Wednesday, February 01, 2017

Homework, News, and Announcements

Homework:

Language:

-Reading:
-Reading Response Journal Entry: Grow a "Big Idea" or Theory into a more COMPLEX (complicated and deeper) theory in the novel Hatchet. Do this by using the sentence prompts we discussed in class. NOW DUE. 


-Writing:
-Next day we will get a work period for writing...we will have the opportunity to research our notes and the internet for timelines where we can make cause and effect connections between the dates of events and then grow ideas from that and write a paragraph from these ideas.
-Flash Drafts of Research Report should be completed and they should not be fact-checked, and self-assessed using the Information Writing Checklist.


Math:
-REVIEW page 152.153 #1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,12
-Workbook page 49 and 50.
-Problem Bank and Skills Bank page 148 - 151
-The TEST for Measurement will be on Thurday.
-Here is a good site for Math support for the Nelson Math program: 
http://www.math5.nelson.com/studentcentre/studentcentre.html
-And here are another two good websites to practice with:


Science:
-Quiz now complete.


Social Studies:
-Complete the debate planner for the Social Studies "Town Hall Meeting" which will occur on Day 5.
-The Bill Organizer outline is now due.


Music:
-Currently in "What's in a Theme?" unit.
-The "Tortoise and the Hare" storyboard musical rhythmic presentations are now complete.


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ROTARY CLASSES:

Grade 5 Music (Mr. Merali)
-Ukulele work has started. 
-Practice all current songs from last music class and fill in Practice Logs after every practice time you complete.



Grade 4 Music (Mrs. Passmore's Class)
-Currently in "O Canada and Lands Beyond" unit.
-Complete the Composition on the 5 line staff from the Melodic contour you created in class.

-Our recorder unit is coming up!

These are the APPROXIMATE levels corresponding to belts:
White =  3-

Yellow = 3- (Grade 3) /3 (Grade 4)

Orange = 3 (Grade 3) /3+ (Grade 4)

Green = 3+ (Grade 3) /4- (Grade 4)

Purple = 4 -  --> 4
Beyond Purple = 4 -->  4+