- Open house for parents, this Thursday, 28 AUG at 3 PM in the Hall. There will be an introduction in the Hall, then two open house sessions (for parents with more than one child in Elementary), and finally a presentation on Mikumi for grade 5 parents at 5:30 in Room 43 (Ms. Anne's room). For more information, check out the Grade 5 level blog here. UPDATE: For those parents who are unable to attend, Mr. Marsh will also repeat the presentation on Tuesday 2nd September, from 2:00 until 2:30 in Room 47.
- Math: Speed test work on the 3 times table, followed by the 4 times table later on in the week. Math Mates Term 1 Sheet 2 is due on Thursday, 28 AUG.
- Also in math, for those curious at home we'll be working on divisibility rules, factors and prime/composite numbers. Do you know what a prime number is?
- Writing: Folk Tales!
- How We Express Ourselves: more guest speakers. Confirmed for this week: Mr. Hall and Mr. Lorenzini.
- Guided reading: We're looking at synonyms and antonyms. Record 10 words and find their synonyms from your book. For my reading groups:
- Orwell's Luck: read up to page 54.
- Hoot: read to page 57
- A Wrinkle in Time: p. 64