Friday, January 31, 2014

Weekend Challenge Question

 
 
 
Tasks:
 
1) Write 10 nouns that start with the letter "R"
 
2) Write 3 verbs that start with the letter "S"
 
3) Write 10 words that you could use to describe a TIGER.

Scholastic Book Orders

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE ON MONDAY!!!

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Spelling

SPELLING HOMEWORK IS DUE TOMORROW!

Challenge Question - Jan 30

Find the Missing Number
 
____ + 8 = 12
 
____  -  3 = 10
 
11 + ____ = 23
 
17 - ____ = 12
 
 

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Card towers for science class!

We are tackling some card towers for science class!!
 
The kids are discovering that building a card tower is not an easy feat!
 
I am so proud of their effort and persistence!
 




Challenge Question - Jan 29

Related Math Fact Monster...
 
Write the RELATED FACTS for each group of numbers below.
 
 
 
13              6               7
 
 
 
19               10                 9
 
 
 
20              10                10


Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Challenge Question - January 28

Challenge Question...
 
 
Who are my UKRAINIAN smarties????
 
 
Write down 10 things that you know about Ukraine??

Monday, January 27, 2014

Challenge Question - Jan 27

Mrs. Barker brought 567 cookies to school (she is one MASTER baker).  ;)
 
 
The students were so hungry that they ate 345 cookies.
 
How many cookies does Mrs. Barker have left?
 
To Do: Number sentence and written sentence.

Math Test






 
Math geometry unit quiz is tomorrow!


My Tower Builders! :)

Tackling some building in our science class!  Look at these kids go!
They had to come up with their own STABLE tower design!
 
Nice work kiddos!
 



Spelling for this week - Jan 27-31

Here are the spelling words for this week:

Stingrays:
oil
join
coin
point
boil
boy
joy
cowboy
toys
enjoy


Lizards:
broil
spoil
joining
choice
moist
enjoys
decoy
overjoy
royal
joining


Hawks:
tinfoil
uncoil
void
avoiding
rejoin
enjoying
employ
convoy
destroy
voyage


Sharks:
poison
devoid
rejoice
moist
spoiling
disappoint
employee
loyalty
royalty
enjoyable

To Do:
1) Fancy Printing
2) Flower spelling picture
3) Spelling addition

Spelling homework is due on FRIDAY!

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Please send to school...


For our up coming science unit (Building with a Variety of Materials) we are going to be building many different things.  I need help from home to gather materials for the kids to use to construct these various building projects.  Any materials that you have at home would be greatly appreciated. 

Please send the following materials in if you have any at home.

·  toilet paper rolls

·  paper towel rolls or wrapping paper rolls

·  cereal boxes / granola bar boxes

·  cracker boxes

·  shoe boxes (of different sizes)

·  styrofoam meat trays / aluminum trays

 

 

 

 

 

 Thank you so much for your help collecting these materials.  Without your help these building projects would not be possible.  Please send the items you collect to school with your child. 

 

Challenge Question - Jan 23

Mrs. Barker took her class on a field trip to the beach to collect sea shells.
The girls collected 453 sea shells.
The boys collected 329 sea shells.
 
How many sea shells did they collect altogether?
 
 
To Do: Number sentence and written sentence.
 


Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Reminder...

Reminder...
 
 
We are going skating on Friday from  10:00 - 11:15 am at Nicholas Sheran Arena.
 
Kids need to have skates and helmets.

Challenge Question - Jan 22



Mrs. Barker has 7 bags.  Each bag has 11 marbles in it!
 
 
How many marbles does Mrs. Barker have altogether?
 
 
To Do: Picture, number sentence and written sentence.


Monday, January 20, 2014

SKATING!

WE STILL NEED PARENT DRIVERS FOR SKATING!!!

CHALLENGE QUESTION - Jan 20

Mrs. Barker is having a class party.  There are 9 red balloons, 4 blue balloons, 3 yellow balloons, 8 purple balloons and 2 pink balloons.
 
How many balloons are there altogether?
 
To Do: Pic, number sentence and written sentence.

Spelling for the week

Here are the spelling lists for the week:


Stingrays:
town
now
how
owl
howl
out
ouch
loud
round
pout

Lizards:
brown
clown
frown
growl
tower
south
hound
cloudy
couch
ground

Hawks:
power
flower
towel
prowl
growl
mouth
trout
crouch
grouchy
bound

Sharks:
allowed
sunflower
vowels
coward
scowling
crouch
aloud
proudest
cloudier
fountain

To Do:
3 spelling worsheets (Spelling Code, How Many, Even/Odd).
DUE FRIDAY!












Friday, January 17, 2014

Weekend Challenge Question



4                7               3
 
 
How many different three digit numbers can you make using the numbers listed above?
 
Bring your answers to Mrs. Barker on Monday!
 
Have a great weekend kiddos!
 


Drivers Needed for Skating

Hi Parents.

I only have 2 parent drivers so far for skating on Friday next week.

If you are able to drive please let me know.  You do not need to stay at the rink for the entire skating time.  So if you could just drop off and pick up that would be great!

Thank you!

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Challenge question - Jan 15

Challenge Question - Odd vs Even
 
 
Which of the numbers listed below are ODD?
 
77
164
112
133
981
105
820
188
1091


Skating Driver Letter

Parent Drivers Needed!
 
 
We are going skating at Nicholas Sheran Arena on Friday, January 24th.
 
We are in need of parent drivers.  We will leaving the school at 10:00am and returning to the school at 11:15 am.
 
You are welcome to stay and skate with us if you are able to!
 
Please read the letter carefully for the items that are required if your child would  like to play hockey at one end of the ice.  Your child WILL NOT be able to participate in hockey unless they have ALL the required safety equipment.
 
If you are able to drive please return the form to school ASAP!  :)
 
Thanks.


Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Challenge Question - Jan 14

This fabulous girl is holding a magic number.
 
I want you to show me "142" in as many different ways as you can!  You need to show me AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT WAYS!
 
Hint: think base ten name, base ten picture, expanded form...etc!

Bring in your answer to Mrs. Barker tomorrow.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Challenge Question - Jan 13

Here is the challenge question for today!
 
 
Find me the mystery number...
 
 
100 + 500 - 200 + 300 - 100 - 100 + 400 = _____
 
 
Bring in your answer to Mrs. Barker.

Hot lunch Wednesday!

HOT LUNCH IS THIS WEDNESDAY!

Spelling Words for This Week

Here are the spelling words for this week.

R controlled vowels (ar, or).


Stingrays:
chart
hard
harm
sharp
yard
for
form
work
forgot
sport

Lizards:
alarm
garden
artist
harder
pardon
store
north
report
stories
organ

Hawks:
marble
carpenter
harmful
sharpen
cartoon
razor
visitor
normal
tornado
worth

Sharks:
depart
garland
sharpener
department
artistic
editor
favourite
inventor
victory
factory

Spelling homework due FRIDAY.

To do on TIC TAC TOE board:
1) Word Pyramid
2) Horizontal vs Vertical
3) Flash card maker

Friday, January 10, 2014

Challenge Question - Jan 10

Here is your challenge question for the weekend.
 
Bring it in to Mrs. Barker on Monday with your name on it.
 
 
Task 1: Draw 3 different quadrilaterals.
 
Task 2: Draw 3 different pentagons
 
Task 3: Draw 3 different hexagons.

TUESDAY - SPIRIT DAY

TUESDAY IS A SPIRIT DAY AT MMH!
 
 
IT IS "DRESS LIKE THE WEATHER"  HAT DAY!!
 
 
Grab your coolest toque to wear to school!!
 
 
 
 
 


Thursday, January 9, 2014

CHALLENGE QUESTION - Jan 9

Here is a challenge for my math stars...
 
 
 
Complete your work on a piece of paper and bring it to me tomorrow morning.  Make sure that your name is on it!  :)
 
 
Task 1: Draw me 10 figures that are NOT polygons.
 
 
Task 2: Draw me 3 different PENTAGONS.

HOT LUNCH MONEY

HOT LUNCH MONEY IS DUE ON FRIDAY!!!!
 
 

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

NICE TO BE BACK!!!

I am so happy to be back teaching!
 
It  has been wonderful to come back to such a great group of students.  I am so impressed with their willingness to work hard!
 
I can tell already that we are going to have a great rest of the school year.
 
I am looking forward to all the things that we have to come.
 
 
If you have any questions or concerns please get in touch with me so that we can have a chat!