Week of Feb 2nd - 6th

This week:

Feb 4th: Dairy Farmers of Canada will be visiting our class in the morning at 9:50am. We will be learning how to make butter!

Feb 5th: Ski Forms due! Please be reminded that this is a 3-step process: online registration, online payment and physically handing the forms in at school. Some students are missing one or more steps. I will write an agenda note for those particular students on Monday.

Grade 5 AM group                    

Language - Novel study: Bridge to Terabithia

Science - Properties of and changes in matter (Quiz on Monday)

Math - Spatial Sense: Measurement (Perimeter and Area)

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Winter Olympics activities

Science - Flight (Quiz on Monday)

Math - Spatial Sense: Measurement (Area)

Science Quiz - Monday February 2nd

Grade 5 - Matter:

• Properties of Matter: Understand the difference between solids, liquids, and gases (including examples of each).

• Changes in Matter: Identify physical vs. chemical changes and provide real-world examples.

Grade 6 - Flight:

• Vocabulary: Review key terms from our "Intro to Flight" document on your Hapara workspace.

• The Four Forces of Flight: Explain how thrust, drag, weight, and lift act on an airplane or a bird.

Week of Jan 19th-23rd

*Students were given ski forms last week. They are due along with payment by Feb 5th. If your child will not be attending the two-day trip, please write a note for me in their agenda letting me know if they will be coming to school or staying home. 

Grade 5 AM group                    

Language - Novel study: Bridge to Terabithia

Science - Properties of and changes in matter

Math - Spatial Sense: Measurement; Add/Sub tests will be handed back once all students have finished writing.

Grade 6 PM group

Language - A Long Walk to Water novel study tasks due Wednesday

Science - Flight

Math - Spatial Sense: Measurement; Add/Sub tests will be handed back once all students have finished writing.

Addition and Subtraction Vocabulary

 

Math Test - Addition and Subtraction

This week students will need to know the following for their test.

Grade 5s - Addition and Subtractions of whole numbers to 100,000 and decimal numbers to hundredths.

Grade 6s - Addition and Subtraction of whole numbers to 1,000,000 and decimal numbers to thousandths.

They will be given some computational questions as well as some word problems to solve.

They will not be tested on rounding or asked to estimate.

Week of Jan 12-16th

Grade 5 AM group                    

Language - New novel study: Bridge to Terabithia

Science - Properties of and changes in matter:  we will be making and taste testing ice cream

Math - Number: Finishing Addition and Subtraction of decimal numbers with a test on Thursday; starting Measurement

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Finishing up our Novel study: A Long Walk to Water 

Science - Flight: we will be looking at the four forces of flight and making paper airplanes

Math - Number: Finishing Addition and Subtraction of decimal numbers with a test on Wednesday; starting Measurement

Week of January 5th-9th

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful and relaxing winter break. We will be continuing from where we left off in December. 

Grade 5 AM group

Language - Winter break recaps and new year resolutions

Science - Properties of and changes in matter

Math - Number: Addition and Subtraction of decimal numbers

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Novel study: A Long Walk to Water (chapters 15-18)

Science - Flight

Math - Number: Addition and Subtraction of decimal numbers and rounding