Did You Know…? Stilton, Roquefort, Danish Blue, Gorgonzola, Camembert and Brie all contain penicillin.
Today in Social Studies, students continued to discuss the Loyalists and their impact on the settlement of Canada. With the arrival of the Loyalists, many small villages crew to become large cities, and these cities were dominated by settlers that were loyal to Britain and the King. For those that lived in New France (now Upper and Lower Canada), this caused a lot of changes and some struggles within the community. Many of the Loyalists faced great hardship. Lack of land, resources, etc. meant that many struggled in their new communities. In the case of the Black Loyalists, some even chose to leave Canada and returned to other countries within Africa, the Caribbean, etc. Students looked closely today at the struggles that many Black Loyalists and communities of freed slaves such as Birchtown in Nova Scotia faced. Below is a link to some biographies of Black Loyalists who came to New Brunswick.
After reading the biographies, students wrote a “Biography Poem” about their Loyalist. In Computers today, we were able to type and publish these poems for our Writing Board.
In Math, we have been focusing our attention on comparing fractions. Students have been using two main strategies to help them: drawing and number lines. Today we also learned a trick that many found helpful. When comparing two numbers with the same denominator, examine the numerators. The fraction with the largest numerator is the largest fraction. When comparing two numbers with the same numerator, examine the denominators. The fraction with the smallest denominator is the largest fraction. We also worked through this Math 5 Live Episode to help us with this skill:
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html?goLesson=5
Remember, you can complete Math 5 Live Episodes at home for review. They also contain links to extra practice questions, etc. when preparing for quizzes and tests.
Agenda:
Read 20 minutes
Language Arts:
- First drafts in Paragraph Books (tomorrow)
Math:
- Math Help – Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:00 pm
- Mathletics Meeting – TBD
- pgs. 172-173 #1-3, 6, 8, 10, 12
French:
- “Je suis…” (Animal) – Monday
Health:
- FRIENDS – pgs. 72-75 (Monday)
Google Classroom Form – ASAP
Grade 5/6 Floor Hockey – Monday (3:00-4:00 pm)
Yearbook Orders – May 29th ( ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter Yearbook ID code: 10359315)
Busing Intent Forms – due ASAP
