French Update

Dance/Drama class presentation


Date: Friday, May 31st

Time: 2:00-2:45 p.m.

Location: SPS gymnasium

Please let me know by May 23rd how many people from your family will be attending our performance.

Track & Field

I have sent home a note regarding volunteers for our track & field day at SPS on May 15th. If you are available to volunteer on the day please fill out the bottom portion of the form and send it back no later than next Friday, May 3rd.

We need 20 volunteers from 8:30-11:15 a.m. and also from 11:15-1:15 p.m.

We have been practising very hard this past week on the following events:

100m
800m
ball throw

We will start 1500m, 200m & long jump next week.

I am very impressed with how motivated the students have been. They are pushing themselves to improve their times and distances. Keep up the great work!

Please do not forget to send an outdoor pair of running shoes with your child to keep at school in order for them to participate in track & field events :-)

Scientists in School

The students had tons of fun last Wednesday during our "Pulleys & Gears" workshop. They learned how gears work, how to make and use a few types of pulleys and even had the opportunity to pull me :-)

Here are a few pictures from the workshop:

Here are the 4 main types of engrenages (gears):

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Engrenage cylindrique

 



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Engrenage à vis sans fin

 



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Engrenage conique

 



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Engrenage à pignon & crémalière

Our next science workshop is this coming Thursday, May 2nd from 11:30-3:00 p.m. in our classroom.

It is called "Don't take Rocks for Granite". Students will explore and learn about different types of rocks and minerals.

Milk Presentation

The students learned the importance of reading food labels and looking at specific areas such as the sugar, sodium and fibre content. They also identified how milk & milk substitutes affect/improve how our body functions.

 

Weekly French homework due:

Thursday, May 2nd

 

Library books due back no later than:

Thursday, May 2nd

 

 

Have a terrific weekend!!!

Math Update

Reminders:

Library books are due by Thursday.
Orange homework duotangs are due by Thursday.
Thanks!

Multiplication:
We have begun reviewing the multiplication facts learned in grade 3 (up to 7 X 7 ) .
In a few weeks, we will be moving forward to review strategies and problem solving using multiplication facts up to 9 X 9.

Students may wish to visit www.multiplication.com to play some interactive games involving multiplication and solidify their understanding of multiplication concepts/facts.

Area and Measurement

Over the next few weeks, your child will be learning about standard area measurement units (cm2- square centimetres and m2 – square metres), including how to measure area using grids, how changes in shape affect perimeter and area, and how to solve area and perimeter problems.

 Throughout this time, you and your child can practice activities such as the following:

 

• You and your child can play the Area Logic game on Student Book page 217. (please feel free to ask your child to bring his/her textbook home at any time)

 

• Identify and discuss opportunities around the house where knowing how to measure area and perimeter are needed; for example, putting up a fence, laying sod, wallpapering a room, tiling a floor, and selecting a tablecloth for the dining room table.

 

• Look for area patterns at home; for example, pictures on a wall, tiles, fields, buildings, interlocking brick in patios and sidewalks, quilts, brick walls and fireplaces, and fabric.

 

Towards the end of the unit, students will be asked to create their own blueprint for a dream design. It can be the blueprint for a backyard, a zoo, a mall, a house etc…anything they can dream of that requires several different rooms or enclosures. This will be completed during class time and details regarding the criteria will be sent home for review.

You may want to visit the Nelson Web site at www.mathk8.nelson.com for review activities related to each lesson.

 

Here are some photos of student working together to develop their understanding of area and perimeter using manipulatives.

 

 

French Update

Commercials:

Please do not forget to look at your presentation calendars for your child's commercial date. So far, the new classroom tool ideas have been very creative!! Looking forward to hearing all the ideas.

Upcoming presentations:

Monday, April 15th= Brianna
Tuesday, April 16th= Xavier
Wednesday, April 17th= Olivia
Thursday, April 18th= Coby
Friday, April 19th= Taylor H


Social Studies:

Students are making final revisions on their Canada Power Point presentations. I am hoping to start the oral presentations next week. If you would like to see your child's amazing work on these projects, please send in a USB stick and I will gladly save a copy.

Medieval Times unit will start at the end of April.

Science:

Scientists in School will be in our classroom on Wednesday, April 17th for a French workshop on "Pulleys & Gears".

This workshop will run from 11:30-1:10 p.m. and again after second nutrition break from 2:00-3:00 p.m. If you would like to volunteer and have not signed up please let me know.

We are continuing to investigate how light & sound are created and the impacts they have on our lives. The students will be rotating through different experiments next week to examine multiple factors of light.

Dance:

WOW!!! I am so impressed with how fast and hard the students have learned and memorized their dance routine.

We will be inviting you, your family and guests to watch the performance. I am hoping to finalize a presentation date at the beginning of May. Stay tuned for more information.

Physical Education:

Our next unit will be Track & Field events (100m, 200m, 800m, shot put, long jump, etc) as well as Touch Football. The students will be working on a variety of skills. If you are interested in volunteering during any of our physical education classes (Monday, Tuesday & Friday 1:55-2:35 p.m.) please email me at natalie.tessier@ocdsb.ca.

Please note that there will be a Track & Field day here at SPS. Date to be confirmed. It will be around the middle of May.

Health:

Students are continuing to learn about Healthy Eating habits, the importance of exercise and sleep. The students are currently creating "Cupboard Collages" in which they must organize a pantry with good choice foods and some treat choices. 

We will be attending a Dairy & Healthy Food presentation here at SPS next Thursday, April 18th from 2:00-3:00 p.m.

We will be starting our unit on Smoking & Substance Abuse at the end of April.

Language:

I will be focusing on verb conjugation and voice in writing. In reading I encourage the students to continue reading in chunks and summarize key points. This is helping them with projects and to choose whether something is interesting and/or useful.

Friday, April 19th is...CRAZY HAIR DAY!

 

Education Week (May 6-10th) theme this year will be....

 SPORTS!!!

Reminders and Updates

English Scholastic orders are due by Friday March 22.

Library:
Students visit the library every Thursday. They are permitted to borrow one French and one English book.
Some students are still finding it difficult to remember to return their books on time. If this is the case, please feel free to send in your child's library book on Wednesday.

Math
We began a new math unit this week (2D Geometry). Please look for the blue newsletter that is going home today. Specifically, I have outlined the math vocabulary on the back of the newsletter.

English Homework

Students do not have 'orange duotang' homework this week. Instead, their homework is to locate written works for their Bio Bag Presentations. I have reviewed the expectations with the class and modelled my own Bio Bag. The instructions, rubric and presentation calendar have gone home with students today. Presentations begin Tuesday April 2. (See below)

BioBag Assignment

What:

A BioBag

How:

Choose any written works that have been

important to you or that you love (you must

have at least five written works) and bring

them to school*. You might bring the first

book you could read by yourself, a letter

that you like to read over and over, a special

recipe, a favorite trading card, etc. Please

try to include a variety of written works.

Place all your items in a bag (the bag can

be special, too) and bring it to class to

share. You will get to tell the class why each

of the works is special to you and how it has

impacted your life.

April 2013

 

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1	2	3	4	5	6
		Ryan T. Ben Grace M.	Brian Grace L. Jacob Bella	Rachel Evan Taylor H. Cassandra	Coby Olivia Lily
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	Brianna Taylor D. McKinley	Lily Sean Hayley	Dylan Jade Xavier	Amanda Zach Hannah	Ryan W. Connor Sam
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21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

March

Happy Friday everyone!

Miss O'Halloran & I would like to wish everyone a fantastic March break. We hope you will all have some time to relax and enjoy the spring weather :-)

A few reminders...

Commercial presentations begin Tuesday, April 2nd after Easter weekend. I have sent home the criteria as well as the calendar. If you require an additional copy or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. The commercial is to advertise a "new" classroom tool.

Canada cumulative project

The students have been working extremely hard on their Power Point or brochure project about a specific province.territory. We are hoping to finish these up by the end of March. Once they are complete, if you would like a copy of the presentations please send in a USB stick with your child and I will save a copy onto the stick. :-)

Dance

I am very impressed with how quickly and motivated the students have been during this dance unit. We have 2 minutes fully choreographed and memorized!!! There is about 1 minute left to choreograph. I will be inviting all parents and family members to come and see the dance at the end of April. Stay tuned for more information.

Science

The Scientists in school workshop was very informative and fun. The students participated in numerous hand-on activities and even made a pan flute and a quacking duck. The certainly LOVE to create music with these instruments!! Shortly after March Break we will be starting to study Light and compare it with sound. The students final task for the sound unit will be to create a new musical instrument using materials found in their home.

Health

We are currently studying healthy eating and the importance of sleep, physical activity and fun activities. The students will be asked to keep a food and physical exercise journal after the break. In addition we will be discussing smoking and substance abuse.


Visual Arts

Here are some examples of our music "google" art from today:

See you all after the break!

Math Game

Math - Race to 150
 Print off this page and try playing this game at home. We have played it together in class.

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