Wednesday, December 14th

Math
We talked about the properties of rectangles and completed a worksheet about the properties of squares.  This sheet was collected and marked.

Literacy
Finished looking at "Who Contributed" in the story "All Summer in a Day".  We talked about bullying, read a book called "Not My Fault", and watched clips from a CNN special about bullying.  We participated in a class circle and talked about why people bully, and why people get bullied.

Music
Learned semitones and tones and how to count them.

French
Did a worksheet about animals.

BRING FOOD FOR THE FOOD DRIVE.  LAST DAY IS FRIDAY !!!

Wednesday, December 7th

Language
-Returned Cat's in the Cradle Assignment
-Reflection question on Rocky Mountain Express.  Due tomorrow
-Finished Career Cruising activity.  Collected in class.

History
-Returned Mapping Toronto's History response
-Worked on skits/flags/tableaus.  We will present on Monday

Math
-Returned polydron assignment.
-Finished working on Platonic Solids mobile.  Due in class tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 6th

Our Trip to the Ontario Science Centre

Monday,December 5th

Science
Science presentations start on Dec.15th.  You have 2 computer labs and 2 class period times.  The rest has to be done at home.

Food Drive
Food drive starts today and ends at Dec.16th.
Bring food!

French
French crossword due next day.

History
Started looking at the concerns of different colonies prior to Confederation.  Students are working in groups.  You have a choice of:  creating a flag, presenting a skit, or presenting a tableau.  It is due Thursday.

Career Cruising
Continued working on Career Cruising worksheets.  We will continue this on Wednesday.  It is due at the end of class on Wednesday.

Math
Continued working on the Platonic Solids.  We will continue working on this on Wednesday.  The project is due on Thursday.

Friday, Dec 2nd

Math
-Platonics solids
-Create platonic solids using nets
-Look at the relationship between faces, edges, vertices
-Due on Wednesday