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Dear Students and Families,

This blog is for Grade 4 and 5 students to continue to reflect on our curriculum.

Each week the blog will be updated with a new post and poll. Select one question in the post to think deeply about and respond in the Comment section below.

I can always be reached at dorit.perlmutter@tdsb.on.ca.

Happy blogging,
Ms. Perlmutter




Friday, January 27, 2012

Friday January 27th


Dear Friends,

I hope you enjoyed the long weekend!  I just received the photo of us from the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.


Math
*Prepare your grid and coordinates.  Who can uncover your hidden picture?








*Continue to observe 2-dimensional (i.e. flat) polygons around you.  A polygon is a closed figure with 3 or more sides.










*Practice your operations - Multiplying 2-digits by 2-digits and long division.  A good way to remember the steps is using the acronym "DMSBD" (divide, multiply, subtract, bring down).










*Try this problem: Sir Godfrey has been collecting gemstones for 3 years. His favorite gems are rubies. Out of his 233 gems, 75 are rubies. How many gems does he have that are not rubies, if there are 3 other types of gemstones?

-What is the problem asking you to find?
-What information is needed to solve the problem?
-How can you show your thinking using illustrations/chart, calculations and an explanation?

Healthy Eating
*Which is the healthier cereal?

Use the following:
-box design/image/words
-nutritional facts
-ingredient list









*Prepare your 3-course meal! Include all 4 food groups and think about portion size!

*Have you found a healthy recipe to add to our classroom cookbook?

Science
*Explore your world for Structures and Mechanisms.

-How are bridges, towers and dams designed?

-What type of forces act upon strong and stable structures?












-What are pulleys and gears?

-When do you use simple tools to make work easier?














Special Events
*Assembly- Tuesday afternoon

*Skating at Ramsden Park - We expect to skate this Thursday afternoon without problems.  Thank you to the parent volunteers for making it out on Thursday, even though we didn't get to skate.   It was highly unusual that the rinks were unavailable.






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14 comments:

  1. AdeaJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    This is going to be fun! i like the: "DMSBD" (divide, multiply, subtract, bring down).
    idea Ms.Perlmutter thanks :)

    -I wonder what the assembly is about?

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  2. MinJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    It was little sad that we didn't get to skate last thursday
    good thing we are going skating this week

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  3. MinJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    have a long weekend everybody!!!

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  4. InayaJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    have a fun & long weekend!!!!!

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  5. vimiFebruary 4, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    hey its dejaun i dont know where to find the qustions for are home work

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  6. vimiFebruary 4, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    never mind i found the questions

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  7. vimiFebruary 4, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    the way dams towers and bridges are made by losts of bricks (other working matereal)so it
    can be stably to last a very very long time.
    the matereal holds the evry thing together so if a dam was hit by water it whould not fall a part.

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  8. MinFebruary 4, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    Sometowers uasally design like a trianglular shape so it can be stabled because if the tower was not stable it would fall down.
    The other way that towers are design is rectangular shape because the rectangular shape also makes the tower stable. So the tower that's rectangular and triangular will be stable for a long and long time.

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  9. InayaFebruary 5, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    I NEED TO FIND OUT THE DIFFERENCE.So233-75 =158.

    THERE ARE 158 REMAINING GEMSTONES.

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  10. InasFebruary 5, 2012 at 4:17 PM

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  11. InasFebruary 5, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    I chose the math problem solving question. The problem is asking me how many gems does Sir Godfrey have other then rubies. The information that I need is Sir Godfrey has 233 gems in total and 75 rubies.

    233-75=158 or 158+75=233

    I know Sir Godfrey has 158 gems not including rubies because in the question it said he had 233 gems in total and 75 rubies. So 233-75=158. Another way I could find out the answer is 158+75=233.

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  12. ziadFebruary 6, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    I think Honey Bunches Oats is healthier than Cap'n Crunch because Honey Bunches Oats has oats, honey and it's roasted.That's why I think Honey Bunches Oats is healthier than Cap'n Crunch

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  13. laghimaFebruary 6, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    I saw the photo of you guys in the legislative building and it looks like you had fun there! I wish if cold have been there with you guys!! I MISS YOU!!

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