Happy Holidays!

Hello my dear students,

I wanted to wish you all a VERY happy holiday season.  Enjoy these two weeks with your families and take the time to talk to the people around you to remind yourself about how great they are. 

It will be strange not to see your faces for two weeks, or to hear about the stories of your lives.  Though I'm looking forward to this time to spend with my family, I'll be ready to see you all again on January 4th.  I'm so excited about our trip to Lake St. George!

I'll be checking the blog throughout the holidays, so if you have any questions about anything, post a comment and I'll get back to you.

HAVE FUN!!

-Ms. Lewis.

Prime Ministers of Canada Website

Hi Grade 5s,

Some of you have asked to find out more about the prime ministers you're creating your pop-up for.

Here's a great website that I used to get you started.  There's lots more information there, though.  Just click on the name of your prime minister, and find out more about their fascinating life.  Check out the "Anecdote" link  for interesting and funny stories about your prime minister!

See you tomorrow!



-Ms. Lewis.

Persuasive Strategies

Hi Grade 5s,

Today we talked about strategies that are used in persuasive writing and speaking.  They are:

Claim - States the argument or your main point
Example: Chocolate is an unhealthy snack.

Big Names - Experts and important people that support your side of the argument
Example: Avril Lavigne advertising for Canon cameras.

Logos - Using logic, numbers, facts, and data to support your argument
Example: A Snickers bar has 280 calories and 30 grams of sugar.  That's not very healthy.

Pathos - Appealing to your audience's emotions
Example: Your donation might just get this puppy off the street and into a good home.

Ethos - Making yourself seem trustworthy and believable
Example: I'm not just the president of the Hair Club For Men, I'm also a client!  I know how embarassing it is to be bald, because I used to be bald, too.

Kairos - Building a sense of urgency for your cause
Example: If you call in the next 5 minutes, we'll include a second ShamWOW for FREE!  You must call within the next 5 minutes to receive this amazing offer.

Research - Using studies and information to make your argument seem more convincing.  You can use words, graphs, tables, and illustrations.
Example: In a recent study, 9 out of 10 dentists found Sensodyne effective in the treatment and prevention of tooth sensitivity.

Your homework tonight is to use the example of a persuasive argument you found last night, and analyze it.  Which persuasive strategies did your example use?  Make a list of all the arguments, and put a check or an X depending on which strategies your example used.  For each strategy used, describe how it was used.

For example:

My example of a persuasive argument was the Koodo print ad I saw on the subway.  Here is my analysis of the ad:

Claim: The Koodo ad's claim or main point is that I should make them my cell phone service provider.

Big Names: X

Logos: The Koodo ad used logos to support their argument by showing unlimited texting costs only $5.  The ad uses numbers and facts.

Pathos: X

Ethos: X

Kairos: X

Research: X

You may post your homework assignments on the blog as a comment, if you like.

See you tomorrow!  Stay warm tonight :)

-Ms. Lewis.

Persuasive Writing Homework Assignment

Hi Grade 5s,

To get you to start thinking about how to write an effective persuasive writing piece, you have a homework assignment tonight.

Please find an example of a persuasive argument.  Write down where you saw it, what it is trying to persuade you to do, and how it is trying to persuade you.

For example:

I saw an example of a persuasive argument on the subway tonight.  The advertisement was for Koodo Mobile.  The ad was trying to persuade me to use them as my cell phone service provider.  They were trying to persuade me by telling me their unlimited texting plan is only $5. 

See you tomorrow!

-Ms. Lewis.

Olympic Torch Relay

Hi Grade 5s!

We had a great little chat with Ms. Engels on Friday, and she shared tons of information about the torch relay.  We're really lucky to have the torch coming to Toronto this month!

Here's a great website you can use to follow the passing of the torch:

http://www.thestar.com/staticcontent/720590

Now, as promised, here's your trivia question for a whopping 2 ticks!!!!

What is the most southern point in Ontario where the torch will be travelling?

See you tomorrow!

-Ms. Lewis.

Friday

I think all the girls are happy because...

NEW MOON!!!
Its showing in the movie theater.

Sorry i forgot to write about what happen about for Friday

Zainab, Bilal and Alex are doing there book report .
Zainab is talking about Charlotte's Web, Bilal is reading Vancouver Nightmare and Alex is reading Encyclopedia Brown.

Math- For math we are doing pg 100-101.


Science -We are doing a experiment. We would have to put a raw egg and put it in a tube and we would have to put it into vinegar. we would have to predict how it would look on Monday

Wednesday

Me ( Britny) , Natasha , and Alamor are doing our Book Report.


Math - For math we are doing the same thing pg 100-101

After math we have recess then we music then we had lunch then we have social studies then we had french and then we had science . The reason why i am listing what subject we had on Wednesday because I lost my cube cards.

Tuesday

Tuesday 17th some people look like there sleepy. Now that usual! For Quick write we would have to write what do you think that children can make a difference in the world

monday

Monday morning not lots of people sleepy. Not usual . Maybe cause of the long weekend. Well any ways we are learning about short vowel and long vowel.

Math- In math we are learning about nets . Hmm i wonder what nets mean . Nets mean a outline of a 3-D solid.

Drama- Our first drama class with Ms. Lewis. we are reading The Frog Prince CONTINUED. We have to question the frog prince why he turn the princess into a frog because the princess father ( the king ) IS ANGRY! Cameron , Alamor ,Natasha and Kamilah are the frog prince they might get BUSTED!

Media Literacy - we got our new and blue notebook . We are learning explicir vs implicit messages. But who is going win ?

Week of November 9th

November,9,2009
On Monday we started gym with a skipping workout which we have once a month.in french class we were making banners. In art Mr.Chang drew a three cell comic about a robot that was thirsty and he passed a lemonade stand and said aha and he drank gas from the gas station. We were also practicing our shapes and some of us were practicing drawing our three cell comic. in math we were measuring the angles in triangles and if it was a right angle in the triangle it was a right angle triangle. If it was an acute angle in the triangle it was an acute angle triangle. If it was an obtuse angle it was an obtuse angle triangle . In spelling we were practicing words that become plurals by adding -s and -es.

November,10,2009
On Tuesday in reading we were talking about captions and how they help us as readers. In math we were measuring angles on shapes. In computers we were talking about the human body and diversity. In gym we went outside for a jog and we came back inside and played speed ball with a foam ball and a rubber chicken. In social studies we were doing our good copy of our brochure for the country that we picked. In art we made poppies for remembrance day.

November,11,2009
on Wednesday in Reading we were working on our treasure hunting papers. In math we were making triangles and some of us were still measuring angles. In french were were coloring our banners and cutting them out to finish them. In social studies we were doing our good copy of our brochures and putting pictures on them. In art we were doing our good copy of our three cell comics.

November,12,2009
In the first period we had a spelling test on words that become plural by adding s and -es. In math we were continuing our work on page 92 and 93 and if we were done we had to do page 96 and 97. In gym we had a five minute jog around the gym and then we played speed ball with a basketball and a rubber fish. In french we were doing our work about equipment and sports. In social studies we were continuing our brochures.

-Reporter: yesehak; Photographer: Alamor

EXTRA! EXTRA! ePals News!!

Hi Grade 5s,
I have just received an e-mail confirming that those of you who wrote to your ePals have a letter waiting for you in your inbox on the ePals site (http://www.epals.com/).
If you can't remember your log-in information, leave a comment for me, and I will send your information to you so you can see what your ePal wrote to you.

For those who haven't yet had a chance to write to your ePal, there are letters waiting for you that will be delivered soon.

Have a great weekend!

-Ms. Lewis

The First Week Of November

Monday November 2
Our class was working on geometry. We were sorting out triangles.

In French we were learning about the Canadian athletes, and whether we know about them and what we learned about them.

In gym we were skipping and working on our throwing and catching.

In science we were learning about physical change and chemical change.

Thursday November,5,2009

On Thursday we were doing our book talks and we had to explain about the books that we read and encourage other people to read the book and be excited about what we are going to read next.

- Reporter: Bilal; Photographer: Natasha.

Book Talks

Hi Grade 5s,

Tomorrow we have our first presentations of Book Talks.  I thought it would be helpful to post the sheet that I gave you that outlined the expectations around the Book Talk.

You can find the sheet here:  http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AeLJBFQBGaptZGZuemh3dGNfMGd4bXhubWRy&hl=en

Questions?  You can post them here, or ask me in class tomorrow.

-Ms. Lewis

Reminder

Hi Grade 5s,

This is a reminder that the good copy of your autobiography is due on Monday, November 2nd. Remember that a completed autobiography will include:

• rough copy
• peer editing checklist from your partner (what they wrote to you)
• completed Life Map
• autobiography rubric
• good copy of autobiography (of course!)

If you have typed your autobiography at home and can't print it, bring your memory stick to school, and I'll print it here for you.

Have a great weekend!  Remember to be SAFE if you are trick-or-treating on Saturday.  Don't eat any candy until an adult has looked through your loot.

-Ms. Lewis

P.S. I sure do like Smarties... ; )

Symbols of Canada

For the last week, we've been discussing symbols, and how symbols unite us through the shared connections we have with them.

We looked at Kevin Major's Eh To Zed, recording Canadian symbols for each letter of the alphabet.

When we got to "l", we saw "lumberjack".  I reminisced about a cartoon that used to come on TV when I was a child about a log driver (someone who sends the logs down the river).

Thanks to the magic of the internet, I can share the video with you now!

Without further ado, here it is...the Log Driver's Waltz!



Can you imagine seeing this on TV today?

-Ms. Lewis.

Welcome To The Room 204 Times!

Welcome to our class blog!  On this site, you'll find weekly updates about what's happening in Room 204, as well as information about upcoming events.


We will be posting weekly subject updates, discussing what we've done in language, math, social studies, science, and the arts (drama, visual arts, and dance).  We may even include a picture or two!


Our site will be updated every Thursday or Friday, whichever day ends our school week.


Stay tuned! 

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