Grade 5s: Practicing how to extend number patterns using alternating rules (e.g., Start at 2. Alternately add 3, then subtract 1).
Grade 6s: Practicing alternating rules plus increasing rules (e.g., Start at 1. Add 1, then increase the number you add by 1 each time).
This week:
Thursday, Oct 8th: Thanksgiving Liturgy in the Gym - 4th block
Friday, Oct 9th: Terry Fox Run 2:45pm
Monday, Oct 12th: Thanksgiving Monday (no school)
Tuesday, Oct 13th: Patterning Quiz
Grade 5/6 AM group
Dear parents,
We love seeing our students' enthusiasm and creativity at school, but we need your help with a quick reminder regarding personal items brought from home—such as squishies, pop-its, action figures, trading cards, and small toys.
Recently, we’ve seen a large influx of these items coming to students' desks during instructional time. This has led to a few daily challenges in our classrooms:
Items becoming a major distraction during lessons and independent work
Other students touching or taking items without permission
Misplaced or damaged items leading to upset feelings
Our Class Expectations:
Recess Only: Personal toys, squishies, and non-essential fidgets are welcome during outdoor recess time, provided students take responsibility for them.
In Backpacks During Class: All personal items must stay inside students' backpacks from the morning bell until recess, and immediately go back into backpacks when class resumes.
Exceptions for IEP Accommodations: The only exception to this rule is for students who have specific sensory or focus accommodations outlined in their Individual Education Plan (IEP). For those students, fidgets are considered learning tools. We kindly ask that any IEP-supported fidget brought to school is silent and non-disruptive to surrounding peers (e.g., quiet stress balls).
Thank you so much for your support in discussing this with your child at home! Helping them keep their desks clear allows everyone to focus, keeps personal belongings safe, and ensures our classroom remains a positive learning environment for all.
This week:
Monday, Sept 28th: Mrs. DesRochers and Ms. Abby away; payment due for 67s game day
Wed., Sept 30th: National Truth and Reconciliation Day (orange shirt day)
Fri., Oct 2nd: PD day
Grade 5/6 AM group
Please refer to the following in preparation for Thursday's unit test:
1. Numbers We Are Working With:
Whole numbers up to 100 000
Decimals up to hundredths (e.g., 12.34)
2. Skills to Practice:
Identifying Place Value: Name the place value of any digit (e.g., in 45 238.19, the 5 is in the thousands place and the 1 is in the tenths place).
Representing Numbers: Write numbers in standard form (45 238.5), expanded form (40 000 + 5 000 + 200 + 30 + 8 + 0.5), and word form.
Rounding: Round whole numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1 000, and 10 000. Round decimals to the nearest whole number and tenth.
1. Numbers We Are Working With:
Whole numbers up to 1 000 000
Decimals up to thousandths (e.g., 1.234)
2. Skills to Practice:
Identifying Place Value: Name the place value of any digit from millions down to thousandths.
Representing Numbers: Write numbers in standard form (1 458 203.125), expanded form, and word form.
Rounding: Round whole numbers up to the nearest 100 000. Round decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth, and hundredth.
The word "and" is used only for the decimal point when writing numbers in words (e.g., "forty-two AND five tenths").
Rounding Rule: 4 or less, round down; 5 or more, round up!
This week:
Fri., Sept. 25th: Grade 6 Field Trip to the Bill Mason Centre (forms and payment due TUESDAY)
Grade 5/6 AM group
