Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful day. Tomorrow is a Day 3 (gym). Do not forget to choose a time for Student-Led Conferences via the Pick-A-Time website. The site will close on Wednesday. Ski forms and waivers were sent home last week. Please read and fill in all sections of all forms and return to me by 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.

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:

Thursday, December 6 – Student-Led Conferences

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 began to learn about the skeletal system – our bones! We watched a short video, did some reading and then completed some activities, such as labeling some of our important bones. Thanks to our action stars today - Vishva and Liliana shared books about the human body, Aarnav shared a video he watched and Joshua showed us how to feel our pulse!

HOMEWORK

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How I love all the action!

The Skeletal System!

Hard at work!

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we multiplied decimals by 10, 100, 1000, and 10000. 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).**Remember this hint - 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. **

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.

HOMEWORK

-Finish MMS pg 56-58 if not completed in class

Inquiry into Language

Today we continued working on our Term 2 DRAs. We also practiced our dance and for our Student-Led Conferences.   

HOMEWORK

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Have a wonderful night!

Love Mrs. Hocevar