Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful day! Monday is a Day 3 (gym). Once again, I am having great difficulty downloading pictures to add to my blog. I am in the middle of deleting items off my computer. Hopefully it will be ready for Monday. 

Our second curling trip will be happening on Tuesday, November 20^th in the afternoon (12-3). Students are reminded to wear their gym uniform (they will be wearing it all day), as well as to bring warm clothes (hats, mitts and coats) as we will be on the ice and it will be cold. We will eat lunch before we leave on the 20^th.

Don't forget about Polar Expressions Publishing! The short story deadline is November 23^rd, 2018.

Oakwood Academy is holding a Poinsettia fundraiser for the holiday season, to raise money for some new sensory items. The Poinsettias are red, pink or white and make a wonderful holiday gift, and are a nice way to spread holiday cheer. Order forms were sent home today. The class that sells the most Poinsettias will win a $50 gift card!! Order between November 1^st and November 30^th by cash only.

A note from our Librarian, Ms. Hayward:  The book fair has been postponed until the first week of February.

Important dates/items:

Tuesday, November 20 – Curling trip – 12:00-3:00

Thursday, November 22 – Picture re-takes & picture orders are due

Friday, Novebmer 23 – Geometry math test

Tuesday, November 27 – Bake sale

Wednesday, November 28 – Bake sale and casual day

Friday, November 30 – Term One report cards go home

Unit of Inquiry

Today we continued to learn about Ancient Egypt. We read about important dates in Ancient Egypt and did some research on King Tut. Thank you to Vishva for sharing another Geronimo Stilton book which outlined some of the things we discussed in class about Ancient Egypt.

It is hard to believe, but we are nearing the end of our second Unit of Inquiry. For our summative, students will be required to re-create an ancient artefact from one of the three civilization we learned about. An information package and rubric was sent home. We will begin our in-class summative on Monday, November 19^th and the due date will be Thursday, November 29^th. A kind reminder that all work is to be completed during class time only, unless other wise stated.  All materials needed to re-create the artefact will need to be bought in by Wednesday, November 21^st.

HOMEWORK

-Sign and return UOI summative package

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we looked at examining nets. By looking and visualizing nets, we can form the nets in our head!

Points to remember:

An acute angle is less than 90 degrees. A right angle is 90 degrees and takes the shape of an L. An obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees. A straight line is 180 degrees and makes a straight line. A reflex angle is an angle that falls between 180 and 360 degrees.

In order to measure a reflex angle, you measure the angle below the 180 degree straight line. Then you add up the numbers. For example, if the angle measures 13 degrees, then 13 + 180 = 193 degrees.

When constructing a reflex angle you need to do the opposite. You take the angle measurement and subtract it from the 180 degree straight line. That angle will tell you how to draw it. For example, 205 – 180 = 25 degrees. Using the 180 degree line, measure the 25 degree angle and draw it.

A scalene triangle is a triangle that 2 equal sides.

An equilateral triangle is a triangle that has all sides equal.

An isosceles triangle has no equal sides.

A quadrilateral is a four-sided figure.

A convex polygon is a polygon that has angles less than 180 degrees and a concave polygon has at least on reflex angle (180-360 degrees).

HOMEWORK

-Math test Friday, November 23^rd

Inquiry into Language

Today we held our Science Fair.  

HOMEWORK

-Sign and return spelling test - write out wrong words 5 x

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love Mrs. Hocevar