Multiplying Fractions
Dividing Fractions
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Monday, July 5, 2021
Asynchronous Numeracy Options
If you finish the assigned work for the block and would like to continue working on Numeracy, please explore the following MATH options:
- Quick Flash Multiplication Practice
- IXL (you will be given a username and password)
- Mathletics (sign in with your Gmail account, access through student portal)
- Scratch (click "join scratch" and create an account if you are new)
- watch Math Antics Videos
- Math minute game online
If you are interested in working on a more creative task, click on the following choice boards to explore more options that include things like playing games, solving puzzles, and tackling challenges.
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Asynchronous LITERACY options
If you finish the assigned work for the block and would like to continue working on Literacy, please explore the following READING options:
- silently read a book of your choice
- Raz kids (you need an already existing account set up by a previous teacher)
- Newsela (sign in with your Gmail account)
- Epic (use class code cuj7554 to login and find your name)
- Sora (sign in with your Gmail account)
If you are interested in working on a more creative task, click on the following choice board to explore more options that include things like creative writing, tweeting, playing games and researching different topics. LANGUAGE ARTS CHOICE BOARD
Summer School Daily Schedule
8:30 - 10:00: Literacy Block (first half synchronous)
10:00 - 10:15: BREAK
10:15 - 12:00: Numeracy Block (first half synchronous)
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Flipgrid option for Dragon's Den presentation
Feel free to pre-record your presentations.
This is just an option. Not mandatory!
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Monday Memo - Week of June 14-18th
Language: Part 3/4 of Dragon's Den project. This week we will continue working on our "Pitch", looking at the different ways to present our ideas to the "dragons".
We will have presentations on Friday June 18th and Monday June 21st.
Math: We will continue the Financial Literacy unit.
Science: Grade 5s are learning about Energy and Grade 6s are learning about Space.
Dance: We will be watching different dances, listening to different songs and making up our own dance moves.
*June 18th: virtual leaving ceremony will be sent out to the grade 6s.
*Next week, students can come into the school to pick up their things. A schedule will be sent out soon.
Monday, June 7, 2021
Monday memo - Week of June 7-11
Language: Part 2 of Dragon's Den project. This week we will be working on our "Pitch" and looking at different persuasive techniques to use.
We will continue to read stories about and discuss indigenous people of Canada and the sad history of residential schools.
Math: Financial Literacy unit. Students will learn about the following key terms within different scenarios.
earn: to get money by working or investing
income: money earned through work or from investments
invest: to buy something in order to make money from it
save: to put money aside to use in the future
spend: to pay money for goods or services
Science: Grade 5s are learning about Energy and Grade 6s are learning about Space.
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Monday, May 31, 2021
Monday memo- Week of May 31- June 4
* On Tuesday, the grade 6 students will be pulled from French (block 2) to take part in a Question & Answer session with some teachers from All Saints. All grade 6s from George Vanier as well as their teachers will take part in a separate Google Meet starting at 10:40am.
Language: Finishing off and sharing some Poetry.
We will begin our last unit in Media Literacy, which will consist of a Dragon's Den project.
Math: We are finishing off Algebra this week. We will begin Financial Literacy soon.
Science: Grade 5s are learning about Energy and Grade 6s are learning about Space.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Grade 6 graduates need to submit a photo
Please read the following email sent out by Mme. Berube:
Hello! Please ask your grade 6 students to submit a picture of themselves sitting at their workspace (their workspace for virtual learning). They should have someone else take the picture and their face should be clearly visible. The picture must be taken vertically as it will be used at the end of the grad video. Pictures should be renamed/retitled as the student's first and last name (with no spelling errors).
You can let the students know that this picture is important and that everyone is going to see it, so they should take it seriously (no silly faces or dark pictures).
Pictures can be emailed directly to me at: stefanie.berube@ocsb.ca
Thank you for your time with this :)
Monday Memo - Week of May 25-28th
Language: Poetry - Week 2. We will continue to explore different poems and create a few of our own this week.
This week we will have no grammar. Friday will be a catch up day for incomplete grammar tasks.
Math: Division quizzes are marked. Some students still need to submit their long division work for question #1. We are continuing Algebra this week.
Science: Grade 5s are learning about Energy and Grade 6s are learning about Space.
Music: We have a few more students to present the musical instrument slideshows. We will finish off our unit this week by exploring some weird and crazy instruments.
Dance: We will continue to explore ballet.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Monday, May 17, 2021
Monday memo - Week of May 17-21st
*Georges Vanier Virtual Pulse Retreat is on Thursday, May 20th.
Language: We are starting a new unit: Poetry. It will be a 2-week unit where we explore different poems and create a few of our own.
Grammar lessons take place every Friday and should be completed and submitted by the following Friday.
Math: Students are finishing up their division quizzes. We will be moving onto the next math unit: Algebra.
Science: Grade 5s are learning about Energy and Grade 6s are learning about Space.
Music: Students will be presenting their musical instrument research projects.
Dance: We will explore ballet.
Friday, May 14, 2021
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Monday, May 10, 2021
Monday memo: Week of May 10-14th
Language: We will continue exploring Newsela this week. Students will be reading the articles more independently and answering questions afterwards.
Next week we will be starting a poetry unit.
Religion: We will finish up our Parables unit. Students will explore the lessons taught in each one.
Math: Multiplication quizzes were handed back last week with grades and feedback. This week we are continuing division and will work on word problems that involve both multiplication and division.
Science: Grade 5s are learning about Energy and Grade 6s are learning about Space.
Music: Students are working on a musical instrument research project in their Hapara workspace. Each student has chosen an instrument to explore.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Super Science Questions
This is the livestream video that we watched today during 4th block. There were many funny and interesting questions asked!
Monday, May 3, 2021
Monday Memo - Week of May 3rd - 7th
Language: This week is Catholic Education Week. We will be participating in many different activities, prayers, discussions and reflections during first block every day.
We will continue exploring Newsela and finish off some rant presentations.
Religion: We are reading and analyzing some different Parables. Students will explore the lessons taught in each one.
Math: Students will get their multiplication quizzes back at some point this week. We will focus on more complicated division problems this week. Students will get another strategy sheet that can be used to explore different ways of solving division problems.
Science: We will start our last science units: Grade 5: Energy, Grade 6: Space
Music: Students are working on a musical instrument research project in their Hapara workspace. Each student has chosen an instrument to explore.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Wednesday's math lesson
Please complete questions 1-10 at the bottom of the screen where is says "Your Turn."
Art, Dance, Drama and Music Choice Boards
During asynchronous time in the next few weeks, choose an activity to complete on one of the following choice boards!
Monday Memo - Week of April 26th-30th
Language: Students are sharing their rants with the class. It is an oral communication mark, which is sent back to them in Hapara.
We will start exploring Newsela, an app in the student portal. It gives students access to hundreds of interesting news articles, which we are focusing on for the new unit. The first one we will read is titled "Masks and Pollution."
Religion: We are reading and analyzing some different Parables. Students will explore the lessons taught in each one.
Math: Students began to write their multiplication quizzes on Monday. We will then move on to division of whole numbers this week.
Science: Grade 5s are continuing Matter. Grade 6s are continuing Electricity and Energy.
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Friday, April 23, 2021
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021
Daily Schedule
Here is the daily schedule that we will be following:
9:05 - Block 1: Language/Religion
10:35 - Block 2: French
12:50 - Block 3: Math
2:20 - Block 4: Science/Music/Dance
75% synchronous (online), 25% asynchronous (offline)
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Week of April 19th-23rd
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break. As you know, it has been decided that we will move to virtual learning.
We will follow a similar format as we did in January with the students using the same link every day to sign on to the meet (found in their student portal). Tomorrow we will meet in the afternoon at 12:50pm, but every other day after that will be 9:05am.
If your son/daughter does not have a Chromebook or other device to access the meetings and work, please let me know and we can arrange for you to pick one up from the school.
To enter our Google Meets, students are to go to the Student Portal and open Google Meet from there. Our class link will be ready for them at class time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBb21p1U3e4
I know this is not an ideal situation for all and I am very understanding that this will be a process. I want this transfer to be as smooth as possible, keeping in mind the mental health and well-being of all students and families. Please let me know if there is anything needed to assist in this transition.
Thank you and take care!
Mrs. DesRochers
Friday, April 9, 2021
Multiplication word problems
Since we have so many people away this week, I thought I'd share the word problems that we have been working through in multiplication. Students have been completing them in their math notebooks or on paper.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Monday Memo - Week of April 6-10th
Language: Students have been excited to share their story endings to "The Troublemaker".
This week they are writing a Rant. Students will present them after the April break for an oral communication mark. More details in Hapara workspace.
Math: The floor plans for the Measurement unit were due today.
We have now moved onto Multiplication and Division. Grade 5s will be multiplying double digit by double digit whole numbers. Grade 6s will be multiplying double digit by triple/quadruple digit whole numbers.
Music: This month, we are exploring 80s music.
Dance: Students are enjoying dancing to songs on "Just Dance"
Science: Grade 5s are continuing Matter. Grade 6s are continuing Electricity and Energy.
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Monday Memo - Week of March 29th - April 2nd
Language: We are finishing up the non-fiction unit. We have read quite a few interesting stories from the text, "RISE UP". Students are almost finished their graphic organizer slides in their Hapara workspace based on stories they've read.
We read part of a fiction story on Monday called "The Troublemaker". Students are now continuing the story their own way. They are having fun being creative and adding their own twists.
Math: Students are completing a culminating task for Measurement where they are designing their own floor plan of a bungalow. They have been given the instructions to create a certain amount of rooms and need to show the perimeter and area of each room.
Next unit: Number sense - Multiplication and Division
Music: This week, we are exploring Boomwhackers.
Dance: Students are enjoying dancing to songs on "Just Dance"
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021
Monday memo - Week of March 22-26th
Language: Students are presenting their Tuck Everlasting culminating tasks this week. They may choose one to share with the class.
We are starting a non-fiction unit. Everyone will be reading from the text, "RISE UP". We will read some stories together in class and students will read some individually from the website Epic. Students will then have to complete some graphic organizer slides in their Hapara workspace based on stories they've read.
Math: Students wrote their math tests last week and got them back on Friday. We are continuing a few concepts in measurement that weren't on the test (volume, surface area).
Science: Science experiments will continue this week (solids, liquid, gases for grade 5, electricity for grade 6)
Friday, March 19, 2021
Epic Books Class Code
Here is the class code for Epic Books: qkq9694
We will be reading non-fiction stories from the "Rise Up" text for next few weeks.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Tuesday Theme Day
Tomorrow we are dressing in hoodies and hats! So please wear a sweater with a hood (zip up or not) as well as a hat of your choice tomorrow!
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Math test moved to Monday
Hello everyone,
Since there is so much material to cover, the students agreed that they would benefit from having some extra time to review the concepts over the weekend.
The new test day will be Monday, March 15th.
Extra practice sheets will be given out tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Pixton Class Link
If you choose to do option #7 for the Tuck Everlasting
tasks, please click on the link to join Pixton:
Monday, March 8, 2021
Monday Memo - Week of March 8-12th
Language: For International Women's Day, we are not only talking about amazing females in the world that have achieved high success, but we are also discussing gender stereotypes in the media.
Students are continuing to work on their Tuck Everlasting culminating tasks. Most students have moved on to their 2nd or 3rd task at this point. All information is located in their Hapara workspace.
Religion: Fully Alive: Theme 3 "Created Sexual" - A note will be going home soon
Math: We are finishing up the measurement unit this week: continuing area, completing word problems as well as reviewing conversion. We will be having a unit test on Friday, March 12th.
Science: Grade 5 - Properties and Characteristics of Matter
Grade 6 - Electricity and Electrical Devices
Music: practising simple piano songs on the Shared Piano App, exploring 70s music
Dance: Week 2 of the Luv2Groove 10 day Boogie Break Challenge.
Friday, March 5, 2021
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Monday Memo - Week of March 1-5
Language: Finish Black History Month presentations. A few students still need to present.
Students are working on their Tuck Everlasting culminating tasks all week. They are to choose 3 out of 9 tasks to work on. All information is located in their Hapara workspace.
Math: Continuing the measurement unit. We are working on perimeter and area this week. Next week we will have a unit test at the end of the week on perimeter, area and conversion.
Science: Grade 5 - Properties and Characteristics of Matter
Grade 6 - Electricity and Electrical Devices
Music: reviewing piano notes and learning simple piano songs on the Shared Piano app.
Dance: We are taking part in the Luv2Groove 10 day Boogie Break Challenge. This was the challenge that we completed on Monday: Day #1 - Dance challenge
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Multiplying and Dividing by 10s, 100s, 1000s
We are currently working on conversion in math. We are learning how to switch from one metric unit to another. Students are encouraged to use their metric staircase in their math notebooks as well as other notes and diagrams that have been copied down in class.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Monday Memo - Week of Feb 22-26th
This week is STEAM (science, tech, engineering, art, math) week. We will work on STEAM activities during last block the entire week.
Language: Continue Black History Month project where each student has chosen one individual to research. This task is located in Hapara Workspace. It is due on Wednesday!
Students will present their slideshows at the end of the week. They should practise at home.
In-class read aloud: continuing Tuck Everlasting
Math: Continuing the measurement unit. We are reviewing the different units of measure when it comes to length. Students will begin converting from one unit to another.
Science: Grade 5 - Properties and Characteristics of Matter
Grade 6 - Electricity and Electrical Devices
STEAM activities
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Georges Vanier Lenten Project
Each grade is being asked to contribute a small item to donate for this initiative.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Tuesday Memo - Week of Feb 16-19th
*If students are at home for the snow day on Tuesday, they may access their language slideshows on Hapara workspace and continue working on those. For math, they may go on Mathletics and complete the assigned practice questions.
** Also, please check your email to see your Valentine slideshows from all of your classmates!
This week:
Language: Continue Black History Month project where each student has chosen one individual to research. This task is located in Hapara Workspace.
In-class read aloud: continuing Tuck Everlasting
Math: We completed the decimal/fraction/percent unit with a culminating task in class last week. We are now moving onto Measurement.
Science: Grade 5 - Properties and Characteristics of Matter
Grade 6 - Electricity and Electrical Devices
Music: keyboard practice
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Friday Theme Day
The class voted on some different themes and the winner was:
HATS and GLASSES
so please bring a hat of your choice as well as glasses or sunglasses.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Monday Memo - Week of Feb 8-12
Monday Memo - Week of Feb 8-12
Now that we are back at school for in-person learning, I will continue my weekly Monday memos to let you know what's happening in our classroom!
Language: Radio ads are due this week. Students will be given the opportunity to share their commercial with the class for bonus marks.
This week, we are beginning a Black History Month project where each student will choose one individual to research. This task will be located in Hapara Workspace.
In-class read aloud: continuing Tuck Everlasting
Math: Number Sense - We are continuing the decimal/fraction/percent unit. We are currently working on adding and subtracting decimal numbers and focusing on solving word problems.
Students will have an math/art assessment this week. (in-class assignment)
Science: The students presented and tested their summative projects last week for the Structures and Mechanisms unit. Grade 6s tested out their paper airplanes and grade 5s tested out their egg dropping structures.
We will move onto unit 3 this week: Matter and Energy.
Art: Virtual Valentines
Music: keyboard practice
Friday, February 5, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Asynchronous Learning Activities
Try a learning activity from each of these amazing choice boards every day. Each board contains asynchronous learning activities from different subject areas! (I left the primary ones in as well just in case you have younger siblings that are interested!)
Friday, January 15, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Toronto Zoo Virtual Learning Session
Here is the video for the Toronto Zoo virtual field trip linked to the grade 6 science unit Biodiversity.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Monday, January 4, 2021
Asynchronous Learning Activities
Try a learning activity from each of these amazing choice boards every day. Each board contains asynchronous learning activities from different subject areas! (I left the primary ones in as well just in case you have younger siblings that are interested!)
Welcome Back!
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas Break. As you know, it has been decided that this week (January 4 - 8th), school will be online.
We don’t want this transition to be stressful or complicated for our families. We know that some households might have multiple users and that not all can have access to technology. Our school will have laptops available to families who need them.
We will have our first class Google meet at 1:00pm today.
At this time, we will discuss how the week will work and how the lessons will be taught for the remainder of the week.
To enter our Google Meets, students are to go to the Student Portal and open Google Meet from there. Our class link will be ready for them at class time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBb21p1U3e4&feature=youtu.be
Above all else, we hope this transition will be smooth and not increase any anxiety or stress on anyone’s part. Our priority always remains the health and well-being of the students. If there are any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you and take care!
Mrs. DesRochers
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