Bowling

Just a reminder that we will be going bowling tomorrow afternoon to celebrate the last day of school.
Happy Holidays!!!
Mme C

LCM

Good morning,

During the holidays, I ask that the students read in French and in English.  They are to read the French book I will be sending home with them.  Upon return after the holidays, I will test them on that book to determine whether or not to change their level of books.  They may also read a book of their choice in English and in French.

As always, please feel free to email me at scraciun@sjsd.net if you have any questions.

Happy Holidays!!!
Mme C

Secret Friend Exchange

Just a reminder that we will be doing the secret friend exchange this Friday.  The gift should be no more than $5.  Please let me know if there are any concerns.

Happy Holidays!!!
Mme C

Algebra

Good afternoon,

We have been working very hard in Math practicing Algebra.  I will be giving the students a quiz on Tuesday.  The quiz will cover the following:

1. Finishing a pattern and writing the rule

e.g.

2            12
3            13
4            
5          

Rule: X+10


2.  Finding X in a question

e.g. Xx5=25
X=5


3.  Wring out an equation while reading a problem

e.g. I had 32 eggs and a few of them broke when the carton fell.  I now have 15 eggs.
Equation: 32-X=15   X=17


Please let me know if you have any questions,
Mme C

A few notes

Good evening,

I just wanted to let you know that I will not make the students do home reading for the next couple of days.

Instead, I would like them to concentrate on 2 things:

1. I would like them to work on their Aboriginal French stories.  I will send home their plan along with their journals.  The criteria is that they have animals as the characters, something we have learned about a particular animal and a moral (e.g. in the story, How the Rabbit Lost His Tail, we learn why rabbits have a short tail, and that you should try not to get into trouble and constantly ask for help), spelling, punctuation, capitalization and verbs.  I will then have them correct their stories at school independently, and with a partner.

2.  I ask that they study verbs in present tense.  I will send home a list of verbs to review, and I will give them a quiz next week.  We will also do a review in class on a daily basis.  The quiz will have sentences in which they need to insert the correct conjugation (e.g. Je (avoir) ____________ très froid parce que j'ai oublié mes mitaines.  The correct answer would be "J'ai").  I will also ask them to conjugate a complete verb.
(e.g. Je suis              Nous sommes
        Tu es                Vous êtes
        Il/Elle est         Ils/elles sont)

They can practice by playing the following game:

http://www.digitaldialects.com/French/VerbConj1.htm
http://www.digitaldialects.com/French/VerbConj2.htm


In case they lose their sheet, here is a complete list of verbs they should study:

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Révision pour le quiz des verbes :

Verbe : avoir au présent :

j’ai       nous avons

tu as    vous avez

il a       ils ont

elle a   elles ont

Verbe : être au présent :

je suis    nous sommes

tu es      vous êtes

il est      ils sont

elle est  elles sont

Verbe : aimer au présent :

j’aime       nous aimons

tu aimes   vous aimez

il aime      ils aiment

elle aime  elles aiment

Verbe : finir au présent :

je finis     nous finissons

tu finis     vous finissez

il finit       ils finissent

elle finit   elles finissent

Verbe : aller au présent

je vais    nous allons

tu vas    vous allez

il va       ils vont

elle va   elles vont

Verbe : vendre au présent

je vends     nous vendons

tu vends     vous vendez

il vend        ils vendent

elle vend    elles vendent

Verbe : vouloir au présent :

je veux     nous voulons

tu veux    vous voulez

il veut      ils veulent

elle veut  elles veulent

Verbe : faire au présent :

je fais nous faisons

tu fais vous faites

il fait ils font

elle fait elles font

Verbe : pouvoir au présent

je peux     nous pouvons

tu peux     vous pouvez

il peut        ils peuvent

elle peut   elles peuvent

 

Social Studies Quiz

Good afternoon,

I will be giving the students a quiz in Social Studies on Friday.  We did a review today and we will do another review on Thursday.

The quiz will cover the following:
- Aboriginal culture (e.g. What was the name of the habitat in which they lived in?  A tipi)
- The Bering Straight Theory (The Aboriginal people walked on the ice from Russia to Alaska following the animals)
- Interaction between the Aboriginal tribes (e.g. The Wendats traded corn with the Algonquins).

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mme C

Adopt-A-Family

Good morning,

The school is once again participating in the Adopt-A-Family program sponsored by the Salvation Army.  Our class is putting a hamper together with Mme Lemoine and Mme Lachance's class.  We have a family of five: Father, mother, 6 year old boy, 5 year old boy and 2 year old girl.

Suggested gift ideas:

6 year old boy: kids' movie, play dough, Lego
Clothing sizes: shirt: size 6, pants: size 6, shoes: size 6

5 year old boy: kids' movie, play dough, Lego
Clothing sizes: shirt: size 6, pants: size 6, shoes: size 6

2 year old girl: dolls, clothing, shoes
Clothing sizes: shirt: size 3, pants: size 3, shoes: size 10-12

To view what has been sent, please visit Mme Lachance's blog at http://mmelachance.blogspot.ca.
She will be updating the list on a daily basis.

Thank you in advance for you generosity,
Mme C

Science Quiz

Good morning!  I will be giving the students a Science quiz on Friday.  We will also do a review on Wednesday.  The have put their booklet that they are to study in their agenda.  The material that they are to study are:

- The water cycle
- A story about predicting the weather (e.g. If the groundhog sees his shadow, 6 more weeks until spring)
- Identifying clouds (Cirrus, Stratus, and Cumulus clouds)
- The difference between the temperature and the climate
- The importance of short and long term weather forecasts.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Mme C

No LCM

Good afternoon,

I am giving the students a break this weekend from LCM.  They have been working very hard this week.
Bravo mes amis!

Mme C

November Newsletter

 November Newsletter

ELA:

The students have continued to work on Daily 5 in order to improve their reading and writing skills.  We have also been reading the novel Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.  The students wrote a text about bullying

Sciences humaines:

During Social Studies, the students have been studying Aboriginal tribes.  In a group, they completed a research project as well as an Art project.  The students have also studied the Bering Straight Theory and create a diorama.

Sciences de la nature:

During Science, we have been studying the water cycle, as well as clouds.  The students completed a project on a cloud.

Français:

In French, the students have been studying verbs in present tense.  They have continued to work on the “é” sound.  They have been working on “Demandons aux specialistes” where they were given a choice to work as a group or individually.   We continue to work in our Guided Reading groups.

Math:

The students continued to work on algebraic questions as well as pattern and relations.  We also did a review of basic multiplication.  We continue to work on problem solving questions.

Thanks to all our patrols for working hard even in the cold winter weather!!

Just a reminder that we are in need of 2 parent volunteers to accompany us to the Christmas Cheer Board on Monday December 17.

Thank you in advance to the parents providing a healthy snack for our Winter Party on Friday December 21st.

Dates to remember:

December 17 pm: Christmas Cheer Board

December 19: K-1 Christmas Concert (1:00 and 6:30 pm)

December 20: 2-3 Christmas Concert (1:00 and 6:30 pm)

December 21: Last day of school, party in the am

December 24-January 6: Winter Holidays

Contribution by: Angus and Aidan

We've been working on our portfolio in French, English, and Art.  In Gym, we played handball, volleyball, and stations about respect.  In Music, we finished our stars for the alto recorders.  We started to learn the song "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

Handball tomorrow

Just a reminder that some of the grade 5 students will be attending the handball tournament tomorrow at Stevenson-Britannia School.

Mme C

A few notes...

Good evening,

Report Cards were sent home today.  Inside is a form for parent/teacher conferences.


Tomorrow I will be sending permissions slips home for the Christmas Cheer Board.
We will be going to pack food hampers on Monday December 17th during the afternoon.
We are also looking for 2 parent volunteers.  If you are able to volunteer, please let me know.

Mme C

Homework for the weekend

Writing piece: Bullying

Instructions: In half a page (not double spaced) or a full page (double spaced), write about the anti-bullying day activities yesterday and why the day was important.  Here are a few questions to guide you:

1. What is bullying?

2. Why is it important to stop bullying?

3. What was your favorite activity yesterday and why?

4. How do you feel the activities from yesterday will help stop bullying?

5. What can you do to stop bullying?

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great weekend!

Mme C

A few notes...

1. I have asked the students to bring in a shoe box for an art project we will be starting next week.  I do have a few boxes, so please let me know if your child is unable to bring in a box, and I will be happy to give them one.  If you happen to have any extra boxes that you are willing to send, that would also be appreciated.

2. We will be having our "Journée de mission" on Thursday to go along with anti-bullying week.  A letter was sent home explaining the different activities.  Students are encouraged to wear pink, which represents anti-bullying.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Bonsoir,
Mme C

Remembrance Day

Tomorrow we will have our annual Remembrance Day Ceremony at 10:45 am.  Guides/Beavers may wear their uniform.

Mme C

Art project

Hello!

In October as our art project, we created our own clothing.  The clothing represented who we are.  After we created them, everyone guessed whose picture was whose.  It was really fun.  We had help from Mme Sparling and Mme Craciun to make them.

By: Mackenzie and Elise

LCM

Good morning!
Just an FYI, I am giving the students a break from LCM tonight.
Happy Halloween!
Mme  C.

Pennies for Pooches

The grade 5 students are once again doing the Pennies for Pooches.  Our dog this year is Mayhem.  A picture of him and his bio was sent home with the students today.  We will be collecting pennies, new toys, new/used leashes, and of course, other change throughout the month of November.

Mme C.

Science Quiz

I will be giving the students a quiz in Science on Monday.  I have sent a note home explaining what to study as well as their booklet to study.
Mme C.

Newsletter

October Newsletter 5-22

Français:

Students presented the play “La rentree” about the first day of school.  They have also been put into guided reading groups to work on their reading and will be responding to questions to work on their writing.  They also wrote a descriptive text.

Mathématiques

We have been working on large numbers and saying the large numbers orally.  We have also been working on math problems and demonstrating how one question can be solved in multiple ways.

ELA                                                                                 

In ELA, we began our guided reading.  They will give their reactions to text and answer questions in groups.  We have also been working on our Bio Poem and inserting it on the computer.

Science

In science, he have studied cold and hot fronts and the students will be creating a weathervane for their design process.

Social Studies

We have finished studying the capitals and provinces as well as the geographical stories.  We have also read different texts about the Aboriginal culture and answered questions.

Health

In health, we are studying bullying and the different ways to stop it.

Art

The students created a “Who Am I” collage and wrote a small text in French.

Reminders:

Nov. 5: Picture Retakes

Nov. 6 and 20: Early Dismissal

Nov. 9: Remembrance Day ceremony at 10:15 am

Nov. 12: No School

Nov. 21: Report Cards

Nov. 22: Special Lunch

Nov. 29 PM/Nov 30 AM: Conferences

Nov. 30: No School

Thank you in advance for all those sending healthy snacks for our Halloween party.

Contribution by:

Justin and Elise

In FLA, we’re doing word sorts with the sound “é” and the different ways to make the sound (er, ez, ai, é, and oddball).

In ELA, we’re working on our wordsorts.  We have been put into different groups.

Mme Sparling came and helped us create clothing to help us represent ourselves. 

In Mathé, we started doing multiplication.  We started drawing graphs and continued to count plastic bags for Bag Up Manitoba.  We also drew a stadium/arena to represent a big number.

We are still writing “Facebook” messages about ourselves.

In Sc. Nat, we’re still learning about weather.

We are also studying Aboriginal groups.

In Gym, we’re playing handball.

In Music, we’re practicing our alto recorders with Mme Bergeron.

Progress Reports

Hello!

I sent home a progress report with your child today.  Please sign and return by Friday.  If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me :)

Mme C.

Words Their Way

   

Hello parents!

     We have begun a new word study program called Words Their Way.  This program is designed to help students look critically at words so they can build a deeper understanding of how spelling works to represent sounds and meaning.  Once they are able to recognize certain patterns, they will be able to apply this in their writing.  This will assist them in becoming better readers and writers.

    During class time, the students will do a number of hands on activities throughout the week to study their words.  They will do word sorts to start out.  This is when they sort their words into categories based on features they share.  They will also do writing pieces using their words in order to apply this in their reading and writing.  The students will also receive a copy of the sorts to bring home, so you may even ask them to show you some of the activities.

    The students have been divided into appropriate level spelling "sorts" depending on their initial spelling assessment which was done at the end of September.

     Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns.
     Mme C.
   

 

LCM

I have changed the LCM books today.  Remember to have your child read in French on a daily basis :)
Mme C.

Student Post - Youth Forum

Today, Tuesday the 16th, we went to the Youth Forum.  It was great!  We had people from Toronto come to play games and teach us how to change the world!

By: Ryan and Gwynn

Youth Forum

Wow!  What an amazing morning so far!  We were fortunate enough to have representatives from me to we come down to Winnipeg to do a presentation for the students.  Me to we is the organization that puts on the We Day concerts.  They were very enthusiastic and truly inspired the students to become socially responsible citizens.   Stayed tune with some exciting comments from our two youth forum representatives Gwynn and Ryan.

Mme C.

Quiz de Mathé

Dear parents,

I will be giving a Math test on Wednesday October 17.  We have studied together as a class by doing interactive centres. 

The test will cover the following:

1.     Number values: e.g. 134 598 – What is the value of 3?  (Ten thousand)

2.     Saying the number orally

3.     Writing out the number in letter form

4.     Adding and subtracting from the number:  e.g. What is one more than

99 999?  (100 000)

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at scraciun@sjsd. or at

885-2216.  I am available for extra help.

Mme C.