Monday December 10, 2007

Monday December 10, 2007

Hello Spruce Pod!Sorry for no blog up date last week. Many new and exciting things happening in the next two weeks. We will be working hard to perfect our Holiday concert routine. All family members will be very impressed. Homework will be as usual. This will be the last week of spelling homework for 2007. The last week of school is way to busy to properly focus on spelling homework.

We will be having Secret Santa. This fun holiday event will take place the last day of school. Presents shouldn’t cost more than $3.00 and are due two Wednesdays from now. The school and the pod are looking for many important items. Please review the following to see if your family can contribute.

1. Holiday Bizarre: Any unwanted items such as: toys, books, music, etc.


2. Spruce pod arts supplies: Any unwanted rubber or metal washers, buttons, nuts and bolts, fur or faux fur, cloth or material and ribbons.

Here is problem of the week! Remember to have all answers written out and you must show all work.

Homework Monday November 26, 2007

De Rose’s Math Problem of the Week
Mr. De Rose is having a huge birthday party. He is having it at a restaurant. People have a choice of sitting at a table that seats 10 people or a table that seats 8. Two hundred and fourteen guests are planning to attend.
Please show all your math work and write the answer in a neat, organized sentence!

1. 
   Including Mr. De Rose and his wife, how many people will be attending?
2. Draw a floor plan that displays a large rectangular dinning room with the correct amount of tables needed to seat all the people.
3. Create another plan that includes a least 4 eight person tables.
4. It’s 7pm and the chef wants to know if everyone has arrived. How could Mr. De Rose estimate if almost everyone has arrived? He doesn’t want to count everyone or ask everyone to sit down.

Homework Monday November 19, 2007

Hello Spruce!

Back to the regular homework schedule. Many students have not fully completed homework in the past. We will be probably moving to a new homework formula.

This week spelling will return. Please make sure all of it is fully written in the language book.
Math will be given throughout the week. Most of it will come from the math textbook.


PLEASE sign the agenda daily. I am finding many students are not getting their agenda signed at all. Double check your interview time to ensure that the time given works.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Week of November 4th. to 9th.

Another busy week. Spelling and math weekly homework will not go out again due to the fact that both grades have take home projects. Please spend the required time needed to create an amazing project. A little bit each day will help avoid making the project stressful and really allow it to be a learning activity. Please review this check list to ensure the project has been completed correctly.
Check for :

• your name
• proper titles especially graphs for the grade 5s
• proper sub headings which are important for report writing
• spelling
• neatness, colour, and organized information

Remember if you have any questions, please ask Mr. De Rose before the due date.

Weather Grade 5 Home project

Rain Gauge Monitoring

Home Project

For the next 5 days, starting on November 2nd, you are asked to use your rain gauge to record the amount of moisture in your area. Rain, dew, even fog can be measured with a rain gauge. We will be integrating science, math and writing into this project. This project is intended to help strengthen your understanding of weather and how hands-on measuring is vital to accurate science.
You will be responsible for the following:

1. Making a rain gauge
2. Recording the moisture level everyday at the same time. Before heading off to school or right after school is usually the best. (after recording the data, empty the cup)
   
3. Create a T-table of the data
   
4. Create a bar graph and explaining three important things you discovered
   
5. Create a line graph and explaining two trends that you discovered
   
6. Create a one page report on your project using the "Report Style of Writing found in First Steps Writing

All graphs and tables need to be: accurate, organized, colourful, neat, and have all the necessary titles. Please use a ruler and colouring pencils or markers for the graphs. The report writing needs to be organized, neatly written, logical and use proper paragraphs. Ensure all spelling and grammar is correct. Let a member of the family proof read the draft work and finished copy. Feel free to do the write up on the computer, but its not necessary. All graphs need to be done by hand, not on the computer.

Remember to have fun, you’re all meteorologist!

Due Date: Thursday November 8, 2007.

Famous Canadian Grade 6 Home project

Famous Canadian Biography.

Select a famous Canadian that has influenced the world through their work in: peace, government, science, or action.

Research your person using the Internet, books and encyclopedia Collect data and summarize in your own words as best you can. Looks for information that explains the person’s date of birth, hometown, awards, education, family, training, a photograph, career development, and how the person became famous. Remember your parents can provide assistance, with materials and research, but the final product needs to reflect your independent effort.
To write a biography you should: Select a person you are interested in. Find out the basic facts of the person's life. Start with the, Internet, encyclopedia and almanac.
Think about what else you would like to know about the person, and what parts of the life you want to write most about. Some questions you might want to think
about include:

1. 
   What makes this person special or interesting?
2. What kind of effect did he or she have on the world? other people?
3. What are the adjectives you would most use to describe the person?
4. What examples from their life illustrate those qualities?
5. What events shaped or changed this person's life?
6. Did he or she overcome obstacles? Take risks? Get lucky?
7. Would the world be better or worse if this person hadn't lived? How and why?
   

Steps in Planning

Select a white 11 X17 inch sized sheet of paper. (Supplied by the school)

On one side of the paper, write the famous person’s name at the top centre. Write your name and date at the bottom right side of the page. Underneath the person’s name, skip one line and then begin the biography. Use headings to organize your ideas. Heading will have a paragraph specific to that heading. This is to ensure your information is organized and logical. Example: Education, Birth Place, Awards, etc.

On the other side of the paper, you will create a picture of the famous person. The picture can be in black and white or coloured. The picture must fill the entire page. You do not have to have just a portrait of the person; you can add elements of what they do into the picture. Example: Include a picture of the space shuttle, the moon, some stars to a picture of Roberta Bondar, a famous Canadian Astronaut.

NEW DUE DATE!!!
Due Date: WEDNESDAY November 7, 2007.

Homework Monday October 22, 2007

A busy week for everyone in Spruce pod. Many students will be enjoying the soccer tournament this Thursday.
All homework needs to be done carefully. Many didn't read last week's "problem of the week" math question carefully. This resulted in many incorrect answers. Please make sure you write down the answer in a sentence. Last week's answer should have been written like: There are 10 different combinations. This is short, clear and correct. Don't forget to also show your work.

Spelling
Sheets will be given out in class.

Language
Compare two books you have recently read. Please write the title and author of each book and have the homework written in proper paragraph form. Explain how they are similar and different and the last paragraph should have your opinion of which book you enjoyed more and why. The why is very important to obtaining a level 4 answer.

Math. Grade 6 problem of the week and textbook work. Grade 5 textbook work.

Homework Grade 6 Monday October 15, 2007

Grade 6 Space Homework

This week will not be having spelling as homework. Instead, we will be focusing on learning and reviewing elements of space. Please read and answer the questions on the line paper given for homework. All readings and questions are from the Science and Technology Space book. Ensure that your name and date are on all homework sheets.
Lesson 9: Read pages 24, 25 & 26. Questions on page 26.
Lesson 11: Read pages 30,31 &32. Questions on page 33.
Lesson 13: Read pages 37, 38 & 39. Questions on page 39.

Reminders Monday October 15, 2007

A busy week. Please remember the following.

1. Return photos or bring in money with photos.
2. Pizza lunch this Wednesday.
3. Bring $2 for Space presentation.
4. Baseball team going to tournament this Wednesday.
5. Always bring clean indoor shoes and gym clothes.
6. Try everything once. You might find out you are good at it!

Homework Monday October 15, 2007

Hello Spruce,

Here is the problem of the week. Even though this questions is from the grade 6 book, the grade 5 one is identical. Everyone please do it.

Hints!

Please assist your child by reading each sentence carefully. When you think you have solved the problem, reread the question to make sure you answered the question. Many students last week solved the math, but didn't answer the question.

Tuesday October 9th

Hello Spruce Pod,
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Here is the homework for this shortened week. Grade 6 will do "Win, Lose or Tie" Problem of the week and grade 5 will do "What Number am I?"

We will also have spelling this week. All students should be reading and watching TV for information on the election.

Children's Fitness Tax Benefits

Hello Spruce Families,

Most are unaware of this federal tax benefit when your child is enrolled in an organized fitness activity. For more info, please check out the following.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/fitness-e.html

Math Sept. 27, 2007

Please finish the following math pages.

Grade 5 page 16 and 17

Grade 6 page 33

Math is due Monday Oct. 1, 2007

Grade 6 Space Homework Due Monday Oct. 1st.

Space Homework

Book Summary
Students will read their space book carefully and search for important facts. Once an important fact is discovered, it needs to be written down onto their sheet. Try to encourage students to summarize the information in their own words or edit the information so that only the most critical information is written down.

Grade 5 Homework September 27th. Due Mon. Oct1st.

Opinion Writing Homework

Voting in the Provincial Election

Please write your opinion on which party you will vote for in the up coming provincial election. You need to create three paragraphs that will explain the three reasons why you will vote for a party. (One paragraph per reason.) The forth paragraph will explain why you will not vote for another party and why. Remember to use information learned in class and the each party’s election promises to support you reasons.

Always try to use good vocabulary and check spelling.

Please review the following websites to refresh yourself with each party's platform.

Green party = http://www.gpo.ca/
PC = http://www.ontariopc.com/
Liberal = http://www.ontarioliberal.ca/
NDP = http://www.ontariondp.com

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