Thursday 27 April 2017

WEEK 32 UPDATE

5th Grade Weekly Update
Dear Parents,
April has reached its end, which means it is time for us take our annual May 1st field trip next Monday. This year we will be going to Sunflower Farm, which guarantees a fun-filled day with DIY and outdoor activities. Here is what we got up to this week.   
What we learned this week
Maths: Topic 16 Ratio and Percent
Literacy: A Focus on Plays – The Case of the Runaway Appetite
Science: Chapter 5: The Water Cycle – Chapter Wrap Up and Test.
Social Studies: Chapter 13 Decades of Change. 
What we will learn After Spring Break
Maths: Topic 17 Equations and Graphs
Literacy: A Focus on Plays – The Case of the Runaway Appetite
Science: Chapter 6: Earth and Space
Social Studies: Chapter 13 Decades of Change – Chapter Wrap Up.  
Announcements:
Student of the Week:
Well done, Shogo Ueno.

Reminders
1.     Field Trip to Sunflower Farm next Monday, May 1st. Please wear your H.I.S. P.E. uniform.
2.     IOWA Week: The IOWA tests will be written next month, during the week of May 15th to 19th.


Have a good weekend.  



Mr. Robus

Silly Author Names

‘Advantageous’ by Benny Fishall
‘Am I Bothered?’ by Carrie Henri-Gardless
‘American Breakfast’ by Chris P. Bacon and ‘Pancakes’ by Mabel Sirrup
‘American Independence’ by Bertha Venation
‘Amphibians’ by Newt and Sally Mander
‘Antibiotics’ by Penny Silling
‘Are You Dancing?’ by R. U. Asking
‘Artificial Weightlessness’ by Andy Gravity
‘Back Problems’ by Eileen Bent
‘Bacteria’ by Mike Robes
‘Beguiled’ by N. Tyesing
‘Blushing’ by Rosie Cheeks
‘Breakfast’ by Hammond Deggs
‘Breath of Fresh Air’ by Hal E. Tosis
‘Bricklaying’ by Bill Jerome Wall
‘Broken Window’ by Eva Brick
‘Bullfighting’ by Matt Adore
‘Carbuncles’ by Ivor Boyle
‘Carpet Fitting’ by Walter Wall
‘Chinese Arsonist’ by Kin Dlin
‘Cloudburst’ by Wayne Drops
‘Coastal Walks’ by Cliff Topp-Path
‘Coffee Maker’ by Phil Turr and Cath Tierre
‘Common Cold Symptoms’ by Ron E. Nose
‘Constabulary’ by Laura Norder
‘Constipation’ by Anita Pu
‘Contempt for Human Nature’ by Miss Ann Thropy
‘Continental Sausages’ by Frank Furter and Sal Armie
‘Cooking Pasta’ by Al Dente
‘Crime & Punishment USA’ by Penny Tentiary
‘Crumbs in My Cuppa’ by Duncan Biscuits
‘Deception’ by Miss Leed
‘Dentistry’ by Phil McCavity
‘Dielectric Heating of Food’ By Mike Rowave
‘Digital’ by Anna Logg
‘Diplomatic Mission’ by M. Bassy
‘Dockers Tales’ by Steve Adore
‘Does My Bum Look Big in This?’ by Hugh Jarse
‘Dog’s Dinner’ by Nora Bone
‘Donald’s Flatulence’ by Ivana Trump
‘Drinking to Excess’ by Al Coholic
‘Easily Done’ by F. Oughtless-Lee
‘Eating Disorders’ by Anna Recksia
‘Empty Glass’ by Phil Ettup
‘Equally Adept’ by Amber Dextrous
‘Exploring other Galaxies’ by Anne Dromeda
‘Fading Away’ by Peter Innout
‘Favourite Pizza Toppings’ by Anne Chovie
‘For Whom?’ by Pete Sake
‘Forthright’ by Frank O. Pinion
‘French Cookery’ by Sue Flay
‘French Windows’ by Pattie O’Dors
‘Frogs and Newts’ by Anne Fibienz
‘Genie’ by Al Addin
‘Geology’ by Roxanne Minerals
‘Get Moving’ by Sheikh Alleg
‘Get Rid of Your Possessions’ by Lester Worrierbout
‘Goodbye Cruel World’ by Sue Aside
‘Good Read’ by Paige Turner
‘Great Britain from 1837 to 1910’ by Vic Torian and Ed Wardian
‘Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow’ by I. M. Balding
‘Harassment’ by Percy Kyuwshun
‘Haunted House’ by Hugo First
‘Helping Hand’ by Abel N. Willin
‘Hitting the Fan’ by Hoo Flung Dung
‘Horrendous’ by Terry Bull
‘How can I Help?’ by Len de Hand
‘Hypnotism’ by N. Tranced
‘Implants’ by E. Norma Stitz
‘Insurance’ by Justin Case
‘Intellectual Isolation’ by Ivor E. Towers
‘Islands’ by Archie Pelago
‘Keeping Scores’ by Adam Upp
‘Knighthood’ by Neil Downe
‘Large Snakes’ by Anna Conda
‘Leaflet design’ by Pam Flett
‘Leather Preparation’ by Tanya Hyde
‘Leo Tolstoy’ by Warren Piece
‘Lexicon’ By Dick Shunnery
‘Life Before Cars’ by Orson Buggy
‘Lion Taming’ by Claude Bottom
‘Living on a Budget’ by Penny Pincher
‘Living With Mosquito Bites’ by Ivana Scratch
‘Long Walk Home’ by Miss D. Buss
‘Looking Younger’ by Fay Slift
‘Lost Coffin’ by Sue Anne Undertaker
‘Lumberjack’ by Tim Burr
‘Magnificent’ by Wanda Full
‘Make Your Own Honey’ by B. Keeper
‘Men Can Change’ by Betty Woant
‘Mensa’ by Jean Yuss
‘Money Management’ by Owen Cash
‘More of a Lute Than a Guitar’ by Amanda Lynne
‘Mosquito Bites’ by Ivan Itch
‘Music of the Early 1960s’ by Tristan Shout
‘My Worst Journey’ by Helen Back
‘No Longer Required’ by Sue Perflewus
‘Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold’ by Lou Quarm
‘Odds and Sods’ by Miss Elaine Ayous
‘Off the Beaten Track’ by Dusty Rhodes
‘Off To Market’ by Tobias A. Pigg
‘Office Software’ by Mike Rowsoft
‘Old Age’ by Jerry Attrick
‘Optician’s Guide’ by Seymour Clearly
‘Outgoing Personality’ by Greg Arius
‘Outstanding’ by Emma Nentley
‘Over and Out’ by Roger Wilko
‘Pampered and Indulged’ by Molly Coddled
‘Passing in the Night’ by Mr Intyre-Lee
‘Picnicking’ by Alf Resco
‘Plunging Necklines’ by Seymour Bust
‘Poked in the Eye’ by Dee Stick
‘Positronic Brain’ by Anne Droid
‘Precipice’ by Eileen Dover
‘Prison Break’ by Frieda Convict
‘Pub Crawl’ by Carrie Meholm
‘Recommended Books’ by Betty Dreedit
‘Relay Race’ by Anne Dover-Baton
‘Rowing the Pacific’ by Willy Maykit
‘Rubber Inflatables’ by Abel Loon
‘Rushing’ by Ed Long
‘Rusty Bedsprings’ by I. P. Knightly
‘School Sports’ by Jim Nasium
‘Seaside Amusements’ by Penny R. Cade
‘Shellfire’ by R. Tillery
‘Showing Guts’ by N. Trayles
‘Singing Without Music’ by A. K. Pella
‘Sitting’ by Stan Ding
‘Slimmer’s Bible’ by Lou Swaite
‘Smoothing Rough Surfaces’ by Emma Ree Pay-Purr
‘Snapdragon Cultivation’ by Anne T. Wrynum
‘Sore Joints’ by A. King
‘Spring Showers’ by April Rain
‘Spring Shrubbery’ by Theresa Green
‘Standing in a Circle’ by Hans Joyned
‘Stand-up Comedian’ by Joe Kerr
‘Stealing Money’ by Robin Banks
‘Stone Age’ by Neil Ithic
‘Stop Shouting!’ by Danielle Soloud
‘Suspended’ by Dan Glynn
‘Suspense’ by Cliff Hanger
‘The Bishop’s Seat’ by Cathy Draal
‘The Bus Conductor’ by Myles Standing
‘The Capacity to Endure’ by Sue Stainability
‘The First of Twelve’ by Jan U. Weary
‘The Last of Twelve’ by Dee Sember
‘There’s a Hole in My Bucket’ by Lee King
‘Thirst Quencher’ by Bev Arage
‘Three Wishes’ by Jean E. Ovthelamp
‘Track and Field Sports’ by Arthur Letticks
‘Triumphant Conquest’ by Vic Tree
‘Truancy’ by Marcus Absent
‘Try Harder’ by Buster Gutt
‘Turkish Fast Food’ by Donna K. Bab
‘Twist and Shout’ by Sheikh Tall-About
‘Two Shillings and Six Pence’ by Arthur Crown
‘Tying Shoe Laces’ by Ben Dover
‘Under the Bleachers’ by Seymour Butts
‘Underwear Problems’ by Lucy Lastic
‘Unknown Lands’ by Terry Incognita
‘Voice Amplification’ by Mike Raphone
‘Voyeurism’ by A. P. Pingtom
‘Waiting for dinner’ by Sally Vating
‘Wireless Telegraphy’ by Ray Dio
‘Your Future’ by Claire Voyance

Wednesday 26 April 2017

Jia Qi found this interesting article about how the USA changed because of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Activists Reflect on Obama's Ascension

Civil rights leaders and prominent African Americans and blacks reflect on President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration a day after Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. Many of the civil rights and social justice activists who attended King's march on Washington in 1963 are coming to Washington D.C. to...

Sunday 23 April 2017

Spelling Week 32



Spelling Words

  1. fact
  2. factual
  3. locate
  4. location
  5. perfect
  6. perfection
  7. subtract
  8. subtraction
  9. elect
  10. election
  11. populate
  12. population
  13. select
  14. selection
  15. habit
  16. habitual
  17. decorate
  18. decoration
  19. punctuate
  20. punctuation                          

Challenge Words

  1. inverse
  2. equality
  3. equation
  4. climate
  5. latitude
  6. satellite
  7. nonviolence
  8. discrimination

Academic Words:

  1. exaggerate
  2. exaggeration
  3. participate
  4. participation
  5. autobiography
  6. scientific
  7. author
  8. precipitation