We had a lovely week this week and have the students have worked hard, despite the weather feeling like summer holidays!  It is hard to believe that we only have five weeks of school left! How time has flown by!  Here is a snapshot of what we did this week:

Math:  We worked on decimals and money as well as rounding decimals.  Next week we will finish our decimal unit and end with large digit multiplication.

Writing:  We have begun our story writing unit by looking at the elements of a story.  We will be focusing on both fractured and original fairy tales and use these as a springboard to write our own fairytale.

Science:  We started learning about the respiratory system.  We watched a couple of interesting videos, have done some reading and a few exercises that focus on our breathing.

French:  We wrote our quiz and have started a unit on colours.

Reading: We did an escape room using clues from our novel study. Congratulations to the team that broke out before the timer went off! This week we also completed our final Amal Unbound comprehension activities, these include final chapter questions, a plot diagram, a book summary, and an extra chapter. Anything that wasn’t completed during class time is due by Wednesday.

Tower of Books: The class began a reading challenge with the goal of each team reading a total of 40 books by the end of the school year. This week each group came up with a book themed name and started their reading. We are exploring different genres, summaries, and strategy during this challenge. Students are encouraged to read at home as well to help their team!