Problem Solving homework for next Monday

Two more problem assigned in Mrs. Longworth's Problem Solving class, due next Monday...

* 4 Girls
* Painting

Ten children were absent for yesterday's lesson, so please be sure to catch up on the work.

Thank you!

Photographs to kick off third term

Working away on Science Fair






Chess club at lunch




Diving into our Holes unit!






An Emily Carr puzzle for kids who get in a little early...






The chess club is run by our own Alexander! Well done him for all of his hard work!



Welcome back, Tina!



Mr. Picasso-Head art lesson



The spelling whiz kids...



Forming opinions on the demonstrations in Tibet.

Monday, April 7th

Hello! We had only a handful of 5G students today (the others were busy snow shoeing Grouse with Montreal buddies!) so we caught up on Science Fair work and Picasso art pieces.

This week, comprehension questions for Holes Chapters 6 and 7 are due tomorrow (Tuesday, April 8th). There will be a quick quiz on Wednesday for Chapters 1 through 7 to ensure we begin this novel with a firm understanding of the material (much more fun activities will soon follow!)

Spelling words this week (quiz on Friday)

• predatory
• prey
• upholstery
• intensity
• stationery
• scowled
• fossilized
• radiated
• appropriate
• engraved
• paranoid
• excess
• presumably
• etched
• evict

Please return Green Camp Squeah forms as soon as possible. As you begin to plan for packing (the back of the white sheet provides you a comprehensive list of necessarily items), remember that students will be responsible for carrying all of their luggage themselves at all times, sleeping bags and all - so do not over pack! Also, please note that students are not permitted to bring their own food (although the mice would love it, I'm sure). Please do not hesitate to talk with me if you have any questions!

Class photos are just a few days away! This Wednesday, April 9th be ready with big smiles!

We will soon begin a new unit on Canadian Government and the history of our Confederation. Wherever possible, making connections with your child in this topic area will help with their understanding. Watching the news together and talking about political parties would be a natural conversation starter if you're looking for ideas!

Enjoy your week!

Art lessons go abstract

On Friday afternoon, 5G will take some time to explore the life and works of the one and only Pablo Picasso. Here is an excellent website where you can design your Picasso portrait using his signature facial components. Remember that his work often depicts one face looking both forward and sideways, so consider adding in a similar flair to your own work! Reproduce your creation with pastels for a stunning fridge adornment...

http://www.mrpicassohead.com/create.html

Welcome back!

Two weeks have flown by, and it is great to be back with everyone. Third term is going to be excellent, and it's full steam ahead to June!

A few notices to guide the next few weeks...

• We have just begun our novel study for third term, the fabulous book HOLES by Louis Sachar. Each student received a copy of the book today in class, and from time to time your child will be required to read a chapter or two at home. There are several exciting projects to culminate this unit, and that information will be sent home in a few weeks.
  

• Science Fair continues! The Discussion sections are being worked away on in class, and the goal is to have the written components completed in class by the end of the week. We examined four boards in class today, and determined that while the board was nothing to stress over, it was also not something to be left until the night before. Our presentation night is on Wednesday, April 16th from 6 to 7 pm. Therefore, the latest Science Fair presentation boards should be brought into school are Tuesday, April 15th.
  

• Problem Solving homework: Complete the book Mrs. Longworth handed out last week, as well as the Bones and Number Riddle for next Monday.
  

• Traffic changes at Wentworth! Further to the e-mail you received over the break from the school, effective Wednesday, April 2nd, the flow of traffic will be changed any time you come to pick-up or drop-off your child.
  

• Wednesday, April 9th class photos - we'll look sharp in our Number One uniform!

• We continue to work away in our Decimal Unit in Math. Practice your place value knowledge, and play around with multiplying and dividing numbers by ten, one hundred and one thousand to see what you get!

Thank you for all of your support in Term Two; I am really looking forward to the next few months!

Decimal review over the Break

You have all worked so hard in Math this term - don't let it all fade over the next two weeks!

Check out this site for a quick challenge:

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol4/challenge_vol4.html

You should know how to express (that means to write) decimals as tenths, hundredths and thousandths. Can you compare two or three decimals, using the greater than, less than and equal signs? Take some time over the break to play around with decimals, using money as an easy resource. Half (1/2) of a dollar is 0.50 cents - you just converted a fraction to a decimal! Can you add 0.75 cents and $1.50? I bet you lined up the decimals before you added. Practice makes perfect!

Photos from our adventures in the mine

We've been doing so many fun things in 5G that the photos keep on rolling in. Here are a few from the adventure yesterday. We learned alot and had alot of fun. The children were so well behaved and represented themselves, the school and their families well. Thank you to Mrs. Morrey, Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Neill and Mr. Dickinson who were wonderful parent supervisors!



We live on the edge in 5G.




Here we are learning about copper extraction.


A captive audience.











Group shots! We are in a small tunnel in these photographs, learning about the progression of technology in drilling the tunnels. The tunnel we were in was part of 210 km of tunnels in the mine, and carved out from the rock in the late 1910's. It was cold and damp, but fun!














The Concentrator.











Our tour guide, Kevin, was really informative and nice - even though he had a bad cold.