Math games (under Student Resources - Math - Sites) for time, measurement and 3D geometry
Agenda: Thursday, June 22, 2017
Daily Reading
Health
Food Log and Projects #2 & 3 due Monday (alternative project to human sexuality only)
Science: plant comparisons due tomorrow
Tomorrow is the grade 3/4 farewell. Parents and families are welcome! Please wear your dressy outfits tomorrow.
No more uniforms!
Agenda: Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Daily Reading
Health:
Dear Chris letter due tomorrow
Food Log and projects #2 & #3 due Monday
Science:
Plant comparisons due Friday
Add 3 examples of each type of root, and one example of each type of seed dispersal system to your notes (VJ)
Sports Day tomorrow! Casual Day and Fun Lunch. No more uniforms!
Tuesday June 20, 2017
Math: page 244 # 1-5; page 254 #9-13; due tomorrow Science: 1) self-assessment on rubric (1-2 paragraphs on why you deserve the mark you gave yourself) due tomorrow; 2) Write a Google doc paragraph on which plant grew the best in compost or store bought soil? Why do you think this? Due Friday Daily Reading
Agenda: Monday, June 19, 2017
Daily Reading
Math: p. 242 #3-8
Science:
Pick a plant (the more unique the better)
Using a Google doc or Google slides (***in your folder that is shared with me!), write a paragraph and include a picture
Include list of sources (with links)
Upcycling project tomorrow
Thursday, June 15th, 2017
Daily Reading
Math: pp. 237 & 238 #1-7 due Monday
Percy Jackson VJ response due Monday
Upcycling Project in-class on June 20th. You need to bring your plan and materials on that day.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
Daily Reading
Stories need to be typed up (on google doc). Please work independently.
1 paragraph: "The best things about Le Roi Daniels" due tomorrow
Math: p. 231 #1-5 & 234 #1-5 due tomorrow
Upcycling Project in-class on June 20th. You need to bring your plan and materials on that day.
All Social Studies workbooks and Social Studies assignments (except the Google Slides Year End Project) must be handed into Mrs. McLean by tomorrow. If they are not handed in, this can be reflected on your report card and there will be a phone call home.
Agenda: Monday, June 12th, 2017
Daily Reading
Science:
Look up the fruits & veggies on your handout to check if you are right (bulb, root, stem, seed, fruit or leaf)
Add a table to your notebook with 10 additional fruits or veggies. Find out what they are (see above)
Parents, please note that the health (puberty) unit will extend into this week and possibly next week. On the letter, it said that it would be finished on Friday, June 9th, but we did not have enough time last week.
Field Trip tomorrow!
Informal uniforms
Check the forecast and dress for the weather!
Rain: waterproof outerwear, including rain boots or waterproof shoes, umbrella, warm layers. bug spray
Sun: sunblock, sunglasses, hat, bug spray, cooler clothes etc.
Please remember to bring:
a water bottle
extra snacks
a healthy lunch
comfortable footwear (for walking)
Volunteers, thank you for coming! We sure appreciate it! Please be here for 8:45am. See you then!
Agenda: Thursday, June 8th, 2017
Daily Reading
Be ready to present your presentation tomorrow. Keep rehearsing. Prepare notes (jot-notes only) to guide you.
Math: p.222 #1-5 & 226 #1-6 due Monday
Health: Ask an Adult interview- return bottom portion only on Monday
Social: Write a paragraph describing the challenges of homesteaders. Due Tuesday, June 13th.
Agenda: Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Daily Reading
Using your fraction strips, order the following fractions on a number line 1/7, 7/8, ¾, 3/5, 2/3, 4/9, 1/10, 1/6
Rehearse your portion of the Science presentation. We will be presenting on Friday.
Agenda: Tuesday June 6, 2017
- Daily Reading - Math page 217 #1-11
Agenda: Thursday, June 1, 2017
Daily Reading
Science presentations due Monday, June 5th
Health letter going home (via email today). We only need a note from parents if you would like your child to be exempt from this health unit
Math: p. 210-211 #1-12 due Monday
Agenda: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Daily Reading
“About Me” slideshow due tomorrow!
Science “Waste” presentation due Monday. You’ll have an hour on Friday to work on it- that’s it!
Agenda: Monday, June 5th, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
pp. 213 & 214 #1-7 due tomorrow
Have division test signed. Corrections (NO ERASING- please do it on a separate piece of paper)- due Thursday
Rehearse your section of your Science googleslide. You may want to start writing out jot-notes for what you’re going to say.
Agenda: Tuesday May 30, 2017
-Social Studies: finish google slides "About Me" due Thursday - Daily Reading
Agenda: Monday, May 29, 2017
Daily Reading
Study for Math test (use chapter review, and review 3 methods- subtraction, renaming & long division + estimation)
Mapathon tomorrow. Study your map. You need to know the 10 cities & towns, and where they are.
Percy Jackson VJ response due tomorrow
Social poster (Move West) due tomorrow
Agenda: Friday, May 26, 2017
Daily Reading
Science:
Slideshow presentation due Friday, June 2 *you’ll have time in class
Math test has been moved to Tuesday, May 30th. We will do review on Monday.
Social poster (VJ) due Tuesday, May 30th
Percy Jackson VJ response due Tuesday, May 30th
First 4 pages of organization booklet due Monday, May 29th
Agenda: Thursday, May 25, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
p. 373 #1-6 due tomorrow. Bring any questions or concerns to class tomorrow as we will review.
Make sure you practice the 3 division strategies (subtraction, renaming and long division), plus estimation
Chapter 10 test Monday, May 29
Social: Moving West poster due Tuesday
LA:
Percy Jackson VJ response due Tuesday
First 4 pages of “organization” booklet due Monday
If you have time, please check out the Percy Jackson resources on the Weebly
Tuesday May 23, 2017
Math: page 360 #1-9 due tomorrow
Daily Reading
Casual Day and Fun Lunch on Thursday
Agenda: Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
read p. 358 & complete p. 359 à due tomorrow
Math test corrections (NO ERASING) due Tuesday, May 23rd
LA:
VJ response due Tuesday, May 23rd
“Organization” booklet (first 2 only)- due Tuesday
Social Studies à Blackfoot research due Tuesday
Tuesday May 16, 2017
Math: page 357 #1-5 due tomorrow Social Studies: Blackfoot Research book due May 23 Jump rope for Heart fundraising form
Agenda: Monday, May 15, 2017
Daily Reading
LA:
Story Plans due tomorrow. No excuses. This is very important or you will fall behind in the first week of Writing Circles.
“Ideas” booklet due Wednesday with final revisions. Parents, this needs to be done independently. They have given feedback on how to improve (unless it was not handed in)
Be extra kind to your Mothers this weekend! Happy Mothers Day to all our amazing Moms!
Agenda: Thursday, May 11, 2017
Daily Reading
LA:
Begin story plan- due tomorrow
Setting (time & place)
Character (main)
Conflict/Problem
Beach Attire welcome tomorrow! If you choose not to participate, please wear your uniform.
Agenda: Wednesday, May 10th, 2017
Daily Reading
Math: pp. 353-355 #1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 & 14 due tomorrow ***students only had 5 minutes to work on this today. I expect them to work on this (solid work) for their 25 minutes. If they can't get it done in this time, please get a note from a parent. I don't want students to work on this for more than 25 minutes!
Social paragraph due tomorrow- see yesterday's homework post
Tuesday May 9, 2017
Social Studies: write a paragraph on how the British roots grew in Alberta? due Thursday (ideas to write about: life after the fur trade, British traditions today in Alberta, People moving west, why was the railway important, Land for sale by the Hudson’s Bay Company) Please check the weebly links on The Fur Trade Daily Reading
Agenda: Monday, May 8th, 2017
Daily Reading
Math: practice basic facts (multiplication and division). Next unit is division, and it's challenging for many students, so do whatever you can to prepare yourself!
Beach Day on Friday! All students are invited to wear: shorts, tank tops (not spaghetti straps), flip-flops, sunglasses and sunhats to promote our beach volunteer tea!
Volunteer Tea; Any parent volunteers that have not RSVPd for the volunteer tea, please contact Mrs. O'Neil at [email protected]by Tuesday, May 9th
Agenda: Friday, May 5th, 2017
Daily Reading
Social (if the textbook pages are put on Weebly)
Math:
Booklet due Monday
Math test on Monday
Agenda: Thursday, May 4th, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
Test on Monday, May 8
Under the Big Top booklet due Monday
No more lit circles! Thanks for your hard work and deep conversations!
Word Work booklet (Word Choice) due tomorrow. If you’re having trouble, see me tomorrow.
Math- finish multiplication workbook. Due Tuesday Social Studies- please answer the questions. Due on Tuesday May 9 1) Why did different groups come to Alberta? 2) How did Alberta develop Francophone, Metis and British roots? 3) How did the Missionaries build a community in Calgary? What is the significance of St. Mary’s High School? 4) Who was Father Lacombe and why was he important?
Agenda: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
P. 344 #6-14 due tomorrow (if you’re having trouble, please skip the question and bring it up in class tomorrow)
Math test on Monday! Review all the multiplication strategies.
Science:
Lorax VJ response overdue
LA:
Last lit circles this week
Word Work booklet (Word Choice) due Friday. You’ll have word work time to work on it in class.
Agenda: Tuesday, May, 2, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
Page 343 #1-5
Math test on Monday, May 8th
Visual Journal Response to The Lorax due Wednesday, May 3rd
Wear a hat on May 3rd to support mental health awareness
Agenda: Monday, May 1st, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
Pp. 339-340 #1-8 due tomorrow
Math test on Monday, May 8th
Visual Journal Response to The Lorax due Wednesday, May 3rd
Wear a hat on May 3rd to support mental health awareness
Social Studies: (see yesterday's homework post)- paragraph due tomorrow
Field Trip tomorrow!
Formal uniforms
Please dress for the weather
Bring extra snacks to eat before we go. You won't get a chance to eat again until we get back!
No electronics on the bus!
Volunteers, please be here by 8:55am. Thanks!
Agenda: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Daily Reading
Lit Circle HW
Revisions to “Ideas” word work is due Monday
Social Studies: Write a paragraph about the Metis people of Alberta. What were the advantages and disadvantages for the Metis people during the fur trade (see link on Weebly)- due Tuesday, April 25th
Art/Science: Earth day caption due tomorrow
Agenda: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Daily Reading
Lit Circle HW (no official roles this week. Bring a variety of things to talk about in lit circles)
Science: copy down all the hazardous waste symbols, with the corresponding label (what it means). With the help of a parent, try to find some examples of as many as possible. You can also look online
Agenda: Thursday, April 13, 2017
Daily Reading
Lit Circle HW (no official roles for most students this week. Please check in with me if you are confused about this).
Agenda: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Daily Reading
Lit Circle HW à due lit circle day
Math:
IXL practice (rounding)
You need to learn your multiplication table!
Pp. 323 & 324 #1-5 due tomorrow
Science: find out (approximately) how long it takes for a plastic bag, a glass, a plastic milk jug, and a Styrofoam cup to biodegrade- due tomorrow
Agenda: Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
Daily Reading
Math: p. 321 #8-14 (skip 12)- due tomorrow
Return swimming form tomorrow please! The ability forms need to go to the pool ASAP!
Storybook Theatre form due April 17th (or ASAP)
We will need volunteers for both field trips! Please let us know if you can help!
Agenda: Monday, April 3, 2017
Daily Reading
Math: p. 319 & 320
#1-7 (expanded form- both ways)
#8- pick a way
Agenda: Friday, March 17, 2017
Daily Reading
Science:
Add a survey question to the google doc- due Tuesday
Math: p.313 #1-6 due Monday, March 20
Social Studies:
Finish Story Robe- due Tuesday, March 21
LA:
Lit Circle homework due on lit circle day
Maniac Magee group will have their meeting on Wed. next week instead of Thursday
10 Step Guide due Monday
Cooperative Comic due Monday
No school on Thursday/Friday next week
Student-led conferences on Thursday
One more week to Spring Break!
Agenda: Thursday, March 16, 2017
Daily Reading
Math: p.313 #1-6 due Monday, March 20
Social Studies:
Finish Story Robe- due Tuesday, March 21
Science:
Use your data from our observations today, to write 5 big problems or issues in our school related to waste- due tomorrow
LA:
Lit Circle homework due on lit circle day
Maniac Magee group will have their meeting on Wed. next week instead of Thursday
10 Step Guide due Monday
Cooperative Comic due Monday
French:
C’est Moi! Paragraph due tomorrow
It is St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow! It is casual day if you wear green!
Agenda: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
Multiplication/Division test needs to be signed
Test corrections due tomorrow
Practice either basic facts (x) or multiplication
French:
Paragraph and drawing due Friday
LA:
Lit Circles (see schedule)
10 Step guide due Monday
Cooperative Comic due Friday
Tuesday March 14, 2017
Math: Math test corrected and signed due tomorrow Daily Reading
Agenda: Monday, March 13
Important: the classroom library has been temporarily closed due to brand new books being ruined or mistreated (torn pages, bent covers, scratch marks on cover, ruined from water, taken home without permission, etc.). Students need to have a book in class every day for quiet reading. It can be a school library book, a personal book or a public library book. Once more care and responsibility is shown, it will be re-opened. Parents, please have a discussion with your child about how to take care of books, especially when they belong to someone else.
Agenda: Friday, March 10, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
Chapter review due Monday (p. 163)
2D geometry test on Tuesday, March 14
Literature Circles:
Check schedule for due dates (lit circle day)
Be sure to do your roles in class, during the scheduled time
Due Tuesday
Visual Journal response about how (and why) we should show respect for the books in our classroom and in the school library
Agenda: Thursday, March 9, 2017
Daily Reading
Math:
Read p. 163
Complete p. 164 #1-5- due Monday, March 13
Chap. 5 test (2D Geometry) on Tuesday, March 14th (Ms. McIntosh will go over any questions/concerns on Monday)
LA: edit the google doc in your Lit Circle google drive (don’t erase someone else’s work)
Write about your novel, for example,
Something you like or don’t like
Something you’re wondering about
Respond to at least one other person’s comment
Due tomorrow
Lit Circles:
Magician’s Elephant meets on Tuesday (reading & roles are due)
Agenda: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Daily Reading
Math: measure & predict for ALL shapes; cut out, fold, find lines of symmetry and glue in book for A-F ONLY
Show your parents how to log in to your gmail account and tell them why digital citizenship is important. Please get a short note from a parent confirming you have done this.
Social Studies: Buffalo research due Thursday
Lit Circles:
Silverwing: You MUST finish reading chapters 1-2 tonight (this is overdue).
Maniac Magee: Finish roles for tomorrow.
Magician’s Elephant: finish reading chapters 4 & 5 for tomorrow.