A few notes ...

Good morning,

Here are a few notes...

1. The homework this weekend will be for the students to finish the rough draft of their Aboriginal stories.  They have already made a plan.  Many students have completed this so if it is  not in their agenda, it is because they are done.

2.  I will be giving 2 quizes next week.  One in Science and the other in Social Studies.  The Science quiz will be on Tuesday, and the Social Studies quiz will be on Wednesday.  I will send home information along with their booklets to study.  We will also do a review in class.

As always, please feel free to email me.

Mme C

Homework

Bonjour,

Today's homework is:

1. To complete pages 24 and 27 in their Math booklet.  It is algebraic questions, so they are just to write the answer to each letter (eg 54=9C, C=6).

2. To complete their plan for their French Aboriginal story.  There are only a handful of students who are not done, so if it is not in their agenda, they are probably finished.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

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.

Sciences humaines:

During Social Studies, the students have studied the Bering Straight Theory and created a diorama.

Sciences de la nature:

During Science, we have been studying the water cycle, as well as clouds.  The students also created a form of transportation which could be used cross the ice during the last ice age.

Français:

In French, the students have been studying verbs in present tense.  They have continued to work on the “é” sound.  We have also been reading Aboriginal Legends.

Math:

The students worked on pattern and relations.  We also did a review of basic multiplication and division.  We continue to work on problem solving questions.

Dates to remember:

December 2: Early dismissal
December 4: Conferences PM (4:00-7:00)
December 5: Inservice Conferences AM (9:00-11:00)

December 15 PM: Christmas Cheer Board

December 16: Early dismissal

December 17: Christmas Concert (1:00 and 6:30 pm)

December 18: Christmas Concert (1:00 and 6:30 pm)

December 19: Last day of school

-       Party AM

-       Bowling PM

December 22-January 2: Winter Holidays

National Jersey Day

Good morning,

Tomorrow is National Jersey Day.  Students are encouraged to wear jerseys or sports related shirts to school.

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

Field Trip Permission Forms

Good afternoon,

The Christmas Cheer Board permission forms will be going home today.

The permission form for the bowling excursion will be handed out tomorrow.  The cost for that field trip is $5.

Mme C

School Patrol Movie

Good afternoon,

There is another patrol movie special coming up on Saturday December 13th at Silver City Polo Park. The movie is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and How to Train Your Dragon 2 (I believe they are to choose between the 2 movies).  The doors open at 8:15 am and the movie begins at 9:00 am. Parents are asked to pick up their child at 10:30 am sharp.  Students may also purchase a popcorn pack for $5.00 (this includes popcorn, a drink, and a treat).

A letter was sent home with the patrols today.

Mme C

Science Quiz

Good afternoon,

I will be giving a quiz in Science on Friday.  We will do a review on Thursday as a class.  The students have a note explaining the quiz and the material and their booklet that they may use to study. It is in their agenda.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Mme c

Progress Reports

Good morning,

Progress reports are being sent home a few days ago.  Please take a few moments to go over it with your child.  I do ask that they be signed and returned.  If there is something you would like to discuss prior to report cards, please feel free to email me at scraciun@sjsd.net

Mme C

A few notes

Here are a few notes...

1. The Remembrance Day Ceremony is tomorrow morning at 10:15 am.  All parents are invited to attend.  Choir students are to wear a nice white top or blouse and nice black pants.  If your child is in Girl Guides or Boy Scouts, they may wear their uniform.

2. I am sending home a French written text tonight that the students are to recopy only.  Many have finished, but a few students still need to complete the work for tomorrow.  Tomorrow I will send home an English writing piece that needs to be completed as homework for next Wednesday.  I will give them more time tomorrow to finish the English text.

3. Just a reminder that there is not school next Monday or Tuesday.

Enjoy the long weekend!
Mme C

October Newsletter

October Newsletter 5-22

Français:

Students presented the play “Une souris qui se sentait bien seule”.  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.

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 guided reading.  They will give their reactions to text and answer questions in groups.  We have also been working on our Bio Poem.  We have begun to read the novel Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.

Science

In science, we have completed a number of experiments about air and the students created their own experiment to demonstrate one of the characteristics they had learned.

Social Studies

We have finished studying the capitals and provinces as well as the geographical stories.  We have also began the study of the Bering Straight Theory.

Health

In health, we are studying the 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. 3: Picture retakes

Nov. 4: Early dismissal

Nov. 7: Remembrance Day ceremony at 10:15

Nov. 10: Inservice

Nov. 11: Remembrance Day

Nov. 18: Early Dismissal

Nov. 26: Report Cards

Nov. 28: Special Lunch

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

A few notes

Good morning,

Here are a few notes:

1. I will be sending home an arena/stadium Math/Art project home to finish.  The goal of the project is to represent a big number (circles representing the people sitting in the stuad.  I have given them time in class and I will give them one more period today.  It is due on Monday.  If they finish early, they will not have any homework this weekend.

2. We will begin an art project next week and I am asking the students to bring a shoe box no later then Tuesday next week.

3. Mme Hussey has asked that students not bring Halloween candy to school.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!
Mme C

Important Notes

Here are a few notes:

1.  WSO permission forms will be sent home today.  The cost is $5.00.

2. Hot lunch orders will be sent home today.

3. I will be giving a quiz on Monday on the unit of Canada.  The students will need to identify the provinces, territories, and geographical regions.  They will bring their booklet home to study tonight.

4. I will be sending home their SMART booklet tonight to complete.

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

Mme C

September Newsletter

September Newsletter 5-22

The month of September has been very busy.  The introduction of classroom expectations and getting to know the students has certainly made this month pass by very quickly.  Here are the topics that we have been covering in different subject areas:

ELA:

In ELA, We have been doing different activities to get to know everyone (including Mme Craciun) better, including a character bag presentation and a bio poem.  We will soon be working on Guided Reading.

Science humaines:

In Sciences humaines, we have been discussing provinces and territories and their capital cities.  We have also been working on geographical regions of Canada such as the Prairies and the Canadian Shield.

Sciences de la nature: 

In Sciences de la nature, we have been looking at the vocabulary for the weather, discussing how weather affects humans and animals, and the different characteristics of air.

Hygiène:

In hygiène, we have discussed bullying.

Arts plastiques:

In art, we have created pictures frames and the students drew a self-portrait to go along with the ELA theme of All About Me.

Français:

Students have been working hard at getting back into the routines of reading every evening.  We have also been going over verbs in class to ensure students are familiar with them.  We read a play about belonging. Students have been practicing the plays with their groups and will present them to the class!

Mathématiques

At the beginning of September students traced their shoes and measured the perimeter to make a locker nametag. We are currently working on number concepts.  We have also been working on mental math strategies.

We have really enjoyed our first month with this great grade 5 class!!

Dates to remember:

Early dismissal: October 2 and October 21

Cross Country at 12:15 pm: October 2

Picture Day: October 9

Thanksgiving: October 13

Inservice: October 24

Halloween party: October 31 PM

Homework

Good afternoon,

This weekend's homework is to read and to have their T.W.A.S. signed. I do ask that they not edit their writing as we will work on this next week. 

Merci ans have a great weekend. 

Mme C

Science Experiment

Good morning,

This morning the students did a science experiment to see how many drops of water the students could put on a penny. The students first made a prediction and wrote out a report. The goal was to teach the students how to write a scientific report. 

Mme C

Terry Fox Run

Terry Fox Run - Friday, September 26 

Annual Terry Fox Run - Friday, September 26th 2014

Once again, École Assiniboine will be supporting the Terry Fox Foundation by walking and donating a Loonie or a Toonie to cancer research.  Please help us make a difference by sending $1.00 or $2.00 with your child by the run date!  If you are interested in joining us, please do so.  The event will take place at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2014.
Parent Volunteers are always welcome and needed!!!  Please email M. Senecal at rsencal@sjsd.net to let us know if you are able to help out.

Cooperative Activity

Good afternoon,

The students participated in a cooperative activity today. They were given a name of different students and had to put them in order according to the clues they were given. 

Here is a picture of the activity. 

Mme C

Character Bag

Good afternoon,

As a class, we have discussed our 4 basic needs in order to be happy: Love and Belonging, Freedom, Power, Fun. 

Starting on Thursday, each student will present their character bag to the class.  The students are asked to bring a paper or a plastic bag and items from home which represents all 4 needs.  One item can represent more than one need (for example, a photo with friends could represent love and belonging as well as fun).  The items should be small enough to fit into their bag, for example, if a dog represents love and belonging, the student could bring a dog collar or a dog toy.

I will give them time on Wednesday to practice presenting. 

Here is an example of what I would include in my character bag:

Power and Freedom - A cd to represent music because I love to sing.  I feel I have a good voice (power) and I feel free when I sing (freedom).

Love and belonging and Fun - I would bring some photos of my family and friends and a cat toy to represent my pets.

If you have any questions, please send me an email as soon as possible and I will respond right away.

Have a great week!
Mme C

Assiniboine BBQ

Bonjour,

Order forms are being sent home today for the school BBQ on September 25th.  The orders are due by September 16th and no late orders will be accepted.  If you child has misplaced the form, please let me know asap, and I will send home another form.

Mme C

LCM and HR

Bonjour!

The students chose their first LCM book today and some chose a HR book from the classroom.

The students are expected to read in English and in French everyday.  Their sheet should be signed once a week indicating the book (or books) their child has read.  If the students have read the same book (a novel) throughout the week, parens are only expected to sign for that book once, but indicate that their child read the same book,

The students also chose a French book from the classroom library and may change their books throughout the week.  If they are confident that they can choose a different level book, they can come and see me and I will read with them.

I will also test them once or twice a month to make sure they are choosing books appropriate for their reading skills.

If you do have any questions, please feel free to email me (scraciun@sjsd.net).

Merci!
Mme C

Welcome Back!

Welcome back everyone!  I am very excited to begin the new year!

Thank you to all of the parents for coming to the opening day conferences.

Here are a few notes:

1. Patrols are to be outside by 8:15 am tomorrow morning (équipe 1).
2. We will organize/label all of the materials first thing in the morning.
3. Please return all forms (Media Release/Contact Info/Medical Form) as soon as possible.

Merci and wishing everyone a great year!

Mme C

Agenda

Good morning,

Students will no longer need their agenda after today.

Mme C

Grade 5 Farewell BBQ

Good morning,

Bria's mom Christine has organized a BBQ following next week's farewell. It will take place at Assiniboine Park from 3:30-7:30. It is up to parents to arrange for transportation. 

She has sent home a paper along with a map and her contact info. She is asking that parents RSVP to her by Monday. The cost will be around $5 a person. 

If your child has lost the sheet, please let me know and I will send another one home. 

Mme C 

Cookies

Good afternoon. 

Today we had a chance to make cookies. The students made some changes to their recipe and were asked to identify the chemical reactions they observed. And of course they were able to eat them. 

A big thank you to Mme Perry, my friend Michelle, Lori Lewis (Kiara's mom), and Rose Borgford for all of your help. The students really enjoyed the experience. 

Mme C