November Archives

Literacy

• Weekly spelling sort and activities -Spelling activities completed in class on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - Notebooks are due on Thursday for marking and Spelling Quiz on Friday.

• Novel Study - Silverwing. This week we continue reading the book and completing comprehension questions. Students will be filling in their Vocabulary Log too. There will be group reading, individual reading and silent reading. Students should take the book home to stay on top of assigned reading.

• Character Sketches - looking at the important characters in Silverwing.

Math

• Numeracy -Patterns -Algebra Expressions

Social Studies

• North America Demographics - European arrival to North America and the many infectious diseases, including smallpox, typhus, cholera and influenza that they brought with them.

• Technology - Coding and prepping for the Hour of Code in Canada. This week - coding unplugged.

Reminders

• Book Fair - November 23rd - December 4th

Literacy

• Weekly spelling sort and activities -Spelling activities completed in class on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - Notebooks are due on Thursday for marking and Spelling Quiz on Friday.

• Novel Study - Silverwing. Students have been given a reading schedule. This week and next we will focus on reading the book and completing comprehension questions. There will be group reading, individual reading and silent reading. Students should take the book home to stay on top of assigned reading.

Math

• Numeracy -Patterns - T-Charts

Socials Studies

• Physiographic Map of Canada. Colour and label these regions on your map of Canada. Answer the question - how did the geography of Canada affect where people lived.

• Technology - Coding and prepping for the Hour of Code in Canada. This week - coding unplugged.

Reminders

• No School on Friday November 20th.

Literacy

• Weekly spelling sort and activities -Spelling activities completed in class on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - Notebooks are due on Thursday for marking and Spelling Quiz on Friday.

• Reading - ReadWords - Book of Knowledge

• Writing - Remembrance day poem and Final quick write on Thursday with a focus on Excellent Ending

Math

• Numeracy -Patterns - increasing/decreasing sequences. Identifying pattern rules.

Socials Studies

• Physiographic Map of Canada. How did the geography of Canada effect where people lived.

• Technology - October/November
  Digitial Citizens- Looking at ways to be kind, safe and appropritate while online.

Outdoor Education

• Sierra Club Workshop -Lifecycles and Ecosystems. Thursday, November 12th from 9-10:30. This will take place rain or shine so please ensure your child comes to school with outdoor clothing appropriate for the weather on Thursday.

Reminders

• No School on Wednesday November 11th.

• Sierra Club Workshop outdoors - Thursday, November 12th.

Literacy

• Weekly spelling sort and activities -Spelling activities completed in class on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - Notebooks are due on Thursday for marking and Spelling Quiz on Friday.

• Reading/ Writing - Remembrance day activities

Math

• Numeracy -Math unit quiz - Tuesday.

• Wednesday - New Unit Patterns

Socials Studies

• New Unit - Understanding Demographic Changes in Canada

• Technology - October/November
  Digitial Citizens- Looking at ways to be kind, safe and appropritate while online.

Outdoor Education

• Planting week- daffodils. Planting a Promise, viewing the inside of a bulb and planting bulbs to watch in the Spring.

Reminders

• Students will be rehearsing" In Flanders Fields" for our school assembly. This will be available online.