Ms. Murphy will not be returning to Collingwood during 2009-2010, but she hopes you do well in grade 6!

Happy Birthday Max!

Homework:

• Complete you Pin Contest design - due Wednesday with a Parent signature (if you want to enter the contest)
• Return any signed tests
• Bring your Underground to Canada novels!
• Bring a big bag tomorrow so that we can start packing up your desk and locker

Reminders:

• Arrive in your PE kit tomorrow and bring your uniform to change into afterwards
• Talk to your parents about band/choir and our talk with Mr. Perkins
• Uniform reminders: On Wednesday you can wear civvies for our party, on Thursday you should look extra polished in your best #1!

Homework:

• Please complete the Band/Music declaration form and return to me by Monday.
  

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Sports Day - We will be at Ambleside having fun in the sun, until 1:45 when we will be bused back to the school. If you are getting picked up by your parents from Ambleside, they need to let me know via email, a note, or in person! Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and hot - so please come prepared! Bring a water bottle, a hat, sunscreen and if you have a beach umbrella or EZ-up, it would be great to bring along so we could have some shade to relax in.
  
• Students must come to school on Monday and Thursday of next week in Number One
• Parents must RSVP by tomorrow to Mrs. Vickerstaff for the Graduation Ceremony
• This Saturday is the Community Day Parade - Arrive at 9:30 in Ambleside if you would like to watch or walk! Collingwood will be 19th in the parade. Arrive in hippie gear, or in a white t-shirt and jeans. Peace is the theme! Hurray!
  

Only 6 school days left!

Wow! "Dig it!" was amazing last night. Congratulations to everyone!!

Homework:

• Complete the first page (both sides) of your Simple Machines booklet

Reminders:

• Friday is Sports Day. Come dressed in your house colours and make sure you bring sunscreen and a hat!

Dig It! tonight at 7:00pm.
It is going to be a great show, please arrive on time (times listed below) and be wearing any costume pieces that you have at home (Chorus is in black pants and black shoes).

Speakers - 5:15
Dancers (except 4D and 4Sc) - 5:30
Chorus - 6:15

See you there!

Congratulations Cafe Concerters

Wow!
What an incredible day. Congratulations to 5M for putting on such a great show. You should all be very proud of yourselves.

Homework tonight:

• Complete the second page (both sides) of your Levers booklet

Happy Birthday Andrea!

Homework:

• Practice lines for Cafe Concert and pack any costume pieces that you need!
  
• Study for tomorrow's Capital Cities test
• Complete both sides of the first page on Levers
• Bring your yellow Sports Day forms! They are due tomorrow!

We had a wonderful trip to Science World today and learned lots of new things about simple machines and even about Mars rovers! Thank you so much to the Moms who volunteered to come along - it was such a treat to have you with us!

Homework:

• Study for your capital cities test on Thursday. If you want to practice with the game we use in class, click here for the link.
• Practice for Cafe Concert
  

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is the problem solving portion of our Math test
• Bring in your yellow sports day forms
• Tomorrow is our Photo on the Rocks - where #1 uniform and bring your smile! :0)
  

Our visit to Science World!

13 school days left!

Tomorrow is our Science World trip! Arrive at school at regular time and in #1 uniform. Please being a disposable bagged lunch and snack for the day.

Homework:

• Complete both sides of the "Simple machines" worksheet and complete all outlined activities. Tomorrow will kick off our Simple Machines unit, so this will help you get ahead of the game!
• Finish reading to the end of chapter 9 in Underground to Canada
  
• Dance Captains - Bring in the song you are working on for the final party dance!
  

Reminders:

• Wednesday we are having our "Grade Five - Photo on the Rocks" in the morning.
  
• Test on Canada's capital cities on Thursday
• Cafe Concert is on Thursday

Homework:

• Science - Read pages 224-226 and fill out the Fossil Fuels sheet
• Math - Study for our test tomorrow!
• Practice your lines for Cafe Concert
  

Reminders:

• Arrive in PE kit tomorrow

Homework:

• Finish Natural Resources poster project
• Practice your part of the "Fish Farms - Yes or No??" debate
• Study for Friday's math test
• Study for Monday's Natural Resources test
• Practice your French Play lines
  
• Math homework (Ms. Murphy's set - Memorize your "study card" - you will quizzed on your card tomorrow!)

Reminders:

• Math test - Friday May 22
  
• Social/Science test - Monday May 25
  
• Science Centre - Tuesday May 26
  
• Cafe Concert - Thursday May 28

Welcome back! Happy Victoria Day!

Homework:

• Complete Science worksheets for sections 9.2 and 9.3
• Math Set homework (Ms. Murphy's class - double sided yellow dot paper, on side 1, draw as many rectangles as you can that have an area of 24cm2 and on side 2, as many rectangles as you can that have a perimeter of 30cm)

Reminders:

• Upcoming test - Friday May 22 - Math Measurement
  
• Upcoming test - Monday May 25 - Natural Resources
• Upcoming trip - Telus Science World on Tuesday May 26

Happy Grandparent's Day!

Wow! What a fun Friday! It was such a treat to have some grandparents visiting the classroom today.

I hope everyone has a super long weekend. I will see you all on Tuesday. I can't believe we have less than one month left - wow, grade 5 has flown by!

Homework:

• Read and complete "Flood Waters" booklet. Be creative and have fun!
• Math homework - Ms. Murphy's set - begin working through the study guide for our test on May 22, 2008

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is Grandparent's Day - If you are a student leader or in choir arrive in #1 uniform. Everyone else, arrive in your PE kit and bring #1 dress to change into afterwards.

See you tomorrow!

Homework:

• Spelling page (2 sided)
• Math homework (Ms. Murphy's set - pages 275-276)

Reminders:

• Friday is Grandparent's Day!
  

Today we had speaker from the West Vancouver Memorial Library who told us all about the Summer Reading Program. The program starts on June 8 and is run through libraries all over the Vancouver area. Check it out!

Homework:

• Chapter 8 Vocabulary sheet
• Memorize French play lines
• Share your Immigration Test with your parents. It should be signed and returned tomorrow
• Math homework: Ms. Murphy's set - complete the conversions booklet. Remember to use your orange steps to help you!

Reminders:

• Friday is Grandparent's Day!
• Math test on May 22 (Measurement mm, cm, dm, m, km, area, perimeter and volume)

Drip drip drop - rainy Monday!

Homework:

• Problem Solving - Due Friday
• Memorize French play lines
• Write 20 words or less about how to clean up an oil spill - remember to use keywords and summarize!!
• Discuss BC-STV (the new proposed voting system) with your parents - are they voting for it or against it tomorrow?
  

Reminders:

• Bring in costumes for Dig It!
  

Ben Mikaelsen's talk

What a great day!
We went and heard author, Ben Mikaelsen talk and it was amazing! Grade Fives - Please share what we learned about his life story and our life stories over the dinner table tonight.

Homework:

• Spelling homework (test tomorrow)
• Math homework (Ms. Murphy's set page 266-267)

Reminders:

• Arrive in your PE kits tomorrow and bring your uniform

Tonight Ben Mikaelsen will be giving a different talk at the West Vancouver Library and 7pm tonight and you and your parents are invited! Please attend if you can!

Homework:

• All about Canada - Quick Geography Lesson sheets
• Math homework - Ms. Murphy's set - pg 266 in JUMP
• Talk to you parents about Imagine1day and how you might like to help! Check out their website at www.imagine1day.org for more information.

Reminders:

• #1 dress tomorrow for our visit to Kay Meek to see Ben Mikaelson
• Spelling Test on Friday
  

Homework:

• Spelling page
• The Wise Use of Energy sheet
• Any math set homework (Ms. Murphy's set - page 263-265 in JUMP - Remember to use your orange conversion staircase!)

Reminders:

• #1 Dress for Assembly
  

Welcome back!

It was so much fun spending last week with everyone at camp. We had lots of sunshine and smiles!

Homework:

• Read and complete the Water Cycle booklet

Reminders:

• Thursday we are going to our Author Talk with Ben Mikaelson - Check out his website and see what you can learn about him before we go!
• Arrive in PE kit tomorrow
  

On Wednesday, May 6th from 3:30 to 4:30, Ms. Gretzinger and I will be leading a group of volunteer students to tie knots in the Community Day Parade t-shirts. We should be finished by 4:30, and Ms. Murphy and I will supply some special treats for our awesome volunteers! If you are free on that day, please r.s.v.p. to me via e-mail so I know that you have your parent's permission to stay after school for this fun activity! Space is limited - clear your schedule for our groovy tie dye party (this might be slightly misleading...we are just tying knots - not dyeing!! But you will be so proud when you see the finished products on Parade Day!!). It's going to be great!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Monday is a Jr. School Jeans Day - For $2 you can wear jeans and your uniform top!

Reminders:

• Monday we will have our Immigration and Problem Solving tests.

Also - please remember to bring in newspapers for camp - any type, size, language etc - bring them in ASAP!

Congratulations to Jaden who participated in the ISEA Public Speaking competition last night and won GOLD for Grade Five! Well done!

Today we also met our new class pets - The Red Wigglers! They are happy, playful and great for us and the earth! They told me they were really excited to move into 5M and loved meeting you all today.

Homework:

• Memorize lines for the French play
• Complete spelling page
• Study for upcoming tests
  

Reminders:

• Tomorrow drop-off is at Morven campus for our tour of the Middle School. You should arrive between 8:10-8:25 in #1 uniform and must find me in the lobby to take attendance.
  
• Rugby is cancelled tomorrow morning.
• Please bring running shoes tomorrow. When we return from the tour we PE will take place, but in #1 uniform with running shoes.

Upcoming Tests:

• Spelling Test - tomorrow
• Immigration and Development of Canada - Monday
• Problem Solving - 1) Use or make a table 2) Check and Guess - Monday
  

Happy Earth Day!

The assembly today was a lot of fun and very inspiring. Remember - every little thing you do to help the earth counts - so do your part!

Also, good luck to Jaden and all the other students competing in the ISEA competition tonight at Collingwood and a big THANK YOU to all the grade 5 students who are acting as timers.

Homework:

• Coming home tonight is your Immigration Study Guide - so start studying!
• Math set homework (Ms. Murphy's set - pg 281, 285, 286)

Reminders:

• The last day to order our SILLY CLASS PHOTO is tomorrow - I posted the wrong price earlier - so it is actually only $6.00 for a copy. Bring in your cash or a cheque addressed to Mountain West Studios tomorrow if you would like one.
• Problem Solving test on Monday
• Immigration Test on Monday
  

Happy Earth Week!

Homework:

• Read and complete the Cariboo Gold Rush and Barkerville sheets
• Final call for Novel Study Chapter 1-5 due tomorrow!
  
• Add any spelling words from test #19 to your spelling notebook
• Start studying for your upcoming tests!
  

Reminders/Upcoming Dates:

• Tomorrow is GARBAGELESS LUNCH DAY!!! Pack your lunch carefully!
• Wednesday is Earth Day and you are allowed to wear an earth themed t-shirt or your house shirt over your uniform.
  
• This Friday we are going to Morven for a tour of the Middle School. Student should be dropped off between 8:10-8:25 at Morven. Please wear #1 uniform.
• Book reports this week - Morgan, Alina, Alex W, Jordan & Cale
  
• Upcoming test - Immigration - Monday April 27 - Chapter 2 & 3 in Socials Textbook
• Upcoming test - Problem Solving - Monday April 27

Science Fair

Science Fair is tonight from 5:00-6:00 in the Grade Five classrooms.
Please arrive on time and in #1 dress. Families and friends are invited!

Your projects look AMAZING!!!

Welcome back - it was so exciting to see everyone's finished Science Fair projects and such a treat to share them with our grade two buddies.

Homework:

• Have your parents sign and make any corrections!
• Finish up your Science Fair report booklet - many people forgot the bring them in today! They should include all your rough notes, research, data tables and brainstorming pages, as well a good copy of your final experiment (everything that is on your board)

Reminders:

• Science Fair is tomorrow evening from 5:00-6:00
• Book reports on Thursday from Julia, Alex B, Alyssa and Connor
  

Wonderful long weekends

Have a great long weekend everyone!
I will be heading to Toronto to enjoy some winter weather.. brrrr!

Homework:

• Science Fair board and booklets should be brought to school on Tuesday. We will be presenting our projects in-class on Tuesday. Please be ready to make a short oral presentation and answer questions.

Reminders:

• Science Fair - Wednesday April 15 from 5:00-6:00pm

Silly Photo Fun on a wacky Wednesday

Homework:

• Study for your decimals test and spelling test
• Work on Science Fair - we are having one-on-one interviews tomorrow, so please be ready with your notes and report book
• Problem Solving homework is due tomorrow
  

Reminders:

• Camp permission forms are due TOMORROW!

Note: If you are interested in purchasing a copy of our "silly class photo", they are available for $10. I will put in an order at the end of next week.

It was a real treat today to see the Collingwood grade 6-12 dancers perform for us. We might have to form a 5M dance troupe!

Homework:

• Study for the Decimals test! Tomorrow you will have the problem solving portion and on Thursday you will have the computation portion
• Work on your spelling worksheets - Test on Thursday

Reminders:

• Camp Squeah forms are due on Thursday
• Book Reports on Thursday: Liam, Jaden, Lorna, Andrea, Michael & Molly
• No school on Friday or Monday
• Science Fair in-class presentations in ONE WEEK!

And a special reminder just for Morgan and Alex B to GET WELL SOON!! We miss you!

Happy Birthday Liam!

Sunny Monday!

What a beautiful day! Is it bad luck to say that SUMMER IS HERE? I hope not!

Homework:

• Tomorrow I would like to see a draft (rough copy) of your Data, Discussion and Conclusion (if you are in the process of completing your experiment then please bring in whatever you have completed and be prepared to talk about it with me.
• Complete your "Terms to Know" immigration definitions (the first page of the booklet)
• Go over the new spelling page with your parents

Reminders:

• Tomorrow afternoon we are going to Kay Meek Theatre to see a Collingwood Dance performance. Please wear your PE kit in the morning and bring #1 dress for the afternoon.
• Spelling Test on Thursday!
  

Homework:

• Complete spelling homework - Test tomorrow!
• Work on Science Fair project
• Complete math set homework (Ms. Murphy's set - finish yellow "decimal review" sheet)

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is the bottle drive/civvies day - arrive in your PE kit and bring your civvies to change into after French
• Science Fair draft of data, observations and conclusion due on Tuesday April 7
• Camp information package is coming home today and needs to be returned by Thursday April 9
  
• I will not be at school tomorrow. I hope you have a great day with Ms. Ivanovic!
  

Happy April Fool's day!

It was a wacky and wonderful day in 5M!

Homework:

• Complete your creative writing journal entry
• Complete any math set homework (Ms. Murphy's set - review the first two pages of the pink decimals package)
  

Fort Langley

I hope you all had as much fun at Fort Langley as I did! Here are just a few pictures of some of the day's adventures. Thank you so much to Charlene, Claudia, Lana and Terry for joining us!

I have updated the "Upcoming Events" on the right sidebar - please make note of these dates on your personal calendar.

Tomorrow is our Fort Langley trip - as of right now, the weather tomorrow looks like it will be about 8 degrees with a chance of some showers in the morning. So, please dress accordingly!

Reminders: Other than cameras, do not bring any electronics on the trip. If you are bringing a camera, you must be 100% responsible for it.

Homework:

• Finish reading your Fort Langley information booklet, on a separate piece of paper, complete the "Math in the Gold Rush" activity.
• Write any missed words from last week's spelling test on your "Spelling Notebook"
• Start on your spelling homework sheets.
  

Book Report dates and more..

Have a great weekend everyone!

Homework:

• Work on Science Fair
• Read your book report novel

Reminders:

• On Tuesday March 31 we are going to Fort Langley. You will need to bring a brown bag lunch and wear comfortable civvies. We will be outside, so please dress for the weather! There will be NO ipods or electronics allowed on this trip, but you may bring a camera to take pictures (you MUST be responsible for the camera for the whole day!)
• On Friday April 3 it is our Bottle Drive/Civvies Day - information is coming home tonight about it.

• Upcoming Oral Book Report dates:

April 2
Molly
Max
Sandro
Cale
Georgie

April 9
Liam
Jaden
Lorna
Andrea
Michael

April 16
Julia
Alex B
Alyssa
Connor
Frazer

April 23
Morgan
Alina
Alex W
Jordan

Homework:

• Complete double-sided spelling worksheet
• Review your Spelling Notebook words
• Spelling Test tomorrow
• Work on your Science Fair project
  
• Ms. Murphy's math set - JUMP pages 237-238
  

Homework:

• Due tomorrow: Complete your Underground to Canada novel study page (purple page)
• Due tomorrow: Scientific Method - Question, Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure
• Ms. Murphy's math set - No homework tonight. Today's quiz went well!
  

Reminders:

• If you haven't returned marked science tests, please do tomorow.
• Remember to bring in your novel study book for approval

Homework:

• Return signed Science tests tomorrow
• Due tomorrow: Complete a good copy of your March Break story (using your peer edits)
• Choose a book for your oral book report - bring it in to get signed as soon as you can.
  
• Due Thursday: Hand-in your Science fair Question, Purpose, Hypothesis and Procedure
• Math set homework (For Ms. Murphy's set - quiz tomorrow on pages 222-232). If you didn't finish the March Break package - it is due this Tuesday (in one week)

Reminders:

• #1 dress for tomorrow

A great start to term three!

Welcome back!
It was great to see everyone looking rested and feeling positive. It sounds like everyone had marvelous vacations (at home and away!). Rocky and I had a great time, we stayed in Vancouver and learned all kinds of new tricks - he taught me how to play fetch in the rain!

Homework:

• Complete your March Break story, remember to only write from third person perspective - due tomorrow
• Complete you Underground to Canada title page
• Bring your revised Science Fair question tomorrow. Remember to use clear language, have one variable and make sure it is something that you can test yourself!

Woo!

What a great way to end the term!

Today we celebrated three things:
1) The beginning of March Break
2) Rodeo Day
3) The publication of 5M's Poetry Anthology











I told Rocky that March Break was coming up and he started smiling and couldn't stop. He told me he was thinking about all the fun everyone is going to have over the next two weeks!

Have a safe and happy holiday!
I hope everyone gets lots of rest and relaxation.
See you in a few weeks!

From: Ms. Murphy and Rocky

Homework:

• Study for your Digestive and Respiratory Test (tomorrow!). Use the study tips we talked about this morning to help you prepare
• Ms. Murphy's math set: Finish pg 229-232 (whatever wasn't finished in class!)
• Signed problem solving tests are due tomorrow for Ms. Gould
• Our spelling test this week will be on THURSDAY instead of Friday

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is class photo day. Wear #1 dress, brush your teeth, comb your hair and remember your smile! :)
• Friday is Rodeo Day - Pick out your favourite cowboy/girl outfit and be ready for fun!
  

Super studying science students!

Here are a few online activities that will help you prepare for Wednesday's Digestive and Respiratory Systems test:

1) A textbook quiz about the Digestive System
2) Kidshealth Digestive System quiz
3) Kidshealth Respiratory System quiz

The whole kidshealth.org website is full of information, quizzes, games and videos - check it out!
If there is any topic you don't quite understand just search it in the top left search bar on the main page.

Happy studying!

Happy Birthday Georgie!

Hope you had a great day! Thank you so much for all the treats!

Homework:

• Spelling test signed by parents - start spelling homework
• Revise your Narrative Poem - due tomorrow
• Problem solving test - signed and returned for Wednesday

Reminders:

• We are watching the Grade 4 musical tomorrow during PE, so you DO NOT need to wear your gym kit. Please arrive in your uniform.
• Wrestling is cancelled tomorrow morning
• Scholastic is due on Thursday

And -- find Taiwan on a map! Taiwan is where Ms. Murphy's new doggie Rocky will be arriving from tomorrow. I can't wait to meet him and for him to meet all of you!

Happy Tuesday!

Homework:

• Poetry Booklet - Finish Sonnets and Limerick sections in your poetry booklet
• Spelling - Take home "Dear Parents" for your spelling homework for Friday's test
• No math set homework today
• ART - "With Glowing Hearts" posters are going to be mailed tomorrow! If you haven't finished yours, tonight is your last chance! Here is the link to the Canadian Heritage Poster Contest.
  

Reminders:

• Tomorrow morning we will be listening all the "gold" speeches. At 12:00, we will be heading to Morven to see "Lucky Stiff". Hot lunch will be served at 11:40am for all grade fives.
• #1 uniform tomorrow
• I will having a tooth extraction tomorrow afternoon and will not be at school on Thursday or Friday. I will try to update the blog with reminders, but if not, you will find all the info you need in the upcoming dates listing!
  

Congratulations to Max, Jaden and Alex Buckley who all received Gold at the grade 5 speech semi-finals. They will all be presenting to the school at the Junior School Public Speaking Celebration on Wednesday.

Homework:

• Poetry - Finish the two "Haiku" pages in your poetry booklet
• Complete "The Avalanche" if you didn't finish it today.
• Spelling - Have your parents sign your test, fill in missed words, begin homework sheets.

Happy Birthday Michael!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Coming home tonight are your review sheets for our upcoming tests. Start making study notes and come to class with any questions.

11 school days left before March Break

We had our speech judging today and the results are in! The judges said they had a very, very difficult time making the decision and in the end decided their top three speakers were Jaden, Max and Alex B. Connor's speech left a big impression on them too and they gave him an honourable mention for his speech about "Buying a car".

Well done, everyone!
Your speeches were inspiring and I am very proud of all of your hard work!

Homework:

• Complete the rest of your Digestive System booklet
• Finish your spelling homework (bring folder with completed homework tomorrow)
• Any math set homework - Ms. Murphy's set - Decimals worksheet part 2
  

Reminders and updates:

• We have moved the following test dates:
• Poetry is now on Monday March 2 (instead of Feb 26)
• Respiratory and Digestive will be on March 4 (instead of February 27)
• Tomorrow please bring any donations for the Ivanhoe Relief fund ($5-$10)
• Tomorrow is Jump Rope for Heart. Wear your PE kit and bring your pledge forms.

Super Citizens!

5M was very well represented at today's House Assembly. Congratulations to Liam, Molly and Frazer who were all recognized for their contributions to the school and community.

Homework for tonight:

• Practice your speeches. Tomorrow is our judging day!
• Complete your spelling homework sheets. Test on Friday.
• Math set homework (Ms. Murphy's set - Read and complete the fractions to decimals page)

IMPORTANT - Read me!

There are only 14 school days left before March Break (and 15 school weeks until the end of grade 5 - aaah!) and they are JAM PACKED! Please make note of all of the upcoming events. The more organized you are, the more relaxed the next few weeks will be! :)

Upcoming dates:

February 17 - Ms. Murphy away at UBC swim meet all day
February 19 - In-class judging for speeches 11:00-12:30
February 19 - Early dismissal (1:55) for Parent-Teacher interviews (by request only!)
February 20 - Jump Rope for Heart (bring pledge forms on the day)
February 23 - Grade 5 Public Speaking semi-finals
February 23 - Problem Solving Test
February 24 - Girls B-ball play day (all day)
February 25 - Junior School Speech Celebration (a.m.), Watching Lucky Stiff at Morven (p.m.)
February 26 & Pink Shirt Day (anti-bullying day). Ms. Murphy away
February 27 - Ms. Murphy away
February 27 - Vancouver Opera (in-school visit)
March 2 - Poetry Test
March 3 - All classes to see Grade 4 Musical
March 4 - Class Photo Day, Respiratory & Digestive Systems Test
March 6 - Rodeo Day, Last day of classes before March Break

Homework:

• Share our new spelling program with your parents
• Work on Spelling homework
• Have your parents sign your spelling test
  
• Complete your science page about the digestive system
• Practice your speech
• Problem Solving - due Monday
  

Reminders:

• I am away at a swim meet all day tomorrow
  
• Wear your PE kit and bring your uniform
• Jump Rope for Heart pledges are due on Friday

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope everyone is having a love-filled Valentine's Day with their families and friends!
Thank you to all the families who brought in treats for us to enjoy during our valentine exchange.

Remember: Judging for speeches is on Thursday, so try to find time to practice your speeches this weekend (and everyday)!

Speech day success! Wow!

Congratulations to 5M students who confidently presented their speeches before an audience of 5M parents. You did an amazing job - all of your hard work is really paying off!

Homework:

• Study for your Fractions Test (happening tomorrow!)
• You must know how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions (there will be word problems as well). Remember that to get full marks on your test, you MUST show your work and answer word problems in full sentences.
• If your Respiratory booklets were incomplete - please finish them tonight

Reminders:

• Tomorrow afternoon we will have some little Valentine's Day festivities in class. Please remember the rule - if you bring a treat for one person, you need to bring one for everyone else as well!
• I have confirmed that SPEECH JUDGING DAY will be on Thursday the 19th, from 11:00-12:30. So keep on practicing those speeches!
  

Homework:

• Practice, practice, practice your speeches!
• Complete any unfinished sheets in your Respiratory booklets
• Ms. Murphy's math set - Pg. 86 word problems, correct your quizzes and return your signed tests tomorrow

Reminders:

• Tomorrow 11:00-12:30 Speeches in class with parents
• Fractions Test on Friday (see yesterday's post for the breakdown!)
  

Happy Birthday Cale!

Cale was lucky to celebrate his birthday on Monday! Hope you had a great day!
Homework for tonight:

• Complete you Cinquin - two pages in your poetry workbook
• Practice your speech tonight - use the notes from your classmates. Tomorrow will be our final rehearsal before the presentation for your parents!
• Music - Recorder compositions (some of these were returned and are due on Thursday)
• Music - Several people didn't hand in today's homework. Ms. Deighton is expecting it tomorrow if you didn't hand it in today.
• Bring in a bottle for the lung models!!

Reminders:

• Thursday - Speech presentation in-class - 11:00-12:30
• Friday - Fractions Test - All sets will be tested on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. Students will also be required to answer word problems using each of the operations above.
  

Alina turns 11!

Alina gets a long weekend for her birthday! Lucky girl.

I hope you all have a restful and relaxing weekend.

See you on Tuesday!

Note:
You don't officially have any homework, but I would recommend practicing your speeches a few times to keep them fresh in your mind!

Also -if you haven't brought in your plastic bottle for our lung model, please remember to bring it for Tuesday.

Homework:

• Finish your Narrative Poem - Remember to have someone double-check your spelling. Please write in cursive, or type it up.
• Go over your Circulatory Systems test with your parents, have them sign it and return it tomorrow.
  
• Problem Solving is due for Ms. Gould tomorrow
• Bring in a bottle for our lung models
• Memorize your speeches ASAP
  

Reminders:

• PE strip tomorrow
• No school on Monday
  

Wonderful Wednesdays

A few things today...

1) Today we were very lucky to have three visitors from the imagine1day organization. We met Sapna Dayal, the Executive Director, Seid Aman the Ethiopia Country Representative and Yeheyis Berhane, the Program Coordinator. They all share the common goal of building sustainable schools in Ethiopia. Our connection to this wonderful group is through Molly, who, at Christmas time, asked for a donation to be made instead of receiving presents.

Their website it a lot of fun to explore and you can see all the bits and pieces that actually go into building a school. Also, under their "Community" section you can look at the "creatributions" that people have come up with by combining their creativity and passion to make contributions. It would be great if as a class and/or a grade we could spend some time thinking about our creativity and passions and see what we could do to help!

2) The choir has been invited to sing for the "One year until the Olympics" celebration on February 12, and so, we have had to adjust our speech presentation times.

Speeches will now be on February 12, from 11:00am - 12:30pm

3) We have been working on speeches and my biggest tips when practicing your speeches at home, is to consider your voice. We have seen the huge difference that a great voice can make. Four key ingredients to a great speech voice:

• volume
• pitch
• stress
• tempo

4) Homework:

• Respiratory System vocabulary sheet
• Problem Solving due Friday
• By Tuesday: bring in a plastic bottle for our "make a lung model" project (2L is preferable, but smaller bottles are fine). If you don't have any bottles at home, don't worry - some students said they could bring in extras!
  

Reminders:

• CHOIR: If you are participating in the Olympic Celebration concert you MUST have you forms back tomorrow.
• No school on Monday
  

Dissection Day

We all learned a lot from our pig heart dissection today. Thank you so much to Charlene and Shelley for sharing your expertise and answering all of our questions. It was great having your help!

Homework tonight:

• Pig dissection paragraph- due tomorrow
  
• Ms. Murphy's math set - Addition and Subtraction fraction wheels