Happy First Week of Summer Holidays!

Hope you're keeping cool.

Let's look at fractions. Recall:


Try these:



A little trickier is fraction of an amount. To find the fraction of an amount we have to remember that the fraction line also means division. So what is 1/4 of 20? It is 20 divided by 4 which is 5. To show this in pictures, you would draw 20 circles or x's and put them into 4 groups (quarters). How many in each group? There would be 5.

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Fraction game:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/fractions.htm

Extra Practice:
Grade 5: https://mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNiIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiI4NiIsIkxlc3NvbklkIjoiNTYyIiwiUGF0aElkIjoiMCIsIlBhcnQiOiJXaGF0IHlvdSBMZWFybmVkIiwiU2VjdGlvbiI6MiwiU2VjdGlvblRpdGxlIjoiWW91ciBUdXJuIFF1ZXN0aW9ucyIsIlVzZXIiOiI0NDkzOkpvLUFubmUgSG9sbGlzIiwiRGF0ZSI6IjcvNC8yMDE4IiwiQWxsb3dOYXYiOnRydWV9

Grade 4: https://mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNSIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiI0MSIsIkxlc3NvbklkIjoiMzc4IiwiUGF0aElkIjoiMCIsIlBhcnQiOiJXaGF0IHlvdSBMZWFybmVkIiwiU2VjdGlvbiI6MiwiU2VjdGlvblRpdGxlIjoiWW91ciBUdXJuIFF1ZXN0aW9ucyIsIlVzZXIiOiI0NDkzOkpvLUFubmUgSG9sbGlzIiwiRGF0ZSI6IjcvNC8yMDE4IiwiQWxsb3dOYXYiOmZhbHNlfQ

https://mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNSIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiI0MSIsIkxlc3NvbklkIjoiMzc5IiwiUGF0aElkIjoiMCIsIlBhcnQiOiJXaGF0IHlvdSBMZWFybmVkIiwiU2VjdGlvbiI6MiwiU2VjdGlvblRpdGxlIjoiWW91ciBUdXJuIFF1ZXN0aW9ucyIsIlVzZXIiOiI0NDkzOkpvLUFubmUgSG9sbGlzIiwiRGF0ZSI6IjcvNC8yMDE4IiwiQWxsb3dOYXYiOmZhbHNlfQ
Mathletics!

More fun today playing games and mini-sticks. I heard there was almost an upset in the play-offs. Way to go Lady Nighthawks! Congratulations to all teams.

• Tomorrow we will have our "War" tournament in the morning. Please bring a deck of cards if you have one.
• After recess we have our end of the year recognition and appreciation assembly at 10:30 am.
• In the afternoon we will end with popcorn and a movie.
• Red and white day tomorrow in honour of Canada Day!

Can you believe it? It's the......

• Lots of fun today playing computer games and soccer baseball with friends. 
• Tomorrow we have our annual mini-stick hockey tournament in the gym. 
• Those students who do not wish to participate can bring in board games and DVDs to watch. 
• We will take home art folders tomorrow. Bring another bag because we are going to clean out our desk...... EVERYTHING!
• Sounds like more fun.

Amazing job constructing your Rube Goldberg Machines. 

They were all so good I had to ask Mr. D'Oria 's opinion. 

Reminders:

• Report card page 3 signed and returned for tomorrow. Make sure your parents see your assessment folder. I forgot to hand back a few things, so they'll come home tomorrow. 
• Bring a shopping bag to bring home more books / papers.
• Wear running shoes to school. No more indoor shoes.
• Kick-ball / Soccer baseball tournament tomorrow afternoon. 
• Classroom clean up tomorrow morning!
• Mini-stick hockey tournament on Wednesday. Those that would like to participate need a team of three players. You must have your own mini-stick.

Monday is our Rube Goldberg challenge. 

• Bring materials
• Watch video links to get ideas of how to link one step to another
• Remember it must "tee-up" a golf ball, ping-pong ball or marble (recommended)
• Bring a hot glue gun if you have permission
• Be creative and have fun
• Think about where you will put the steps to your Rube Goldberg machine.... on desks? attached to something very sturdy?

Reminders:

• Off-uniform next week
• Bring a plastic bag to bring home more notebook on Monday

Math
Today talked about proper and improper fractions and mixed numbers. We placed them on a number line and changed from one form to another. Do you remember the shortcut?




Try to watch some of the videos from the post yesterday.
Extra practice:

Family Life
We completed our unit in grade 4 with how the gender of the baby is determined and what happens when it is time for the baby to be born. What chromosomes make a girl a girl? A boy a boy? Which parent determines the gender of the baby?

In grade 5 we talked more about the male and female reproductive organs. Share with a parent what you learned today. Some students brought the textbook home. Feel free to share the text with a parent.

Soccer Tournament
Our soccer tournament is on for tomorrow! Please read the post from the weekend for all the reminders.

Reminders:

• 3 students have not returned their library books and 1 student has not returned their Nighthawk shirt. Please return them as soon as possible or else you must pay the replacement cost of the item.
• Bring a shopping bag tomorrow. We will start cleaning out our desks and taking home notebooks.
• Watch the links (post from Tuesday)  for the Rube Goldberg challenge on MONDAY, JUNE 25th. Start collecting material. Please read the handout carefully. 
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Math
Hopefully today you learned about improper fractions and mixed numbers. These are fractions that are equal to or greater than 1.

Try these:

Tomorrow we will talk about how to change from mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa. Remember the line in a fraction means division.

Fraction videos:

Proper Fractions (part of whole / part of set) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFosWzDPALg

Improper Fractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17IgK9b6P2M&t=110s

Fractions are division (tomorrow) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xwDryouw6o&t=10s

A big thank you to all the parents who journeyed with us to the Ontario Science Centre:

Ryerson's mom

Natalie's dad

Luca's mom

Jameson's dad

Ania's uncle

Vanessa's dad

Genevieve's mom and dad

Carter's dad

Ella's mom

Your help was most appreciated.

Thank you also to all my magnificent minions. You were SO well behaved. I was VERY proud of you!