C'mon Spring!

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of winter and ready for spring! It's time for the snow to disappear!

This Friday we started our unit on multiplication and division. We looked at how to group objects to show a multiplication sentence (remember 2 groups of 3?). To practice your multiplication skills, check out this great site:

Multiplication 1

If you want a challenge, try to solve these multiplication tables:

Multiplication 2

Remember 2 groups of 3 is the same as 2 x 3We have finished our science unit on Movement and will be moving on to Air, Water and the Environment. Although we won't be starting our new unit until Tuesday, have a look at this site about the water cycle. You can see how the earth recycles water. We'll look more into the water cycle later on in the unit.

The Water Cycle

Enjoy the weekend!

Ms. I

One Busy Week!

Last week seemed to fly by with all of the things we had to do, so thank you for being so fantastic all week long. I also wanted to mention, that it was great chatting with your parents again. You are all so lucky to have such amazing moms and dads.

Just like last week, we have a lot to cover this week. We will be having our science and math tests on Thursday February 24th, so please make sure you study for it. I will be handing out the review sheets tomorrow to help you prepare.

Also, I have two parents so far who are able to come on our trip to the ROM. Please let me know as soon as possible if your parents can come. I can only take 4. Permission forms are due by Friday this week please.

The Me to We club will be selling cookies for $1.00 each everyday. The money you give to purchase a cookie will go towards their goal of building a school in Sierra Leone to help kids just like you to go to school too. The cookies are peanut free, and really tasty :)

That's all for now!

Ms. I

Field Trip Coming Up

Please make sure your parents see this.

I have planned a field trip to the ROM for Friday March 11th. I would like to take 4 parents with our class on the trip. I have told the class that the first 4 students who provide me with a note to confirm their parent would like to attend (either in their agenda or on paper) will be asked to join us on our trip to the ROM. I will be handing out the permission forms this week.

Please also note that the cost per student is $25 dollars because I chose to take a school bus instead of public transit. I chose the bus because I felt it would be a safer option for our class. We will also be taking part in a specialize program with a museum instructor for half of the day.

Happy Early Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. If you would like to bring in Valentines, please remember to bring enough for everyone. I do not want anyone to feel left out, so please remember to show love (our virtue of the month) to your classmates by including all of them for Valentines Day.

For math, we have started to study 2 digit addition and subtraction. Try solving these word problems at home for extra practice(remember to start with the ones column):

Sarah and Samantha love to collect silly bands! Sarah has 73 silly bands and Samatha has 45. How many do they have in all?

John and Jacob love playing with Beyblades! John has 14 and Jacob has 20. How many more does John need to have the same number of beyblades as Jacob?

Valerie and Alison love to eat Smarties! Valerie has 20 smarties and Alison has 26. How many do they have all together?

For science, we have continued to look at simple machines. Some of the machines we have studied so far are pulleys, levers, wheel and axle, wedge and inclined plane. Have a look at this link and click on the pictures of different simple machines. You will be able to see where you can find these simple machines in real life! When you're done, try to find similar simple machines at home:

Simple Machines

Please remember to bring in your interview forms as well. Parent-Teacher interviews are next week, so please hand them in to me by Wednesday next week.

Have a great weekend!

Ms. I

Reminders for Tomorrow

Today was absolutely freeeeeeezing! Thank goodness we had recess indoors!

Just a few friendly reminders for tomorrow.

1. Please remember to bring in your donations for the Angel Foundation to help kids just like you. Tomorrow is the last day.
2. Please remember your helmet and skates for tomorrow. We will be leaving for skating at 1pm sharp.

That's all for now! Stay warm!

P.S.

I thought I would share a special video that I found on YouTube. Meet Jango the praying dog!

Jango

Ms. I

One Busy Week!

What a snow storm! It was great to have a little break in the middle of the week, but unfortunately it set us back a day with all of the work we had to do. So, thank you for working so hard and doing an awesome job this week! We were so busy though that I didn't have a chance to congratulate the student of the week! Have a look to see who it was.

I handed out the math review on Friday, so you all know what that means! Test on Monday! :) Make sure you complete your review sheet and look it over a few times to study for the test. Here are a bunch of links you can check out to help you prepare for the test as well:

Symmetry

Flip, Slide, Turn

Perimeter

Area

Find the number of sides and vertices for each shape:


For science we have looked at simple machines such as inclined planes, wedges, screws and levers. Try and see if there are any simple machines around your house.

That's all for now! Have a great weekend!

Ms. I