NOVEMBER

November at a glance: **REMINDER: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 IS A PA DAY for parent interviews. There will be no school for students on that day.*

French: In French, we are continuing to build our vocabulary, introducing modes of transportation, family, and adjectives to describe them, and everyday activities. We will be working on using the appropriate forms of adjectives in our writing to write an effective description. In reading, we will continue to develop reading strategies to help identify the meanings of unfamiliar words and look at the characteristics of fictional and informational texts. We will also be presenting a choral reading of Au Champ d'Honneur at the school's Remembrance Day assembly.

Math: We are finishing up data management and then beginning to work on measurement. In the measurement unit, we will also be looking at some 2D geometry and the basic numeracy operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Social Studies:

Grade 4: Canada and it's physical and geographical regions

Grade 5: Levels of Government continued and human rights and citizenship

Science:
Finishing Pulleys and Gears and Forces before beginning:

Grade 4: Rocks and Minerals

Grade 5: Changes in Properties of Matter

English:

In English, we will be looking at more descriptive writing and continue looking at the characteristics of narrative and informational texts.

We will continue to look at reading strategies and how they help us with unfamiliar meanings as well as the functions of the different parts of speech.

Handouts/reference materials:
English:

Math:

Grade 4:

Grade 5:

Measurement:

Science:
Grade 5:

Grade 4:

French:

Les Moyens de Transport

**Note to students: I have posted recordings of Pauvre Alphonse, Partie 1 et 2 for your reference on our Google Classroom.**

Études Sociales:

Grade 4:

Grade 5:

Music:

Homework:
Friday, November 1:

Math for both Grades (Up to question 8):

Social Studies:

Grade 4: Study the provincial and territorial capitals for quiz on Monday, November 4.

Grade 5: They may want to begin studying the various responsibilities for each level of government for their quiz on Friday, November 8.

Monday, November 4:

Both grades need to finish the remainder of the math from Friday. (#9-12)

Tuesday, November 5:

The students have a pronunciation/oral reading test tomorrow on the poem Au Champ d'Honneur. I have posted the poem in the French section above as well as a couple of videos of different people reciting the poem for their reference.

Wednesday, November 6:

Math:

Grade 4: page 67, #5

Grade 5: page 69, #5

Some students also have to finish up their letter to me about a narrative text they have been reading in class.

Thursday, November 7:

Grade 5: Study for Social Studies quiz tomorrow on the responsibilities for each level of governement

Grade 4: Review pronunciation of the poem Au Champ d'Honneur (We will be presenting this as a class in front of the school on Monday, November 11 for the Remembrance Day assembly.

Friday, November 8:

All students should review their poem Au Champ d'Honneur as we will be presenting this at the assembly on Monday. The assembly will begin around 10:30. You are all welcome to join us in the gym.

Math:
Grade 4: page 76 - 77, #1-6

Grade 5: page 84 - 85, #1-4

Monday, November 11:

Math - Grade 4:

Grade 5:

Tuesday, November 12:

Math - the students have a test tomorrow on Patterning and Data Management combined. They may choose from any of the questions from their text to practise their skills:

Grade 4: page 24-25 (for patterning) and page 78-81 (for data)

Grade 5: page 18 -20 (for patterning) and page 86-89 (for data)

*Quiz on Patterning and Data Management tomorrow.*

Wednesday, November 13:

Music - The students learned two new notes today on the recorder. Tonight, they are to practise the first line of Jingle Bells which includes our two newest notes.

Photo Retakes are tomorrow, Thursday, November 14.

Thursday, November 14:

Math - Metric conversions
Grade 4:

Grade 5:

English:
The students are learning to be more descriptive. They are looking for nouns, verbs, and adjectives which can be used instead of "boring" words.

PA Day on Friday, November 15 for parent / teacher conferences.

Monday, November 18:

Math:
Grade 4:

Grade 5:

English:
They have a new spelling list for this week and they will need to complete their alphabetical order, definitions, and sentences for Wednesday. Their dictation will be on Friday. As usual, they have words provided from me and each student has selected 4 of his/her own words to add to personalize their lists.
This week's shared words are: are, our, hour, you, you're, explanation

Tuesday, November 19:

Math:
Grade 4:

Grade 5:

English:
They have a new spelling list for this week and they will need to complete their alphabetical order, definitions, and sentences for tomorrow. Their dictation will be on Friday. As usual, they have words provided from me and each student has selected 4 of his/her own words to add to personalize their lists.
This week's shared words are: are, our, hour, you, you're, explanation

Wednesday, November 20:

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!!! (But, there's always review of spelling words, measurement relationships, new French vocabulary for descriptions...)

Pizza lunch is tomorrow.

Thursday, November 21:

Math
Grade 4:

Grade 5:

Spelling dictation for this week has been moved to Monday, November 25, as well as the Science presentations.

Monday, November 25:

English - the students have a new spelling list this week to prepare (exercises for Wednesday, dictation for Friday).
Their new words for this week are: Grade 4 - igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, formation, classification, mineral
Grade 5 - hypothesis, observations, condensation, evaporation, property, properties
*as usual, each student has to choose 4 of his/her own words to add to the list.

French - those students who have not finished their wanted posters (avis de recherche) will need to finish them at home tonight.

Tuesday, November 26:

English - Spelling exercises are due tomorrow
Math:

Grade 4:

Grade 5:

Wednesday, November 27:

Math:

Grade 4: (text page 135, #3-6)

Grade 5: (text page 140, #7-11)

Thursday, November 28:

English
The students need to study for their spelling test tomorrow.
Also, some need to finish their letters about climate change to our local MPs which are due tomorrow. (Most have finished in class.)

Friday, November 29:

Math:

Grade 4: