Reminders
- November 13th is World Kindness Day! This year, Oakwood will be making a Rainbow Chain of Kindness to hang throughout the school. For $2, students will receive three rainbow links as well as have the option to dress casual for the day. Oakwood staff will hand out the rainbow links Tuesday afternoon, and pick them up throughout the day on Wednesday along with the donations.-Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have the chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems is November 29th and the deadline for short stories is December 6th.
December Lunches - The lunch site is now open. It will close Wednesday, November 20th at 3:00pm
Special of the month: Spaghetti and Meatballs which is available every Friday.
All payments are to be made through quickbooks by December 6th.
Book Fair messages from Mrs. Hayward:
Quote of the Day - Bringing a little inspiration to your day!
Take a look at what we accomplished today!
Inquiry into Math:
Today we had a presentation about Internat Safety during our scheduled math period.
We will continue with math tomorrow by taking up our Unit 6 Measurement test. We will begin our next unit on Thursday.
A message from Caribou Math:
The next Caribou Contest takes place on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019. Participants are to arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. Bring a charged device, preferably a laptop, iPad or Tablet. You have one hour to write the test.
This month’s test includes an interactive question. The interactive question will differ by grade: Tangram for Grades 2 to 4, Chomp for Grades 5 to 10, and finally a GeomeTree construction involving triangles for Grades 11/12. You can practice these now on Caribou’s Games page. Let Caribou know if you have any problems with the games.
Caribou strongly recommends familiarizing yourselves with these games before the contest. Because certain games pages can be used to solve the questions, these will be blocked from Tuesday morning, November 12th, (start of the contest in the far East) to Thursday evening, November 15th at 8 pm EST.
For Grades 3 to 12, there will be a history question about Emmy Noether. Students in these grades should read the relevant section of Caribou’s History page in your preferred language to prepare.
We will continue with math tomorrow by taking up our Unit 6 Measurement test. We will begin our next unit on Thursday.
The next Caribou Contest takes place on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019. Participants are to arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. Bring a charged device, preferably a laptop, iPad or Tablet. You have one hour to write the test.
This month’s test includes an interactive question. The interactive question will differ by grade: Tangram for Grades 2 to 4, Chomp for Grades 5 to 10, and finally a GeomeTree construction involving triangles for Grades 11/12. You can practice these now on Caribou’s Games page. Let Caribou know if you have any problems with the games.
Caribou strongly recommends familiarizing yourselves with these games before the contest. Because certain games pages can be used to solve the questions, these will be blocked from Tuesday morning, November 12th, (start of the contest in the far East) to Thursday evening, November 15th at 8 pm EST.
For Grades 3 to 12, there will be a history question about Emmy Noether. Students in these grades should read the relevant section of Caribou’s History page in your preferred language to prepare.
Inquiry into Language:
Spelling Lesson 10
Grade 4 Spelling – Consonant Blends
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Grade 5 Spelling
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Objective: to spell
words with the /f/ sound represented by f, ff, ph and gh
TIP: sound of
f usually spelled with an f – after
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Can also be spelled with ff – stuff
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Ph – photo or graph
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Gh – cough or laugh
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Objective: to spell words with the vowel digraphs ie
and ei and vowel pair ei
TIP: ie and ei
can be vowel pairs as well as vowel digraphs
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Vowel pair ei can spell long e sound
– deceit
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Vowel digraph ei can spell long a
sound – freight
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Rule: I before E except after C, or
when ei sounds like A
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Either/neither does not follow that
rule
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Due to a shortened week, all spelling activities will be due on Thursday, November 14th. Our weekly spelling test will be written on Friday, November 15th.
On Thursday, November 14th, the class will be writing their OWA post test on Report Writing. Their task is to write a report on an invention or an inventor using eassy format.
Christmas Concert Rehearsal:
Today was our very first Christmas concert rehearsal. The grade 4s were enthusiastic and picked up Ms. Lauren's choreography quickly. You guys are in for another treat! Stay tuned!
Unit of Inquiry:
Science Fair is only a few days away! The Science Fair competition will be on Thursday, November 14th for judging. All parents are welcome to view Science Fair Projects on Friday, November 15th starting at 2:30.
A lot of the students in our class have been working hard to create their display boards for Science Fair. A copy of the judges score card was sent home last week for you to review with your child so they could prepare their presentation. Here is a digital copy of the score card:
A lot of the students in our class have been working hard to create their display boards for Science Fair. A copy of the judges score card was sent home last week for you to review with your child so they could prepare their presentation. Here is a digital copy of the score card:
French - Please check Mme. Stella's blog under specialist links.
Physical Education- Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist links.
Music - Please check Mr. Oliver's blog under specialist links.
Physical Education- Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist links.
Music - Please check Mr. Oliver's blog under specialist links.
Ask your child how the rest of their day went, because I'm sure they can't wait to share it all with you!
Math –
Unit of Inquiry – Science Fair - display board
Extra - Kindness Day Form + $$ - due tomorrow
Important dates/items:
November 13 – Kindness Day + Caribou Math - for those who have signed up
November 15 – SJA’s annual Science Fair
November 20 – Picture Retakes
November 27 – Casual Day – please ensure you have paid the $20 cash for casual day
November 29 – Term 1 Report Cards Go Home
November 15 – SJA’s annual Science Fair
November 20 – Picture Retakes
November 27 – Casual Day – please ensure you have paid the $20 cash for casual day
November 29 – Term 1 Report Cards Go Home
Have a good evening, M s. Samuel 
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