Weekly Update

25
Oct
2020

We had a great week here in the Grade Five classroom. Here’s a breakdown of what we did this week:

Math – we continued working on subtraction and will soon be starting our work on multiplication.

Language Arts – students continued working on the novel “Wonder” and discussed perspective. They started a new writing piece on a time they were brave and continued working on grammar through the picture book, “Firefly Mountain.” We took advantage of the nice weather on Friday and spent our silent reading time in the garden!

Science – We continued working on Planet Protectors with this week focusing on the amount of food we throw into the garbage each week. Friendly reminder to sign your child’s booklet and bring them back to school tomorrow.

Socials – We did our student vote on Thursday. We will tally up our votes together on Wednesday and compare it with the results of the October 24^th provincial election. There was also a surprise time travelling guest that came and taught the lesson. Nellie McClung, Canadian hero, suffragette, author, MLA, and mother came from the past (in a very cool old-timey outfit) to tell the class all about how voting has changed in Canada. She was much better at making changes in the legislature than she was at taking selfies. Below are some pictures of our student vote.

Art – Thank you for all of the fun textured items! Our art projects are looking great!

Bible – We finished our unit on Identity in Christ. Students worked on an art project where they chose their favourite ‘I Am” statements from the Bible…they look beautiful! I have some pictures below for you to enjoy!

A few things coming up this week…

Pumpkin Math Tomorrow! Students will be spending the morning exploring Math through pumpkins! Please send along a t-shirt for your child to wear over their uniform as well as gloves to scoop out the pumpkin goop.

Hot Dog Lunch on Wednesday! Students will get one hot dog and bag of chips on Wednesday.

Fall Colour Day on Wednesday! Students can wear casual clothes that have fall colours in them!

Upcoming Dates:

Oct. 28 – Fall Colours Day

Oct. 28 – Hot Dog Day

Oct. 30 – Knights Day

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