Tuesday 25 October 2016

Tuesday, October 25th

Reminders
1) Photo retakes on Thursday, October 27th

Language
1) Spelling Lesson #5 (work due/test on Friday)
2) Novel Study: Read Tuck Everlasting Ch. 6 to 8 and answers questions in Google Classroom (due Friday)
3) Personal Narrative #2: See assignment in Google Classroom (due date changed to Nov 3rd)

Math
1) Data Management Test (Thursday)
2) Test review: p. 200-201 all questions (we'll work on these today and tomorrow in class)
3) Survey assignment (due today)

Social Studies
Immigration Interview (due today)

(**I've added a new section to the blog called "Google Classroom Info" and posted a video to help those of you who are experiencing technical problems at home due to multiple user accounts.)

Monday 24 October 2016

Monday, October 24th

Reminders:
1) Picture retake day - Thursday, October 27th

Language
1) Spelling Lesson #5 (work due/test on Friday)
2) Novel Study - Read chapters 6-8 of Tuck Everlasting and respond to questions in Google Classroom (due Friday)
3) Personal Narrative #2 - I've created a Google doc for each of you in the Writing Workshop Google Classroom.  Open the document, read the instructions, do the discovery draft/revisions/editing on paper, and then publish your final draft in the Google doc.  'Turn In' when done.

Math
1) Survey assignment.  See Google doc in the Math Google Classroom.  If you didn't write down the code today in class, you'll have to do it tomorrow (due tomorrow).
2) Tomorrow we'll do review for our Data Management test.
3) Data Management test (Thursday, Oct 27th)

Social Studies
Immigration Interview (due tomorrow)

Thursday 20 October 2016

Thursday, October 20th

Reminders
1) Hunger food drive
2) IXL is still unavailable.  I will let you know when it's back up and running.

Language
1) Read Ch. 3-5 from Tuck Everlasting; comprehension questions are due Friday at the end of the day.
2) Personal Narrative #2 (due October 27th)
3) Spelling Lesson #5 (work due/test on Friday)

Math
Scatter plots, p. 192-193 #1, 3, 5, and Reflect

Social Studies
Immigration interview (due next Tuesday)

Wednesday 19 October 2016

Wednesday, October 19th

**Note: Our class IXL subscription has expired.  I have sent an email to the administrator and the issue should be resolved shortly.  I'll let you know when it is back up and running.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

Reminders
Hunger food drive

Language
1) Novel study - Read chapters 3-5.  Answer comprehension questions on Google Classroom (due Friday)
2) Spelling Lesson #5 (work due/test on Friday)
3) Personal Narrative #2 (due October 27th)

Math
Graphing on a Coordinate Plane, p. 189 #4-6

Social Studies
Case study (due Thursday)

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Tuesday, October 18th

Reminders
Hunger Food Drive

Language
1) Novel study - Ch. 3 to 5, Google Classroom questions (due Friday)
2) Personal Narrative #2 (due Thursday, Oct 27th)

Math
1) p. 181 #5
2) IXL - 6-EE.1, 6-EE.2, 6-EE.3

Social Studies
1) Case study (due Thursday)

Go Jays Go!

Sunday 16 October 2016

Friday, October 14

Google Classroom Instructions...
1) Go to tdsb.on.ca
2) Click on 'Elementary School'
3) Scroll down and click on 'AW' (on the right side of the screen)
4) Enter your student # and password
5) On the top menu, hold mouse over 'Google Apps' and click on 'Google Classroom'
6) If this is your first time logging in, enter the Reading Workshop code you wrote into your agenda.  Repeat the process for the Writing Workshop code.
7) In Reading Workshop, click on the assignment to open the Google Doc.  You can answer the questions right on the doc.  When finished, click 'Turn In.'

Wednesday 12 October 2016

Wednesday, October 12th

Language
1) Read for 20 minutes
2) Read to the end of Ch. 2 in Tuck Everlasting
3) Novel study questions on Google Classroom (due Monday, October 17th
4) Spelling Test - Lesson #4 (Friday)
5) Personal Narrative #2 (due Thursday, October 27th)

**Students will have time in class to complete both the novel study questions and the personal narrative.  We will be alternating between Reading and Writing Workshops.

Math
Number Sense test (Thursday, October 13th)


Google Classroom Instructions...
1) Go to tdsb.on.ca
2) Click on 'Elementary School'
3) Scroll down and click on 'AW' (on the right side of the screen)
4) Enter your student # and password
5) On the top menu, hold mouse over 'Google Apps' and click on 'Google Classroom'
6) If this is your first time logging in, enter the Reading Workshop code you wrote into your agenda.  Repeat the process for the Writing Workshop code.
7) In Reading Workshop, click on the assignment to open the Google Doc.  You can answer the questions right on the doc.  When finished, click 'Submit.'

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Tuesday, October 11th

Reminders
1) Book Fair - We can go as a class tomorrow during homeroom.  You are also allowed to go in the morning from 8:30-8:45, during morning recess, and after school for 15 minutes.  Please only go to the Library if you are intending to purchase a book.  Thanks.
2) House Meeting tomorrow @ lunch (bring a lunch!)

Language
1)Read for 20 minutes
2) Read to end of Chapter 2 in Tuck Everlasting
3) Novel study questions **in Google Classroom (due Monday)

Math
p. 64 #1-7 (you'll have time to work on these tomorrow during Math)

Thursday 6 October 2016

Thursday, October 6th

Reminders
1) House meeting Wednesday @ lunch (bring a lunch)

Language
1) Read for 20 minutes each evening
2) Finish reading response letter and hand in Tuesday morning

Math
1) Rounding decimals #1-3, 10
2) IXL (see Math sections of blog)

Have a great Thanksgiving weekend everyone!
Go Jays Go!

Oh, and here's the video of the pianist, as promised...enjoy!


Tuesday 4 October 2016

Tuesday, October 4th

Reminders
1) House meeting next Wednesday, October 12 @ lunch (please bring a lunch)

Language
Read for 20 minutes

Math
p.119-120 #2-6, 9

Social Studies
First Nations PowerPoint presentations due Thursday, October 6th

Go Jays Go!

Monday 3 October 2016

Monday, October 3rd

Reminders
1) House Meetings - Wednesday, October 12th @ lunch (bring a lunch)

Language
1) Read for 20 minutes each evening
2) Personal Narrative (due tomorrow).  Remember to hand in your drafts, checklists, etc....along with your published copy in your blue folder.

Math
1) Mid-Unit review, #1-8
2) IXL (see blog for relevant sections)

Social Studies
PowerPoint presentations (due Thurs, Oct 6)

Other
French quiz (on Thurs, Oct 6)