Halloween Light Show 2011 - This Is Halloween

TEAM RED!

Felicitations a l'equipe ROUGE!!

Way to go Red Team in winning the first team challenge of the year...Pyjama Day! Team red had the most students (and teachers) wear their pyjamas to school today to demonstrate their school spirit!

The next challenge is the "We Scare Hunger" campaign so don't forget to bring in your non-perishable food donations until November 1st.

Dictee pour l'Halloween

une citrouille
un clown
un costume
un crapaud
un demon
un diable
un fantome
une fete
un hibou
un loup-garou
un masque
une momie
une araignee
un balai
un bonbon
un chat noir
un chaudron
un chocolat
un monstre
un ogre
un squelette
une sorciere
un vampire
un zombie

Les devoirs

Field trip to Fort Langley tomorrow
Pyjama day Friday
Hot lunch day Friday
Spelling - Halloween words for next Wednesday
Dictee - test demain apres-midi
Roald Dahl novel activities - due Monday, Oct. 29th
Sciences research project due - Nov. 13th

We Scare Hunger Campaign

Powerful Words of the Day

It can be done!

Human footprint

 To calculate your human footprint:

http://www.cooltheworld.com/kidscarboncalculator.php

Website de Tesia qu'elle partage:

http://www.canwea.ca/

In today's planners...

Study Spelling - R. Dahl words
Dictee (score)
Roald Dahl Activities due Oct. 29th
Science research project - due Nov. 13th
We Scare Hunger campaign - collecting non perishable food items ...GO TEAM RED!!
Library exchange tomorrow
Booster Juice orders

Earthquake Drill

Today Laity View is participating in Shake Out BC to practice earthquake preparedness.

http://www.shakeoutbc.ca/

I have also let your child know if they still have not yet brought in their Emergency Kit.

Ryan the pro biker jumping over two teachers

Dictee #6 - La pluie

Ma mere aime beaucoup jouer au tennis. Ce matin, elle a un match important. Elle met ses vetements, puis etire ses muscles. Lorsqu'elle arrive au terrain, la pluie commence a tomber. Ma mere et son amie sortent leur parapluie. Apres la pluie, ma mere gagne son match : 6-4.

Roald Dahl Novel Activities

All 3 activities to be completed for Monday, October 29th, 2012

“TAKE YOUR CHOICE” NOVEL ACTIVITIES

Choose one activity to complete from each section.      

Section 1 : Reflection   /5

1.       Choose a character from the novel and write a diary entry that he/she might have written. Remember, you become the character. Try to think and write like him/her.

2.       Pretend you are the author and you are being interviewed about your book. What part of the book do you feel is the:

A)Most humourous?  B) most exciting?   C)most interesting?      D) saddest?

If you were to rewrite the book what would you change? Why?

3.       Write a letter to one of the characters in the story commenting on what happened to him/her or asking why he/she did something and how you feel about their actions.

4.       If the story had a moral or a lesson, explain it.

5.       Choose a character form the story. Compare and contrast this character with yourself or another character from a Roald Dahl novel.

6.       Complete a plot rollercoaster or the 5 elements of a story worksheet.

7.       Compare and contrast your story with another one by the same author.

Section 2: Vocabulary Connections  /5

1.       Choose 5 interesting action verbs and 5 descriptive adjectives and use each in a meaningful sentence.

2.       List examples of similes and/or metaphors used in the book.

3.       Choose 10 unfamiliar words from the book. Using a dictionary write the correct meanings beside each word.

4.       Make a crossword puzzle or word search using a minimum of 10 words form the story.

5.       Compile a list of “invented” words that Roald Dahl uses in his stories.

Section 3: Creation  /5

1.       Draw a cartoon to represent a character or scene.

2.       Draw an cartoon action strip shows the main events of the story. (Beginning, problem, rising action, climax, solution)

3.       If there is a villain in the story, make a wanted poster for him/her.

4.       Design a magazine advertisement or a poster for the book.

5.       Design a new book jacket…don’t forget to include a summary on the back without spoiling the end.

6.       Make a character cube with important information about a character from your story.

Update

UNICEF envelopes were handed out today only to those students who decided they wanted to fundraise for this cause. Please return envelopes after Oct. 31st even if nothing was collected. Thank You!

If you have volunteered to drive on our field trip to Fort Langley can please check to make sure your driver's abstract is up to date at the office. Thanks :)

PAC Fundraiser for Neufled Farms was also sent home today.

Lice Letter sent home as a precaution, however no lice present in class.

Booster Juice form due November 7th

Reminder that this Friday, October 17th is a Pro-D day.

Internet Safety Website

As Internet Safety is an increasingly important topic to discuss with your child, I have attached a link to a website that is an excellent resource for various topics around this issue that you and your child may find interesting and helpful. This link has also been added under the PARENT RESOURCE tab.

http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents

Mme Homeniuk

Science Research Project Outline

Projet de recherche: Les ressources naturelles

Step 1: Choose one natural resource you would like to research

Step 2: Identify the information you need to find out using the questions provided as a guide and/or come up with your own inquiry question around the topic of natural resources and energy use. Frame your research around a particular question you would like to investigate. Ex. How can solar energy be used to power a car? CHECK IN WITH TEACHER on Tuesday, October 23rd

Step 3: Find sources of information, ex. Internet, books,interviews, etc. I will put some useful links to websites under the Learning Links tab on our class website.

Step 4: Gather and record information. CHECK IN WITH TEACHER on Tuesday, November 1st

Step 5: Decide how to present your information. DUE DATE:  Tuesday, November 13^th, 2012

Le projet est a completer en francais, mais vous pouvez faire les recherches en anglais. Ne traduit pas directement l’infromation en anglais au francais! Resumez dans vos propres mots!

Renouvelable	Non-renouvelable
Le soleil  -L’ energie solaire Le vent –L’energie  eolienne L’eau – L’hydroelectricite La geothermie La bioenergie	Le charbon Le petrole Le gaz naturel
Comment cette ressource est –elle utilise comme source d’energie? Comment cette energie est-elle renouvellee? Quels sont les avantages et inconvenients d’utiliser cette forme  energie?	Comment cette ressource est –elle utilise comme source d’energie? Comment la ressource est-elle extrait de la terre? Quels sont les impactes positifs et negatifs de l’utilisation de cette ressource sur l’environnement et pour les communautes? Comment la ressource est-elle en train d’etre conserver?

dictee #5 - Mon oncle Alex

***Attention - il n'y a pas d'accents sur cette version***

Mon oncle Alex possede trois voitures bizarres. La premiere a de minuscules pneus bleus. La deuxieme a quatre nouveaux tuyaux jaunes. La troisieme est pleine de jouets magiques. J'aime les rencontres avec mon oncle Alex. J'ai plein de cadeaux chaque fois que je reve a lui.

What in the World is NaNoWriMo???

Dear Parents,

As you may or may not of heard already, our class has embarked on an exciting journey together called the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The students are in the process of planning the novel they will write during the month of November. In a nutshell, the program encourages students to write as much as they can in a month without worrying about editing their work until the challenge is completed! Please visit the link below to learn more about this writing challenge:

http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/files/ywp/Dear_Parents_and_Family_Members.pdf

Students will set individual word count goals which can be registered online by joining the Young Writer's Program. Registering online is optional and requires an email address (student's or parent's email). This can be decided between you and your child if you would like do to so:

ywp.nanowrimo.org/how-does-nanowrimo-work-for-young-writers

Furthermore, this writing assignment is in English and students will be given plenty of class time to write their novels, however they may also choose to and/or be required to work on their novels at home from time to time.

Please visit the web site or contact me if you have any further questions regarding the NaNoWriMo:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/


 Mme Homeniuk

Homework Update

Dear students,

Now that you should be well on your way with your second Roald Dahl novel, remember that you are to complete a 3rd reading response entry for Monday. We will be finishing up this novel study over the next few weeks.

Also, unfortunately I do not have a copy of this week's dictee "Mon oncle Alex" at home and will not be able to put this up on the blog until Monday.

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Mme Homeniuk

Parent Drivers for Fort Langley Field Trip

Thank you to all of the parents who have volunteered to drive and accompany the class on our field trip to Fort Langley on Thursday, October 25^th. We actually have more parent drivers than are needed so please let me know if your preference would be not to come, however I am pleased to have you all join us if you would like. We have enough funds to cover the cost of entry and bridge tolls for 5 parents which will be decided by a draw if all the volunteer parents would still like to come.

Thanks again for volunteering to drive and I will update you closer to the field trip date as to which students you will be driving along with the directions to get there.

Thank you,

Mme Homeniuk

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all have an enjoyable long weekend! Just a few reminders for over the weekend:
Read new Roald Dahl novel and complete 1 new Reading Response for Tuesday.
Library Exchange on Tuesday...don't forget to bring your books.
Study new dictee #4 - Les bonbons and spelling #2 - Plurals
Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Spaghetti Book Club

I've added the link for Spaghetti Book Club "Book reviews for kids by kids" under the Learning Links tab and the Language Arts heading.
Also http://spaghettibookclub.org/

Dictee #4 - Les bonbons

Les bonbons
J'aime beaucoup mangé des bonbons sucrés. Je dévore plein de caramels et de chocolats. Mon père est dentiste et il craint le sucre. Hier, maman a acheté des poires et des raisins. J'ai mangé plein de fruits au lieu de bonbons. Papa était content pour mes dents.

Ryan Leech

Tomorrow there will be a presentation by Ryan Leech.
Here is a link to his website to learn more about him:

http://www.ryanleech.com/

HOMEWORK

Just a reminder that there are many forms and important dates to reminder this week:

Library exchange tomorrow - don't forget your books!
Photo orders due Friday, October 5th
Treat Day orders due Friday, October 5th
Field Trip Form due October 17th
Magazine fundrasier due Friday, October 26th


Dictee - Thursday
Spelling - Wednesday
Roald Dahl novel- Finish reading your novel, 5 reading responses and character scrapbook for Wednesday