Rounding Whole and Decimal Numbers

 

Week of Sept 14th - 18th

This week:

Wed., Sept. 16th: Program Night 4:30-5:30pm

Fri., Sept. 18th: Indigenous Workshop 10:40am in the gym for all students

Grade 5/6 AM group             

Language - Summer Recounts: self & peer editing, good copy

Math - SEL & Number: Rounding, Decimal place value

Grade 5 PM group

Language - Summer Recounts: self & peer editing, good copy

Math - SEL & Number: Rounding, Decimal place value

Science - The Human Organ system: Digestion

Summer Recount Graphic Organizer

Our first writing task is a Summer Recount!

The graphic organizer is done for the PM grade 5 group and is due on Tuesday for AM grade 5/6 group.

Here is what it looks like:

Writing A Recount

 

Week of September 8-11th

This week:

Monday, Sept 7th: Labour day (no school)

Friday, Sept 11th: Welcome Liturgy in the gym (9:45am-10:15am)

Grade 5/6 AM group             

Language - finishing All About Me tasks; starting Summer Recounts

Math - SEL & Number: Place Value

(*Note: Science and Religion are taught by different teachers, so I will only be noting the topics for LA and math)

Grade 5 PM group

Language - finishing All About Me tasks; starting Summer Recounts

Math - SEL & Number: Place Value

Science - The Human Organ system (starting with Digestion)

Tuesday, September 1st, 2026

Hello and welcome to the Class Blog!

This blog is another place for us to stay connected. You can check here for important reminders, curriculum updates, and a glimpse into our classroom.

Our first week will be all about community building and settling in. We'll spend time getting comfortable with one another and going over our classroom expectations. We'll also kick off our first writing task by sharing stories from our summer adventures.

Today, students will be bringing home their new agendas and a classroom newsletter from me! Binders, notebooks and textbooks will stay at school unless students have homework or need to study.

Looking forward to a great year!

Week of June 15-19th

This week:

Thursday, June 18th: End of Year Liturgy and Goodbyes: 10:45am in the gym

Thursday, June 18th: End of year BBQ (after school)

Thursday, June 18th: Chromebook collection

Friday, June 19th: Grade 6 grad trip (Arbraska Laflèche Park)

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - Poetry

Science - Conservation of Energy and Resources

Math - Spatial Sense - Transformations and Angles

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Advertising presentations

Math - Spatial Sense: Angles

Science - Space

Week of June 8 - 12th

 Grade 5 AM group             

Language - Reading Comprehension

Science - Conservation of Energy and Resources

Math - Unit test handed back this week; new unit: Spatial Sense - Transformations

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Advertising 

Math - Spatial Sense: Transformations

Science - Space

Week of June 1-4th

This week:

- Monday: Runamok inflatables at school

- Wednesday: Pie in the Face Assembly - CANCELLED!

- Friday: PD Day

Grade 5 AM group             

Language /Science - Forces Acting on Structures: finishing project including question sheets on workspace

Math - Fractions, Decimals & Percents (unit test on Tuesday); next unit Spatial Sense

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Advertising 

Math - Spatial Sense unit: Transformations

Science - Electrical Phenomena, Energy and Devices

Week of May 25th - 29th

 This week:

- Wed, Thurs, Fri PM music workshop for French Immersion student

- Friday, May 29th: Track and Field Meet

Grade 5 AM group             

Language /Science - Forces Acting on Structures: project

Math - Fractions, Decimals & Percents continued (unit test next week)

Grade 6 PM group

EQAO

Grade 5: Science Project

The Grade 5s will be building pinball machines for a science project that combines our topics of simple machines, energy, and forces & motion! We are collecting the following household items—please feel free to send in anything you can find:

-Toilet paper rolls 

-Plastic bottle caps 

-Rubber bands 

-Popsicle sticks 

-Plastic spoons 

-Wooden chopsticks 

-Clothes pins 

-Cardboard (e.g., old cereal or granola boxes) 

-Aluminum foil 

-Empty egg cartons 

-Plasticine (modelling clay)

-Marbles

*We already have pipe cleaners, brass fasteners, coffee stir sticks, and plastic straws in the classroom. We also have pizza boxes for the students to use. If students would like to bring in their own pizza box, they may do so.

Converting between Fractions, Decimals and Percents

 

Week of May 19th - 22nd

 This week:

- May 19th: Track and Field Day (PM)

- May 21st: Field trip - Ottawa Titans Baseball game

Grade 5 AM group             

Language /Science - Forces Acting on Structures: simple machines

Math - grades for fractions quiz have been emailed to students; Fractions, Decimals & Percents continued

Grade 6 PM group

Math - grades for fractions quiz have been emailed to students; Fractions, Decimals & Percents continued and EQAO prep

Friday's Math quiz: FRACTIONS

Grade 5s need to know:
- representing fractions in different ways (e.g., on a number line, area models - colouring parts of a circle)
- equivalent fractions (e.g., 1/2 = 4/8 = 5/10)
- adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators (including adding one whole to a proper fraction and subtracting a proper fraction from one whole)
- converting improper fractions to mixed and vice versa

Grade 6s need to know:
- comparing and ordering fractions (e.g., least to greatest as well as greater than and less than symbols)
- equivalent fractions (e.g., 1/2 = 4/8 = 5/10)
- adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators (including mixed fractions)
- converting improper fractions to mixed and vice versa
- simplifying fractions

Week of May 11-15th

 Grade 5 AM group             

Language/ Science - Forces Acting on Structures

Math - Fractions; quiz on Friday

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Advertising & Marketing

Science - Electrical Phenomena, Energy and Devices

Math - Fractions; quiz on Friday

Week of April 28 - May 1

This week:

- Book fair (Thursday/Friday)

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - Persuasive writing (finish up)

Science - Forces Acting on Structures

Math - Algebra quizzes returned; new unit: Fractions, Decimals & Percents

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Advertising & Marketing

Science - Electrical Phenomena, Energy and Devices

Math - Algebra quiz (Tuesday); new unit: Fractions, Decimals & Percents

Week of April 20-24th

  This week:

- Tuesday April 21 AM: grade 6 trip to All Saints HS

- Wednesday, April 22: school musical (day and evening shows)

- Friday, April 24: Algebra quiz (gr 5&6)

- Monday, April 27: PD day

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - Persuasive writing

Science - Forces Acting on Structures

Math - Algebra 

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Advertising & Marketing

Science - Electrical Phenomena, Energy and Devices

Math - Algebra 

Order of Operations (BEDMAS)

 We have paused Algebra for a day or two to review BEDMAS or PEDMAS:

Week of April 13-17th

  This week:

- Mult/Div Unit tests will be handed back

- new science and language units

- daily EQAO prep for grade 6s

- Friday, April 17th: Cake Auction

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - Persuasive writing

Science - Forces Acting on Structures

Math - Algebra 

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Advertising & Marketing

Science - Electrical Phenomena, Energy and Devices

Math - Algebra 

Week of April 7-10th

 This week:

- Tuesday, April 7th: Mult/Div Unit test

- Wed. April 8th: Easter mass at St. Isidore parish; science research projects due

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - Persuasive writing

Science - Final project presentations; new unit next week

Math - Test and new unit: Algebra - Equations and Inequalities

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Media pitch

Science - Final project presentations; new unit next week

Math - Test and new unit: Algebra - Equations and Inequalities

Grade 6 - Turning a remainder into a decimal

 

Short Division

 

Week of March 30th - April 2nd

This week:
- A cake raffle form will be coming home.
- Good Friday - no school 

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - March break recount presentations (optional)

Science - Properties of and changes in matter: Final project

Math - Number: Division and some more multiplication practice (Test next week)

Grade 6 PM group

Language - March break recount presentations (optional)

Science - Flight: Final project

Math - Number: Division and some more multiplication practice (Test next week)

Long Division

 

Week of March 23rd - 27th

I hope everyone had a relaxing March Break!

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - March break recounts

Science - Properties of and changes in matter: Final project

Math - Number: Division

Grade 6 PM group

Language - March break recounts

Science - Flight: Final project

Math - Number: Division

Week of Mar 9-13th

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - Final Task for Novel study: Bridge to Terabithia (due Friday)

Science - Properties of and changes in matter

Math - Number: Multiplication (written methods) Check-in on Friday

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Winter Olympic Sport Presentations and Fully Alive

Science - Flight 

Math - Number: Multiplication (written methods) Check-in on Friday

Week of March 2nd - 6th

This week:

The Easter mass permission form is due this Friday.

Grade 5 AM group             

Language - Final Task for Novel study: Bridge to Terabithia

Science - Properties of and changes in matter

Math - Number: Multiplication 

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Winter Olympic Sport Presentations

Science - Flight 

Math - Number: Multiplication 

Math Videos

 

Week of Feb 23 - 27

This week:

A form about an Easter mass went home Monday. Please sign and return.

Friday morning (Blocks 1 & 2) - Winter Play day *Please dress for the weather*

Grade 5 AM group                    

Language - Final Tasks for Novel study: Bridge to Terabithia, Olympic activities, Beginning Cursive Writing 1x/week

Science - Properties of and changes in matter

Math - Spatial Sense: Measurement (Perimeter and Area) Test on Wednesday and Floor Plan task due Monday March 2nd; Beginning new unit: Multiplication 

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Good Copies of Winter Olympic Sport Challenge

Science - Flight 

Math - Spatial Sense: Measurement (Area and Surface Area) Test on Friday; Beginning new unit: Multiplication 

Measurement test next week

Grade 5 Measurement Test - Wednesday, Feb 25th

Metric Conversions: You must know how to switch from larger units to smaller ones. For example: 1km = 1000m

Perimeter: The "fence" around a shape. Add up all the side lengths.

Area of Squares, Rectangles, Triangles and Parallelograms: The "grass" inside a shape. Always use square units (e.g. m2). Formulas will be posted on the board.

Composite Shapes: Finding the area of larger shapes made up of squares and rectangles. For example: "L or T shaped" rooms. Strategy: "Slice" the shape into smaller rectangles, find the area of all, and add them together.

Grade 6 Measurement Test - Friday, Feb 27th

Metric Conversions: You must know how to switch between larger and smaller units, including decimal conversions. For example: 250m = 0.25km

Area of Rectangles, Triangles, Parallelograms, Rhombuses, Kites, and Trapezoids: The "grass" inside a shape. Always use square units (e.g. m2). Formulas will be posted on the board.

Surface Area of Prisms: The total area of all the "faces" (the skin) of a 3D object. Strategy: Use a Net to see all the faces. Find the area of each individual rectangle and triangle, then add them all together.

Composite Shapes: Finding the area of larger shapes that might be made of rectangles and triangles. Strategy: "Slice" the shape into smaller recognizable parts, find the area of each using the correct formula, and add them together.

Grade 6 Formula sheet for AREA

 

Week of Feb 9-13th

 This week: 

-Spirit week (refer to previous post)

-Feb 11th: Report cards get posted on the parent portal. Please write a note in your child's agenda if you'd like to discuss the grades or comments. I will reach out to you to schedule a day and time.

-Feb 13th: Valentine's Bake Sale

-Feb 16th: Family day!

Grade 5 AM group                    

Language - Novel study: Bridge to Terabithia, Olympic activities

Science - Properties of and changes in matter

Math - Spatial Sense: Measurement (Area)

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Winter Olympics activities

Science - Flight 

Math - Spatial Sense: Measurement (Area)

Spirit Week for Feb 9-13th

 

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