🌸 I am waiting on the return of 7 envelopes with comment forms; and the return of 5 summative assessments: "Les statistiques". Thank you to all who have already turned theirs in.
🌸 Étude de mots: use "letters" to make words using individualized word list. Spelling test is Friday.
🌸 Permission form for Thursday's concert was sent home Friday. (There is a small cost to this event - the preferred way to pay is "cash on-line".) On Thursday, December 15th, all of our Grade 5 Immersion students, along with others from specified grades, will be attending a wonderful presentation at the Capitol Theatre. We will be entertained by some amazing, French Acadian musicians. This is an all morning event. I am waiting on the return of 4 permission forms.
🌸 Math: We are now exploring "Estimation" outcomes and will be starting a "Spending Project" using estimation strategies, tomorrow.
Here are the N2 outcomes that we are examining over the next few weeks:
N2a) Use compatible numbers to estimate a sum or product in a variety of contexts, including those in which overestimating is important.
N2b) Use compensation to estimate the solution to a problems with a variety of context, including those in which overestimating is important.
N2c) Use front-end rounding to estimate in a variety of contexts and all four operations, including those in which overestimating is important.
N2d) Select and use an efficient estimation strategy for a given problem (including but not limited to compatible numbers, compensation, and front-end rounding).
Today's specific math homework: review estimation strategies as needed; talk about when and how is estimation important in real life
🌸 "Carnet French Reading": For the period of Dec. 13th - 18th, there should be a total of 4 readings of 15 minutes done over 4 different days (see the short explanation on the right under "Items of note".) Carnet needs to be handed in completed on Monday, December 19th . Thank you.
🌸 Social Studies: "Ancient Societies - La Nubie". We are looking at the caracteristics of the Nile River and how these helped or hindered this ancient society.