Week of Jan 19-23

A few odds and ends.  The students can now start bringing their LEGO creations for the LEGO building contest.  They have until Jan 29 to submit an entry.  Also for those students who have not returned their permission forms for Telus World of Science, those need to be back by Jan 27th.  We have enough volunteers so thank you to those of you who filled out the purple form.


Language Arts

Spelling:

The spelling words for this week are "le" ending words and are as follows;

apple   handle   able   bottle   table   uncle   candle   purple   turtle   people

Writing:

This unit our focus in writing has been on creating suspense.  We are using a strategy called the "Magic of 3".  This consists of including a "red flag phrase, followed by a "hint" and a "reaction" by the character.  A red flag phrase is a word or phrase that immediately leads to a hint.  Examples are phrases such as "All of a sudden" and "Just then".  The hint is what the character hears or sees.  "All of a sudden I heard a loud crack."  The reaction is what the character does in response to the hint.  "All of a sudden I heard a loud crack.  I rushed to see what made the sound."  We can use the magic of 3 a number of times in a passage before we reveal what created the suspense.  It is not revealed until the end of the passage.


Math

In math we will be introducing our next unit this week, Measurement.  the specific outcomes we will be measure are;

Specific Outcomes
1. Relate the number of days to a week and the number of months to a year in a problem-solving context.

2. Relate the size of a unit of measure to the number of units (limited to nonstandard units) used to measure length and mass (weight).

3. Compare and order objects by length, height, distance around and mass (weight), using nonstandard units, and make statements of comparison.

4. Measure length to the nearest nonstandard unit by:
• using multiple copies of a unit
• using a single copy of a unit (iteration process).

5. Demonstrate that changing the orientation of an object does not alter the measurements of its attributes.

Science

We have been talking about insulators in our Hot and Cold unit.  We will be finishing up this unit as soon as possible, followed by starting the next unit, Exploring Liquids.

Social Studies

In social, we have just finished up our unit called Looking at Places and we will begin Looking at People.