Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wednesday May 9th

Math: Chapter 11, Lesson 1 - Describing Probabilities (Pages 408-411)

Learning Goals: Experimental probabilities are determined from data collected in an experiment. Theoretical probabilities are determined by mathematical analysis without the gathering of data. The more times an experiment is repeated, the closer experimental results usually get to theoretical predictions.

Classwork: Practice Questions 1-4

Homework Book: Pages 156-157

Friday, May 4, 2012

Friday May 4th

Language: Tuck Everlasting final project due Tuesday May 8th

Math: Study for unit test on Monday. Do extra practice package for extra help.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Thursday May 3rd

Math: Chapter 8, Lesson 11 - Exploring Rates (Pages 328-331)

Learning Goals: A rate is a ratio that compares two items measured in different units. Rate problems can be solved with pictures, tables, and graphs.

Classwork: Practice Questions 1-12

Homework Book: Pages 130-131

 

Review tomorrow and UNIT Test will be on Monday

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Social Studies–From Mrs. Landsberg

In Social Studies we are studying the explorers that came to Canada. Your child has chosen an explorer to do a project on. We have been working in class gathering our research. The projects are due May 11th, 2012. The Final project can be done on Bristol Board, a Power Point or another method of their choice meeting teacher approval.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Language for Thursday February 2nd

Bell work: Frogs…

Continue to gather information for your narrative piece. Make sure you have narrowed down your paper to one specific event or date…this should help you with a starting point for your paper. Once you have a starting point start to write your paper. Keep in mind that we are writing from the inanimate object/animals perspective. You need to include dialogue between the inanimate object/animal and the famous person throughout your writing. Remember to keep in mind the success criteria we came up with.

- Keep in mind the rubric and success criteria.

Example we read in class: Ben and me

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Math for Wednesday February 1st

Today’s Lesson: Chapter 4, Lesson 8 - Dividing Decimals by 10, 100, 1000, and 10 000 (Pages 140-142)

Learning Goals:

Dividing a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, and 10 000 results in the digits of the decimal shifting 1, 2, 3, and 4 places respectively to the right.

Classwork: Practice Questions 1-9

Homework Book: Pages 58-59

Language for Wednesday February 1st

Bell Work: Golden Retriever…

Continue to gather information for your narrative piece. Make sure you have narrowed down your paper to one specific event or date…this should help you with a starting point for your paper. Once you have a starting point start to write your paper. Keep in mind that we are writing from the inanimate object/animals perspective. You need to include dialogue between the inanimate object/animal and the famous person throughout your writing. Remember to keep in mind the success criteria we came up with.

Example we read in class: Ben and me

Review sheet on quotation mark use.