We spent our math lesson time working on reviewing
measurement concepts in preparation for tomorrow's unit test. Students are
bringing home the review package in their test Duo-tangs today.
In arithmetic, we reviewed finding the common factor for two
or more numbers. We also reviewed how to measure objects to the nearest inch.
Students are asked to correct this question from last Friday's lesson as many
had difficulty with this concept.
In our forces time, students worked in groups to list all
the speed and direction words that they could think of that are caused by
forces. Students also worked together to categorise all the forces we have
learned about as being able to cause movement with or without direct contact
with an object. They generated real-life examples for each force they
categorised. We used the last few minutes of our lesson, to consider an
experiment that students will be working on tomorrow. They have been challenged
to slow down the movement of a ping pong ball when dropped from a certain height.
Students have chosen a partner to work with. They got together to brainstorm
ideas for their design. They may want internet time to do some research tonight
to gather ideas and materials for their design.
In language, students worked on their list 19 spelling
words. We plan to write this week's spelling test on Thursday. Students chose a
person to write a report on today. They had the option of writing a report on
Sir Isaac Newton or Galileo Galilei. Students had to complete the first step of
the writing process today, by reading information from an encyclopaedia to
gather facts. We had to look up some phrases we did not understand on the internet. We learned that
q.v. stands quod vide and means go see. We also watched a YouTube clip about
Isochronism and pendulums to help us understand what we were reading. Students
found the text challenging and had to have a dictionary handy to look up words
they did not understand.
Students attended French and art class today.
Homework &
Reminders
- Review list 19 spelling words
- MMS p. Review for tomorrow's unit test
- Arithmetic p. 105 & 106
- 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.
- Wednesday is Casual Day
- Return trip letter and payment if you haven't already. Bowling trip is on Thursday, Dec. 19
- Thursday is a Spirit Day - wear green, red, and white
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