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career education

1/8/2020

After music students worked on a key aspect of the Career Education program by completing a questionnaire that focused on their strengths and areas for growth this term. Parents will be able to see some of this results of on the repost card coming out at the end of the month.

1. French quiz tomorrow on food vocabulary
2. Word work test tomorrow
3. Printed Alphaiography by Monday
4. Math p 108-109 (click)

5. POST A RESPONSE:

Watch the video below and explain the process for multiplying decimals

VIDEO LINK
Multiplying Decimals

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Publishing

1/7/2020

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math page 104-105 (click)

POST A RESPONSE:

Explain what re-grouping means when adding and subtracting: Use the following examples and to explain when you have to re-group and what you are doing when you re-group.

1.27+ 1.16=

5.64 - 1.36 =

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Touching spirit bear

1/6/2020

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Seymour SAFETY VIDEO link CLICK

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one more day untill winter break!

12/19/2019

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To Do List:

Inquiry Unit Reflection
Hand in French Cooking Show
3 Revised Alphabiography pieces
Bring a snack for tomorrow
Solve the crime of who beat up Sammy's Father
Get the lovely Margo Lane to notice you

1) POST A RESPONSE:

Make a prediction of what will happen in the last part of the Angel Square Read Aloud

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Laurier fun day

12/18/2019

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Laurier Fun Day Activities included Coding, Robotics and Microscopes

The Day:

Writers Workshop
Inquiry
Math Evlautaion
FunDay

1) WRITING:

3 fully revised Alphabiography pieces due by Friday
I will give you some time tomorrow and Friday to wok on this.

2) POST A RESPONSE:

PAR Holiday
Use this time to work on your writing

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Math evaluation tomorrow

12/17/2019

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1)POST A RESPONSE:

Watch this video (click) to review estimating adding and subtracting fractions. Use the strategy of rounding to zero. 1/2 or 1 to estimate the answers to following questions. Ask any questions you have about Math here! STUDY HARD!

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

Show your rounded fractions and estimated suns and differences.

EXAMPLES:

EXAMPLE 1: 2/9 + 3/7 = 0 + 1/2 = 1/2

EXAMPLE 2: 9/10 - 1/3 = 1 - 1/2 = 1/2

A) 4/5 + 1/3 =

B) 3/4 + 1/8 =

C)19/22 + 6/13 =

D) 3/7 - 1/8 =

E)15/16 - 8/17 =

F) 6/7 - 35/38 =

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Going public

12/16/2019

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Today, students enjoyed their final ice skating field trip at Sunset Community centre. Many students became much more confident in their skating skills and abilities.

MPORTANT:

Go to your FreshGrade and sign up for our celebration this Friday.
Make any necessary FreshGrade Updates (Shared links to Inquiry presentations should be posted to the INQUIRY ACTIVITY)

TO DO LIST:

1.Math Pre test
2.Going Public
3.Ukulele Test
4.Cooking Show
5.Cooking Show Quiz (Thursday)
6.Math Evaluation (Wednesday)
7. Update your scores on word work unit 13

***No word work this week***

POST A RESPONSE:

Do your inquiry presentation for someone in your house hold (mom, dad, brother, sister, grandma. etc.)
Post here when you have completed this and tell us who you did the presentation for.

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One week till winter break

12/14/2019

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1)MATH: Complete the multiplying and dividing fractions handout. There will be math evaluation Wednesday or Thursday on the Learning Intentions covered so far in the fractions and decimals unit. Make sure you are reviewing each day this week.

2) INQUIRY: Be ready to present Monday

3)WORD WORK: Test Monday

4)CAREER EDUCATION: Your homework is to complete a learning reflection for the Mosaic Tile Mirror Art Project and post it on Fresh Grade

5)POST A RESPONSE: Holiday

SKATING TOMORROW-LEAVE SCHOOL @8:45am

Christmas party on Friday!

Go to Fresh Grade to sign up for a contribution:)

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Actions with fractions!

12/12/2019

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THE DAY:

Writing
Inquiry
Story
Math
Music

DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US FOR THE INTERMEDIATE CHRISTMAS CONCERT TOMORROW AT 9:15AM

1)MATH:

Complete the adding and subtracting fractions handout
Mark the first page with this answer key (PAGE 1) (PAGE 2) Please note that the answer key does not have the fractions in lowest terms:(
You do not need to mark the 2nd page. We will go over it on class tomorrow

2) SOCIALS/INQUIRY:

Complete your inquiry presentations by tomorrow so you can improve it over the weekend. Follow your Going Public Criteria closely.

3)WORD WORK:

Test tomorrow

4)POST A RESPONSE:

Watch this video on how to multiply and divide fractions (click)
Explain how to add, subtract, multiply and divide standard fractions (include an example and explanation for each rule below)
Copy and paste the template below and then fill it in with your own words

THE RULES FOR OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS:

1) To add fractions you........an example is 1/3 + 2/4 = (explain what you do here)
2) To subtract fractions you......an example is 2/3 - 1/2 = (explain what you do here)
3) To multiply fractions you......an example is 4/5 x 2/7 = (explain what you do here)
4) To divide fractions you......an example is 4/5 divided by 1/2 = (explain what you do here)

VIDEO LINK
multiplying and dividing fractions

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subtracting fractions

12/11/2019

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THE DAY:

Assembly
Math
Story
Inquiry

1) MATH:

Subtracting Fractions (PAGE 58-60)

2) WORD WORK:

Test Friday

3)FRENCH:

Cooking show due (Tuesday November 17th)

4) POST A RESPONSE:

Watch the videos below to help you understand how to use fraction strips to visualize adding and subtracting fractions
After watching ESTIMATE the sums and differences of the two fractions below. (REMEMBER TO USE BENCH MARKS of 1/4,1/2, 3/4 and 1 WHEN ESTIMATING)
Use language such as a little less than.... a little more than... almost...
EXAMPLE: 3/4 + 1/6 = The sum will be a little less than 1 because 1/6 is not quite 1/4 and if you have 3/4 you would need another 1/4 to make one whole