1. Math: Family Letter signed

2. Review Commitment for Learning Criteria

3. Complete Daily Math #1 Wed.

4. Identify the primary and secondary sources on the brainstorm sheet of "How do we know about the past?" Use two different coloured pencil crayons to circle them (ex. all the primary sources in red, the secondary in green). If you are unsure of one, then leave it blank. If you think one can be either primary or secondary, cirlce it twice. Be prepared to explain your choices.

Reminder: bring in your can of food by Monday.

1. Memorize words to song.

2. le francais

3. Read (15 min.)

*Bring one or two cans by Monday

1. PS # 2 signed.

2. Research a cancer organization: inlcude the name, purpose (what does it do), how many people are affected and (optional: how severe the cancer is).

3. Music: memorize song by Monday and complete sheet.

1. Actively read pages 2-7 in your S.S. textbook.

2. Complete Daily Math #1 Tues.

Scholastic deadline: Thursday.

1. Complete Scientific Method sheet.

2. PS Instruction sheet signed

3. Complete PS # 2

4. Read for 15 min.

1. Pack for camp (tonight...not in the morning!)

2. Be at school no later than 8:00 a.m.

3. Monday: colour day-wear House colours-bring a toonie for Terry-Terry Fox Run in the afternoon.

Get a good night's sleep!

1. Special journal due tomorrow

2. le francais

3. Think about Philanthropy Project

4. Prepare for camp

We have finished our first week in 5VS. We have been discussing our citizenship, both as Canadians and as members of our school community, as well as our rights in the classroom. The students in 5VS know a lot about how to be a good citizen!

Don't forget to wear your winter uniform on Monday for pictures.

1. Millipede permission form signed.

2. Winter uniform Monday (Pictures)

3. Prepare for camp.

4. Read (at least 20 min.)

SC

1. Reminder: special journal by Tues.

2. Read W.E. pages 3-11

3. Read (for at least 20 min.)

SC

1. Complete music sheet "Getting to Know You" by Friday.

2. Find an interesting piece to share with the class (piece can be a short story, poem, newspaper article etc.)

3. Read for at least 20 min.

SC

Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.

1. Complete your Goal sheet.

2. Actively read pages 59-65 in W.E.(Writers Express)

3. Discuss the "special journal" with parents (size should be slightly smaller than your agenda, with lined pages).

4. Visit the class blog with parents (www.sjr.mb.ca/blogs)

1. Complete "Family Rules and Beliefs" sheet with your parents and return by tomorrow.

2. Review the multiplication math facts.

3. Read (at least 15 min.)

SC= Student Choice (10 min.)

Reminder: Bring in your camp forms (3) if you are # 5, 9, 11 or 19

The News is IN!  Welcome to our new Arts Blog page where all you arts fans can post commentary, art products and information about the arts at SJR, Canada and the WORLD. 

Do you have any information about the Arts in our community?

Check out the link below for news about the Toronto International Film Festival

http://www.tiff07.ca/

or check out their blogs: http://www.tiff07.ca/blogs/blog/index.aspx

If you use Google Earth, you already know what a powerful program it is in finding places around the world, finding directions, and exploring.  It now has a new feature called "Sky", which allows you to view and search the universe.  You can find constellations, different planets, galaxies, and other cool things in outer space.  Just like Google Earth, Google Sky uses satellite images and "stitches" them all together to make a searchable map of the universe.  If you want to learn more, go to this link:

http://earth.google.com/sky/index.html

Check it out.  It's pretty cool!

Sony just announced an update to their "Portable Playstation" or PSP.  It will be called the PSP-2000.  Here's a picture:

It's a little thinner than the old one, with better battery life, and more RAM.  "RAM" stands for "Random Access Memory."  When a computer has more RAM, it is able to do things more quickly.  The PSP-2000 will have 64 megabytes of RAM, instead of 32 like the old one.  This means it should have less "load times."  With the old PSP, you have to wait for the game to "load" before you can play.  The new PSP should be faster.

It also has a video-out port, so you can plug it into a television.  I'm not sure why you would want to plug it into a television.

It has the same ...

No Homework

Dismissal at noon June 13

Closing Ceremonies: Winter Uniform and be at the church, with your recorder by 4:00 sharp!!

1. Bring a blanket for picnic at the park on Monday afternoon.

2. Colour Day for Grade 5's on Monday.

3. Permission slips (for party and closing ceremonies rehearsal) asap

Have a great weekend!

1. Prepare for Final Fun TUSC

2. S.S. Exam mark sheet signed

3. Actively read pages 114 - 119 in chapter 7 in S.S. text.

1. Actively read pages 108-113 in chapter 7 in S.S. text.

2. Prepare for Final Fun T.U.S.C.

1. Actively read pages 100-107 in chapter 7 in S.S. text.

1. June 13, the last day of classes for Junior School, is a NOON dismissal and NOT a 2 p.m. dismissal.

2. Grad photos on Monday (winter uniform)

3. Black Belt test tomorrow for some students.

4. Math exam mark sheet signed.

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!

1. Prepare for math exam (Exam Monday morning)

2.Prepare for S.S. exam.

3. Science exam mark sheet signed.

1. Prepare for math exam: complete review sheets.

2. Prepare for S.S. exam

3. ELA exam mark sheet signed.

Colour Day tomorrow: wear school colours (black, gold and/or green)

1. Prepare for math exam.

2. Prepare for S.S. exam: review exam outline

Colour Day on Friday, May 25

1. Study for science exam (tomorrow)

2. le francais (study for oral exam if not yet taken)

3. Study for music test tomorrow

4. Review for math exam

Reminder: Bring in memory items asap.

GRAD PHOTO on June 4 (winter uniform required: students may change into summer uniform after the photo)

1. Prepare for science exam (May 23)

2. Prepare for math exam (May 28)

3. Review chapter 6 S.S. index cards

1. Prepare for ELA exam tomorrow.

2. Review chapter 5 notes (S.S.)

3. T.U.S.C. signed.

4. Review math exam outline with parents.

1. Prepare for French exam (tomorrow)

2. Prepare for ELA exam (Thursday)

3. JS Memories: photos etc.--> gather by Tuesday, May 22

4. Late lunches on May 22 and 23 (bring snacks those days)

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY OR MONDAY ! !

Summer Program packages due tomorrow.

1. Prepare for French exam.

2. Prepare for ELA exam: paragraph practice sheet

3. Review science exam outline with parents.

4. Optional: Math League Contest Prep Test

Junk Food for Eaglefest basket: deadline Thursday.

Scholastic Deadline Thursday.

1. Finish notes on "Seven Years War" and "Battle of The Plains of Abraham".

2. Complete Practice 10-10 (Symmetry)

EP: Multiplication and Division Review Sheet

Colour Day tomorrow (Farm Theme)

1. Complete Practice 10-5.

2. Read and highlight the important information on the weather pages (7 and 8).

3. Study the Explorers pages (62 and 63) in your S.S. text.

1. Finish index card notes on "Expulsion of Acadians 1755-1763" and read pages 92-93.

2. le francais

EP: Skeletal System

Grade 5 Soccer game canceled tonight.

1. Complete Practice 10-3.

2. Read pages 5 and 6 of weather notes and highlight the key points.

EP: digestive system

1. Prepare for T.U.S.C.

2. PS # 16 signed.

3. Review ELA exam outline.

4. Finish Index Cards: "War Between Britain and France" notes if not done. Complete notes on "The Founding of Halifax, 1749"

5. T.U.S.C. signed

Bring Junk Food for Eaglefest Basket.

1. Prepare for T.U.S.C.

2. Study circulatory and respiratory systems for exam.

1. Complete PS # 16.

2. Finish "Thirteen Colonies" notes from chapter 6 in S.S. textbook on index cards.

1. Take notes on "The Beothuk" section of chapter 6 in your S.S. textbook. Put the notes onto your index cards.

2. T.U.S.C. tomorrow.

1. Prepare for T.U.S.C.

2. PS test signed.

3. S.S. test signed.

4. First Settlements notes (chapter 6 in S.S. textbook): take jot notes of the important information.

1. Prepare for T.U.S.C. on May 2.

2. Prepare for PS test on Monday (Logical Reasoning)