Zoo forms due Friday

This week we have started to learn about decimals by looking at tenths and hundredths. We learned that anything that comes after a decimal point is something less than one or a whole. For tenths, we learned how if you split a whole into ten pieces, each piece would represent a tenth. We learned that to write out tenths in decimal form, you need to write a 0, then decimal point (.) and then the value of the tenth. We converted fractions of tenths to their decimal value. For example 2/10 would be 0.2. For hundredths we learned that it would be similar to tenths only instead of ten pieces it would 100. We related this information to money and how our money system shows values in dollars and hundredths of cents. Today we did a few practice questions on how to convert fractions into decimals. We will continue to practice this skill tomorrow. We will then work toward comparing and adding/subtracting decimals.

In social we continued to work on activities around Ukraine. This week we are reading and reflecting on farming, manufacturing, mining, superstitious beliefs and country/city life. We rotate through activities to make sure we each learn about and complete the work around each topic.

We are hoping to be finished our animal research posters/books by Friday. Some students still do not have all of the required information and are strongly encouraged to continue to research at home and then bring in that information. We will begin presenting our projects next week. Students have been using a rubric to reflect on their research, posters and soon presentation skills.

Tomorrow we will be having our presentation from the Calgary Humane Society. Please remember to bring in your permission forms.

Zoo forms are due back on Friday. We are still looking for parent volunteers so if you are able to come, we would love to have you! Please note that permission forms need to be in by Monday at the very latest. If you are unable to pay the $10.00 please let Mrs. Cummings know in the office. Permission forms may be returned without payment. There are quite a few students who have not returned their forms. If you need another form, please let Ms. Binks know.

Reminders:
- Book orders due Friday
- Zoo forms due Friday
- Please return volunteer tea forms
- We go on our zoo field trip next Tuesday