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Monday February 09 - Friday February 13, 2009 - 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

Geometry 1

-MQ171 all (naming angles and line segments)

-MQ172, 173 all (comparing angles)

-Glossary (work on the words from today’s pages – the glossary is to be worked on daily throughout the unit)

Geometry 1

-MQ174 all (congruent angles)

-MQ175 all (right angles)

-Glossary (work on the words from today’s pages – the glossary is to be worked on daily throughout the unit)

Geometry 1

-MQ176, 177 all (measuring angles in degrees)

-Glossary (work on the words from today’s pages – the glossary is to be worked on daily throughout the unit)

 

No School

 

(Teachers’ Convention)

 

No School

 

(Teachers’ Convention)

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.

-Novel Study: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.  We will review chapter 4 by summarizing it in writing.  We will then read chapter 5 out loud before summarizing the events and important points in writing.

F.L.A.

-Song: Au Carnaval + vocabulary (Bonhomme, bougies, Carnaval, défilé, dix, duché, duchesse, festival, fête, février, palais, reine, sculpture)

-We are preparing to sing in next week’s assembly by memorizing the chorus and verse 2 of Au Carnaval.

-French is taught using the four modes/skills of learning.  This means that all students have the opportunity to learn through listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Science

 

Classroom Chemistry

-Activity: Science Inquiry (completion of last week’s notes and activity)

-Discussion of findings

-Q and A time

-Homework (due next Tuesday at the beginning of class): Science Inquiry #2 – Students build upon their learning by choosing and recording another method to make a LifeSaver dissolve more quickly.

-Reading from What a Blast! (time permitting)

Classroom Chemistry

 

There will be no science today in preparation for our participation in next Tuesday’s Carnaval and French Week assembly.

 

No School

 

(Teachers’ Convention)

(next week)

 

Art

-We will continue to use our 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.

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: MQ171, 172 and 173 all; We are learning about angles.  2) I need to begin memorizing verse two of Étienne’s Au Carnaval song for the assembly next Tuesday.  3) We are learning how to summarize the events and important points of a chapter in our novel study, Hatchet.  4) My class has brought in thirteen food items so far for our school’s food drive. 

Tuesday: 1) Math: MQ174, 175 all  2) Science: I have been assigned a LifeSavers experiment that is due Tuesday at the beginning of class.  3) I still need to memorize verse two of Étienne’s Au Carnaval song for the assembly next Tuesday morning.  4) We have now collected twenty-six food items so far for our school’s food drive.

Wednesday: 1) Math: MQ176, 177 all; both sides of new photocopy  2) I am to memorize the chorus and first two verses of Étienne’s Au Carnaval for Tuesday’s assembly.  3) There is no school until next Tuesday due to the Teachers’ Convention and Family Day.  4) Tuesday is ‘Wear A Toque’ day.
Thursday: (no school: Teachers’ Convention)
Friday: (no school: Teachers’ Convention) We are still collecting food items for our school’s food drive. 

 

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