Math
We will have a short quiz on representing money this week. You should be able to represent money amounts to $100 (grade 4) $1000 (grade 5) using LEAST number of bills and coins and other combinations.
Remember just keep trading larger bills and coins for smaller ones.
You should also be able to count money amounts up to $100 or $1000.
The strategies that we used include....
- Drawing pictures (money)
- Using a running total to count or adding on (that involves mental addition)
- Using a table or chart to find different combinations
We are going to talk a bit about FRACTIONS this week and relate fractions to decimals.Then we continue with MEASUREMENT. Specifically we are going to talk about LINEAR MEASUREMENT. In order to change from one unit to another you must learn your MULTIPLICATION FACTS.
Please start reviewing your multiplication facts to 10 x 10. Grade 5 learn to 12 x 12. Grab some flashcards from the Dollar Store. Here's a great video breaking down the multiplication table:
Here are some money review questions that I have already posted:
Show $75.90 using least number of bills and coins. Show 4 other ways. Show your work using a chart.
I will not ask you to use pennies on a test, but they are legal currency. What happens when something cost $7.98? Do you pay $7.95 or $8.00?
Well that depends how you pay! If you pay by credit or debit or Apple Pay or any other electronic payment, you pay the exact amount. But if you pay cash this is how it works....
- Amounts ending in 1 cent and 2 cents are rounded down to the nearest 10 cents;
- Amounts ending in 3 cents and 4 cents are rounded up to the nearest 5 cents;
- Amounts ending in 6 cents and 7 cents are rounded down to the nearest 5 cents;
- Amounts ending in 8 cents and 9 cents are rounded up to the nearest 10 cents;
- Amounts ending in 0 cent and 5 cents remain unchanged.
Science
Habitats test on Thursday. Almost everything is in your duotang, but use your textbook for review. You must know the following for the test....
- habitat definition (meaning)
- what a habitat provides for plants and animals
- parts of a habitat (living and non-living)
- habitats at St. Nicholas
- how are habitats the same or different
- how do plants get food
- photosynthesis (how does it work)
- importance of plants in a habitat
- types of consumers (primary, secondary, tertiary)
- types of consumers (omnivores, carnivores, herbivores) examples of each
- decomposers definition, importance to habitat, examples
- scavengers, definition, importance
- adaptations, plant and animal (behavioral and structural) examples of each
- bird beak adaptations
- bird feet adaptations
- food chains, how they work including flow of energy
- predator meaning and examples
- prey meaning and examples
SLIDE SHOW:
Over and over I am seeing the same mistake being made in your presentations. You have to classify the living things in YOUR food chain as producers, consumers and decomposers and the level of consumers. You have to list the adaptations of the plants and animals in YOUR food chain. You have to describe the habitat where YOUR food chain is found.
Over and over I am seeing the same mistake being made in your presentations. You have to classify the living things in YOUR food chain as producers, consumers and decomposers and the level of consumers. You have to list the adaptations of the plants and animals in YOUR food chain. You have to describe the habitat where YOUR food chain is found.
Literacy
On Friday you were given a book to read for reading groups on Tuesday (Dictionary Dave). This is a very EASY book to read. There are a few purposes to to this activity.
FLUENCY: Practice reading your books 3 times. Can you read the words so that is sounds like you're talking to someone? You will read the book with your reading group.
While you read you will CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING after each page. You will share with your group the important things that happened in the story. After you read the book with your group you will identify the characteristics of a narrative and give an example of each from the book.
While you read you will CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING after each page. You will share with your group the important things that happened in the story. After you read the book with your group you will identify the characteristics of a narrative and give an example of each from the book.
UNDERSTANDING: Do you understand the story? You will write a test to show your understanding. You will have 10 multiple choice questions to answer INDEPENDENTLY after you have read the story with your group.
You will also have to write 5 characteristics of a narrative and give an example from the text. Don't worry about the climax. But you must summarize the plot. That is why you need to pay attention during reading group. When you check for understanding after each page, you are really summarizing the plot. It's up to you to divide it into the beginning, middle and end.
Social Studies
On Friday we talked about the responsibilities of the federal government. If the responsibility has something to do with.....
then the federal government will be involved.
We also talked a bit about where the money comes from for these services. What is a budget?
A budget is an amount of money that has been set aside to pay for expenses during a certain period of time.
Here's the video we watched:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMiA2y44qbc
What happens when the government runs out of money before the period is over?
A deficit is the amount of money the government goes over in the period of the budget. A debt is all the deficits adding up over time.
What does this headline mean? What does the B stand for? How many zeros in that number?
Here is a list of federal services. Think about which services you think should or shouldn't be a responsibility of the federal government. A few that came up were provincial responsibilities such as health care and education.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/learn-about-canada/governement.html
Reminders:
Listen to Mark Ruffalo (a.k.a. the Incredible Hulk) talk about Empathy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_1Rt1R4xbM&t=4s
You will also have to write 5 characteristics of a narrative and give an example from the text. Don't worry about the climax. But you must summarize the plot. That is why you need to pay attention during reading group. When you check for understanding after each page, you are really summarizing the plot. It's up to you to divide it into the beginning, middle and end.
On Friday we talked about the responsibilities of the federal government. If the responsibility has something to do with.....
- money e.g. banking, currency, taxes
- protection and safety
- Indigenous Peoples
- transportation (goods and people across provinces and countries)
- international (with other countries)
- environment
then the federal government will be involved.
We also talked a bit about where the money comes from for these services. What is a budget?
A budget is an amount of money that has been set aside to pay for expenses during a certain period of time.
Here's the video we watched:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMiA2y44qbc
What happens when the government runs out of money before the period is over?
A deficit is the amount of money the government goes over in the period of the budget. A debt is all the deficits adding up over time.
What does this headline mean? What does the B stand for? How many zeros in that number?
What is Canada's debt? Click below.... How do you say that number? Why does it keep changing? Ask a parent.... YIKES!
Here is a list of federal services. Think about which services you think should or shouldn't be a responsibility of the federal government. A few that came up were provincial responsibilities such as health care and education.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/learn-about-canada/governement.html
Reminders:
- Library has been moved to THURSDAYS.
- Big Box of Cards campaign is coming to an end. Please return order forms ASAP.
- Parent - Teacher Interview sheets for youngest and only were distributed last week. If your parents would like to meet at another time, please let me know. I'm free most days after school.
Congratulations to our Virtue of the Month recipients for
October (Empathy):
October (Empathy):
Brandon and Claire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_1Rt1R4xbM&t=4s
