Happy Friday to you all!  We had a full week here in the Grade Five classroom and the students have been hard at work!  We have begun a new Math unit, learned about separating solutions, started brainstorming a new story and the students get to spend their hard earned money at the class store today!

Here are a few things for you to note:

Candy from home:  I really like to limit the amount of candy that comes into the classroom.  Students occasionally get a small piece of candy from me and they can purchase candy at the school store at the end of the month.  I would ask that students not bring any candy from home, as excess sugar for students = unfocus in the classroom.  Thank you for helping us with this!

Masks:  Just a friendly reminder to send your child to school with a mask every day.  We are going through a high number of reusable masks and it would be helpful if students brought them from home.

Library Fundraisers:  The library is having two fundraisers to help raise money to purchase new books.

1.  Starburst in a Jar – students can bring $1 and guess how many starbursts are in the jar.  Winner gets the candy!
2. SinAmen Bun fundraising sheet went home yesterday.  Please send your order into the office by November 30th.

French Quiz on Friday, November 5th:  Students will have a ‘matching’ french quiz on greetings and leave-takings.  They will bring their duotangs home this weekend to study.

Genius Hour:  Next Tuesday we will have our Genius Hour kickoff.  Genius hour will take place on Friday afternoons, from 2:00 – 2:50.

Bible Memory:  There is no BMV next week but the students will bring home a sheet for the 2nd – 4th weeks in November.  Just a reminder that there is a Bible Memory tab at the top of the blog – in case your child loses their sheet and needs to study. =)

Upcoming Dates:

November

Nov 5 – Knight’s Day

Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day – School Closed

Nov. 12 – PD Day – School Closed

Nov. 17 – Jersey Day

Nov 19 – Knight’s Day

Nov. 26 – Parent/Teacher Interviews

We had a great week here in the Grade 5 classroom.

Here is a snapshot of what we have been working on over the last several weeks:

Math:  We have finished up our unit on place value.  This unit included place value up to the millions, adding and subtracting large digits, rounding and estimating.  This week students will have a unit quiz, do a self reflection on this unit and then we will begin working on multiplication.

Writing:  We have been working on narrative writing over the last month.  Students have written an ‘All about Me’ piece, a piece about bravery and will begin a new piece on friendship this week.  We will then choose our favourite piece to bring to a good copy -including having it written on the chromebook and made into a class book.  We are also working on grammar through our mentor sentence program.

Science:  Students have been learning about heterogenous mixtures and homogeneous solutions.  They have done a variety of experiments to learn about terms like solute, solvent, diluted and concentrated solutions.  Over the next couple of weeks they will look at ph and a variety of different ways to separate solutions.

Reading: continuation of reading skills with a focus on visualization as we begin our first novel study of the year.

Social Studies: levels of government and the areas of our lives affected by government.

Art: Colour theory

French:  We are learning about various greetings and leave-takings.

Bible:  We are finishing up our Growth Mindset unit and beginning to look at ‘The Case for Christ for Kids’ book together.

Here are some upcoming events:

Pumpkin Math on Monday: On Monday we will be exploring Math with pumpkins!  Students should bring a large t-shirt to wear over their uniform as well as some kitchen gloves if they don’t like to get their hands goopy!

Genius Hour:  We will be having our genius hour kickoff on Tuesday, November 2nd.

Upcoming Dates:

It was another great week here in the Grade 5 classroom. Students have been working hard this week and we are proud of the progress we see them continuing to make.

Here are a few things coming up…

Class Party on Tuesday, October 19th:  The class has NOW earned a class party!  We will be having it on Tuesday afternoon – please send along pre-packaged snacks to share.  We have 22 students in the class.

Retakes on Tuesday, October 26th.

Bible Memory is on Thursday next week:  We have a pro d day on Friday so students will be writing or reciting their BMV on Thursday.

Pumpkin Math Afternoon:  On Monday, October 25th we will be having a Pumpkin Math afternoon.  We will be using estimating, measuring, counting and graphing skills while we have fun with pumpkins!  We will be proving all of the materials but ask that you send along a large t-shirt and gloves on Monday morning.

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, Oct 19 – class party

Friday, Oct. 22 – PD Day (no school)

Monday, Oct 25 – Pumpkin Math

Tuesday, Oct 26 – Photo Retakes

Friday, Oct 29 – Knight’s Day

Have a great weekend!

Hello!  It seems I miscalculated the points we had accumulated to earn a class party.  The class paty will NOT be this Friday as we are one point away still.  Once we earn our final class point I will schedule a party.

Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving to your family!  I hope you are having a wonderful long weekend, enjoying some delicious food and spending time with loved ones.

Here is some information about this coming week:

Fall Colour Dress Up:  This Wednesday your child can wear casual clothes that are fall colours.

Work Coming Home:  We will be sending student work home this week.  Some work we like to keep to help us see a progression of learning throughout the year, while other things we send home every 4-6 weeks.  The first pack of work will be coming home at the end of this week.

Comfort Kit Final Call:  I will need these by Friday, October 15th.

Class Party on Friday:  Students have earned their first class party.  We will be celebrating on Friday, October 15th.  Please send along pre-packaged snacks to share.

Pumpkin Math Afternoon:  On Monday, October 25th we will be having a Pumpkin Math afternoon.  We will be using estimating, measuring, counting and graphing skills while we have fun with pumpkins!  We will be proving all of the materials but ask that you send along a large t-shirt and gloves on Monday morning.

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, Oct. 13 – Fall Colours Day

Friday, Oct. 15 – Knight’s Day & Class Party

Friday, Oct. 22 – PD Day

Monday, Oct 25 – Pumpkin Math

Friday, Oct 29 – Knight’s Day

Photos:  Last Friday we enjoyed our silent reading time out in the garden.  We drop off intermediate compost Fridays after lunch and thought we would take advantage of the beautiful weather!  Enjoy the photos.

It was a short but wonderful week here in the Grade Five classroom.  I have been impressed with how the students have settled back into routine and have worked hard this week.  Here are a few things for you to note…

Class Photos:  Individual photos will be coming home tomorrow.  Orders can be done online or through the school office.

Bible Memory Verse:  In the Bible Memory Verse tab on the blog are October’s verses.  I will also send them home this week.  I will be testing students on their verses on Fridays.  They will have the option of reciting them or writing them – whichever they’d like.

Pizza Lunch:  This week we had our first pizza lunch.  Just a reminder that all orders will be taken through the munch a lunch website.

Water Bottles:  It is helpful if students bring a water bottle to school each day.

Upcoming Dates: