Reading Marathon Follow-up Activity

As part of our Reading Marathon, students practiced using their reading strategies.  The follow-up activity is due on Monday.  Here is a reminder of the tasks required for each strategy/block:

Character Analysis - draw a picture of the main character from your book - identify 4 character traits that describes him/her - support each character trait with evidence from the book	Prediction - make predictions (at least 2) about what will happen next in the book	Visualization - good readers create mental pictures/videos of what they read - choose a scene from the book and draw your mental picture
Questions - ask 3 “juicy” questions from the book - remember “juicy” questions are ones that require more thinking and inferring (e.g., not ones where the answers that are “right there” in the book)	Connection - make 2 different connections (TTS, TTT, TTW) - remember to explain your connection using evidence from the text	Summary - once you have finished your book, write a summary of the book - remember to include the main idea and important details

Art - Face Proportions

In Art, we are drawing self-portraits.  Here are 2 images that may help you with the proportions (where your facial features are located):

Division Facts

In Math, we have moved onto the division portion of our unit. Yesterday, we looked at the relationship between multiplication and division, and how we can use our multiplication facts to help us recall division facts.

Here are some online games to practice division facts:
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.html

In Grade 5, students are expected to divide 3 digit numbers by 1 digit. Over the next several classes, we will be looking at a number of strategies (e.g., repeated subtraction, equal grouping, arrays/chunking, traditional algorithm) to solve division questions. Being able to recall division facts quickly will help students use these strategies to solve more complicated division problems.

February 23-27, 2015

Reading: Historic Fiction – unit launch, read alouds & shared reading
Writing: Persuasive Writing – Drafting (turning plans into paragraphs)
Math: Multiplication & Division – Division Strategies (facts, repeated subtraction, arrays/chunking)
Science (Ms. Halliwell): Energy
Social Studies: First Nations & European Explorers in early Canada & New France – historical (timelines) and geographical context (atlas scavenger hunt)
French (Ms. Bordonaro): Reading Comics
Music/Drama/Dance (Mr. Kotyk): TBA
Visual Art: Portraits – van Gogh, oil pastels
Phys. Ed (Mr. Mouratidis): Dodgeball

Multiplication Facts Review Games

Here is the link again for the multiplication facts review games:

http://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

Knowing your multiplication facts will help you with multiplying larger numbers and division.

Have a wonderful Family Day with your loved ones!

Reading - Marking Choices Articles

Here are the articles you may need to complete your homework:

February 9-12, 2015

Reading: Non-Fiction (Making Choices): Identifying the Main Idea & Supporting Details, Cause & Effect Text Patterns, Guided Reading
Writing: Persuasive Writing – Drafting (turning plans into paragraphs)
Math: Multiplication & Division – Multiplication strategies (e.g., place value, arrays, traditional algorithm)
Science (Ms. Halliwell): Energy
Social Studies: Government & Citizenship – Current Issues, Stakeholders’ points of views, Action Plans
French (Ms. Bordonaro): Reading Comics
Music/Drama/Dance (Mr. Kotyk): Dance
Visual Art: N/A
Phys. Ed (Mr. Mouratidis): Gymnastic

February 2-6, 2015

Reading: Non-Fiction (Making Choices): Identifying the Main Idea & Supporting Details
Writing: Persuasive Writing – Brainstorming and Organizing Ideas (using Graphic Organizers)
Math: Multiplication & Division – Launch, Review Facts, Different Strategies
Science (Ms. Halliwell): Energy – building wind turbines
Social Studies: Government & Citizenship – Becoming a Canadian Citizen, Quiz this week
French (Ms. Bordonaro): Reading Comics
Music/Drama/Dance (Mr. Kotyk): Time Signature
Visual Art: Paper Texture Fish, Positive & Negative Space
Phys. Ed (Mr. Mouratidis): Gymnastic