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Hello everyone, This week we have been starting our review for our Fractions and Decimals unit. We started with reviewing main concepts and have begun to work through a practice test as a group. We should be ready to write our unit test on Friday this week. In Language Arts students are working on a speech about a narrative they have read this year. They are to utilize their reading logs (that they should be filling in as they independent read at school) as a resource. We will start to present these speeches at the beginning of next week. In Science we are continuing to work on magnetism. In Social studies we are continuing to examine how the Great Depression impacted Canadians. Reminders: We are still looking for volunteers for our field trip on March 11th. We will be unable to attend unless we receive more volunteers. Please contact me or sign up on the grade 5 website. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4CACAE2FA46-grade Pink Shirt Day is tomorrow

Our stories are complete. Students had one last opportunity to ensure their stories are the best reflection of their abilities. They utilized a class made story writing checklist to do this. You can take a look at your child's narrative on Google docs. They all worked very hard on them. We will print them on Monday. In Math we are continuing our focus on decimals and fractions. We are working on ordering decimals, rounding to the nearest whole number, and converting decimals too fractions. We should be ready to write our fractions and decimals unit test by the end of next week or early the week after. In Science we are continuing our work with magnets while in Social Studies we are examining the impact of the Great Depression on Canadians. Reminders: We are still looking for volunteers for March 11th. The 26th is Pink Shirt Day for bully prevention. Have a great weekend!

I hope everyone had a happy Family Day and a nice long weekend! Today in Language Arts we examined two examples of writing and compared them for "showing vs. telling emotion". We then utilized what we had learned to enhance our stories. Tomorrow we are going to do a review of some literary devices and then utilize them in our stories to add description and detail. In Math we utilized a place value chart to order and compare decimals. We will continue to practice this skill as well as converting decimals to fractions this week. Students received their new spelling words for the week. We utilized water colour to finish painting our landscapes. Look for a picture of them on our grade team website soon! Don't forget to keep updated on our school website. We are still looking for volunteers for our field trip to Safety Expo on March 11th. https://sites.google.com/s/1AJpA12MWqzH48ITX1q2JG4XAklaUHCi6/p/13eoLEugkdsm2GkIelkWzZg8TO372kUeQ/edit

In Math we are continuing to work on equivalent fractions for the rest of the week. Next week we will begin to examine decimal place value and the relationships too fractions. Tomorrow we will be working on the rules for dialogue by videoing ourselves have a conversation and then attempting to transcribe them utilizing the proper rules. Students will then take this knowledge to insure they have utilized the proper rules in their story. In social studies we are continuing to examine the impact of WWI on Canada. I am almost finished marking their Electrified Game Board projects. You should expect to see grades on Powerschool within the next few days. The remaining 3 field trips have been posted with dates, so that you can plan ahead. If you are able to volunteer, please sign up on the website below or contact me via email. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4cacae2fa46-grade Reminders: No school Thursday or Friday, due to Teachers Convention, or Monday due to Family Day.

Today in Math we worked on recognizing and creating equivalent fractions. Check for extra practice on the grade 5 website. In LA students did a self edit of their story checking for C.O.P.S. (capital letters, organization, punctuation, and spelling). They did a second edit looking for content (do they have all of the parts of their story).  In Social Studies we watched a video, read, and discussed how WWI changed life in Canada. Students are working on demonstrating their understanding through a compare and contrast task. We did word work and will have our spelling test tomorrow.  We also had Music, Ignite, and PE. Reminders: There is no school Thursday and Friday due to teachers convention. February 26th is Pink Shirt Day

Today in Math we defined what a fraction was, thought of real life examples, and identified the parts of a fraction. Students also examined their multiplication and division unit test. They were able to ask questions and clarify what parts they did well on and or what they struggled with. Grades are posted on Powerschool. Students will be coming home with a basic facts quiz today. Grades for that are also posted on Powerschool. In Language Arts we looked for examples of Onomatopoeia (sound effect) from a variety of texts. Students then chose one example to create a visual representation for our classroom. This should hopefully help us to utilize this literary device in our writing. In Social Studies we did a close read and answered comprehension questions on how women helped to change Canada. Ask you child one thing they learned in SS today. We had a classroom meeting to discuss expectations for behaviour during lunchroom. Please have a discussion with your child about how the

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Today we began our fractions unit in Math. Students started by creating fraction slips and then comparing fractions utilizing greater than, less than, and equal to with a partner.  In Language Arts students received their new words for the week. Students also continued  to type up the rough draft of their stories this week. The first draft of their story is due (typed up on Google Docs) by Wednesday. They will receive two more days to work on it at school. In Science we studies for our electricity unit test tomorrow. Students were given time to study in the class and ask questions. They were also given a study sheet for them to review tonight if they felt they needed a bit more time to study.  We also had Music, Ignite, and PE.  Mr. Berry created a website for our grade team. We will be updating the site with information about what is happening in our classrooms and resources that we will be using at school or for you to util