1. Math Mates. Term 1 sheet 4 (Due Thursday)
2. Design Creative Writing Journal. Be creative. Cover the front and back. Make sure your name is on there somewhere. (Due Thursday) 3. Get baking. You need to bring something for our Bake Sale on Friday. Remember, it has to be something you have been involved in making. In 5M, we love reading. Here are some of the books we are reading at the moment in our guided reading groups. Wonder is our current class novel.
Everybody, everywhere seems to be doing the ice bucket challenge but check out this video of the actor Matt Damon. How is his Ice bucket challenge different from other peoples and how do you think his actions are affected by his beliefs and values? This article also gives a bit more information.
Hi Guys. I know you've all probably been thinking about what to get me for my birthday so I've set you this challenge to see if you can figure out when my birthday is. Look at the calendar and follow the clues to see if you can guess the date. 1. It is NOT an even number 2. It is a composite number 3. It is greater than 10 4. It is NOT divisible by 3 5. It is a square number Can you use your math vocabulary to set the class a challenge? You might try using some of these words: odd, even, prime, composite, factor, multiple, divisible, greater than, less than.
Create a fact file on your animal and become the expert for your class at Mikumi! We want to know new and interesting facts about your animal. Include:
Identification
Useful Websites for Animal Fact File research are: 1. Use Grolier http://auth.grolier.com/login/go_login_page.html?bffs=N username: istdar password: tanga01 (that's zero one). You can get to Grolier easily from http://library.istafrica.com and clicking on Grolier. 2. American Library Association: This site has links to many sites related to animals. http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=1 3. World Wildlife: search by mammals, birds and other animals. http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/wildlife.html 4. Endangered Animals: look for the Critically Endangered Mammals, Fish and Bird section (at the bottom of the webpage): http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/endangered/endangered.html 5. World Wildlife Fund: look at the list of priority endangered species on the left side http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/ 6. World Wildlife Fund: links about biodiversity and habitats http://www.panda.org/about_our_earth/ 7. Animal Diversity Web: type your animal name into the Search box http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html 8. Animal Fact Guide: http://www.animalfactguide.com/index.php 9. Missouri Botanical Gardens website: Great simple fact file pages – search under �grassland animals�: http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/grasslnd/index.htm 10. National Geographic: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals MAGAZINES: We also have Africa Geographic magazines and Zoo books magazines on each animal in the school library. Today, Mr Hall presented to the Grade 5s about ISTs core values. Can you make your own statements based on each of the core values.
1. Math Mates Term 1 Sheet 3 (By Thursday)
2. Add your comments to the blog post regarding May's Presentation (By Thursday) 3. Begin finding information for your animal fact file (On going) In Miss Emma's lesson today she introduced 2 games. The first one is good for vowel and consonant revision as well as practising your keyboard skills.
The second one provides practice in parts of speech. Record your high scores in the comments section. Good luck! |
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