Social Studies
Test on Wednesday, October 17th:

Study handouts in your duotang and the information on pages 10 -27 of your textbook. Pay close attention to the bold words.

Knowledge / Understanding: 10 match-up questions (e.g. definitions/glossary words, key people)

Thinking: Open response (APE) style question such as....

• Do you think it is important for a local community to have the ability to make its own laws and provide the services it needs? (3 reasons, London examples  and explanations)
• Do you think it is important for a municipal council to discuss its plans with experts and members of the community before making decisions? (3 reasons, examples and explanations)
• If you were a City of Toronto Councillor, how would you have voted on the elephants at the Toronto Zoo? (3 reasons, examples and explanations)

Communication

• How does a local council make a decision? (flow-chart on page 22)
• 4 services provided by local governments
• Different levels of Canadian government, title of leader for each
• What are bylaws? Why are they made by local governments?
• How do local governments pay for services?

Application: Open response (APE) question

• What is the role of citizens in a community? What could you do to be an active citizen?
• What municipal service do you think is most important, transportation, recreation and culture or protection? (3 reasons, examples and explanations)

Review video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21V8tZjFYnU

DO NOT FORGET YOUR TEXTBOOK AT HOME. 

Math

We have 3 more lessons on Patterns next week. You will be receiving games to practice creating, predicting and identifying pattern rules of growing and shrinking patterns at the end of the week.

Many students did not submit their Math calendar.

Literacy
On Thursday we discussed sentences. What do all simple sentences have?

We began writing descriptive simple sentences using sound words. Next we will discuss compound sentences. Students in grade 4 should be able to write a variety of simple and compound sentences. In grade 5, students should moving toward writing more complex sentences as well as simple and compound. Good writers use a variety of sentences types.

Art

Pumpkin line art looks fantastic. If you would like to go over your lines with a thin sharpie, you are welcome to bring one from home.

What a wonderful experience we had learning about a medicine wheel / healing circle and helping create one for the school.

• Do you remember the meaning behind the four colours? 
• The four inter-generations (people)  represented on the wheel? 
• What are the four sacred medicines used in smudging ceremonies? 
• What are the four basic human needs? 
• What are the 7 directions represented on the wheel? 
• What is in the middle of the wheel? Why?
• How does a healing circle feel when you touch it? How does this help?

Science

Lots of fun stacking cups in our STEMS challenge. TEAMWORK was very important.....

Learning Skills

Our learning skill for last week was ORGANIZATION. Please assess the goal you set at the beginning of the week. Notebook organization remains the biggest challenge for most students. Up next.... INDEPENDENT WORK.

Please review the upcoming events listed to the left of this post. Still looking for a few permission forms for the Springbank Park Cross Country Meet and Halloween Bowling......