Week Ten: November 6-10

Our howling was fun and the snow has come,  

the week ahead is for getting things done!

Math
Students have completed the times table and we have shared some tricks to help them remember. We move into double digit calculations this week and some word problems. Quiz on Friday.

Here are some videos on double digit multiplication for review.



There are A LOT of fun videos and games online to review times tables! A few minutes a day playing with Multiplication is AWESOME. (We can post them in our Google classroom!)

Become a Multiplication Master!!

English

• The students have begun some pretty fabulous, very imaginative stories about Halloween!
•  We are continuing to read Wonder (which will be in the theatres this month!) and 
• students are finishing up their second (very brief) independent reading report. The report is due on Monday. We will have a bit of class time tomorrow and reports can be submitted on Tuesday. A worksheet was given out last week. 

The report is out of 12 and focusses on story elements. 

• 1. Identify and describe main characters (3)
•  2. Title and Author (1) 
• 3. 4 star rating (1)   
•  4. Favourite Quote (1) 
• 5. Main plot problem and why it's a problem (2) 
• 6.Main plot solution and how it worked (2)  
• 7. A review: reader's rave about the book with descriptive reasons.(2) 

Writing - has become a regular event in the classroom. First drafts have been read. We will use the writing process to polish our work to publication. The goal is to have at least one piece at a publication stage by December. 

As we begin some editing this week, students will continue to write new work and select prize sentences which they like best and troubled sentences which need some care and revision. We will revise just a few sentences as we focus on the mechanics of sentences and punctuation. 






Socials
4 Headlines Summaries due this week!

Since September students have been asked to find headlines from the news, touching on all the continents. 


We are building global awareness and an awareness of global issues as well as learning about the media. This week students need to complete a W5 on 4 articles

• Who is the article about?
• When did it happen?
• Where did this happen?
• What happened? 
• Why is this event important to the world and to me in Sooke?

Upcoming... Rights and Responsiblities

Page one from the Journey Code of Conduct. Poster and Video Challenge Ahead. 

Science

We are wrapping up our study of the Nervous System and will be reviewing this week with a Quiz. Some experiments will continue next week .  A study sheet will be compiled in class before the quiz. 

Here's a link to the Bill Nye video we watched last week. 

In French we continued with les coleurs et les numéros. Our emphasis is on conversation with students beginning a labelled poster in the next week and a quick quiz.

If students are interested in practicing more French in a fun format I encourage you to download the Duolingo app for free. Students will need parental permission and an identity so that they can practice and gradually build their skills. WARNING: it's so fun, it's addictive! https://www.duolingo.com/

Upcoming Salmon Project
We will kick off more of our exploration of SALMON as a Natural Resource (Socials) and a series of  Biological Systems (Science) this week through some PLACE-BASED learning with our Aboriginal Teacher, Eva Marten during a walk to Sooke River on Tuesday afternoon. We will be incubating roe in our classroom in the new year. 





And Last, but most importantly, here's some inspiration for creating a fun, positive, supportive, bully-free, accepting classroom. This video has some good thoughts and surprising strategies for dealing with bullies or any negative interactions. Stay strong! 


https://www.facebook.com/JungleVT/videos/1707031749438660/

Also see the resourses at ERASE bullying: 
http://www.erasebullying.ca/index.php