A few notes...

Hello,

Here are a few notes...

1. I will be giving a quiz in Sc. Nat next Thursday.  The quiz will cover reading information from a food label and comparing similar food products as well as the vocabulary on the food label.

We will do a review in class on Tuesday.

2. The French speeches are to be done by next Friday.  I will go over with them how to write a conclusion on Wednesday.  I ask that it be done by the end of next week so that I am able to look over them and then hand them back in order to be recopied or typed up.  Next weekend I will also ask them to practice presenting their speech.  Just a friendly reminder that all students will be presenting their speech on February 12th.

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

Literacy Day

Hello!

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is Literacy Day.  The students will be in a group of 15 and will go around the school participating in various activities related to literacy in French.
The activities will be periods 3 and 4 and periods 5-6.

Mme C.

Math Quiz

Good morning,

I will be giving the students a Math quiz on Wednesday.  The quiz will cover long multiplication (2 digits x 2 digits).

We have been working in centres to review skills I sent home a sheet showing the different strategies that we have learned.  

Here is an example: 

42 x 42

tens x tens (40x40)=1600

tens x ones (40x2)=80

ones x tens (2x40)=80

ones x ones (2x2)=4

You then add it all together in order to get your answer (1764)

My big suggestions is for the students to practice their basic multiplication.  

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mme C

No LCM

Good morning,

I am asking the students to complete LCM this weekend.  After that, the next 2 weeks will be all about our speeches.  Their homework will be to work on their speeches at home.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great weekend,

Mme C

Newsletter

 January Newsletter

ELA:

The students have continued to work on Daily 5 in order to improve their reading and writing skills.  We have also been working on Sadako and are working on a research topic related to the novel.

Sciences humaines:

During Social Studies, the students have been preparing for the next unit.   We will look at the relations between the Aboriginals and the Europeans upon their arrival to North America.  Students are now researching a famous explorer.

Sciences de la nature:

During Science, we have been looking at food labels and how to choose healthy food.  We have also looked at the 4 food groups and discussed what a portion is.  We created our own Food Guide.

  

Français:

In French, the students have been studying the verbs in er in future tense.  They finished writing their Aboriginal story and typed it on the computer.  They have also been writing their speeches.  We have discussed how to write an introduction as well as the body paragraphs.

Math:

The students continued to work on algebraic questions as well as pattern and relations.  We also did a review of basic multiplication.  The practiced their skills during centre time.  We have also been looking at different strategies for long multiplication, for example:

62x9 = (9x60) = (9x2) = 558

Art:

The students completed a winter forest painting.

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

Another big thanks to all the parents who came with us to the Christmas Cheer Board. This was a worthwhile excursion and the students really felt good about their hard work!

Mme Craciun

Dates to remember:

January 29: My Son Pinocchio 12:20-2:45

February 4: No school

February 5: Early dismissal

February 14: Valentines Day party PM

February 18: Louis Riel Day

February 19: Early dismissal

February 20: Pancake lunch

February 28: Family Bingo

Student contribution: Robin

In school, we have been ...

- In Sc. Nat we are learning how to eat right and we also made a meal in 5 different groups.

- In Sc. Hum. we have learned about Aboriginals  and their lives as well as Explorers who came from across the ocean and how they came to Canada.

- In French, we are writing les discours (French speeches) and they can be about anything.

- In English, we are creating presentations about Japan because we read Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.  Our new subject is Newspapers and we will write an article ourselves.

Pyjama Day

Bonjour!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is pyjama day.  The students may wear their pyjamas.  We will also have a Fuzzy Buddy reading activity right after lunch in the gym.

Mme C

Speeches

Good morning!

It is that time of year again!  Students will begin to write their speeches next week.

I sent home some information during the week about how to write a speech and the different parts of a speech.  We have also written a speech together.

I do ask that the students begin doing some research at home.   I will also give them time to do research and will eventually put the speech as their homework rather than LCM.

The classroom presentation will be on Tuesday February 12th and the school presentation will be on Wednesday February 20th.

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

Field Trip

Good afternoon!

I hope everyone had a nice holiday with lots of rest and relaxation.

I wanted to let you know that a permission form was sent home today with students.

On January 23rd, all of the grade 5 students will be going to see the play "Géocircus" at the Centre Communautaire Franco Manitobain.  It is of no cost.  

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Mme C