Tuesday November 1st (All Saints Day)

Well, it's the day after the day before!! Actually, I had fewer Halloween visitors at my door this year than ever before (about 12 little ones- no one older than grade 4) so I have a ton of Halloween goodies that I'll just have to pack for lunch treats (but I also have a teenaged boy in my house)!

Welcome to all my Russian Blog readers- I was pleasantly surprised to see so many hits from Russia today- more than my Canadian readers so far but to be fair I am a bit delayed with this post and most read it in the early evening. Thank-you to all my loyal and random Blog readers- your interest makes the time spent worthwhile and I enjoy it as a reflective exercise after the school day. When I write about some things I see them from a different perspective! Thank-you.

Today the students did better than I thought they would after last night's adventures- a few were tired and a little cranky but we all survived the day.

Homework and Reminders
Math 7 textbook p66 # 10-14 (handed in by the following already Kasper, Autumn. Harjot, TJ and Manisha (students started this in class today so they shouldn't have too much more to do)
Math6 complete INC worksheets

Novel Read Ch 17-20 for the next 'response' activity (P.S. if not yet completed RR#2 for Ch 11-15, it is now overdue)
Spelling Bee in class Thursday- everyone participates
no more class time available for Halloween art project(s) please complete at home or in your spare time during the school day at lunch or breaks

Reminders
Math 7 Quiz #3 on dividing decimals Thursday
No school this Friday
School Newsletter home today
Gr 6 immunizations are scheduled for Nov. 10th as is our Remembrance Day assembly

General Day
Daily French 5minutes

Spelling practice 10 minutes

Novel read chapter 16 in class and set up the next set of guide questions for the next 5 chapters 15-20

Journal write: Relate your Halloween adventure OR Create a brand new superhero(ine) with a  unique name and tell about special skills and powers and how they are used.

30 minutes Computer time for word processing the last Reader Response for Ch 11-15

Math 7
Thursday Quiz on one topic- dividing decimals
MathLinks7 Text book page 60-65 for a review of the skill of dividing with decimals and providing the students with a retrospect of three different ways to be successful:

1. front end estimation- rounding to determine as close as possible the accuracy of a quotient)
2. divide using 10 blocks or by papaer and pencil algorithm
3. using a calculator - ensuring the divsor is in the correct placement for accuracy in calculation

we then practiced on pp 65 #4 and 5 which we corrected today on the board together and set more practice called apply p.66 #10-14
We also reviewed the art of scientific notation (which we have worked on before) and students who were complete the textbook work started on the Scientific Notation worksheet.


Silent Reading

French- last hurrah for the Halloween posters and haunted houses complete with les parties de la maison et les vocabulaires de L'halloween

Phys Ed- Volleyball teams 4x5 and one by 4 working on 'shot' skills (volleys, bumps and serves) in the centre

Art/French
Back on class provided the time needed for the students to get the last day in class to complete the art/French project for Halloween (there never seems to be enough time!)

Homework, planners, tidy up etc. and newsletters out before dismissal
Have a great evening- see you all bright eyed and bush-tailed tomorrow (remember your band instruments)
Mrs. J.

For parents:

During the 'work-to-rule' of the job action, I have still been assessing your children's work and progress like I do every year- I am doing very little differently in my daily work with your children (my students). I will be (have begun) to e-mail parents and begin a process of providing you with assessment information pertaining to your son or daughter.
Over the next two weeks, I will be contacting you either by phone or e-mail. If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me or call the school especially if you would like to meet.

I will be available for meetings but will not be setting up a traditional parent-teacher interview evening. However, there are a couple of early dismissal days that I can be available between 2 and 3:30pm. Perhaps when we share information we can determine if a meeting is required.

I will not be providing a formal report card but have the opportunity to provide you and your child with a progress report that is accurate and unique to your child's progress without the bounds of  the formal process.
I look forward to communicating in the coming weeks. Thank-you for understanding. "marks' are available if you wish to see or be advised of them.
Mrs. J.