May 25-29, 2015

Reading: Novel Study – The City of Ember (Ch. 8-14)
Writing: Narratives – planning using graphic organizer, describing setting & characters, using similes & metaphors
Math: Measurement – volume, capacity & displacement
Social Studies: First Nations & European Explorers in early Canada & New France – Motivations for Exploration, First Contact between First Nations and European Explorers
Science (Ms. Halliwell): Changes in Matter – properties of liquids experiments
French (Ms. Bordonaro): Animals & Adjectives
Music/Drama/Dance (Mr. Kotyk): Haiku & Composing Music
Visual Art: Escher Style Tessellations
Phys. Ed (Mr. Mouratidis): Basketball

May 19-22, 2015

Reading: Novel Study – The City of Ember (Ch. 4-7), reading strategy: visualization, metaphors & similes
Writing: Narrative – elements of s story, developing conflict, graphic organizers
Math: Probability – relating fractions & probability, unit review, test on Friday
Social Studies: First Nations & European Explorers in early Canada & New France – European Explorer project presentations, motivations for exploration, first contact between First Nations & European Explorers
Science (Ms. Halliwell): Changes in Matter – properties of liquids experiments
French (Ms. Bordonaro): Animals & Adjectives
Music/Drama/Dance (Mr. Kotyk): Haiku & Composing Music
Visual Art: Escher Style Tessellations
Phys. Ed (Mr. Mouratidis): Basketball

Google Docs

Each TDSB student has a Google account, and we have been using Google Docs to publish our writing.  To access Google Docs, students can log on (using their student number and TDSB password) at:

http://aw.tdsb.on.ca

Once there, students can click on the Google Apps button and start a new Google Document to type up their Persuasive Letters.  We will consolidate all the letters into 1 document at school later this week.

May 11-15, 2015

Reading: Novel Study – The City of Ember (Ch. 1-5)
Writing: Narrative – launch & pre-assessment
Math: Probability – language & vocabulary, listing all possible outcomes; quiz Friday
Social Studies: First Nations & European Explorers in early Canada & New France – Glog Presentations
Science (Ms. Halliwell): Changes in Matter – properties of liquids experiments
French (Ms. Bordonaro): Animals & Adjectives
Music/Drama/Dance (Mr. Kotyk): Haiku & Composing Music
Visual Art: Escher Style Tessellations
Phys. Ed (Mr. Mouratidis): Basketball

May 4-8, 2015

Reading: Novel Study – The City of Ember
Writing: Persuasive Letters – publishing; Narratives (stories)
Math: Fractions – relating decimals & fractions, relating division & fractions, unit review & test
Social Studies: First Nations & European Explorers in early Canada & New France –Stage 4: finishing Glogs
Science (Ms. Halliwell): Changes in Matter – Atoms & Molecules, experiments; Energy Festival Field Trip
French (Ms. Bordonaro): Animals & Adjectives
Music/Drama/Dance (Mr. Kotyk): TBA
Visual Art: Portraits – Final Pieces; Escher Style Tessellations
Phys. Ed (Mr. Mouratidis): Track & Field