March 5th

We started the day with music with Madame Zdrill. In English, we did stations where we had several short texts that we had to read. We then had to decide what the main theme of the text was.

1. Can you find the theme?
2. 
   
3.  A day to play 
4. Got washed away. 
5. Rain comes down,
6. Covers town. 
7. Eyes are sad.
8. Rain is bad! 
9. 
   
10. Come downstairs. 
11. Get the chairs.
12. Blankets, sheet, 
13. Looking neat! 
14. Inside forts 
15. Instead of sports 
16. Rainy day tears
17. Can turn into cheers.
18. 
    
19.  How does the speaker feel about the beginning of the poem? How do the speaker’s feelings change?
20. 
    
21. Can you find the theme?
22. is it ....
23. 
    
24. a. Persistence pays off.
25. b. Good can come from bad.
26. c. A cheerful attitude can overcome obstacles.
27. d. Love conquers all.

After recess, we had Sound Kreations in PE and we then looked closer at celebrations in Ukraine, comparing them with festivals in our home life. We looked at the Pysanka egg festival and saw the worlds biggest Pysanka egg in Vegreville. We all agreed that the carol singing in Ukrainian sounded beautiful and it was wonderful to hear about different celebrations such as Eid and Ramadan and how they compare to Ukrainian traditions. We realise that one thing in common is that they are great occasions to spend time and feast with the people closest to us. 

Maths challenge: 

Try and write a maths puzzle using words that includes multiplication or division. Be prepared to share it with the class so that we can try and solve it together. You may wish to use Google drive to create a short presentation so that you can include some images or sentences to help us with your word puzzle.

For example: 
30 people are coming to my birthday party. One cake can be divided into six slices. How many cakes do I need to order from the bakery to ensure that everyone at my party can get a slice?
 30 divided by 6 = 5

Make sure to check your answer using one of the strategies we have seen in class: la soustraction répétée, groupe égaux. Your number should be no higher than 30.

Extra difficult maths challenge : 

As above, but written entirely in French. This time, the limit is 1000. Then, take the answer to your sum, and try and find as many ways as you can to reach that number using different equations. For example:

Il y a 333 élèves à mon école. On mange le dîner dans les salles de classe.
Dans une salle à manger, il y a seulement assez d'espace pour trente-trois personnes à la fois. Combien de salles de classe est-ce qu'il nous faut pour que tous les élèves puissent manger leur dîner en même temps? La résponse : 11 Salles de classe.

How many ways can you make 11? 10-1, 5+6, 24-13 etc...

We will share our word puzzles on Monday so that you have a few days to work on it. 

P.s. There are actually 2 possible themes for the English poem.