Reminders...

Please come in the morning prepared to board the bus to camp!

• One duffel bag with the majority of what you have packed according to the guidelines, ready to be placed on the luggage bus (please note that the luggage bus and the class bus we are traveling up on are different!).
  
• One small day pack with everything you need for your bus ride to accompany you on the class bus. This might include a small snack that will be completely finished prior to entering the camp (no outside food at the camp!), a book to read on the way or an iPod labeled clearly with your name for your listening pleasure. A reminder that the labeled iPod will be kept with me for the duration of our camping trip, and will be given back to you for the bus ride home on Friday! Please load some Joni Mitchell on there in the event that I would like to enjoy some music during the day. (ha ha)
  

Please return any outstanding Author Talk permission forms and Band/Choir declaration forms in the morning.

Kindie pictures should be rolling on in - please review the e-mail sent out by our class Mom's so that our class will have everything in order!

Thank you.

A short week!

The camp countdown is on!

Tonight's homework:

• Memorize line for Cafe Concert - we really want to shine the afternoon of our performance.

• Review for the Decimal test tomorrow afternoon.
  

• Problem Solving: Prairie Dogs due next Monday but students should truly complete this tonight so it is not forgotten in the shuffle of camp. Students continue to come to class unprepared for Mrs. Longworth, and I want us to have a 100% success rate next Monday!

• Review Government material - focusing on the three branches of the Federal government and a general timeline of events in Canada's history:
• The BNA Act of 1867 and Canada's Confederation - which provinces were around at this time? Who was our Prime Minister?
  
• The Constitution of 1982 and what it symbolized. Who was our Prime Minister?
• Who is our Prime Minister now? Do you know his vision for our country?
• What is your vision for our country?

• Pack for camp!
  

Thank you!

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!