no words of the week this week

food drive items due Thursday, Dec. 21

starting new math unit on 2D Geometry
continued after the break

Have a safe and happy holiday

Vocab quiz tomorrow
SIGN DATA MANAGEMENT QUIZ

New Vocab
falter
fascinate
feeble
flounder
fluster

data management quiz on Wednesday, Dec. 13
review worksheets and class activities

data management assignment due Friday, Dec. 15
assignment not given until Wednesday, Dec. 14

Book Buzz
Tues. Dec. 12
Emma T, Emma S, Brandon, Amy

Descriptive Writing this week in literacy
Picture and descriptive paragraphs due Fri., Dec. 15
Assignment given on Wed., Dec. 13

Grade 4 science (Light activities this week)
Grade 5 science (Bridge activities, presentations, powerpoint)

Holiday concert on Thursday, Dec. 14

data management in math
focus on pie, bar, circle graphs
stem and leaf plots

health posters are due Friday, Dec. 8

new vocab
halt
haste
heed
hereditary
hesitate

book buzz (Tuesday, Dec. 5)
Mya, Joseph, Gregory, Brandon, Gali

starting data management in math class
graphing, reading and represent data

health PSA posters due Friday, Dec. 8

Science projects
grade 4   light powerpoint due Wednesday, Dec. 6
grade 5   bridge package and construction due Friday, Dec. 8
please bring in hot glue gun if possible

Book reports starting in class (class project only)

starting data management in math class
graphing, reading and represent data

Science projects
grade 4   light powerpoint due Wednesday, Dec. 6
grade 5   bridge package and construction due Friday, Dec. 8
please bring in hot glue gun if possible

Book reports starting in class (class project only)

new words of the week
inspire
instance
insist
intact
insignificant

vocab quiz Friday

Holiday narratives due FRIDAY, DEC. 1

brass rubbing workshop on Fri., Dec. 1
sign and pay on cash on line

starting data management in math class
graphing, reading and represent data

Science projects
grade 4   light powerpoint
grade 5   bridge package and construction

Book reports starting in class (class project only)

sign math retest

new words of the week
inspire
instance
insist
intact
insignificant

Holiday narratives due Friday, Dec.1

brass rubbing workshop on Fri., Dec. 1
sign and pay on cash on line

starting data management in math class
graphing, reading and represent data

Social studies projects due today Nov. 28

Book reports starting in class (class project only)

Retest for the patterning test is on Tuesday, Nov. 28

Book Buzz on Tuesday, Nov. 28
Zoraiz, Sophia, Gregory, Graydon, Vanessa

Holiday stories are due Friday, Dec. 1

Brass rubbing workshop Friday, Dec. 1
go to cash online to sign up (grade 4 only)

Social studies
grade 4    4 economic sectors powerpoint due Tuesday, November 28
Grade 5    Government working together (national crisis) powerpoint due Tuesday, Nov. 28

no words of the week this week

SIGN MATH TEST

Friendly letters
GOOD COPIES DUE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20

PLEASE FIND OUT ADDRESS OF PEOPLE RECEIVING LETTERS
POSTAL CODE AND MAILING ADDRESS

Social studies
grade 4 province powerpoint due Tuesday, November 21
see assignment
grade 5 community issue poster due Tuesday, November 21

Holiday narratives starting
writing a holiday themed children story with illustrations
Due Friday, Dec. 1

GRADE 4 ART WORKSHOP NOTE AND CASH ON LINE

no words of the week this week

PATTERNING MATH TEST TOMORROW (TUESDAY, NOV. 21)
REVIEW MATH PACKAGES

Friendly letters
GOOD COPIES DUE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20

PLEASE FIND OUT ADDRESS OF PEOPLE RECEIVING LETTERS
POSTAL CODE AND MAILING ADDRESS

Social studies
grade 4 province powerpoint due Tuesday, November 21
see assignment
grade 5 community issue poster due Tuesday, November 21

Holiday narratives starting
writing a holiday themed children story with illustrations
Due Friday, Dec. 1

GRADE 4 ART WORKSHOP NOTE AND CASH ON LINE

New vocab
keen
knack
knead
knoll
knuckle

Friendly letters starting
both grades are writing friendly letters for the upcoming Holiday season
grade 4 needs to write a 1 pg letter
grade 5 needs to write 2 letters (1 pg each in length)
GOOD COPIES DUE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20

PLEASE FIND OUT ADDRESS OF PEOPLE RECEIVING LETTERS
POSTAL CODE AND MAILING ADDRESS

Patterning unit in Math 
review math patterning package

Social studies
grade 4 province powerpoint due Tuesday, November 21
see assignment
grade 5 community issue poster due Tuesday, November 21

GRADE 4 ART WORKSHOP NOTE AND CASH ON LINE

New vocab
keen
knack
knead
knoll
knuckle

Friendly letters starting
both grades are writing friendly letters for the upcoming Holiday season
grade 4 needs to write a 1 pg letter
grade 5 needs to write 2 letters (1 pg each in length)

Patterning unit in Math  (chapter 1 of textbook)

Social studies
grade 4 (provinces, capitals, of Canada)
grade 5 government

New Vocab
legible
liable
limber
locate
logic

SIGN MATH TEST

New social studies unit beginning
grade 4   landforms and regions
grade 5   government

both grades have been given the assignment and will be working on it at school in partners
due Friday, Nov. 10

Patterning unit starting in math
Review chapter 1 in the textbook for further support (ask to borrow a textbook if needed)
REVIEW PATTERNING MATH PACKAGE

Poetry Unit starting in Literacy
Poems due Friday, Nov. 10
review assignment for expectations

New Vocab
legible
liable
limber
locate
logic

SIGN MATH TEST

New social studies unit beginning
grade 4   landforms and regions
grade 5   government

both grades have been given the assignment and will be working on it at school in partners
due Friday, Nov. 10

Patterning unit starting in math
Review chapter 1 in the textbook for further support (ask to borrow a textbook if needed)

Poetry Unit starting in Literacy
Poems due Friday, Nov. 10
review assignment for expectations

SIGN MATH TEST

New social studies unit beginning
grade 4   landforms and regions
grade 5   government

both grades have been given the assignment and will be working on it at school in partners
due Friday, Nov. 10

Patterning unit starting in math
Review chapter 1 in the textbook for further support (ask to borrow a textbook if needed)

Poetry Unit starting in Literacy
Poems due Friday, Nov. 10
review assignment for expectations

new vocab

elevate
embrace
evolve
exception
exquisite

quiz on Friday for the words of the week remember

SIGN MATH TEST

New social studies unit beginning
grade 4   landforms and regions
grade 5   government

both grades have been given the assignment and will be working on it at school in partners
due Friday, Nov. 10

Patterning unit starting in math

new vocab

elevate
embrace
evolve
exception
exquisite

Fall magazines due tomorrow

wear a costume

Review and complete review package for unit test

Focus on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and division
UNIT TEST IS MONDAY, OCT 30

Fall media literacy magazines due Oct. 31

Science projects due Tuesday, Oct. 31
grade 4   Extinct assignment
grade 5   Virus Assignment

New words of the week
Dedicate
Delicate
Devise
Dignity
Discreet

Speaker's Corner Tues., Oct. 24
Emma T, Adrian, Mia, Amy

SIGN AND REVIEW MATH QUIZ
Prepare and review for unit test

Focus on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and division

Fall media literacy magazines due Oct. 31

Science projects due Tuesday, Oct. 31
grade 4   Extinct assignment
grade 5   Virus Assignment

New words of the week
Dedicate
Delicate
Devise
Dignity
Discreet

Speaker's Corner Tues., Oct. 24
Emma T, Adrian, Mia, Amy

SIGN AND REVIEW MATH QUIZ

Fall media literacy magazines due Oct. 31

Science projects due Tuesday, Oct. 24
grade 4   human impact
grade 5   nervous system

No words of the week this week

PA day on Friday, Oct 20

SIGN NUTRITION QUIZ

Multiplication and Division Quiz Thursday, Oct. 19

Speaker's Corner   Tues, Oct. 24
Amy, Adrian, Mia, Emma T

Science
grade 4   (human impact assignment due Tues., Oct 24)
grade 5   (nervous system assignment due Tues., Oct. 24)

Media Literacy Unit
creating magazines
Both grades magazines due Oct. 31

Speaker's corner Tuesday, Oct. 17
Mya, Emma S., Joseph, Anthony

Obesity Prevention Commercials moved until Monday, Oct. 16

Nutrient and Nutrition Quiz on Monday, Oct. 16
(see and review package)

Practice Multiplying and Dividing

Grade 4 food webs due Monday, Oct. 16
Grade 5 Circulatory Assignments due Monday, Oct. 16

New vocab  (test Friday, Oct. 13)
circulate
collapse
coincidence
commotion
compensate

Speaker's corner Tuesday, Oct. 17
Mya, Emma S., Joseph, Anthony

Obesity Prevention Commercials presented on Friday, Oct. 13

Nutrient and Nutrition Quiz on Monday, Oct. 16
(see and review package)

Practice Multiplying and Dividing

Grade 4 food webs due Monday, Oct. 16
Grade 5 Circulatory Assignments due Monday, Oct. 16

Photo Day is tomorrow Wednesday, Oct. 11

New vocab  (test Friday, Oct. 13)
circulate
collapse
coincidence
commotion
compensate

Obesity Prevention Commercials presented on Friday, Oct. 13

Nutrient and Nutrition Quiz on Monday, Oct. 16
(see and review package)

Practice Multiplying and Dividing 

Vocab Quiz tomorrow

Review multiplication strategies and practice multiplying

e.g.   24 x 6            46 x 34

Beginning nutrition unit for literacy and health

Vocab Quiz  Friday, Oct. 6


Science projects due Thursday, Oct. 5
Grade 4
Build habitat
presentation on habitat
observations about habitat (see write up)
Grade 5 needs to build a model of the respiratory system (review write up)

Speaker's corner Tuesday, Oct. 3
Gregory     Rojiene   Graydon     Sam


Words of the week  ( Quiz Friday, Oct. 6)
anguish   boast    contradict    dominant    extent

Science projects due Thursday, Oct. 5
Grade 4
Build habitat
presentation on habitat
observations about habitat (see write up)
Grade 5 needs to build a model of the respiratory system (review write up)

Speaker's corner Tuesday, Oct. 3
Gregory     Rojiene   Graydon     Sam


Words of the week  (Friday, Oct. 6)
anguish   boast    contradict    dominant    extent

Science projects due Thursday, Oct. 5

Sign math test

autobiographies due this week and presentations

Powerpoint research projects due Monday, Oct. 2
Paired assignment done on google slides
assignment can be accessed at home through their google accounts
see write up for details and expectations

ACCESSING GOOGLE ACCOUNTS FROM HOME

go to google
type in.........yrdsbgapps
log in same as school (username and password)


habitat materials and contents brought in to school (grade 4)
model of a lung project grade 5 due Monday, Oct. 2

Sign math test

autobiographies due this week and presentations

Powerpoint research projects due Monday, Oct. 2
Paired assignment done on google slides
assignment can be accessed at home through their google accounts
see write up for details and expectations

habitat materials and contents brought in to school (grade 4)
model of a lung project grade 5 due Monday, Oct. 2

Math Quiz tomorrow    Thursday, Sept. 28
addition/subtraction   
word problems

autobiographies due this week and presentations

Powerpoint research projects due Monday, Oct. 2
Paired assignment done on google slides
assignment can be accessed at home through their google accounts
see write up for details and expectations

habitat materials and contents brought in to school (grade 4)
model of a lung project grade 5 due Monday, Oct. 2

Welcome to the  new students in our class

no words of the week (continue next week)

autobiography due this week and presentations

math quiz on Thursday, Sept. 28  (addition/subtraction)

habitats in grade 4 (see write up about materials)
model of a lung grade 5 (see write up about procedure)
projects to be done at home and in class

Grade 4 Personality in a bag due Tuesday, September 26
Grade 5 Autobiography due Tuesday, September 26

both grades will present their biographies Tuesday, September 26
all items for grade 4
5 chapters for grade 5

habitats starting in grade 4 (please review write up and parent note)
addition/subtraction practice, quiz on Thursday, September 28

Addition/Subtraction practice sheets and word problems (review concepts)
Quiz on Thursday, Sept. 28   (  add/subtract, word problems)

Speaker's Corner Tuesday, Sept.  26
Olivia, Rhys, Zoraiz, Vanessa

Words of the week  (quiz Friday, Sept. 22)
definitions and spelling
Accountable   Advice   Bountiful   Cease     Clench

Autobiographies due Tuesday, Sept. 26  (see write up for expectations)
review and check the assignment expectations, edit your paragraphs, add detail to your writing!!

Word problems math sheet (review and complete)

Habitat posters due Wednesday, Sept. 20    grade 4
Respiratory system question due Wednesday, Sept. 20   grade 5

Speaker's Corner Tuesday, Sept.  26
Olivia, Rhys, Zoraiz, Vanessa

Words of the week  (quiz Friday, Sept. 22)
Accountable   Advice   Bountiful   Cease     Clench

Autobiographies due Tuesday, Sept. 26  (see write up for expectations)

Word problems math sheet

Habitat posters due Wednesday, Sept. 20    grade 4
Respiratory system question due Wednesday, Sept. 20   grade 5

Speaker's Corner Tuesday, Sept. 19
Madina, Juli, Matteo, Carson

Words of the week  (quiz Friday, Sept. 22)
Accountable   Advice   Bountiful   Cease     Clench

Autobiographies due Tuesday, Sept. 26  (see write up for expectations)

Pleasure meeting all of you this week

Paragraph good copy due Mon., Sept. 18
refer to assignment (graphic organizer, good copy)

Speaker's Corner Tues., Sept 19
Madina, Julie, Carson, Matteo

bring in start up packages

Grade 4 BORC trip Wednesday, Sept. 13
Sign and return form
BBQ sign up
Start up packages
Personal books for independent reading

Welcome to Mr. Williamson's grade 4/5 class

Please review and sign the start up package
review and fill out student profile
lock for lockers

Please review this blog on a regular basis for class updates and assignments

words of the week

stagnant
stigma
superficial
suppress
sustain

shared writing assignment due Friday, June 9
science assignments due Friday, June 9


Transformational Geometry quiz on Wednesday, June 7
review chapter and worksheets

No words of the week this week

Track and Field (Tuesday, May 30)
weather dependent

Transformational Geometry quiz on Thursday, June 1
review chapter and worksheets

Tessellation math assignment due Thursday, June 1

Novel study in literacy due Thursday, June 1 (done in class)

Shared writing (narratives) Due Friday, June 9

Friday June 2 (PA DAY)

Conservation of energy (grade 5 science)
Light (grade 4 science)

new vocab
tact
tamper
tantalize
tardy
tarnish

Human development unit starting in health (review parent guide)
Question write ups due Friday, May 26 to teacher

Transformational Geometry unit started
review package and textbook chapter

Novel study (in class) due Fridays

Science powerpoints due Tuesday, May 24

words of the week

oppose
oblige
obstinate
ominous
ordeal

transformational geometry unit starting (review chapter)

Novel study starting
Whipping Boy Grade 4
Bridge to Terabithia Grade 5

Science Powerpoints due Tuesday, May 23
matter grade 5
sound  grade 4

Words of the week  (sorry it is late)
salvage
salvation
sanction
sanitary
saunter

sign math quiz on probability

career assignments due Monday, May 15

Probability quiz Wednesday, May 10

Novel Study due Tuesday, May 9

Career assignment due Monday, May 15

Science projects due Tuesday, May 9

Speeches complete and graded

Probabilty quiz on Wednesday, May 10
review chapter and worksheets

Science projects due Tuesday, May 9
Grade 4 (rocks and minerals)
Grade 5 (Changes in Matter)

Novel Study due Tuesday, May 9

Finish and Practice speech  (should be memorized) present Tuesday, May 2

Independent Novel Study (see package)
due May 9

Review probability chapter in textbook

Egg Protection project materials (grade 5)

Mental Health Awareness week starting May 1st - May 5

new vocab
pact
palette
proportion
propaganda
prosper

review probability chapter in math textbook

Speeches (3-4 minute research based speech)
due Monday, May 1

First nations quiz grade 5 (Thursday, April 27)
Rock and mineral powerpoint due Thursday, April 27

review probability chapter in math textbook

Speeches (3-4 minute research based speech)
due Monday, May 1

new vocab

tombs
hieroglyphics
pharaohs
embalmers
mummify


grade 4 Egypt research assignment due Thursday, April 20
grade 5 first nations quiz on Monday, April 24

persuasive writing due Thursday, April 20

probability unit starting in math (review textbook chapter)

No vocab quiz this week

Decimal and Fraction test written today

Persuasive writing (Personal choice topics)
5 paragraphs
intro
argument 1
argument 2
argument 3
conclusion

Due Thursday, April 20

Math quiz on Wednesday, April 12
fraction and decimal

review chapter in textbook, practice sheets, and worksheets

Social studies project due Tuesday, April 11
Ancient China
First Nations

Decimal practice in math

grade 4 and 5  (addition and subtraction of decimals)
grade 5   (multiplication and division of decimals)

review concepts in work pages and textbook

debates in literacy
debates due Monday. April 10

Social studies reports
grade 4 (ancient China)
grade 5 (first nations and early settlers)

due Tuesday, April 11

new vocab

metis
tribe
reserve
aboriginal
indigenous

Decimal addition and subtraction practice sheet

Persuasive writing due Monday, April 3
5 paragraphs

1 introduction
2 argument 1
3 argument 2
4 argument 3
5 conclusion

Cursive writing due Friday, March 31

review fraction and decimal package

New vocab

Squire
Lance
Loyalty
Peasants
Feudalism

Cursive writing letter due Friday, March 31

Fraction and decimal unit (Math)

Sign area and perimeter math test

Brochures due Monday, March 27

Social Studies powerpoints due Monday, March 27
grade 4    medieval times
grade 5   first nations  1500-1700

Area and Perimeter quiz tomorrow March, 23

Substance abuse Brochure due Monday, March 27

Social studies
Grade 4   Medieval Times
Grade 5   First Nations and European Settlers

New vocab

passive
punctual
operate
novice
nuisance

Area and Perimeter quiz on Thursday, March, 23

Substance abuse awareness brochure due Monday, March 27

Cursive writing practice

Area and Perimeter QUIZ tomorrow on Wednesday, March 8

Book reports (cereal book report) due Friday, March 10

Procedural writing due Friday, March 10  (1 page, paragraph form)

Science projects due Friday, March 10

Area and Perimeter practice in math

Book reports (cereal book report) due Friday, March 10

Procedural writing due Friday, March 10  (1 page, paragraph form)

Science projects due Friday, March 10

New vocab

obligation
ridicule
shrewd
uphold
yield

Electives on Wednesday, March 1

Cereal box book reports due Friday, March. 10

Persuasive writing assignments due Friday, March 10

Science projects due Friday, March 10

BORC trip tomorrow
dress for the weather and bring a lunch

Sign math test

Procedural writing games due Friday, Feb. 24

Final literature circle due Friday, Feb. 24

new vocab
emphasis
humble
lush
misguided
petrify

new vocab

immense
impartial
implement
imply
imitate

Sign and return BORC forms
Sign up for electives

Measurement quiz on Thursday, Feb. 16
review unit #6 in textbook

mass, capacity, volume, unit conversions, money

new vocab

immense
impartial
implement
imply
imitate

Sign and return BORC forms
Sign up for electives
Black history assignment due Tuesday, Feb. 14

Sign and return BORC forms
Sign up for electives
Black history assignment due Tuesday, Feb. 14

Math
grade 4   pg. 230   1-10
grade 5  pg. 222  1-12

Sign up for electives
Return and sign BORC form (grade 4 only)

Literature circles due Friday, Feb. 10

New vocab

surly
torment
uncanny
vibrate
whim


Black history interviews due on Monday, Feb. 13

Literature circles due Fridays

Measurement unit starting in math

Return BORC forms grade 4
Sign up for electives on line

Sign Math quiz

Commercials presented tomorrow, Feb 2
Social studies assignments presented tomorrow, Feb 2
Vocab quiz tomorrow, Feb. 2
Literature circles presented tomorrow, Feb 2

Geometry quiz tomorrow
review study guide and textbook

Literature Circles will be on Thursday, Feb. 2 due to PA day
Vocab quiz also on Thursday, Feb. 2
Math quiz on Wednesday, Feb. 1

review study guide sent home and the geometry chapter in the textbook

New vocab
isolate
loft
mutter
nudge
pungent

Commercials presented on Thursday, Feb. 2

Literature Circles due Monday, Jan. 30
Vocab quiz will be Monday, Jan. 30

Math homework

grade 4 pg. 242     1 - 6
             pg. 245     1- 4

grade 5 pg. 233      1 - 6

New Vocab

abbreviate
bellow
clutter
distribute
external

Literature Circles starting this week
Lit circles meet on each Friday for the next 5 weeks
Lit circle roles due each Friday (see package)

Media Literacy unit
TV Commercial unit starting
done in class
presentations on Thursday, Feb. 2

Geometry practice in math
shape drawing and attribute task due tomorrow, Jan 25

New Vocab

abbreviate
bellow
clutter
distribute
external

Literature Circles starting this week
Lit circles meet on each Friday for the next 5 weeks
Lit circle roles due each Friday (see package)

Media Literacy unit
TV Commercial unit starting
done in class
presentations on Thursday, Feb. 2

Geometry practice in math (3D models)

Book reports are due Monday, Jan. 23

Geometry unit and practice in math (review textbook)
most work completed in class
protractors would be appreciated if possible

Social studies and health assignments are done in class
Health PSA due Monday, Jan. 23

Math homework

pg. 91   1-7 (no 3)
pg. 102  1-4

vocab quiz tomorrow

health PSA due Monday, Jan. 23
social studies
Grade 4    Atlas work (in class)
Grade 5    Social and Environmental Concern assignment (in class)

New vocab
Quiz on Thursday, Jan. 19

abolish
brutal
consult
dilute
extend

Book reports due on Thursday, Jan. 19
Health PSA posters due Thursday, Jan. 19

Atlas work in social studies in grade 4
Social and Environmental issues assignments in grade 5

Friday, Jan. 20 is a P.A. day

Recounts will be due Monday, Jan. 16
Grade 4
Introduction paragraph
4 Holiday topics (written in paragraph form)
Conclusion paragraph
6 paragraphs in total

Grade 5
Introduction paragraph
5 Holiday topics (written in paragraph form)
Conclusion paragraph
7 paragraphs in total

Book reports due Friday, Jan. 20
recounts and book reports to be done at school

learning about polygons and angles in math
bring a protractor if possible

Vocab quiz tomorrow
Recounts will be due Monday, Jan. 16 due to the snow day
Book reports due Friday, Jan. 20
recounts and book reports to be done at school

learning about polygons and angles in math
bring a protractor if possible

Recounts will be due Monday, Jan. 16 due to the snow day
Book reports due Friday, Jan. 20

Science powerpoints due and presented on Thursday, Jan. 12

Math
grade 4   pg. 71    1-4
grade 5   pg. 82    1-4

Welcome back

New vocab
shrivel
traction
unveil
visible
whom

Holiday Recounts due Friday, Jan. 13
Book Reports due Friday, Jan. 20
Both assignments done in class

Transformational Geometry unit starting in math