Good afternoon everyone!
Happy Fri-yay!
Inquiry into Language – We started
our day with our spelling test for lesson two to get that right out of the way.
Tests have been marked and returned home. All words that were spelling
incorrectly are to be rewritten five times, and all tests need to be signed by
a parent or guardian.
Right after our test, we jumped in
chapter five of Percy Jackson and the
Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
After this, we broke into our focus
groups and worked on our comprehension questions for chapter five.
We took up the questions as a
class. This weekend, students will be reading chapters 6 & 7, and will be
completing the comprehension questions along with these chapters.
In the afternoon, we had French,
which you can read about on Mme. Rawan’s blog (link on the left).
Inquiry into Math – We continued
our inquiry into math by continuing our discussion
on the order in which you complete operations in math. We started off with some
inquiry into our operations.
We reviewed the acronym PEDMAS.
P – Parenthesis (Brackets)
E – Exponents
D – Division
M – Multiplication
A – Addition
S – Subtraction
Today, we added new knowledge. We
now know that once you have completed all of your parenthesis and exponents,
you complete either multiplication (whichever occurs first) from left to right.
The same goes for addition and subtraction. Once all other operations are completed,
you complete your addition and subtraction from left to right – whichever occurs
first.
For example:
3 x 4 ÷ 6
= 12 ÷ 6
= 2
Even though division is first in
our acronym, multiplication appears first from left to right, so we do it
first.
5 – 2 + 8
= 2 + 8
= 10
Even though addition is first in
our acronym, subtraction appears first from left to right, so we do it first.
Inquiry into Matter – Today, we did
an overall review of what we’ve learned in matter so far by completing a fill
in the blank activity with group collaboration.
Right before this picture, someone said "Everyone make it look like you're doing work!"
Technology – We had our very first
hands-on technology session today. This session was our first time using Typing
Club, and we are starting to understand how to use the home row. If students
want to practice at home, they can use this link: https://www.typingclub.com/sportal/program-3.game
A couple of quick reminders:
- · Mr. Beresford and our athletic division have planned a trip to the golf range for our grade. This trip was included in the athletic fees for grade fives. A permission form was sent home to be signed – it is due back to me by this Monday, September 24th.
- · Terry Fox forms were sent home in the student agendas – we are trying to raise as much money as possible for cancer research.
- · Forms for afterschool programs in October were sent home in agendas today – they are due back no later than Wednesday, September 26th.
- · A letter was sent home regarding the Caribou math contest today. This is an optional contest for those who wish to take part in a math challenge. Please feel free to read through and email with any questions.
- · A letter was sent home today regarding upcoming unit phone calls. Please fill out and return to me by sometime next week so I can know when/how best to contact you.
As always, please feel free to
reach out to me with any questions or concerns by email, and I will respond as
quickly as possible.
Mr. Conte
