JANUARY

January at a glance:  **REMINDER: FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 IS A PA DAY. There will be no school for students on that day.*

French: In French, we are continuing to build our vocabulary related to descriptive language, with a focus on comparative adjectives, adverbs, foods, and leisure activities.  We will continue to use the appropriate forms of adjectives and adverbs in our writing. We will write letters and use the imperative verb forms to write procedures. In reading, we will continue to develop reading strategies to help identify the meanings of unfamiliar words and look at the characteristics of graphic texts. We will apply what we learn in reading responses based on simple French texts which the students will select on their own.

Math: We are finishing up our work on Area and Perimeter and we will move on to 2D Geometry and some transformational geometry.

Social Studies: 

Grade 4: We will be looking at the characteristics of the physical regions of the Canadian Shield and the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the natural resources found in these regions

Grade 5: We will be studying the Charter of Rights, citizenship, and the difference between rights and responsibilities

Science:

Grade 4: Rocks and Minerals

Grade 5: Changes in Properties of Matter

English:

In English, we will be looking at various text patterns (cause and effect, compare and contrast).

We will summarize texts, identify the main ideas, and make inferences.

Handouts/reference:
Drame:

French:

English:

Science:

Grade 4:

Grade 5:

Social Studies:

Grade 4:

Grade 5:

Homework:

Monday, January 6:

English: anyone who did not finish his/her persuasive writing answering the question Are New Year's resolutions a good idea or a waste of time? in class will need to finish at home.

Math:
Grade 4:

Grade 5:

There will be a quiz on area and perimeter of rectangles and irregular shapes on Friday, January 10.

Drama:
The students are presenting Boucle d'Or et Les 3 Ours on Friday, so they should be reviewing their own lines each evening to prepare.

Tuesday, January 8:

Math:
Grade 4: page 230, #1-3

Grade 5: page 238-239, #3-6

Drama:
The students are presenting Boucle d'Or et Les 3 Ours on Friday, so they should be reviewing their own lines each evening to prepare.

Wednesday, January 8:
Math:
Grade 4: page 231, #2-4

Grade 5: page 241, #6-9

Drama:
The students are presenting Boucle d'Or et Les 3 Ours on Monday (note the date change), so they should be reviewing their own lines each evening to prepare.

Thursday, January 9:

Math: Review for the quiz tomorrow. I am posting the pages I gave them WITH the answers so they can review at home.

Grade 4:

 Answers:

Grade 5:

Answers:

 

Drama:
The students are presenting Boucle d'Or et Les 3 Ours on Monday (note the date change), so they should be reviewing their own lines each evening to prepare.

Friday, January 10:

Drama:
The students are presenting Boucle d'Or et Les 3 Ours on Monday, so they should be reviewing their own lines over the weekend to prepare.

English:
We will be beginning our weekly spelling lists again next week, so the students need to go through their own notebooks to find 4 of their own personal spelling words to add to the list I will be giving them on Monday.

PLEASE NOTE:  DUE TO THE ESCALATION OF JOB ACTION BY ETFO, I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO UPDATE THIS BLOG AS OF MONDAY.  I WILL REINFORCE THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED IN THEIR AGENDA AND BACKPACK BEFORE LEAVING EACH DAY.