Halloween Weekend

Dear Friends,

This weekend, homework expectations are the following:

1. Reading Letters - organize your Reading Chart and write me a letter about what you are reading at home. The letter will include 3 paragraphs: a) a summary b) identify a reading strategy and example from text c) a lesson learned and example from text.

2. Halloween Talent Show/Stand-Up Comedy act - if you have signed up, practice your act!

3. Grade 5 - Social Studies Text - Read Chapter 1 and answer Something To Do #1.

Homework Club is starting this week. Visit Ms. Van Herk on Tuesday, Ms. McGoey on Wednesday and myself on Thursday.

You may dress up for Halloween on Monday if you choose.

Have a great weekend,

Ms. Perlmutter

Tues. Oct. 25

Class News Update:

City Councillor Ms. Wong-Tam will be visiting Room 16 to answer YOUR questions on Monday November 7th. Please start brainstorming questions that you may have regarding politics, local government (municipal), the electoral process, leadership etc. You may even post some of your questions on this blog!

Developing 'Rich' Questions: Success Criteria

1. use the Q-Chart (see side panel)

2. develop questions that can produce multiple responses (open-ended question)

3. select subject-related vocabulary and terminology to be used in questions (i.e. Grade 5 -citizenship, government, rights, responsibilities, democracy, municipal, provincial, federal; Grade 4 - regions, provinces, territories)

4. produce a variety of questions

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West, Suite A5
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Phone: 416-392-7903
Fax: 416-696-4300

Ward map (PDF)

October 21st Weekend

Dear Friends,

We wish Victor a very happy birthday this Saturday. May you have a fabulous day!

These are the homework notes and reminders for the weekend:

1. Check this blog. Now that you're here - great!
First, vote in the survey/poll on the side panel about Ontario symbols. Then, scroll to the bottom of the blog and check out the Youtube video of Jerry Seinfeld enthusiastically reading from his hilarious story, Halloween. What is the secret to good storytelling?
Remember, you may post a comment or question on the blog by responding to this entry.

2. Reading Journal - Complete your worksheet about making inferences. The heading is Run:Ch.10. Write between 3 to 5 questions and inferences to match.

3. French

4. Social Studies/Brainstorm - Why should you be the class Prime Minister?
(You may use any piece of paper to begin developing ideas for your speech in Thursday's class election!)

Have a great weekend,
Ms. Perlmutter

October 14th Weekend

Dear Students,

Here are your homework reminders:

1. Language and Media: Did you read an article on www.teachkidsnews.com? Did you post a response about it? If you have not yet done so, and are having trouble getting it on the blog, email it to me at Dorit.Perlmutter@tdsb.on.ca.

2. Canada and Government: Complete your rough copy of the Community Improvement Poster. Select one issue to improve on at Jesse Ketchum, create a message and sketch an illustration (pencil only).

3. Reading: Do you have a good-fit book/text at home? After you read, write a letter in your Reading Letters duotang. A letter is due for Wednesday.

4. Math Patterning & Poetry: Did you complete Thursday's homework? Bring it to school on Monday to review.

Keep up the good work!

Enjoy the weekend,
Ms. Perlmutter

Writing about the World

Dear Students,

This weekend, practice your note-taking skills.

Write at least 3 jot notes on the city or country you selected as part of Room 16's world map and bulletin board display called "Tracing our Roots."

Remember, jot notes can be written as incomplete sentences without periods or capitalization, includes important facts, details and/or words.

For example, my maternal (mother's) grandparents are from the country Poland.

Poland

-national language is Polish

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-population over 38 million people

-Warsaw is the capital city (and largest)

Continue thinking about the connections, similarities and differences between Canada and the countries where our parents and/or grandparents are from. For more information on Canada, check out this website: http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/index.html#home.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

From,

Ms. Perlmutter