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.

Homework reminder

For the weekend:

- Sign your child's TWAS
- Lecture en Français
- Read in English.

Just a friendly reminder to sign your child's reading sheet.  If it is not signed, I will occasionally have students stay in to read.  It is important to read on a daily basis in order to improve their English and their French skills.

Mme C.

Student Post

Par: Lauren et Robin

On a fait une expérience pour montrer que l'air chaud monte.  Malheureusement, l'expérience n'a pas marché.

LCM

Dear parents,

 Starting today, I will be sending home a French book for you child to read throughout the week.  The following week, I will ask them to come and read a part of the book with me.  They will receive three books at the same level.  If they are able to read a few pages of each book without any difficulties, I will move them up a level.  When reading from their book, I will look for fluency, accuracy, and comprehension.   I will also read with your child in small groups during Guided Reading.  You can also ask them to explain their book to you with such questions like “What is your favourite part and why?”

If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to contact me at scraciun@sjsd.net

Mme C

Social Studies Quiz

I will be giving the students a quiz in Social Studies this Friday.  The quiz will cover Canada, the provinces, capital cities, and the geographical regions.  A paper was sent home with your child explaining what they need to study as well as their book to study from.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Mme C

Lecture chez moi

This week's homework will be to read the French play "La rentrée".  The students will be presenting the play in front of the class throughout the week, so this is an opportunity to practice reading their part at home.

Mme C

Early Dismissal

Just a reminder that tomorrow is early dismissal!

Mme C