LA Quiz will be Friday and students will only be tested on the first page of words. The second page will be for next week. 

Students will be skating at the ODR in Blackville on Friday from 1:30 to 3:00. Parents are welcomed to come and help with skates. 

Les Devoirs

Study list 11

Study x 8

Water bottle

Study English

No books this week

Upcoming Dates

February 19^th – Family Day (No School)

Reading:

Please read your guided reading book at least three nights this week.

Books: No reading this week

Mots Fréquents:  video

janvier

critique

matière

congé

champ

à droite

doucement

vendredi

hypothèse

Language Arts: Students were given a word list in their binders (copy attached in documents). They have 30 words to study for Mr. Johnston (aaron.johnston@nbed.nb.ca)

Math homework:Study x8 math facts.

Strategy:To multiply any number by 8, double, double, and double.

4 x 8 =?            4 + 4 = 8           8 +8 = 16           16 + 16 = 32  

Facts:

8 x 1 = 8

8 x 2 = 16

8 x 3 = 24

8 x 4 = 32

8 x 5 = 40

8 x 6 = 48

8 x 7 = 56

8 x 8 = 64

8 x 9 = 72

8 x 10 = 80

8 x 11 = 88

8 x 12 = 96

Math videos :  

English 1

English 2

French 1  

Merci!

Les Devoirs

Read

No words  

Study x 7

Upcoming Dates

December 13th - Home and Schools Holly Jolly Jamboree 7 -9 pm local singers.  Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Light lunch will be served.

December 15^th – PJ and Hat Day $1 each.

December 19th - Elementary Christmas Concert 9:00 am in the gym (Storm date Dec 20)

Reading:

Please read your guided reading book at least three nights this week.

Books:

Tourbillion

Tourbillion

Drago

Cher Grognon

Moment présent

Penguin

Mots Fréquents:  no words this week.

Language Arts: will be posted nightly.

Monday, December 11th – suffix -ion , -ation –sion , -tion from Anglo-Saxon meaning the act of/state of/result of doing something. The real suffix is –ion. Putting s or t in front of –ion is simply determined by the spelling of the root. Usually a noun,

Examples.

tension – the state of being tense

attention – the state of being attentive

elevation – the state of being elevated or raised

union – the state of being united

education – the act of being educated.

Tuesday, December 12th – suffix -ic from the Greek used to mean relating to / or characterized by

Examples:

energetic

historic

enthusiastic

democratic

chaotic

Wednesday, December 13th – suffix -ent/-ant from the Latin meaning causing a specific action. Often an adjective -ent and –ant sound alike because of the schwa (the vowel sound in an unstressed syllable). –ent is used somewhat more often than –ant

Examples:

absorbent – causing to be absorbed

abundant – causing to abound (be plentiful)

elegant – adjective causing to be fancy

imminent – causing to be close to happening

obedient – causing to obey

Math homework:Study x7 math facts.

Strategy:To multiply any number by 6, multiply it by 5 and then add a double.

7 x 6  = ?        7 x 5 = 35 + 7 =42

Facts:

7 x 1 = 7

7 x 2 = 14

7 x 3 = 21

7 x 4 = 28

7 x 5 = 35

7 x 6 = 42

7 x 7 = 49

7 x 8 = 56

7 x 9 = 63

7 x 10 = 70

7 x 11 = 77

7 x 12 = 84

Merci!

Les Devoirs

Read

List 10

Study x 6

Sign quizzes

Upcoming Dates

December 5^th - Grade 6 Maker Fair (gym) 9-12 open to students, 1-3 open to the public.

December 4^th – Report Cards go home.

December 7^th - K-8 Parent Teacher 4-6pm

December 8th - K-8 Parent Teacher 9-11pm

December 13th - Home and Schools Holly Jolly Jamboree 7 -9 pm local singers.  Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Light lunch will be served.

December 19th - Elementary Christmas Concert 9:00 am in the gym (Storm date Dec 20)

Reading:

Please read your guided reading book at least three nights this week.

Books:

Tourbillion

Tourbillion

Drago

Cher Grognon

Moment présent

Penguin

Mots Fréquents:  Video

village

nord

sud

est

ouest

temps

retrouver

mouiller

Language Arts: will be posted nightly.

Monday, December 4th – suffix -en from Anglo-Saxon used to mean made of/to make

Examples:

wooden

dampen

tighten

earthen

brighten

Wednesday, December 6th – suffix -dom from Anglo-Saxon used to mean the state of being something

Examples:

wisdom

boredom

martyrdom

freedom

stardom

Thursday, December 7th – suffix -hood from Anglo-Saxon meaning the state, the condition, or the quality of

Examples:

boyhood

likelihood

brotherhood

knighthood

neighbourhood

Math homework:Study x5 math facts.

Strategy:To multiply any number by 6, multiply it by 5 and then add one more set of that number.

6x5 = ?        5 x 5 = 25 + 5 = 30

Facts:

6 x 1 = 6

6 x 2 = 12

6 x 3 = 18

6 x 4 = 24

6 x 5 = 30

6 x 6 = 36

6 x 7 = 42

6 x 8 = 48

6 x 9 = 54

6 x 10 = 60

6 x 11 = 66

6 x 12 = 72

Merci!

Les Devoirs

Read

List 9

Study x 4

Sign quizzes

Upcoming Dates

December 4^th - Grade 6 Maker Fair (gym) 9-12 open to students, 1-3 open to the public.

December 4^th – Report Cards go home.

December 7^th - K-8 Parent Teacher 4-6pm

December 8th - K-8 Parent Teacher 9-11pm

December 13th - Home and Schools Holly Jolly Jamboree 7 -9 pm local singers.  Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Light lunch will be served.

December 19th - Elementary Christmas Concert 9:00 am in the gym (Storm date Dec 20)

Reading:

Please read your guided reading book at least three nights this week.

Books:

Tourbillion

Tourbillion

Drago

Cher Grognon

Moment présent

Penguin

Mots Fréquents:  Video

Éloigner

rechercher

métier

gens

connaître

savoir

canadienne

argent

Language Arts: will be posted nightly.

Monday, November 27th – prefix micro from the Greek meaning small or minute

Examples :

microbiology

microscope

micromanager

microchip

microphone

microwave

Tuesday, November 28th – prefix uni from the Latin meaning one/single

Examples  

unicycle

uniform

unicorn

university

 unification

Wednesday, November 29th – prefix di- or dia- from the Greek meaning two/through/across

Examples:

dilemma – a choice between two equally difficult options

dialogue – words between two people

diagonal – a line splitting an image in two parts

diagram – figure written ‘across’ a page to illustrate concepts

 dialect – a variant of a language allowing speaking across to another

 Thursday, November 30th – prefixes in- (il-, im-, and ir-) are from Latin and all are used to mean not.

Examples:

inability

independent

irreversible

irregular

illegal

Math homework: Study x5 math facts.

Strategy: Count by 5’s that many times or multiply by 10 and cut answer in half.

4x5 = ?        5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20

4 x 10 =           40 / 2 = 20

Facts:

5 x 1 = 5

5 x 2 = 10

5 x 3 = 15

5 x 4 = 20

5 x 5 = 25

5 x 6 = 30

5 x 7 = 35

5 x 8 = 40

5 x 9 = 45

5 x 10 = 50

5 x 11 = 55

5 x 12 = 60

Merci!

Les Devoirs

Read

List 8

Study x 4

Sign quizzes

Upcoming Dates

November 23^rd – movie night 5 to 6:30 $5

November 24^th – no school (PL Day)

December 4^th - Grade 6 Maker Fair (gym) 9-12 open to students, 1-3 open to the public.

December 4th - Report Cards go home

December 7^th K-8 Parent Teacher 4-6pm

December 8th - K-8 Parent Teacher 9-11pm 

Reading:

Please read your guided reading book at least three nights this week.

Books:

Les garçons ne dansent pas !

Loup

La compétition

Vielle homme

Mots Fréquents:  Video

pont

amusant

bord

cacher

parce que

déjà

aujourd’hui

Language Arts: will be posted nightly.

Monday, November 20th – prefix bio from the Greek which is used to mean life

Examples:  

biological

biohazard – a chemical or agent dangerous to living things.

biodiversity – existence of many different living things

biodegradable – able to be broken down by living things.

biographer – someone who tells the account of a person’s life.

biotic – of or related to living things.

Tuesday, November 21 – prefix ex from the Latin & Greek meaning out of or away from

Examples:

exhale

extract

extend

exchange

examination

extreme

Wednesday, November 22nd – prefix anti- from the Greek meaning opposite/against (Sometimes the i left out, especially before vowels)

Examples

antisocial – going against being social

antiseptic -

antagonist

Antarctica

antibiotic – drug given against life-form bacteria

antiperspirant

Math homework: Study x4 math facts.

Strategy: Double and double again.

4x4 = ? , 4 + 4 = 8 , 8 + 8 = 16

Facts:

4 x 1 = 4

4 x 2 = 8

4 x 3 = 12

4 x 4 = 16

4 x 5 = 20

4 x 6 = 24

4 x 7 = 28

4 x 8 = 32

4 x 9 = 36

4 x 10 = 40

4 x 11 = 44

4 x 12 = 48

Movie night

There will be a K-5 movie night Thursday November 23^rd from 5:00 – 7:30pm. The cost id $5 at the door and students will get a drink and bag of chips.