Dance Video

Click on the link to see how our dance video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B2d2Ys70Qmt7KZ2GfoBpasrfSa8M9PL_/view?usp=sharing

Week of May 25-29

May 25-29 2020

LANGUAGE

Reading and Writing Assignment #8:  Mind Maps

This week we are combining Reading and Writing into one assignment you can work on.  In addition, if you would like, you can continue to work on Lexia or find some stories on Get Epic to read!  It’s always good to try to read for at least 20 minutes per day.

What is a Mind Map?

A mind map is a fast and fun way to organize your thoughts and ideas.  Mind maps are graphic organizers that use words, phrases, and images to organize ideas.  The main idea is placed in the centre of the mind map, and then related ideas are added to it.  Mind maps are used to organize information to gain a better understanding.

How to Mind Map:

1.      Begin with your main idea.  This goes in the middle of your page.  (try using a blank page)

2.    Add branches to this main idea that include additional information. 

3.    Explore your topic by adding more branches with related words and/or phrases.

4.    Add images and colours.

This youtube video explains how to mindmap: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWV0XN7K1g

Here are some examples:

Likes of a student Mind Map:

Three Little Pigs Story Mind Map:

 Water Cycle Mind Map:

 Matter Mind Map:

 My Room Mind Map:

Assignment:  Create your own Mind Map on the topic of your choice!

Mind Map Success Criteria:

1. My topic is in the centre of the page.
2. My information is branched off from my main topic.
3. I have used words, phrases, and pictures to show my learning.
4. My Mind Map is neatly done.

Send your completed Mind Map to me.  I can’t wait to see what you have created.

MATH

In grade 4 and 5, we are going to continue our work on data management.  This week we are going to be working on both our graphing and analyzing data skills.  You can also go on I Know It! Math to further work on your mathematical learning. 

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GRADE 4 SCIENCE:

Project time!  This week, you are going to research a rock or mineral of your choice and you can choose any way to present your learning to me. 

Rock/Mineral Success Criteria (what your rock/mineral project should show):

       Illustration or picture of your rock/mineral

       Type of rock your rock/mineral is (igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary)

       Hardness of rock/mineral (on Mohs scale)

       How the rock/mineral is made

       Where is your rock/mineral is found

       Interesting facts about your rock/mineral

Some examples of rocks to choose for your project:  granite, jade, slate, shale, limestone, and birthstones such as; ruby, sapphire, diamond, emerald, etc.

Some examples of how to show your learning:  poster, brochure, infographic, mind map, powerpoint, commercial, etc. 

Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

GRADE 5 SCIENCE: Earthquake Structure

This week we are going to make structures that have to withstand an earthquake.  Now I know that not everyone has the materials in the video so it is totally ok to improvise.  Please start by watching the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMnEXukSmdg

Here is the criteria for your structure.

- Use toothpicks and marshmallows to create you tower (alternative:  straws, spaghetti, popsicle sticks, sticks, Q-tips, plasticine, playdough, or anything else you have at home)

- Create a tower that is 20 – 30 cm high

- place the tower in a tray of Jello (alternative: sand, dirt, or anything else you have at home)

- Shake the tray for 30 seconds and see if your tower falls over.  If it does make modifications to your structure and try again

Send me pictures or videos of your structure so I can take a look!

Answer the questions below:

1. How tall was your structure?
2. Was it able to stand for the 30 seconds? If it did explain why.  If it didn’t explain why.
3. If you had a chance to do this project again, what would you have done differently?

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOME MORE WORK TO DO:

HEALTH

Health Challenge from Mrs. Clayton:  Your Health challenge is to make a healthy meal and take a picture to send to me (lauren.clayton@granderie.ca).  This meal can be breakfast, lunch or dinner and should be made with ingredients you can find in your home already! Please be safe, if you need help from an adult, please make sure you ask. I can't wait to see your yummy, healthy creations! 😊  Thank you so much! I hope you're all keeping safe and not going too crazy at home!

ART

What about making art out of rocks?  From games, characters, to animals; see below for some ideas regarding what you can do with rocks.  Let’s see what you come up with!

FRENCH

Instructions from Mdme Waddell:  You will practice orally saying and orally responding to the questions provided.  You may also, write down the questions and your responses on a piece of paper too.

1.     En quelle annee est-tu ? (What grade are you in?)

Je suis en (quatrieme/cinquième) année. ( I am in 4^th or 5^th grade.)

2.     Quel est ton numero de telephone ? (What is your phone number?)

Mon numero de telephone est______________. (My telephone number is______________.)

3.    Ou habites-tu ? (Where do you live ?)

J’habite a_____________. (I live in______)

Jump Rope for Heart UPDATE

Mme Ince has said you can submit photos and videos to her until Friday, May 22nd if you would like to wait for better weather!  Her email is:  kendel.ince@granderie.ca

May 19-22 Work

May 19 - 22

LANGUAGE

Reading and Writing Assignment #7: Infographics

This week we are combining Reading and Writing into one assignment you can work on.  In addition if you would like, you can continue to work on Lexia of find some stories on Get Epic to read!

Take a look at the infographic below. Answer the questions in full sentences.

1. What information conveyed in the infographic is new to you?
2. What is interesting to you?
3. What seems to be especially significant? Why?
4. Overall, how does the information in this infographic enhance your understanding of the coronavirus outbreak? Explain.

Next I would like you to create you own Infographic on the topic of your choice.  Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. 

It can be on something that is relevant in the news or on something you are an expert on.  You can create your info graphic on the computer, draw/write it out, or come up with you own idea. 

Here are the criteria for your infographic;

- It must focus on one topic (social distancing, the history of the DH in baseball, ET the movie)

- It must have 4-6 headings

- It must contain some facts you have researched or know about your topic

- It must contain pictures and or graphics

- It must fit on 1-2 pages and be easy for your reader to follow

Please send me your info graphic and I will post them on the website for everyone to read!

MATH

This week both the Grade 4 and 5’s are going to do some data management review.  Here is a video Larry made in the past that does a really good job explaining mean, mode and range.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jLoY-py5wA

IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA WORK

ART

Art Assignment #7: Graffiti Art

 I have always enjoyed graffiti and doodling words and then making them look cool.  This week I would like you to follow the video and create your own word design.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVyz90JDrFA

1.  The word you pick cannot be your name

2.  It must represent you in some way

3.  Like the artist says in the challenge, if you use warm colours inside you have to use cool colours on the outside and vice versa

I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

GRADE 4: SCIENCE

FOSSILS

 Fossils are traces of things that lived in prehistoric times.  Fossils can be a preserved body of a plant or an animal or an imprint of it.  Here is a video to quickly review what a fossil is:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgPnnzou0og

Fill in the blank activity:

A    Label the fossils with the given words.  Then tell which fossils are used to find out the following about each animal.

Answers: 

1.  Tracks, egg, dung, bones, teeth, nest

2.  a) tracks, bones b) nest, bones c) dung, teeth d) dung, teeth e) tracks, bones

     f) egg, nest

More about Fossils

Fossils are only found in places where the conditions were right for making fossils.  Most fossils are never discovered.  The ones we find are exposed through erosion and quarrying. 

Fill in the blank activity:

B    

Answers: 1) sedimentary rocks 2) tree resin 3) tar pits 4) Rocky Mountains

           5) sand

Science Assignment:  Be a Palaentologist and try to find your own fossil!  Send a picture of it if you can.

GRADE 5: SCIENCE

Structures Assignment #7: Earthquakes

Another natural disaster that architects and engineers need to account for when they are building structures are earthquakes.  Watch Bill Nye explain earthquakes and answer the questions below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOT_avxILzc

May 11-15 Work

LANGUAGE~READING

Continue to read books and/or explore reading on Lexia® Core5® Reading.  You can also choose to read on Epic and/or a real book.  The choice is yours.

LANGUAGE~WRITING

This week we are going to learn about Procedural Writing.  During this pandemic, you have probably seen more procedural text than you have before. 

What is a Procedural Text?

A procedural text is a piece of writing that gives instructions in an organized way.  It is a non-fiction piece of writing.  The features of a procedural text help to sequence the needed steps so that you can recreate the task the way it should be done.

Kinds of Procedural Texts

·        Recipes

·        Craft Instructions

·        Science Experiments

·        Game Instructions

·        Building Instructions

Parts of a Procedural Text

·        Title

·        Subtitles – List of Ingredients/Materials; Steps or Procedures

·        Numbered Steps

·        Pictures or diagrams

Here is an example of procedural writing.  The topic is Tic-Tac-Toe.

Here is a sample of how to organize your procedural writing.

Here is how the procedural writing was then organized.

Procedural Writing Assignment:

You are going to be completing your own procedural writing on a topic of your choice.  Think of something that interests you.  Be creative!

Here are some ideas if you can’t think of anything:

create something

follow a recipe

teach a lesson

draw something

You can organize your writing with this:

Use this as a checklist for your Procedural Writing:

I look forward to reading your procedural writing!

MATH

Math Assignment:  Measurement~Elapsed Time

In grade 4, one of the curriculum standards measurement regarding time is to estimate and determine elapsed time, with and without using a time line, given the durations of events expressed in five-minute intervals, hours, days, weeks, months, or years

Question:  If you wake up at 7:30 a.m., and it takes you 10 minutes to eat your breakfast, 5 minutes to brush your teeth, 25 minutes to wash and get dressed, 5 minutes to get your backpack ready, and 20 minutes to get to school, will you be at school by 9:00 a.m.?

In grade 5, the following are the curriculum standards for measurement regarding time and temperature:  

~ estimate and determine elapsed time, with and without using a time line, given the durations of events expressed in minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years

~ measure and record temperatures to determine and represent temperature changes over time (Sample problem:  Investigate the relationship between weather, climate, and temperature changes over time in different locations)

Question:  You are travelling from Toronto to Montreal by train.  If the train departs Toronto at 11:30 a.m. and arrives in Montreal at 4:56 p.m., how long will you be on the train?

I Know It!

You can explore elapsed time under this website this week as well if you are looking to complete extra work. 

GRADE 4

GRADE 5

GRADE 4: SCIENCE

Mohs Hardness Scale

In 1822, the Austrian Mineralogist Friedrich Mohs devised a scale based on one mineral’s ability to scratch another.  He placed 10 minerals in order from softest to hardest, giving a relative hardness value of 1 to the softest mineral and 10 to the hardest.  Each mineral in the scale scratches the one below it and not the one above it.  This became known as the Mohs’ scale of hardness, and it is still one of the best practical methods of estimating a mineral’s hardness.  Mohs designed ten minerals for his scale from hardest (10) to softest (1).

Grade 4 Science Assignment:

You are going to conduct your own experiment on some rocks to determine their hardness.  Use your fingernail and/or a penny.  Do not use glass or a steel nail.  Describe your rocks and give them a number based on Mohs Hardness Scale.

GRADE 5:  SCIENCE

Grade 5 Science Assignment:  Structure Challenge #3

Please watch the video that has been created to demonstrate what your challenge is for the week;

Criteria:- The structure can be made with anything from your home- The structure cannot be more than 30 cm tall
- It has to hold I sheet of paper towel (can be folded)
- Must be able to squirt the building from every angle with the paper towel remains dry
- Has to sit in a tray that is full with 1L of water
- Has to stand while having air blown on it from a blow-dryer (For at least 10 seconds)

1.  How tall was your structure?
2.  Was it able to successfully pass each test? Explain.
3.  If you had a chance to do this project again, what would you have done differently?

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR EXTRA WORK:

ART: Translucent Landscape Drawing

Follow the video in the link to create a landscape drawing that is translucent and will glow if you hang it in a window.

French

In this activity, you will practise your oral speaking by saying the question aloud and then, choosing and saying the most appropriate response orally.

1.  Quelle est la date aujourd’hui? (What is today’s date ?)

C’est_____le ___________ _____________2020.

e.g. C’est jeudi le 7 mai 2020. (It’s Thursday, May 7th, 2020)

2.  Quelle est votre couleur preferee ? (What’s your favourite colour ?)
Ma couleur favourite est_______________. (My favourite colour is…)

e.g. Ma couleur favourite est verte. (Mme’s favourite colour is green 😉.)

3.  Quel est votre sport prefere? (What’s your favourite sport ?)
Mon sport prefere est ___________. (My favourite sport is….)

e.g. Mon sport preferee est le golf. (Mme’s favourite sport is golf 😉.)