Tuesday, November 22, 2011

LA - Stone Fox and Spelling

Students should identify 3 personality traits for a character in Stone Fox and find evidence in the book for them. They did this on a purple writing frame (worksheet).

Student have a new set of spelling words. They should sort them into catagories with you tonight. They are looking for spelling patterns.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Field Trip

We had a great morning swimming. Students started their longhouses today. They had a spelling test today; new lists will go home tomorrow.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

SS

Map of Resource areas and Aboriginonal Groups due Monday.
Please include a seperate sheet answering :
In which region will you find the following technologies?


  • large houses made of cedar

  • scarecrows to keep birds away

  • birch bark canoes

  • teepees made of buffalo hide

  • sealskin mittens

Answer in complete sentences.

Stone Fox

please finish and hand in Questions up to and including chapter 3. Chapter 4 questions have been handed out and will be worked on Monday for handing in Tuesday.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Math and LA

Please finish the Animal Multiplication Worksheet.

Please read chapter one of Stone Fox and complete the questions in full sentences.

Stone Fox Chapter 1 Questions
1. What did little Willy's grandfather do for a living?
2. What joke did Grandfather play on little Willy?
3. Tell what happened to little Willy's breakfast one morning when he didn't get up?
4. Who was Searchlight?
5. Why did Doc Smith not pay any attention to little Willy at first when little Willy said, "Grandfather won't answer me."?
6. What changed Doc Smith's mind? Why does Doc Smith finally believe that something is wrong with Grandfather?
7. What was wrong with Grandfather?
8. What did you like most about little Willy's grandfather?What do you like most about your grandfather or special older person you know?