• Read: record your reading pages in your passpart
• Math: next quiz Monday, multiplication facts
• Write: Dictionary skills, complete lesson 67

Reminders:

Oct. 3rd - no school; PD day

• Read: record in your passport
• Math: do worksheet pg. 3
• French: do assigned homework

What is Creative Expression?

Why is Art so darn important?

• Read: Record in passport
• Math: Facts test tomorrow
• Write: Finish journal entry about My Family

• Read: Record pages read in your Reading Passport. Remember touse only one box for your weekend reading and have your parents initial the box.
• Social Studies: read Governal General information and answer the questions
• Write: Finish ABC order worksheet
• Music: Recorder practice sheet due Tues

Remember a toonie for Terry Fox. Colour Day Monday, wear house colours

• Read: Record your reading in your Reading Passport

• Math: review addition facts for a quiz

• Write: Social Studies, read Prime Ministers and answer questions. Remember to handwrite and write in complete sentences

• Reminders:

1. Bring in memory card or CD of camp pictures
2. Newspaper article
3. No School Oct. 3

Help me test out this blog....

What is Art?Hmmmmmmm?

• Read: Find a novel to bring to class

• Reminders:    
  

1. Camp form signed and returned by tomorrow
2. Give "About my Child" sheet to your parents to complete (due Monday)

1. Read

2. Get #1 uniform clean and pressed for Wed.

1. Problem # 43 signed.

1. Final Fun T.U.S.C. tomorrow.

2. Colour Day tomorrow (bring donation for Leo)

* Noon dismissal on June 18

1. PS # 43

2. Prepare for final T.U.S.C.

3. Pack clothes for Tabloid day tomorrow afternoon (wear uniform in the morning)

1. Study clouds and water cycle.

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

Music: In music we continued in the band introduction. Many people liked the trumpet.

French lab: We worked on aviation. At 10:05 we had a fire drill then we went straight to recess.

Math: We took the Guess and Check test and when we were done, we read.

Health: We took a test on Human Sexuality. Afterwards, we corrected the first and second page.

Surprise. We shucked corn for eaglefest.

Lab: We worked on printing our limericks and we also worked on our cloud paragraph.

Art: We worked on our murals for the class.

by Wilson

1. PS # 18

2. Practice 10-3

3. Pop Quiz signed

*Reminder: no school on Friday for JS only

1. PS test signed.

2. Grad Photo tomorrow: # 1 uniform required

3. Study weather package

NO HOMEWORK...IN HONOUR OF EAGLEFEST!

For tomorrow: bring water bottle and wear gym clothes

If you must do something....study/review s.s. cards for Monday's test.

Special Assembly: This morning we had a special assembly for Mrs.McFee. Everyone did something special to show our respect for Mrs.McFee.

Music: In music class we got to try some of the instruments we could play next year in music. We didn't get to try out all the instruments, so on thursday we will get to try out the rest. We also got to meet some of the music teachers we get next year.

Social Studies: We went over our social studies and studied for 25 minutes. After that we answered some questions that might be on the test.

Library: We had fun in library because we got to go to the middle and senior school library. It's a cool library and our librarian is very cool.

E.L.A.: For E.L.A. we got to go on the labtops and we worked on our limericks.

T.U.S.C.: Today for the last two periods we got to do T.U.S.C. I thought everyone did a great job. There were lot's of interesting topics shared today. I hope ...

1. Study s.s. cards for test on Monday.

2. Complete practice problems for Guess and Check test on Thursday.

3. le francais quiz tomorrow!

4. Human Sexuality test on Thursday.

5. Music: practise for Gold Belt: due Monday, June 2

Social Studies: Practiced Social Studies flash cards with a partner.

Science: Started a descriptive paragraph about clouds and discussed the different types of clouds.

French: Discussed homework and made phone sentences with a partner in French.

Computer Lab: Worked on finalizing our Limericks so that we could print them. We started the Limericks last week with Mrs. Wadge. Also we worked on our clouds paragraphs.

 Physical Education: Practiced completing the 60m dash, 100m and 200m.

by Keegan

Assembly: In assembly Mr. Milani told us who won all the draws and we also got to see everyone's costume.

Speaker: Some middle school students came to talk to us about middle school.

Art: In art we worked on our murle's. Murle's are paintings with a story behind them.

Social Studies: In soical studies we worked on putting all our notes on to our cards.

French: In french we learned how to say our address in French.

Music: In music we got our poster marks back.

Health: In health we answered some of the we had about family life.

By Andrew

1.  T.U.S.C. tomorrow

2. Study for S.S. chapter 7 test on Monday (use cards)

3. Guess and Check test on Thursday

4. Complete PS # 61

5. le francais

*Scholastic deadline on Thursday

Eaglefest Thursday: bring a toonie for Red Cross

Health: We talked about HIV and AIDS, Menstruation, learned how a baby is born and recieved a booklet about puberty.

LUNCH: We had the "Cow"nadian Idol and the Milk Chug-a-lug

Science/Top Secret Project: We had a test on The Water Cycle and we discussed our "top secret" project with our partners.

Social Studies: We recorded notes (on the cards) on "Radisson and Grosliers" and "The English Fur Trade: Companys of Adventurers."

Phys Ed: We ran two laps around the field. Then we practiced for Track + Field Day. We played Ultimate at the end.

Homeroom: Ms. Elkins returned Our V.S.F. project rubric and our Simple Machines test.

by Matthew

1. Finish chapter 7 notes on yellow sheet to the end. Write four "Questions to Ponder" that reflect strong questions about the material in chapter 7.

2. Simple Machines test signed.

3. Memory Page due Monday!

4. VSF Project signed.

* Farmer/Cow day tomorrow!

Today was one of the best spirit week days yet!

ELA: We put together a persuasive paragraph package and we made our own limericks! A limerick is a poem with 5 lines. Lines 1+2+5 rhyme and 3+4 rhyme.

Science: We learned the definitions of each part of the water cycle.

Math: We went over PS 30.

We showed our house spirit by building a farm out of milk cartons during lunch!

French: We learned how to say "in" in different ways.

Music: We practiced Rock and Roll Forever and the "Secret Song" :)

To end the day, we started our "top secret" activity and we did the Cowadian Idol auditions!

by Wesley

This is an audio-animation that looks at the water cycle. Click on the stage of the cycle where you would like to start.

http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html

Today we had a really cool day.

Math/Science: Today in math, the grade 5's did a math contest called the Math League Contest.It is specificaly made for grade 5's. it is out of 30 and if you get 12 out of 30 you do good! For science we did our reflections for our Virtual Science Fair where we wrote our hypothysis,question, what we learned, what we liked, what we could improve, our conclusion, and how hard we worked on our project.

Library Circulation: For this, half of our class goes to the library and half stays in our class and reads, then we switch.

Math: Today in math, we did our MeasurmentTest. It was out of 15 marks. Some of the questions had perimeter and area involed in them.

Social Studies: In social studies today, we kept on going with our little studying cards. We write information on these cards from our social studies textbook and we take them home to study.

Gym (Physical Education): Today ...

1. PS 30 signed.

2. PS 54

3. Study water cycle

4. Memory Page Draft due tomorrow.

5. Reminder: French test Tues. May 27

*Wear House Colours tomorrow.

1. Finish notes on index cards for Fur Trade Roles (use white sheet)

2. Start studying the cards.

3. Measurement test signed.

4. Bring milk cartons/jugs!

1. Prepare for measurement review test on Tues.

2. PS #30

3. Music homework

4. Complete Practice Math Contest:

a) review the questions from your first practice test

b) time yourself for 30 minutes and complete the blue test.

c) then look at the yellow sheet for the answers to see how you did

Actual contest is Tuesday morning (this does not count for marks)

1. T.U.S.C. signed.

2. Measurement review signed (measurement test on Tues.)

3. Simple machines test Thurs.

4. Review next T.U.S.C. role.

5. PS # 16 signed.

1. PS #16

2. Study for simple machines test (on Thursday)

3. le francais

On Friday our class learned from a variety of classes.

Science: we learned about weather we have also been reading a book called “Disasters”. We also finished up our Virtual Science Fair presentations.

Art: we created pictures of creatures in midnight. We got the ideas from the book “Where the Wild Thing Are”

Music: we watched the video of the rock show. We got to see ourselves and how we thought that we preformed. We all had a lot to be proud of.

We had to miss our French period because all the classes in Junior School planted grass seeds where there was dead grass or much grass.

Computer: we took the chance to see pictures from our Rock show and then we commented on how we thought it went and if we liked it.

ealth: We wrote down how we thought middle school was going to be and we also wrote down lists of how to show respect.

This was a day in 5AE

E.L.A.: In E.L.A. we played interesting word games with adjectives, adverb, verbs and more.

Music: In music we prepared for our musical which is going on right now. It is fun.

Science: In science we studied our simple machines for a test next Thursday. Then, we wrote down 5 things we wanted to learn in science.

French: In French class we had a test on the 2 verbs etre and avoir. It was pretty hard.

Science: In our second science class of the day, we talked about Canadian disasters.

Music: In music class we personated our musical to the whole junior school.

by Brad

You can see more pictures of the musical by logging into the portal.

The Junior School's Grade 4 and 5 Rock Musical was a rousing success, playing to enthusiastic audiences on May 7th and 8th.

What did you think about the musical? Did you see it? Were you involved in it?

Were there any performances that were especially memorable?

What was your favourite memory from the musical?

Post your comments here!

Sabina is Thursday's scribe.

Today's homework is:

• Be here at 6:15. Have a book to read.
• Music (40) Make this your best performance yet.
• Get your math test signed.
• Get your WSO permission form signed.

NO HOMEWORK!

Bring a book tonight.

Math: For the first period we had a math test on number theory. Overall it was a pretty easy test.

Math: In the second period we also had math. We made irregular shapes and figured out the area and perimeter of the shape.

Library: In library we picked out books of our choice.

Math: We learned about metric units of mass and capacity in our math textbooks.

Science: We started our units on weather. We brainstormed different words about weather. We brainstormed a lot of words.

Gym: We warmed up and played Badminton with a partner.We kept on playing badminton and then cleaned up at the end.

Music: We rehearsed our first part of the Rock show, which is happening in the next two days.We kept on rehearsing our Rock show. We are very well prepared for our show tomorrow and Thursday.

by Rayan

1. Study simple machines

2. French quiz tomorrow

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Music: In music we practiced our musical and reviewed some of the songs that we did not know as well as the other song. We went through the whole play.

French: In French we continued to do our animation what we have been working on for a long time and almost all of us are done. Our animations are about space ships a hot air balloon and many more.

We had a pop quiz and no one aced the test, but Keegan got really close he just did a careless mistake. The test was about reading the directions carefully and don’t skip ahead without reading the directions. In the end, we had to just ignore the directions and write our name in the top corner of the page.

Health: In health we also had a test and Mr. Plant gave us no warning of the test either. The test was pretty hard; I don’t think anyone got perfect. One next Wednesday we are starting a new unit called family life.

VSF Presentation: In that ...