To do...March 31

1. Math - p. 311 #1, 6, 12, 13
2. Literature Circle - Wednesday

To do..March 30

1. Math - worksheet & p. 311 #8, 9
2. Blog Post due tomorrow
3. Literature Circle due Wednesday
4. Social Studies - answers to survey questions

To do...March 27

1. Math - worksheet, "Comparing fractions"
2. Literature Circle - next Wednesday
3. Blog Post - due next Tuesday
4. French - read over words
5. Social Studies - survey due Tuesday

Speech Contest - Wed., April 1 (period 2 and 3)

To do...March 26

1. Math Checkpoint tomorrow

2. Math - is 6/6 a proper or improper fraction?

3. Literacy - other side of inferring page

4. Social Studies - survey 5 people 4 questions your group decided on (due Tuesday)

Greatest to least

To do...March 25

1. Math - p. 293 #7
2. Social Studies - see yesterday

To do...March 24

1. Math p. 293 #1, 2 ab, 3 abc, 4 abc
2. Math checkpoint - Friday (includes up to mixed numbers/improper fractions)
3. Literacy - summary/reflection if not handed in
4. Literacy - Speech rubric signed
5. Social Studies - choose your 4 best questions for survey (due Thursday)
6. Lit circle due tomorrow
7. Have a great Tuesday ;)  

To do...March 23

1. Math - p. 289 #1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11
2. Math checkpoint - FRIDAY
3. Literature Circle - next session Wednesday
4. Blogpost due Tuesday, March 31
5. ART - 3 ideas for clay creation

Pizza and Pita Pit orders due soon

Our Next Read Aloud

Below each book is a link to a summary and some reviews. Choose wisely.

Rump: The True Story...

Liar & Spy

Rain Reign

The Boy on the Porch

The Fourteenth Goldfish

Representing a proper fraction

Blogpost - Favourite Things

30-50 THINGS YOU LIKE

Learning Goal:  To create a digital or paper representation of "30-50 Things You Like"


You can use any app/program you want as long as the finished project is one snapshot!!  PAPER may be the best option for this task

Example:  Pic Collage (Limits you to 30)

Compare the digital and paper versions?  What are the advantages/disadvantages of each ?

Due date:  Tuesday, March 31

Speech voting

Success Criteria - Summary & Reflection

Summary:  

• Your own language (no quoting or examples from text)
• Important character/people’s names
• Most Important Events/Details
• Most Important Words/Vocabulary
• Logically Organized
• You include an effective introductory and concluding sentence

.  Conventions (Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation)

Reflection:

·                     Shares opinion of text

·                     Always tries to uncover the Big Idea in a text

·                     Always tries to uncover the most important part of the text

·                     Challenge the text by asking questions

·                     Makes connections when talking about background knowledge

·                     What’s the author’s viewpoint?  Do they show a bias?

To do...March 11

1. Social Studies - Meet the Criteria due tomorrow
2. Math test - rubric signed
3. Final speeches tomorrow

Pizza Forms due March 30

Pita Lunch due March 27

To do...March 9

1. Literature Circle - session #2 tomorrow
2. Speeches begin tomorrow

Answers to extra math practice

Other questions have a variety of answers:

To do...March 6

1. Math test - Monday (transformations; order of rotational symmetry)
2. Speeches begin Tuesday (no more time in class; PRACTISE, PRACTISE!!!)
3. Literacy - read one of two articles on blog; be ready to work with it
4. Literature Circle - next session on Tuesday
5. Science Mind Map on Electricity

Two female high school basketball teams suspended for BOTH trying to lose game | Daily Mail Online

Two female high school basketball teams suspended for BOTH trying to lose game | Daily Mail Online:



'via Blog this'

Little League strips Chicago team of U.S. championship, suspends coach - ESPN Chicago

Little League strips Chicago team of U.S. championship, suspends coach - ESPN Chicago:



'via Blog this'

Making inferences - editorial cartoons

What is the message?

To do...March 5

1. Science - Mind map
2. ART - drawing of sculpture piece
3. Math Test - Monday (extra practice is available)
4. Speech - ongoing revisions and practice

Next week - 

• Math test - Monday
• Literature Circle - Tuesday
• Speeches begin on Tuesday

Speech Rubric

To do...Mar. 3

1. Math - worksheet and p. 272 #2,4
2. Math test - Monday (transformations/symmetry)
3. Literacy - rough draft due Wednesday

Badminton Rally

Badminton grip