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Sunday, October 26, 2008

HOMEWORK:

  • Math: nothing
  • Science: QUIZ on parts of the tree on Monday...hope you are studying your notes!
  • Other: Are your parents willing to supply treats for our Halloween movie/snack time on Friday? If so don't forget to bring the form tomorrow! Remember... no treats, no movie.

REMINDERS:

  • Scholastic book orders due in please
  • Are you going to bring in a picture of a loved one who served in a war for the Remembrance Day ceremony?
  • Are you taking part in the pumpkin carving event in the gym on Tuesday and Wednesday at noon? Do you have your stuff organised? You will want to be ready to go by Tuesday...
  • Dance on Thursday from 5-7pm...no costumes!
  • Dress-up day on Friday

NOTE TO PARENTS:

  • Your child will be bringing home four things to show you for a signature that I have marked recently. Please ask them to see the following if they don't show you on Monday...(math rounding quiz, levels of the forest booklet, food chain/web assignment, math test)

BLOG QUESTION:

  • name the ten parts of the tree we have learned in class, and tell me briefly what each one does for the life of the tree.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Hey Mrs V. Here are my answers:
heartwood-center of tree
xylem-takes water from roots to leaves for photosynthesis
cambion-builds new cells
phloem-takes food made from photosynthesis to other places in tree
bark-protects the tree from minor inguries
trunk-helps support tree
roots-find water for treeand anchors the tree
crown-top of tree
branches-make crown and supports leaves and fruit
leaves-make photosynthesis
See you Monday.
Tracey

Anonymous said...

Hi mrs.v the parts are the:
Heart wood
xylem
cambium
Phloem
bark
trunk
crown
roots
branches
leaves
See you tomorrow

geronimo said...

hart is the middele part of a tree
croun is the top part of a tree
bark is the out side of the tree
xylom is the first layer of a tree
roots are the bottom of the tree.

Anonymous said...

Sorry I forgot to finish the question.
Heart wood-makes the tree stong and holds it up
Xylem-takes water from the roots to the leaves for photosynthesis
Cambium-biulds cells
phloem-takes food from photosynthesis and carries it to parts of the tree
Bark-protects th tree
trunk-supports the tree
branches-help hold up things like fruit and leaves
crown-top of the tree
leaves-prepare food from photosynthesis

Anonymous said...

heart wood-center of the tree

eylem- takes water from the roots wich makes photoosynthesis

cambion-takes the food to another part of the tree

phloem makes new celes

bark protects the tree

trunk- helps supot the tree

roots- finds water for the tree and helps hold the tree down

crown- top of the tree

leaves- makes photosynthesis

branches- holds the leaves and fruite on the tree

Anonymous said...

hart is the middele of a tree

crown is the top of a tree

bark is the out side of the tree

xylom is the first layer of a tree

roots are the bottom of the tree

Anonymous said...

Hey Mrs V. Here are my answers:
heartwood-center of tree
xylem-takes water from roots to leaves for photosynthesis
cambion-builds new cells
phloem-takes food made from photosynthesis to other places in tree
bark-protects the tree from minor inguries
trunk-helps support tree
roots-find water for treeand anchors the tree
crown-top of tree
branches-make crown and supports leaves and fruit
cya tomorrow kyle

Anonymous said...

Hey Mrs.Valgardson,
I missed you today, so i hope you are there tomorrow!!
Kelsey

Anonymous said...

Hi Mrs.V! The Ten parts of the tree are Leaves, Branches, Crown, Trunk, Roots, Heartwood, Xylem, Cambium, Phloem and Bark. Each one does:
Leaves~Produce food through photosynthisis
Branches~Support fruit and leaves
Crown~Top of tree,made up of branches and leaves.
Trunk~Supports the tree.
Roots~Anchor the tree.
Heartwood~strenghens the tree.
Xylem~Carries water up through the tree.
Cambium~Builds new cells.
Phloem~Carries the food down from the leaves.
bark~Protects the tree.

I hope your not sick tommorrow! I missed you today!

See U Later!

From Emily:)

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Anonymous said...

Ok I'm leaving now. :)