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"

Math videos

 

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)

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.

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!

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.

Science Videos

 Grade 5 

Grade 6

Only go to 3 minutes and 10 seconds for the first one.

Spirit Week - March 15-19th

Pixton Class Link

If you choose to do option #7 for the Tuck Everlasting

tasks, please click on the link to join Pixton:

https://join.pixton.com/tw5rf

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. 

Padlet

 Here is the link to our padlet topics for genius hour.

https://padlet.com/jenniferdesrochers1/uvaae5bdocrlpkta 

Area video - grade 5

 

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