Mme Steeves - Archive - 09/2013 | Gretna Green School

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Posted: April 4, 2013

A long Weekend Note :)

Congratulations to Amber for being the first student to successfully estimate the amount in my jar! Every week, I place a jar on the table for students to practice their estimation skills. Each student may take up to two guesses per day. This week we had grains of rice. I asked them to estimate how many cups of rice were in the jar based on what ¼ of a cup of rice looked like. Amber successfully guessed 4. BRAVO :D I have also sent home the Math text books along with students’ duo-tangs for math. There will be a unit test on Tuesday, April 9th. I will be available Monday at lunch time if students would like some extra help with the multiplication and division strategies we have been working on. In the text, they can practice any questions from lesson 1 (page 72) to lesson 9 (page 104) and questions in the “Montre ce que tu sais” on pages 114-115. THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK! These are simply places to look to practice different questions for the upcoming test as a means of studying. I look forward to meeting with all the parents over the next few days J Mlle. Steeves

Posted: April 2, 2013

Homework April 2

Math: Orange duo-tang- "comparer les nombres". There are two sheets to be completed for Thursday April 4th. Français: writing: students are asked to write a small paragraph based on the writing prompt on the sheet in their pink duo-tang "la peinture". reading comprehension: please read and answer this weeks reading comprehension "Les artites du sourire" with complete sentences. Guided Reading: Please read for a minimum of 15 minutes each night, Monday night to Thursday night. Please do not forget to sign the sheet "Mes Lectures à la maison". Students should also be working on their comprehension sheets nightly. ELA grade 4: 10-15 minutes of reading Monday-Thursday nights. Reminders: This week is week number 1 at the cafeteria. We have gym class Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: please remember your gym clothes.

Posted: March 18, 2013

Homework for March 18-22

Math: Orange duo-tang- "le bouclier" et "le plan cartésien". Math test tomorrow on multiplication strategies. Français: Question 1, 10 in the light blue duo-tang is due on Friday, March 15th. writing: students are asked to write a small paragraph based on the writing prompt on the sheet in their pink duo-tang "le billet de loto". reading comprehension: please read and answer this weeks reading comprehension "la symphonie" with complete sentences. French quiz tomorrow on "masculin et féminin". Guided Reading: Please read for a minimum of 15 minutes each night, Monday night to Thursday night. Please do not forget to sign the sheet "Mes Lectures à la maison". ELA grade 4: Adjectif sheet due Friday. 10-15 minutes of reading Monday-Thursday nights. Spelling test Friday. Descriptive writing plan to be completed for Wednesday. Science Fair: It is that time of year again where students get to test out some scientific questions. I have sent home a news letter with all of the information needed. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Reminders: The science fair for our school showing is this Friday, March 22nd in the afternoon and the district fair is March 26th. This week is week number 3 at the cafeteria. We have gym class Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: please remember your gym clothes.

Posted: March 15, 2013

Gummy Bear Challenge

This week the students were asked to guess how many gummy bears are in the package. Some of the students realized that they could figure out a number very close by looking at the back of the package. They noted that 14 gummy bears had a total of 38g. They also noted that there is a total of 350g in the package. The students are stuck. They can't seem to remember how to divide. They know they can figure out how many grams each bear is if they divide 38/14 but can't remember how. Theyir challenge this weekend is to work with the division and show their work. We will test out the gummy bears Monday :)

Posted: March 12, 2013

Science Fair!

Please send the sheet back to school tomorrow with the "hypothèse, matériel, and méthode" filled out. I will be looking over their projects to make sure it will work well with the fair :) Once it has been approved students may begin their experiments. Thank you!

Posted: March 11, 2013

Homework, March 11

Math: Orange duo-tang- multiplying and dividing practice sheets to be returned Friday, March 15th. Français: Question 7-10 in the light blue duo-tang is due on Friday, March 15th. writing: students are asked to write a small paragraph based on the writing prompt on the sheet in their pink duo-tang. reading comprehension: please read and answer this weeks reading comprehension "nouvelle école" with complete sentences. Guided Reading: Please read for a minimum of 15 minutes each night, Monday night to Thursday night. Please do not forget to sign the sheet "Mes Lectures à la maison". Science Fair: It is that time of year again where students get to test out some scientific questions. I have sent home a news letter with all of the information needed. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Reminders: This week is week number 2 at the cafeteria. We have gym class Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: please remember your gym clothes.

Posted: March 1, 2013