Halloween!
Tomorrow is our Halloween dance.
A few things to remember:
1. Costumes are not to include masks
2. Costumes are not to have accessories (ie. replica weapons)
3. In the afternoon the student council will be hosting a dance. If you do not want to go to the dance there will also be a games room option available.

Monologue assignment
Please remember the first draft of your monologue is due Friday for feedback.

Math assessment
Your assessment on decimals is due at the end of class tomorrow.
Please make sure you are checking the rubric so you can do your very best.

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Knowledge and Understanding of decimals and operations with decimals
Thinking  - making a plan with appropriate strategies - ensure solution is reasonable
Communication -  - expresses and organizes mathematical thinking - appropriate math vocabulary
Application  - Using knowledge in familiar and new situations

Trupp monologue
Please get working on your monologue assignment.
Think carefully about the possibilities for Bernice's life before the story - they are endless!
Your first draft is due for feedback on Friday.

Writing Rubric

Thinking: What you say Including ideas, inferences, character voice Discuss the past, present, and future Use word choice that is interesting and sophisticated  Use sentences that are varied in length and style

Communication:  The way you say it Including sentence fluency, conventions, Makes no errors in SPG (Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar). Organizes ideas logically.

Application:  The way you connect it Including reasoning, connections, ect. Makes connections between inferences and evidence in the book and other texts

Knowledge: What you write Including text form, elements Monologue using object/character point of view

Oral/Drama Rubric

Use of voice and body to convey character Maintains focus, clear voice, use of body language

Relationship between audience and performer Engages audience, maintains audience interest

Dramatic elements Speaks in character and conveys emotion

The Bridge Home / Trupp
Continue to think about what the words Home and Homeless mean to you.
Add to your reading journal.



Another beautiful day in the forest.
We did a great job at our first solo sits.
Now that our mapping of the spray painted trees is complete we have an idea of the gaps that will be in our beautiful forest. What can we do about this?

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Geography
Test Tuesday!

Math
Please finish the multi-step problems we started today.

Literacy
Great knowledge building circle today!
Here is what this beautiful conversation looked like:

Two literacy assessments and one math assessment have been returned marked.
Please share these with your family at home.

Halloween dance! Bring in your $2 for the Halloween dance and support your student council!

Math: Please finish the work on dividing decimals.

So glad to see you all today after time away at eco-camp!

Today in math we talked about last night's election.

Amazing how fractions, decimals and percentages apply to real life!

For tomorrow - Please answer the following question:
If you were a Member of Parliament for the Green Party and you really wanted to push through legislation (get your idea approved ) what party (or parties) would you approach to support your vote? Please explain using fractions, decimals and percentages. 

I am so excited to be back with you and reading The Bridge Home with you!

Make sure your writer's journal about your ideas of "home" is complete.

Make sure your are keeping up to date with information for your plot diagram.

Math
Today we started making our connections between fractions and decimals.
Please find the decimal that is...
1) between 2/5 and 3/5
2) greater than 1/2
3) a multiple of 0.11

Have a great week with Ms. Guida!!!

This morning we used 'holey arrows' to discover the power of "we need to" in the place of "you need to". Think about this - how can we apply it to other parts of our lives?

We finished Extraordinary Birds. Please wow me with your final assignment on Tuesday.

A beautiful afternoon with our buddies.
You showed collaboration, initiative and self regulation.
Awesome.

I wish you all an amazing and wonderful weekend.
I am definitely thankful that you are all in my class.

Your math take home assessment is due tomorrow.
Here is the rubric:

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Knowledge and Understanding of fractions and operations with fractions
Thinking  - making a plan with appropriate strategies - ensure solution is reasonable
Communication -  - expresses and organizes mathematical thinking - appropriate math vocabulary
Application  - Using knowledge in familiar and new situations

Literacy
We will finish Extraordinary Birds tomorrow.
Your final assignment for this is due Tuesday.

Great discussion in math today!
Check your understanding with the following questions:
7 divided by 4/5 =
3 divided by 2/3 =

Your history project is due Tuesday Oct. 15th

Your final assignment for Extraordinary Birds is also due on Oct. 15th.
(See Oct. 7th blog post)
Please remember to support your ideas with specific proof from the story.

Saigeon Trails Project
We began to map out exactly how many trees we are losing along the trails.
We also saw some crawly/slithery friends along the way.

The final copy of your letter is due tomorrow. Please use the feedback I gave you to improve your work before handing it in.

Math
Please complete the work on dividing whole numbers by fractions.

Extraordinary Birds
Please begin planning and working on your final assignments for this book.
"Over the  course of the book Extraordinary Birds, how does December's sense of 'belonging' and 'home' change? Please answer this with pictures/graphics and words."

Those who submitted their letters for feedback had them returned today. The final copy is due on Wednesday.

Science project is due tomorrow.

I took advantage of the sunshine and warmer weather and released all of our butterflies over the weekend. I fed them, warmed them and then off they went! Safe travels friends.

Amazing way to end the week! Thank you!

Bull Ring - take two!
Better team work and more thought into making sure each person felt they were an important part of the team.

I am so proud of the leadership that you showed with your buddies!!!
You guys are awesome.

A few reminders:
- science project is due Tuesday
- history project - due Oct. 15th
- please check www.yrdsb.ca for updates on the strike situation
I hope to see you all on Monday!

Geography
Please complete the online classroom question

French 
Quiz tomorrow!

Math
We have a checkpoint tomorrow.
We are checking your progress on adding and subtracting fractions.
I'll be looking for your answers in pictures and numbers.

Literacy
An invitation! Please have the rough draft of your response to me tomorrow for feedback.
- Formal letter format
- Content (your response, questions you have and your early ideas)
- SPG (spelling, punctuation and grammar)

We are continuing to work on building a strong team and learning community in our class.
Today we tried the "Bull Ring" activity.
We had a lot of good communication but we also learned that we have some work to do!
Please think abut how you can contribute in a positive way to our community.
How can you make things easier for those that you work with?
How did this activity teach us about humility?

We also had three more butterflies eclose today.
Safe travels to Michael, Wilson, and Sundancer.

Here is the code for the French google classroom: 70j1ox

Math
We are working on using equivalent fractions and common denominators to add and subtract fractions. Please make sure you can complete all of the questions that your table group set out for each other today.

Literacy

We looked at a reading today about the Seven Sacred (Grandfather) Teachings. In your reading journal, talk about which of the teachings do you feel you are very strong at and which do you feel you are still developing. Remember - when we are responding to reading, support your ideas with ideas from the text you are reading.

A perfect day for the outdoor classroom!

Tomorrow is the Moraine Hills Orange Shirt Day.