Hello Peanut Gallery!
I hope you all enjoyed track and field day. I'm sure it was a great success. Now many of you will have to put in the long hours to practice to get good at the event you will be participating in.
My presentation went very well. The teachers who attended were AMAZED at your ability to talk about your strengths and weaknesses in terms of the achievement chart. They thought it was pretty impressive that you could identify what kind of knowledge, thinking, communication and application you would need to demonstrate in your answers. They don't think their students could do that - I said it's because you are awesome and super smart! :) I think they are jealous!
We have a busy week coming up. We are going to be working on our research report on early civilizations. Remember, you want to keep your question specific and easy to research. As well, we are going to the Read to Succeed Conference where you are going to get to meet some authors and illustrators and see some rap artists and illusionists. It's going to be a great day!
Take care peanuts!
Ms. Pike :)
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Ms. Bayne's Class Trip
Here is the problem we did in class today. Please complete it for homework. Have fun problem solving!
Miss Bayne's class went on a field trip to the railroad museum. The cost for each adult was $6.00 and the cost for each student was $2.00. If the entire cost of the trip was $72.00, give me two combinations of how many adults and children were on the trip?
Think about your research question for Social Studies at home.
Enjoy the weekend!
Miss Bayne's class went on a field trip to the railroad museum. The cost for each adult was $6.00 and the cost for each student was $2.00. If the entire cost of the trip was $72.00, give me two combinations of how many adults and children were on the trip?
Think about your research question for Social Studies at home.
Enjoy the weekend!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The Dying Art Of The Ninja
Here is the link to the great report we read about the dying art of the ninja:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20135674
Here is the math problem from today:
Miss Bayne's class went on a field trip to the railroad museum. The cost for each adult was $6.00 and the cost for each student was $2.00. If there were 26 people on the trip, 4 adults and the rest were children. How much did the entire trip cost? Justify your answer.
Also, here is the music for your Dance which an Early Civilization would do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LvwfJjLQSI
Remember, you need to write a brief outline (you may want to use RAFTS) of what the dance is about.
E.g.
R - Community Member
A - Ancient Inca Community
F - Dance
T - Celebrating The Birth of New Livestock
S - Helpful
This dance would be one that the Ancient Inca's would do in order to celebrate the Spring birthing season. Animals giving birth in the spring is important because it meant that village would have goats for milk, and chickens to eat all through the summer and the fall. This dance is the villagers way of showing thanks for the births.
Enjoy!
Ms. Pike ;)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20135674
Here is the math problem from today:
Miss Bayne's class went on a field trip to the railroad museum. The cost for each adult was $6.00 and the cost for each student was $2.00. If there were 26 people on the trip, 4 adults and the rest were children. How much did the entire trip cost? Justify your answer.
Also, here is the music for your Dance which an Early Civilization would do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LvwfJjLQSI
Remember, you need to write a brief outline (you may want to use RAFTS) of what the dance is about.
E.g.
R - Community Member
A - Ancient Inca Community
F - Dance
T - Celebrating The Birth of New Livestock
S - Helpful
This dance would be one that the Ancient Inca's would do in order to celebrate the Spring birthing season. Animals giving birth in the spring is important because it meant that village would have goats for milk, and chickens to eat all through the summer and the fall. This dance is the villagers way of showing thanks for the births.
Enjoy!
Ms. Pike ;)
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Find The Fence Posts & Social Studies
Here is the problem from today in math.
James is helping his grandfather fence in a part of the yard for a garden. The area they are fencing is 20 m long and 16 m wide. They need to put a post in the ground every 4 m. How many posts will they need?
Ku: algebra expressionTh: how you found the answer (organized)Com: organize ideas, math vocabulary to explainAp: knowledge of rectangles to this problem; perimeter (formula)
Also, here is our Social Studies Example - NO EXCUSES!
Here are some of the ways that the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Egyptians were similiar and different in respects to their Gods and Goddesses.
Who Ruled The Gods?
Both the Greeks and the Egyptians had one God that they believed to be the ruler. In the case of the Greeks it was Zeus, and in the case of the Egyptians is was Amun (also known as Amun-Ra).
The role that both of these gods played was different. For the Greeks, Zeus' only role was to govern all of Ancient Greece. He had one job. Amun, he was responsible for many different roles. This is an example of how the leaders ruled differently.
James is helping his grandfather fence in a part of the yard for a garden. The area they are fencing is 20 m long and 16 m wide. They need to put a post in the ground every 4 m. How many posts will they need?
Ku: algebra expressionTh: how you found the answer (organized)Com: organize ideas, math vocabulary to explainAp: knowledge of rectangles to this problem; perimeter (formula)
Also, here is our Social Studies Example - NO EXCUSES!
Here are some of the ways that the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Egyptians were similiar and different in respects to their Gods and Goddesses.
Who Ruled The Gods?
Both the Greeks and the Egyptians had one God that they believed to be the ruler. In the case of the Greeks it was Zeus, and in the case of the Egyptians is was Amun (also known as Amun-Ra).
The role that both of these gods played was different. For the Greeks, Zeus' only role was to govern all of Ancient Greece. He had one job. Amun, he was responsible for many different roles. This is an example of how the leaders ruled differently.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Last Monday in April!
Hello Peanut Gallery!
Here is the math problem from today:
Penguin Postcard $0.25 Shark Poster $3.50 Eel Ruler $2.95
Crab Pencils 2 for $0.75 Dolphin Mug $5.95 Sea Otter Magnet $ 1.25
Challenge: If you had $20.00 to spend on souvenirs for your family, what would you buy? How much would it cost?
How much money would you have left?
Here is the math problem from today:
Penguin Postcard $0.25 Shark Poster $3.50 Eel Ruler $2.95
Crab Pencils 2 for $0.75 Dolphin Mug $5.95 Sea Otter Magnet $ 1.25
Challenge: If you had $20.00 to spend on souvenirs for your family, what would you buy? How much would it cost?
How much money would you have left?
Friday, April 26, 2013
Volume Test - Samples of Level 4 Answers
I'm done marking your volume tests and should have them back to you on Monday. To help you see how you can improve, I've decided to show you some samples of work that got Level 4 answers for each question. This can help you improve for the next time.
We will chat further about this on Monday.
Take care!
Ms. Pike
Knowledge and Understanding
You can see in this question how the correct formula for volume was used V=(Area of the base)xH and then the measurements were substituted in for the different variables. As well, in question #2 you can clearly see how the conversion from mm to cm was done so that all of the units were the same. The problem can not be correctly solved if all units are not the same.
The work is not only nicely organized in a chart like format, but there are labels for each column, the dimensions for each rectangular prism are clear, as is the area of the base and the volume for the entire figure. Math vocabulary is used (dimensions, volume, area of base). There is no confusion as to what the thinking process was. Nothing that was asked for in the question was left out.
Communication
The biggest "downfall" for many of you in not achieving a Level 4 in this question was that you did not use correct math vocabulary! The use of the word "dimensions" was one of the most important words that could have been used in this problem to help you explain how the volume was the same but the dimensions that were used were different but all resulted in multiplying to give the same volume.
Application
As you know from all of the discussions we have had about this category, what you need to do for an application question is apply your knowledge and understanding (and schema) to this type of question. It really is a two part question: part 1: The knowledge needed to solve the problem (in this case, the formula for Volume) and Part 2: Applying what you know from other areas of your life (schema) to help take the knowledge you have of volume and apply it to the context of this problem.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Hello My Peanut Gallery!
Hello There!
I'm so sorry I wasn't able to make it to school today. My hives got really bad over night and I had to go and get more medicine to get rid of them. A big thank you to Madame Bernard and Mrs. Ryan for dancing to school with you. That was very nice of them to take my place. I hope you said that you appreciated what they did for you (and me).
I'm not going to be in for the rest of the week. The Doctor thinks that it's best that I stay home and hopefully the hives go away. I stopped into school today and got your math tests. I'll have them marked for you and returned to you on Monday. Mrs. S and Mr. Kendal will be with you for the rest of the week - Please be respectful to them (like you are to me) and try to be a little more quiet when you are doing group work.
I noticed that two of you left your band instruments on the floor...I've placed a little note for you read.
We will be starting to compare Early Civilizations during the next week. Please take some time to review some of the specific things that you know about each of the different civilizations (e.g., government, use of agriculture, geographical regions). You can find out some great information at the following sites:
Ancient Rome:
http://archeoroma.beniculturali.it/en/museums/national-museum-early-middle-ages
Ancient Greece
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/
Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Ancient China
http://www.china.mrdonn.org/
Aztecs
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/250-ancient-aztec.html
Indus Valley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/indus_valley/
Or you can do a Google search and find some other sites on your own.
Just for a fun view, here is a video that a Grade 6 class made about ancient civilizations. DO NOT download the product. Just click on the square in the upper right corner to start the video. It's short, but fun to see the things about the different civilizations.
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=28716
Take Care Everyone!
Your itchy, scratchy, hivey
Ms. Pike :)
I'm so sorry I wasn't able to make it to school today. My hives got really bad over night and I had to go and get more medicine to get rid of them. A big thank you to Madame Bernard and Mrs. Ryan for dancing to school with you. That was very nice of them to take my place. I hope you said that you appreciated what they did for you (and me).
I'm not going to be in for the rest of the week. The Doctor thinks that it's best that I stay home and hopefully the hives go away. I stopped into school today and got your math tests. I'll have them marked for you and returned to you on Monday. Mrs. S and Mr. Kendal will be with you for the rest of the week - Please be respectful to them (like you are to me) and try to be a little more quiet when you are doing group work.
I noticed that two of you left your band instruments on the floor...I've placed a little note for you read.
We will be starting to compare Early Civilizations during the next week. Please take some time to review some of the specific things that you know about each of the different civilizations (e.g., government, use of agriculture, geographical regions). You can find out some great information at the following sites:
Ancient Rome:
http://archeoroma.beniculturali.it/en/museums/national-museum-early-middle-ages
Ancient Greece
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/
Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Ancient China
http://www.china.mrdonn.org/
Aztecs
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/16-educational/history/250-ancient-aztec.html
Indus Valley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/indus_valley/
Or you can do a Google search and find some other sites on your own.
Just for a fun view, here is a video that a Grade 6 class made about ancient civilizations. DO NOT download the product. Just click on the square in the upper right corner to start the video. It's short, but fun to see the things about the different civilizations.
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=28716
Take Care Everyone!
Your itchy, scratchy, hivey
Ms. Pike :)
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