Friday January 30, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Please remember that Monday is a PA Day.  I hope you all have a tremendous "long weekend".




Grade 3

Math - page 60 (photocopied page) - Due Tuesday

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)

Lego permission form returned for those interested (Due February 4)



Grade 3

Math - page 60 in workbook  (Due Tuesday)

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)

Lego permission form returned for those interested (Due February 4)

Have a great evening and weekend!

Mr. Carr

Thursday January 29, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Tonight would be a great night to complete some of the assignments that are due next week.

Please find your homework below.



Grade 3

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)

Lego permission form returned for those interested (Due February 4)



Grade 4

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)

Lego permission form returned for those interested (Due February 4)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

Wednesday January 28, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Please make sure that you remember to prepare for our math test tomorrow.




Grade 3

Math -  Measurement Test tomorrow.  Make sure you study the following:

1.  Your review
2.  Questions we did in class about dividing shapes into rectangles and then finding the area of the entire shape.
3.  Elapsed time questions (BC, AD, decades, centuries, millenniums)
4.  Conversions review page 

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)

Grade 4

Math -  Measurement Test tomorrow.  Make sure you study the following:

1.  Your review
2.  Questions we did in class about dividing shapes into rectangles and then finding the area of the entire shape.
3.  Elapsed time questions (BC, AD, decades, centuries, millenniums)
4.  Conversions review page 

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)



Have a great night!

Mr. Carr

Tuesday January 27, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Please remember how important it is to manage your time and not leave work until the last minute.  I often give you assignments that are due a few days after they have been assigned (i.e. spelling tests, multiplication tables quiz, etc.).  On nights when you don't have as much homework, you should be working on these assignments.  PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE WORK UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!


Grade 3

Literacy - Break your story arc into scenes.  You do not need to spend a lot of time on this.  Please simply decide where the events on your story arc will take place.  Will they take place in a school?  A forest?  Where will they take place?  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Complete your "Mr. Carr falls" scene.  Remember, to make sure that you add quotations so that it is a scene, not a summary.  (Due tomorrow).

Math -  Measurement Test Thursday.  Make sure you study the following:

1.  Your review
2.  Questions we did in class about dividing shapes into rectangles and then finding the area of the entire shape.
3.  Elapsed time questions (BC, AD, decades, centuries, millenniums)
4.  Conversions review page (will get this tomorrow, because we did not have time today)

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)

Grade 4

Literacy - Break your story arc into scenes.  You do not need to spend a lot of time on this.  Please simply decide where the events on your story arc will take place.  Will they take place in a school?  A forest?  Where will they take place?  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Complete your "Mr. Carr falls" scene.  Remember, to make sure that you add quotations so that it is a scene, not a summary.  (Due tomorrow).

Science - Complete the chart on your Transparent, Translucent & Opaque Handout.  (due tomorrow).

Math -  Measurement Test Thursday.  Make sure you study the following:

1.  Your review
2.  Questions we did in class about dividing shapes into rectangles and then finding the area of the entire shape.
3.  Elapsed time questions (BC, AD, decades, centuries, millenniums)
4.  Conversions review page (will get this tomorrow, because we did not have time today)

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)

Monday January 26, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Please find your homework below.



Grade 3

Math -  Measurement Test Thursday.  Make sure you study the following:

1.  Your review
2.  Questions we did in class about dividing shapes into rectangles and then finding the area of the entire shape.
3.  Elapsed time questions (BC, AD, decades, centuries, millenniums)
4.  Conversions review page (will get this on Tuesday)

Math - Review (due tomorrow).

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)




Grade 4

Science - Complete the chart on your Transparent, Translucent & Opaque Handout.  (due Wednesday).

Math -  Measurement Test Thursday.  Make sure you study the following:

1.  Your review
2.  Questions we did in class about dividing shapes into rectangles and then finding the area of the entire shape.
3.  Elapsed time questions (BC, AD, decades, centuries, millenniums)
4.  Conversions review page (will get this on Tuesday)

Math - Review (due tomorrow).

Art - Line Design assignment (due Tuesday)

Health - Complete the question below (due Tuesday)

What is the best way to say "NO" if, when you get older, someone asks you if you would like to smoke?

Spelling - Test Tuesday

Multiplication Tables - Test Tuesday (4's only)



Have a great night,

Mr. Carr

Friday January 23, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

I hope all the grade 4's who went skiing, snowboarding or tubing had a terrific day.  I know those of us who stayed back had a lot of fun skating and tobogganing.

Have a terrific weekend.  Please find your homework below.

Grade 3

Literacy - Complete your question about the informative or persuasive text.  Make sure you extend on your proof by stating, "This is good proof because..." (due Tuesday)

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

Grade 4

Literacy - Complete your question about the informative or persuasive text.  Make sure you extend on your proof by stating, "This is good proof because..." (due Tuesday)

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Science - Complete the chart on your Transparent, Translucent & Opaque Handout.  (due Wednesday).

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

Have a great night!

Mr. Carr

Thursday January 22, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Please remember that tomorrow is electives day for grade 4's.  Just like last week it is important that you arrive at the school no later than 8:20am.  The buses will plan to return around 4:20-4:30 pm, but as we saw last week, this can be pushed back depending on traffic or other circumstances.

Grade 3 students who are staying back will be given the opportunity to skate and toboggan as long as permission forms have been handed in.  If they haven't, those students will still be able to play outside, but will not be able to participate in those activities.

Grade 3

Literacy - Complete your question about the informative or persuasive text.  Make sure you extend on your proof by stating, "This is good proof because..." (due Tuesday)

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

-Note for skating and tobogganing if haven't handed in (due)

Grade 4

Literacy - Complete your question about the informative or persuasive text.  Make sure you extend on your proof by stating, "This is good proof because..." (due Tuesday)

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Science - Complete the chart on your Transparent, Translucent & Opaque Handout.  (due Wednesday).

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

-Note for skating and tobogganing if haven't handed in (due)

Have a great night!

Mr. Carr

Wednesday January 21, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

I hope all the grade 3's had a terrific time on their field trip today.

Tomorrow frozen yogurt will be on sale for $1.00.

Tomorrow is also Twin Day!  Feel free to dress up with someone as twins :)

Grade 3

Math - area question (due tomorrow)

Literacy - Complete story arc (due tomorrow)

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

-Note for Skating and Tobogganing on Friday  (note due tomorrow)

Grade 4

Science - Building Chart from Transparent, Translucent & Opaque handout (due Wednesday)

Math - area question (due tomorrow)

Literacy - Complete story arc (due tomorrow)

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

-Note for Skating and Tobogganing on Friday if you are not going on electives. (note due tomorrow)



Have a great night!

Mr. Carr

Tuesday January 20th, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Grade 3

Remember grade 3's that tomorrow is your Black Creek Pioneer Village field trip.  Please come dressed for the weather and please try and bring a litter-less lunch.  It is very important that you arrive to school a little early (approximately 10 minutes), for the bus is leaving immediately!

Math - area question (due Thursday)

Literacy - Complete story arc (due Thursday)

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

-Note for Skating and Tobogganing on Friday

Grade 4

Math - area question (due Thursday)

Literacy - Complete story arc (due Thursday)

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

-Note for Skating and Tobogganing on Friday if you are not going on electives.



Have a great night!

Mr. Carr

Monday January 19, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Today we explored the "itravel" school website.  It is a website that allows you to track how often you walk to school and the impact it has on your health and the environment.  As discussed in class, if you are unable to walk to school for any reason, that is okay.  This is not a tool to make you feel bad, rather it is a way to promote being more active whenever we can be.

Tonight, I would like you to please try and see if you can access the website and put in how often you walk, ride, etc. to and from school (just like we did in class today).  The instructions are below to try and do this.  Please don't worry if you can't.  As you know, the website has been giving us trouble at school and so we would like to see if it will work for you at home.  Please do not spend any more than 10 minutes trying!

Here is the information you need....

www.ischooltravel.org 

along the top menu there is a tab for LOG IN

user - RickHansen

pw - RickHansen

This will take you to the main hub for our school, to find your class click on the CLASSROOM MASTER tab.

Below is the rest of your homework.

Grade 3

Math - area question (due tomorrow)

Health - Please try the itravel website tonight or tomorrow (instructions above) - Due Wednesday

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

Grade 4

Math - area question (due tomorrow)

Health - Please try the itravel website tonight or tomorrow (instructions above) - Due Wednesday

Health - question below for smoking article (due Monday)

What has the author done to help prevent young students from smoking when they get older?

Spelling - test Monday

Multiplication Tables - 3's test Monday

Have a great night!

Mr. Carr

Wednesday January 14, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Please remember that tomorrow is our first day of winter electives.  It is important that you arrive by 8:20am at the absolute latest.  The buses will be leaving shortly after.  Those students in grade 3 and students in grade 4 who are staying back, we have a day planned for you that I think you will enjoy.  A portion of the day will involve golf instruction in the gym!

Please remember that Friday is a PA Day.

There will be no blog post tomorrow, so below is your homework for the weekend.





Grade 3

Spelling test Monday (remember the "I before E, except after C" rule)

Times Tables (0 x 2  up to 11 x 2) test Monday




Grade 4

Spelling test Monday (remember the "I before E, except after C" rule)

Times Tables (0 x 2  up to 11 x 2) test Monday





Have a great night!

Mr. Carr

Tuesday January 13, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Please remember that tomorrow is Walk to School Day.  Even if it is cold, it is great if you can try and walk part of the way to school :)  As always, staying safe is the most important thing!





Grade 3

Spelling test Monday

Times Tables (0 x 2  up to 11 x 2) test Monday

Art - Positive/Negative Art (due tomorrow)



Grade 4

Science - Please write an answer to the question, "What is refraction?".  Think about what we learned today in class when we watched the "arrow" video (due tomorrow)

Spelling test Monday

Times Tables (0 x 2  up to 11 x 2) test Monday

Art - Positive/Negative Art (due tomorrow)




Have a great night!

Mr. Carr

Monday January 12, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Hope you all have a great night.





Help for your Literacy homework:
As you all know, we continued working on our realistic fiction stories today.  We worked on developing our characters by "knowing how much change is in their pockets" (this means knowing the characteristics of your characters really, really well).  We then worked on coming up with ideas for events in our story that could allow the reader to learn the characteristics of our characters.  For Tuesday, I would like you to finish coming up with ideas for events in your story that share what your ALL your characters are like.  If you need help, you can have your parents help you generate ideas.  Remember, the example I gave you from my story was the fact that my Dad taking me to a baseball practice showed that he loved sports, loved his kids, and was kind.  Your job is to come up with events for your story which teaches the reader about your character.



Grade 3

Literacy - Finish explaining the events in your story which will show the characteristics for ALL your characters.  (due tomorrow).

Literacy - Lion question below (due tomorrow)

"What does Aslan teach us about how to treat other people?"

Spelling test Monday

Times Tables (0 x 2  up to 11 x 2) test Monday

Art - Positive/Negative Art (due Wednesday)

Grade 4

Literacy - Finish explaining the events in your story which will show the characteristics for ALL your characters.  (due tomorrow).

Literacy - Lion question below (due tomorrow)

"What does Aslan teach us about how to treat other people?"

Spelling test Monday

Times Tables (0 x 2  up to 11 x 2) test Monday

Art - Positive/Negative Art (due Wednesday)

Friday January 9, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

I hope you all have a terrific weekend.  We had a great first week of 2015 :)



Help for your Literacy homework:
As you all know, we continued working on our realistic fiction stories today.  We worked on developing our characters by "knowing how much change is in their pockets" (this means knowing the characteristics of your characters really, really well).  We then worked on coming up with ideas for events in our story that could allow the reader to learn the characteristics of our characters.  For Tuesday, I would like you to finish coming up with ideas for events in your story that share what your ALL your characters are like.  If you need help, you can have your parents help you generate ideas.  Remember, the example I gave you from my story was the fact that my Dad taking me to a baseball practice showed that he loved sports, loved his kids, and was kind.  Your job is to come up with events for your story which teaches the reader about your character.



Grade 3

Literacy - Finish explaining the events in your story which will show the characteristics for ALL your characters.  (due Tuesday).

Literacy - Lion question below (due Tuesday)

"What does Aslan teach us about how to treat other people?"

Spelling test Monday (moved from Friday because we have electives).

Art - Positive/Negative Art (due Wednesday)

Grade 4

Social Studies - Please finish highlighting the notes on Ancient Greece, and then complete the chart - all on Google Classroom (due Monday)

Literacy - Finish explaining the events in your story which will show the characteristics for ALL your characters.  (due Tuesday).

Literacy - Lion question below (due Tuesday)

"What does Aslan teach us about how to treat other people?"

Spelling test Monday (moved from Friday because we have electives).

Art - Positive/Negative Art (due Wednesday)





Have a great weekend,

Mr. Carr

Thursday January 8, 2015

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

Due to the extreme cold weather, tomorrow's winter elective activities have been postponed.  Please make sure you give your parents the note that went home this evening.  An explanation is also provided below:

Dear Parents,

Our Winter Electives scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed on account of the extreme temperatures and wind chills.  The weather network is calling for 56 km/h winds.  This will make for very uncomfortable and potentially dangerous skiing/tubing conditions.   

The trip has been rescheduled to Friday, January 23rd.  Tomorrow will be a regular (Day 5) school day.

The activities chosen for Outing #1 will now take place on Thursday, January 15th.  And the activities chosen for Outing #2 will now take place on Friday, January 23rd.

If this change raises any concerns or creates any issues, please do not hesitate to contact me.  My contact information is below.

Kind Regards

J. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca

905-841-6225

Help for your Literacy homework:
As you all know, we continued working on our realistic fiction stories today.  We worked on developing our characters by "knowing how much change is in their pockets" (this means knowing the characteristics of your characters really, really well).  We then worked on coming up with ideas for events in our story that could allow the reader to learn the characteristics of our characters.  For Tuesday, I would like you to finish coming up with ideas for events in your story that share what your ALL your characters are like.  If you need help, you can have your parents help you generate ideas.  Remember, the example I gave you from my story was the fact that my Dad taking me to a baseball practice showed that he loved sports, loved his kids, and was kind.  Your job is to come up with events for your story which teaches the reader about your character.



Grade 3

Literacy - Finish explaining the events in your story which will show the characteristics for ALL your characters.  (due Tuesday).

Literacy - Lion question below (due Tuesday)

"What does Aslan teach us about how to treat other people?"

Spelling test Monday (moved from Friday because we have electives).



Grade 4

Social Studies - Please finish highlighting the notes on Ancient Greece, and then complete the chart - all on Google Classroom (due Monday)

Literacy - Finish explaining the events in your story which will show the characteristics for ALL your characters.  (due Tuesday).

Literacy - Lion question below (due Tuesday)

"What does Aslan teach us about how to treat other people?"

Spelling test Monday (moved from Friday because we have electives).




Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

Wednesday January 7, 2014

Good evening ladies & gentlemen,

As you all know, we continued working on our realistic fiction stories today.  We worked on developing our characters by "knowing how much change is in their pockets" (this means knowing the characteristics of your characters really, really well).  We then worked on coming up with ideas for events in our story that could allow the reader to learn the characteristics of our characters.  Tonight I would like you to finish coming up with ideas for events in your story that share what your main character is like.  If you need help, you can have your parents help you generate ideas.  Remember, today the example I gave you from my story was the fact that my Dad taking me to a baseball practice showed that he loved sports, loved his kids, and was kind.  Your job is to come up with events for your story which teaches the reader about your character.



Grade 3

Literacy - Generate ideas for your main character (due tomorrow).

Math - Please complete your math assignment that we worked on today in class.  (due tomorrow)

Spelling test Monday (moved from Friday because we have electives).



Grade 4

Literacy - Generate ideas for your main character (due tomorrow).

Math - Please complete your math assignment that we worked on today in class.  (due tomorrow)

Social Studies - Please finish highlighting the notes on Ancient Greece, and then complete the chart - all on Google Classroom (due Monday)

Spelling test Monday (moved from Friday because we have electives).

Tuesday January 6, 2015

Good evening everyone,

Tomorrow's "Walking Wednesday" has been postponed due to the cold weather.  It has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, January 14th.


Grade 3

Spelling test Friday

Grade 4

Social Studies - Complete Egypt/Canada chart on Google Classroom.  Please stop after getting to the chart.  (due tomorrow)

Spelling test Friday

Have a great evening, 

Mr. Carr

Monday January 5, 2014

Good evening everyone!

Happy new year!  It was nice seeing everyone today.  Here is your homework :)

Grade 3

Literacy - Lion question below (due tomorrow)

"Was the White Witch an honest person?  Please use details from the text to support your answer."

Math - Please complete questions a & b on the page I handed out in class.  It is the one on intervals.  (due tomorrow)

Spelling test Friday

Grade 4

Literacy - Lion question below (due tomorrow)

"Was the White Witch an honest person?  Please use details from the text to support your answer."

Math - Please complete questions a & b on the page I handed out in class.  It is the one on intervals.  (due tomorrow)

Social Studies - highlight Egypt info on Google Classroom.  Please stop when you get to the chart on similarities with Canada. (due tomorrow)

Spelling test Friday

Have a great evening, 

Mr. Carr