Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful day. Monday is a Day 3 and music. Please do not forget your instrument at home! We did such a great job during our Terry Fox run today. Well-done, SJA!

Look at all those laps!

Your Grade 5 class!

Team Kappa Iota Pi!

Team Theta Sigma Psi!

Team Zeta Beta Pi!

Thursday, September 19^th is our SJA and Oakwood Welcome Back BBQ, which will take place from 4:00-5:30 PM out in our back recess area. Order forms and cash payment were due Friday, September 13^th.

Important dates/items:

Thursday, September 19 - Welcome BBQ

Friday, September 20-Friday, September 27 - Fall Fundraiser

Wednesday, September 25 - Casual Day & October hot lunch site closes at 3:00 PM

Monday, September 30 - Orange Shirt Day

Unit of Inquiry

Today we reviewed what matter was and the three states and learned about physical and chemical properties. Physical properties are characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance into something else. Chemical properties are characteristics of a substance related to changing a substance into something else. We also defined mass, weight, volume, and density – ask me what they are! Finally, we solved some 'Moon Math' problems!

Homework

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we examined multiples and common multiples.

Multiples can be found by starting at the number and counting on by that number. For example, multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, etc. Multiples of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, etc.

A common multiple is a number that is a multiple of each of two or more given numbers. For example, common multiples of 4 and 6 are 12, 24, and 36 as those numbers appear in the multiples list (4 and 6). Each common multiple of 4 and 6 is divisible by 4 and 6. 

Points to Remember

Multiplication and division strategies - For example, for multiplication 100 x 10 = 1,000 (we multiply 1 x 1 to get 1 and then add 3 zeros – 2 in 100 and 1 in 10 = 1,000) and for division 1,000,000/100,000 = 10 (1/1 = 1 and then we took away 5 zeros from 100,000 and 5 zeros from 1,000,000 which left us with 10).

Standard form is 3,961. Expanded form would be 3,000 + 900 + 60 + 1 and number-word form would be 3 thousand, 961. We also realized that when using a place value chart, each group of three place values is called a period. With in each period the digits of a number are read as hundred, tens, and ones.

Place value chart:

Millions Period

Thousands Period

Units Period

H M	T M	M	H T	T T	T	H	T	O

H M – hundred million

T M – ten million

M – million

H T – hundred thousand

T T – ten thousand

T – thousand

H – hundreds

T – tens

O – ones

Homework

MMS pg 18-19

Inquiry into Language

Today we read chapter 3, began the chapter 3 questions, and some students began reading chapter 4. We also wrote our first spelling test of the year.

Please remember that comprehension questions are to be in full sentences that begin with a capital letter and end with either a period, exclamation point, or question mark. Please use the book to help with spelling and to be sure to answer each question completely, with support from the book. I have sat down with each student and outlined my expectations moving forward. 

Homework

Complete PJ chapter 3 questions and read chapter 4

Sign and return spelling test #1 – wrong words are to be written out 5 times

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Hocevar