Math
Today's math test wasn't really very difficult, but you had to use a bit of REASONING skills. Like all skills, the more you practice using reasoning to solve problems, the easier it becomes. The key to reasoning is being able to communicate or explain your thinking out loud. I heard some excellent reasoning in Science today. Sometimes when I don't understand a problem in math, I talk out loud to myself. I know it sounds a bit odd, but it does work.

Please keep reviewing the properties of quadrilaterals (grade 4) and triangles (grade 5).

Science
What might happen to a habitat when you remove a species from it? What did you learn today? Tomorrow we will our discussion of changing habitats.

Remember the arrows in a food chain or web flow towards where the energy is transferred NOT towards what it eats.

I did a bit more reading about the Newfoundland wolf. Seems it wasn't just the hunters and trappers that caused the wolf to become extinct. Skim the article below. What was another factor? You only need to read the first few paragraphs.
https://www.therooms.ca/the-newfoundland-wolf-0

Below is a link to an invasive species:
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/pestsweeds/RabbitFactsheet.htm

Here's another invasive species in Ontario. Do you know what it is and where it came from?

Today we had a special visitor to our classroom. Jameson's mom came and spoke about being an RCMP officer. Do you remember the different parts of her uniform? Thanks for coming in and speaking with us. We all enjoyed and learned from your visit!

Here's a bit more reading:

http://www.canadianhistoryforkids.com/canadian-history-for-kids-rcmp/

Reminders:

• Book Fair this week
• Last few students are presenting their Power Points tomorrow. It is important that you are certain the information you get from the Internet is correct.
• No word work this week because of PD day.
• Make sure you complete your learning skills self-assessment tomorrow
• Have you shown a parent your assessment folder? Have you completed the next steps? Have you set your learning goals for this week?