Reminders:

• Wednesday is our annual WAR card tournament and movie and popcorn day. If is off-uniform so you can wear your pajamas if you want.
• Thursday is our annual Mini-Sticks hockey tournament. Bring your mini-sticks if you signed up to participate. If you'd rather not play, there will be dancing, colouring and game playing as well.
• The last week is a time to have fun and spend time with your "amazing" friends.

Enjoy the last few days!

What a glorious first weekend of summer!

Make sure you get your assessment folder signed.

Math
We will play a few more probability games on Monday.
There are some probability assignments on Mathletics..... Keep your brain working.... Combat summer learning loss....


Activities for the last week of school:

• Monday- bring a board game / card game to play in the afternoon
• Tuesday - bridge building challenge.... bring a glue gun if you are allowed
• Wednesday - popcorn and movie afternoon
• Thursday - Mini-stick hockey tournament / Just Dance / Summer Colouring Day
• Make sure you have running shoes at school each day.... no gym clothes needed

Math
Today the grade fours practiced using repeated subtraction to divide larger numbers. The video we watched called it the "Big 7" method because of the extended shape of the division sign.

In grade five we reviewed the standard algorithm for long division. The same four steps are repeated until their is a remainder smaller than the divisor.

Remember....

Literacy

Most of you are putting the finishing touches on your book jacket..... they look terrific. Lots of effort was put into this assignment.... BRAVO!

Try to finish your slide show for your Kindergarten buddy. We would like to share them tomorrow afternoon!

Reminders

• Bridge challenge sent home today. Think about how you might construct the bridge. Here is the link to the video we watched today...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3CMfSvX9ic

• Bring a shopping bag to start taking home notebooks and things in your desk.
• Last gym class tomorrow!

Halum, Abby and Dante please return green shirts.

Looks like a beautiful day for the soccer tournament tomorrow. A list of things to bring is in your agenda and in the weekend post.

Jacob you are on Chile and you team colour is RED.

Math
Today we began long division. The first strategy we learned is repeated subtraction. Knowing your multiplication fact and multiples is critical in long division. Here is video showing this method:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyn2yALYkK8

Try these using this method:

Most students have finished Social Studies assignments..... just the book jacket left..... woohoo!

Health
Today we began working with our group to present the long and short term effects of smoking and alcohol in the form of a talk show. The effects were posted on the weekend. Please make sure you know and understanding the effects. You cannot take the paper up when you present. Remember to be creative. If you are an expert, have a title e.g. Doctor or Professor. If you are guest that suffers from these effects SHOW  these effects when you perform...e.g. cough, be short of breath.

Family Life
Our first lesson in theme three was a introduction on what it means to be male and female. On Wednesday we will be getting into how life begins in grade four and the differences between the reproductive organs in grade five. If you have questions, don't be afraid to ask! All questions are good questions. It's important that you have the correct facts.

Soccer Tournament
The weather looks perfect for our 5th Annual Polyfilla Soccer Tournament on Tuesday. Just a few reminders from the assembly on Friday...

• No cleats, just running shoes
• Wear your team colour
• Bring lots of water, snacks
• A hot dog lunch will be provided courtesy of Mr. Cocurullo
• Wear shin pads if you have them (they are not required)
• Hat, sunscreen, umbrella.... especially if it is sunny
• Something to sit on.... blanket or towel
• Something to pass the time between games

Health
This week will be working on our last Drama/Health assignment of the year. A talk-show. During this talk show, the host or panel of guests, must convey the short and long term effects of alcohol (grade 5) or smoking (grade 4). The grade fives must also know the factors that effect intoxication.

Some background information already discussed in class....

Smoking:

Alcohol:

Factors that effect alcohol consumption:

This week has been a BUSY week. Thank you to all students who have been working so hard to finish all of their work for the year. We're almost there!

I hope you learned a bit more about construction safety today.

Math
Fractions test tomorrow..... I will try to make it short... we have another busy day tomorrow. Check out yesterday's post for the test expectations.

Practice placing fractions on a number line. I think for some of you that is a bit tricky.

Grade fives we talked about fractions of a number today when we were taking up your booklet. To find the fraction of a number e.g. 2/5 of 25 you multiply the numerator by the whole number then divide by the denominator.

2 x 25 = 50
50 divided by 5 = 10

So 2/5 of 25 is 10

You can also draw a picture of 25 dots and divide them into groups of 5. Two groups of 5 would be 10.

There are 27 diamonds divided into 3 groups (denominator tells you number of groups). 1/3 of the set is 9 so 2/3 of the set is 18.

Literacy
If you have some time tonight, find out a bit of information on Deborah Ellis.
http://deborahellis.com/
https://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/a-breadwinner-for-afghan-women/

Family Life
Here is link for your parents about what we will be learning in Family Life next week.
Grade 4:
http://acbo.on.ca/englishdocs/Gd4.Fam.Theme3.pdf

Grade 5:
http://acbo.on.ca/englishdocs/FA.Gd5.Fam.Th3.pdf

Math
No fractions test tomorrow. Some of you are still a bit unsure of fractions greater than one. We'll aim for Friday.
Things to remember....
The DENOMINATOR always tells you how many parts the whole is divided into or the whole numbers on a number line are divided into.

An IMPROPER FRACTION is a fraction where the numerator is EQUAL TO or GREATER than the denominator.

A MIXED NUMBER has a WHOLE NUMBER and a PROPER FRACTION.

The best ways to show improper fractions / mixed numbers are using a NUMBER LINE or an AREA MODEL. You can do part of set, but if you're having difficulty, stick to those two representations.

Extra Practice (both grades):
http://www.math4.nelson.com/quizzes/math4quizzes/m4ch12l2.htm
http://www.math4.nelson.com/quizzes/math4quizzes/m4ch12l3.htm
http://math5.nelson.com/quizzes/math5quizzes/gr5_ch12_les4.htm
http://math5.nelson.com/quizzes/math5quizzes/gr5_ch12_les7.htm

Name a mixed number between 2 and 3. Well, the number of wholes would have to be 2 and then pick any proper fractions you want! Some possibilities....

2 1/3          2 3/8       

Name an improper fraction between 3 and 4. Pick a mixed number first, then change it to an improper fraction. That's the easiest way.
But you can reason the improper fraction. Choose a denominator. It can be ANY number. I'll choose five (fifths). I know that 3 wholes is 15/5 then add 1, 2, 3, or 4, more fifths (to the numerator). Some possibilities.... 16/5, 17/5, 18/5 or 19/5.

The reason some of you are having difficulty is that you still do not understand fully the meaning of the numerator and denominator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZzoVCmUyKg

Video to help...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h8XiqSnzaU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sA-vI2a2mM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk2oP6FZ6HA

Social Studies
Today we welcomed Amanda to our class who is a member of the Oneida Nation which is part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Iroquois). She is part of the bear clan. I learned so much about the organization of First Nations. I loved how she emphasized the importance of the 7 Grandfather Teachings and how they are so similar to our own faith. Share with a parent your "spirit animal". I am a raven!

Most grade fives have finished their brochures and research questions. Only 4 students remaining.
A few grade fours have finished their books.
If you complete your slide show on friendship, then you can work on your book. You must use your own time to finish your book / brochure.
If you'd like to stay after school on Thursday or Friday for an hour to finish up in a very quiet environment, you are most welcome!

Health
A few more groups have to present their skits. Then we have to finish our "Talk Shows". For the talk show you must know the short and long term effects of smoking or alcohol. Drama is a great way to convey important information. Although entertaining the audience is important, first and foremost you must INFORM the audience.

I think we have two presentations tomorrow! Public library and construction safety.

Reminders

• Phys. Ed tomorrow
• LIBRARY BOOKS returned
• Fraction homework
• Toronto Raptor Day.... wear red, black and/or white.

What an adventure we had at the ROM yesterday! Everyone was VERY WELL BEHAVED. I hoped you enjoyed the museum and learned more about Early Societies and First Nations People. A HUGE thank you to our parent volunteers..... 

Mr. Jones, Mrs. VanDorst, Mrs. Jean, Mr. Masters, Mrs. Marino, Mr. Cifelli, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Onunkwo and Mr. Duran. 

We couldn't have gone without you!