Monday, March 10, 2014

Spelling Unit 19

Year 4 knew wrote know answer doubt listen wrong often sight climb knock walk thumb whistle wrestle knapsack wrecked wrist ghetto wrinkle Year 5 anyone's parents' Canada's neighbours' someone's character's ocean's nation's nobody's everybodies' wives' daughter's aunt's stomach's tongue's island's community's factories' businesses' country's Year 6 finally mostly nearly simply usually funnily easily friendly clearly fully surely lately magically tragically cleverly generally extremely especially calmly probably

Monday

We got a lot of Red Cedar summary posts done this morning. A reminder that the PAC fundraising coupon book sales are due back tomorrow. Scholastic orders are due on Friday. I am still looking for yarn donations for a spool knitting project that we will be doing after Spring Break. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling (sheet due Thursday) - math 4p. 151, 6 fraction package if not complete - science quiz on microscopes and cells on Friday - gym - pants and socks with a plastic bag in case of slipping in a puddle Have a good night!

Friday, March 7, 2014

Friday

We started our drama studies in Fine Arts today. We talked about what we know and want to know about theater. I also showed the students video examples of Kabuki Theater and Chinese Shadow Puppet Theater. Next week we will be having a science quiz on cells on Friday. Homework tonight: - home reading - any unfinished work - study science - math yr6 p. 173#1-13 Have a great weekend!

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Thursday

We did a grammar review lesson today of the noun, adjective, verb and adverb. We also did a spinner writing activity. Would you rather...? Ask your child what they wrote about. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling dictation - math yr 5 quiz tomorrow - yr 4 Black History Month article due - science if not complete - yr 4 FN activity if not complete - cell quiz next Friday Have a good night.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Wednesday

We had an amazing work block today!! All of the children were so focused on their work all day! We read another chapter of our non-fiction Red Cedar The World in Your Lunch Box. It has been very interesting learning the history of the food mentioned in the book. Homework tonight: - home reading - spelling story if not complete - science parts of a cell package due tomorrow - yr. 4 SS due tomorrow - math 4p. 144 #1-8, 5p. 158 #1-15, 6p. 168 #1-11 - gym tomorrow - library tomorrow - Scholastic orders due March 14 Have a great night!

Monday, March 3, 2014

Monday

We had a busy day today. We started taking a closer look at our cell study and learned about the parts of a cell. The grade 5/6's also got some new information to read for Friday on our new Government unit. The 6's have festival tomorrow. Please make sure you are in concert dress clothes and have your permission slips. Homework tonight: - home reading - study spelling - last weeks science if not complete - gym tomorrow Have a good night.

Spelling Unit 18

Year 4 water almost toward cause naughty taught warm drawn crawl because daughter also automatic exhausted reward applaud auction cautious forward laundry Year 5 windows words students groceries players brothers thousands leaves sandwiches roofs videos wives guesses communities systems activities businesses centuries enemies opportunities Year 6 painful cheerful forgetful goodness illness weakness closeness harmless careless useless worthless endless strangeness rudeness lifeless fearless thoughtless pointless forceful successful