Have a great weekend everyone and I look forward to seeing many of you at 9:00pm tonight at the aquarium for our sleepover!

Homework:

• Problem Solving - Due Monday
  

Congratulations to Andrea and Alexandra Weir, who both represented 5M at the Morven Spelling Bee yesterday. You both an amazing job!

Also, congratulations go out to Alyssa today who received her 1st place swimming trophy at the assembly.

Tomorrow is your Circulatory Systems Test - study, study, study!

The test has four parts
1) True or false
2) Fill in the blanks
3) Labeling
4) Short answers

Good luck!

Thank you all for being such model students yesterday. Ms. Ivanovic had a lovely day with you in 5M.

Tonight's homework:

• Complete you poetry assignment about lyrics, poetry and music
• Revise your speech using the comments you received from your peer feedback. Bring back the first draft and your new draft
• Study for Thursday's circulatory test
• Study for Friday's spelling test using your Homophones list
  

Reminders:

• #1 dress tomorrow for assembly
• Friday is the aquarium sleepover

Important dates

Mark your calendars...

• As part of our circulatory system unit, we will be dissecting pig hearts on February 3. Thank you so much to Charlene Buckley for volunteering to share your expertise and time to help with the dissection!
  
• On February 12, I would like to invite all the parents to come to 5M from 1:30-3:00 to hear all of our speeches

Homework:

• Rough copy of speeches are due Monday
• Study for Tuesday's math test

Note: On Monday, I will be in a planning meeting (in-school) and won't be in the classroom. Melina Ivanovic will be covering the class for the day. Please call the school and let them know if there is any important information to share.

Updates for next week...

On Monday, January 26th, the rough copy of the speech is due. This will provide us with good material with which to work to prepare for the in-class judging and the parents event. Details of this will be posted this week.

On Tuesday, January 27th, there will be a Fractions Test in Math Sets. Students should know how to create equivalent fractions, demonstrate knowledge of fractions with diagrams (correctly drawn!), change between mixed numbers and improper fractions and understand how to get a fraction of a whole number (what is 1/4th of 16?). Discuss with your math teacher to get more details!

On Thursday, January 29th, we will celebrate our hard work in Science with a Circulatory Test. A proper review for this will be sent home soon, but in the meantime, please ensure that you know the function of the circulatory system, the names and jobs of the different parts of blood and the path of blood through the body (be sure to use words like -- upper and lower vena cava, left and right atria and ventricles, pulmonary veins and arteries, the aorta and the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide). Act it out, draw it out, trace it out on your body -- you can do it!!

The Aquarium trip is quickly approaching - I am so excited! Friday, January 30th is going to a wonderful time to learn and have fun together!

Homework:

Complete your "I Have A Dream Too" good copy, it must:

• be in cursive
• be in pen
• have a border
• have a title, date and your name

Complete any math set homework (Ms. Murphy's math set - pages 211-212)

Reminders:
You will be receiving more information soon about... parents will be soon be receiving an invite to listen to our class speeches. Our pig heart dissection is tentatively set for February 3. I will let you know when I receive confirmation.

Homework:

• Complete "What the heck is poetry?"
  
• Math set homework (Ms. Murphy's set - pages 205-206)
• Bring in some parts of your speech to work on during the day

Happy Birthday Alexandra! Thank you so much for the cupcakes, we all enjoyed that yummy treat!

It was sunny and warm out today, which meant we got to enjoy our lunches outside and even did some Daily Physical Activity out in the sunshine after lunch. Let's hope that it keeps up!

Homework:

• Finish your "I have a dream too!" speeches for tomorrow (scroll to the bottom for the words to the speech)
  
• Complete your "Heart"-y Words sheet and Circulatory Scramble

Reminders:

• A finished draft of your speech is due on Monday (a week from today!) it doesn't need to be a final draft, but it should be close!
• Arrive in your PE kit tomorrow and bring your binders for music if you took it home.
  

"I have a dream too"

I have a dream that one day this nation will ___________________________________

I have a dream that one day _________________________________________________

I have a dream that one day _________________________________________________

I have a dream that ________________________________________________________

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day _________________________________________________

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day _________________________________________________

This is my hope and faith. With this faith we will be able to

________________________________________________________________________

This will be the day when __________________________________________________

It has been a great first week back. Thank you for all continuing to be such delightful, thoughtful and creative participants in 5M!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Homework:
Ms. Murphy's math set: Simplifying Fractions worksheet - due Tuesday

Homework:

• Complete your "Don't Miss the Boat" writing assignment - you will need to refer to your circulatory system notes to help you stick to the facts about how blood travels through the body. Remember to be very descriptive and have fun with it!
  
• From your Music teachers: Please bring your recorders to school tomorrow and every Friday. You will be needing them during music classes.
• Ms. Murphy's math set - Complete JUMP pages 203-204 for tomorrow
  

Reminders:

• Wear your PE kit tomorrow and bring your uniform!
  

Blood factory!

Today we learned all about our blood and the different blood cells in our bodies.

We made blood using Cheerios (red blood cells), marshmallows (white blood cells), popcorn (platelets) and water (plasma).

Here is a video of us discovering what 5 liters really looks like...



Homework for tonight:

• Draw and label your "Drop of Blood - Magnified"
• Complete any math set homework (Ms. Murphy's set - JUMP page 202)
  
• Choose your speech topic! Ms. Murphy wants to hear your ideas by Friday.
  

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is the last day to bring in forms for the Aquarium Sleepover
  

Homework:
- Finish your exaggerated vacation story
- Complete the heart diagram - remember to colour and add arrows to show the direction of the blood flow

From Mme. Kaiser:
Les devoirs
Section 2B, 2C (3x semaine)
La danse (3x semaine)
---------------------------
Le site web
wws.collingwood.org
ID: french
Pw: bonjour

Ms. Murphy's math set:
Page 199, 200, 201

Happy 2009 everyone!

Welcome back!
It was so great to see everyone return to school looking so healthy and happy.

Our printers weren't working today, so I have copied this week's spelling list to the blog. Please copy it out and practice at home this week. Your test will be on Friday.

Reminders:
- Hot lunch forms are due on January 14
- Aquarium Sleepover Forms are due on January 15
- Better Life Coffee forms are due on Friday

Homework:
- Complete your science package.
"The Beat Goes On" - Label the parts of the heart
"The Blood" - Put the sentences in order
Word Search & Crossword (use the words you learned today to full in the blanks"

This week's spelling list:
1. oxygen
2. aorta
3. plasma
4. capillaries
5. valve
6. circulatory
7. vena cava
8. blood vessels
9. ventricle
10. platelets
11. artery
12. atrium
13. veins
14. pulmonary
15. nutrients
16. bacteria
17. diseases
18. healthy
19. clotting
20. circulation