Tuesday, April 26, 2016

April showers

REMINDERS
Thursday April 28th, 2016 - Dufferin Youth Festival of the Arts
Full dress uniform 
Students are to bring a disposable light snack, and the bus will be departing promptly at 9:15 am.

Please bring in toy for the SPCA Toy and Bottle Drive . 

PLEASE REMEMBER to purchase tickets for the CASINO ROYALE - May 27th

Mom-2-Mom Sale: Saturday, May 14, 2016—9 am to noon
Bring warm clothes for outdoor gym lessons 

Homework 
Spelling Unit 21 activities 
No math homework - lesson to resume tomorrow
Journal Entry #4

It was a gray and wet day at the Maples, and the students spent first recess indoors. 

Math
Metric system 
Multiplying by 10, 100, 1000 and 1000.
Today the grade 5's learned to multiply decimals by 10 and 100. The grade 6's extended their learning to x 1000 and x 10, 000. 

Homework can be found in the Math Makes Sense text book. 
Grade 5 Page 142 questions 1 - 7. 
Grade 6 Page 139 questions 1 - 7. 

Language
The second reading group began their novel study today. Days of Terror, by Barbara Smucker. 
This book chronicles the story of a young boy caught in the tensions of revolutionary times of Russia, 1917. 

The Master Puppeteer reading group completed chapter 2 and 3. 

Both have comprehension questions for chapters 1 - 3 to complete for Friday. 
Music
Student are asked to practice O Canada, Chariots of Fire, Do Re Mi, Star wars and Let's Go Band for the Dufferin Festival of the Arts next Thursday April 28th

UOI
Exhibition work period. 

Ongoing tasks 
Survey
Interview transcripts 
Action plan 


Have a great evening