Notices and happy weekend!

Hi all,

We had a great morning at Morven - the kids had a tour of the land and met some of their future teachers. I am confident that their transition into Grade 6 will be a smooth one.

Coming home with your child today are a few important notices.

• Informed Consent for the Kenneth Oppel field trip on May 13th. Please return as soon as possible, but do not cut the form you actually sign.
  
• Music Choices for Grade 6 students - please return on Monday (do not return if your child is not moving on to Morven).
  
• Green Grandparents Day information sheet.
  
• CD presentation from Mr. Myron Sullivan's oil spill conversation last Friday.
  

Homework for the weekend:

• Memorize lines for Cafe Concert - it is going to be great!
• Choose three rights from the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Clearly state them, and discuss the responsibilities of all Canadians in relation to that right. Government test on May 8th will quickly sneak up on us, so spending some quality time with the material now will be beneficial.
  
• Decimal test on Tuesday...now is a good time to practice multiplying and dividing decimals.
  

And of course, we leave for camp on Wednesday! PLEASE review the packing sheet we have prepared for you - children will be miserable if they are cold and wet for all three of our days away. There is a link at the top left of this page to a separate camp blog will an online packing list in case you have misplaced yours. All medications must come into school for safe keeping with Ms. Craig prior to departure. We would be grateful if this occurred on Monday or Tuesday, rather than a Wednesday morning rush.

Enjoy the sunshine this weekend!

Decimal test announcement

Hello,

There will be a Decimal test on Tuesday, April 29th.

A formal review will be distributed within the next few days, but for now, please know how to add and subtract decimals to the thousandths. You should know how to multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1, 000 (this should only take you a few seconds!), as well as how to multiply and divide any old decimal (this will take you a bit longer).

To multiply decimals, think to yourself "How many numbers are there after the decimal point in my question?" There needs to be that many numbers after the decimal point in your answer! Also, use your common sense to ensure that you answer makes sense. Talking yourself through the problem will often help.

For example:

1.034
x 1.2


You know that your final answer will be really close to 1 (1 multiplied by 1 is 1!), so after you have done the work, check that your answer is logical, and that your answer has 4 numbers after the decimal place (because there are four numbers after the decimal point in total in the question!)

You will all perform brilliantly on this test!

5G: A Tale Told in Photographs

Working on Government Presentations


Proud creator


Understanding the structure of Provincial Governments


Spring Murals


Team work


Hand-print flowers


Concentrating on creating


All smiles in 5G


A happy Friday

Oldies but Goodies (Rodeo Day!)

Problem Solving

Homework from this afternoon's Problem Solving class:

• Painted Room
• An Open Book

for next Monday, April 28th.

Our class has not had the greatest track record for being prepared in class with Problem Solving homework completely and correctly done, so let's make this week a different story! Please keep your work organized in your yellow Problem Solving duotang, and be sure to label the strategy you are using and to show all of your work in a logical and organized way. You can do it!

An overview for the week

Hello!

I hope you enjoyed your weekend - I ran the Sun Run and am struggling with stairs today (me and 57, 000 other people!). I'm sorry I couldn't come to the Spring Fair, but an appointment kept me away from the fabulous food and great fun - but I will definitely be there next year!

The "Friendly Letter" for Holes is coming along. The rough copy is due on Friday, April 25th. A reminder that the two blue sheets I sent home outlining the requirements and marking scheme for this project really should be followed. This letter is a SETTINGS based letter - so the information students include should reflect their understanding of the setting in Holes and well written sensory details that make the letter interesting to read. It needs to be written from the perspective of a character in the book, so students should know enough about this character to really develop a strong, well-written letter. Letter-head, an interesting and relevant stamp and properly addressed envelope are all part of this assignment - not extra! Students looking to go above and beyond should draw on their creativity.

To celebrate Earth Day, we are having a litterless lunch day on Tuesday, April 22nd. Please help your child to pack a lunch to satisfy this requirement.

On Thursday, April 24th, students can bring in $2 for the opportunity to wear jeans (but regular uniform tops!) as a fund raiser for the hospital. It is not mandatory, but students really must bring in the money to wear jeans.

Also on Thursday, Nurse Kelsall will be speaking to the Grade 5 students (boys and girls seperately) on the topic of Puberty. Please look at the white sheet in your child's agenda to explain this further and come and speak with me if you have any questions.

And a reminder, Friday, April 25th, drop off is at Morven at 8:25 am -- regular pick up from Wentworth after 3 pm.

Mr. Myron Sullivan: Guest Speaker for the Grade 5 students

On Friday, we were lucky enough to have Mr. Myron Sullivan speak to the Grade 5 students about the new technology he has developed to clean up oil spills. It was really fascinating (and sad) to learn about the impact of oil spills on the environment and economy, and exciting to think that we have witnessed first hand the cutting edge technology that will revolutionize this issue. Your child will be coming home with a DVD explaining the information he or she learned on Friday, and this website may also be of interest to you:

http://globalresponsegroup.com/index.php