This week in learning:
ELA: finishing newsarticles/newspapers and putting them together.

FLA: I am trying to help the students write a short story in preparation for the PAT's, but their ideas are so far off course that it has become almost impossible to do so. As a young author, they need to write about things they know to make their story believable. Today some of the ideas thrown out there were: a mad scientist captures you and takes you to area 52; a mummy comes out of a sarcophagus and torments you. While these may be great ideas for other stories, they do not fit the model for the PAT's. They need to keep the ideas simple or they will run out of time to complete them. Also, in correcting the opinion letters, students are still not adhering to the format. If they do not, the results will be reflective of that...just a heads up.
This week: quiz on poem and passé composé Wednesday.

MATH: we are almost done with geometry and there will be a test next week. This week, we are looking at perimeter, area and volume of shapes.

Science: finishing air and aerodynamics. Test next Monday. We will also start the unit on flight this week.

Social Studies: continuing with Provincial Government. Have a chat with your child and let them know who your MLA is. Tests will go home this week to be signed and returned (Jack finally came back from holidays and has written the test)!

Health: quiz on how to read food labels this Wednesday.

Music: presenting research on musical instruments. We had 2 today that will be tough to beat!

Spirit day on Thursday and it is Crazy Hat day and bring a toonie for kids cancer.