Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful day. I look forward to seeing you this evening at Student-Led Conferences.

Tomorrow is a Day 5 (gym). Ski forms and waivers were sent home last week. Please read and fill in all sections of all forms and return to me tomorrow, Friday, December 7^th.  Report cards were sent last week. Please review and return the last page with your comments on it. Aftercare invoices are due by December 15^th. Be sure to pay on time to avoid interest charges!

Ms. Hayward is holding her ‘Pinkalicious’ Ornament Contest again this year. Please see the flyer below for more information. The last day to add your ornament is Monday, December 10th. All library books are due back by Thursday, December 20th. 

A personalized Christmas Elf doll makes the perfect gift. Order forms have been sent home and are due back no later than Monday, December 10^th. Each elf costs $6 and can be paid for by cash only. Don’t miss out!

Parent Guild is hosting a Christmas Skate at Meadowvale 4-Rinks on Thursday, December 20^th, from 3:30-5:30 PM. The cost is $10/student, but free for parents. Hot chocolate will be served and the big guy will be in attendance for pictures. What a fun way to start the holidays. Order forms have been sent home and the deadline to return them is Monday, December 10^th.

Important dates/items:

Friday, December 7 – Ski forms and waivers due

Monday, December 10 – Elf orders and skating forms due

Tuesday, December 11 – JK-Grade 2 Christmas concert

Saturday, December 15 – Aftercare invoices are due

Tuesday, December 18 – Grade 3-8 Christmas concert & bake sale

Wednesday, December 19 – Casual day & bake sale

Thursday, December 20 – Christmas Spirit day and last day of school before the Christmas break

Unit of Inquiry

Today we took what we learned and began to put together a skeleton! We will continue this tomorrow. We also completed our reflection page for our ‘A Voyage Back in Time’ Unit.

HOMEWORK

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Cutting out our skeleton!

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we multiplied whole numbers by 0.1, 0.01 and 0.001. When we multiply whole numbers by these decimals the product (answer) will be less than the whole number (48 x 0.1 = 4.8). When we multiply by 0.1, the decimal moves one spot to the left on the whole number (48 x 0.1 = 4.8). When we multiply by 0.01, the decimal moves two spots to the left on the whole number (48 x 0.01 = 0.48). When we multiply by 0.001, the decimal moves three spots to the left on the whole number (48 x 0.001 = 0.048).  

Points to remember:

4.9 = 4 and 9/10 (tenths)

4.99 = 4 and 99/100 (hundredths)

4.999 = 4 and 999/1000 (thousandths)

¼ = 0.25

½ = 0.50

¾ = 0.75

- 2.25 million is written in standard form as

2, 250, 000.

As a decimal we write it as 2.25 million (2 whole million + 0.25 million) and as a fraction it is ¼ of a million (25 is ¼ of 100).

Place value decimals:

4.623

Tens	Ones	.	Tenths	Hundredths	Thousandths
	4	.	6	2	3

Expanded Form:

4.623

4 + 0.6 + 0.02 + 0.003

Thousandths is located 3 spots after the decimal in the place value chart (0.000).

Fractions to decimals: 6/1000 = .006, 17/1000 = .017, 123/1000 = .123, 2 321/1000 = 2.321. **Remember that when saying the number the decimal = and. For example, 2.123 = two and one hundred and twenty three thousandths.**

When comparing and ordering numbers, we need to remember that as we go from tenths to thousandths the numbers get smaller. So 0.406 is smaller than 0.457, and 6.0 is bigger than 5.976.

Rounding rules are 0-4 round down and 5-9 round up.

When we multiply decimals by 10, the decimal shifts 1 spot to the right (38 x 10 = 380 or 2.8 x 10 = 28). When we multiply decimals by 100, the decimal shifts 2 spot to the right (38 x 100 = 3800 or 5.109 x 100 = 510.9). When we multiply decimals by 1000, the decimal shifts 3 spot to the right (38 x 1000 = 38000 or 6.372 x 1000 = 6372) and finally when we multiply decimals by 10000, the decimal shifts 4 spot to the right (38 x 10000 = 380000 or 9.048 x 10000 = 90480).**Move one spot for 10 as there is one zero. Move two spots for 100 as there are two zeros. Move three spots for 1000 as there are three zeros and finally move four spots for 10000 as there are four zeros. **

When we divide decimals by 10, the decimal shifts 1 spot to the left (38 x 10 = 3.8 or 2.8 x 10 = .28). When we divide decimals by 100, the decimal shifts 2 spot to the left (38 x 100 = 0.38 or 5.109 x 100 = .05109). When we divide decimals by 1000, the decimal shifts 3 spot to the left (38 x 1000 = 0.038 or 6.372 x 1000 = 0.006372) and finally when we divide decimals by 10000, the decimal shifts 4 spot to the left (38 x 10000 = 0.0038 or 9.048 x 10000 = 0.0009048).

HOMEWORK

-Finish MMS pg 60-61if not completed in class

Cheat sheet! 

Thank you to my helpers today!

Inquiry into Language

Today we practiced for our Christmas concert dance, wrote our OWA (Ontario Writing Assessment) pre-assessment and practiced our Student-Led conferences.

HOMEWORK

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Have a wonderful night!

Love Mrs. Hocevar