Write a top ten list explaining what you are excited for this year or tell us what your top ten moments this week have been.

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Your task:
1. Complete 3 of these math problems. The last problem you do, take a screen shot or take a picture of the screen.

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_157_g_2_t_1.html?open=instructions&from=topic_t_1.html

2. Write a description after you solved it…explain what patterns you see in your solution, what helped you, what were some challenges you experienced?

3. Ask an adult to do one of the problems and ask them to tell you what strategy they used to figure it out.
4. Have a good weekend

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Obesity and Weight Gain is a North American Problem.  New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, wants to attack this problem by banning all sugary drinks over 16 ounces or 500 ml (just larger than a pop can) sold in restaurants, movie theaters, sports arenas etc. The ban will not effect pop sold in grocery stores but just at these other locations.  If passed, will this change the problem? Is this a good thing? Should government be involved to attack this problem? Or should government stay out and let people make their own choices?

Read the article http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/05/31/new-york-large-sugar-drink-ban.html for more info, google more videos if you like to further back up your opinion.

This video may help you out too!

Kindree Words from me: june1

Tomorrow is June 1st. Wow…we have done so much and come so far since the beginning of September.

We had a very busy week too. This year has been full of so many things that we have been involved in from way back at the beginning of the year with our remembrance day assembly, to our black light performance, our eventual trip to Wonderland, Pink Day, Blue Day,  our high fives at the end of the day, to spending every day together…learning, playing, laughing, reading, experimenting, painting, creating and trying new ways to explore our world and so much more.  All of you have you grown up in front of my eyes. A truly amazing group of smart, fun, nice, respectful and sometimes silly bunch of people you all are.

Some of you have been Kindree Kids have been here since you were only 4 years old! Some of you have been with the Kindree family for a short time, but have made an impact on us in such time period.

Please write a paragraph of memories from each grade level that you’ve been in, your teacher and what you remembered most, friends you made and things that have had an impact on you.  If you arrived this year, explain what this school, this class has done for you, what r your favourite memories of grade 5.  Remember…we have travelled together and we will always travel together.  Please remember to ask your parents if you forget some things that have happened to you or experienced throughout your Kindree career.

Looking forward to reading your thoughts….

Mr.Woods

Are we ready? Write a short paragraph, poem,
top ten list etc., explaining why you and ur
friends and peers are ready to make the
next step in your educational careers and
head to Middle school. What skills have
you gained while at kindree both socially and
in your schooling that will allow to welcome
the new you next year. Inspire us and make us think.
We can’t wait….

Please write a minimum of 6 sentences outlining and telling us anything and everything that you are excited about. Please include a catchy first sentence and a solid closing sentence. We can’t wait to read about what you are interested and excited about either things that you are involved with now or in the near future.

Music Monday was a program that was intended to create awareness of the need to include music in Canadian schools.

On this day, we would all like to hear why you like music and when and where do you listen to it most at home or at school.  Are you a lover of all types of music, cultural music, music without words and do you engage with music by creating your own?
See…if any of these were important to you, then there is value of music in school.  D0 you enjoy music in school?  Are there things you wish you could do in music class but are not able to?  Is music present in other areas of your school day and not just in “music class”. Please tell us, we would love to hear about  your musical experiences.

Why is Music in Schools Important?

Very Interesting Video

Create an Animoto of your “Book of Awesome”.
or
Ask the people in your family what would be in their “Book of Awesome” and write them down on our blog.

After completion, post it to your blog so we all can see it and enjoy.
Some of you might want to include what your parents’, sisters’ or brothers’ awesome things are. Today was fun listening to your favourite awesome things.
Have fun.

In Canada, there are restrictions on how kids work…where they can work….and when they can start working.  In this article: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/specials/articles/0,28285,1043474,00.html

 please read, respond and give us a “Your Say” paragraph on this complicated issue.   About 250 million (about 8 times the total population of Canada) children between ages 5 and 14 work. About half of all child laborers work full-time. Many kids work in hard and often dangerous jobs. They do not go to school. Experts agree there is a lot kids can do to help child laborers everywhere. We read Branded and this book addressed this issue.  How should we, Canada and  the world react to this issue now as it appears it is not going away?  Please give evidence from the text to support your answer.

Here are some websites that help support ending this problem.

http://endchildlabor.org/

A tv show on migrant workers…like those children we read about in Amelia’s Road.