books are usually a bit more of a challenge than a comic book.
3.  Finish up "information" notes in your "A Person I Admire" planner.

Wednesday HW
1.  Bike Rodeo tomorrow.  Bring a helmet and a lock.
2.  MMS page 24 only.
3.  Math Quiz #2 on Subtraction and Multiplication on Friday October 3.  Study resources include the MMS homework book (Quick Review and practice sections) and the text book ("Connect" sections from the relevant lessons: lessons 5,6,7,8).
4. Finish up "information" notes in your "A Person I Admire" planner.

Tuesday HW
1.  Complete three questions for each block of the "People I Admire" question planner (W5H: who, what, where, when, why, how).  We worked on this for about 45 minutes in class with examples using Terry Fox and Superman.  The focus was on developing good questions using the Q-Chart on display in class so that students would discover meaningful details to write a profile of an admirable person.
2.  Math Quiz #2 on Subtraction and Multiplication on Friday October 3.  Study resources include the MMS homework book (Quick Review and practice sections) and the text book ("Connect" sections from the relevant lessons: lessons 5,6,7,8).
3.  The Bike Rodeo for our class takes place on Thursday, October 2 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM in the Runnymede Yard with Officer Berridge supervising.  Students who plan to participate should bring their bikes to school that morning together with a lock and properly fitted helmet.  Please inform me of your plan to participate or not to participate.

Monday HW
1.  The Bike Rodeo for our class takes place on Thursday, October 2 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM in the Runnymede Yard with Officer Berridge supervising.  Students who plan to participate should bring their bikes to school that morning together with a lock and properly fitted helmet.  Please inform me of your plan to participate or not to participate.
2.  MMS HW book pages 22-23.
3.  Math quiz tomorrow on Addition (estimation and exact calculation).  Students should be familiar with exact calculations in addition as well as estimation using:

• Rounding to the nearest 100;
• "Front End" estimation;
• Compensation;
• Adding on.

These techniques are explained in the Quick Review portion of the relevant lessons in the MMS Homework duo-tangs, and also in the Connect sections of those same lessons in the textbook.  We have charted these methods in class and taken care to show the difference between Exact Calculations and Estimation.  These measures are related but cannot be used interchangeably for responses on the quiz.  Students should read everything carefully in the instruction section to know which form to use.