Literacy

• Weekly spelling - We will have some words from the novel PAX. This week's Grammar - Synonyms and Antonyms and words skills - their, there and they're.

• Novel Study - Writing and reading activities using the novel - PAX

• Writing -Comprehension Journal for PAX. Complete the final chapters 30 -34 - Due on Thursday

Science

• We start an energy unit this week.

• Math

• Decimals - adding and subtracting decimal numbers. Unit review on Wednesday and a unit Quiz on Thursday, May 20th

• Young Entrepreneurs - our production is complete and this week we will sell our products and learn about finance - profit, margins, costs, and reinvesting in our business.

Reminders

• EPIC Books - students are welcome to use this site for reading/research/free time. The student code is njy7910

• Young Entrepreneurs Sale on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Literacy

• Weekly spelling - activities are due on Thursday and quiz on Friday.

This is our last week of group spelling. Next week we will be classroom-based and working with words from the Novel Pax

• Novel Study - Pax. Students all have a reading schedule and should be reading 2-3 chapters each day. The novel should be finished being read by May 14th.

• Writing -Comprehension Journal for PAX. There is a journal question for each chapter. Up to and including Chapter 11, is due on Thursday, May 6th.

Social Studies

• Human Rights in Canadian History. - Pamphlet activity. Students will pick either a person or event that made a significant impact on Canadian human rights. Rough notes are due on Thursday. The Pamphlet is due on Thursday, May 13th.

• Math

• Fractions - Fractions quiz - Tuesday, May 4th. We will begin connecting fractions and decimals this Wednesday.

Outdoor Ed - Biodiversity in our place. Next week we will walk to Whitehead Park and explore plants and animals in our neighbourhood.

Reminders

• Please return the permission form for the Whitehead Park hike - Wednesday, May 5th at 1 pm.

• EPIC Books - students are welcome to use this site for reading/research/free time. The student code is njy7910

Literacy

• Weekly spelling - activities are due on Thursday and quiz on Friday

• Reading/Writing - Canadian Reader - Focus - Determining Importance.

• Novel Study - Pax. We will be starting this on Thursday

• Writing - Poetry booklets are now due.

• EPIC Books - students are welcome to use this site for reading/research/free time. The student code is njy7910

Social Studies

• Human Rights in Canadian History. - Pamphlet activity. Students will pick either a person or event that made a significant impact on Canadian human rights. Criteria for this activity will be given in class on Thursday

• Math

• Fractions - Using strategies to compare fractions such as; number lines, creating equivalent fractions with multiplication, using the denominator or numerator, and fractions strips.

Outdoor Ed - Biodiversity in our place. Next week we will walk to Whitehead part and explore plants and animals in our neighbourhood.

Reminders

• Whitehead Park hike - Wednesday, May 5th at 1 pm.

Literacy

• Weekly spelling - activities are due on Thursday and quiz on Friday

• Reading/Writing - Canadian Reader - Focus - Determining Importance.

• Writing - April is Poetry Month. Figurative speech and poetry devices for adding details to writing.

Social Studies

• Human Rights in Canadian History.

Math

• Fractions and Decimals

Outdoor Ed - Planting our Garden this week.

Reminders

• Mrs. Evans will be away for two weeks. This website will not be updated. Please check with Ms. Pelletier for daily work.

• Fish Release - Friday, April 16th - Wray Creek.

Literacy

• No Spelling - Easter Long Weekend.

• Reading/Writing - Canadian Reader
  Focus - Determining Importance.

Math

• Geometry - Perimeter, Area, and sorting polygons.

Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies

• Young Entrepreneurs -Production. Building our products and Marketing - posters and announcements about our sale.

Outdoor Ed - Biodiversity in Nature - selecting and researching a species found in our neighbourhood.

Reminders

• Climbing Wall - March 31st. The first Wednesday back after spring break.

• No school - Good Friday and Easter Monday

Literacy

• Spelling - small group lesson on Monday - weekly activities of sentences, definitions and one language activity due on Thursday. Spelling quiz on Friday.

• Young Entrepreneurs - marketing research questions and reflections

• Reading - ReadWorks.

Math

• Geometry

• Grade 4 - Prisms, nets, and using attributes to sort geometric shapes.

• Grade 5 - Lines, - parallel, perpendicular, and sorting quadrilaterals.

Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies

• Young Entrepreneurs - Learning about the four areas of a business. Finance, Operations, Production, and Marketing. Creating small business groups. Creating a business name, designing a company logo and letterhead. Developing a product to sell.

• This week we will finalize our products and begin production.

Outdoor Ed - Diversity in Nature at Prospect Lake

Reminders

• Basketball - Tuesday/Thursdays

• Newsletter - Sexual Health Lesson - Thursday, March 11

• Permission form for the Climbing Wall - March 31st. The first Wednesday back after spring break.

• Spring Break March 15-28th

• Report Cards - Friday, March 12th. Online on Freshgrade.

Literacy

• Spelling - small group lesson on Monday - weekly activities of sentences, definitions and one language activity due on Thursday. Spelling quiz on Friday.

• Writing - Traits of Writing - Word Choice activities

• Reading - Canadian Reader - Vaccines

• FSA finishes this week.

Math

• Division quiz - Tuesday

• New unit - Geometry

Applied Design, Skills and Technologies

• Young Entrepreneurs - Learning about the four areas of a business. Finance, Operations, Production and Marketing. Creating small business groups. Creating a business name, designing a company logo and letterhead. Developing a product to sell.

Outdoor Ed - Diversity in Nature at Prospect Lake

Reminders

• Knit Club - Grade 4/5 on Wednesdays at lunch.

• Basketball - Tuesday/Thursdays

• Newsletter - Sexual Health Lesson - next Thursday, March 11

Literacy

• Spelling - small group lesson on Monday - weekly activities of sentences, definitions and one language activity due on Thursday. Spelling quiz on Friday.

• Writing - Term 2 writing assessment. Practice and Assessment ongoing through the week.

• Reading - Canadian Reader - Vaccines

• FSA for Grade 4 will be ongoing for the Month of February.

Math

• Long Division - Review transition from Multiplication to Division. Review three different division algorithms - final focus will be on the traditional long division method. Division unit quiz will be on Tuesday, March 2.

Applied Design, Skills and Technologies

• Young Entrepreneurs - Learning about the four areas of a business. Finance, Operations, Production and Marketing. Creating small business groups. Creating a business name, designing a company logo and letterhead. Developing a product to sell.

Art - Elements and Principles of Art - This week - Pattern - Repeat patterns in a snowflake.

Reminders

• Knit Club - Grade 4/5 on Wednesdays at lunch.

• Basketball - Tuesday/Thursdays

Literacy

• No Spelling - due to the Family day holiday.

• Writing - Inquiry -Gallery Walk presentations in class.

• Reading - Candian Reader - Vaccines

• FSA for Grade 4 will be ongoing for the Month of February.

Math

• Multiplication Quiz on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday we will be starting division

Science

Mass, and Matter - Phases of Matter: Solids Foldable due on Tuesday. Thursday we make Oobleck.

Art - Elements and Principles of Art - This week - Pattern

Reminders

• Knit Club - Grade 4/5 on Wednesdays at lunch.

• Basketball - Tuesday/Thursdays

Literacy

• Spelling - Using your list words, complete 10 sentences (underline your list word). Complete 5-10 definitions (using different words than the ones you used in your sentences). Complete a Choice activity that uses all of your words. Spelling quiz on Friday.

• Writing - Inquiry -Organizing notes and paragraph writing. Using Slideshow to present findings.

• Reading - Candian Reader - Canada’s New Physics Superstar

• Reading Strategy - Inferring

Math

• Double-Digit Multiplication - Jump math worksheets

Technology - Creating Slideshows - Inquiry presentation.

Science - Mass, and Matter - Week Four. Phases of Matter: Solids

Art - Elements and Principles of Art - This week - Shades and Tones of Colour

Reminders

• Knit Club - Grade 4/5 on Wednesdays at lunch.

• ProD - Friday, February 12th

• Family Day - Monday, February 15th

Literacy

• Spelling - Using your list words, complete 10 sentences (underline your list word). Complete 5-10 definitions (using different words than the ones you used in your sentences). Complete a Choice activity that uses all of your words. Spelling quiz on Friday.

• Writing - Writing Traits -Word Choice: The words paint pictures in the reader’s mind. This week we will be writing sentences that use “just right” words to make the message crystal clear and use words that are accurate, specific, and powerful.

• Inquiry -Beginning to research information for our inquiry questions.

• Reading - Compare and Contrast two articles.

Math

• For the month of January, we will be completing timed tests on the 12 x 12 multiplication grid.

• Using arrays to find answers to double-digit multiplication questions.

Technology - Creating Slideshows - continuation.

Science - Mass, and Matter - Week Three. Phases of Matter: Gases

Art - Elements and Principles of Art - This week - Colour and Colour wheels.

Reminders

• Knit Club - Grade 4/5 on Wednesdays at lunch.

Literacy

• Spelling - Using your list words, complete 10 sentences (underline your list word). Complete 5-10 definitions (using different words than the ones you used in your sentences). Complete a Choice activity that uses all of your words. Spelling quiz on Friday.

• Writing - Writing Traits - Ideas. Complete writing a good copy using your first "brain pocket" idea.

• Inquiry - Come up with your inquiry/passion project research idea.

• Reading - Questioning - applying this strategy to the book - An Army of Insects.

Math

• For the month of January, we will be completing timed tests on the 12 x 12 multiplication grid.

• Factoring Numbers in multiplication

Technology - Creating Slideshows

Science - Mass and Matter - Week Two. Phases of Matter: Liquids

Art - Elements and Principles of Art - This week - Line and Line Creatures

Reminders

• Knit Club will be starting for anyone in Grade 4/5 on Wednesdays at lunch.

Literacy

• New Spelling Groups. This week using your list words, complete 10 sentences (underline your list word). Complete 5-10 definitions (using different words than the ones you used in your sentences). Complete a Choice activity that uses all of your words. Spelling quiz on Friday.

• Writing - Writing Traits - Ideas. We will create Brain Pockets to organize our ideas for writing.

• Reading - Readworks. Book of Knowledge - articles on Science.

Math

• For the month of January, we will be completing timed tests on the 12 x 12 multiplication grid.

• Prime and Composite Numbers.

Technology - Learning components of a Google Doc. Spacing, fonts, style, size, margins and, more.

Science - Mass and Matter

Art - Elements and Principles of Art - This week - Line.

Reminders

• Please return gym shoes to school.

• A reminder that some students might need a change of clothes to be kept at school. We have outdoor class on Wednesday and daily recess - rain or shine (most days!)