History of Halloween

Hi 5th Grade,

Be safe tonight if you're heading out to trick or treat.  Stay in groups.  Wear reflective clothing.  Be careful crossing roads.  With your parents, check your candy before you eat anything.  Be safe and have fun.

This video is a very quick history of halloween.

Nick Vujicic Video: Love WIthout Limits

Here is your HW.  Watch this video and leave a comment.  This is powerful stuff.  I think a lot of this relates to the social challenges you all face as students.  These are messages he is giving to Public Schools.  Therefore, there is little or no mention to the gospel.  But, don't be confused...what he is sharing is because Nick has the love of Jesus in his life.  I'll put another video on another day that shares his Christian testimony.

http://www.elfontheshelf.com/content/about-us

Cholera in India

Hi 5th Grade,

Here is some information about the cholera in India during the 19th century (that is 1800-1899).  Millions dies during this period primarily due to unclean, contaminated water. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics

We're almost at our 5000 pageview milestone.  Get there tonight and I'll bring something in on Friday. 

Also, here is HW for  MaKenzi

1)  AR - 30 minutes
2)  Secret Garden - take the AR quiz by this Friday
3)  Social Studies - Chapter 2 Checkup and flash cards
4)  Bible worksheet p. 16 #1-3
5)  Shurley Test tomorrow
6)  Get on the blog and look at this entry...obviously if you're reading this, you've already done it!
7)  Lamplighter Poem - Friday

LWW Test Bonus Questions

Hi 5th Grade,
Here are the test bonus questions.  These must be done this weekend and stapled to your test on Monday.  You will not have time to do these on Monday.  They must be done on  separate pieces of paper beforehand.  They may be computer printed, printed or in cursive.  Please just make sure they are neat.  Each bonus is worth up to 2% bonus for your novel test.

Have a good weekend!



1.  Define allegory in your own words. Explain how "Les Miserables" is an allegory of the Christian message. Please provide 3 separate examples that illustrate this.

2.  Compare and contrast (similarities and differences) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe novel to the radio drama and/or the movie. 


Please answer in proper paragraph form on separate pieces of paper.

HW for Bianca and Beau

HW

1.  Secret Garden - finish up as much as the novel as you can.  AR test for the novel is due Nov. 1
2.  Study for the LWW test...see blog for the two bonus questions
3.  Sign up for SRCS Auction Basket and sign up for Parent/Teacher conferences

Give me 5! Friday Newsletter, Issue 10

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Unit Test - Study Sheet

LWW Test

1. Vocabulary

-       Mix and match (5 marks)

-       Part of speech, define in your own words and you need to use the word in a sentence (5 words x 3 marks = 15 marks total)

e.g. Mr. Goh is golfing this afternoon with Mr. Nelson at Brentwood golf course. 

Part of Speech:  verb

Define:  Crazy game where men chase after a white little ball in a feeble attempt to put it into a small hole. 

Use it in a sentence:  Golfing with Mr. Goh is super fun because I like to watch him get angry as he tries to put this little white ball into a hole.

2. Speech Recognition (5 quotations x 3 marks  =  15 marks total)

 

Speaker?  Who is being spoken to?  What is happening in the story when this is said?

 

"What do they teach kids in school these days?"

Speaker:  Professor

Who is being spoken to:  Susan, Peter

What is happening:  Peter and Susan are concerned about Lucy because she continues to insist that Narnia is real.  They go to the professor to talk to him about it.

 

3. Short answer responses (4 questions x 5 marks = 20 marks total)

-       The socratic questions of my choice.

è  Please rephrase questions

è  Check carefully that you answer all parts of the question

è  Give direct evidence from the novel

è  4 sentences long

 

e.g. Define exposition.  What do you think is the exposition in the novel.  Make direct reference to the novel.

 

4. Paragraph response

 

a)         Define allegory.  Describe 3 similarities between the Bible and the novel that show how LWW is an allegory.

b)        Choose one of the four children.  How is their character directly or indirectly described in the novel.  Explain how their royal title (i.e. P the Magnificent, SS the Gentlethe Gneltel

S the Gentle, E the Just and L the Valiant) is appropriate.