Friday, January 29, 2016

Friday, January 29th, 2016

See you tomorrow at 9:30!!

Homework:

Social Studies Grade 5 and 6. Grade 5 read the handout.

Math-you have a problem sheet. This will be marked so please explain fully in words, diagrams, and numbers and make sure it's neat enough to communicate your ideas clearly.

Phys Ed/Health- meal plan if not submitted.

Looking forward to our trip!

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Thursday, January 28th, 2016

Hi!

Today people were more respectful of each other. Let's stay on that trend to increase our learning and the spirit of our classroom community.

Homework:

-Two students need to bring in their field trip forms. I made sure the pizza will be cheese only. They will try to do a vegan option for those who do not eat animal products.

-Meal plan.

-Math- complete the next lesson (6/7) in Math Makes Sense Unit 6.


Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Homework:

Math Makes Sense Grade 5 Unit 6 Lesson 7
Math Makes Sense Grade 6 Unit 6 Lesson 6

Social Studies Grade 6 practice your lines.

Field trip forms for Saturday!

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Tuesday, January 26th, 2016

We are having an ongoing problem in our classroom. Students are talking over each other and over the teacher and the Teacher Candidate. Sometimes students are missing instruction.
We need to solve this problem as it is disrupting the learning of the students who are talking, but also the learning of the class as a whole. It is also really rude.
You are encouraged to bring your ideas on this to class tomorrow.

Other homework:

Language:  Media-reflection

Math:  Math problem on area/ capacity. You will be handing this in. Use the Math Journal success criteria.

Social Studies:  Grade 5 concept map

Remember to bring in your field trip forms for Saturday's Blind Cinema experience.

Monday, January 25, 2016

Monday, January 25th, 2016

Welcome back after our long weekend! It was very productive for teachers, who were writing your report cards, and I hope it was for you too. Gets lots of sleep. It's going to be an active week, and we have a field trip this Saturday! Really! Trip forms tomorrow!

Homework:

Language:  The Social Times (be prepared for a group activity tomorrow)
Media (same)

French:  Practice avoir

Social Studies:

Grade 6-Write and practice your skit
Grade 5- Finish Beringia and Turtle Island

Math:

Grade 5 JUMP 5.2 p. 256-259
Math Makes Sense p. 308-310

Grade 6 JUMP 6.2 p. 266-270
Math Makes Sense p.220-223

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

Remember-no school tomorrow as teachers are doing Professional Activities, such as planning lessons and writing report cards.

Homework

Math:
JUMP 6.1 pages 112-113
JUMP 5.1 page 134 and Math Makes Sense pages 308-310

Language:

Media-complete the sheet you were given. Be very specific about where you found the type of media, for example, not 'internet', use 'my mother's Facebook page' instead. Do not use 'Google'. It is more specific to write 'Google search for Taylor Swift' when describing where you found it.

Remember the triangle:  audience, text, production. Who is the target audience? What kind of media text is it and what biases and values are being promoted? And production; who produced it and for what purpose?

Social Studies:

Grade 5s do the comparison sheet and bring it back with your green folder.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

Math:

If you have finished five pages of JUMP Math, go to
www.mathfrog.ca, English, kids, grade 5 or 6, Measurement, and then pick Bedtime Bandits for Grade 6 or Stop the Clock for Grade 5.
Play until you have defeated the game!

Language:
Using your Spelling and Word Work folder, look for words in Spelling Lesson 6 whose definition you do NOT know. You will have already looked up many of these words.
Do FIVE words. Write the definition. Then use it in a sentence that shows its meaning.

Grade 5's your Science folders are due. I am looking for completion and reflection.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Friday, January 15th, 2016

Begin Spelling Lesson 6 (but doing well in the Spelling Lesson 5 quiz on Monday is also important).

Math-study for the rest of your Data Management test, which will also happen on Monday.

French- if you haven't memorized your play (Grade 5) remember you are presenting on Wednesday.

Science- finish your posters if you are in Grade 5 and haven't done so.

Social Studies- Grade 6 nil.

Learning Skills and Work Habits sheet. Hand in to me on Monday.

Our classmate D.S. is moving next week. Let us mourn our loss but celebrate his new start by bringing in some snacks on Thursday afternoon.

Have a wonderful weekend!



Thursday, January 14, 2016

Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Homework:

Math quiz and Spelling test (postponed from today) tomorrow!

Math:

JUMP 5.1 p. 145-146 Discrete and Continuous Data
Math Makes Sense p. 186 Strategies Toolkit, strategy of working backwards

JUMP 6.1 p. 139-140
MMS Lesson 7 Explore and Practice

Science:
Grade 5 poster and presentation of poster is DUE tomorrow. Next week is Social Studies.
Remember, the focus is on the advantages and disadvantages of the source of energy, and whether that energy is renewable or not.

French:
Grade 5 Memorize Le Prince Grenouille

A few students still have not submitted their Healthy Living Meal plans!

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

French:  avoir sheet

Math:  Math Makes Sense Unit Five, Lesson 6
Data Management quiz on Friday. No bias for Grade 5s, no scatter plots for Grade 6. We will test those for next week after you've had more practice.

Spelling Test tomorrow! Lesson 5, check your definitions.

Grade 5 Science:  Your energy posters are due Friday. You will be presenting them to the class. You have a period of class time tomorrow to complete them.

Monday, January 11, 2016

Monday, January 11th

Grade 5 Science-work on your poster

JUMP 5.1 p. 141-142

Important- Indoor Shoes

You need to bring INDOOR shoes. You may not participate in Phys Ed without them and there are safety issues about you tracking wetness into the classroom. Plus think of the carpet people!

Friday, January 8, 2016

Friday, January 8th, 2016

Happy weekend everyone!

Homework:

Math Grade 5 MMS Unit 5, Lesson 5

Math Grade 6 MMS Unit 5, Lesson 5
JUMP 6.1 Finish to page 137

Language

Spelling Lesson 5 write 5 definitions
Read your biography for thirty minutes

Science

Grade 5s Organize your portfolio.

Get some exercise. And if anyone contacts our previous student who moved to Scarborough, tell him we miss him and to send 'Loser' back through TDSB courier.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

Hi!

In the next couple of weeks I will begin calling parents/guardians to arrange interviews.

Homework:

Health:  Finish your day long healthy meal plan. Google myplate if you need details.

Drama:  Five students have not submitted their drama reflections on Iqbal: A boy from Pakistan.

Art:  If you have not handed in your review of Kiki's Delivery Service by tomorrow, you will not be graded on it.

Dance:  Comments on your dance and movement experience with Circus Square. You had a period in class to complete this. It is due tomorrow.

Math:

Grade 5 MMS Lesson 4 practice

Grade 6 MMS Lesson 4 practice, JUMP 6.1 P. 127, 128, 129, 131


Language:

Spelling Lesson 5 second page.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Wednesday, January 6th, 2016

Welcome back!

Today's homework is:

Dance reflection if you haven't submitted it
Spelling Lesson 5 first page
Independent reading-we will pick biographies in class or in the library tomorrow
Math Makes Sense Unit 5 (Data Management) Lesson 3
JUMP 5.1 page 135- finish bar graphs
JUMP 6.1 page 123- finish bar graphs


Science- Energy Unit:  Grade 6's remember to give Ms. Shanti your folders on Friday.
Grade 5's complete Lesson 12.