March 27 – 31, 2017

Reading: Historical Fiction – vocabulary, making inferences
Writing: Narratives – developing interesting plots - “magic of 3”, editing, revising
Math: Fractions: mixed numbers & improper fractions, comparing fractions
Science: Forces – natural structures
Social Studies: Government – responsibilities & levels of government
French (Mr. Lobo): Body Parts
Music/Drama/Dance (Ms. Bordonaro): Recorders, pitch & beat notations
Visual Art: Portraits – Modigliani
Phys. Ed: Basketball (Passing & receiving the ball)

TUSC Field Trip - This Friday

We will be going to the Toronto Urban Studies Centre’s greenhouse and computer lab to learn about forces acting on natural structures (e.g., trees, plants) this Friday. Students need to be at school at 8:45am Friday morning. They will also need to bring a litterless lunch, and dress for the weather (we will be taking the TTC and walking). Please do not send money or electronics (e.g., cameras/phones) with your child.

March 20-24, 2017

Reading: Historical Fiction – Characteristics of the Genre, using connections to make inferences
Writing: Narratives – writing dialogue & “magic of 3”
Math: Fractions: equivalent fractions, mixed numbers & improper fractions
Science: Forces – compression, tension and load, TUSC trip
Social Studies: Government – responsibilities & levels of government
French (Mr. Lobo): TBA
Music/Drama/Dance (Ms. Bordonaro): Recorders
Visual Art: Portraits – Van Gogh con't
Phys. Ed: Basketball

Read-a-thon Activity

As part of our Reading Marathon, students practiced using their reading strategies. The follow-up activity is due on Monday. Here is a reminder of the tasks required for each strategy/block:

New Cover (Visualization) - good readers create mental pictures/videos of what they read - create a new cover for the novel (remember all the different text features of a cover: title, author's name, illustration, optional tagline/additional information), making sure it would appeal to the target audience of the book	Prediction - make predictions (at least 2) about what will happen next in the book	Questions - ask 3 “juicy” questions from the book - remember “juicy” questions are ones that require more thinking and inferring (e.g., not ones where the answers that are “right there” in the book)
Character Analysis - draw a picture of the main character from your book - identify 4 character traits that describes him/her - support each character trait with evidence from the book	Connection - make 2 different connections (TTS, TTT, TTW) - remember to explain your connection using evidence from the text	Summary - once you have finished your book, write a summary of the book - remember to include the main idea and important details (it should be about a paragraph long, so choose only the important details)

March 6-10, 2017

Reading: Historical Fictions – Launch & Characteristics
Writing: Narratives – character development & describing the setting
Math: Fractions: representing fractions, fraction of a set, equivalent fractions
Science: Forces – review, internal forces vs. external forces
Social Studies: Government – purpose & role, responsibilities
French (Mr. Lobo): TBA
Music/Drama/Dance (Ms. Bordonaro): Recorders
Visual Art: Portraits – Van Gogh
Phys. Ed: Fitness Circuits – Shuttle Run Test & Fitness Stations