Wednesday, 28 November 2012

What were doing in school so far


Josh: Today we saw a few pictures about the damage of hurricane Sandy It was really weird to look at because 2 boat were on top of a car!. We are starting a new unit in math, it’s really fun, we are doing patterning, number sense and numeration . We also have to read non-fiction books for a book report, I’m doing it on the WWII. And a biography about one of the people we want, I’m doing mine on Ludwig van Beethoven. It is pretty fun at school.

Christina: In Math we are doing addition and subtraction pages and sometimes in mad minutes multiplication. Right now we are learning about rounding. In Language we looked at some pictures of damaged land spots hurricane Sandy hit. In Science we are learning about systems throughout our bodies. In Art were learning about different types of emotions in colour, like warm, cool, primary, and secondary. In language were learning about biographies, and newspaper articles.

Erika: At school we are learning about all sorts of things but I want to talk about language. In language we are learning about the wonders of newspapers. Just recently we read a newspaper article about hurricane sandy. It was very interesting because there were tons of nice pictures about the hurricane. We also looked at other articles that included bullying which is another thing we are learning about in language.


Cassandra: In Language we looked at pictures of damages from hurricane sandy. In Math were learning about rounding. In Science were learning about systems in our body. In Art were learning about different emotions in colours. In Language were learning how to do reports.

kaden:What we are doing for in the news presentation
In class we are doing In the News Presentation where people go up and pick a topic. Ethan chose deadmau5, Colby chose Amanda Todd and many more people presented. I like the In the News Presentation because people pick interesting articles. I liked Ethan’s because I love deadmau5. Deadmau5 is coming home to Niagara Falls.

 Kylee: At school we have been in math learning about adding higher numbers and then subtracting them. In language arts we have been looking at pictures about “Sandy” the storm that killed lots of people like in New Jersey and in New York. In art we have been learning about all sorts of colours such as hot and cold colours. In science we had our test on the human body one of the questions is how many bones are in the ear. In French we are starting to do our play “The Three Pigs” and it’s really easy to read for Gr.5. In gym we are working on Basketball it’s really fun to shot at the nets and get the ball in.

 Rylee: At Cherry Wood public school in miss halls grade 5 class we have been learning and doing lots of different things. In math we are learning about place value number sense and numeration adding and subtraction. Sometimes it can be hard or easy depending on your learning type, for me it’s easy. My second favorite subject is science and my favorite page in our science book is the muscles and bone, because in a sentence it says one direction I love one direction. We are also writing biography’s well the grade fives and  the grade fours are writing auto biographies. Every morning we have an in the news report I really like hearing about the articles people chose. Also in language we are doing book reports, mine is a book on cheer leading because I am one. Those are the things we are doing in class.

 Tyler:Today we saw some pictures after the damage of hurricane sandy.
There was one that had 2 boats on top of a car!
There was another one with a man standing in front of his house, or what was left of it anyway.
And cars in a flooded underground parking lot, too!
It was super bad!!!!!!!!!!!

 Ethan:In class we are doing this thing called In the News Presentation. We have to present an important news article or an article that is interesting to us or the class. I chose an article called The Mouse Comes Home. It is about deadmau5 coming to the Scotia Bank Convention Centre for a New Year’s dance. It is pretty big! Tickets are $75. There are also a lot of good article’s too, but only a few people have gone so far but they are very interesting.

 Dan:Today in Language we looked at some pictures. The pictures were about the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. One of the pictures had 2 boats on a car! Another one was a man standing in front of his house or what is left of it. It was sad to look at the pictures of the devastation.


By: Christina




Monday, 26 November 2012

What Would They Say?

If I asked a student from the class how you did today while I was at home sick, what would they say? Are you proud of your choices? I hope you are!

Thursday, 15 November 2012

For Tyler...


What is the Skin's Role?
The skin is another part of the system, containing sweat that help regulate the concentration in one's body while also keeping him or her cool. The salt helps evaporate the water, cooling off the skin. Sweat is excreted through sweat glands. There are two types of sweat glands: Eccrine sweat glands and Apocrine sweat glands. The basic purpose of skin is to provide a waterproof, protective, covering for the body's complex internal environment. The skin also plays a key rules in helping to maintain the circulatory and nervous system. 

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I hope this helps you consolidate your thoughts with mine. 

Monday, 12 November 2012

Dear Hero

On Remembrance Day we read A Poppy is to Remember and discussed what it might have been like to be in the War. We brainstormed words associated with this memorable day and also said what we would ask a soldier if we had the opportunity.

For many years Cherrywood was fortunate to have Mrs Hamill on our staff, who would bring in her Grandfather every year on Remembrance Day to speak with the kids in her class. I tried to impress upon our kids just how lucky they are to have met him, as there are so few veterans of WWII living in our area. Here is an article about Grandpa Hamill from the Review:

http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2012/11/09/memories-of-war


Since Mrs Hamill's schedule does not allow us to visit with this very special man, we decided to write him postcards to express our gratitude and to ask our questions (which were incredibly insightful I must say). Here are a few for you to enjoy.















From Dan


From Kylee


From Owen


From Robin
We are hoping that Mrs Hamill will write us with some of her Grandfather's answers. Thank you Grandpa Hamill for selflessly fighting for our freedom. You are a TRUE hero.

Love Miss Hall's Grade 4/5 Class

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

A Whole Lot of Work Goin' On

Wow, have we been busy lately! We had a fantastic math period today where we looked at mental math and what strategies we use to add numbers without a calculator. It was fantastic. Did I say that yet? I have a neat conversation that one of our groups recorded on our Smart Pen and they have given me permission to post it on the blog. Once I figure out how to do that, it will be up! I also have journal entries from a few weeks ago that didn't copy properly (I am still working on it) and those will be up soon too.

We set our goals this week on our iPhones. After reading the story So Few of Me we looked at the 6 Learning Skills and created success criteria for each of them. Students presented their ideas and then chose an area that they felt they needed to make improvements in. From there, they decided on 3 criteria that they would work at in order to meet their goal. Before filing in agendas, students reflect on their day, deciding whether or not they met their goal, and then place a sticker on the back of their phones. Students who can truly self-regulate are able to make good choices because it is the right thing to do...not because an adult is watching. I am looking forward to seeing the growth and maturity that goal setting will foster in our students.

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I have been missing some parent signatures for various permission slips/upcoming assignments as well as work from a few kids. Here is a recap on what's happening in our room:

- students were given a Halloween Data Management assignment that was due on Monday
- our In The News presentations started this week. Check your child's calendar to see when his/her date  is
- homework books are due for the first time on Friday. The calendar tells your child what to do each night. The purpose of the book is to teach time management, organization, and also to make a home school connection so that parents can see how their child does with spelling, basic math facts, writing, and problem solving. Please sign each box on the calendar when your child completes the task
- students have a science test next Tuesday. They need to study for it (excretory, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems and the scientific write-up process)
- weekly reports are due every Monday. I won't be writing on this week since interviews are tomorrow night. I think I will work on adding them to the class website so that if students lose them, parents will still have access to the information and the ability to print them off from home for a signature
- we are reading for our biographies and non-fiction book reports (info coming on Friday or Monday), please have your child bring their book back to school so they don't miss out on important reading/research time

Thanks as always for your support. It makes my job a lot easier.

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I felt that Hailey made our class a better place today. She is working very hard to set goals and make improvements with her learning skills and I saw a mature leader today during Math. I appreciate that you work hard to help others and yourself.

I would also like to compliment Owen on his kindness and acceptance yesterday in Math. Thank you for being mature when others weren't willing to step up.

Monday, 5 November 2012

Mind Trap

We often do a Mind Trap question before the bell. Here was today's, we didn't have time to finish it. Can you figure out the answer?

If nine thousand nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9, 909, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?

Friday, 2 November 2012

Christina's Halloween Post

Halloween is sadly over and we have to wait until next year for more candy, even considering I get a little crazy after eating candy I still like Halloween. But the good thing is that Christmas is coming up soon and we all get presents. Halloween was pretty good this year except it was raining like the last 3 years were on Halloween. I got lots of candy that will last me quite a long time and you probably did too. On my Halloween I went trick or treating with a couple of my friends. And at this one house we went to there was these two teenaged boys in front of us and there was a guy hiding behind the bush by the door, and he popped out and scared the two teenaged boys and they screamed like little girls and ran away. But once me and my friends came to the door the guy popped out again and tried to scare us but we didn't even budge, collected out candy and moved on to the next house. It was one of the funniest experiences I have ever had on Halloween. How was your Halloween? What happened when you were out trick or treating? I had quite fun. That is all I can think of to write down, so BYE!

Here are some pictures from our Halloween party at school:

My favourite costume by far...


Mrs. McDonald's 29 week 'bun in the oven'




Miss Leonard always makes her own costumes (the night before!)





Someone couldn't wait to put on his mask
I wonder if this giggle has to do with Harry Styles?
Impromptu dance party....gangnam style
Scary!






Parade line-up







My monkeys













Our Umpa Lumpa

Future stars...remember your Grade 5 teacher and send her some money









My son Brennan