Thursday, September 17, 2015

Collaboration galore

**Important Notice**
We have a student in our class with Severe ALLERGIES to: PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, SHELLFISH - LIFE THREATENING

Parents please pack lunches free from these allergens.

NOTICE #2
Please bring in Terry Fox Pledge Forms

Math

Grade 5 math lesson
Unit 2 lesson 3: Adding 3- and 4- digit numbers  
Homework
Page 36 questions 1 - 7 (All)

Grade 6's
Homework book pages 16 and 17 all questions

The students took up  homework from lessons 1 - 3 textbook and practice.

During the extended math period the students worked on problem solving questions.

Language 

Spelling groups were assigned and the students worked on the unit one exercises. Going forward the spelling pre-test will be at the beginning of the week (typically on Monday's),  the post unit tests on Friday's respectively.

Since, Grammar Skills are due on Friday's, the Spelling unit work will be due in on Monday's.

Unit 1 due Monday September 21st

Music 
After lunch the students had a vibrant music lesson with Mrs. Angus. Parents please check their agenda to see which pieces they have been asked to practice."

Language

The students worked on a OWA activity. They were given samples of work in each of the 4 knowledge skills categories: Knowledge and Understanding; Thinking; Application and Communication. The students in groups analyzed and read the samples to determine what level it was. They compared the successive levels to determine what elements they need to include in their own writing to improve it.

UOI
The remaining groups presented marvelous presentations  on Carl Linnaeous