HOMEWORK
1. Grade 5 Math: UPS Check worksheet due Thursday
2. Grade 6 Math: Factor Trees due Monday
3. Science cover collage
Thursday 30 October 2014
Halloween approaches!
Non perishable food is being collected as part of our celebrations and outward-looking vision.
Students are invited to bring a costume in a bag to school on Friday. School will be as normal during the morning; at 1:00 pm students who wish to can don their costume, but as in past years, we remind parents the costumes at school should not have weapons, gore, mask, or make-up... we leave the full effect for after school, please.
Homework due for Thursday:
Math:
Gr. 6: Factor Trees (Th)
Gr 5: highlight important information; how would you solve that kind of question (ie: which operation); and solve # 5 on the bottom of Ms. Weiss's sheet
Language Arts:
-brainstorm Halloween
Health & Career Education:
-Genius Hour presentations (2 minutes long with a finished poster on a career of the student's choice) is due Wednesday Nov. 12 (see criteria below).
Upcoming:
Our first Desk Change
Our first Skype call with another Gr 5 class in the USA about our novel "The Fourteenth Goldfish".
Our second Skype call with another Gr 6 ESL class in the American prairies also about our novel.
Non perishable food is being collected as part of our celebrations and outward-looking vision.
Students are invited to bring a costume in a bag to school on Friday. School will be as normal during the morning; at 1:00 pm students who wish to can don their costume, but as in past years, we remind parents the costumes at school should not have weapons, gore, mask, or make-up... we leave the full effect for after school, please.
Homework due for Thursday:
Math:
Gr. 6: Factor Trees (Th)
Gr 5: highlight important information; how would you solve that kind of question (ie: which operation); and solve # 5 on the bottom of Ms. Weiss's sheet
Language Arts:
-brainstorm Halloween
Health & Career Education:
-Genius Hour presentations (2 minutes long with a finished poster on a career of the student's choice) is due Wednesday Nov. 12 (see criteria below).
Upcoming:
Our first Desk Change
Our first Skype call with another Gr 5 class in the USA about our novel "The Fourteenth Goldfish".
Our second Skype call with another Gr 6 ESL class in the American prairies also about our novel.
Thursday 23 October 2014
West Coast Days!
It's been quite the down pour of rain today. I'm sure we will have many more West Coast days like today. Please remember to dress appropriately for the weather. It's always better to be prepared for the worse than not prepared at all.
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Monday 20 October 2014
Homework:
Music (for Ms. Dunkley):
Complete the picture of Edward Elgar for Monday 27 October
Math:
Gr. 5: Try all the questions on pp 16-19 of the handout; any that are difficult will be covered in class. Quiz coming up later this week on these pages. Date to be announced.
Gr. 6: p. 18-19 (T)
PE:
Students create a new table with their own and a classmate's data. This table should show all data in one table. (T)
Here are some of the criteria we generated today in class for what contributes to a great table of data:
Reminder:
Photos ordering deadline is coming up quickly. If you would like to order photos, your form and payment must be handed in to Mr. Clarke by October 23, 2014.
If a retake is required, do NOT return the order to me. Hang on to it, because your child will have to hand the order form to the photographer on Retake Day (when that is announced).
Reminder: This Friday 24 October is a province-wide Professional Development day; students do not attend school.
Also: Our school has an opportunity to watch on TV as the Dalai Lama speaks in Vancouver tomorrow morning (Tuesday from 9-11 am). It might be a rich conversation were you to bring this topic up at home.
Music (for Ms. Dunkley):
Complete the picture of Edward Elgar for Monday 27 October
Math:
Gr. 5: Try all the questions on pp 16-19 of the handout; any that are difficult will be covered in class. Quiz coming up later this week on these pages. Date to be announced.
Gr. 6: p. 18-19 (T)
PE:
Students create a new table with their own and a classmate's data. This table should show all data in one table. (T)
Here are some of the criteria we generated today in class for what contributes to a great table of data:
Reminder:
Photos ordering deadline is coming up quickly. If you would like to order photos, your form and payment must be handed in to Mr. Clarke by October 23, 2014.
If a retake is required, do NOT return the order to me. Hang on to it, because your child will have to hand the order form to the photographer on Retake Day (when that is announced).
Reminder: This Friday 24 October is a province-wide Professional Development day; students do not attend school.
Also: Our school has an opportunity to watch on TV as the Dalai Lama speaks in Vancouver tomorrow morning (Tuesday from 9-11 am). It might be a rich conversation were you to bring this topic up at home.
Sunday 19 October 2014
Whoops!
This is not good news, but in 5 years it's the first I've seen it, so I'm pretty sure it is very temporary.
Hang in there!
Hang in there!
Friday 17 October 2014
Wow, what a great week with your kids!
Lots of art, math well underway, we've made excellent progress on our class novel ("The Fourteenth Goldfish"), and we've started our blogs. I'll start by talking about our student blogs.
Student blogs:
Each home should have this address bookmarked or favorited:
http://kidblog.org/Clarke201415/
Students have this written down in their Agendas, but just in case, I've posted it above. Each child will have to log in with their personal password. Each post must first pass by me for approval, and I am being picky about capitals, punctuation, and full sentences. If a child thought they had finished a blog post, but it doesn't appear, it's because I veto'd it and sent it back to sit in that student's Drafts folder. (Control Panel --> Dashboard --> Draft).
Now for their first blog post, its title should be "The Fourteenth Goldfish". Students are allowed to include their own first name, but must keep all other personal information out of the blog ( no pictures of themselves or family (pets are Ok), no last names, no home addresses, no phone numbers or any other sensitive information). This time I would like them to blog about their first impressions of the book "The Fourteenth Goldfish" so far. We've read to the end of Chapter 7 (out of 29), so although we're not very far into the novel, I would like to see what they like; what is funny (or not); what is confusing, why they like it or not, etc.
Their first blog post may hit a few roadblocks until they get used to the Control Panel. Please assist if you are able, so that a presentable post is ready for publishing no later than Monday morning. They can hit "Publish" (which sends it to me) anytime 24/7. I'll be watching and editing all weekend, but by Monday morning I'd like at least a paragraph on each blog. If you or your child gets stuck, you can email me here: pclarke at sd44 dot ca
Art:
Mrs. Martin has asked that all students have their version of this picture (below) completed for Monday morning. You child's won't look exactly like this, but will have a combination of spheres in the foreground and colourful triangles in the background.
Also, our Christmas Card fundraiser artwork will be collected this Monday morning, so if your child hasn't finished their Northern Lights/Polar Bear art, it MUST be brought in to class Monday morning. That art would look something like the art below:
Math:
Gr. 5s are working on several pages of a math handout, but there is no homework assigned; we will do this in-class and will complete it next week prior to a math quiz.
Gr. 6: pp. 57-58 # 10-16 (M)
Blog:
"The Fourteenth Goldfish" post due no later than Monday
Reminder:
Photo orders: the deadline for photo orders is Thursday 23 October. Photos are optional, but if you choose to place an order, ensure the order & payment is brought into class no later than Oct. 23. If a photo retake is required, keep the order form for now. Students must hand the order form to the photographer on Retake Day (to be announced later).
Reading:
First attempts at the "Finding Franklin" assignment were generally very poorly done with many students writing in incomplete sentences, with missing capitals and punctuation. If your child received a mark of 10/15 or worse, they have the opportunity to try again and re-submit their work for remarking. I won't chase students for this, so otherwise their original mark will stand.
Lots of art, math well underway, we've made excellent progress on our class novel ("The Fourteenth Goldfish"), and we've started our blogs. I'll start by talking about our student blogs.
Student blogs:
Each home should have this address bookmarked or favorited:
http://kidblog.org/Clarke201415/
Students have this written down in their Agendas, but just in case, I've posted it above. Each child will have to log in with their personal password. Each post must first pass by me for approval, and I am being picky about capitals, punctuation, and full sentences. If a child thought they had finished a blog post, but it doesn't appear, it's because I veto'd it and sent it back to sit in that student's Drafts folder. (Control Panel --> Dashboard --> Draft).
Now for their first blog post, its title should be "The Fourteenth Goldfish". Students are allowed to include their own first name, but must keep all other personal information out of the blog ( no pictures of themselves or family (pets are Ok), no last names, no home addresses, no phone numbers or any other sensitive information). This time I would like them to blog about their first impressions of the book "The Fourteenth Goldfish" so far. We've read to the end of Chapter 7 (out of 29), so although we're not very far into the novel, I would like to see what they like; what is funny (or not); what is confusing, why they like it or not, etc.
Their first blog post may hit a few roadblocks until they get used to the Control Panel. Please assist if you are able, so that a presentable post is ready for publishing no later than Monday morning. They can hit "Publish" (which sends it to me) anytime 24/7. I'll be watching and editing all weekend, but by Monday morning I'd like at least a paragraph on each blog. If you or your child gets stuck, you can email me here: pclarke at sd44 dot ca
Art:
Mrs. Martin has asked that all students have their version of this picture (below) completed for Monday morning. You child's won't look exactly like this, but will have a combination of spheres in the foreground and colourful triangles in the background.
Also, our Christmas Card fundraiser artwork will be collected this Monday morning, so if your child hasn't finished their Northern Lights/Polar Bear art, it MUST be brought in to class Monday morning. That art would look something like the art below:
Math:
Gr. 5s are working on several pages of a math handout, but there is no homework assigned; we will do this in-class and will complete it next week prior to a math quiz.
Gr. 6: pp. 57-58 # 10-16 (M)
Blog:
"The Fourteenth Goldfish" post due no later than Monday
Reminder:
Photo orders: the deadline for photo orders is Thursday 23 October. Photos are optional, but if you choose to place an order, ensure the order & payment is brought into class no later than Oct. 23. If a photo retake is required, keep the order form for now. Students must hand the order form to the photographer on Retake Day (to be announced later).
Reading:
First attempts at the "Finding Franklin" assignment were generally very poorly done with many students writing in incomplete sentences, with missing capitals and punctuation. If your child received a mark of 10/15 or worse, they have the opportunity to try again and re-submit their work for remarking. I won't chase students for this, so otherwise their original mark will stand.
Thursday 16 October 2014
Thursday, October 16 Homework
Math:
- Grade 5: Operations Worksheet (both sides) due Thursday
- Grade 6: p. 57 #5-9 due Friday
Wednesday 15 October 2014
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Homework:
Gr. 6 Math: p. 56 # 1-4 (W)
Gr. 6 Reading: Drones (W)
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We are about to begin blogging on Kidblog.org. This is a teacher-designed and run blogging website where safety, but worldwide access go hand in hand.
Each student in our class will have their own blogging space, but everything they post must first be approved online by me. Anyone in the world can read their posts, and commenting is allowed and encouraged, but again, all comments will be approved by me before being published.
Students in our class can find this years blog here:
We have just started this term's read aloud, and it promises to be a GREAT read! It is a novel called
"The Fourteenth Goldfish", written by Jennifer Holm. This brand new kids book (2014) is already garnering attention. It has been selected as one of several novels in the "Global Read Aloud" initiative which I am doing with our class. Essentially classes all around the world read, at the same time, the same novel. As long as no one reads ahead, then all classes are in the same place in the book by the end of each week. You typically read half a dozen chapters per week, and kids can then share thoughts, predictions, likes, dislikes with teachers and students in other cities or even countries.
Gr. 6 Math: p. 56 # 1-4 (W)
Gr. 6 Reading: Drones (W)
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We are about to begin blogging on Kidblog.org. This is a teacher-designed and run blogging website where safety, but worldwide access go hand in hand.
Each student in our class will have their own blogging space, but everything they post must first be approved online by me. Anyone in the world can read their posts, and commenting is allowed and encouraged, but again, all comments will be approved by me before being published.
Students in our class can find this years blog here:
http://kidblog.org/Clarke201415/
We have just started this term's read aloud, and it promises to be a GREAT read! It is a novel called
"The Fourteenth Goldfish", written by Jennifer Holm. This brand new kids book (2014) is already garnering attention. It has been selected as one of several novels in the "Global Read Aloud" initiative which I am doing with our class. Essentially classes all around the world read, at the same time, the same novel. As long as no one reads ahead, then all classes are in the same place in the book by the end of each week. You typically read half a dozen chapters per week, and kids can then share thoughts, predictions, likes, dislikes with teachers and students in other cities or even countries.
As you would expect, we'll have lots of activities to do as we proceed through the book, but our number one priority is to catch up with the other classes who are also part of the Global Read Aloud. They will be at the end of Chapter 10 by the end of this week... and most haven't had a PD day as we did when there were no students in attendance, and also most weren't on Thanksgiving holiday... so as you can see, we've got our work cut out for us.
The most important thing is for students to not forge ahead. Classes, like ours, engaged in this project all do it as a read aloud by the teacher (hence the name). It is very important that students do not learn of what is to come in future chapters! We have a great reading adventure ahead of us!
Thursday 9 October 2014
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Sentence Combining (due Tuesday)
Try combining and rearranging these phrases
to make for longer, less repetitive sentences.
Bob pulled his dog’s leash. It was an old
leather leash. The dog did not want to move. The dog was big. The buckle on the
leash was silver. The buckle was small. The buckle was weak. The dog raised his
head. He sniffed. His head was big. His eyes locked onto something it was a
squirrel. He bolted, leaving the leash behind.
Homework for the long weekend upcoming:
Reading:
"Franklin" expedition reading assignment due Tuesday 14 Oct.
Math:
Gr. 5 pp 45/46 Odd numbered questions only (due Tuesday 14 Oct)
Gr. 6 p. 53 # 9, 10, 11 and the "Reflect" sectin (due Tuesday 14 Oct)
For tomorrow (Thursday 9 Oct)
Reminder
-Science Labs/Assessment... bring in magazines for cover
Reading:
"Franklin" expedition reading assignment due Tuesday 14 Oct.
Math:
Gr. 5 pp 45/46 Odd numbered questions only (due Tuesday 14 Oct)
Gr. 6 p. 53 # 9, 10, 11 and the "Reflect" sectin (due Tuesday 14 Oct)
For tomorrow (Thursday 9 Oct)
Reminder
-Science Labs/Assessment... bring in magazines for cover
Recommended novels:
If you are looking to add to the pile of books your son or daughter might like to read, then you probably won't go too far wrong with this short list.
These titles were nominated by our class as worthy reads. All different types, by many authors, some old favourites, some new... lots of gems here!
If you are looking to add to the pile of books your son or daughter might like to read, then you probably won't go too far wrong with this short list.
These titles were nominated by our class as worthy reads. All different types, by many authors, some old favourites, some new... lots of gems here!
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Here is a Fitness Table outline if your son or daughter needs it as an indication of the set-up.
The resting heart rate (H.R.) was measured inn beats per 15 seconds, and was conducted on two separate days. Ditto for the post-Exercise H.R. The Flexed Arm Hang measures how long the child can hang from a high bar in the the pull-up position, as measured in seconds. The Sitting Basketball throw was the best of two trials and determined how far the child could throw a basketball (measured in metres) from a sitting position.
This table needs a suitable title, data should be entered in the appropriate cells, and the overall appearance should be neat, tidy, and easy to read.
The resting heart rate (H.R.) was measured inn beats per 15 seconds, and was conducted on two separate days. Ditto for the post-Exercise H.R. The Flexed Arm Hang measures how long the child can hang from a high bar in the the pull-up position, as measured in seconds. The Sitting Basketball throw was the best of two trials and determined how far the child could throw a basketball (measured in metres) from a sitting position.
This table needs a suitable title, data should be entered in the appropriate cells, and the overall appearance should be neat, tidy, and easy to read.
Who Could Say No??
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| Very persuasive writing. It even has a reference to Shakespeare, so you can't beat that! |
P.S. (Of course we did go outside... who could say no to that?
P.P.S. Homework is as follows:
P.E.: Bring a good copy of your Fitness Table (either done by hand carefully and neatly, or done on a computer... both are equally acceptable) (due Wednesday)Math:
Gr 6 only: p. 53 # 5-8
Monday 6 October 2014
Friday 3 October 2014
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Wednesday's Homework:
1) Math for both grades:
Gr. 5 p. 38 #3, 4, 5 and p. 42 # 4, 7, 9 (due Friday)
Gr. 6 p. 48 # 1-5 (due Thursday)
Art for Mrs. Martin:
Please complete your project at home tonight if you haven't finished it already. We'd like to mount the artwork tomorrow morning.
Forms, forms, forms! Thanks to those parents who have handed in all the myriad of forms and submitted payment. We are waiting on just a few more before agendas can be distributed.
1) Math for both grades:
Gr. 5 p. 38 #3, 4, 5 and p. 42 # 4, 7, 9 (due Friday)
Gr. 6 p. 48 # 1-5 (due Thursday)
Art for Mrs. Martin:
Please complete your project at home tonight if you haven't finished it already. We'd like to mount the artwork tomorrow morning.
Meet the Teacher:
Thursday October 2, 2014
Primary: 6:00 pm
Meet in Gym for all: 6:35 pm
Intermediates 7:00 p.m.
Hope to see you in Room 303!
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