Moon quiz

There will be a Moon quiz on Monday, December 2nd. Below are the topics that will be covered. Students are asked to use their green science folders to study.

o   How many moon phases are there?

o   What do these words mean? waxing, waning, gibbous, crescent, full moon, new moon

o   The difference between rotation and revolution.

o   What causes the seasons and night and day?

o   How many high and low tides per day? Where is the Bay of Fundy located?

o   Why would people need to know when the tides are?

o   Name a few nocturnal and diurnal animals. 

o   What adaptations allow animals to be nocturnal? (large eyes, echolocation, sensitive whiskers, good hearing)

Homework

We have been learning about nocturnal and diurnal animals in science. Students are asked to complete a list of 10 diurnal and 10 nocturnal animals on their google docs. They may need access to a computer to finish up this work.

1. Go to google.com
2. Log off current account
3. Log into students account firstnamelastname@students.talmudtorah.com

For each diurnal animal, please indicate what adaptation allows them to be active at night (whiskers, adapted eyes, ears, echolocation, etc).

Field Trip Reminder

A friendly reminder that 4A will be going to H.R. MacMillan Space Centre on Wednesday, November 20th. Please have your children bring a packed lunch, snacks, and a water bottle.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me at tmorrell@talmudtorah.com

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Math Update

Over the next few weeks your child will learn multiplication facts to 12 X 12. Your child will use a variety of strategies to learn and remember these facts, so that your child will either recall or be able to apply a strategy to find each fact.

To reinforce these concepts at home, you and your child can work on some at-home activities such as these: 

- Look for things that come in 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, and 9s, and then ask and answer questions such as, "Our house has 5 front steps. How many front steps would 6 houses like ours have?"

- Locate items that come in arrays and identify the multiplication facts for each array. For example, egg cartons show arrays of 2X6=12 and 6X2=12. 

- If you have a pet, figure out the age of your pet in "human"years. Every year a cat lives, it ages 5 human years. Every year a dog lives, it ages 7 human years.

For games, please go to www.multiplication.com