Wednesday 6 April 2016

Literacy
Some very creative fractured fairy tales today. Feedback for tomorrow and a few revisions. Remember to describe in detail how the character feels and what the character sees. Paint a picture with words.

 Jacob Two-Two test tomorrow. 
Hints:
Possible traits of Jacob include: understanding, caring, clever, gullible, courageous, anxious, comical.
Characteristics of Narratives (also known as story elements):

Summary:


 Possible main ideas or author's messages from the novel (make sure you have at least two pieces of proof from the text to support your message):

  • Sometimes people aren't what they seem
  • Everyone can make a difference no matter how young or insignificant people think you are
  • Never give up no matter how difficult the situation
  • Always see the good in others

Math
Test on Measurement on Friday. 
  • metric number line
  • express measurements in multiple units
  • change from one unit to another
  • solve problems using diagrams
  • solve problems using tables
  • find perimeter of shapes
  • find perimeter of rectangles
  • find circumference (grade 5)
  • solving problems using all above skills
Today we began elapsed time to nearest minute for grade 4 and nearest second for grade 5.

Grade 5 practice telling time to nearest second:
Time Games:
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm

 Science
Cassie did a great review of all the big ideas we have discussed in our unit on Matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFhNj0RxmRE

 Did you know there are actually 5 states of matter? Do you know what they are?
Check out this website:
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_states.html

 For all of the budding scientists here's a video for you...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIALYmFpq0c
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