Jumpe Rope for Heart is this Thursday, not Friday.

We had a great week last week and have sadly come to the end of our Olympics mania!  We will be finishing up biographies and working on our last Olympics graphing activity…and then we say goodbye to the Winter Olympics for another four years.

Below I have a few items for you…keeping it short and sweet this week.

Spelling Words:  impossible, partial, total, particular, natural, temporary, pleasant, grateful, certain, serious

Uniforms:  If students bring boots to school, please ensure that they also bring shoes to change into.  We also need to remember that socks should be white, navy or black.  A change has been made to the Highroad Knight’s hoodies.  It has been decided that the Knight’s hoodies may only be worn outside or in the classroom during Knight’s Day.  If students are chilly in the classroom then they will need to wear their cardigans.

Collecting Items for Missions Trip – We are collecting items for our missions teams to take with them on their missions trip this March.  Below are a list of things that we would love help collecting.:  pencils, pens, crayons, pencil crayons, rulers, erasers, scissors, pencil sharpeners, small toys (no weapons please), small stuffed animals, kids hats and sunglasses, band-aids, hair brushes/combs, hair accessories, tooth brushes, small toothpaste, face cloths, children’s summer clothes, twin cotton sheets, baby toys, sleepers & blankets.

Jump Rope for Heart – It is taking place this Friday.  Please hand in envelopes this week, filled or empty.  We are still looking for a few volunteers on Friday.  If you are able to help for a half or full day please send me a quick email.

Upcoming Dates:

February 28th: Anti-Bullying & Pink Shirt Day

March 1st:  Jump Rope for Heart

March 9th:  Half Day, noon dismissal

March 16th:  Pancake Breakfast, St. Patrick’s Dress Up, Report Cards go home

March 17th – April 2nd:  Spring Break

I think that’s it!  Have a great week!

We had a great week in the grade 5 classroom!  Things were busy with skating, Valentine’s Day, Olympic learning, City of Ember and Biography projects being worked on.  We had some fun this week making Olympic Skiers using tinfoil and popsicle sticks!  We made two prototypes and then we saw how they would fare going down a ‘ski hill’.  I have some pictures of the skier-making progress and our skating time.

Skating – Our next skating date is Monday, February 19th.  We will be heading out at 12:30 and be skating from 1 -2pm.  Students can wear casual clothes on Monday.

City of Ember Project – We have finished our novel study, The City of Ember, and we loved it! There were twists and turns, cliffhangers, and mysteries. Our final project is to make a city of our own and we have been working hard at it for the past few weeks. Some of us are drawing maps of our city and some of us are building our maps.  Some students may need to bring some supplies from home – please check with your child and email adoerksen@highroadacademy.com if you have any questions. Our Cities are due on March 2. 

Collecting Items for Missions Trip – We are collecting items for our missions teams to take with them on their missions trip this March.  Below are a list of things that we would love help collecting.:  pencils, pens, crayons, pencil crayons, rulers, erasers, scissors, pencil sharpeners, small toys (no weapons please), small stuffed animals, kids hats and sunglasses, band-aids, hair brushes/combs, hair accessories, tooth brushes, small toothpaste, face cloths, children’s summer clothes, twin cotton sheets, baby toys, sleepers & blankets.

Spelling List (quiz on Thursday):  Norway, Germany, Netherlands, uniform, bobsleigh, curling, torch, luge, alpine, freestyle

Upcoming Dates:

February 19th: Skating
February 23rd: Pro D Day (no school)
February 28th  Anti-Bullying -Pink Shirt Day

It has been a busy and productive week here in the grade 5 classroom!  We have begun our Olympics Unit and that will be in full swing for the next two weeks!  We will be watching highlights, graphing the medals, digging deeper by researching individual sports, writing a biography on an Olympic athlete, doing some fun STEM Olympic activities (building an Olympic skiier & bobsled), learning the ‘Science’ behind various Olympic sports and more!!  It will be jam packed with fun Olympic learning!

Chapel:  Tuesday was our anti-bullying assembly and many of the students helped with a reader’s theater and acting out scenarios.  They did an AMAZING job – worked hard and performed so well!  They earned 5 class points for their hard work and efforts!  Well done!

Science Quiz on Wednesday:  A study guide went home this week and we will be having a small quiz on the first portion of our Science unit on Force, Motion & Simple Machines.  We will do a review in class on Tuesday to help students prepare – studying at home will be very beneficial.  Duotangs will be coming home today as well.

Valentine’s Day:  This is such a busy day!  Handing out cards (if you choose), hot dog lunch and skating!  Phew!  Students can wear pink and red with casual bottoms.  We will be heading out to the skating rink at 12:30 and should be back around 2:30.  Please remember that students need to bring a helmet to go onto the ice.  We are also saying goodbye to one of our students on Wednesday!  Joshua, we will miss you and have loved having you in our class this year!

Valentine’s Class List – Caleb, Megan, Steffen, Zara, Benjamin, Leah F., Ellie, Aliya, Colby, Sam, Daniel, Lucas, Leah K., Arella, Blake, Ethan, Kirsten, Kai, Kayleigh, Hunter, Jerah, Riya, Matthew, Ashlyn, Joshua

February Dates:

February 12th: Family Day (no school)
February 14th: Valentine Dress up – Pink and Red, Hot Dog Lunch & Skating
February 19th: Skating
February 23rd: Pro D Day (no school)
February 28th  Anti-Bullying -Pink Shirt Day

Spelling:  olympics, athlete, podium, medals, skeleton, snowboarding, skiing, ice skating, Canadian, biathlon

Have a great long weekend!

We had a fun week this week in the grade five classroom – lots of dress up days, Math Mayhem and an Olympic Afternoon made for a busy and exciting week.

Anti-Bullying Chapel – We have some students who have volunteered to help with a reader’s theater and acting out scenarios for Tuesday’s assembly.  You are welcome to come and watch if you’d like!  Chapel starts at 9:15.

Ice Skating – Please hand in the forms for our ice skating field trips by Friday, February 8th.  We will be skating from 1-2 pm and would love for parents to join us!  Hope to see you there!

Jump Rope for Heart – envelopes came home this weekend and we would encourage your child to fundraise for this great cause.  Please return the envelopes whether they have been used or not.  Thank you!

Guatemala Hot Lunch Fundraiser  – forms went home this week and the class will be enjoying their lunch before we head out on our first skating trip, on February 14th.  Please send the forms in by Friday, February 8th.

Valentine’s Class List – Caleb, Megan, Steffen, Zara, Benjamin, Leah F., Ellie, Aliya, Colby, Sam, Daniel, Lucas, Leah K., Arella, Blake, Ethan, Kirsten, Kai, Kayleigh, Hunter, Jerah, Riya, Matthew, Ashlyn, Joshua

Spelling List – feature, neighbour, beige, sleeve, poverty, visitor, toward, pickle, advice, tobacco

February Dates 
February 14th: Valentine Dressup – Pink and Red
February 14th: Hot Lunch & Skating
February 19th: Skating
February 28th  Anti-Bullying ->Pink Shirt Day

I think that’s about it!  Have a great week!