Disaster DIY Chat

On May 10, the Grade 5 students at Banbury Heights School had the opportunity to have a Skype conversation with Bryan Baeumler from the TV show Disaster DIY on HGTV. The students have just started a science unit on structures where they will have to complete a series of design challenges. Bryan was able to answer a number of questions and provide some design tips that students will be able to use during the course of this unit. Check out a portion of the chat by clicking on ththis link!  Bryan Chat

Science Assignment - Bridge Research

Today you will do some important research to collect information that you can use to build your bridge later this week. Work with your group to follow the steps below!
1. Go to the site http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/basics.html
- Read through the "Bridge Basics" as a group
- Make notes on the positives an negatives of the beam, truss, arch, and suspension bridge
- Draw some simple sketches to help you remember each bridge
2. Go to the site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/loads.html
- Make detailed notes on how the weight of structure, weight of load and a eathquake can affect a bridge
- Make a few diagrams to help you remember what you learned
3. Go to the site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html
- Make detailed notes on each of the shapes you can use to crete your bridge
- draw a quick diagram so you can refer to them when you are building your own bridge
4. Google: Cantilever Bridge
- Write five points about the positives of this type of bridge
- draw a quick sketch of what it looks like

Good luck.

Fraction Activities

We have begun to look at fractions in our next math unit. I have put together a collection of interactive websites where students can work with fractions visually and learn how to work with equivalent fractions, mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting fractions. I encourage students to play some of these games each week to practice the skills we are learning at school.

Here are some links to some fun fraction activities.

http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/n6a/playground.htm
http://fractionbars.com/Lowest_Terms_Game/
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/equivalentfractions/index.html
http://www.freewebs.com/weddell/Equiv%20Fractions%20Contents.html
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/tonyfraction.htm
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clarafraction.htm
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/index.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html

Division Activities

We will be working on division as part of our Number Sense unit.  Division is much simpler for students when they are very familiar with their multiplication facts.  Please continue to practice these at home on a daily basis.
Here are some links to some fun division activities.

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/Tunnel/divide.htm

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/apple-baskets-division.php

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/long-division.php

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/division-mathatobie.php

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/sunny-bunny-division.php

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/division-turbo-skid.php

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/math-frog-division.php

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/division-moon-math.php

HAVE FUN!!!

Ancient Civilizations

This month we are starting our unit on ancient civilizations. Click on the link below to start exploring some of the civilizations we will be looking at during this unit!

http://www.show.me.uk/topicpage/Ancient-Civilisations.html

Read To Succeed

The Read to Succeed program has now started. Please remember to track your minutes each day on your tracking sheet. If you lost your tracking sheet, you can print off a new one by clicking on the "Download File" in Mr. Shearim's blog.  Tab at the top of the home page. Just Book It!

http://www.mrshearim.blogspot.com/

 

February Newsletter

The February newsletter has been posted. Check to see what is new this month!