Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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.

Sunday, January 11, 2026

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

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

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

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Week of Dec 8-12th

 This week:

-Dec 11th: White Elephant Sale


Grade 5 AM group


Language - Fractured Fairy Tale presentations (We didn't do them last week because I was away most of the week)
Science - new unit: Properties of and changes in matter
Math - Number: Addition and Subtraction of whole numbers

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Novel study: A Long Walk to Water (chapters 10-12)
Science - new unit: Flight
Math - Number: Addition and Subtraction of whole numbers

Monday, December 1, 2025

Week of Dec 1-4th

This week:

-Dec 5th: PD day


Grade 5 AM group


Language - Fractured Fairy Tale presentations
Science - Human Organ Systems: Finishing up the Circulatory system
Math - Data literacy: Finishing up data with a final assessment (Stacked-bar graph); Starting new unit: Addition and Subtraction

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Novel study: A Long Walk to Water
Science - Finishing up Biodiversity
Math - Data literacy: Finishing up data with a final assessment (Broken-line graph); Starting new unit: Addition and Subtraction