The class has been busy working on their final project for our unit on Force, Motion and Simple Machines.  They are building a complex machine which has seven parts to it and three simple machines…all to perform the simple task of popping a balloon.  Yesterday and today the groups have been busy planning out their machine and are all ready to start building tomorrow!  We have most of the supplies here at school but there may be an item or two that your child needs to gather from home.  If there is, please send it to school tomorrow, if possible.  Our plan is to have the projects ready to be judged on Thursday, April 7th at 1:00pm.  You are welcome to come and watch!

Thank you and have a great day!

Mrs. Goosen

In light of the gorgeous weather forecast for this week, we are now officially on summer uniforms!  Bring on the shorts!  =)

Please note that Little Hoopsters has had a slight time change.  It will now run from 3:15 – 4:15 on Tuesdays.

Thank you!

We hope you all had a fantastic spring break and had were able to relax and enjoy time with your family and friends!

Spelling

Right before the break we did a diagnostic spelling test with the class.  We do this a couple times a year to see how the class is progressing with their spelling.  We were very pleased to see a large jump in most of the student’s spelling abilities.  We have decided to increase the spelling level of both spelling lists and then shuffle students so they are on a list that best meets their spelling needs.  Students will find out what list they are on tomorrow.

List 1: loose, sweet, common, stage, resign, precious, provision, honour, congratulate, tension, tooth, patient, sword, wreck, profession, convention, tempt, facial, attention, experiment

List 2: conserve, survive, circumference, circumstance, earliest, rehearse, adjourn, dropped, forgetting, beginning, science, ceremony, bouquet, colony, colonies, colonel, kernels, descend, descent

Student Led Devotions

This week we will begin student led devotions.  This is a time where the students read the daily devotional in front of the class. I will hand out a schedule to the class and every Wednesday and Friday a different student will take their turn leading devotions.  I will hand out the devotional reading at the beginning of each week for them to practice reading aloud at home.

Little Hoopster’s & Diggers Start this Week

Both programs begin this week, with Little Hoopster’s running on Tuesdays and Little Digger’s running on Thursdays.  Both clubs are in the gym from 3:20 – 4:30 and run for eight weeks.

Have a great week!

I think that all of us in the grade five class would agree…we CAN’T wait until spring break!  The students have worked hard this week at staying focused and finishing up assignments.  It has been a great term and they definitely deserve a break!  Tomorrow we will finish the day with The Story of Jesus for Children.  Your child can bring a snack to share, if they would like.

We wish you and your family a fantastic spring break and we will see you in a couple of weeks!