Student of the Week, Week 17

Congratulations to Yolanda!

While most of us have our minds on the upcoming holidays, Yolanda has been applying her best efforts towards everything she does, resulting in some excellent work.
Outstanding focus and discipline, Yolanda, well done!

Week 17

Happy holidays, everyone!

I hope you all have a safe and relaxing vacation, and I'll see you all in 2020!

Click here for pictures of our Christmas activities.

Homework, Thursday, 12th December

Maths: Practice 9-4 Polygons; Enrichment 9-4 Poly Shapes
Bonus points: find the specific names for the shapes at numbers 6 and 7 of Practice 9-4.
This link will take you to a Wikipedia page that shows you how to label polygons with huge numbers of sides.
And here is another... (Scroll to the bottom for the fun part.)

Homework, Wednesday, 11th December

Maths: Practice 9-3 Measuring Angles; Enrichment 9-3 Name that Angle
Science: Click here if you would like to revisit today's Mystery Science activity.

Pyjama party tomorrow!

Homework, Tuesday, 10th December

Maths: Practice 9-2 Lines, Rays, and Angles; Enrichment 9-2 Shapes in Shapes
Click here to study new terms on Quizlet
Science: Interactive Science pp. 8-15 due Friday
English: Unit 3  Checkup, Test Practice due after the break.

Homework, Monday, 9th December

Maths: Practice 9-1 Points, Lines, and Planes; Enrichment 9-1 Street Smarts
Reading: Read Cendrillon pp.329-339


Spelling: Review List 15  Click here for lists and links.

Week 16

Dear Parents and Students,

Our Christmas performance was a great success on Wednesday. It was an excellent turnout, and it was great to see so many parents present to enjoy the show. All the hard work over the last few weeks has paid off with a great performance. A big thank you goes out to Mrs Johnson, who has put in so much work with not just our class, but all of the classes at HIS. Thanks also to Mr Ferreira and the Grade 6 students for compèring the show.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We have just completed Topic 8, and our test took place on Wednesday. We also had a benchmark test on Thursday, and a cumulative test on Friday. These tests required no studying, as they are designed to gauge our retention rate of all topics covered so far this year. Next week, we will begin our next topic, which focuses on geometry.

Literacy Workshop

We read and discussed The Stranger. The story instigated some very interesting discussions in our Reading Circles, and we found that a single story can be interpreted in many ways. We also completed our grammar unit dedicated to verbs, and we will review the unit next week. We will also read Cendrillon, which is a story that might seem quite familiar to us all.

Science

We enjoyed another Mystery Science activity this week as we engineered a model carnival ride and observed the properties of force and inertia. Next week, we will extend our project by building a model rollercoaster, which will allow us to continue our investigations of potential and kinetic energy.

Social Studies

We have been reading about and discussing the American Northeast. We are currently investigating how the region has changed since European settlement through to today, and how the Industrial Revolution affected life in the region. Next week, we will focus on what the region is like today, and how it compares with other parts of the world.

Other important information

Next Thursday, we will have a pyjama party in the classroom to celebrate the end of the year and winter vacation. Students are welcome to bring snacks to share, although this is not an obligation. Although it is a pyjama party, please make sure you have appropriate clothing, as another cold air mass is expected this weekend, and it may still be very cold next week. If you wish, you may bring a cushion/pillow/teddy-bear/soft blanky to cuddle up with while we watch a movie.

As you know, on Friday, students will be dismissed at between 12:00-12:10 pm. The departure schedule is below.

I hope everyone enjoys the winter break, and I wish you all safe journeys if you are traveling. We have one more week before our vacation, though, so students, I’ll see you all on Monday!

Friday schedule:

11:30, have lunch

12:00, bus leaves

12:10, parents pick-up

Dates to remember:
Thu.                Dec 12 :           Pyjama party

Fri.                  Dec 13 :           Half Day

Dec 14 – Jan 5                        Winter Vacation

Student of the Week, Week 16

Congratulations to Riko!

Riko is always very polite and never forgets her manners. She has been applying her best efforts towards her learning, and is showing greater awareness in all areas. Keep up the excellent work, Riko!

Homework, Thursday, 5th December

Maths: Enrichment 8-8 Division Amazement; Enrichment 8-9 Pyramid Patterns
Social Studies: Northeast Map due tomorrow

Homework, Wednesday, 4th December

NO homework tonight!
See you at the performance!

Homework, Tuesday, 3rd December

Maths:  Review Topic 8 - test tomorrow.  Practice Test pp.188-189; Extra Practice pp.190-193
Answers below
Practice 8-9 Prime and Composite Numbers; No Enrichment

Spelling: Review List 15  Click here for Spelling City  Click here for Quizlet 

List 15 –  (Compound Words)

Core Words

railroad	airport	seat belt	everywhere
homesick	understand	background	anything
ninety-nine	already	fireplace	ourselves
all right	forever	breakfast	whenever
everything	meanwhile	afternoon	make-believe

Challenge Words             

landmark

nationwide

postscript

motorcycle

handkerchief

Advanced / Tier 3   Click here for Spelling City quizzes and activities

courtyard	science fiction	light-year	knapsack
flash bulb	field trip	poison ivy	loose-leaf
toothache	somehow	whoever	downcast
downfall	downtown	supermarket	submarine
however	whomever	birdbath	whirlwind

MATHS REVIEW:

Practice Test 8 Answers

1. C      2. B      3. C      4. D     5. D     6. C      7. A      8. B      9. A      10. A   11. D   12. B   13. C   14. A   15. B

Topic 8 Extra Practice Answer Key

Set A 1. 50 2. 9,000 3. 800 4. 6,000 5. 500 6. 60 7. 90 8. 8,000 9. 900 10. 7,000 11. 1,000 12. 70 13. 300 14. 7,000	Set B 1. 90 2. 40 3. 60 4. 10 5. 120 6. 160 7. 70 8. 90 9. 70 10. 90 11. 70 12. 40 13. 10 14. 20 15. 50 16. 60 17. 70 18. 30 19. 80 20. 60	Set C 1. 5 R1 2. 7 R1 3. 8 R3 4. 4 R2 5. 9 R1 6. 6 R3 7. 9 R6 8. 7 R5	Set D 1. 7 CDs, 3 left over 2. 4 nickels, 0 left over 3. 15 dimes, 2 left over 4. 12 nickels, 5 left over	SET E 1. 6 R1 2. 16 R1 3. 3 R4 4. 26 R1 5. 12 R2 6. 28 R1 7. 23 R2 8. 15 R2
SET F 1. 112 2. 130 R1 3. 132 R2 4. 121 R2 5. 101 R3 6. 114 R2 7. 103 8. 116 R2		SET G 1.    9×5; 15×3 2.    10×4; 8×5 3.    8×7; 28×2 4.    9×7; 21×3 5.    6×6; 9×4 6.     4×4; 8×2	SET H 1. Prime 2. Composite 3. Composite 4. Prime 5. Prime 6. Composite	SET K 1. $352 2. 325 minutes

Homework, Monday, 2nd December

Maths: Practice 8-7 Deciding Where to Start Dividing; Practice 8-8 Factors; No Enrichment!
Spelling: Review List 13 -  Test tomorrow. Click here for lists and links.
Reading: Read The Stranger pp.300-317  mp3 below:



Science: Energizing Everything Mystery 1 assessment due Friday.
Social Studies: Northeast Map due Friday