Friday, December 21, 2012

Have a Great Winter Break!
Read Every Day- 20 mins.


Peace and Love, and Santa in the Sky!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012


Planners- study times tables

Study French- test Thursday

Test 3:
 

Friday, December 14, 2012


Planners- reading plus- 30 mins

Return report envelopes

Thursday, December 13, 2012


Planners- skating Monday- bring skates/helmets
Reading plus 30 mins

Tuesday, December 11, 2012


Planners- practice times tables- quiz tomorrow

Finish fraction/LCM sheet

Gr 5- digestion poster due tomorrow

Monday, December 10, 2012


Planners- Report Card + Envelope

Reading plus- 30 mins]

Grade 5 read digestion book HERE
(IF YOU NEED A USERNAME / PASSWORD ITS: EDGEHILL / BOOKS)

Friday, December 7, 2012


Planners- Times tables practice games (do worksheet if you got one)

Music- Practise Guitars

Thursday, December 6, 2012



Homework-
Gr 6- Math- fractions sheets.

Play times tables games  HERE


GRADE 5'S Bill Nye Digestion Video  HERE

Grade 5 Science Digestion Poster- Due Wednesday, December 12th: Students will have 3- 45 minute class periods to work on this and recieve help.  Students may work in partners but must do at least 8 parts of the digestive system to compare on their poster.
Parts are listed on Labeling sheet (see below)

percentages game HERE
Virtual Owl Pellets HERE

Wednesday, December 5, 2012


Planners- Math- quiz Friday on converting fractions to decimals
practice HERE

Bring Guitars- Music tomorrow

Girls basketball lunch tomorrow

Monday, December 3, 2012


Planners- bring bikes/ dress to ride

Bring old Christmas cards

Music- bring guitars


Survey for movie   HERE

Friday, November 30, 2012


Bring bikes on Tuesday

Science- Osmosis Jones Comparisons:
 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012


Planners- Osmosis Jones Comparisons- due Monday

Math test Friday on fractions:

 converting mixed <->  improper

No bike riding tomorrow due to weather

Tuesday, November 27, 2012


Journal Write- due Friday-CASH- Use  Zones of regulation Sheets. 
When I am feeling _____________ I could make myself feel better by ____________________________.

If someone is feeling _______________, I could help them by_____________.
Write 3 for each of these (6 total)


Math Textbook work: Due Thursday
Grade 5- page 264-  questions 1,3
Grade 6- page 282- questions 1,2,3,4

Students will get in class time to work on these assignments on Wednesday and Thursday.


 

Monday, November 26, 2012


Planners- Math- Different names for fractions- page 1

Bring guitars-Music Tomorrow
Math whizz- 20 minutes

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Tuesday, November 20, 2012


Homework:

SS gr 6 p# 4- Culture/Government 2 questions from each

Grade 5- Canada Sheets, Adjectives, Crossword- Due Thursday

Monday, November 19, 2012


Social Studies textbook- grade 5- page 36/37- try this, think for yourself.

Grade 6- page 5- choose 2 questions each from environment and economy

Bring supplies for chain reaction machines- hot wheels track, k'nex, marble track, dominoes...

Friday, November 16, 2012


Planners- Grade 6- Electricity sentences

Math Whizz- 30 minutes

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Test Tomorrow on:

Grade 6- Electricity: BLOBZ

Grade 5- Simple Machines  EDHEADS


Science – gr 6 – electricity sentences- due Monday:
 

CASH- Exercise Heart Rate recording

Wednesday, November 14, 2012


Planners- Bring Guitars

Math Whizz- 30 mins

Read 30 mins

CASH-Exercise heart rate sheet

Tuesday, November 13, 2012


Planners- SS- Canada map shaded and labeled


On Your Map Lightly shade:

West coast- blue

Interior-orange

Rockies- brown

Prairies- yellow

Canadian shield- grey

Great lakes- turquoise

Maritimes- light green

North- dark green

Thursday, November 8, 2012


Log on to Reading plus- 1 lesson

Advertising poster- good copy of title and information
 
Bill Nye Electricity Video  HERE

Tuesday, November 6, 2012


Planners- Finish Math Whizz Assessment

CASH-Bring facts about your food for advertising poster

Monday, November 5, 2012


Planners- Bring Guitars


Photography guide-read and signed back by parents.

Friday, November 2, 2012


Planners- Novel- choose three songs for novel- why do they match the beginning, middle and end of the book?
example- "Micheal Jackson- The Girl is Mine for the middle of 6th grade nickname game because Wiley and Jeff both like Cassandra. The Girl is Mine is about two guys who like the same girl"

Photography- take photos for Portfolio-bring cameras on Monday,

Music- Rock out and practise guitars!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012


Homework- Math- textbook:

Grade 6- page 326- q- 1-3

Grade 5- page 323 q 1-2
Interesting photos from our class:








Monday, October 29, 2012


Planners:

Finish Journal write about Halloween memory- at least 1 page

Science- bring liquid to test(gr 6)

Bring guitars

Friday, October 26, 2012


 Homework- Practise guitars
Bring library books back
Finish novel
Study french- test 2 tuesday


Advertising Project for healthy food- NOT homework- we will start next week.
 

Design a Product Portfolio

 

Outline- you are an advertising company

1-     Box- Colourful, interesting with required information clearly labeled- ingredients, Nutritional information, company name, (2-mock-ups of different sizes each holding 750 grams)

2-     Poster- Grabs attention- appeals to a demographic, clear style and message

3-     Radio spot- Has same style as poster- uses at least 3 sound FX (Foley) and effective music.

4-     Website- Same style- has interactive content such as a survey.

5-     Commercial- Uses one or more advertising strategies.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Watch videos on then play cube game

Math- Box Plan

Practise photo editing on pixlr


Area of rectangle:

  


Volume of a Rectangular prism Cube activity: HERE

Wednesday, October 24, 2012


Finish Novel for Monday

Practice guitars- music tomorrow

Bring cameras

CASH- Fill in Exercise/ heart rate journals

Tuesday, October 23, 2012


Homework- practice guitar

Read 30 mins- finish novel by Monday

Monday, October 22, 2012

Homework- LA- creative responses
SS- Presentations
Science- GR  5- text- page 35 - Check your understanding
               gr 6- Using Electricity Chart

Bring Guitars

Egypt and Greece Presentations plus Cross country run-off today:










Thursday, October 18, 2012

Homework- SS- Country Presentations: Practise presenting information on Language, clothing or music. (1-2 mins) Math- prime and composite numbers sheet.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012


Planners- LA- due tomorrow-Creative Responses:
 

(DI people only- parent leaders needed)

Tuesday, October 16, 2012


Planners- Novel Creative Responses- due Thursday

SS- finish prezi

Bring items for third world Children
Website HERE

Monday, October 15, 2012

Planners- Novel projects- due Thursday
French Test- Wednesday
 
 

Friday, October 12, 2012


Planners- Novel Creative Response

Art- Layered 3-d from Novel

Math- word problems (if not done)

Vote for Movie- on blog
which movie should we watch next week?

Vote HERE

Thursday, October 11, 2012


Planners- SS- country presentations : Find information on Language, clothing, music or poetry for presentations-

Novel- creative responses:
NOVEL CREATIVE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
CHOOSE AT LEAST THREE TO DO FOR THE REST OF THE BOOK
1     Write a letter to the author- ask 5 questions.
2      Write a different ending for this section
3     Write your own blurb for the back of the book
4     Design a new front cover for the book
5     Write a summary of the book so far- 2-3 paragraphs
6     Create cartoon for your favorite part of the story
7     Write an interview with a character 4-5 open questions
( NOT – “ How old are you?”)
8     Complete a book review for the novel
9     Write a report card for a character
10Write a newspaper report for one part of the story.
Finish colouring
 
Giant Cup stacking with buddies:


 

Tuesday, October 9, 2012


Homework: Math-textbook: grade6 p# 220 q 1,4,5,

Grade 5 p# 330 q 1, 4 only b)c) 5 only a)b)

Journals: What I am thankful for.

LA Daily edit:

Friday, October 5, 2012


Planners- Math – Rounding pages decimals 1 and 2

Continue working on prezi

Read up to chapter 10 in novel
 
Partner work on country projects:


 

Thursday, October 4, 2012

 
 
 
 
Dress to sweat- workout tomorrow
Make prezi account for SS country project - www.prezi.com- see Mr E if you need help with this.
 
 French Test tomorrow:

 
 
 
Cup Stacking with buddy class: 
 








Wednesday, October 3, 2012


bring clarineos
Awesome learning website: ABCYA
 
Journal Write:share with parents and get signed:
There’s No Hole in My Bucket

Write about something that drains a character’s bucket.

What fills a character’s bucket?

What is something that drains your bucket?

What fills your bucket?

How can you fill your own bucket?

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Online MAD LIBS HERE
Homework- practice french- test friday
practise readers theatre
finish incomplete work

Monday, October 1, 2012


Planners- Bring Library books

Music- bring Clarineos

Math- gr 6 p 64- q 1,2,6  gr 5 p 53-q1,3,4

Finish Character map if not done

Friday, September 28, 2012

Homework: Find information about the climate in your country: HERE

Character Map

Traits List:


Thursday, September 27, 2012

Homework- bring items for science (in planner)

find information about weather in your country:  Game-HERE    WEather .com - HERE

Novel Character sheet due Monday

music concert for buddy class:



Wednesday, September 26, 2012


Practice and bring Clarineos
Review Times tables up to 10- test Friday-(on  page r6 in     planner)
Read chapter 4 in novel

Electrical Circuits in Science:
 



 

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Homework- Finish storyboards for animation

read chapter 3 of Novel

Music Class with Mr Carson: