Homework for April 25

Students have a science test on Thursday and should be preparing for this (see previous post for information)

Grade 4s should be working on fraction  practice in their textbook, page 286, #1-3
Grade 5s should be working on fraction practice in their textbook, page 263, #1, 3, 4

Science Test Thursday

The science test ill be on Thursday. Students should be bringing home their worksheets and notes from the unit to help them prepare and gather information for the test.

Grade 4- Gears and Pulleys

Students will need to be able to identify that the purpose of pulley systems and gear systems are to create changes in direction, speed, or force.
Students will need to be able to describe how each gear in a gear train will move. This will include the direction of each gear, and when one gear is larger the difference in speed between the gears.
Students will need to be able to describe the differences between lifting an object directly off the floor and using 1 pulley (or more than one).
Students will need to be able to identify different pulley and gear systems that are used in daily life and explain the purpose of each.


Grade 5- Structures and Forces

Students will need to identify different forces and the difference between internal and external forces.
Students will need to describe the effects of external and internal forces on a structure.
Students will need to be able to Describe forces resulting from natural phenomena (such as hurricanes, tornados, tsunami, earthquake) that can have severe consequences for structures in the environment, and identify structural features that help overcome some of these forces.

April 13 Easter Weekend Homework

The students will be doing practice work with fractions during the weekend. The work will be from their math text, so if they are unsure of what to do, they can refer to the lesson in the text to help them.

Grade 4- p.274 #3,4,5 and 7

Grade 5- p. 260 #1,2,3, and 5

Happy Easter!

Fractions unit

We have begun a unit on fractions in math. Students are beginning to explore fractions and how they relate to the whole. Students should recognize that a fraction is breaking up a whole item or group into smaller, EQUAL groups. At home students can explore creating fractions by folding or cutting paper into equal sections and discussing the fractions they have created. They can continue to cut or fold these pieces equally to create new fractions. They can also create fractions of a group by taking a number of items (toys, pencils, toothpicks) and breaking them into smaller, equal groups (2 groups for half, 3 for thirds...). Have students play around and explore to help them learn.

Math Homework for Thursday, April 6

Grade 4

Related Facts: If we know 3x4=12, then we also know:
4x3=12
12 ÷ 3= 4
12 ÷ 4=3

Please write the related facts for the following:
A) 4x6=24          B) 5x7=35         C) 72 ÷ 9 = 8           D) 27 ÷ 8=3

Use your knowledge of related facts to change the equations and then answer the questions. The first one is done for you as an example.

A) 4xP=20             B) 3xY=18         C) B ÷ 7 =42          D) Ax8=48
     20 ÷ 4 = P
      P = 5


Grade 5

Mr. Saunders wants to buy sub sandwiches for some of his students that like them. The sub shop gives him a rate of $4 per sub. Figure out the cost of the number of subs Mr. Saunders needs to buy in each case, using the equation C=4xs (where C stands for the total cost and s stands for the number of students):
-for 5 students
-for 8 students
-for 11 students
-for 15 students
-for the whole class

Amanda can ride her bike at a constant speed of 15 kilometres per hour. How far can get if she rides for 3 hours? 4 hours? 5 hours? What distance will she have travelled if she rides her bike fourteen hours over a week? Come up with your own formula (like the one given to you in the problem above) and use it to solve this problem.

Exploring Forces

The students were looking at different forces in action at the Science centres.

Pattern Block Castle

New Spelling List #17