SUMMER VACATION!!!!!

Dear Parents,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continuous support and encouragement. Your children are very important to me and we had a fantastic year together. In a blink of an eye we will be sitting together at their grade six graduation!

I enjoyed teaching your children and working with you-remember the more the children read...the more they learn...the more they grow...the more they discover and oh the confidence they acquire!

I wish you all a wonderful summer filled with happiness and loads of fun!

Enjoy this special time with your family:)

Irene Tsimiklis:)

Language Arts

Read Alexander and the terrible no good very bad day.


Mathematics

Do problems 30-33.


Unit on bees.

Here are some websites:

www.pbs.org/wgbh/bees/

www.honey.com/kids/index.html

www.kohala/net/bees

Dates to remember:

June 15th Fun Fair.

June 16th Pizza Day.

June 20th Field trip to Bee Farm.

June 21st Variety show.

May 24th-June 3rd, 2011

Language Arts

Log in stories for home reading. Read Moira's Birthday (reader's theatre version)


Review spelling words from their spelling test copybook. End of the year test will be given on Friday. Students do not really need to study, they should be able to spell the high frequency words.

Mathematics

Complete math sheet on two digit addition and subtraction with re-grouping and borrowing.

Complete one math problem a night. Do math problems for Friday.

Review math concepts for end of chapter test.
Math Test on June 6th.
Study outline will be given this week.

Hope you had a wonderful long weekend:))

Mrs. Tsimiklis

May 1st-May 8th

Language Arts:

Read information booklet on Animals in Winter.

Work on Research Project. Project is due on Wednesday May 4th, 2011.
Study new spelling words. Test on Friday.

Mathematics

Complete one math page per day. The students were tested today. The average is 6 minutes for the two pages.

Complete Math problem #1.

Study math facts. Quiz on Friday.

Tuesday is a Friday Schedule.


Have a wonderful Mother's Day:)))

Mrs. Tsimiklis

April 18th-April 22nd

Language Arts:
Read information on Canadian Animals.
Work on research project.
Research project is due on or before May 4th, 2011.

Mathematics
Complete math addition sheets.
Complete math carrying over addition sheets.
Complete math problem.

Math quiz on Thursday.
Pizza day on Thursday.
new websites for double digit math:
www.learn4good.com/games/kids/double_digits.htm.
www.primarygames.com/flashcards/addition/addflash.htm



Have a wonderful Easter with your family and friends:)

Mrs. Tsimiklis

April 18th-April 22nd

Language Arts Home reading. Read Chapters six, seven and eight of chapter book. Complete phonics sheet on ending sounds. Study new spelling words and mystery words. Vocabulary test on Thursday. Spelling test on Friday.

Mathematics Complete sheets on Time to practice for test. Follow test guide. Complete math sheets on addition. One sheet (double sided) each night. Quiz on Time on Friday.

Note: Please send in pictures for scrap book. Decorations for portfolio.

Homework for March 14th-25th

TIME:

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/telling-time/
www.timemonsters.com





Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
Here are some fun sites:
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/games.html

http://www.coolmath-games.com/holiday-saint-patricks-day/index.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stpgame.html

Hope you had a wonderful March break with your family:)

Language Arts

Read Chapter four and five of your book. No summary this week-it will be done in class.
Write five sentences using your new spelling words.

Study spelling "ea" words: treat, freak, leap, meat, beak, speak, leak, peak
Study mystery words: solve, problem, suspect, predict, alien
Bonus word: suspicious
Complete phonics sheet and long vowel ea sound.
Know the definitions of the mystery words.

Mathematics:

Study math addition facts 1-8.
Complete 1 math sheet every night.
Mental math practice. Refer to letter behind homework sheet.
Timed quiz on Friday.

Miss Lancione is a student teacher from McGill University. She is in her last year and will be working with the students until mid April.

Welcome Back!

Have a great week!
Mrs. Tsimiklis