Schoolwork

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Monday December 8 - Friday December 12, 2008 - NOTE: an empty cell indicates no work in that subject on that day. This page may be updated at any time due to changes in the schedule and rate of student accomplishment.

Subject	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math	Division -MQ148 #1-4 -MQ149 #1-21 (dividing with 0 in the quotient)	Division -MQ154 #1-6 -MQ155 1-13 (averages)	Division -MQ158 Check-Up (review)	Division -Review by choosing 3 challenging questions from each page of the syllabus.	Division -Additional review day (may choose any of the syllabus’ bonus pages)
L.A.	-Punctuation, spelling and capitals will be our focus through the use of our agendas (accuracy in copying messages that model good writing form) and we will also pursue this worthy self-editing goal soon in our personal dictionary/spellers. -P.A.R.I.S. -Preparation for the Winter Celebration concert
F.L.A.	-Review: “Correct the Teacher’s Mistakes” -Sentence building (visual – oral – written) -Oral practice and song: The March of the Kings/La marche des rois
Science		Mechanisms Using Electricity -Discussion: car rally -Project: Students build upon their plans for a burglar alarm and begin preliminary construction. -time with personal kits	Mechanisms Using Electricity -Discussion: car rally -Project: Students build upon their plans for a burglar alarm and begin preliminary construction. -time with personal kits	Mechanisms Using Electricity -Discussion: car rally -Project: Students *finish* building upon their plans for a burglar alarm and begin preliminary construction. -time with personal kits	(next Tuesday) -Project: Students touch-up and display their burglar alarms -time with personal kits -preparation for tomorrow’s Model Car Rally in the gym
Art	-We are learning our first art techniques, the use of fonts, misting and wet-on-wet painting by applying these techniques to our daily work assignments in order to embellish them in preparation for grade 6 achievement and to present our work in a prideful manner. -“*My Initials Pri-Sec” Project (Painting*: students plan their 2 initials according to a rubric, using bubble letters that overlap…they choose two primary colours and use the appropriate secondary colour wherever the letters overlap)
S.S.	Social studies is taught by Ms Sparrow
Other	Organization skills (desk cleaning, ordering notes, emphasizing dates and titles for daily work, etc.).

Agenda Messages

Note: *refers to work that should have been accomplished by this date
or refers to a select group of students.

Monday: 1) Math: MQ148 #1-4; MQ149 #1-21 2) I should bring a box of some sort to school tomorrow for my house alarm in science. 3) We’re working intensely on our Winter Celebration concert. *I received my Science Is…order this afternoon.

Tuesday: 1) Math: MQ154 #1-6; MQ155 #1-13; We are learning about averages. 2) I write my division unit test one week from today. 3) We’re working on our burglar alarms during science. 4) Let me explain to you what A.D.A.C. means in math.

Wednesday: 1) Math: MQ158 all; This is a review page for Monday’s unit test on division. 2) We took the opportunity to view our school’s division one’s performance of Zoobilee. 3) I should more or less finish my burglar alarm during tomorrow’s science class in order to be on track.
Thursday: 1) Math: I’m reviewing by choosing three challenging questions per page studied. 2) All participants of tonight’s Winter Concert are being asked to wear black pants and a white shirt. 3) Due to much Winter Concert preparation, the burglar alarms that are due on Tuesday will not be evaluated…only enjoyed. *Tomorrow is my last opportunity to submit my P.O.T.W..
Friday: 1) Math: I write my Division unit test on Monday. 2) There is no P.O.T.W. for next week. 3) We will begin to decorate our room with decorations that we bring in on Monday. 4) I received feedback on my last journal entry today. Please initial the rubric. My next entry is due before I leave for the winter holidays.

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