Math- go over the sheets we worked on today - extra practice 1-4. Re-read the questions.
Multiplication.

Field trip- towel, swimming trunks, quarter for locker, goggles?, self. Dress up in the morning if you want to.

I had a good day today!

Math: Extra practice 1 and extra practice 2. Work on multiplication.

I had a great day today. I hope you did too!

Check blog with parents.

I gave back three assignments today. Please:

Go over them, find your mistakes and correct them. For the quizzes, please write down how you studied. If it worked well, do it again! If you didn't do so well, what can you change for next time?
Get them signed by your parents.

Please return Immunization (needle) forms.

Math: multiplication basic facts.

Science: Review. (Last experiment-carbon dioxide), look up global warming.

LA: Read something (book, graphic novel, newspaper, magazine) and report back.

Math: Practice multiplication facts. Beat your goal. Finish pages 74 and 75 in the textbook.

Science: review experiment from today. Carbon dioxide: know how to produce it, its properties.

LA: finish kidbog letter.

Math: We did a quiz today on number sense.

Science: We did a practice quiz on the computers today. The real paper and pencil quiz will be tomorrow. You know what to study!

Parents sign note.

Here's an update on what we've been working on lately.

Language arts:
Spelling: We've done five lists of the most common sight words in English (150 words.) This is done online and we save all the lists. Each student hightlights their errors in a booklet that I keep. There are 30 lists in total and we'll complete them by Christmas. I'll address individual student needs based on common errors in these lists.
Grammar: We do Daily Language Review and a quiz every three weeks based on the work done. We also do paragraph editing and we also correct errors in our own writing.
Writing: We've been doing lots of writing on www.Kidblog.org it is our own class page not open to the public but your child can log you in anytime if you want to see what they've been writing about. We've been working on paragraphing and adding details. Everyone in class should know now how to write a proper paragraph. We've been having trouble with adding details so we're working on that now. We've also practices how to generate ideas by narrowing down broad topics.
Reading: We've been doing reading comprehension activities. The first ones have focused mainly on finding the main idea and using it to increase understanding.
Figurative Language: We've been working on idioms (sayings and expressions) and have been making cartoons that show the literal and figurative meaning. You child can show you thier work on www.toondoo.com.

Math:
We're still working on our first big unit "Number" We've done place value, explanded notation, reading and writing numbers, estimating, addition and subtraction of larger numbers. We worked hard last week to increase our speed with basic facts in addition and this week with subtraction. We're going to have a quiz on Friday on the concepts covered so far, then we're moving on to multiplication and division of larger numbers.

Science: Still working on classroon chemistry. We've done lots of fun experiments but been doing more review lately to ensure we know the material too! Now working on mixtures and solutions, creating carbon dioxide gas through chemical reactions.

Social Studies: After covering general geography, we've moved on to the regions of Canada. We've done a powerpoint on the regions and are now doing a presentation using an online tool called Prezi. Your child can show you theirs by logging in at home.

Art: We've worked on one-point perspective, shading, cartooning and we're starting portrait drawing.

If you can't log in at home and still want to see some of our online work, stop by after school and log in with your child on their school netbook.

I was away this morning at professional development.

Review science for quiz on Tuesday. Here are some concepts that will be on the quiz.

Name four ways you can separate a mixture of two solids.

Solid and solid mixtures

Which method could you use to separate rocks and sand?

Which method could you use to separate popcorn iron filings and salt?

Which method could you use to separate a mixture of pencil shavings and sand?

Which method could you use to separate popcorn and flour?

Name two methods of getting the salt out of saltwater?

How would you separate a mixture of oil and water?

What is a solute?

What is a solution?

What is a suspension?

What is a saturated solution?

Which of the following will dissolve in water? Salt, flour.

Math: finish page 62 and 63 in your textbook. Practice basic facts.

Science: We will have a science quiz on Tuesday on mixtures, solvents, solutes, saturated solutions, suspensions. Review p. xii and xiii plus your notes.

Thanks for a great afternoon.

We had a great presentation today by Ryan Leech!

Go over science quiz. Have it signed.

Math: Extra practice 4 and 5. Achieve your goal in subtraction.

Look at Prezi tutorials.

I had a fantastic day today!

Math: make sure that you have finished pages 51 and 52 of our textbook.

Quiz didn't happen today. It will not be a long one so if you know the things below, you're fine.

Science quiz tomorrow (for real)- atoms, molecules, states of matter, changes in states of matter. (melting freezing, etc) 3 properties of a solid, 3 properties of a liquid, 3 properties of a gas.

Math textbook p. 51

Science quiz tomorrow- atoms, molecules, states of matter, changes in states of matter. (melting freezing, etc) 3 properties of a solid, 3 properties of a liquid, 3 properties of a gas.

It was an indoor recess kind of day.

Math: We're moving on to rounding and estimation. The class did very well with addition and subtraction of larger numbers.
p. 101, 102, 103 - rounding.

Science: quiz on Thursday

Social: We're working on our Appalachian (Atlantic) region powerpoint.

I have internet access at home. Yes No. I have Powerpoint at home. Yes No
I had a good day today!