Happy Friday to you!  We had a great week here in the Grade Five classroom!  Below is a snapshot of what we did in class this week, as well as a few other items for you.

Math:  We have begun reviewing our basic facts and are currently working on large digit subtraction.

Writing:  We continued working on our mentor sentences and finished up our first personal narrative piece.  Next week we will begin our second writing piece on a time your child had to be brave.

Science:  We have just started our Planet Protectors unit, which focuses on creating less garbage.  Students have brought home a booklet for you to sign and they may want to engage in discussions around how much garbage we create in our homes.  Please sign the forms and engage in a discussion with your child this weekend!

French:  We have started working on simple phrases in French – this week was oui and non.

Reading:  we continued to read Wonder. Students focused on making predictions as well as writing reflections.

Social Studies:  We are preparing to do a student vote next Thursday so we’ve spent some time discussing how our democratic system in Canada works and did an overview of the three major political parties in BC. Students are encouraged to discuss the leaders and parties with the adults in their lives and to listen to different perspectives. If you are interested in finding out which political party you most align with for the upcoming provincial election on October 24^th you can use this tool to help: https://votecompass.cbc.ca we went through it as a class. You can skip the parts where it asks to fill in personal information.

Art:  We are almost done our elements of art project. Students have been asked to bring in textures for next Thursday so they can complete the final element.

A few other items…

Health Checks:  Please remember to complete your child’s health check each and every morning!

Dressing for the Weather:  We are spending time outside and in the garden this fall and winter – students need to be dressed appropriately for the rainy weather.   Please help your child remember to bring their jackets to school.  On Fridays we will head out to the garden to get rid of our department’s compost.  Rubber boots will be helpful on rainy weeks.

Pro D Day next Friday:  Just a reminder that the teachers will be in workshops all day!  It’s our turn to do some learning!

BMV on Thursday this week!  

Composting:  Our class is the intermediate department’s “Green Team”.  This team collects all of the department’s compost each Friday, washes out the bins and disposes of the compost in the Highroad Garden.  Students will be put into teams and work together to keep this sustainable practice going in our department.

October

Oct. 23 – Pro D Day

Oct 26 – Pumpkin Math Day

Oct. 28 – Fall Colour Day

Oct. 30 – Knights Day

November

Nov. 1 – Daylight Savings Time – Set your clocks back!

Nov. 6 – Knights Day

Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day – School Closed

Nov. 13 – Knights Day

Nov. 16 – Interim Interviews

Nov. 20 – Knights Day

Nov. 25 – Western Dress Up

Nov. 27 – Prof. D Day

Have a wonderful weekend!