** A reminder that Friday December 20 is an unpaid day and schools will be closed. **
Wednesday HW
1. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes. Students should be prepared to present orally a reading of their favourite part of the novel and lead a discussion about the reasons for choosing that section when we return from the holiday. There is no written portion for this assignment and students should not speak from notes.
2. Food and Toy Drive ends Thursday.
3. We will have a movie afternoon and some light treats that students bring in on Thursday afternoon. There are several students with serious allergies to PEANUTS in the class that require EPI-Pen use. If there are no ingredients listed on the snacks I am afraid that I will not permit them to be opened. Some examples of safe treats include clementine-style oranges, popcorn, tortilla chips, juice boxes, or certain cupcakes that are certified nut-free at grocery stores. Food storage at school is extremely limited, particularly refrigeration. Please do not bring treats that require reheating or refrigeration.
Class events that include food have become a more complex undertaking over the years. I want to indulge the students and their wishes for a party but I really want to ensure and reiterate that the safety of each student is my primary concern. If you do not wish for your child to consume any of these treats I can reconsider the food portion of the activity, or those students could bring their own safe snacks. All the options are open. Please let me know if you have serious reservations. Thank you.
Tuesday HW
We had a terrific Art afternoon thanks to the efforts of Ms. Janine Brownrigg. The students used pastels and watercolours to make a one point perspective and a Robert Indiana-inspired artwork. Thank you very much to Ms. Brownrigg for her generous offer of her time, materials and expertise. Some students brought the art works home on Tuesday. The remaining students will bring their work home on Wednesday.
The end of the day was a bit of a scramble so the blog was not updated in time, but I did ensure that students left with study materials for the Quiz on Wednesday.
1. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes. Students should be prepared to present orally a reading of their favourite part of the novel and lead a discussion about the reasons for choosing that section when we return from the holiday. There is no written portion for this assignment and students should not speak from notes.
2. Data Management quiz on Wednesday December 18.
3. Food and Toy Drive ends Thursday.
4. We will have a movie afternoon and some light treats that students bring in on Thursday afternoon. There are several students with serious allergies to PEANUTS in the class that require EPI-Pen use. If there are no ingredients listed on the snacks I am afraid that I will not permit them to be opened. Some examples of safe treats include clementine-style oranges, popcorn, tortilla chips, juice boxes, certain cupcakes that are certified nut-free at grocery stores. Food storage at school is extremely limited, particularly refrigeration. Please do not bring treats that require reheating or refrigeration.
Monday HW
1. Food and Toy Drive.
2. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes. Students should be prepared to present orally a reading of their favourite part of the novel and lead a discussion about the reasons for choosing that section when we return from the holiday. There is no written portion for this assignment and students should not speak from notes.
3. Our Data Management unit 5 will be finished up tomorrow. Students should ensure their textbook activities are caught up by tomorrow. This would include questions on page 167-68 # 1 to 4 and page 174-75 # 1 to 3. Ample class time has been provided to finish this work at school.
4. Data Management quiz on Wednesday December 18.
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Week of December 9 - 13, 2013
Thursday HW
1. MMS pages 70-71. Today's lesson focused on the difference in appearance and function of line graphs as compared to the other styles we've looked at previously (Bar, circle and pictograph). The major difference is that line graphs show changes over time and connections between data items, while bar graphs compare data visually and sort data by category well. We also spent some time introducing the vocabulary terms "axis" and "axes" and discussing the compression mark one can use on the vertical axis scale.
2. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes.
3. Toy and Food Drive items.
4. Library period tomorrow. Please return overdue items or settle accounts for lost books with Mr. Lisi.
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 68-69. We walked through a bar graph building activity today. We also introduced the idea of an "interval": a grouping of data into 5 or six equally spaced groups when there are too many data items to graph easily in one graph.
2. Book Club reading: 25 minutes. I am encouraged by the comments from the students (such as "This is the best book ever"; "It's really good"; "I really like it").
3. Toy and food drive items. We have 112 items so far. If each student brought in five items each we would reach our goal of 155 pieces. Thank you very much for your efforts so far!
4. Library period on Friday. Please return overdue items or settle accounts for lost books.
Tuesday HW
We had sixteen students stay for homework Club on Monday night -- a new record!
1. Spelling Text work from today on pages 46 to 49. Specific questions were written on the board.
2. MMS pages 66-67. We discussed the ideas of "Range" and "Balance Point" today in our inquiry into the concepts of Mean and Mode. Students can practice finding averages at home in a variety of ways (list high temperatures for a week and then find the seven day high average) for extra home practice.
3. Toy/Food Drive. We have 103 items and one toy to date. Thank you class!
4. Human Illness research. Students had opportunities in small groups to use the BioDigital human application on the smart board today. These visits will be ongoing. Students are also sorting their information into Inquiry organizers using the questions on the topic sheet as a guide.
5. Students selected novels for Book Club today. The activity involves students reading a novel with a group of peers. We hope to finish the book during DEAR times in class and at home before the Christmas break arrives. After the holiday students will gather in small groups and each will read aloud his/her favourite section. This should be a portion of about a page that really made an impression on him/her. Afterwards the student will discuss why that section was chosen, giving compelling reasons. There is no written work required for this assignment. It is an oral presentation (about five minutes total between reading aloud and talking about it) geared towards students who like to read but who may be reluctant writers. The goal is not to make this a holiday assignment. Students should have plenty of time to read the novel before the holidays start.
Monday HW
1. Test tomorrow on Geometry Unit 3: Triangles, Angles and Polygons.
2. MMS Pages 64-65.
3. Toy/Food drive items. Another 34 items came in today. Well done kids!
4. Information on your Human Illness for the Science report.
Science! MIT researcher devises "toughest" tongue twister ever.
Say this ten times fast: "pad kid poured curd pulled cod".
(http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/12/05/mit-tongue-twister-trickiest-to-say/)
1. MMS pages 70-71. Today's lesson focused on the difference in appearance and function of line graphs as compared to the other styles we've looked at previously (Bar, circle and pictograph). The major difference is that line graphs show changes over time and connections between data items, while bar graphs compare data visually and sort data by category well. We also spent some time introducing the vocabulary terms "axis" and "axes" and discussing the compression mark one can use on the vertical axis scale.
2. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes.
3. Toy and Food Drive items.
4. Library period tomorrow. Please return overdue items or settle accounts for lost books with Mr. Lisi.
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 68-69. We walked through a bar graph building activity today. We also introduced the idea of an "interval": a grouping of data into 5 or six equally spaced groups when there are too many data items to graph easily in one graph.
2. Book Club reading: 25 minutes. I am encouraged by the comments from the students (such as "This is the best book ever"; "It's really good"; "I really like it").
3. Toy and food drive items. We have 112 items so far. If each student brought in five items each we would reach our goal of 155 pieces. Thank you very much for your efforts so far!
4. Library period on Friday. Please return overdue items or settle accounts for lost books.
Tuesday HW
We had sixteen students stay for homework Club on Monday night -- a new record!
1. Spelling Text work from today on pages 46 to 49. Specific questions were written on the board.
2. MMS pages 66-67. We discussed the ideas of "Range" and "Balance Point" today in our inquiry into the concepts of Mean and Mode. Students can practice finding averages at home in a variety of ways (list high temperatures for a week and then find the seven day high average) for extra home practice.
3. Toy/Food Drive. We have 103 items and one toy to date. Thank you class!
4. Human Illness research. Students had opportunities in small groups to use the BioDigital human application on the smart board today. These visits will be ongoing. Students are also sorting their information into Inquiry organizers using the questions on the topic sheet as a guide.
5. Students selected novels for Book Club today. The activity involves students reading a novel with a group of peers. We hope to finish the book during DEAR times in class and at home before the Christmas break arrives. After the holiday students will gather in small groups and each will read aloud his/her favourite section. This should be a portion of about a page that really made an impression on him/her. Afterwards the student will discuss why that section was chosen, giving compelling reasons. There is no written work required for this assignment. It is an oral presentation (about five minutes total between reading aloud and talking about it) geared towards students who like to read but who may be reluctant writers. The goal is not to make this a holiday assignment. Students should have plenty of time to read the novel before the holidays start.
Monday HW
1. Test tomorrow on Geometry Unit 3: Triangles, Angles and Polygons.
2. MMS Pages 64-65.
3. Toy/Food drive items. Another 34 items came in today. Well done kids!
4. Information on your Human Illness for the Science report.
Science! MIT researcher devises "toughest" tongue twister ever.
Say this ten times fast: "pad kid poured curd pulled cod".
(http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/12/05/mit-tongue-twister-trickiest-to-say/)
Monday, December 2, 2013
Week of December 2 - 6, 2013
Friday HW
1. Dictation on Monday.
2 Geometry Quiz 2.0: Unit 3 Triangles, Angles and Polygons. Tuesday, December 10.
3. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29). We will be using an organizer to arrange the information starting tomorrow.
4. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
5. Complete jot notes on a W5H chart I handed out today about an article you choose about Nelson Mandela. Here is one to use if you are stuck on the Teaching Kids News website:
http://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/12/05/1-nelson-mandela-dead-95/
Thursday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 2.0: Unit 3 Triangles, Angles and Polygons. Tuesday, December 10.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29). We will be using an organizer to arrange the information starting tomorrow.
3. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
4. Ad Smart question #4 from the booklet.
Be sure to bring the completed work in the booklet and the ad back to school tomorrow.
I have no extra copies of the booklet if you forget it at home.
Wednesday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
3. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
Several students have missing or overdue books, some from more than a year ago. Each of these students was informed of the book in question and a note appears in the agenda. Please return or repay the book. Students who think they handed the book(s) in question in already should visit Mr. Lisi and look on the shelves with him at his convenience.
Tuesday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
3. Show What You Know (Math Text) pages 106-07 # 1-9
4. Spelling Cycle #10 activities.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 44-45.
2. Dictation tomorrow.
3. Today's spelling text work on pages 43 (4,5), 44 ( 6,7,8), and 45 (2,3).
4. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
5. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
Today was Homework Club. We had nine students staying today.
Today was also Smarties Dreidel day, using the nets for dreidels that we made on Friday. The students seemed to enjoy their play and sharing occurred at the end to ensure a fair amount was allotted for each player.
Music on a Monday -- In honour of today's Spelling activity (on page 44, #6): "Chocolate Rain"
1. Dictation on Monday.
2 Geometry Quiz 2.0: Unit 3 Triangles, Angles and Polygons. Tuesday, December 10.
3. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29). We will be using an organizer to arrange the information starting tomorrow.
4. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
5. Complete jot notes on a W5H chart I handed out today about an article you choose about Nelson Mandela. Here is one to use if you are stuck on the Teaching Kids News website:
http://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/12/05/1-nelson-mandela-dead-95/
Thursday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 2.0: Unit 3 Triangles, Angles and Polygons. Tuesday, December 10.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29). We will be using an organizer to arrange the information starting tomorrow.
3. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
4. Ad Smart question #4 from the booklet.
Be sure to bring the completed work in the booklet and the ad back to school tomorrow.
I have no extra copies of the booklet if you forget it at home.
Wednesday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
3. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
Several students have missing or overdue books, some from more than a year ago. Each of these students was informed of the book in question and a note appears in the agenda. Please return or repay the book. Students who think they handed the book(s) in question in already should visit Mr. Lisi and look on the shelves with him at his convenience.
Tuesday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
3. Show What You Know (Math Text) pages 106-07 # 1-9
4. Spelling Cycle #10 activities.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 44-45.
2. Dictation tomorrow.
3. Today's spelling text work on pages 43 (4,5), 44 ( 6,7,8), and 45 (2,3).
4. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
5. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
Today was Homework Club. We had nine students staying today.
Today was also Smarties Dreidel day, using the nets for dreidels that we made on Friday. The students seemed to enjoy their play and sharing occurred at the end to ensure a fair amount was allotted for each player.
Music on a Monday -- In honour of today's Spelling activity (on page 44, #6): "Chocolate Rain"
Monday, November 25, 2013
Week of November 25 - 29, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Library period tomorrow.
2. Pizza day tomorrow.
3. Start to gather research for your human illness project. Parents can read a description of the assignment on page 22 of the booklet, downloadable at this link: http://www.areynolds.org/downloads/human-organ-systems2013.pdf , or read the version in your child's Science booklet.
Today students selected a group of up to three members and chose a unique illness to study. Although they will work as partners in the Inquiry phase of the activity, each member produces his/her own report in his/her own words. Students should take special care not to copy the wording found in information resources they gather. This is a risk that we will discuss as a class and I would appreciate some discussion at home as well.
Students may wish to register for a free BioDigital Human account with parent supervision. We will be using this resource in class on the Interactive Whiteboard as an enrichment feature under my supervision.
You can register for a free account at this site: https://www.biodigitalhuman.com/home/ . There is also an app on iTunes for a hefty fee. The Chrome store has one for free but your computer may be lacking some minimum level requirements in the same way that our school computers are not up to the task
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 42-43. A ruler and protractor are required for this homework, which I cannot provide for home use. The topic and technique were introduced in class yesterday. The Quick Review should also provide some useful guidance.
2. Cookies were delivered and distributed today.
3. Library period on Friday Afternoon November 29. Please return all books and look for lost ones. Consider settling your account with Mr. Lisi if you wish to keep taking out new books.
4. Dictation #9 on Monday December 2.
Tuesday HW
1. Spelling Cycle #9 activities to be finished.
2. Cookies tomorrow according to Ms. Dennis.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 40-41. There is a game on page 41. Try to play it if you can.
We had eight students stay for Homework Club today, which is a typical number over the past four weeks. I announced the event to a quiet, listening class at 3:05 today and outlined the types of things students could work on after school. Those things included:
1. Library period tomorrow.
2. Pizza day tomorrow.
3. Start to gather research for your human illness project. Parents can read a description of the assignment on page 22 of the booklet, downloadable at this link: http://www.areynolds.org/downloads/human-organ-systems2013.pdf , or read the version in your child's Science booklet.
Today students selected a group of up to three members and chose a unique illness to study. Although they will work as partners in the Inquiry phase of the activity, each member produces his/her own report in his/her own words. Students should take special care not to copy the wording found in information resources they gather. This is a risk that we will discuss as a class and I would appreciate some discussion at home as well.
Students may wish to register for a free BioDigital Human account with parent supervision. We will be using this resource in class on the Interactive Whiteboard as an enrichment feature under my supervision.
Any home use should be initiated and monitored by parents, given the natural inquisitiveness students have about human body depictions.
You can register for a free account at this site: https://www.biodigitalhuman.com/home/ . There is also an app on iTunes for a hefty fee. The Chrome store has one for free but your computer may be lacking some minimum level requirements in the same way that our school computers are not up to the task
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 42-43. A ruler and protractor are required for this homework, which I cannot provide for home use. The topic and technique were introduced in class yesterday. The Quick Review should also provide some useful guidance.
2. Cookies were delivered and distributed today.
3. Library period on Friday Afternoon November 29. Please return all books and look for lost ones. Consider settling your account with Mr. Lisi if you wish to keep taking out new books.
4. Dictation #9 on Monday December 2.
Tuesday HW
1. Spelling Cycle #9 activities to be finished.
2. Cookies tomorrow according to Ms. Dennis.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 40-41. There is a game on page 41. Try to play it if you can.
We had eight students stay for Homework Club today, which is a typical number over the past four weeks. I announced the event to a quiet, listening class at 3:05 today and outlined the types of things students could work on after school. Those things included:
- tonight's pencil and paper homework,
- the game from the MMS booklet,
- some work on the "A Person I Admire" writing assignment,
- the Create a Country organizer work,
- some exploration of new apps I purchased for the iPads this weekend (Math Blaster, Division, Long Multiplication and The Human Body by Tinybop)
As always, anyone is welcome to attend.
Music on a Monday: Humanoid Robot Ice Hockey Player -- it's our game!
Monday, November 18, 2013
Week of November 18 -22, 2013
Friday HW
Thank you for the support our school's fundraising cookie sale received from students in our class! According to our Principal's announcement our school raised over $1000 in a very short time. Ms. Dennis also announced that we had to order more cookies to fill all the orders, meaning that some students at our school (I'm not sure which ones) will receive their cookies on Tuesday next week.
1. Spelling Dictation # 8 on Monday. no other homework (text activities were completed in class).
Thursday HW
1. Fundraising cookie sale continues (and ends) tomorrow.
2. French verbs sheet.
Wednesday HW
1. No homework today -- all day field trip.
We had a good day at Warren Park Outdoor Education Centre today, in perfect weather conditions. We made artworks to communicate a message with natural, found materials and filmed the results with iPads. The students made many relevant and thoughtful contributions during our carpet discussions and our conduct was generally appropriate. However I will continue to work on ordinary behaviour skills with the class (lining up to travel, transitions, listening with eye contact and silence, accountable talk) that remain a bit of a barrier to full enjoyment of the trip. Thank you very much to the two parent volunteers, Ms. Hay and Mr. Kurvits, for their support for today's excursion. It is much appreciated.
Tuesday HW
1. Warren Park Trip form and fee. The trip is on Wednesday, November 20 from 9-3. Students should dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
2. A picture for "A Person I Admire" should be in class tomorrow if you do not plan to draw one on your own.
3. Spelling Cycle Activities (Alphabetical Order, Syllabication and Derivatives) for cycle #8. There are many proper nouns in this week's list. Derivatives might be hard to make from those types of words. Try your best, but it you can't do it I will be flexible.
4. Fundraising cookie order sheets for Philippines Typhoon relief were distributed today. Please support this worthy initiative lead by our senior school Student Council
Monday HW
1. Unit 1 Patterning Quiz 2.0 on lessons three and four. The previous quiz had a high class average. This one will be a bit tougher.
2. MMS pages 36-37. Remember that a ruler is a required tool for this geometry unit for in-class work and homework. I handed out a dark blue Unit three duo-tang today. I will collect the light blue one after the Patterning test is done.
3. Rough Draft for "A Person I Admire" should be done for tomorrow. We had another class period to work on this today. Most students are done already.
4. Warren Park Trip form and fee. The trip is on Wednesday, November 20 from 9-3. Students should dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
5. A picture for "A Person I Admire" should be in class tomorrow if you do not plan to draw one on your own.
Music on a Monday: Busking Cellists do "Nevermind"
Thank you for the support our school's fundraising cookie sale received from students in our class! According to our Principal's announcement our school raised over $1000 in a very short time. Ms. Dennis also announced that we had to order more cookies to fill all the orders, meaning that some students at our school (I'm not sure which ones) will receive their cookies on Tuesday next week.
1. Spelling Dictation # 8 on Monday. no other homework (text activities were completed in class).
Thursday HW
1. Fundraising cookie sale continues (and ends) tomorrow.
2. French verbs sheet.
Wednesday HW
1. No homework today -- all day field trip.
We had a good day at Warren Park Outdoor Education Centre today, in perfect weather conditions. We made artworks to communicate a message with natural, found materials and filmed the results with iPads. The students made many relevant and thoughtful contributions during our carpet discussions and our conduct was generally appropriate. However I will continue to work on ordinary behaviour skills with the class (lining up to travel, transitions, listening with eye contact and silence, accountable talk) that remain a bit of a barrier to full enjoyment of the trip. Thank you very much to the two parent volunteers, Ms. Hay and Mr. Kurvits, for their support for today's excursion. It is much appreciated.
Tuesday HW
1. Warren Park Trip form and fee. The trip is on Wednesday, November 20 from 9-3. Students should dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
2. A picture for "A Person I Admire" should be in class tomorrow if you do not plan to draw one on your own.
3. Spelling Cycle Activities (Alphabetical Order, Syllabication and Derivatives) for cycle #8. There are many proper nouns in this week's list. Derivatives might be hard to make from those types of words. Try your best, but it you can't do it I will be flexible.
4. Fundraising cookie order sheets for Philippines Typhoon relief were distributed today. Please support this worthy initiative lead by our senior school Student Council
Monday HW
1. Unit 1 Patterning Quiz 2.0 on lessons three and four. The previous quiz had a high class average. This one will be a bit tougher.
2. MMS pages 36-37. Remember that a ruler is a required tool for this geometry unit for in-class work and homework. I handed out a dark blue Unit three duo-tang today. I will collect the light blue one after the Patterning test is done.
3. Rough Draft for "A Person I Admire" should be done for tomorrow. We had another class period to work on this today. Most students are done already.
4. Warren Park Trip form and fee. The trip is on Wednesday, November 20 from 9-3. Students should dress for the weather and pack a lunch.
5. A picture for "A Person I Admire" should be in class tomorrow if you do not plan to draw one on your own.
Music on a Monday: Busking Cellists do "Nevermind"
Monday, November 11, 2013
Week of November 11 - 14, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Return report card envelopes (remove progress report first).
2. Patterning 2.0 quiz on Lessons three and four from Unit 1 on Tuesday, November 19.
3. Word Up Dictation #7 is on Monday November 18.
4. I suggest purchasing a small Math set (compass, protractor, short ruler, triangular ruler) for your child to use in class and at home during this unit we started today. The advantages of such a kit are that they are new and in good condition, without any rounded edges, and that they are transparent and smaller sized. I can provide protractors and large yellow rulers that are fairly well-worn.
5. We are going to Warren park for an all-day field trip on November 20. Forms were handed out today. The cost is $7.50. Parent volunteers are requested -- two or three should be enough.
6. Mr. Lisi in the Library gave our class an urgent reminder about overdue and lost library books. Our class has a high number of such items outstanding. Please check at home for these overdue books or forward payment for a lost book. I have asked for a system-generated list of overdue books to help track them down.
Our class enjoys books and DEAR time and understands that other students may want to read one of the over 700 lost or overdue books our Library is currently trying to track down school-wide. Our class is not responsible for that entire total but we do have a significant contribution to it. We recovered half a dozen just through a desk check after lunch today. It should be easy to respond to Mr. Lisi's request. To assist I have added a stand-alone Library listing in my calendar below. The original listing might have been hard to see. Thank you for your support.
Wednesday HW
1. Return report card envelopes (remove progress report first).
2. Patterning 1.0 quiz on Lessons one and two from Unit 1 is tomorrow.
Patterning 2.0 quiz on Lessons three and four from Unit 1 on Tuesday, November 19.
3. Word Up Dictation #7 is on Monday November 18.
4. I suggest purchasing a small Math set (compass, protractor, short ruler, triangular ruler) for your child to use in class and at home during this unit we started today. The advantages of such a kit are that they are new and in good condition, without any rounded edges, and that they are transparent and smaller sized. I can provide protractors and large yellow rulers that are fairly well-worn.
5. We are going to Warren park for an all-day field trip on November 20. Forms were handed out today. The cost is $7.50. Parent volunteers are requested -- two or three should be enough.
6. The organizer for "A Person I Admire" is due tomorrow in class.
Tuesday HW
1. Return report card envelopes (remove progress report first).
2. Patterning 1.0 quiz on Lessons one and two from Unit 1 on Thursday, November 14.
3. Thank you for Remembrance Day donations handed in today. I will continue to collect them tomorrow as well.
4. I suggest purchasing a small Math set (compass, protractor, short ruler, triangular ruler) for your child to use in class and at home during this unit we started today. The advantages of such a kit are that they are new and in good condition, without any rounded edges, and that they are transparent and smaller sized. I can provide protractors and large yellow rulers that are fairly well-worn.
5. We are going to Warren park for an all-day field trip on November 20. Forms are to come.
Monday HW
1. Patterning 1.0 quiz on Lessons one and two from Unit 1 on Thursday, November 14.
2. Spelling Cycle Activities.
3. Remembrance Day donations if you can please.
Music on a Monday: Is Someone Singing
1. Return report card envelopes (remove progress report first).
2. Patterning 2.0 quiz on Lessons three and four from Unit 1 on Tuesday, November 19.
3. Word Up Dictation #7 is on Monday November 18.
4. I suggest purchasing a small Math set (compass, protractor, short ruler, triangular ruler) for your child to use in class and at home during this unit we started today. The advantages of such a kit are that they are new and in good condition, without any rounded edges, and that they are transparent and smaller sized. I can provide protractors and large yellow rulers that are fairly well-worn.
5. We are going to Warren park for an all-day field trip on November 20. Forms were handed out today. The cost is $7.50. Parent volunteers are requested -- two or three should be enough.
6. Mr. Lisi in the Library gave our class an urgent reminder about overdue and lost library books. Our class has a high number of such items outstanding. Please check at home for these overdue books or forward payment for a lost book. I have asked for a system-generated list of overdue books to help track them down.
Our class enjoys books and DEAR time and understands that other students may want to read one of the over 700 lost or overdue books our Library is currently trying to track down school-wide. Our class is not responsible for that entire total but we do have a significant contribution to it. We recovered half a dozen just through a desk check after lunch today. It should be easy to respond to Mr. Lisi's request. To assist I have added a stand-alone Library listing in my calendar below. The original listing might have been hard to see. Thank you for your support.
Wednesday HW
1. Return report card envelopes (remove progress report first).
2. Patterning 1.0 quiz on Lessons one and two from Unit 1 is tomorrow.
Patterning 2.0 quiz on Lessons three and four from Unit 1 on Tuesday, November 19.
3. Word Up Dictation #7 is on Monday November 18.
4. I suggest purchasing a small Math set (compass, protractor, short ruler, triangular ruler) for your child to use in class and at home during this unit we started today. The advantages of such a kit are that they are new and in good condition, without any rounded edges, and that they are transparent and smaller sized. I can provide protractors and large yellow rulers that are fairly well-worn.
5. We are going to Warren park for an all-day field trip on November 20. Forms were handed out today. The cost is $7.50. Parent volunteers are requested -- two or three should be enough.
6. The organizer for "A Person I Admire" is due tomorrow in class.
1. Return report card envelopes (remove progress report first).
2. Patterning 1.0 quiz on Lessons one and two from Unit 1 on Thursday, November 14.
3. Thank you for Remembrance Day donations handed in today. I will continue to collect them tomorrow as well.
4. I suggest purchasing a small Math set (compass, protractor, short ruler, triangular ruler) for your child to use in class and at home during this unit we started today. The advantages of such a kit are that they are new and in good condition, without any rounded edges, and that they are transparent and smaller sized. I can provide protractors and large yellow rulers that are fairly well-worn.
5. We are going to Warren park for an all-day field trip on November 20. Forms are to come.
MEA CULPA:
I neglected to hand out the Progress Reports at the end of the day today.
I apologize for the blunder.
We were gearing up for the Homework Club time and it slipped my mind.
Your child did not lose the report, or leave it at school intentionally.
Progress Reports will be handed out tomorrow.
Once again, sorry for the inconvenience.
Monday HW
1. Patterning 1.0 quiz on Lessons one and two from Unit 1 on Thursday, November 14.
2. Spelling Cycle Activities.
3. Remembrance Day donations if you can please.
Music on a Monday: Is Someone Singing
Monday, November 4, 2013
Week of November 4 - 8, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2. Person I Admire organizer: Complete the last two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class (Quality 3 and Conclusion). We worked on it in class today and discussed the features of an effective conclusion -- to restate the introduction and qualities and wrap up with a final summary comment without introducing new information.
3. Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.
4. An Interview Request letter was sent home yesterday. Please select your top two preferences and return the sheet as soon as possible. I am meeting with all parents during this progress report period. 20 students out of 31 have returned the form to date and spaces are filling up.
5. Word Up Spelling Dictation #6 is tomorrow.
Wednesday HW
1. Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2. Person I Admire organizer: Complete the next two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class (Quality 1 and Quality 2).
3. Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.
4. An Interview Request letter was sent home today. Please select your top two preferences and return the sheet as soon as possible. I am meeting with all parents during this progress report period.
Tuesday HW
1. Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2. Spelling Cycle # 6 activities.
3. Math MMS pages 8 and 9.
4. Person I Admire organizer: Complete the first two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class.
5. Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.
Monday HW
1. Photo Retake day is tomorrow.
2. New Problem of the Week on Patterning is due next Monday November 11.
3. Spelling Text work on page 25 # 3 and 4; page 26 # 5,6, and 8; and page 27 # 1.
4. Test pack #2 was handed out today. It is due with corrections to the spelling activities only.
5. Find out information about the person you admire so you can write during our class rough draft times.
6. MMS pages 6 and 7.
We have been working for two days on the idea that students can use a pattern rule to predict a future outcome without have to perform every single result in the output column of a given T-chart. This is an extension of the Input-Output machine concept introduced in the second lesson. Frequently the students need a combination of operations (usually Multiply and Add) to make a working rule. Students have received modeling on the trial and error/guess and check style of rule finding. We try to test operation and number combinations in a sequence rather than randomly to eliminate possibilities. Students can always count down a long chart to find future outcomes, but computation errors seem to creep in after ten or twelve operations.
Music on a Monday: First Computer to Sing
1. Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2. Person I Admire organizer: Complete the last two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class (Quality 3 and Conclusion). We worked on it in class today and discussed the features of an effective conclusion -- to restate the introduction and qualities and wrap up with a final summary comment without introducing new information.
3. Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.
4. An Interview Request letter was sent home yesterday. Please select your top two preferences and return the sheet as soon as possible. I am meeting with all parents during this progress report period. 20 students out of 31 have returned the form to date and spaces are filling up.
5. Word Up Spelling Dictation #6 is tomorrow.
Wednesday HW
1. Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2. Person I Admire organizer: Complete the next two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class (Quality 1 and Quality 2).
3. Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.
4. An Interview Request letter was sent home today. Please select your top two preferences and return the sheet as soon as possible. I am meeting with all parents during this progress report period.
Tuesday HW
1. Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2. Spelling Cycle # 6 activities.
3. Math MMS pages 8 and 9.
4. Person I Admire organizer: Complete the first two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class.
5. Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.
Monday HW
1. Photo Retake day is tomorrow.
2. New Problem of the Week on Patterning is due next Monday November 11.
3. Spelling Text work on page 25 # 3 and 4; page 26 # 5,6, and 8; and page 27 # 1.
4. Test pack #2 was handed out today. It is due with corrections to the spelling activities only.
5. Find out information about the person you admire so you can write during our class rough draft times.
6. MMS pages 6 and 7.
We have been working for two days on the idea that students can use a pattern rule to predict a future outcome without have to perform every single result in the output column of a given T-chart. This is an extension of the Input-Output machine concept introduced in the second lesson. Frequently the students need a combination of operations (usually Multiply and Add) to make a working rule. Students have received modeling on the trial and error/guess and check style of rule finding. We try to test operation and number combinations in a sequence rather than randomly to eliminate possibilities. Students can always count down a long chart to find future outcomes, but computation errors seem to creep in after ten or twelve operations.
Music on a Monday: First Computer to Sing
Monday, October 28, 2013
Week of October 28 - November 1, 2013
Monday HW
1. Summer reverie due tomorrow in good copy form.
2. Spelling Cycle #5. I realize some of the words on the supplemental list will not work in derivative form. I will be lenient on that list this week.
3. Halloween parade is on Thursday at 1:00 PM. Students are asked to wear costumes in the afternoon only.
Music on a Monday: Donkey Kong Beatbox! We've come a long way since the Police Academy movies...
1. Summer reverie due tomorrow in good copy form.
2. Spelling Cycle #5. I realize some of the words on the supplemental list will not work in derivative form. I will be lenient on that list this week.
3. Halloween parade is on Thursday at 1:00 PM. Students are asked to wear costumes in the afternoon only.
Music on a Monday: Donkey Kong Beatbox! We've come a long way since the Police Academy movies...
Monday, October 21, 2013
Week of October 21 - 25, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Test packs back on Monday, October 28, with corrections and a parent signature on the top of the first page. See yesterday's blog note for more detail.
2. The final Unit 2 Math test is on Monday, October 28, first thing in the morning. Students should review the types of problems they had on the quizzes and also review the types of instructions and questions we used in the text and the MMS booklet. As always, they show use a long division format when asked to divide.
3. Our class will have a visit in our Library with Ms. Irene Atkinson, our school trustee, on Friday morning. She will talk to the students about her work in this area of local governance. There should be some useful crossover with our citizenship study in Social Studies. I asked the boys and girls to think of questions they might ask her.
4. MMS pages 2 and 3. We've introduced patterns for 2 days now. The main types are growing, shrinking and repeating (also called alternating). The vocabulary for the unit is very important. We describe the numbers, letters or shapes in the patterns as "terms". Repeating patterns have a "core" that "alternates". Pattern rules are written with a familiar, repeated style as shown at the top of page 2 in the MMS duo-tang ("Start at... each time.") The code for a pattern is usually cracked by subtracting the first term from the second and finding the difference. Doing this three times (2nd minus 1st, 3rd minus 2nd, 4th minus 3rd) usually reveals the operations at play. We modeled at least eight examples of this as a class yesterday and today. Students with questions should ask them. I know I am checking for understanding regularly in large groups and individually but it is a big class and I may miss someone's confusion.
5. Spelling Dictation #4 is tomorrow afternoon. Students should remember to bring their books back to school for the test. If a student is absent I expect him/her to make it up the next school day.
6. Pizza day tomorrow.
Wednesday HW
1. Test packs were returned today. I would like them back on Monday, October 28, with corrections and a parent signature on the top of the first page. The package contains three dictations, three problems of the week, four Math quizzes and a CASI evaluation. I tried to supply a generous amount of feedback on most of the pieces. In Math I notice that the students are reluctant to estimate and that multiplication (times tables and by two digit factors) continues to be a challenge for some students. This was a much longer period (5-6 weeks) than I usually spend on a single Math unit. We have to move on to Patterning, which I introduced today.
2. The final Unit 2 Math test is on Monday, October 28, first thing in the morning. Students should review the types of problems they had on the quizzes and also review the types of instructions and questions we used in the text and the MMS booklet. As always, they show use a long division format when asked to divide.
3. Our class will have a visit in our Library with Ms. Irene Atkinson, our school trustee, on Friday morning. She will talk to the students about her work in this area of local governance. There should be some useful crossover with our citizenship study in Social Studies. I asked the boys and girls to think of questions they might ask her.
4. The parent council has asked that we remind families to consider handing in the fundraising envelope this week.
Tuesday HW
1. Spelling text page 21 #1; page 22 # 4,5,6,7; page 23 #1.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 34-35. If division is required, used the long division format. Recall that word problems should be answered with a sentence that uses words from the original question.
2. Spelling Cycle #4 activities.
3. Photo retakes on November 5.
Music on a Monday: Mickey, the Firefighting Cat.
1. Test packs back on Monday, October 28, with corrections and a parent signature on the top of the first page. See yesterday's blog note for more detail.
2. The final Unit 2 Math test is on Monday, October 28, first thing in the morning. Students should review the types of problems they had on the quizzes and also review the types of instructions and questions we used in the text and the MMS booklet. As always, they show use a long division format when asked to divide.
3. Our class will have a visit in our Library with Ms. Irene Atkinson, our school trustee, on Friday morning. She will talk to the students about her work in this area of local governance. There should be some useful crossover with our citizenship study in Social Studies. I asked the boys and girls to think of questions they might ask her.
4. MMS pages 2 and 3. We've introduced patterns for 2 days now. The main types are growing, shrinking and repeating (also called alternating). The vocabulary for the unit is very important. We describe the numbers, letters or shapes in the patterns as "terms". Repeating patterns have a "core" that "alternates". Pattern rules are written with a familiar, repeated style as shown at the top of page 2 in the MMS duo-tang ("Start at... each time.") The code for a pattern is usually cracked by subtracting the first term from the second and finding the difference. Doing this three times (2nd minus 1st, 3rd minus 2nd, 4th minus 3rd) usually reveals the operations at play. We modeled at least eight examples of this as a class yesterday and today. Students with questions should ask them. I know I am checking for understanding regularly in large groups and individually but it is a big class and I may miss someone's confusion.
5. Spelling Dictation #4 is tomorrow afternoon. Students should remember to bring their books back to school for the test. If a student is absent I expect him/her to make it up the next school day.
6. Pizza day tomorrow.
Wednesday HW
1. Test packs were returned today. I would like them back on Monday, October 28, with corrections and a parent signature on the top of the first page. The package contains three dictations, three problems of the week, four Math quizzes and a CASI evaluation. I tried to supply a generous amount of feedback on most of the pieces. In Math I notice that the students are reluctant to estimate and that multiplication (times tables and by two digit factors) continues to be a challenge for some students. This was a much longer period (5-6 weeks) than I usually spend on a single Math unit. We have to move on to Patterning, which I introduced today.
2. The final Unit 2 Math test is on Monday, October 28, first thing in the morning. Students should review the types of problems they had on the quizzes and also review the types of instructions and questions we used in the text and the MMS booklet. As always, they show use a long division format when asked to divide.
3. Our class will have a visit in our Library with Ms. Irene Atkinson, our school trustee, on Friday morning. She will talk to the students about her work in this area of local governance. There should be some useful crossover with our citizenship study in Social Studies. I asked the boys and girls to think of questions they might ask her.
4. The parent council has asked that we remind families to consider handing in the fundraising envelope this week.
Tuesday HW
1. Spelling text page 21 #1; page 22 # 4,5,6,7; page 23 #1.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 34-35. If division is required, used the long division format. Recall that word problems should be answered with a sentence that uses words from the original question.
2. Spelling Cycle #4 activities.
3. Photo retakes on November 5.
Music on a Monday: Mickey, the Firefighting Cat.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Week of October 15 - 18, 2013
Friday HW
1. Problem of the week (It's All In The Game) is due on Monday.
(It's All in the Game: Four years ago, the Kimura family's DX3 gaming system cost $320. Now it's
worth $140. If the system depreciates (decreases in value) by the same amount each year, how much will it be worth when they plan to sell it, two years from now?)
2. Long Division and Multiplication quiz on Monday.
3. Spelling dictation # 3 on Monday.
4. Photo retakes are on November 5.
There was some concern expressed over the instructions for the MMS homework on pages 32 and 33. The short division model was requested in these instructions and I neglected to inform students that they should rewrite the problems to use the Long Division place value style we've been practicing. Sorry about that.
Although I know there are several division techniques, I tend to show the students only the multiples of ten technique and the the standard, place value-based DMSB algorithm. Inevitably the students opt for the latter style. Short division, which is very useful for some students, is not a style I encourage through modeling since there are more complex pencil-paper calculations coming next year with two digit divisors. Short division will be a tough technique to use in that context, so I choose to model long division almost exclusively.
I would expect students to present their quiz and test answers in the long division and multiplication styles we've been using in class in our modeled demonstrations.
Thursday HW
1. Summer reverie anecdote in Writing notebooks. We introduced it yesterday and reviewed it again today. Student had the opportunity to make a mind web of possible topics and then of best vocabulary in a guided format. I want students to complete at least 15 lines of a rough draft tonight. We are following regular organization of text conventions (lined up along the margin, using indentations, writing on each line, adding a personal title) and trying to develop our audience awareness while telling a meaningful story of an event that students witnessed or participated in over the summer. It should be a significant event but not necessarily 'life-changing'. It should be something a student is willing to share (happy or otherwise) rather than a private story.
2. Long Division and Multiplication quiz on Monday.
3. Spelling dictation # 3 on Monday.
4. Photo retakes are on November 5.
5. Parent Donation letters.
6. Flu Shot letter went home today.
We will have our final Terry Fox fundraising award tomorrow. The afternoon periods only will be for electronic use if students are caught up with their homework. No movies or saved videos please. As well, it will be an all-day pyjama day should students wish to wear them. Thank you once again for your excellent fundraising efforts.
I wanted to also thank my class for their great behaviour during yesterday's tree plaque ceremony for Alex Shapiro. They were terrific! Here is a tweet from the Toronto Star's reporter, Kristin Rushowy:
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 30-31.
2. Parent Council donation envelopes.
3. Return Photo Orders -- due Thursday, October 17.
4. French test on Friday "etre".
Tuesday HW
1. Problem of the week (It's All In The Game) is due on Monday.
(It's All in the Game: Four years ago, the Kimura family's DX3 gaming system cost $320. Now it's
worth $140. If the system depreciates (decreases in value) by the same amount each year, how much will it be worth when they plan to sell it, two years from now?)
2. Long Division and Multiplication quiz on Monday.
3. Spelling dictation # 3 on Monday.
4. Photo retakes are on November 5.
There was some concern expressed over the instructions for the MMS homework on pages 32 and 33. The short division model was requested in these instructions and I neglected to inform students that they should rewrite the problems to use the Long Division place value style we've been practicing. Sorry about that.
Although I know there are several division techniques, I tend to show the students only the multiples of ten technique and the the standard, place value-based DMSB algorithm. Inevitably the students opt for the latter style. Short division, which is very useful for some students, is not a style I encourage through modeling since there are more complex pencil-paper calculations coming next year with two digit divisors. Short division will be a tough technique to use in that context, so I choose to model long division almost exclusively.
I would expect students to present their quiz and test answers in the long division and multiplication styles we've been using in class in our modeled demonstrations.
Thursday HW
1. Summer reverie anecdote in Writing notebooks. We introduced it yesterday and reviewed it again today. Student had the opportunity to make a mind web of possible topics and then of best vocabulary in a guided format. I want students to complete at least 15 lines of a rough draft tonight. We are following regular organization of text conventions (lined up along the margin, using indentations, writing on each line, adding a personal title) and trying to develop our audience awareness while telling a meaningful story of an event that students witnessed or participated in over the summer. It should be a significant event but not necessarily 'life-changing'. It should be something a student is willing to share (happy or otherwise) rather than a private story.
2. Long Division and Multiplication quiz on Monday.
3. Spelling dictation # 3 on Monday.
4. Photo retakes are on November 5.
5. Parent Donation letters.
6. Flu Shot letter went home today.
We will have our final Terry Fox fundraising award tomorrow. The afternoon periods only will be for electronic use if students are caught up with their homework. No movies or saved videos please. As well, it will be an all-day pyjama day should students wish to wear them. Thank you once again for your excellent fundraising efforts.
I wanted to also thank my class for their great behaviour during yesterday's tree plaque ceremony for Alex Shapiro. They were terrific! Here is a tweet from the Toronto Star's reporter, Kristin Rushowy:
Here is Mr Reynolds addressing Runnymede staff, students pic.twitter.com/byNvoDMsQG
— Kristin Rushowy (@krushowy) October 16, 2013
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 30-31.
2. Parent Council donation envelopes.
3. Return Photo Orders -- due Thursday, October 17.
4. French test on Friday "etre".
Tuesday HW
1. MMS pages 30-31. Students are struggling with the idea of estimating in long division. Estimation is a useful skill both in adult life and to check now if answers are reasonable when precise calculations are done. We continue to reinforce the importance of times table control while building on earlier exposure to concepts such as rounding, compensation and multiplying by multiples of 10
2. Parent Council donation envelopes.
3. A new Problem of the Week was handed out today. Only two students were absent for it, but four others did not have it ready in class. I will check again tomorrow, but not after that.
4. Return Photo Orders -- due Thursday, October 17.
5. French test on Friday "etre".
4. Return Photo Orders -- due Thursday, October 17.
5. French test on Friday "etre".
Music on a Monday (which is Tuesday): Science Nation Army
Monday, October 7, 2013
Week of October 7 - 10, 2013
Wednesday HW
1. Complete the six long division questions we used for practice on the whiteboard today. This is the start of our long division arc. There will again be an emphasis on estimation as a tool to self-check the calculation. I am encouraging use of the standard algorithm (Divide/Multiply/Subtract/ Bring Down with place value) to divide, but I also showed the students another technique using multiples of 10 which is outlined in the textbook.
This is only the first lesson in a planned series of at least four days so some difficulty with the concept is to be expected. Times table command is an area on which to work. We practice in class, but some home practice is a must, even if it is not assigned homework.
2. Parent Council fundraising request letters were sent home today. I have made good use of all our parent council funding over the years, most recently for the four iPads we use. Thank you for your past support of this initiative.
3. Photo Orders are due October 17. Proofs were sent home today. No retake date has been posted yet by our school.
4. Problem of the Week (Angry Nerds App) is due on Tuesday October 15.
Tuesday HW
Today was an unusual day in that 13 students were absent for XC running for the bulk of the day. We used the time to catch up and do extra practice but also introduced two new activities. Cross Country runners need to catch up but will have an extra day to do so.
1. Journal: The Backpack. Students should write a page entry in their journals on the prompt shared in class. Special focus should be on indentation of paragraphs, proper capitalization and application of previous editing I've done in the journal especially with respect to sight words.
The prompt: "There is an emergency. You have 20 minutes to gather at least three important items that can fit in a backpack before you leave your home. You may not be able to ever come back. Name the three or more items you chose to take and give reasons for your choices." The focus is on choosing special items that are irreplaceable and on the reasoning for each one. No laundry lists should be composed ('my Superman action figure, my Batman action figure, my Iron Man action figure...') if students want to create a good journal that others would like to read.
2. Multiplication by two digit factor practice. We had 16 extra practice questions today on the whiteboard. The XC boys in class, who left later, had time to see them all. The girl XC runners might have run out of time and should catch up with the extra day.
Monday HW
1. Spelling text book activities on page 17-19. The students should have copied it down correctly from the whiteboard today. Some students received a shorter assignment.
2. A new problem of the Week was handed out today. I wrote each student's name on it and handed it to them personally. It is called "Angry Nerds App" and is due on Tuesday October 15 due to the holiday Monday. When I collected the previous Problem only three students did not have it ready. They stayed in at AM recess to work on a new one.
3. Our class total for Terry Fox was $418.80. Bravo! Our school total was over $13 450.00, which is a new record by a considerable margin. Thank you Runnymede!
1. Complete the six long division questions we used for practice on the whiteboard today. This is the start of our long division arc. There will again be an emphasis on estimation as a tool to self-check the calculation. I am encouraging use of the standard algorithm (Divide/Multiply/Subtract/ Bring Down with place value) to divide, but I also showed the students another technique using multiples of 10 which is outlined in the textbook.
This is only the first lesson in a planned series of at least four days so some difficulty with the concept is to be expected. Times table command is an area on which to work. We practice in class, but some home practice is a must, even if it is not assigned homework.
2. Parent Council fundraising request letters were sent home today. I have made good use of all our parent council funding over the years, most recently for the four iPads we use. Thank you for your past support of this initiative.
3. Photo Orders are due October 17. Proofs were sent home today. No retake date has been posted yet by our school.
4. Problem of the Week (Angry Nerds App) is due on Tuesday October 15.
Tuesday HW
Today was an unusual day in that 13 students were absent for XC running for the bulk of the day. We used the time to catch up and do extra practice but also introduced two new activities. Cross Country runners need to catch up but will have an extra day to do so.
1. Journal: The Backpack. Students should write a page entry in their journals on the prompt shared in class. Special focus should be on indentation of paragraphs, proper capitalization and application of previous editing I've done in the journal especially with respect to sight words.
The prompt: "There is an emergency. You have 20 minutes to gather at least three important items that can fit in a backpack before you leave your home. You may not be able to ever come back. Name the three or more items you chose to take and give reasons for your choices." The focus is on choosing special items that are irreplaceable and on the reasoning for each one. No laundry lists should be composed ('my Superman action figure, my Batman action figure, my Iron Man action figure...') if students want to create a good journal that others would like to read.
2. Multiplication by two digit factor practice. We had 16 extra practice questions today on the whiteboard. The XC boys in class, who left later, had time to see them all. The girl XC runners might have run out of time and should catch up with the extra day.
Monday HW
1. Spelling text book activities on page 17-19. The students should have copied it down correctly from the whiteboard today. Some students received a shorter assignment.
2. A new problem of the Week was handed out today. I wrote each student's name on it and handed it to them personally. It is called "Angry Nerds App" and is due on Tuesday October 15 due to the holiday Monday. When I collected the previous Problem only three students did not have it ready. They stayed in at AM recess to work on a new one.
3. Our class total for Terry Fox was $418.80. Bravo! Our school total was over $13 450.00, which is a new record by a considerable margin. Thank you Runnymede!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Week of September 30 - October 4, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Problem of the week is due on Monday, October 7. The work for it is completed on the reverse side of the page. I distributed this page on Monday September 30 to all students and wrote their names on each page when all were present in class -- everyone received one. We checked again today to make sure everyone still had a copy. They will receive a new problem on Mondays most weeks.
2. MMS pages 28-29. We spend time correcting these pages each day in class and I check work for completion each time before taking it up as a class. I ask students to correct in another colour by checking off correct answers and circling, and then correcting, incorrect work.
3. Spelling cycle 3 activities.
4. For our Terry Fox fundraising reward we will have part one on Monday: gum and hats all day, and board games during period five and six in the afternoon. Well done class!
Wednesday HW
1. Problem of the week is due on Monday October 7. The work for it is completed on the reverse side of the page.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 2, Lessons 5,6,7, and 8 on Thursday, October 3, 2013. This covers subtraction, subtraction estimation, multiplication and multiplication by multiples of 10. Only a few students will be given the opportunity to use a multiplication sheet on this quiz. The large majority of students are expected to commit these to memory.
3. MMS pages 28-29 for Friday.
Tuesday HW
1. Problem of the week is due on Monday October 7. The work for it is completed on the reverse side of the page.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 2, Lessons 5,6,7, and 8 on Thursday, October 3, 2013. This covers subtraction, subtraction estimation, multiplication and multiplication by multiples of 10. Only a few students will be given the opportunity to use a multiplication sheet on this quiz. The large majority of students are expected to commit these to memory.
Monday HW
1. Problem of the week is due on Monday October 7. The work for it is completed on the reverse side of the page.
2. MMS pages 26-27.
3. Photo Day is tomorrow.
4. Math Quiz on Unit 2, Lessons 5,6,7, and 8 on Thursday, October 3, 2013. This covers subtraction, subtraction estimation, multiplication and multiplication by multiples of 10. Only a few students will be given the opportunity to use a multiplication sheet on this quiz. The large majority of students are expected to commit these to memory.
5. Tomorrow is Library Day. Bring your books for exchange.
Music on a Monday: the power of small!
1. Problem of the week is due on Monday, October 7. The work for it is completed on the reverse side of the page. I distributed this page on Monday September 30 to all students and wrote their names on each page when all were present in class -- everyone received one. We checked again today to make sure everyone still had a copy. They will receive a new problem on Mondays most weeks.
2. MMS pages 28-29. We spend time correcting these pages each day in class and I check work for completion each time before taking it up as a class. I ask students to correct in another colour by checking off correct answers and circling, and then correcting, incorrect work.
3. Spelling cycle 3 activities.
4. For our Terry Fox fundraising reward we will have part one on Monday: gum and hats all day, and board games during period five and six in the afternoon. Well done class!
Wednesday HW
1. Problem of the week is due on Monday October 7. The work for it is completed on the reverse side of the page.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 2, Lessons 5,6,7, and 8 on Thursday, October 3, 2013. This covers subtraction, subtraction estimation, multiplication and multiplication by multiples of 10. Only a few students will be given the opportunity to use a multiplication sheet on this quiz. The large majority of students are expected to commit these to memory.
3. MMS pages 28-29 for Friday.
Tuesday HW
1. Problem of the week is due on Monday October 7. The work for it is completed on the reverse side of the page.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 2, Lessons 5,6,7, and 8 on Thursday, October 3, 2013. This covers subtraction, subtraction estimation, multiplication and multiplication by multiples of 10. Only a few students will be given the opportunity to use a multiplication sheet on this quiz. The large majority of students are expected to commit these to memory.
Monday HW
1. Problem of the week is due on Monday October 7. The work for it is completed on the reverse side of the page.
2. MMS pages 26-27.
3. Photo Day is tomorrow.
4. Math Quiz on Unit 2, Lessons 5,6,7, and 8 on Thursday, October 3, 2013. This covers subtraction, subtraction estimation, multiplication and multiplication by multiples of 10. Only a few students will be given the opportunity to use a multiplication sheet on this quiz. The large majority of students are expected to commit these to memory.
5. Tomorrow is Library Day. Bring your books for exchange.
Music on a Monday: the power of small!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Week of September 23 - 27, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Math Unit 2 Lessons 1-4 quiz on Friday September 27.
This quiz cover addition and estimation. Students should study vocabulary such as "front-end estimation' and "Rounding the nearest 100/1000" so they can interpret the quiz instructions. There are opportunities on the quiz to show the exact answer, but the students will also be asked to show their grasp of estimation techniques. As a result the test is written under a generous, but firm, time limit.
2. Spelling text work page 13 # 1,3,4; p. 14 # 5,6,8,9; and p. 15 # 1,2.
3. Terry Fox donations will still be accepted tomorrow and early next week. Thank you for the generosity you've shown as a class! We had a great Run today and have raised $274.50 in cash, cheques and online. Wow! Well done room 365!
4. Pizza Lunch tomorrow.
5. Photo Day on Tuesday, October 1.
Tuesday HW
1. Terry Fox donations.
2. MMS pages 24-25 -- we introduced the topic and practiced some simple repetitions in class.
3. Spelling Cycle #2. Dictation on this word list on Thursday.
4. French Test signed.
5. Math Unit 2 Lessons 1-4 quiz on Friday September 27. See notes below.
6. Legislature Trip tomorrow. Dress for the weather. Bring a lunch to eat in class at 10:35 before we go and a snack for afterwards. No electronics please.
Terry Fox video from the Foundation:
Monday HW
1. Terry Fox donations.
2. MMS pages 22-23 -- don't do the game.
3. Spelling Cycle #2. Dictation on this word list on Thursday.
4. French Test signed.
5. Math Unit 2 Lessons 1-4 quiz on Friday September 27.
This quiz cover addition and estimation. Students should study vocabulary such as "front-end estimation' and "Rounding the nearest 100/1000" so they can interpret the quiz instructions. There are opportunities on the quiz to show the exact answer, but the students will also be asked to show their grasp of estimation techniques. As a result the test is written under a generous, but firm, time limit.
Music on a Monday: Workout music for the Terry Fox Run
1. Math Unit 2 Lessons 1-4 quiz on Friday September 27.
This quiz cover addition and estimation. Students should study vocabulary such as "front-end estimation' and "Rounding the nearest 100/1000" so they can interpret the quiz instructions. There are opportunities on the quiz to show the exact answer, but the students will also be asked to show their grasp of estimation techniques. As a result the test is written under a generous, but firm, time limit.
2. Spelling text work page 13 # 1,3,4; p. 14 # 5,6,8,9; and p. 15 # 1,2.
3. Terry Fox donations will still be accepted tomorrow and early next week. Thank you for the generosity you've shown as a class! We had a great Run today and have raised $274.50 in cash, cheques and online. Wow! Well done room 365!
4. Pizza Lunch tomorrow.
5. Photo Day on Tuesday, October 1.
Tuesday HW
1. Terry Fox donations.
2. MMS pages 24-25 -- we introduced the topic and practiced some simple repetitions in class.
3. Spelling Cycle #2. Dictation on this word list on Thursday.
4. French Test signed.
5. Math Unit 2 Lessons 1-4 quiz on Friday September 27. See notes below.
6. Legislature Trip tomorrow. Dress for the weather. Bring a lunch to eat in class at 10:35 before we go and a snack for afterwards. No electronics please.
Terry Fox video from the Foundation:
Monday HW
1. Terry Fox donations.
2. MMS pages 22-23 -- don't do the game.
3. Spelling Cycle #2. Dictation on this word list on Thursday.
4. French Test signed.
5. Math Unit 2 Lessons 1-4 quiz on Friday September 27.
This quiz cover addition and estimation. Students should study vocabulary such as "front-end estimation' and "Rounding the nearest 100/1000" so they can interpret the quiz instructions. There are opportunities on the quiz to show the exact answer, but the students will also be asked to show their grasp of estimation techniques. As a result the test is written under a generous, but firm, time limit.
Music on a Monday: Workout music for the Terry Fox Run
Monday, September 16, 2013
Week of September 16 - 20, 2013
Friday HW
1. Ask your parents about the Quebec Charter of Values. Read one short article about it online if you can. We had an introductory discussion about it today. Here is a brief explainer from earlier this week when the story was still developing:
The Quebec's Values Charter: what it will do if passed into law | CTV News
2. Police Check forms.
3. Terry Fox donations.
4. If you received a white Special education envelope from Ms. Cianfarani please return it as soon as you can. I've received just one so far.
Thursday HW
1. French Test Friday
2. Queen's Park trip form and $2.00 fee by Friday.
3. MMS pages 20-21.
4. Police Check form for volunteers.
5. Spelling Dictation tomorrow (Friday) on Word Up List #1 words.
6. Terry Fox Donations. Our students visited Kindergarten and Junior classrooms today in pairs to announce our school fundraising effort and deliver materials. They practiced their scripts and performed very enthusiastically. They will be coming home today with their own home letters and pledge forms. We also have an online donation option at www.terryfox.org/SchoolRun/ . Choose "Donate to a Student" and search for "Runnymede" in Ontario. The site finds "Runnymede and Sr PS" which is a typo the Foundation has said they will fix for us. Tax receipts are available if your information is filled out fully on the pledge forms. A full sheet is an entry into a draw for a bicycle. Thank you for considering a donation to this cause.
Wednesday HW
1. French Test Friday
2. Queen's Park trip form and $2.00 fee by Friday.
3. Spelling text activities: page 9 # 1,2,3 and "Try This"; page 10 # 4,6 and 7. We spent 35 minutes in class working on this today. The words the students use should be from the Word Box on page 8.
4. Police Check form for volunteers.
5. Finish News Journal Summary and reflection for the article on the border collies and the Canada Geese.
We've been working on the technique used for summarizing (topic sentence, chunks of information and a sum up statement) in class. This is our third demonstration. Students will receive a presentation date by the end of the week for their own article work. The reflection portion should be a personal opinion and a connection of one or more of the three types of connections (to text, to self, to world). See below for sentence starters.
Tuesday HW
1. French Test Friday
2. Queen's Park trip form and $2.00 fee by Friday.
3. MMS pages 18-19 on Mental Subtraction.
4. Police Check form for volunteers.
5. Finish News Journal Summary and reflection. We've been working on the technique used for summarizing (topic sentence, chunks of information and a sum up statement) in class. We've also been listing sentence starters for the reflection portion. This should be a personal opinion and a connection of one or more of the three types of connections (to text, to self, to world). Some sentence starters could be:
Monday HW
1. French Test Friday.
2. Queen's Park trip form and $2.00 fee by Friday.
3. Finish Spelling Cycle.
4. Police Check form for volunteers.
1. Ask your parents about the Quebec Charter of Values. Read one short article about it online if you can. We had an introductory discussion about it today. Here is a brief explainer from earlier this week when the story was still developing:
The Quebec's Values Charter: what it will do if passed into law | CTV News
2. Police Check forms.
3. Terry Fox donations.
4. If you received a white Special education envelope from Ms. Cianfarani please return it as soon as you can. I've received just one so far.
Thursday HW
1. French Test Friday
2. Queen's Park trip form and $2.00 fee by Friday.
3. MMS pages 20-21.
4. Police Check form for volunteers.
5. Spelling Dictation tomorrow (Friday) on Word Up List #1 words.
6. Terry Fox Donations. Our students visited Kindergarten and Junior classrooms today in pairs to announce our school fundraising effort and deliver materials. They practiced their scripts and performed very enthusiastically. They will be coming home today with their own home letters and pledge forms. We also have an online donation option at www.terryfox.org/SchoolRun/ . Choose "Donate to a Student" and search for "Runnymede" in Ontario. The site finds "Runnymede and Sr PS" which is a typo the Foundation has said they will fix for us. Tax receipts are available if your information is filled out fully on the pledge forms. A full sheet is an entry into a draw for a bicycle. Thank you for considering a donation to this cause.
Wednesday HW
1. French Test Friday
2. Queen's Park trip form and $2.00 fee by Friday.
3. Spelling text activities: page 9 # 1,2,3 and "Try This"; page 10 # 4,6 and 7. We spent 35 minutes in class working on this today. The words the students use should be from the Word Box on page 8.
4. Police Check form for volunteers.
5. Finish News Journal Summary and reflection for the article on the border collies and the Canada Geese.
We've been working on the technique used for summarizing (topic sentence, chunks of information and a sum up statement) in class. This is our third demonstration. Students will receive a presentation date by the end of the week for their own article work. The reflection portion should be a personal opinion and a connection of one or more of the three types of connections (to text, to self, to world). See below for sentence starters.
Tuesday HW
1. French Test Friday
2. Queen's Park trip form and $2.00 fee by Friday.
3. MMS pages 18-19 on Mental Subtraction.
4. Police Check form for volunteers.
5. Finish News Journal Summary and reflection. We've been working on the technique used for summarizing (topic sentence, chunks of information and a sum up statement) in class. We've also been listing sentence starters for the reflection portion. This should be a personal opinion and a connection of one or more of the three types of connections (to text, to self, to world). Some sentence starters could be:
- "This reminds me of..."
- "I was confused/surprised/curious..."
- "I wondered about..."
- "Something like this happened to me when..."
- "I read a book/watched a TV show about something like this..."
- "I think that..."
Monday HW
1. French Test Friday.
2. Queen's Park trip form and $2.00 fee by Friday.
3. Finish Spelling Cycle.
4. Police Check form for volunteers.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Week of September 9-13, 2013
Thursday HW
I did not assign any homework tonight because it was Curriculum Night. My presentation will start at 7:00 PM in room 365. We will discuss the year's program in general terms and go over routines and additional trips and class events that are planned.
Many students have brought in a book for silent reading. Bravo! Please ensure that you've selected a chapter book you enjoy so that your child has some self-selected reading available each day in class.
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 14 and 15.
2. Queen's Park trip volunteers for September 25, 11-2:30.
3. Please have a book to read for silent reading in class and to prepare for our Book Report, which is to be announced.
4. Paper towel and tissue for class use.
Tuesday HW
1. MMS pages 12 and 13. we will play the game in class at some point.
2. Chapter book for in class reading and book report use. I have not assigned the book report yet. We are just preparing for it.
3. Queen's Park volunteers needed: September 25, 11-2:30.
4. Roll of paper towel, box of Kleenex, please and thanks.
Sorry for the delay in posting the to blog. Yesterday was a bit unusual. There was a photographer and reporter from the Toronto Star in our class for an hour or so. They were working on a short profile of me for a teaching award I was selected to receive. The class was calm, cool and collected despite the disruption, no easy feat during yesterday's heat.
Monday HW
1. Math Makes Sense (MMS) navy blue duotang pages 10-11. This is the primary, but not only, form of homework I assign for the year.
2. Bring a chapter book of your choosing to class for silent reading and book reports. It must be at least 90 pages long, mostly text.
3. We have a field trip to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Queen's Park) on September 25. Permission forms are coming. The fee is very low -- likely just TTC. I will require at least 3 parent volunteers to make this trip. The visit last from 12 noon to 1:30 PM. More details are on my web page (areynolds.org). Please let me know through your child if you can attend as a volunteer.
4. One roll of paper towel and one box of Kleenex tissue requested for class use please. Thank you to those who have already brought some in.
Music on a Monday link: "Stand by Me" -- Playing for Change/Song Around The World
I did not assign any homework tonight because it was Curriculum Night. My presentation will start at 7:00 PM in room 365. We will discuss the year's program in general terms and go over routines and additional trips and class events that are planned.
Many students have brought in a book for silent reading. Bravo! Please ensure that you've selected a chapter book you enjoy so that your child has some self-selected reading available each day in class.
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 14 and 15.
2. Queen's Park trip volunteers for September 25, 11-2:30.
3. Please have a book to read for silent reading in class and to prepare for our Book Report, which is to be announced.
4. Paper towel and tissue for class use.
Tuesday HW
1. MMS pages 12 and 13. we will play the game in class at some point.
2. Chapter book for in class reading and book report use. I have not assigned the book report yet. We are just preparing for it.
3. Queen's Park volunteers needed: September 25, 11-2:30.
4. Roll of paper towel, box of Kleenex, please and thanks.
Sorry for the delay in posting the to blog. Yesterday was a bit unusual. There was a photographer and reporter from the Toronto Star in our class for an hour or so. They were working on a short profile of me for a teaching award I was selected to receive. The class was calm, cool and collected despite the disruption, no easy feat during yesterday's heat.
Monday HW
1. Math Makes Sense (MMS) navy blue duotang pages 10-11. This is the primary, but not only, form of homework I assign for the year.
2. Bring a chapter book of your choosing to class for silent reading and book reports. It must be at least 90 pages long, mostly text.
3. We have a field trip to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Queen's Park) on September 25. Permission forms are coming. The fee is very low -- likely just TTC. I will require at least 3 parent volunteers to make this trip. The visit last from 12 noon to 1:30 PM. More details are on my web page (areynolds.org). Please let me know through your child if you can attend as a volunteer.
4. One roll of paper towel and one box of Kleenex tissue requested for class use please. Thank you to those who have already brought some in.
Music on a Monday link: "Stand by Me" -- Playing for Change/Song Around The World
Monday, September 2, 2013
Welcome to the 2013-2014 School Year!
Week of September 3-6, 2013
Greetings to the new students in my class for 2013-14. I'm looking forward to meeting and getting to know all of you during this first week. We will jump right in to the school year with some ice breaker activities and some Math and Language reviews. As the first week goes by we will be preparing for the first Math unit in Number Sense and the first Language activities with News Journals and a novel study. Also upcoming are our preparations for field trips to the Ontario Legislature and Warren Park See you soon!
This blog will function as a weekly homework listing and be archived as the week ends. Be sure to check out my class web page at http://areynolds.org/ all year long. Plenty of useful stuff is posted, including downloads of class handouts which you should use to replace lost work.
At the bottom of this blog page is a calendar for the year. I have updated it for September and am working on finishing the rest of the year. I also use the calendar to make note of tests, field trips and other school events. I urge you to subscribe to the blog posts to receive daily updates of your's child's activity. I do make time each day for agenda writing by the student's and you should ask to see that book on a daily basis, but this page is a useful complement to that routine.
Friday HW
1. One roll of paper towel and one box of Kleenex tissue requested for class use please. Thank you to those who have already brought some in. Doing so frees up budget money that I can spend on other big ticket items for the class.
On Fridays and holidays I assign no formal homework, with rare exceptions. Without EQAO in the background these exceptions will likely be even rarer. I would encourage parents to have their students read regularly for a set time over the weekend -- 25 minutes is a good number.
We had a very good introductory week. The students in our class are bubbly and friendly. We are working on improving our work habits and productivity but the boys and girls have a pleasant friendly outlook so far. Thank you for sending them to school in such good spirits!
Only a few students have forms that are yet to be handed in. I would appreciate your efforts to send them all in by Monday if you haven't yet so that I can turn my attention to OSR reading and other planning. Have a good weekend!
Thursday HW
1. We worked on Number Sense #4 for 35 minutes in class today. It was completed by almost all students. I checked agendas and each student was bringing home the four pages to use as a study guide for the quiz.
2. Math Number Sense Quiz tomorrow.
3. Parent consent forms and $6.50 for agenda.
4. Bring a photo of yourself to cut up.
5. One roll of paper towel and one box of Kleenex tissue requested for class use please. Thank you to those who have already brought some in.
Wednesday HW
1. Math Number Sense 2.0 and 3.0
2. Parent Consent forms package signed and returned.
3. One roll of paper towel and one box of Kleenex/tissue requested for class use please.
4. $6.50 for the agenda.
5. Math Number Sense quiz on Friday.
6. Bring a photo of yourself that you can cut up.
Tuesday HW
1. Math Number Sense 1.0
2. Parent Consent forms and Medical forms should be filled out an returned. This includes the first two pages of the stapled package ("Acknowledgement Form") and pages 8,9 and 10 (the Walking Excursion Form, the Media Release form and the Medical Form).
3. $6.50 for the agenda.
4. Bring a photo of yourself that you can cut up. (photocopy, scan, original -- all are OK).
Greetings to the new students in my class for 2013-14. I'm looking forward to meeting and getting to know all of you during this first week. We will jump right in to the school year with some ice breaker activities and some Math and Language reviews. As the first week goes by we will be preparing for the first Math unit in Number Sense and the first Language activities with News Journals and a novel study. Also upcoming are our preparations for field trips to the Ontario Legislature and Warren Park See you soon!
This blog will function as a weekly homework listing and be archived as the week ends. Be sure to check out my class web page at http://areynolds.org/ all year long. Plenty of useful stuff is posted, including downloads of class handouts which you should use to replace lost work.
At the bottom of this blog page is a calendar for the year. I have updated it for September and am working on finishing the rest of the year. I also use the calendar to make note of tests, field trips and other school events. I urge you to subscribe to the blog posts to receive daily updates of your's child's activity. I do make time each day for agenda writing by the student's and you should ask to see that book on a daily basis, but this page is a useful complement to that routine.
Friday HW
1. One roll of paper towel and one box of Kleenex tissue requested for class use please. Thank you to those who have already brought some in. Doing so frees up budget money that I can spend on other big ticket items for the class.
On Fridays and holidays I assign no formal homework, with rare exceptions. Without EQAO in the background these exceptions will likely be even rarer. I would encourage parents to have their students read regularly for a set time over the weekend -- 25 minutes is a good number.
We had a very good introductory week. The students in our class are bubbly and friendly. We are working on improving our work habits and productivity but the boys and girls have a pleasant friendly outlook so far. Thank you for sending them to school in such good spirits!
Only a few students have forms that are yet to be handed in. I would appreciate your efforts to send them all in by Monday if you haven't yet so that I can turn my attention to OSR reading and other planning. Have a good weekend!
Thursday HW
1. We worked on Number Sense #4 for 35 minutes in class today. It was completed by almost all students. I checked agendas and each student was bringing home the four pages to use as a study guide for the quiz.
2. Math Number Sense Quiz tomorrow.
3. Parent consent forms and $6.50 for agenda.
4. Bring a photo of yourself to cut up.
5. One roll of paper towel and one box of Kleenex tissue requested for class use please. Thank you to those who have already brought some in.
Wednesday HW
1. Math Number Sense 2.0 and 3.0
2. Parent Consent forms package signed and returned.
3. One roll of paper towel and one box of Kleenex/tissue requested for class use please.
4. $6.50 for the agenda.
5. Math Number Sense quiz on Friday.
6. Bring a photo of yourself that you can cut up.
Tuesday HW
1. Math Number Sense 1.0
2. Parent Consent forms and Medical forms should be filled out an returned. This includes the first two pages of the stapled package ("Acknowledgement Form") and pages 8,9 and 10 (the Walking Excursion Form, the Media Release form and the Medical Form).
3. $6.50 for the agenda.
4. Bring a photo of yourself that you can cut up. (photocopy, scan, original -- all are OK).
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Week of May 27-31, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Mythology Booklet to be handed in tomorrow. More than 10 students already submitted it today. Thank you!
2. PSA topic choices should be made between you and your partner for tomorrow. We will start practice filming them using the iPads in the morning.
3. Three Electricity quiz game questions should be ready for tomorrow on the topic your group chose.
Wednesday HW
EQAO is now finished. The students worked steadily all day. Thank you for the treats. We resume regular school activities tomorrow.
1. Measurement Unit test tomorrow. A study sheet was provided.
2. I sent home a test pack today. Every student received it and put in inside a back pack. It's not necessary to return it, but you should look at scores. Class averages tended to be fairly high -- over 75% in most cases.
1. Mythology Booklet to be handed in tomorrow. More than 10 students already submitted it today. Thank you!
2. PSA topic choices should be made between you and your partner for tomorrow. We will start practice filming them using the iPads in the morning.
3. Three Electricity quiz game questions should be ready for tomorrow on the topic your group chose.
Wednesday HW
EQAO is now finished. The students worked steadily all day. Thank you for the treats. We resume regular school activities tomorrow.
1. Measurement Unit test tomorrow. A study sheet was provided.
2. I sent home a test pack today. Every student received it and put in inside a back pack. It's not necessary to return it, but you should look at scores. Class averages tended to be fairly high -- over 75% in most cases.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Week of May 21-24, 2013.
Thursday HW
1. MMS pages 144-45
2. Unfinished art is due tomorrow.
3. Measurement final test is on Thursday May 30.
Wednesday HW
1. Math Text pages 364-65 # 1 - 9
2. MMS pages 142-43
3. Unfinished art is due by Friday
Tuesday HW
1. Math text book pages 360-61 #4 -9
2. MMS pages 140-41.
I hope that each student brought home the letter that was given out on Friday regarding EQAO. The test days for grade 6 are on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27-29 next week. Please do not schedule appointments during that time or have your child miss school on those days, all day. We are not writing for 6 solid hours, but timetable issues mean we use the full day. Thank you for your cooperation.
Students sit in rows during the test and must keep water bottles off the desktop. Bathroom breaks aren't possible during the test period except in extreme circumstances. Students should come to school rested and ready for two one hour writing blocks each day.
1. MMS pages 144-45
2. Unfinished art is due tomorrow.
3. Measurement final test is on Thursday May 30.
Wednesday HW
1. Math Text pages 364-65 # 1 - 9
2. MMS pages 142-43
3. Unfinished art is due by Friday
Tuesday HW
1. Math text book pages 360-61 #4 -9
2. MMS pages 140-41.
I hope that each student brought home the letter that was given out on Friday regarding EQAO. The test days for grade 6 are on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27-29 next week. Please do not schedule appointments during that time or have your child miss school on those days, all day. We are not writing for 6 solid hours, but timetable issues mean we use the full day. Thank you for your cooperation.
Students sit in rows during the test and must keep water bottles off the desktop. Bathroom breaks aren't possible during the test period except in extreme circumstances. Students should come to school rested and ready for two one hour writing blocks each day.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Week of May 6-10, 2013.
Thursday HW
1. Wahanowin final deposit due next week.
2. Book Report Due Tomorrow.
3. MMS ppages 156-57 and pages 158-59 for tomorrow.
4. One Point Perspective art due next Monday fully coloured.
1. Wahanowin final deposit due next week.
2. Book Report Due Tomorrow.
3. MMS ppages 156-57 and pages 158-59 for tomorrow.
4. One Point Perspective art due next Monday fully coloured.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Week of April 29 - May 3, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Wahanowin final deposit due on May 15.
2. Math Quizzes upcoming:
Ratios and Estimating Percents quiz on Monday, May 6 (Unit 8, Lessons 8 and 9).
Equivalent Ratios and Rates quiz on Tuesday, May 7 (Unit 8, Lessons 10 and 11).
There will be a tree planting ceremony in the Nature Garden of Runnymede Public School on Tuesday April 30 after school at 3:20. We'll meet with our class at the amphitheatre area. I encourage all students in our class to attend. Any parents or siblings who wish to attend are more than welcome.
The tree we are planting is to commemorate the life of Alexander Shapiro. There will be short speeches from grade six students, presentations and good community feeling. As well, Alex's family will attend. I hope to see you there.
Tuesday HW
1. Wahanowin final deposit due on May 15.
2. Percent quiz on Thursday, May 2. Unit 8, Lessons 6 and 7.
3. MMS pages 126-27.
Our class raised $215.00 for the Alex Shapiro Memorial Fund. Thank you very much!
1. Math Text pages 318-19 # 1-11. I modelled #1-6 on the board in class and the students had 2 full periods to work on it.
2. MMS pages 124-25.
3. Math Unit 8 Lessons 6 and 7 Percent Quiz on Thursday May 2.
4. Donations for Alex Shapiro Memorial Fund -- last day tomorrow.
5. Practice "You Raise Me Up" song for tomorrow. Check the Josh Groban version on the YouTubes for reference. Wear red if you are able.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Week of April 22 - 26, 2013.
Friday HW
There will be a tree planting ceremony in the Nature Garden of Runnymede Public School on Tuesday April 30 after school at 3:20. We'll meet with our class at the amphitheatre area. I encourage all students in our class to attend. Any parents or siblings who wish to attend are more than welcome.
The tree we are planting is to commemorate the life of Alexander Shapiro. There will be short speeches from grade six students, presentations and good community feeling. As well, Alex's family will attend. I hope to see you there.
1. Please bring a donation for the Alexander Shapiro Memorial Fund if you are able. Thank you very much for the generous donations. So far we've raised $143.
2. Math Text page 314-15 # 7-12. We had 20 minutes to work on this in the morning and another 20 minutes after lunch.
3. MMS pages 122-23.
4. French Adverbs test on Monday. A study sheet was distributed today.
5. Percent quiz on Lessons 6 and 7 of Unit 8 on Thursday May 2.
6. Wahanowin final deposit letter given out to each student personally today. The final amount is $160.00. (The total price for each of the 46 students going is $310.00).
Thursday HW
1. Please bring a donation for the Alexander Shapiro Memorial Fund if you are able to. It's for cancer research and a scholarship award at Runnymede in Alex's name.
2. Pourquoi Tale rough draft must be done for tomorrow. Most students have started the good copy typing.
3. Math text page 314 # 1-6.
4. Fractions and Mixed Numbers quiz tomorrow: Unit 8, Lessons 1,2 and 3.
Wednesday HW
1 Please bring a donation for the Alexander Shapiro Memorial Fund if you are able. We would need it by Monday next week. Thank you.
2. Tree Planting next Tuesday April 30 at 3:20 after school in the nature garden. Students and parents are invited.
3. Math Text page 310-11 # 1 to 13. We had 50 minutes in class to work on it after a lesson. At one student got to # 13 in class time. Several were at # 7 as I circulated.
4. MMS page 120-121
5. Fraction and Mixed Numbers quiz on Friday April 26. (Unit 8, Lessons 1,2 and 3)
6. Social Studies Booklet page 5.
Monday HW
1. Tomorrow is a Library day. 10 students received fine notices today for books that were significantly overdue. A number of these were in desks in the class already and returned, but at least ten books are still unaccounted for. Please return these tomorrow if possible. Students should have a DEAR time book in class each day going forward.
2. MMS HW book pages 114-115 for Tuesday.
There will be a tree planting ceremony in the Nature Garden of Runnymede Public School on Tuesday April 30 after school at 3:20. We'll meet with our class at the amphitheatre area. I encourage all students in our class to attend. Any parents or siblings who wish to attend are more than welcome.
The tree we are planting is to commemorate the life of Alexander Shapiro. There will be short speeches from grade six students, presentations and good community feeling. As well, Alex's family will attend. I hope to see you there.
1. Please bring a donation for the Alexander Shapiro Memorial Fund if you are able. Thank you very much for the generous donations. So far we've raised $143.
2. Math Text page 314-15 # 7-12. We had 20 minutes to work on this in the morning and another 20 minutes after lunch.
3. MMS pages 122-23.
4. French Adverbs test on Monday. A study sheet was distributed today.
5. Percent quiz on Lessons 6 and 7 of Unit 8 on Thursday May 2.
6. Wahanowin final deposit letter given out to each student personally today. The final amount is $160.00. (The total price for each of the 46 students going is $310.00).
Thursday HW
1. Please bring a donation for the Alexander Shapiro Memorial Fund if you are able to. It's for cancer research and a scholarship award at Runnymede in Alex's name.
2. Pourquoi Tale rough draft must be done for tomorrow. Most students have started the good copy typing.
3. Math text page 314 # 1-6.
4. Fractions and Mixed Numbers quiz tomorrow: Unit 8, Lessons 1,2 and 3.
Wednesday HW
1 Please bring a donation for the Alexander Shapiro Memorial Fund if you are able. We would need it by Monday next week. Thank you.
2. Tree Planting next Tuesday April 30 at 3:20 after school in the nature garden. Students and parents are invited.
3. Math Text page 310-11 # 1 to 13. We had 50 minutes in class to work on it after a lesson. At one student got to # 13 in class time. Several were at # 7 as I circulated.
4. MMS page 120-121
5. Fraction and Mixed Numbers quiz on Friday April 26. (Unit 8, Lessons 1,2 and 3)
6. Social Studies Booklet page 5.
Monday HW
1. Tomorrow is a Library day. 10 students received fine notices today for books that were significantly overdue. A number of these were in desks in the class already and returned, but at least ten books are still unaccounted for. Please return these tomorrow if possible. Students should have a DEAR time book in class each day going forward.
2. MMS HW book pages 114-115 for Tuesday.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Week of April 15-19, 2013
This has been a very tough week for the students in room 365. With the help of parents and staff at school we've taken some important steps in coming to terms with the loss of Alex. Your sons and daughters have done incredible things this week amidst tragic circumstances. Our grief was hard to manage. The greatest help came from those experiencing the most pain of all -- Alex's family. I want to thank Alex's Mom and Dad and Brother for their incredible generosity of spirit and concern for our students. I'm awed by their dignity and strength.
This week we've read a number of books, had two visits from professional staff, welcomed two parents to class to speak with the students and conducted some structured talks about the grieving process. We had a moving visit to Alex's home on Thursday that was very special. I tried to stress that there was no timetable for mourning, there was no right way to do it, and that it would take time beyond this week to be fully felt. I also wanted to acknowledge that the students have to still be kids and be allowed to be happy and have fun. This is a difficult balance to achieve but I'm working at it. I am very grateful for the supportive feedback I've received so far. Please let me know if you feel I'm overlooking important things.
Next week we'll attempt to return to a more familiar school day after some baby steps today and tomorrow. We'll have a Math Unit test on Monday and some journal work due the same day. I've submitted the deposit to Camp Wahanowin and I will inform you of the amount of the remaining balance. Soccer tryouts for the girls team I'm coaching will start the week after that.
But we'll still remember and talk about our dear friend.
Here are a few of the movies we made before and after April 12. The students were inspired to work hard and with a genuine determination. I was very proud of their efforts.
For Alex From Runnymede
A Day in the Life of Room 365
365 Jokers
To Alex From 365
This week we've read a number of books, had two visits from professional staff, welcomed two parents to class to speak with the students and conducted some structured talks about the grieving process. We had a moving visit to Alex's home on Thursday that was very special. I tried to stress that there was no timetable for mourning, there was no right way to do it, and that it would take time beyond this week to be fully felt. I also wanted to acknowledge that the students have to still be kids and be allowed to be happy and have fun. This is a difficult balance to achieve but I'm working at it. I am very grateful for the supportive feedback I've received so far. Please let me know if you feel I'm overlooking important things.
Next week we'll attempt to return to a more familiar school day after some baby steps today and tomorrow. We'll have a Math Unit test on Monday and some journal work due the same day. I've submitted the deposit to Camp Wahanowin and I will inform you of the amount of the remaining balance. Soccer tryouts for the girls team I'm coaching will start the week after that.
But we'll still remember and talk about our dear friend.
Here are a few of the movies we made before and after April 12. The students were inspired to work hard and with a genuine determination. I was very proud of their efforts.
For Alex From Runnymede
A Day in the Life of Room 365
365 Jokers
To Alex From 365
Monday, April 8, 2013
Week of April 8-12, 2013.
Friday HW
1. Almost all the Wahanowin forms and deposits are submitted. Thank you! When the final ones are in, I will send home a revised final payment amount.
2. Math Unit 7 Test on Monday April 15.
3. We completed two more films with the class as a show of support for Alex S. My channel is up and running with the name shown below. If you search for "Channels" rather than "Videos" , mine should be at the top of the results list. Thank you again for the help of your wonderful kids in making these short films.
365 Jokers -- A Joke Day
A Day in the Life -- 365
Thursday HW
1. Wahanowin forms and deposit due tomorrow.
2. MMS pages 110-111. This is the first lesson of a new unit (#8) on Fractions.
3. Math Unit 7 test on Monday April 15.
4. I have a YouTube channel. The name is Andrew Reynolds365. I've posted some of the movies we've made as messages of support for Alex S in our class in addition to the cards we made last week. The boys and girls have really helped out with the planning, filming and technical details in addition to coming together to complete the projects in a short time frame. I'm very proud of them. Our first video is linked below.
Further to that subject, Alex's mom has welcomed visits from students who can find the time to visit him at The Hospital For Sick Children. He is on the eighth floor in section A. You should stop by at the reception desk on the eighth floor to announce your presence in case it is not a convenient time. I have found that Alex enjoyed the visits of friends and classmates.
Wednesday HW
1. Wahanowin forms and deposit due on Friday, April 12.
2. MMS pages 108-109.
3. Math Unit 7 Test on Monday April 15.
Tuesday HW
1. Wahanowin form and deposit are due by Friday, April 12.
2. Page 5 electricity booklet.
3. Tiling activities in the Math text on page 279 # 1-5.
4. Math Quiz tomorrow on Unit 7 lessons 3 and 4.
5. Unit 7 math test on Monday April 15.
Monday HW
1. Wahanowin form and deposit are due on Friday April 12.
2. MMS pages 106-107. Five students did not do their homework for today or left their books at home.
3. Page 4 electricity booklet.
4. Math Unit 7 Quizzes and Tests:
Lesson 1 and 2 quiz on Tuesday this week.
Lesson 3 and 4 quiz on Wednesday this week.
Unit test next Monday April 15.
1. Almost all the Wahanowin forms and deposits are submitted. Thank you! When the final ones are in, I will send home a revised final payment amount.
2. Math Unit 7 Test on Monday April 15.
3. We completed two more films with the class as a show of support for Alex S. My channel is up and running with the name shown below. If you search for "Channels" rather than "Videos" , mine should be at the top of the results list. Thank you again for the help of your wonderful kids in making these short films.
365 Jokers -- A Joke Day
A Day in the Life -- 365
Thursday HW
1. Wahanowin forms and deposit due tomorrow.
2. MMS pages 110-111. This is the first lesson of a new unit (#8) on Fractions.
3. Math Unit 7 test on Monday April 15.
4. I have a YouTube channel. The name is Andrew Reynolds365. I've posted some of the movies we've made as messages of support for Alex S in our class in addition to the cards we made last week. The boys and girls have really helped out with the planning, filming and technical details in addition to coming together to complete the projects in a short time frame. I'm very proud of them. Our first video is linked below.
Further to that subject, Alex's mom has welcomed visits from students who can find the time to visit him at The Hospital For Sick Children. He is on the eighth floor in section A. You should stop by at the reception desk on the eighth floor to announce your presence in case it is not a convenient time. I have found that Alex enjoyed the visits of friends and classmates.
Wednesday HW
1. Wahanowin forms and deposit due on Friday, April 12.
2. MMS pages 108-109.
3. Math Unit 7 Test on Monday April 15.
Tuesday HW
1. Wahanowin form and deposit are due by Friday, April 12.
2. Page 5 electricity booklet.
3. Tiling activities in the Math text on page 279 # 1-5.
4. Math Quiz tomorrow on Unit 7 lessons 3 and 4.
5. Unit 7 math test on Monday April 15.
Monday HW
1. Wahanowin form and deposit are due on Friday April 12.
2. MMS pages 106-107. Five students did not do their homework for today or left their books at home.
3. Page 4 electricity booklet.
4. Math Unit 7 Quizzes and Tests:
Lesson 1 and 2 quiz on Tuesday this week.
Lesson 3 and 4 quiz on Wednesday this week.
Unit test next Monday April 15.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Week of April 2 - 5, 2013
Friday HW
1. Wahanowin trip forms and $150 deposit due on Friday, April 12. Cheques are an appropriate method of payment, payable to "Runnymede Public School" as indicated on the 511C permission form. Thus far we have 6 submitted forms out of 24. Almost all students have indicated verbally that they are planning to attend. I you have questions about financial support please contact me directly.
2. Math Quizzes for Unit 7 next week:
Lessons 1 and 2 on Tuesday (Transformations and combined transformations)
Lessons 3 and 4 on Wednesday (Congruent and similar figures)
3. MMS pages 104-105
4. Book Report due on Monday.
Thursday HW
1. Wahanowin trip forms and $150 deposit due on Friday April 12.
2. Bitstrips: 2 cartoons due tomorrow, online.
3. Math Quizzes for Unit 7 next week:
Lessons 1 and 2 on Tuesday (Transformations and combined transformations)
Lessons 3 and 4 on Wednesday (Congruent and similar figures)
4. Book Report due on Monday.
Wednesday HW
No homework due to Spring Thaw.
Wahanowin forms and deposit due on Friday April 12.
Tuesday HW
1. Cereal box assignment is due on Thursday.
2. Next Book report is due on Monday, April 8.
3. The first two Bitstrip activities (Introduce Yourself and Speech Bubble Instruction) are due by Friday. Students should continue to use capitalization and punctuation where necessary in their texts. Another focus is on using a range of background and body poses/postures/angles.
4. Our Wahanowin deposits are due on April 12. The amount is $150. After we see how many students are participating the remainder of the fee will be calculated and shared with parents.
5. Cake walk supervision for the Spring Thaw fundraiser occurs tomorrow after school in three shifts. Thank you very much to the students who brought their cakes in today.
1. Wahanowin trip forms and $150 deposit due on Friday, April 12. Cheques are an appropriate method of payment, payable to "Runnymede Public School" as indicated on the 511C permission form. Thus far we have 6 submitted forms out of 24. Almost all students have indicated verbally that they are planning to attend. I you have questions about financial support please contact me directly.
2. Math Quizzes for Unit 7 next week:
Lessons 1 and 2 on Tuesday (Transformations and combined transformations)
Lessons 3 and 4 on Wednesday (Congruent and similar figures)
3. MMS pages 104-105
4. Book Report due on Monday.
Thursday HW
1. Wahanowin trip forms and $150 deposit due on Friday April 12.
2. Bitstrips: 2 cartoons due tomorrow, online.
3. Math Quizzes for Unit 7 next week:
Lessons 1 and 2 on Tuesday (Transformations and combined transformations)
Lessons 3 and 4 on Wednesday (Congruent and similar figures)
4. Book Report due on Monday.
Wednesday HW
No homework due to Spring Thaw.
Wahanowin forms and deposit due on Friday April 12.
Tuesday HW
1. Cereal box assignment is due on Thursday.
2. Next Book report is due on Monday, April 8.
3. The first two Bitstrip activities (Introduce Yourself and Speech Bubble Instruction) are due by Friday. Students should continue to use capitalization and punctuation where necessary in their texts. Another focus is on using a range of background and body poses/postures/angles.
4. Our Wahanowin deposits are due on April 12. The amount is $150. After we see how many students are participating the remainder of the fee will be calculated and shared with parents.
5. Cake walk supervision for the Spring Thaw fundraiser occurs tomorrow after school in three shifts. Thank you very much to the students who brought their cakes in today.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Week of March 25-28, 2013
Thursday HW
There is no homework for this long weekend, but a few reminders and updates may be useful.
1. On Wednesday I handed out the field trip forms for our end of the year trip to Camp Wahanowin. With apologies, the turnaround time for the initial deposit is somewhat shorter than I'd like. I appreciate your efforts and good will to help us meet these dates. We had a lengthy discussion yesterday with the class about the particulars of the camp and its facilities. We'll watch a video in the coming weeks as well so provide the students with more information.
2. I collected a fair number of Problems of the Week today. There are still eleven assignments outstanding.
3. The cereal box is due in finished form next Thursday. We've spent six class periods introducing and working on the activity to date.
4. Thank you to parents and students for their support of the Parent Council's Spring Thaw activity through activity supervision and cake making. The delivery date for cakes is April 2. the supervision times on April 3 are 3-4:45; 4:45 to 6:30; and 6:30 to 8.
5. The test packs I handed out last week were due today. I will check again for the seven that were not returned today on Tuesday.
There is no homework for this long weekend, but a few reminders and updates may be useful.
1. On Wednesday I handed out the field trip forms for our end of the year trip to Camp Wahanowin. With apologies, the turnaround time for the initial deposit is somewhat shorter than I'd like. I appreciate your efforts and good will to help us meet these dates. We had a lengthy discussion yesterday with the class about the particulars of the camp and its facilities. We'll watch a video in the coming weeks as well so provide the students with more information.
2. I collected a fair number of Problems of the Week today. There are still eleven assignments outstanding.
3. The cereal box is due in finished form next Thursday. We've spent six class periods introducing and working on the activity to date.
4. Thank you to parents and students for their support of the Parent Council's Spring Thaw activity through activity supervision and cake making. The delivery date for cakes is April 2. the supervision times on April 3 are 3-4:45; 4:45 to 6:30; and 6:30 to 8.
5. The test packs I handed out last week were due today. I will check again for the seven that were not returned today on Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Week of March 18-22, 2013
Friday HW
1. Unit 10 Math Test on Tuesday March 26. The last quiz had a class average of 87 %, which is very high. The in-class activity scores were somewhat lower but still in the B range. Homework in the unit was generally strong but siome students did not complete half or more of the four practice activities. Students should prepare for the test by studying the "Quick Review" sections of the homework book, reviewing special vocabulary in bold print in both the homework book and the text, and can use the "Show What You Know" question in the text on pages 402-403 for practice.
2. Test Packs were handed out today. They are due back in class with corrections and a parent signature by next Thursday.
3. Bring a D Cell battery to class next Monday.
4. Cakes: April 2
Cake Walk: April 3, during three time slots.
The class has been very well-behaved and productive since we returned from the break. I am going to try having gum days on Fridays going forward in recognition of their efforts. Way to go boys and girls!
Thursday HW
1. MMS HW book pages 100-101.
2. Math problem of the week is due tomorrow.
3. Tales: Heroes, Deeds and Wonders page 8 (interest line graph) is homework tonight. No text is needed for this section.
4. Cake walk baking and activity support . (April 2: cakes to school; April 3: support slots)
5. Tomorrow is Library day after lunch. As well, we have an additional gym class tomorrow afternoon with Mr. Kula during period 6.
Wednesday HW
1. Math problem of the week is due on Friday.
2. Parent council has asked grade six students for their support in a Spring Thaw activity called the Cake Walk. Proceeds from this event are slated to be donated to our partner school in Moshono, Tanzania. Students are asked to bring a baked cake to school on Tuesday April 2 as a prize in the cake walks. Most boxed cake mixes are nut-free but special care should be taken in the icing or other toppings added to the cake. Ms. Deschamps has asked that they be nut-free. Many students in 365 were very enthusiastic about the prospect of baking a cake at home.
3. The Parent council also requested grade six support to help supervise the event during one of three shifts. These are 3:00 to 4:45; 4:45 to 6:30 and 6:30 to 8:00. A number of students signed up for times. They should check with parents to ensure that they are permission from you to attend and that the time chosen is convenient for the family. I would like to verify commitments by Friday for attendance and cake making. Ms. Deschamps would need such support in order to hold the event. Thank you!
Tuesday HW
1. MMS HW book pages 98-99 on combined transformations.
2. The problem of the week is due on Friday. Students were reminded to complete portions of the work on the reverse side of the page.
On Wednesday Morning we have a visitor to our class from the University of Waterloo's Math Education Department. Mr. Schurter will be hosting workshops with all grade 6 classes that day, starting with our class at 9 AM sharp. We'll be exploring transformations with The Geometer's Sketchpad software. Students are asked to arrive on time and ready to go with a laptop logged in as soon as they enter the class. It should be fun!
Monday HW
1. MMS HW book pages 96-97.
2. Problem of the Week due on Friday.
1. Unit 10 Math Test on Tuesday March 26. The last quiz had a class average of 87 %, which is very high. The in-class activity scores were somewhat lower but still in the B range. Homework in the unit was generally strong but siome students did not complete half or more of the four practice activities. Students should prepare for the test by studying the "Quick Review" sections of the homework book, reviewing special vocabulary in bold print in both the homework book and the text, and can use the "Show What You Know" question in the text on pages 402-403 for practice.
2. Test Packs were handed out today. They are due back in class with corrections and a parent signature by next Thursday.
3. Bring a D Cell battery to class next Monday.
4. Cakes: April 2
Cake Walk: April 3, during three time slots.
The class has been very well-behaved and productive since we returned from the break. I am going to try having gum days on Fridays going forward in recognition of their efforts. Way to go boys and girls!
Thursday HW
1. MMS HW book pages 100-101.
2. Math problem of the week is due tomorrow.
3. Tales: Heroes, Deeds and Wonders page 8 (interest line graph) is homework tonight. No text is needed for this section.
4. Cake walk baking and activity support . (April 2: cakes to school; April 3: support slots)
5. Tomorrow is Library day after lunch. As well, we have an additional gym class tomorrow afternoon with Mr. Kula during period 6.
Wednesday HW
1. Math problem of the week is due on Friday.
2. Parent council has asked grade six students for their support in a Spring Thaw activity called the Cake Walk. Proceeds from this event are slated to be donated to our partner school in Moshono, Tanzania. Students are asked to bring a baked cake to school on Tuesday April 2 as a prize in the cake walks. Most boxed cake mixes are nut-free but special care should be taken in the icing or other toppings added to the cake. Ms. Deschamps has asked that they be nut-free. Many students in 365 were very enthusiastic about the prospect of baking a cake at home.
3. The Parent council also requested grade six support to help supervise the event during one of three shifts. These are 3:00 to 4:45; 4:45 to 6:30 and 6:30 to 8:00. A number of students signed up for times. They should check with parents to ensure that they are permission from you to attend and that the time chosen is convenient for the family. I would like to verify commitments by Friday for attendance and cake making. Ms. Deschamps would need such support in order to hold the event. Thank you!
Tuesday HW
1. MMS HW book pages 98-99 on combined transformations.
2. The problem of the week is due on Friday. Students were reminded to complete portions of the work on the reverse side of the page.
On Wednesday Morning we have a visitor to our class from the University of Waterloo's Math Education Department. Mr. Schurter will be hosting workshops with all grade 6 classes that day, starting with our class at 9 AM sharp. We'll be exploring transformations with The Geometer's Sketchpad software. Students are asked to arrive on time and ready to go with a laptop logged in as soon as they enter the class. It should be fun!
Monday HW
1. MMS HW book pages 96-97.
2. Problem of the Week due on Friday.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Week of March 4 - 8, 2013
Friday HW
1. Have a terrific, safe and healthy holiday! See you after the break. Don't forget to turn clocks ahead an hour this weekend.
2. Math notes:
Thursday HW
1. MMS pages 154-55.
We made many connections to real world driving situations in our distance, time and average speed lesson today. The students seemed very knowledgeable about those types of circumstances and applied them well to the math topic.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 10, Lessons 1 and 2 tomorrow.
Wednesday HW
1. MMS HW book pages 152-53.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 10, Lessons 1 and 2 on Friday March 8.
The quiz on Monday March 4 (Volume) had an average of 83% and the previous one (on Money and Surface Area) had an average of 74%. Great work boys and girls!
Tuesday HW
1. MMS HW book pages 94-95; pages 150-51.
2. Math Quiz on Relating Units of Mass and Capacity & Volume tomorrow.
3. Math Quiz on Unit 10, Lessons 1 and 2 on Friday March 8.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 92-93 and pages 148-49
2. Social Studies booklet page 1
3. Math Quiz on Wednesday March 6: Capacity and Volume / Relating Units of Mass
We started a new math unit today on Patterning. It is very brief and will be completed within the week before the Break. The unit recalls vocabulary from the earlier Patterning unit we did (growing, shrinking, alternating and recursive patterns; terms, input/output machines, and rule statements) as well as graphing skills we recently studied (origin points, ordered pairs, labels and titles, interval and scale choices, and ruler use). The primary area of difficulty in the early going is recalling how to determine a patterning rule. I found that was rather fuzzy in the students's minds.
As we gear up for our electricity unit, here is an oddity for Music on a Monday:
1. Have a terrific, safe and healthy holiday! See you after the break. Don't forget to turn clocks ahead an hour this weekend.
2. Math notes:
- We finished up with Unit 10 in class today. We will have a unit test sometime during the week we return from March Break.
- We start a new unit at that time on Transformational Geometry (flips, slides and turns) with a Math workshop from the University of Waterloo's math department.
- The final Measurement assessment (volume and capacity, relating units of measure) had a class average of just over 75%.
Thursday HW
1. MMS pages 154-55.
We made many connections to real world driving situations in our distance, time and average speed lesson today. The students seemed very knowledgeable about those types of circumstances and applied them well to the math topic.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 10, Lessons 1 and 2 tomorrow.
1. MMS HW book pages 152-53.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 10, Lessons 1 and 2 on Friday March 8.
The quiz on Monday March 4 (Volume) had an average of 83% and the previous one (on Money and Surface Area) had an average of 74%. Great work boys and girls!
1. MMS HW book pages 94-95; pages 150-51.
2. Math Quiz on Relating Units of Mass and Capacity & Volume tomorrow.
3. Math Quiz on Unit 10, Lessons 1 and 2 on Friday March 8.
1. MMS pages 92-93 and pages 148-49
2. Social Studies booklet page 1
3. Math Quiz on Wednesday March 6: Capacity and Volume / Relating Units of Mass
We started a new math unit today on Patterning. It is very brief and will be completed within the week before the Break. The unit recalls vocabulary from the earlier Patterning unit we did (growing, shrinking, alternating and recursive patterns; terms, input/output machines, and rule statements) as well as graphing skills we recently studied (origin points, ordered pairs, labels and titles, interval and scale choices, and ruler use). The primary area of difficulty in the early going is recalling how to determine a patterning rule. I found that was rather fuzzy in the students's minds.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Week of February 25 - March 1, 2013
Friday HW
1. Volume and the Cubic Metre quiz on Monday, March 4.
2. Relating Units of Mass and Capacity & Volume Quiz on Wednesday March 6.
Thursday HW
1. Library tomorrow.
2. Math Text book work pages 230-31 # 5,6 and 7.
3. MMS HW book pages 90-91.
4. Constellation art work is due in class for tomorrow. We will assemble all the pieces and paste them on the large sheet to hand in the final copy. We had two more classes today to work on it.
Wednesday HW
1. Volume Quiz on Monday March 4.
2. Volume activities in the Math text on pages 225-26, # 3 to 8.
3. Constellation art work done for class on Friday.
Next week is Spirit Week. Here is the theme for each day:
Monday: Funny Hat/Crazy Hair day
Tuesday: Twin day
Wednesday: Fan day (sport jerseys, movie tees, etc)
Thursday: Retro day
Friday: Pajama day
Tuesday HW
1. MMS pages 88-89.
2. Book report is due on April 4th, 2013. I had posted a date that was on a Sunday -- sorry!
3. Math Quiz tomorrow on Surface Area.
Monday HW
1. Journal due in class tomorrow.
2. Surface Area quiz on Wednesday, February 27, 2013.
3. Math Text page 223, # 9 and 10.
Use this video to help construct your own sundial.
1. Volume and the Cubic Metre quiz on Monday, March 4.
2. Relating Units of Mass and Capacity & Volume Quiz on Wednesday March 6.
Thursday HW
1. Library tomorrow.
2. Math Text book work pages 230-31 # 5,6 and 7.
3. MMS HW book pages 90-91.
4. Constellation art work is due in class for tomorrow. We will assemble all the pieces and paste them on the large sheet to hand in the final copy. We had two more classes today to work on it.
Wednesday HW
1. Volume Quiz on Monday March 4.
2. Volume activities in the Math text on pages 225-26, # 3 to 8.
3. Constellation art work done for class on Friday.
Next week is Spirit Week. Here is the theme for each day:
Monday: Funny Hat/Crazy Hair day
Tuesday: Twin day
Wednesday: Fan day (sport jerseys, movie tees, etc)
Thursday: Retro day
Friday: Pajama day
Tuesday HW
1. MMS pages 88-89.
2. Book report is due on April 4th, 2013. I had posted a date that was on a Sunday -- sorry!
3. Math Quiz tomorrow on Surface Area.
Monday HW
1. Journal due in class tomorrow.
2. Surface Area quiz on Wednesday, February 27, 2013.
3. Math Text page 223, # 9 and 10.
Use this video to help construct your own sundial.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Week of February 19 - 22, 2013
Thursday HW
1. MMS pages 86-87. This work on surface area likely requires additional rough work pages to complete correctly. The booklet doesn't leave enough space. We completed four modelled questions today together. A major point for students to remember is drawing diagrams of both the 3D solid and the 2D net for the solid. That usually helps them a great deal.
2. Creation Myth good copy is due on Monday with 8 coloured cartoon panels and accomapanying captions that tell the story of the poem we read.
3. Book Report reading is ongoing.
*** We need just one more cereal box for a class set.
Wednesday HW
1. Cereal box collection is ongoing. We have 21 boxes for 24 students.
We introduced Surface Area today in Math class but did not progress to the point where I could assign homework.
We've been making use of the laptops a fair bit in recent weeks. Here is an interesting video about music and computers. The HAL 9000 computer also sang this number in 2001. It has a nice retro chiptune feel to it.
Tuesday HW
1. Math quiz on money tomorrow.
There was no homwork on Tuesday.
1. MMS pages 86-87. This work on surface area likely requires additional rough work pages to complete correctly. The booklet doesn't leave enough space. We completed four modelled questions today together. A major point for students to remember is drawing diagrams of both the 3D solid and the 2D net for the solid. That usually helps them a great deal.
2. Creation Myth good copy is due on Monday with 8 coloured cartoon panels and accomapanying captions that tell the story of the poem we read.
3. Book Report reading is ongoing.
*** We need just one more cereal box for a class set.
Wednesday HW
1. Cereal box collection is ongoing. We have 21 boxes for 24 students.
We introduced Surface Area today in Math class but did not progress to the point where I could assign homework.
We've been making use of the laptops a fair bit in recent weeks. Here is an interesting video about music and computers. The HAL 9000 computer also sang this number in 2001. It has a nice retro chiptune feel to it.
Tuesday HW
1. Math quiz on money tomorrow.
There was no homwork on Tuesday.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Week of February 11 - 14, 2013
Wednesday HW
1. Problem of the Week due tomorrow.
2. Measurement quiz 1 on Unit 6, lessons 1 and 2 (Time Zones and 24 h Clock) on Monday, February 18.
3. Measurement quiz 2 on Unit 6, Lesson 3 (Money) on Tuesday February 19.
4. Cereal box for Tuesday, February 19 Art class.
We had a seating change today in class. After polling the student confidentially, I made the fairest spread possible while using my judgement to make effective working groups. It seemed to be received well today.
Tuesday HW
1. Problem of the Week is due on Thursday.
2. MMS pages 82-83.
3. Cereal Box for February 19. So far we have nine boxes for a class of 24.
Monday HW
1. Math Quiz tomorrow: Unit 4, Lessons 10,11,12.
2. MMS pages 80-81. We worked on this in class today. About half the class finished in class time.
3. Cereal Box for February 19.
4. Report Cards go home today. Please return envelope and signed page 4.
5. "It's News to Me" Problem of the Week due on Thursday February 14.
Commander Chris Hadfield is doing terrific things for outreach in outer space. This collaboration with the Barenaked ladies and the Wexford Gleeks is far out! (sorry...)
1. Problem of the Week due tomorrow.
2. Measurement quiz 1 on Unit 6, lessons 1 and 2 (Time Zones and 24 h Clock) on Monday, February 18.
3. Measurement quiz 2 on Unit 6, Lesson 3 (Money) on Tuesday February 19.
4. Cereal box for Tuesday, February 19 Art class.
We had a seating change today in class. After polling the student confidentially, I made the fairest spread possible while using my judgement to make effective working groups. It seemed to be received well today.
Tuesday HW
1. Problem of the Week is due on Thursday.
2. MMS pages 82-83.
3. Cereal Box for February 19. So far we have nine boxes for a class of 24.
Monday HW
1. Math Quiz tomorrow: Unit 4, Lessons 10,11,12.
2. MMS pages 80-81. We worked on this in class today. About half the class finished in class time.
3. Cereal Box for February 19.
4. Report Cards go home today. Please return envelope and signed page 4.
5. "It's News to Me" Problem of the Week due on Thursday February 14.
Commander Chris Hadfield is doing terrific things for outreach in outer space. This collaboration with the Barenaked ladies and the Wexford Gleeks is far out! (sorry...)
Monday, February 4, 2013
Week of February 4 - 8, 2013
Friday HW
There is no homework this weekend. However I neglected to post yesterday that the Math quiz scheduled for Monday will be written on Tuesday instead. There were six absences on Friday and I thought perhaps those students wouldn't have study materials at home. Happy shoveling!
Thursday HW
1. Math problem of the week due tomorrow.
2. Last math Quiz on Unit 4, lessons 10, 11 and 12 on Monday February 11.
3. Penny drive.
4. Cereal boxes for February 19.
5. Interview requests sent home yesterday are being returned. I got seven today. Please return them as soon as possible.
6. Tax receipts for four families went home today from Runnymede's parent council. If you are expecting one please ask your child about it.
7. Diary of an astronaut is due tomorrow. we've spent in excess of six class periods on this assignment and have viewed videos on the ISS, the Hubble, and the shuttle for insight on mission types and astronaut life for background.
Wednesday HW
1. Book Report due tomorrow.
2. Math problem of the week due on Friday.
3. Last Unit 4 math Quiz on Lessons 10,11 and 12 on Monday, February 11.
4. Penny Drive.
5. Interview request forms were sent home today. Please return them as soon as possible.
Do you like Space? Are you hungry? Then maybe this is for you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomez's_Hamburger
Tuesday HW
1. Page 65 from MMS should be done in the math notebook tonight. I revised the homework yesterday but did not update the blog last afternoon.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 4, Lessons 8 and 9 tomorrow.
3. Book Report due on Thursday Feb. 7.
4. Math problem of the Week due ion Friday Feb. 8.
5. Penny Drive Fundraiser. We had a good number of pennies today. Way to go!
6. Cereal Box for Febraury 19.
Monday HW
1. Book Report Due on February 7
2. Math Quiz Unit 4 Lessons 8 and 9 on Wednesday, February 6.
3. Constellation Story Planner shown for checking tomorrow. We worked on this in class for more than 50 minutes today as I circulated to take questions and provide feedback. We formed success criteria for a good story together in class today to help fill in this graphic organizer.
4. MMS pages 64-65. Zero in the quotient is an area to be mindful of. I also stressed the use of estimation to help check answers for reasonableness.
5. Math problem of the week due on Friday (No Business Like Snow Business). I expect the students to provide a more detailed Answer-Prove-Extend/Explain solution on the reverse side. It should be readable and include number work and sentences. We've modelled this style several times in class, most recently today during math class.
Here is some lunar lightheartedness from 1972 for our Music on a Monday. There is a substantial minority of our class that believes the lunar missions are elaborate hoaxes. I'll keep trying to persuade them otherwise.
There is no homework this weekend. However I neglected to post yesterday that the Math quiz scheduled for Monday will be written on Tuesday instead. There were six absences on Friday and I thought perhaps those students wouldn't have study materials at home. Happy shoveling!
Thursday HW
1. Math problem of the week due tomorrow.
2. Last math Quiz on Unit 4, lessons 10, 11 and 12 on Monday February 11.
3. Penny drive.
4. Cereal boxes for February 19.
5. Interview requests sent home yesterday are being returned. I got seven today. Please return them as soon as possible.
6. Tax receipts for four families went home today from Runnymede's parent council. If you are expecting one please ask your child about it.
7. Diary of an astronaut is due tomorrow. we've spent in excess of six class periods on this assignment and have viewed videos on the ISS, the Hubble, and the shuttle for insight on mission types and astronaut life for background.
Wednesday HW
1. Book Report due tomorrow.
2. Math problem of the week due on Friday.
3. Last Unit 4 math Quiz on Lessons 10,11 and 12 on Monday, February 11.
4. Penny Drive.
5. Interview request forms were sent home today. Please return them as soon as possible.
Do you like Space? Are you hungry? Then maybe this is for you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomez's_Hamburger
Tuesday HW
1. Page 65 from MMS should be done in the math notebook tonight. I revised the homework yesterday but did not update the blog last afternoon.
2. Math Quiz on Unit 4, Lessons 8 and 9 tomorrow.
3. Book Report due on Thursday Feb. 7.
4. Math problem of the Week due ion Friday Feb. 8.
5. Penny Drive Fundraiser. We had a good number of pennies today. Way to go!
6. Cereal Box for Febraury 19.
Monday HW
1. Book Report Due on February 7
2. Math Quiz Unit 4 Lessons 8 and 9 on Wednesday, February 6.
3. Constellation Story Planner shown for checking tomorrow. We worked on this in class for more than 50 minutes today as I circulated to take questions and provide feedback. We formed success criteria for a good story together in class today to help fill in this graphic organizer.
4. MMS pages 64-65. Zero in the quotient is an area to be mindful of. I also stressed the use of estimation to help check answers for reasonableness.
5. Math problem of the week due on Friday (No Business Like Snow Business). I expect the students to provide a more detailed Answer-Prove-Extend/Explain solution on the reverse side. It should be readable and include number work and sentences. We've modelled this style several times in class, most recently today during math class.
Here is some lunar lightheartedness from 1972 for our Music on a Monday. There is a substantial minority of our class that believes the lunar missions are elaborate hoaxes. I'll keep trying to persuade them otherwise.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Week of January 28 - February 1, 2013
Wednesday HW
1. Book Report due February 7.
2. Test Pack due with parent signature and corrections tomorrow.
3. MMS pages 60-61.
4. Math Quiz Unit 4, Lessons 6 & 7 on Friday February 1.
5. Bring a smaller sized cereal box for art class on February 19.
Tuesday HW
1. Book Report due February 7.
2. Test pack signed by a parent and corrected by Thursday January 31.
3. MMS pages 58-59.
4. Bring a smaller sized cereal box for Art class in two weeks time.
5. Math quiz on Unit 4, lessons 6 and 7 on Friday February 1.
Monday HW
1. Test pack signed by a parent and corrected on Thursday January 31.
2. Book Report is due on February 7.
3. MMS pages 56-57. A fair number of students did not complete that last pair of practice pages on pages 54-55. We spent three periods on Math today, two of them on the lesson connected to this homework.
4. Space poem good copy due in class tomorrow.
1. Book Report due February 7.
2. Test Pack due with parent signature and corrections tomorrow.
3. MMS pages 60-61.
4. Math Quiz Unit 4, Lessons 6 & 7 on Friday February 1.
5. Bring a smaller sized cereal box for art class on February 19.
Tuesday HW
1. Book Report due February 7.
2. Test pack signed by a parent and corrected by Thursday January 31.
3. MMS pages 58-59.
4. Bring a smaller sized cereal box for Art class in two weeks time.
5. Math quiz on Unit 4, lessons 6 and 7 on Friday February 1.
Monday HW
1. Test pack signed by a parent and corrected on Thursday January 31.
2. Book Report is due on February 7.
3. MMS pages 56-57. A fair number of students did not complete that last pair of practice pages on pages 54-55. We spent three periods on Math today, two of them on the lesson connected to this homework.
4. Space poem good copy due in class tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Week of January 21 - 25, 2013
Thursday HW
1. Test Pack was distributed today to all students. It should be corrected and signed by a parent. I'd like it to be returned next Thursday February 1.
2. Book Report reading. The next report is due on February 7.
3. MMS HW book pages 54-55.
Tomorrow is a PA Day and there is no school. See you Monday!
Wednesday HW
1. Get colourful items for the Brochure collage cover.
2. Next book report is due on February 7. You should select a book if you haven't already.
Tuesday HW 1. Space booklet to the end of page 13.
2. Get colourful items for the Brochure collage cover.
3. Next book report is due on February 7. You should select a book if you haven't already.
It was quite cold today. I reminded students that they should consider dressing for the weather indoors as well as outdoors during the winter months. A light t-shirt will be of small comfort if we are lacking heat in class (as sometimes happens at Runnymede) or if there was a real emergency (e.g., a fire drill) that required speedy evacuation. Long sleeves, a vest, a fleecy top or a hoodie that can be unzipped to cool off are examples of what I recommend.
1. Test Pack was distributed today to all students. It should be corrected and signed by a parent. I'd like it to be returned next Thursday February 1.
2. Book Report reading. The next report is due on February 7.
3. MMS HW book pages 54-55.
Tomorrow is a PA Day and there is no school. See you Monday!
Wednesday HW
1. Get colourful items for the Brochure collage cover.
2. Next book report is due on February 7. You should select a book if you haven't already.
Tuesday HW 1. Space booklet to the end of page 13.
2. Get colourful items for the Brochure collage cover.
3. Next book report is due on February 7. You should select a book if you haven't already.
It was quite cold today. I reminded students that they should consider dressing for the weather indoors as well as outdoors during the winter months. A light t-shirt will be of small comfort if we are lacking heat in class (as sometimes happens at Runnymede) or if there was a real emergency (e.g., a fire drill) that required speedy evacuation. Long sleeves, a vest, a fleecy top or a hoodie that can be unzipped to cool off are examples of what I recommend.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Week of January 14 - 18, 2013
Friday HW
1. Math Quiz on Unit 4, Lessons 1 to 5 on Tuesday January 22.
2. You should have chosen a TV ad in class today for our Media Literacy analysis. Summarize it fully in the Writing notebook.
3. Complete a rough version of your 11 to 20 line Free Verse poem on your Space word topic in the Writing notebook. You should use the organizer chart we made today for raw material.
4. Bring your writing notebook to class on Monday.
Thursday HW
1. Book Report due tomorrow.
2. Biodiversity story due tomorrow -- 22 of 23 collected.
3. MMS pages 50-51 on rounding decimals. Students can skip the game on page 51 #1.
4. Math Quiz on lessons 1 to 5 for Unit 4 on Tuesday, January 22.
5. Bring earbuds to class tomorrow for a TV commercial search.
Here is an interesting video of the International Space Station, as composed and posted by the departing commander of the station, Sunny Williams, back in November. The size of the station really comes across well in this video.
Wednesday HW
1. Book Report due by January 18.
2. I have 20 of the 23 Biodiversity stories submitted. These are due by Friday as well.
3. Country Research is ongoing for Social Studies. We had another laptop research period today, and we discussed in detail how to assemble the cover and the map. We also had a talk about the sorts of information that would fit well in the "Conclusion" portion of the brochure.
Tuesday HW
1. Book Report due by January 18.
2. Biodiversity story due by Friday. The majority of printed stories (18 out 23) were submitted today in typed form. Ask your child if he/she still needs to submit his/hers.
We had a Library book exchange today. Most Country research books are already in my class for in-class borrowing. If your son/daughter wishes to he/she may want to visit a public library for materials to supplement the online and printed resources I provide.
In relation to the Country Profile research activity we also had a discussion about plagiarism today that focussed on the requirement to acknowledge sources and avoid copying or close paraphrasing.
Monday HW
1. Book Report due by January 18.
2. MMS pages 48-49.
3. Space booklet pages 6 and 7.
4. Biodiversity story due by Friday. This activity is likely finished already by the majority of the class. I wanted to provide a few extra days for those students who were sick or on extra holidays just before and just after the Christmas break in order for them to get caught up.
1. Math Quiz on Unit 4, Lessons 1 to 5 on Tuesday January 22.
2. You should have chosen a TV ad in class today for our Media Literacy analysis. Summarize it fully in the Writing notebook.
3. Complete a rough version of your 11 to 20 line Free Verse poem on your Space word topic in the Writing notebook. You should use the organizer chart we made today for raw material.
4. Bring your writing notebook to class on Monday.
Thursday HW
1. Book Report due tomorrow.
2. Biodiversity story due tomorrow -- 22 of 23 collected.
3. MMS pages 50-51 on rounding decimals. Students can skip the game on page 51 #1.
4. Math Quiz on lessons 1 to 5 for Unit 4 on Tuesday, January 22.
5. Bring earbuds to class tomorrow for a TV commercial search.
Here is an interesting video of the International Space Station, as composed and posted by the departing commander of the station, Sunny Williams, back in November. The size of the station really comes across well in this video.
Wednesday HW
1. Book Report due by January 18.
2. I have 20 of the 23 Biodiversity stories submitted. These are due by Friday as well.
3. Country Research is ongoing for Social Studies. We had another laptop research period today, and we discussed in detail how to assemble the cover and the map. We also had a talk about the sorts of information that would fit well in the "Conclusion" portion of the brochure.
Tuesday HW
1. Book Report due by January 18.
2. Biodiversity story due by Friday. The majority of printed stories (18 out 23) were submitted today in typed form. Ask your child if he/she still needs to submit his/hers.
We had a Library book exchange today. Most Country research books are already in my class for in-class borrowing. If your son/daughter wishes to he/she may want to visit a public library for materials to supplement the online and printed resources I provide.
In relation to the Country Profile research activity we also had a discussion about plagiarism today that focussed on the requirement to acknowledge sources and avoid copying or close paraphrasing.
Monday HW
1. Book Report due by January 18.
2. MMS pages 48-49.
3. Space booklet pages 6 and 7.
4. Biodiversity story due by Friday. This activity is likely finished already by the majority of the class. I wanted to provide a few extra days for those students who were sick or on extra holidays just before and just after the Christmas break in order for them to get caught up.