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October 28th - November 1st, 2024
Happy Halloween Parents of 5B! We will be having our first class party of the year on Thursday. Students are allowed to dress up, however, it is our school policy that no masks or prop weapons are to be brought to school. There will be Halloween themed STEAM activities in the afternoon. If you wish to send in a treat to share, I request that it be healthy, as there will be so much candy later on. In the past, parents have sent in corn chips and salsa, precut vegetables (carrots, cucumber and peppers are always a hit), cheese, apples (I will bring in an apple cutter), and/or juice. Please send a bowl or plate in their lunch box for students to fill up during the party.
Important Dates:
October 31st - Halloween Class Party - costumes are allowed :)
November 1st - Professional Learning Day (no classes)
November 6th - School Dance
November 7th & 8th - PEITF/CUPE Conventions (no classes)
November 11th - Remembrance Day (no classes)
November 21st - Parent Teacher Interviews (afternoon/evening)
November 22nd - Parent Teacher Interviews (no classes)
Language Arts: Students are typing up their French narrative writing this week. Then they will be able to choose to do either a Halloween themed short story or a short mystery. In English we are taking a pause from our book club to work on a descriptive narrative text for Halloween. This week, students are working on correcting and perfecting the use of « this one, that one, those ones, and these ones » in French.
Math: We are learning about growing and repeating patterns and single variable expressions. This is in Module 1 of our math book, a link to the English math book is found at the top of this page. We will be having a mini quiz on patterns and variables Thursday morning.
Integrated Curriculum: It's presentation week in our class! Students have worked so hard on becoming experts of their illness. Please ask them what they learned and have them show you their work on Google Classroom. Our next unit is What makes our life unique in Atlantic Canada? We will learn about natural resources and energy sources in Atlantic Canada, compare PEI with other Atlantic provinces, locate and understand the placement of the first Indigenous communities around Atlantic Canada, and learn about natural and human made forces that impact how we live.
October 21st-25th, 2024
Important Dates:
November 1st - Professional Learning Day (no classes)
November 6th - School Dance
November 7th & 8th - PEITF/CUPE Conventions (no classes)
November 11th - Remembrance Day (no classes)
November 21st - Parent Teacher Interviews (afternoon/evening)
November 22nd - Parent Teacher Interviews (no classes)
Language Arts: We will be typing up our French narrative stories this week to revise and edit. We will work on eliminating vague words, according verbs and adjectives to singular or plural words, adding quotation marks for dialogue, and reading our draft aloud to see how it sounds. Students will then have the opportunity to write a Halloween themed story or a mystery to round out October. In grammar, we will be learning about articles in French (les déterminants), and common and proper nouns in English. We are continuing to work on reading strategies in English through a read aloud and book clubs. This week we will work on drawing inferences using quotes from our books, understanding the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative language, and continuing our comparing and contrasting of characters.
Math: Students have completed their unit on representing, comparing and ordering decimal numbers. We have just started single variable equations ( 7 + m = 15, m = 8). Students are continuing to practice their multiplication facts up to 9X9.
Integrated Curriculum: Students will be presenting their project on a virus on Friday. They have had 45 minutes daily for eight days in class to research, answer questions and type up their information. This week, students need to complete typing up their information in a Google Doc and then transfer their information to either Google Slides, Canva, or a poster.
October 14th - 18th, 2024
Important Dates:
October 14th - Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
November 1st - Professional Learning Day (no classes)
November 7th & 8th - PEITF/CUPE Conventions (no classes)
November 11th - Remembrance Day (no classes)
November 21st - Parent Teacher Interviews (afternoon/evening)
November 22nd - Parent Teacher Interviews (no classes)
Language Arts: We are working on narrative writing in French. Students have used a graphic organizer to plan out their writing. After writing out their story, we are going back to edit it, using strategies " Focus on an Image", " External Character Description", and "Write the Inside Story". In English book club, we are will continue to compare and contrast characters, seek out character traits and provide evidence, and identify the problem. In French grammar, we are working on classifying words (nouns, determinants, and adjectives). In English we will be focusing on verb tenses (past tense, past perfect tense, present tense, present perfect tense, future tense, future perfect tense).
Math: We are wrapping up representing numbers Wednesday with a mini test that will focus on making equivalent decimal numbers, and ordering and comparing decimal numbers. We are moving onto patterns and equations. I have created a link to a PDF of an English math text book and workbook, please click the green button to access it. Decimals are found in Module 5, Patterns and equations in Module 1.
Integrated Curriculum: Students are busy researching various illnesses that affect the human body system. They are preparing to present their findings using Canva, Google Slides, or even creating a poster. They have 45 minutes each day to work on their project at school. If needed, I will send an email to parents to help at home this Friday. Students are presenting next Friday, the 25th. Any student can bring their dark blue duo tang home to work on it, if they choose this week as well.
October 7th- 11th
Important Dates:
October 1-10th - Food Drive for Food Bank
October 10th - Picture Retakes (please note change of date)
October 10th - XC Zones (E.LG, B.M.)
October 11th - Thanksgiving Assembly
October 14th - Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
Language Arts: We are working on narrative writing in French. Students are using a graphic organizer to plan out their writing, then using the strategy " Say, Draw, Write" to write out their ideas. We have been learning to decipher between action verbs, linking verbs and helping verbs. In English book club, we are working on determing the point of view of the story and comparing characters.
Math: We are ordering and comparing decimal numbers. Students should be comfortable with adding zeros to the ends of decimals numbers to create an equivalent number, which also helps with ordering and comparing. We will be having a test early next week on decimal numbers.
Integrated Curriculum: Students have started their Project Based Learning activity. They were given or had chosen a virus, disease, or condition. Students are now researching, in French, the cause, symptoms, and treatment of their illness. Students do not have access to YouTube on their Chromebooks at school, they may choose to do some research at home. Please help them take notes and remind them to bring the notes to school to help with their project.
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