A Very Pleasant Fresh Air Friday!!

Agenda:
1. Bring any ticket $ or donation items for the Family Dance raffle, please

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned:
1. How to make bannock.
2. How to tie several knots.
3. About mapping.
How did you show what you learned?
We rotated to three different 'centres' to learn about each.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply some of this knowledge to our next 3 (final) FAFs.

From Chasing Vermeer:

"He was no longer carrying the package." (p. 213)

A few of the knots we learned:


Bannock Recipe:

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp vegetable shortening or butter

1 pinch of salt

1/4 cup water

Mix dry ingredients together. Add water. Knead dough. Pat into a flat square. Cook in oven at 450 for approximately 10-15 minutes. Serve with jam and butter. 

April 28, 2016

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - most groups
2. Math test/quiz - Tuesday, May 3rd (Mrs. Saunders' and Mr. P's groups)
3. Creating Suspense - read and highlight/underline - 1st side only
4. F.A.F. - tomorrow - please dress appropriately
5. Please bring donations to our Family Dance Raffle basket in class
6. Have you purchased your tickets for the Family Dance?

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to add suspense to a story.
How did you show what you learned?
We began to read and highlight/underline phrases and word referents.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice how to write this ourselves.

From 'Chasing Vermeer':

"'Just be careful. Looking and seeing are two very different things.'" (p. 207)

April 27, 2016

Agenda:
1. POW - due tomorrow
2. Music quiz tomorrow
3. Math H.W. - some groups
4. Novel recommendations continue tomorrow and Friday
5. Word Work - due tomorrow
6. Spring Family Dance forms returned

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to build an open and closed circuit.
How did you show what you learned?
We used a battery and a light bulb to experiment.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to answer some questions about how to build a circuit.

From Chasing Vermeer:

"'I think we've found her." (p. 197)

Weekly Edit:

Some plants and seeds are unique because of there size. One kind of palm tree in the seychelles ilands has a huge seed that can weigh more then 60 pounds. found in california, the tallest tree speces is the coast redwood, which can grow over 375 feet high. The leaves of the gient amazon water lily can grow as large as 8 feet across. Have you ever see Wolffia, the worlds smalest flowering plants, in a pond lake, or stream. two full-size wolffia could fit inside a letter “o”!

April 26, 2016

Agenda:
1. Novel Recommendation (oral presentation) due tomorrow
2. Math Test next Tuesday (May 3rd) - Mrs. Saunders' and Mr. P's groups
3. Word Work - Editing - due Thurs.
4. POW - due Thursday - to be handed in
5. Music quiz this Thursday
6. Mrs. Lee/Lim's math group - test tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about 'elaborative detail' in story writing.
How did you show what you learned?
We highlighted a sheet which explained what details should be included.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to begin planning our stories.

April 21, 2016 - sunny and hot again!

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - most groups
2. No school Friday and Monday - parent/teacher conferences + P.D. Day

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned the definition of capacity.
How did you show what you learned?
One of the student teachers taught us.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to know how volume and capacity are related.

A very hot April 19th, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - most groups
2. Please read over 2 parent letters - there are due dates on them...

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what a 'perfect' number is.
How did you show what you learned?
We figured out a way to calculate it.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to complete our math prime factorization homework.

From Chasing Vermeer:

"'Who's to say that art isn't alive, anyway?" (p. 183)

Another Sunny FAF!!

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - some groups
2. POW - take up on Mon.
3. Try to get outside this weekend

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that spring is here!
How did you show what you learned?
We saw signs of spring all over Whispering Woods.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to appreciate how early spring came this year.

April 14, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - some groups - (Mrs. Saunders' group - find capacity in your novel)
2. POW due tomorrow - extra day to complete
3. F.A.F. tomorrow - please dress appropriately for the weather
4. Novel recommendation - due April 27th...

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how a lightbulb works.
How did you show what you learned?
We labelled the parts of a lightbulb.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how two wires a lightbulb and a battery can create a circuit.

From Chasing Vermeer:

"It was addressed, in neat handwriting, to Ms. Isabel Hussey." (p. 176)

Capacity H.W.: If you have a 5L bowl and a 3L bowl, and unlimited access to water, how would you measure EXACTLY 4L using only the 2 bowls?  (There are no lines on the bowls to show measurements) 

April 13, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - some groups (Mrs. Saunders' group - container - capacity)
2. Think of any psychological character traits that we did not discuss
3. POW due tomorrow
4. Science - quiz signed and returned
5. Fun Lunch tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about capacity in math.
How did you show what you learned?
We took a jellybean jar and tried to figure out how many there were.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about volume.

From Chasing Vermeer:
"It was the first time that many people had realized how murky and changeable the waters of history can be." (p. 172)

April 12, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - some groups
2. Word Work - editing - due tomorrow (see below)
3. Think about a main character for a story you will write - what would be some things the reader would need to know about her, him, it, etc.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about atoms.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a video.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about how batteries work.

When Jane Goodall arrived in tanzania at age 26. She was about to fulfil a dream. goodall longed to lern more then anyone else might hope to know about chimpanzees. Born on april 3 1934, her adventures into the african Jungle were most unique because she were a women. Her discoverys would amase the scientific world. She find that chimps striped leaves from twigs to use as tool and that they hunted and ate other animuls.

April 11, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - some groups
2. Results - IRIS - written portion due tomorrow
3. Word Work - Editing - due Wed.
4. POW - due Thurs.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to tell if our battery is working or not.
How did you show what you learned?
We conducted an experiment.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to find out how we did on our quizzy-poo.

From Chasing Vermeer:

"It was not the Lady they'd been looking for." (p. 166)

Yet Another Sunny and Warm Fresh Air Friday!!

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - some groups
2. Science Quiz Monday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned some of the ways our First Nations' groups lived off the land.
How did you show what you learned?
We researched and tried to experience how our groups would live in Whispering Woods.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to look at the portability of our shelters.  

April 7, 2016

Agenda:
1. Math - POW due tomorrow
2. FAF tomorrow - dress appropriately for the warm weather
3. Reminder - Novel Recommendation - due on April 27th
4. Science 'Quizzy-Poo' Monday (vocabulary)
5. Math - Mrs. Saunders - HW

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that ZOMBIES are NOT REAL!!
How did you show what you learned?
We were preparing for our FAF activity.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to prepare for our First Nations' quiz.

April 6, 2016

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - check your group
2. POW due tomorrow
3. News Article - good copy - hand in tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned some basics about photography.
How did you show what you learned?
We learned about the camera on the iPad from Ms. Craddock.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to edit our photos.

April 5, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Math H.W. - all groups
2. Fun Lunch forms due Thurs.
3. News Article due tomorrow after lunch (you will have some time in the am to complete)
4. Sign/initial the Literature Circle book review

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about woodwind and brass instruments.
How did you show what you learned?
We saw a concert by Simon Fraser at CJP and got to try or hold the instruments.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to decide (if in Gr. 6) whether or not we will take band/music as an option in Gr. 7.

From Chasing Vermeer:

"'Something you'd like to tell the police? No more secrets, now.'" (p. 145)

April 4, 2016.

Agenda:
1. We will be walking down to CJP tomorrow afternoon for a band concert from Simon Fraser.
2. Treat Day tomorrow - bring your $0.25s
3. Math H.W. - 2 of 3 groups
4. News article rough draft must be completed by tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about prime and composite numbers.
How did you show what you learned?
We filled in a hundreds chart.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about factors and multiples.

From Chasing Vermeer:

"Maybe she was a writer.  A writer and a thief?" (p. 137)

April 1st, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Math and Science PATs Monday --> ;-)
2. Science Test Monday
3. Math HW from Wed., due Mon.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how mapping a place at Nose Hill, is more difficult than we expected. 
How did you show what you learned?
We mapped the location of our shelter at Nose Hill.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to look at the portability of shelters.