- Parents:  fill out this survey to win the class a pizza lunch!  Survey Link: https://forms.office.com/r/wQ6j3UrHxE

- Christmas concert attire for grade 5 -  White shirts, dark bottoms (remainder provided at school)

- Patrols - bring in an appropriate mug for hot chocolate

*Gala card ornament due Dec 16 (sent home Dec 9)

*Sparkle day - wear something sparkly to honour Mrs. Arkle - Tuesday, Dec 17

Did you know there's hot lunch every Wednesday?  Sign up by the Friday before here:  https://munchalunch.com/login

If you would like to order any scholastic items, please use the following class code:  RC214818  https://classroomessentials.scholastic.ca/s/cec-ca/en/digital-catalogues

Homework

Math 

- reflection/mirror image  worksheet - both sides

ELA

- Literary elements for story exert planning - OVERDUE

- December Home Reading - December 20

SS

- chapter 5 test - Tuesday, Dec 17

Science

- Creative complex machine - draw and explain parts on reverse (Rube Goldberg inspiration)

- complex worksheet (orver due from Monday)

- design challenge - materials must be at school by December 16 - this will be built at school on the 16th, it must perform a function or work as a chain reaction and actively use at least 2 different simple machines 

- Science Simple Machines test - Dec 13 

Science materials to review:

- know the definition for:  mechanical advantage, simple machine

- know the definition, examples of, and explain how they work:  screw, lever, pulley, inclined plane, wheel and axle, wedge

- direction of gears and what type of machine they are

- identify 3 classes of levers and label effort, load and fulcrum

- identify three types of pulleys

- identify and label which simple machines are within given complex machines