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.