Thursday, 23 May 2013

Geometry and Measurement Test Review for Monday's Test

Know formula for volume (grade 5)
Know what volume is and how to find it and what units to use for it (grade 4's)
Know what capacity is, what units we'd use to measure it
Know what mass is, what units we'd use to measure it
Know the relationship between grams and kilograms (and tones for the grade fives), millilitres and litres
Know how to measure mass
Know the difference between measurement units (mL vs. g's)

3D Geometry

Know what nets make what polyhedrons
Know how to identify 3D figures by their attributes
Know how to identify prisms and pyramids and describe their attributes
Understand how to make nets for different 3D figures

2D Geometry

know how to measure and make triangles (grade 5's)
Know how to measure angles (protractors)

Know the 4 basic types of angles (acute, right, straight and obtuse)
Identify quadrilaterals and their attributes
Identifying triangles and their attributes (grade 5's)








Wednesday, 22 May 2013

May 22nd

1) Sign and return track and field forms ASAP
2) Math (spiral book)
Gr. 4's page 99,100 and 101
Gr. 5's page 104, 105 and 106
3) Typed summary due Monday

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

May 21st

1) Sign and return track and field forms by Friday
2) Rough draft of narrative due tomorrow
3) Finish WWG activity (whacky dialogue) activity for tomorrow
4) Jump Rope for Heart tomorrow - bring in pledge package


Friday, 17 May 2013

May 17th

1) BBQ forms due May 31st
2) Social studies
Grade 4's can finish their Great Lakes questions that were a follow up to the in class activity that we did on Wednesday. Students can also continue to bring in a variety of materials for their maps. There were more materials in today, however, many of them were just rocks and grass. Be creative!
Grade 5's can work on their questions and amendments for our mock House of Commons debate and bring and start to bring in materials for their dioramas of the HOS or the Senate.
3) Summary for 8-box due Tuesday (visual organizer only)
4) Rough draft of narratives due Wednesday

Thursday, 16 May 2013

May 16th

1) BBQ forms due May 31st
2) Social studies (check last night's post)
3) Work on summary for 8-box (rough draft of organizer due Tuesday)
4) Work on your narrative (your rough draft should be almost done by now)

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

May 15th

1) Social Studies

  • Grade 4's - finish your Great Lakes questions. Bring in materials for your map of Ontario
  • Grade 5's - finish questions and amendments. Get quiz signed 

2) Remember to bring in your Ukeleles tomorrow
3) Math

  • Grade 4's - page 310 and 311 (all questions) 
  • Grade 5's - page 211 #1, page 212  #2-4




Tuesday, 14 May 2013

May 14th

1) Finish rewriting dialogue in your word work and grammar book for tomorrow
2) Remember ukuleles and books for music class on Thursday
3) 2) Social Studies
  • Grade 5's - finish first page of your bill analyzer worksheet
  • Grade 4's - BRING IN MATERIALS FOR YOUR MAP OF ONTARIO
  • finish your Great Lakes mapping package                                                                                       

Monday, 13 May 2013

May 13th

1) Get mid-unit math test signed
2) Social Studies

Grade 5's - finish first page of your bill analyzer worksheet
Grade 4's - BRING IN MATERIALS FOR YOUR MAP OF ONTARIO
                - finish your Great Lakes mapping package


Friday, 10 May 2013

May 10th

1) Jump Rope for Heart fundraising forms home
2) Pizza orders due May 17th
3) Social Studies
Gr. 5's finish parliamentary flow chart
Gr. 4's

  • Today, the grade 4's were going to start their 3D provincial maps of Ontario. I introduced this idea to the grade 4 students on Monday. On Wednesday, students had an entire period to work on brainstorming different materials to bring into school to use on their maps. We studied the three regions of Ontario, and spent a lot of time brainstorming household objects or items from the outdoors students could bring in to put on their maps. Today, in the morning I asked students what they brought as I was excited to hear about all the wonderful creations that would be ahead of us. I believe between 15 students there was a total of 4 rocks, a bag of topsoil, a few sticks and some sandpaper. Needless to say the majority of students brought nothing in and were unprepared. I hope next Friday students come prepared, as their maps will be very simple without anything to put on them. 

Thursday, 9 May 2013


1) Social Studies

  • Gr. 4's - finish your map plan and gather materials for your map 
  • Gr. 5's - finish parliamentary flow chart 

2) Pizza orders due May 17th
3) Science - Gr. 4's - finish paragraphs
4) Continue to work on your narratives

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

May 8th

1) Both cycling forms and $5 for the program due tomorrow

  • This is a fantastic program that teaches students how to be safe when riding on our streets. They also benefit from bike tune-up! 
2) Grade 4's - finish planning your 3D maps and gather materials for Friday's art class 
3) Work on your narrative 
4) Science 
Grade 4's work on your paragraphs 
5) Social Studies 
  • Grade 5's - finish parliamentary flow chart 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

May 7th

1) Math Textbook Review Work

Gr. 5 pg. 207 #3, 5, 6 and pg. 210 1b, 3,6,7,8
Gr. 4 pg. 202 #1,2,6,7ab

2) Mid unit math test tomorrow
3) Work on your narrative (just a few paragraphs)
4) Science is the same as yesterday
5) Social Studies

  • Grade 4's - brochures due tomorrow (come in at recess to complete) 
  • Grade 5's - read over parliament package for tomorrow 

Monday, 6 May 2013

May 6th

1) Zoe and Molly health work due tomorrow
2) Published 4th (Top Ten Ways to be...) 8 box activity due tomorrow
3) Mid-unit math test Wednesday (check previous post regarding material that will be covered)

  • we will review all concepts taught tomorrow 

4) Finish Zoe and Molly health work for tomorrow
5) Science

  • Gr. 5's - finish planning your house that would endure a natural disaster 
  • Gr. 4's - make corrections to your worksheets 

6) Social Studies

  • Gr. 4's - brochures due Wednesday (come in for recess to finish if you need to) 
  • Gr. 5's - read over parliament package for Wednesday 

What We've Learned in our Geometry Unit so Far...

CG/SS- How to measure, name and identify angles
AA - we learned about the differences and similarities between pyramids and prisms
SK - we learned a lot of vocabulary for 3D and 2D shapes
PC - We learned what nets are, and what kind of shapes they make
AR - we learned that parallel lines never touch
MZ - we learned what the difference between regular and irregular shapes
AC - we learned how to sort polyhedrons and polygons in Venn Diagrams by their attributes
DK - we learned patterns to help us predict the number of vertices and edges on pyramids and prisms
VF - we learned different names for polygons and polyhedrons
NG - we learned how to name prisms and pyramids by their bases
AW - we learned how to sort shapes properly
KW - we learned how to measure angles with a protractor and create triangles with a protractor and a ruler
SC - we learned about lines of symmetry and what tools to use (paper folding, miras)
CG - we learned about different types of triangles
SK - we learned that although a two triangles have a similar angles, their other attributes may be different
SS - a polygon is a closed 2D shape
KW - we learned how to made skeletons with tooth picks


Friday, 3 May 2013

May 6th

1) Scholastic orders due Wednesday
2) Learning Advantage orders due June 3rd
3) Zoe and Molly health work due Tuesday
4) Science

  • Gr. 4 - complete types of rocks chart 
  • Gr. 5 - finish natural disasters sheet