Our math lesson began in the kitchen today. We learned that
capacity is a measure of how much a container can hold. Ask your child to tell
you the definition of capacity. Ask them which standard metric unit of
measurement they would use for a large volume or a small volume. Students were
given 4 containers of different sizes. They selected an appropriate unit of
measurement and estimated the capacity of the container. They then filled the
container and measured it using a measuring jug. We did practice questions
later in the day.
In arithmetic, students learned that a common factor is
factor that belongs to 2 or more products. Students practiced listing all the
factors for two given products and circling factors that are in both lists to
find common factors.
In language, we continued reading about the writing process.
Students will be using these skills to write a report soon.
In our inquiry unit, we began our lesson watching a Bill Nye
DVD called Gravity. The children enjoyed the humour in the DVD. It also
helped us better understand how gravity works. After we watched the DVD, we
discussed the hypotheses we made about the chicken and the truck yesterday and
the hypotheses we made about the basketball, tennis ball, and ping pong ball.
We already thought we had a problem with our experiment being a fair test. Ask
your child what they learned today. Does gravity make heavier or lighter
objects fall faster? What other forces are at play that influence the speed at
which an object falls? We discussed how movement is dependent on whether the forces
involved are balanced or unbalanced. To demonstrate this, we had a couple of rounds
of tug-o-war. We noted that movement occurred in the direction of the stronger force.
If the forces were balanced, there would be no movement and the tug-o-war would
be tied. Students used scientific terms to describe what they observed.
Students attended French, art, and gym class today.
Homework &
Reminders
- Review list 17 spelling words for tomorrow's test
- MMS p. 100 & 101. Review for the unit test on Dec. 17
- Arithmetic p. 101 & 102
- Support the grade 6 bake and toy sale now till Wed. Nov 18 ($.25-$5)
- Thursday, Dec. 19 is the last and full day of school. School begins on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014
- Gala tickets are on sale after school ($10 for a child, $65 for an adult)
- Food Drive continues till the Christmas Concert
- Christmas Concert is on Wed. Dec. 18 at 7 pm
- Return trip letter and payment if you haven't already. Bowling trip is on Thursday, Dec. 19
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