Tuesday, May 14

Tomorrow is Intermediate Track and Field Day! Bring your best effort and your fair play to school!

Please dress for the weather. A hat and water are recommended. Sunscreen might be an idea.

Cheers!

Mr. H

Friday, May 10

LA – Holes up to chapter nine.

MATH – Quizzes returned on Monday.

SCIENCE – Chapter nine in the text.

SOCIAL STUDIES – New unit next week.]

FRENCH – Quiz on prepositions. E.g. behind = derriere, between = entre, on = sur. There were 10 for them to remember. We made flashcards today and they have a worksheet to study from.

Wednesday next week is the Intermediate Track Meet! Please dress for the weather. Unless it is pouring rain, the event will go aheadl

Have a great weekend! Cheers!

Mr. H

Week ending May 3

LA – Focus on proofreading written work. The novel questions often contain missing capitals and periods or are not full sentence answers. A full sentence answer will make the question obvious.

Example:

Q. Why were the showers only four minutes long?

A. The showers were only four minutes long because there was a scarcity of water.

This answer could be written slightly differently, but the information clearly answers the question. If your child answered: Because there wasn’t much water, that is correct, but it is not a full sentence. The question could have been, Why did Stanley drink so much root beer?

MATH – Converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions. Ask your child to convert:

4/10, 18/100, 7/100,

0.28, 0.09, 35.6

SCIENCE – Chapter nine on resources.

SOCIAL STUDIES – Chapter six in the text.

FRENCH – New unit on Monday.

The art show is Thursday this week from 5-7pm in the gym. Please drop by if you have a chance. Kids should be accompanied by an adult.

Congratulations to Alice for being Fitness kid of the month!

Have a great rest of your weekend! Cheers!

Mr. H

Tuesday, April 30

LA – We started a new novel, Holes, and are working on answering questions using full sentences. For example:

Q: How many cots were in Stanley’s tent?

A: There were seven cots in Stanley’s tent.

Sometimes kids answer with: There were seven.

But I ask, seven what? Where were these seven things?

And less often kids will answer with: there were seven

They need to proofread/edit their work to correct missing capital letters and periods.

MATH – Fractions to decimals. Ask your child to convert: 3/10, 56/100, 2/100, 12/10

SCIENCE – Chapter nine on resources. We have looked at salmon, trees and next up is water and the water cycle.

SOCIALS – Chapter six on Indigenous government.

ART – Some beautiful pointillism art projects! A few of them will be displayed at the Art Show on Thursday next week. Please drop by between from 5 – 7 pm to view some really cool art work.

A reminder that we swim on Thursday. There is no cost for the swim. Please send a towel with your child. Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather as we walk both ways.

Congratulations to our Student’s of the Month so far in 2024! January was Victoria for her determination in class. February was Bentley for his helpfulness. March was Cadence for using her time wisely. And for this month, Audrey was recognized for her mentorship in class.

Cheers!

Mr. H

Friday, April 19

We had a math quiz today. Ask your child to solve the following.

Convert to a mixed number. 11/3, 14/5

Convert to an improper fraction . 5 1/4, 3 4/5

Complete the equivalent fraction for: 3/4 = ?/12, 5/8 = 20/?

Find the amount. 1/3 of 18, 2/5 of 25, 3/4 of 32

Ask them what ice cream they liked best and to show you the ice cream taster video.

Have a great weekend! Cheers!

Mr. H

Swim Day tomorrow!

We leave at recess for a swim at the rec centre. Bring swimsuits and towels and a bag that will hold wet clothes. We’ll be back for lunch.

We walk rain or shine so please dress for the weather.

Cheers!

Mr. H

Friday, April, 12

LA – Ask your child to spell: commercial, advertisement, variable and resourceful.

MATH – Equivalent fractions. Ask your child to complete the following equivalent fractions. e.g. 1/2 = 2/4

1/3 = /9

4/5 = /15

6/7 = 24/

3/8 = /32

SOCIALS – New chapter next week.

SCIENCE – Chapter 9 on renewable resources. Can your child explain the difference between living renewable resources and non-living renewable resources? Ask them to name three living renewable resources (important to BC) and three non-living renewable resources.

FRENCH – French skits.

ART – New project next week.

Congratulations to Victoria for being elected as Prime Minister of Room 110!

Next week we swim on Thursday at 9 am.

The Book Fair is also all next week in the library.

Have a great weekend! Cheers!

Mr. H

Friday, April 5

LA – Have your student correct this sentence: i went to dollerama on the week end but forget my monie

MATH – Fractions. Compare these fractions and ask your child to explain why one of them is greater. 1/3 and 1/10.

SOCIALS – New chapter next week.

SCIENCE – New chapter next week.

FRENCH – Simple conversations skit. To get an extending mark a student will need to perform their skit with good pronounciation. To be proficient they need to write and illustrate their skit in a short booklet.

ART – New project next week.

PE – Indoor games and track and field events make up the last term.

Our class election is on Tuesday next week. We have four excellent candidates. If a student knows they will be away Tuesday, they can vote in advance on Monday.

Have a great weekend! Cheers!

Mr. H

Tuesday, March 12

Two reminders:

1- If your child is a fit kid coach, they need gym strip tomorrow for our first school wide Fit Kid Day. Some kind of water bottle is also recommended.

2- On Thursday, we have a math quiz on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed fractions, converting mixed fractions to improper fractions, and improper to mixed, reducing fractions and comparing fractions.

Cheers!

Mr. H

Friday, March 8

Tuesday next week we have the chapter 5 socials test on government in Canada. The students have a review crossword from today and notes from Thursday. They need to know how many levels of government we have in Canada. What are the people called at each level? (Government people in general?) How do they get their jobs? Where do they meet? What do they do? Are there any rules to follow in a country?

Wednesday is Fit Kids Day! If your child is a Fit Kid coach they will need gym strip and proper footwear. It’s a good idea to bring water. It is a tiring day for the coaches, but the younger kids love it!

Term two is officially over and report cards, er, excuse me, learning updates, will be available on Thursday. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress.

Have a great weekend! Cheers!

Mr. H