Presentation Schedule

Hi Everyone,
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a great long weekend with your families. I am so thankful to work at such a wonderful school with such a great group of kids.

Here is the presentation schedule for the social studies projects

Wednesday Oct. 11th
Parnell & Owen
James
Brandon & Lachlan
Topper

Thursday- Oct. 12th
Preston & Jake
Jacob & Anthony
Katana & Eva
Evan
Miguel


Friday Oct. 13th
Justus
Jake & Noah
Vanessa
Matthew & Davis
Lilly & Evelyn
Sawyer


Monday Oct. 16th
Rachel. R & Abby
Bella & Zoe
Rachael. L



Agenda Items:
Math tests coming home today - please sign and return
If you didn't get a chance to sign up for a conference in November please contact Mrs. Breau for a time slot
Presentations begin for social studies next week
Track reading time

Daily Challenge


Here is another word riddle challenge


Read the clues, then write the words. 

Start with the word  SWEET


Perspiration.
Change one letter from the word above.       ______   _______  ______ ______  _______ 
                                                                                                    (5 letters)



Something you sit on.                              _________ ________ _______ ______
 Take away one letter.                                              (4 letters)



 Causing something to become hot.                     _________ _________ _______   _______
 Change one letter from the word above .                                                    (4 letters)



 A small shelter or house.                                             __________ _________ ________
 Take away two vowels and add one                                                           (3 letters)
from the word above.


 Another name for a stomach.
Change one letter from the word above.                     __________ _________ ________
                                                                                                           (3 letters)




To pull hard.
 Rearrange the letters from the word above.                     ___________ _________ _______
                                                                                                       (3 letters)




 To drink quickly.                                          _______ _________ ________ ________
 Take away the first letter, then add two.                                          (4 letters)

Agenda Update

Happy Friday Everyone,

Here is a quick update of some upcoming dates:

Social Studies research notes - due Wednesday

Small Numbers Math Test- Tuesday

Blog Review - Tuesday 

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!

Mrs. Breau

Small Number Math Review

Small Number Review

    1.     In the number 73.765 which digit is in the:

     a)  tens place _________                                d) tenths place ____________

b   b) ones place _________                                e)  hundredths place  ___________

     c) thousandths place __________

      

    2.  Complete the chart below 

         

Standard	Expanded	Written	Mixed Numbers/ Fractions
12. 32
0.008
		five and three hundredths
	300 + 90 + 3+ .01 + .009
	20 000 + 70 + 0.6 + .004
0.432
		two million seventy thousand and sixty eight hundredths

            3. Which decimal is greater?

            

              a) 2.03 or 2.4            b) 0.526 or 1.004     c) 5.7 or  3.99          d) 0.403  or  0.067

           4. Order these decimal numbers from least to greatest. 

             a)  2.108 ,   0.053,  0.872,     1.096

              

             b) 2.085 , 2.008 , 3.004, 2. 805 

               

             c)  2.4 ,  2.34,   0.27,  2.347,  2.7 

             5. Round each decimal to the nearest hundredth.

        a) 0.526                b) 0.078                  c) 3.006                d) 0.896

    

            6. Round each number to the nearest tenth.

          a) 0.72             b) 2.462               c)  1.073             d) 0.98

                

             7. Write three decimal numbers that would fall in between 2.67 and 2.8

Word Challenge

Remember, your toonies for Terry tomorrow :)

Track those reading minutes :)

Daily Challenge

Read the clues, then write the words. 


Start with the word   VEGETABLE


A piece of furniture to eat on. 
take away 4 letters from the word above.       ______   ______  _____  ______  ______
                                                                                                    (5 letters)




A place to keep horses. Or steady.   ____   ______ _____   _____  ______ ______
Add one letter from the word above                                              (6 letters)
.


To wound or pierce with a pointed weapon.       _______  ______  _______   _______
Take away two letters from the word above .                                                    (4 letters)





A large, flat, often thick piece of something.               _______ ________ _________ _____
Change one letter from the word above.                                                                   (4 letters)





A very messy or slovenly person.
Change one letter from the word above.              _______ ________ _________ ________
                                                                                                           (4 letters)




To splash a liquid about. 
Take away the last letter, then add two from the     _____ _____ ____ _____ _____
word above.                                                                                        (5 letters)








To cut with big sweeping strokes.                         _______ _________ ________ ________ ______
Change one letter from the word above.                                          (5 letters)

Weekly Update

Weekly Update
Math- We completed our large numbers test today
- We will be moving into working with small numbers - focusing on decimal numbers to thousandths. We will be working with fractions and representing decimal numbers in expanded, standard and written form


Literacy-
Reading- We are working through our novel Wonder - Throughout the novel, we are focusing on a variety of reading strategies
**Remember to track those reading minutes ***

Writing- Paragraph writing and personal recounts
- This week we will also be working taking jot notes and turning those notes into paragraphs

Social Studies- We will begin our social studies project this week (project outline is posted to the blog)

Science- Biodiversity - We will be playing the game "Web of Life" outside on Friday

AGENDA NOTES:
PICTURE DAY - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
Terry Fox Run- Thursday- Please bring $2 to help support this cause
October 4th - Meet the Teacher (classrooms will be opened between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.)

Social Studies Projects

Japan- Topper

China-Zoe & Bella

United Kingdom-Davis & Matthew

Germany-Miguel

France- Sawyer

Italy- Noah & Jake. D

Norway- Stella

Mexico-Pricilla

South Korea- Justus / Brandon & Lachlan

Sweden- Abby & Rachel. R

Brazil- Lilly & Evelyn

Netherlands-Rachael. L

Australia- Parnell & Owen

South Africa-Vanessa

Scotland- Ava & Katana

Finland- Anthony & Jacob

Portugal- Jake. M & Preston

Costa Rica- James

Research Template for Social Studies Assignment

Topic	Research Notes
Official Country Name
National Symbols
Location/Population/Area	Location: Map   ______ Population: Area:
Climate/Weather Patterns
System of Government
Trade- Imports/Exports	Chart, pictures  _____
Lifestyle/Culture (food, dress, family life, celebrations)	Food: Clothing: Family life: Celebrations:
International Connections to the World
Resources Used to  Complete my Project	Website: Book/Text: Encyclopedia: