Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope you had a great day! Tomorrow is day 3  (Gym and Music). Please wear your gym clothes to school and gym shoes.  Also tomorrow picture orders are due. If you would like to order picture please ensure your order is made by tomorrow. 

December Lunches

The lunch site is now open

It will close Wednesday, November 20th at 3:00pm 

Special of the month: Spaghetti and Meatballs which is available every Friday. 

All payments are to be made through quickbooks by December 6th.

Our next field trip will be to the ROM on Thursday, November 21^st. Students will be required to wear their full winter uniform, including blazers – no house hoodies please. Be sure to back a disposable lunch. We will be leaving a little before 10 AM and arriving back sometime around 3 PM, traffic dependent of course. If you are interested in volunteering, please ensure you have a Vulnerable Sector Screen on file with the school prior to the trip. If you have already submitted one, please be sure to sign our annual defence declaration at the front reception.

Book Fair:

Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have the chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems is November 29^th and the deadline for short stories is December 6^th

Today we went on our last curling trip. We learned how to curl with the crutch and also let go of the rock!! Way to go Grade 5's!

Inquiry into Language

Today students wrote spelling test #10 and began on spelling lesson #11. This week we are learning to spell words with diphthongs ou, ow, oi, and oy. Spelling lesson #11 is due on Wednesday. 

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we took up our math review. Tomorrow is our math test. Our next unit, Fractions, will take us right up until Christmas break. As of now our test will be Friday, December 13^th.

Points to Remember 

Acute Angle is less than 90°

Right Angle is 90° exactly

Obtuse Angle is greater than 90° but less than 180°

Straight Angle is 180° exactly

Reflex Angle is greater than 180° 

Full Rotation is 360° exactly

Here is a video on how to calculate a reflex angle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBOeW6fgYd8

 A regular figure has sides that are all equal and all angles are equal. An irregular figure has sides and angles of any length and size. Convex Polygons have angles less than 180 degrees, and concave polygons have at least one reflex angle. 

To construct figures you always need to use a ruler and protractor. An angle is identified by 3 letters the middle letter indicates the vertex of the angle. For example, angle A is also angle CAB. 

Unit of Inquiry

Today went over our Ancient Civilization summative together as a class. For our summative students will be recreating an ancient artifact from one of the civilizations we studied. Today students began to research about ancient artifacts 

For our Ancient Civilizations summative students will be recreating an ancient artifact from one of the civilizations we studied. As of now, we will be beginning the summative the week of November 18^th with a due date of Friday, November 29^th. A kind reminder that all summatives are to be done in class only, and to not be done at home unless otherwise stated. 

Homework/ Reminders:

- Math test tomorrow
- Spelling test signed and corrections x 5 due tomorrow
- Spelling lesson #11 due Wednesday

- Picture orders due tomorrow
- Christmas concert costume money due Friday

Important dates/items:

Tuesday, November 19 - Picture order forms due

Wednesday, November 20 – Picture Retakes

Thursday, November 21- Trip to the ROM please do not order hot lunch for this day

Friday, November 22- Money for Christmas Concert Costumes due

Wednesday, November 27 – Casual Day – please ensure you have paid the $20 cash for casual day

Friday, November 29 – Term 1 Report Cards Go Home

Have a wonderful night!

Ms. Cass