In Your Planner:
-All week is education week (students are campaigning this week)
-Thursday (Art show in gym)- parents welcome from 3:30-5:30
-Friday (Scholastic Book Orders Due)
-Friday (Northern Track Day Permission Slips Due)
-Friday we will have our election
-Friday (Jump Rope )Don't forget to collect pledges for Jump Rope and Hoops

Words of the Week:
Holes Vocabulary Ch 40-50

Writing Focus/ Science:

The students are writing explanations of how a chemical change happens. They choose from the following four to research. (How rust forms ?, how and egg cooks, how wood burns, how vinegar  and baking soda make carbon dioxide gas)
           

Watch this video to listen to an explanation about lightening:
 explanation videos

Math:  Chapter 12- FRACTIONS
-This week we are focusing on equivelant fractions and how to order them.
-Use these website for some extra help:

            Equivelant Fractions


           fractions on a number line

Francais:

Cathcart students and parents are invited to watch the grade 5/6 class perform Cendrillon/Cinderella on Thursday May 9th at 9:15 a.m. in our gymnasium. Loonies and toonies are being collected to help support a school in North Africa built by Mme. Shrumm's colleague in France, El Houssine Lasfar. THe gr. 5/6 students in Miss Evan's class are excite to help provide water and school supplies for these children through our donations. Come early to get a seat and enjoy the show! (Message from Mme. Shrumm)