Religion
Two more presentations to go! If you haven't performed, please practice your lines. We have Music first thing in the morning, so the presentation will be after recess.

Math
Many grade fours forgot the relationships between length and width and perimeter. You have to double length + width to get perimeter. If you're working backwards using the perimeter, you have to divide by 2 or cut the perimeter in half.

Grade 4 try to work on your Mathletics' assignments.

Grade 5 extra-practice:

Can you figure out the answer to this problem?

All the small rectangles are the same size.

What is the perimeter of the small rectangle?

What is the perimeter of the large rectangle?

Literacy

Today we learned a little bit about Ivan's early life before he was captured. What is his real name? What happened to his sister? How did we know? He didn't actually say the words, we INFERRED the meaning of "the vine snapped".

Looking words up in a dictionary was a bit of a challenge. We will continue to practice.

Social Studies

We had our first glimpse of the Canadian Shield today. It the largest and oldest physical region in Canada. Do you remember the age of the some of the rock in the Shield? It is a beautiful region with amazing wildlife. Can you identify these birds?

Make sure you get your quiz on the provinces / territories signed. If you did not get perfect, you will keep writing it until you can correctly label them. For the 5 people who got perfect, you will continue with a quiz on the capital cities of Canada.

Here's the link to the game to study:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Canadian_Geography.htm

Reminders:

• Show a parent the note on the times for your French plays on Monday
• Gymnastics tomorrow for Phys. Ed. You must have your shorts, t-shirt, hair secured and no jewelery. 

Religion
The first group did a wonderful job on their performance. The costumes made such a difference. Make sure you practice reading your lines with EXPRESSION and use of GESTURE (body movements). Don't forget to respond to what other characters are saying on stage with EXAGGERATED facial expression.

Keep practicing for your performance unless you presented today.

Math
Today we talked about a practical perimeter problem with tiles or stone. Example:
If you took 16 square tiles and made a square from them, what would be the perimeter?

Each side has a length of 4 units so the perimeter would be 4 units x 4 equal sides = 16 units

If you took the same 16 tiles and laid them in a straight row, what would be the perimeter?

The perimeter would be 16 units + 1 unit (length + width) = 17 units x 2 = 34 units

A square has a smaller perimeter than a thin rectangle. The areas however, are the same. Both shapes are made from 16 square tiles.

If you had to put a fence around each garden and fencing costs $10 per unit, how much would it cost to fence each garden?

Grade 4 your perimeter test will be tomorrow. Make sure you can do each of the types of questions in your notebook and on the blog.

Grade 5 we forgot to talk about perimeters of irregular polygons and regular polygons, so your test will be Thursday. Review the examples on the practice sheet. Please ask questions if you're still uncertain how to find the lengths of the unknown sides.

A regular polygons is a polygon that has ALL EQUAL SIDES. To find the perimeter, multiply the length of one side by the number of sides.

Practice examples:

What is the perimeter of a regular heptagon with a side length of 7 m?
What is the length of the sides of regular pentagon with a perimeter of 30 cm?

Literacy
Everyone's heart broke when we learned Stella's fate today. What promise did Ivan make to Stella before she died? Do you think he'll keep his promise?

Reminders:

• Practice reading your picture book if it is your turn for share a book.
• Library books
• If you are trying to access Mathletics at home, you must log into the Board website and click the yellow icon (snowflake) VLE.
• Madame gave me a note for you to take home regarding times for your French plays. I forgot to send it home but these are the times:

Group 1 (9:00); Violet, Lucy, Lucy, Erika, Carter
Group 2 (9:20): Ava F., Joseph, Ella, Cole, Ryerson
Group 3 (9:35): Genevieve, Luca, Chloe, Vanessa, Martin
Group 4 (9:50): Ava Y., Leo, Ania, Elliott, William
Group 5 (10:30): Natalie, Nathan, Helena, Domenic, Jameson

Family members are welcome. The plays will be performed in room 112. Parents make sure you sign in at the office. I'll send the note home tomorrow.

Literacy
Many student have completed five literary devices. Can you name them?
Tomorrow we will talk about idioms. Different regions have different idioms, although there may be some similarities.

Check out the idioms and their meanings using the link below:

http://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html

Today we learned a bit about Ruby. What are some words you would use to describe Ruby? 

Math

Our perimeter assignment was a bit of a challenge for many students. Remember all figures have a perimeter of 40 cm. The string is just to help you get the basic shape. Then you have to use some logical reasoning. The rectangle questions should be easy. When making figures that are larger than four side, it is easier to make vertical and horizontal sides on the grid paper.

Use the questions in your yellow math notebook and the blog to study for the perimeter test on Wednesday. Correct your homework from Nelson Math. There is one more type of question that I will ask:

A rectangle has a length of 6 cm and a width of 4 cm. What happens to the perimeter if you increase the length by 3 cm? Show your work by calculating the perimeters of the original and new rectangles.

Religion

Practice your play part. We will be presenting right at 9:00 am so be prepared.

Computers

Just a handful of students need to finish nutrient posters and brochures.

We also went onto Mathletics for the first time this year. You can access your account directly from your homepage at home using the Mathletics icon. No password is needed other than your e-mail and your school password. Try it out and let me know if it works. Complete the Numeracy assignments if you have time.

Literacy
For our bell work we focused on the silent letters "gh" in past tense verbs and other words. Most of the time the past tense is spelled "ought", brought, bought, fought, thought, sought. Sometimes it can be "aught" such as taught, caught. Be careful. We even had a word the rhymes with light, bright, flight that is spelled "eight". Do you remember the word?

Math
We reviewed three different types of perimeter problems:

• Finding the width knowing the perimeter and length
• Finding the length of a square knowing the perimeter
• Finding all the possible rectangles with the same perimeter

In each of these problems we have to work backwards from our rule:
PERIMETER = (LENGTH + WIDTH) X 2 (DOUBLED)

What is the length of a rectangle with a perimeter of 28 cm and a width of 5 cm?
First step: divide the perimeter by two or half it
Half of 28 cm is 14 cm
Second step: _____ + 5 cm = 14 cm
What number do you add to 5 cm to get 14 cm?
9 cm + 5 cm = 14 cm
The length of the rectangle is 9 cm
Third step: check
9 cm + 5 cm = 14 cm
14 cm + 14 cm or 14 cm x 2 = 28 cm

What are the lengths of the sides of square with a perimeter of 36 m?
Since we know all the sides of square are equal and there are 4 sides, we just divide our perimeter by 4. If you don't feel comfortable with dividing by 4, then divide by 2 twice or cut the perimeter in half twice.
36 m divided by 4 = 9 m
or
Half of 36 m is 18 m and half of 18 m is 9 m
The lengths of the sides in the square are 9 m.

What are all the possible rectangles you can make with a perimeter of 18 cm?
Once again we have to use our relationship between the length and width of a rectangle and its perimeter. We know that PERIMETER = (LENGTH + WIDTH) x 2
Half of 18 cm is 9 cm
What are all the different possibilities for length + width = 9 cm?
Set up a chart:

Length	Width	Length + Width	Perimeter
8 cm	1 cm	9 cm	18 cm
7 cm	2 cm	9 cm	18 cm
6 cm 5 cm	3 cm 4 cm	9 cm 9 cm	18 cm 18 cm

If you placed all of these rectangles on a grid, what would you notice about the AREA of the rectangles? Which rectangle would have the greatest AREA? Remember area is the amount inside the rectangle (square cm).

Tomorrow you will be given this task to work on with a partner:

Using a 40 cm string, create:

• A triangle with two equal sides
• A triangle with no equal sides
• A long thin rectangle
• A rectangle that is almost a square
• A square
• A 5 sided figure

You must draw your figures on grid paper.

TEST ON PERIMETER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31st 

Grade 5 we must discuss CIRCUMFERENCE. It is like the perimeter of a circle.
What is pi? Hmm...... we will find out soon. Curious? Watch the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC0fZ_lkFpQ&t=11s

Religion
Next Tuesday groups will begin presenting their play "The Captain's Faith". Make sure you learn your part well. You will be assessed on:

• ability to speak in role
• voice including expression and volume
• facial expression
• gesture (when you are speaking and responding to others speaking on stage)
• use of space
• creativity (costumes, props)

BE PREPARED!

Art
Great start with your Ted Harrison paintings. The elements of line and colour (tints and shades) are VERY important to his style of paining. The lines create rhythm and movement. If you have a fine paint brush, please bring it for next Friday. We don't have many brushes that can be used to paint small areas.


Reminders:
There are still 6 students who have not completed their nutrient poster and many students who have not completed their brochures. You have until Thursday.

Literacy
Ruby arrived at the Big Top Mall today. Poor Ruby, but I think she's found a champion in Stella. Remember the green questions you ask yourself while you read help you understand what is going on. The red questions help you dig a little deeper and read with an open heart. Think about some of the words we read today. Can you identify the speaker?
"It will never, ever be okay."
"Thing is, people love babies. Baby elephants, baby gorillas, heck give me a baby alligator and I could make a killing."
"Poor kid. Welcome to the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. Home of the One and Only Ivan."
Characters so far.....

• Ivan
• Stella
• Bob
• Mack
• Julia
• Ruby

Our bulletin board will expand next week with traits of each of these characters.

Math

Today we determined the relationship between length and width and perimeter. What happens to the perimeter when the length increases by 1? What happens to the perimeter when the width increases by 2? Tomorrow we will do some application questions on perimeter such as......

• The length of a room is 12 m. It has a perimeter of 36 m. What is the width of the room?
• A square room has a perimeter of 24 m. What is the length of each side?
• Mrs. Hollis is building a rectangular garden with 18 m of fence. What are the different option for rectangles?

Social Studies

We leave the Arctic with the last critical question. What are the positive and negative effects of mining and drilling on the people and the environment (land, air, water, plants, animals) in the Arctic? Think about the effects so you are ready to complete your chart tomorrow. Are there any positive effects to the environment???

Next up.... Canadian Shield.

Reminder:

• Off-uniform day tomorrow.
• Complete the corrections on your math test and you will be given your grade on the test!

Social Studies
Make sure you have ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED FOR YOUR BROCHURE researched. Each lunch recesses 5 students will be staying in to complete their brochure. No one stays in tomorrow because of gymnastics practice. If you are working on the computer, you are more than welcome to finish at home. If you are doing a handwritten brochure, once the writing is done, you may take it home to insert the pictures. No more class time will be given.

Math
Please make sure you return your Decimal Test signed to put in your assessment folder. Tomorrow we continue with perimeter and then time. That brings us to the end of Term 1 in Math. In Term 2 we will start with addition and subtraction, then move to multiplication and division.

A few perimeter problems for practice:

Literacy
We add three more literary devices to our list:

Please complete your illustration of onomatopoeia (coloured) and have your personification sentence ready to copy for tomorrow. Remember, your character must be part of your sentence.

Example: While Miss Emily was trudging through the snow after tobogganing, the wind began to how. 

Other examples:

When you are answering open or APE questions, it's important that you find proof in the novel to support your opinion. There are so many profound statements that Stella and Ivan say in the novel. It's a chance for you to think deeply and with an open heart.

Math

Today we marked the second booklet. Your test tomorrow is on units of length. Make sure you know the metric number line and know how to change from one unit to another. Many of the questions will be application questions. Check the weekend post for examples. Perimeter will be assessed next week. 

Social Studies

What are the main resources in the Arctic? What are the primary industries that match with these natural resources?

Tomorrow you will complete your chart identifying the different resources, primary industries, jobs and products made from these natural resources.

Over the next few days, students will staying inside for one recess to determine if they have enough time to complete their brochures on the computer. My feeling is about half the class will not be able to finish on the computer and that's okay. You will complete a hand written brochure that will look similar to the other brochures. You will be responsible for finding pictures to glue onto your brochure. If your brochure is saved on the OneDrive, you are able to work on it at home.

At the end of the day there were three math tests on the back table. They have vanished. I know there were some kind students cleaning up the back table. If you saw them could you let me know? I will say a prayer to St. Anthony.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR BROCHURE WITH ME. I KNOW THEY ARE NOT FINISHED. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I SEE YOUR PROGRESS SO FAR!

Thank you Vanessa, Leo, Domenic, Elliott, Natalie and Ava Y.

Math Test on Length Wednesday, January 24:

• measure using cm and mm on your ruler (e.g. measure the length of the line in millimetres)
• know the metric number line (names of the units)

• change from one unit to another (e.g. 700 cm =  ___ m)
• express a measurement in multiple units (e.g. 48 mm = ___cm ___mm)
• solve problems using the above skills (e.g. Max needs to walk 2 km to get to the park. He has walked 1500 m, how many more metres does he need to walk? Maxine wants to draw a line 1 decimetre long. She has drawn 8 cm. How many more millimetres must she draw?)
• identify and explain which units are most appropriate for measuring certain lengths and distances (e.g. What unit would you use to measure the length of a lady bug? What unit would you use to measure the distance to Air Canada Centre?) Hint: Always relate to a length that you know.... a car travels 100 km in one hour and I know it take 2 hours to get to Toronto so..... or the width of my finger is about 1 cm and I know a lady is smaller than that so....

Make sure you share your brochure with me over the weekend. Here are the steps:

• Go to London District Catholic School Board
• Scroll down to the bottom and you should see this:

• Click on Office 365 
• Log in using your e-mail address (student number@ldcsb.org)
• Type your password (most of you have the same one)
• Click Office 365

• Click your OneDrive

• Find your file
• Put the cursor over the file until you see 3 dots
• Click the three dots and then click share
• Type my name and press send

I have made a hand written copy of the brochure for students who are having difficulty completing the assignment on the computer. This will not affect your mark, but hopefully it will make this assignment easier!

Literacy
Today we focused on Mack, the keeper of the animals at the mall. Some students thought Mack was positive, determined and hardworking, while other students thought he was cruel. As long as you have proof from the novel to support your INFERENCE, both are acceptable. Remember a character is revealed through his/her WORDS, ACTIONS and THOUGHTS.

Word Study test tomorrow.
I will be giving you a list of words to make plural with your word study test. Remember the rules for words that in in y, ch, sh, x, s, o and irregular plurals.

Math
Please make sure your "Changing Units of Length" is done for tomorrow. I know it looks long, but most students finished the practice in 10 to 15 minutes.
This is what we will begin tomorrow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAY1bsazcgM&t=8s

Test on units of length will be NEXT WEEK.

Social Studies
Progress on the brochures is slow. Sometimes it is the computers, sometimes it is not using class time wisely. If you'd like to stay after school next week on Tuesday or Wednesday for an hour to finish up, you are more than welcome!

Complete your chart on the physical features of the Arctic. Before this unit, did you think of the Arctic as a highland region?

Climate and natural resources tomorrow.

Health
Some groups have finished their label comparison. Some groups have not due to illnesses in the class. Be patient, cold and flu season has swept into the classroom with a vengeance . Hopefully it will leave soon!

Learning Skills
As we approach the end of the term, we are working very hard to complete big assignments. It is important that you do not interfere with the learning of others. Persistent social talking is negatively impacting some groups in the class. BE RESPONSIBLE and SELF-REGULATE.

Reminders:

• Dress up as your favourite Disney character tomorrow. If you'd rather not, it's a regular uniform day.

Literacy
Practice your word sorts each evening. We will have our test on THURSDAY this week.
If your haven't written your simile, please take a moment to copy it onto the neon pink paper.
Today in our novel we saw how poorly the characters have been treated in the past and present. Sometimes it breaks my heart reading the novel. Ivan becomes very angry and calls the children spitting on the glass "slimy chimps". Even though the children are behaving awfully, Ivan is remorseful. When have you felt ashamed of something you said or did? Remember, when connecting with characters we write the part we connected with, details about your connection and then a connections with the character's feelings.

Math
Review exercises for units of length. Please have a parent check and sign your homework.
Test on decimals Wednesday. Check weekend post for test questions.

Health
Today we started comparing two food labels. With your partner, your job was to determine which food was healthier or if the two foods were equally healthy. Remember to look at the macro / micro nutrients, ingredients, calories and recommendations from Canada's Food Guide.

Social Studies
Slowly but surely the brochures are coming along. Now that you have a better understanding of the difference between natural resources and industries, your task is easier. Today we completed our chart on the different industries in the Interior Plains. Next stop is the Arctic. What kind of mine to you think the picture below shows?

The "Catching a Snowflake" art look absolutely beautiful. Everyone worked hard and should be proud of their masterpieces. If you did not finish, make sure you bring a spare shirt on Monday to complete your art. Chalk pastels are a pretty, but messy medium.

Literacy
Make sure you have your Word Study duotang and notebook at school for Monday. We still need a bit of work on making SINGULAR words PLURAL. Some words follow a rule and some do not. The exceptions you must memorize. Here are the links for practice:
https://www.slideshare.net/MsMax26/irregular-plural-nouns
https://www.education.com/game/irregular-plural-nouns-skirace/

Make sure you have your simile for Monday. We will add them to our literacy devices bulletin board.

Math
In grade 4 we practiced measuring in millimetres and using millimetres to solve problems. In grade 5, we practiced using different units to describe objects. Changing to different units was important in this lesson. For example, could someone be 1630 mm tall? It's very difficult to picture that many millimetres. In centimetres this measurement in 163 cm, which is 1 m 63 cm. If you think about that, most people are on average between 1 m and 2 m tall, so it makes sense.

Here's a sketch of a bed to help you with the last questions:

Decimal test on Wednesday. You should know how to:
Represent a decimal tenth (grade 4) or decimal hundredths (grade 5):

• on a number line
• standard form
• expanded form
• words (how it is read)
• place value chart
• base-10 blocks
• picture
• money (grade 5)

You should also be able to count forward and backward by tenths (grade 4) and hundredths (grade 5). Remember counting forwards is like adding and backwards is like subtracting. NO FRACTIONS ON THIS TEST.

Sample questions grade 4:

• Represent 1.7 five different ways (see above)
• How would you read 6.1?
• Place the decimal numbers on a number line 0.7, 1.2, 1.9, 2.4; labels the divisions on the number line
• What decimal is shown on the number line?
• Describe 3 things about 0.9 (e.g. it's more than half; it's less than 1; it would take 9 jumps of 0.1 to get there from 0.....)
• How many tenths if 3.6? (each whole has 10 tenths so it has 36 tenths)
• Count backwards 5 times by tenths (0.1) starting at 3.2

Sample questions grade 5:

• Choose a decimal hundredth between 2 and 3 and represent it five different ways
• How would you read 7.39?
• Count forwards by 0.01 5 times starting at 1.65
• What decimal is shown on the number line?
• What decimal does each representation show?
• Place the decimals on the number line 2.38, 2.45, 2.81, 2.13; label the divisions on the number line
• Leo counts forwards by 0.01 starting at 1.90, Joseph counts backwards by 0.01 starting at 2.13. When is the first time Leo's number will be greater than Joseph's number? Show the counting.

Social Studies

Think about possible different industries for the natural resources in the Interior Plains (Thursday's post). Be ready to complete your chart tomorrow. Your goal is to try to have your brochure done by the end of the week. This week we will begin discussing the Arctic. Brrrr..... feels like the Arctic here. Did you know the average daily temperature in January in the Arctic is about -35 degrees Celsius?

Literacy
Everyone came up with some wonderful words to describe Ivan. Remember, character traits differ from emotions because they don't change. When you are asked to write a trait of a character, you are thinking about what kind of person they are. Because you are stating your opinion, you are making an INFERENCE based on what you have read. Author's reveal the personalities of characters through their WORDS, ACTIONS and THOUGHTS. After you state your inference, you must use proof from the text to support your traits. Lastly, you must explain your proof using your own ideas.

We learn a lot about Ivan from his thoughts. He has a beautiful and unique perspective on life.

What is a simile?

Remember to write a simile about your character. Make your sentence as descriptive as possible.

Example:

The petulant little girl cried tears like water flowing over Niagara Falls when her mother wouldn't buy her a new doll.

Study your words for tomorrow!

Math

Today we reviewed decimal tenths and hundredths. Please review your mistakes in your green math notebook. Remember counting up is like adding and counting down is like subtracting. Please complete the MathUP page in your green math notebook. You can use a number line or hundred blocks to count forward and backward.

We will review units of length tomorrow:

kilometre      hectometre      decametre     metre     decimetre     centimetre     millimetre

   km                  hm                   dam           m             dm                 cm               mm

Each unit is separate by a multiple of 10

1 hop is 10

2 hops are 100

3 hops 1000

1 m = 1000mm

1 m = 100 cm

1 m = 1dm

1 dm = 10 cm

1 dm = 100 mm

1cm = 10 mm

1 km = 1000 m

Social Studies

We began our chart showing different industries in the Interior Plains. Think about possible industries for the natural resources below:

Natural Resource	Primary Industry	Secondary Industry	Tertiary Industry	Quaternary Industry
wheat (grains)	wheat farming	·       bread making factory (e.g. Wonder Bread) ·       cereal factory (e.g. Kellogg)	·       Superstore	research to develop a drought resistant seed
oil
potash
cattle

Reminders

• Math test on decimals on Wednesday

Literacy
Today we talked about making words plural. Below is the link to the slideshow with some of the rules for making words plural. Some of the rules are always true, while others rules are sometimes true. You just need to memorize some of the plural spelling
https://www.slideshare.net/MsMax26/irregular-plural-nouns
Here's a little game:
https://www.education.com/game/irregular-plural-nouns-skirace/

Please finish your alliteration ice cream scoops for tomorrow and your "The One and Only Ivan" responses.

Study your words!

Math
We counted forward and backwards by hundredths today. The problem today was a bit of a challenge for many of you so please review the different strategies on the YELLOW sheets in your MathUP duotang. No assigned exercises as we ran out of time.

Try these questions. They are very similar to the question today.

Grade 4:
Cole and Domenic are counting decimal TENTHS. Both students ended at 2.6. Cole counted up by tenths to 2.6 and Domenic counted backward by tenths to 2.6. Domenic said half as many numbers as Cole. List at 4 starting points.
Here are some blocks and number lines to help:

Grade 5:
Genevieve and Violet are counting decimal HUNDREDTHS. Both students ended at 3.16. Genevieve counted up by hundredths to 3.16 and Violet counted backward by hundredths to 3.16. Violet said half as many numbers as Genevieve. List 4 starting points. Make some starting points close to 3.16 and some far away from 3.16.
Here are some blocks and number lines to help:

Social Studies
Today we discussed the natural resources in the Interior Plains and the different levels of industries.


What were four natural resources in the Interior Plains?


What is a primary industry related to one of the four natural resources?
What is a secondary industry? tertiary industry? quaternary industry?
Look at the cotton example below:



Reminders:

• Math test on decimals next Wednesday

Sorry Erika, I forot!