January 30th

1) Social studies test review sheets went home yesterday. There is also a blog post about the test below.
2) Sign and return measurement assessment
3) PA day this Friday

RHPS e-newsletter Mailing List

Hello parents and guardians,

Do you like important emails?
Do you like RHPS?
Do you like the idea of not having to look through your son or daughter's bag for important newsletters?

Well, if you answered yes to all these questions, I think you should subscribe to the school's new e-newsletter. The link to the online form is posted below.

Check it out!


RHPS e-newsletter Online Form

Thanks,

Mr. Martyn

Social Studies Test Reviews

Test Date: Wednesday, February 6th

If you wish to receive a 5% bonus on your unit test, create study sheets with the answers to these questions and your own ideas. Your study sheet must be shown to Mr. Martyn on TUESDAY, before the test. A maximum of 5% will be given to high quality sheets.

Grade 4's - Medieval Times Review 

• Understand how kings, great lords, knights and serfs fit into medieval communities 
• Be able to compare the day-to-day lives kings, great lords, knights and serfs 
• describe how each fit into medieval communities (their roles and responsibilities) 

• compare their day-to-day lives 
• Understand how land was distributed

• Be able to describe the advantages and disadvantages of being a king, great lord, or serf
• Understand what a castle was used for and some of its parts 
• what were most parts of a castle used for? 
• what were some of the major features of a castle?
• why were castes built? 
• understand how medieval farming was different from modern farming
• what were some techniques and tools used to farm?
• understand how justice and laws were different in medieval times
• how did they decide on guilt or innocence?
• who decided on punishments?
• Understand the causes of the Black Death and what people thought were the causes
• what were some of the causes of the Black Death?
• what did a lot of religious people think was the cause? 

Grade 4's - Early Greek Civilizations

• Understand that Greece’s climate and landscape determined how Ancient Greece developed
• what type of transportation technology did they develop?
• what was the weather like and how did it change society?
• what kinds of food did they grow?
• who were the Ancient Greek people?
• who were farmers, craftsmen and slaves?
• how did these people interact in Greek Society? 
• how was schooling different in Ancient Greece than today?
• who went to school
• what did they learn?
• what was their day like?
• Why were the Olympics important to the Greek people?
• why were the olympics held
• what were some celebrations around the games? 
• what were some of the events that Olympians participated in? 
• describe 2 of the Greek Gods you learned about.
• why were they important? 
• can you describe some of their special features or attributes
• what is a city state?
• why did city states develop in Greece at the time?
• how were Athens and Sparta different?

January 30th

1) Social studies review sheets went home today. Please read over them and come to school with questions that you may have about what's going to be on the test.
2) Social Studies

Gr. 5 - city state crests due tomorrow
Gr. 4 - Black Death worksheets due tomorrow

3) Science - finish question packets

January 28th

1) ALL research for social studies research report has to be done for tomorrow
2) Social studies test scheduled for Wednesday, February 6th

• Students will be given a review sheet tomorrow with some questions that can guide their studying. We will also have Wednesday and Monday to review some concepts before the test. 

3) Finish your RHPS paragraph tonight (turning dot jots into full sentences and paragraphs)
4) Gr. 5's - look over science marks
5) Science - Gr. 4 and 5's - complete question packets

January 25th

1) finish ALL your research for your social studies report for Tuesday. This means you should be doing research this weekend.
2) finish all three TV commercial worksheets and the Co Co Crunch package for Monday.

Arts Program @ Baythorn

To all students in grades 4 or 5

Do you like to learn through the arts? Are you a cooperative team player? Then we want you!

Arts @ Baythorn is an intensive arts program which teaches the core curriculum through the arts

(visual arts, music, dance & drama).

Want to learn more?

Please join us at our

Arts Information Evening Tuesday, February 12th @ 7:00 pm Baythorn Public School - Gym

Application deadline: Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Auditions: (Saturday, March 2nd or Sunday, March 3rd) (9:00 – 1:00) 

Applications will be available on Tuesday, February 12 in the Baythorn P.S. main office and on the school website. www.baythorn.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca 
Please call us at Baythorn Public School if you have any questions.905-889-7992
Jennifer Rosenberg
Vice- Principal
Baythorn Public School W424
905-889-7992

January 24th

1) Finish math textbook work
2) Pizza orders home
3) Scholastic orders due tomorrow
4) Twin day tomorrow!

January 23

1) Scholastic orders due this Friday
2) Gr. 4's - finish Black Death worksheets for Monday

January 22nd

1) Scholastic orders due this Friday
2) Continue researching for your social studies report

• Students have now developed 5 to 8 research questions for their research topic. They have also put their questions into a visual organizer (11x17 paper) and some have started researching already! We've practiced 'skimming and scanning' when we get to websites to help us look for information that might be useful. We have also practiced taking dot jots (point form notes) on just the important ideas that we've found. 
• I would like it if students could try and get down a total of 10 new dot jots tonight. 

3) Finish math measurement page 

4) Science - Gr. 4's complete all of your house package for tomorrow

Helpful Research Links for our Social Studies Reports

Finding 'just right' research can be hard. It's takes skimming and scanning, and a lot of patience to find the answers to the questions you've come up with. I hope the links below might be helpful for you. 

Early Civilizations 

Mr. Donns Page (scroll down to where it says (Mrs. Donn's Ancient Civilizations for Kids)

History for Kids (look on the left-hand side of the page for links)

Cyber Sleuth Kids Webpage

Mr. Dowlings Page with Helpful Links

Suffolk Counties Website on Early Civilizations

Kids Click (database of helpful information)

Edu Place Lessons on Early Civilizations

Medieval Times 

Middle ages information on feudal life, homes, religion, clothing, health and more

Medieval Life Broken up into Categories (summaries)

Think Quest - Summaries About Different Parts of Medieval Life

Mr. Donn's Medieval Europe Site

Database of Medieval Times and Kingdoms

Huge Database of Medieval Topics

January 21st

1) Sign and return dance permission form ASAP
2) Get ready for French play
3) Science - Gr. 4 - complete your entire house package

January 17th

1) Sign and return dance permission form by Monday
2) PJ Movie Night tonight!
3) Math
Finish rectangles area and perimeter worksheet (both sides)
Gr. 4's - TB, pg. 214 #1,2,4
Gr. 5's - TB, pg. 228-229

January 16th

1) Sign and return Dance permission form ASAP
2) Sign and return math test (handed out last week)
3) PJ Movie night tomorrow (WHOOT WHOOT!)
4) Finish brainstorming a list of questions that you'd like to use for your research

As a class, we've been working on generating questions about a topic of study. We've discussed what a good research question is and practiced generating questions. The big point we've looked at is - will this question be easy to answer and do research on. A question that is too general might lead to frustration during research.

Example -> Topic - Modern Farming

General research question - How do they farm?

More specific question - What type of machinery is used to farm?

Students should be brainstorming a list of about 10 to 15 questions that they could potentially research. Tomorrow, we will be looking at focusing in on about 5 really valuable research questions.

5) Kids kitchen forms home

January 15th

1) Finish music worksheet
2) Social Studies due tomorrow (see yesterday's post for details)
3) Math - finish parts A and B (Toronto Zoo problem)
Students should create 3 different shapes for A and 1 for B. However, there should be an explanation describing why the shapes was chosen.
4) Science work due Monday (see yesterday's post for details)

January 14th

1) Important letter home
2) Social studies
Gr. 4's - Finish manor law worksheets
Gr. 5's - Finish rough draft of your city state crests

3) Math
Gr. 4's - SB pg. 45
Gr. 5's - SB pg. 71

4) Science
Gr. 4's - draw and colour house and room
Gr. 5's - finish package and 2 questions

5) Practice French Story

December 10th

1) Movie night forms due Monday
2) Finish perimeter question A and B
3) Pick a potential research topic for writing assignment

Today, we started exploring topics that interest us for our next writing/social studies project. Grade 4 students explored potential topics to research involving medieval times and grade 5 students explored early civilizations. By Monday, I would like students to have a firm preference for a topic they want to research. This doesn't mean they have to research facts, merely have an idea of something they would like to research (I think for my medieval research report I want to write about what people used to wear OR I want to research ancient China and some of the really interesting inventions that were developed back then).


4) Get math test signed
5) No school tomorrow

January 8th

1) Movie night form due Friday
2) Read French script
3) Bring in cereal box if you haven't already
4) Finish language arts investigation form
5) Gr. 4's - bring in flashlights for science
6) Finish length measurement sheet

January 7th

1) Blue movie night form due this Friday
2) Read over French script
3) Science
grade 4's - draw a picture of refraction (pencil drawing)
grade 5's - complete characteristics page using objects at home