For tomorrow:
Math Practice test
Literacy Questions
1)  infer a list of characteristics that would make a good spy
2) Which of the three stories would make the best movie? explain.
Who would your cast in the main roles? What traits do they have that make them a good choice?
3) Rank the 3 stories from best to worst. Explain your choices


Science- begin chapter 6 p. 140-142 # 2-6

Due tomorrow:
Photo essays
History three questions
For Thursday:
Math practice test in preparation for Thursday's test.

Please remember that the photo essay is due for presentation on Wed Jan 31. Also out Math Test for Surface Area and Volume of Circles will be Thursday Feb 1.

Happy Weekend!
Make sure you're ready for Monday's science test
Also due Monday are your St. Anne's forms
Due Monday: Math p. 262 # 10 & 263 all
Photo Essay due Wednesday Jan 31

** Please have all St Anne's option sheets, fifty dollar registration fee cheques (if not using School Cash Online), and bus forms in by Mon Jan 29.
*** Please begin preparing for your Science Quiz for Chapter 5 on Monday January 29
Topics include:
Diffusion
Osmosis
Concentration Gradient
Hypo- and Hypertonic environments
Turgor Pressure
Exo- and Endocytosis

For tomorrow:
Math p. 262 # 7-9
Reading- 3 inferences from "My Secret Camera" p. 20-23
Writing- around 7 sentences to form your intro paragraph
Science- 3 questions on p. 133

For tomorrow: Math p. 260 # 6 & p. 262 # 3-5

Literacy- Voice Planner

Religion- Modernized 10 Commandments- due Friday Jan 26

Please be prepared for grad photos tomorrow. Wear/ bring a white, collared shirt and tie and a $30 payment if you would like a composite. In two weeks, the proofs will be available. At that time you may order other photo packages.
For homework:
Math p. 260 # 1-5
Literacy Questions for "Ambush" p. 3
1) What do you think is the most powerful description in this selection? Why is it so powerful?
2) What other story(ies) have you read that remind(s) you of this one? How are they related?
3) If the daughter was a teenager and read this, how would she react? Why?
Science- reading and questions on Osmosis p.124- 126 # 3-5

Happy long weekend!
For Monday:
Math Tests signed
Math p. 255 # 1-5
Literacy- read "Ambush" p. 3- 7 answer the "Reflecting" questions.

A big day tomorrow so make sure you're prepared.

Math test on circles please do the study questions (2 word problems done in class and p. 252 # 1,2,4,5,9 and 10) to prepare.

Science- Selectively Permeable Membranes p. 120 and Diffusion p. 121-123

Do all questions

Art assignment is due today

Literacy tests signed

Narratives signed by Thursday

Please prepare for the Math Test on "Circles" Wednesday Jan 17. Topics include:
Circumference
Area
Using circumference to determine the distance a wheel will go
Using area to determine price (the pizza question)
converting square units (e.g. 10 000 cm^2 = 1m^2)
For tomorrow:
Math p. 251 # 6-8
Final draft of personal narrative

Please remember:
-prepare for the Literacy Test tomorrow.
-dress in house league colours
For homework:
Read "Across the Millennia" page 103-113. Then create and answer one literal, one inferential and one evaluative question.

Reminders:
 -Literacy test on Friday Jan 12
- Reading folders due the week of Monday Jan 15
- Art assignment due Wed Jan 17
1) Select one piece of art.
2) Provide one 7-10 sentence paragraph explaining the artist's message or reason for creating the art work.
3) One 7-10 sentence paragraph or three 3-4 sentence paragraphs detailing 3 of the elements of design (Posted in class)
-Math Test on Circles near the end of next week topics include: radius, diameter, circumference, area of a circle.

For homework:
Math- page 245 # 1-6 and 9
Literacy- rough draft of personal narrative

Welcome back everyone!
I hope you had a restful holiday and are refreshed and ready for the new year.
There will be a summative assessment in Reading on Friday Jan 12. This will cover the work we did on "Questioning" and "Organizational Text Patterns". Please be prepared to read a sample and do an exercise independently.

Also the week of Jan 15 will be the hand in date for Reading Folders (see the schedule on blackboard).

Look forward to a math test on circles coming soon to finish our measurement unit.
For tomorrow:
Please get all Math Tests signed and returned
Math- page 240-241 # 1-8 and 10
Science- page 104 # 1,2 and 4
Literacy- Personal Narrative planner