Respiratory system 3

Body diagrams for test

These are the 2 body system diagrams they will need to know for the test. Students should have these copied into their notes.

Science test

The science test on Thursday will be about the three body systems we have learned about so far.

Students will be asked to identify the major parts of the digestive system (mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon, rectum, and anus), respiratory system (nose, mouth, trachea, lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli) and circulatory system (heart, blood, blood vessels) on a diagram.

Students will also need to be able to tell what the parts of the systems do and how these systems are interrelated. Students have been taking notes on these systems and we are currently working on the circulatory system. The notes have been included on this blog as we complete them. Please review these with your child to ensure they can complete the test to the best of their abilities.

Math test Thursday

The math test on Thursday will be on geometric shapes. Students will need to be able to: 

-identify and sort polygons based on their attributes

-measure the sides of shapes with a ruler and the angles with protractors

-construct angles using a protractor

-identify the 4 types of angles we have learned (acute, right, obtuse, and straight)

-identify triangles based on their attributes (acute, right, obtuse when talking about angles, and isosceles, scalene, and equilateral when talking about side measurements).

-construct triangles based on the size of a given angle and side length.

-measure the perimeter of both regular and irregular polygons

-measure the area of both regular and irregular polygons

Autobiography

The students have been working on autobiographies. They have been completing their rough drafts and some are now moving on to revising and writing their final copy. As I grade their work I will be looking for the following:

-An effective beginning: we have spent time discussing effective beginnings in different stories

-chronological order: they created a timeline of events in their lives to use for this

-each event is described in a paragragraph form, no paragraph should have more than one event

-revised for clarity: students should have reviewed their work to make sure that things are described clearly

-revised for spelling, punctuation, and grammar: students should be using dictionaries to assist

-revised to add interest: students should be adding details to their descriptions (using comparisons, similes, adjectives) to help their reader to better picture the situation or experience they are describing

Holidays

I would like the students to relax and enjoy their holidays, but also practise some of what we have been doing in class. Students should review their notes on the digestive system and respiratory system (see previous posts for the notes) so that they can match system parts with their names and identify what each part does. As well, students should work on identifying various polygons by the number of sides and number of vertices (see previous post). If you have a protractor available at home, students can also practise measuring and drawing angles.

Have a great holiday!

Nutrition

In health we have been talking about nutrition. I encourage the students to look at the nutrition label on the side of their food packages to become familiar with what they are eating. We have been learning how to read these labels and discussing how nutrition ties in to our digestion unit in science. We have also been discussing healthy food choices, and how media influences our food choices. Please take the time to look through food packaging with the students and discuss healthy food choices.