Pizza lunch

The student teachers have offered to host a pizza lunch for several classes on Thursday. Each student will get 2 slices of pizza. They should still bring snacks and beverages for the day. Thanks from behalf on the grade 5 and 6 classes.

MATH REVIEW

The grade 5's and 6's both have their data  management test wed. Dec 18th. We started the 'show what you know ' sections today in class. These sections are a great way to review material for the test. The numbers in red next to the questions refer the students to the chapter where that information is covered. 

Flight!!

The grade 6 students are learning about flight in science. We have doing experiments related to the properties of air over the last few days. We also had concrete examples how Bernoulli's

Principle is a critical element in creating lift in natural and man made items. Here are some pictures of them putting all this into practise with our Test Plane Pilot Program.

SOME Important Dates

We are trying to close out several units over the next week and a half. I am trying to stagger things so as not to have more than one test or assessment a day. 

Grade 5 

Social studies fri dec 13

Math wed. Dec 18

Science tues dec 17

Grade 6

Social studies fri dec 13

Math wed. Dec 18

Science thurs dec 19

Thursday dec 12th the grade 5 students will be working on a review that will help focus their studying for science. 

COMMENTS FROM THE KIDS!!

ISAAC CZUDNER ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I REALLY LIKED MAKING THE BRIDGES WITH MY CLASSMATES. IT WAS REALLY FUN AND EASY. I DID NOT REALLY LIKE HOW WE WERE GIVEN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD. I LIKED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PICK OUR GROUPS. THAT'S ALL FOLKS! SEE YA! :)


TORI 

WHAT I LIKED AND DISLIKED ABOUT MAKING A BRIDGE. I LIKED HOW WE COULD USE AS MUCH TAPE AS WE WANTED. BUT I DID NOT LIKE HOW WE WERE LIMITED ON TIME THAT MADE MY GROUP AND I NERVOUS AND RUSH BUT WE DID IT.I HAD A LOT OF FUN AND ENJOYED MAKING A BRIDGE. 

SOCIAL STUDIES TEST NEXT WEEK

The grade 5 and 6 class will have a social studies test next week. We are shooting for friday Dec. 13, but we may be able to do it on Thursday Dec 12th, if we are able to review the material needed in time. I am encouraging them to take their notebooks and textbooks home nightly next week to review their notes. It's critical kids understand that it is much more effective to review a little every night, rather than trying to 'cram' everything the night before.

Below you will find areas for each grade to focus on when reviewing:

Grade 5 (in general terms the information covered falls between pages 79 to 111 in their textbooks)

• there will be approximately 7 true/false or fill in the blank questions that will be taken from the early part of the lessons (the 4 initial societies examined, troy, copan, china's clay soldiers and the great Zimbabwe)
• approximately 7 to 10 multiple choice questions from the above section and the sections covering stone age peoples and early agriculture
• there will be a section where they need to define terms (examples would be: arachaeology, hieroglyphics,prehistoric, civilization, hierarchy, technology, cuneiform, economy, artisan)
• There will be a series of short answer questions that will deal with characteristics of early civilizations (economy, social& political systems, knowledge, religious beliefs)
• also make sure you are able to THOROUGHLY discuss how farming and food surpluses changed prehistoric peoples lives.
• they should review their notes in their duatangs also

Grade 6 ( in general terms the information covered falls between pages 104 to 137)

• there will be approximately 7 true/false or fill in the blank questions that will be taken from the section 'The first peoples of the Americas'
• approximately 7 to 10 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions from the section that discusses Aboriginal Peoples Culture Regions
• there will be a section where they need to define terms (examples would be: culture region, nomadic, missionary, creation story, tribe, clan,Beringia, wigwam, pemmican, tribe)
• There will be a series of short answer questions that will deal with the resources, basic needs, and traditions of different cultural regions 
• There will be a longer form open response question in which the students will need to discuss what  modern Canadians  could learn from First Nations Peoples
• they should review their notes in their duatangs also

All hands on science!!

The grade 5 class is working on forces and gravity.