Monday: Grade 5 puberty lesson with Mme Donovan for those signed up (pm), hot dog day & PJ day!

Tuesday: Popcorn sale (Blue Raspberry, Cheddar, Plain)

Wednesday: 

Thursday: Library day, hot lunch & grades 5&6 concert day (6:00 - 6:30 pm)

Friday: PD day - no school

Permission Forms: We have two more field trips coming up. Check your child's backpack for the information I sent home. Please complete both permission forms on PowerSchool. Please note that neither field trip has a charge. 

Monday's Hot Dog Day Fundraiser: The grade 6s are working hard to fundraise for their upcoming end-of-year field trip. They will be hosting a hot dog concession ($2.50), including candy bags ($1.50). Anyone who pre-ordered a hot dog will get it delivered at lunch, but if you did not pre-order, students can still purchase from the concession. Thanks for supporting the grade 6 class!

CTF Project: Your child may have come home talking about our latest CTF unit; we are learning about being young entrepreneurs. During this unit, students will be learning what it takes to run a small business. In the coming weeks, I will share details about our upcoming Entrepreneurial Expo. I want to make it clear that I am not asking students or guardians to purchase anything for this project. I did want to share information about an entrepreneurial opportunity for kids in Leduc for anyone interested:  https://www.childrensbusinessfair.org/leduc-alberta 

Wellness Permission Form (happening this week): We will be doing our sexual education wellness lessons the week of May 11th. In Grade 5, we cover human reproductive systems and puberty. I am linking all the learning outcomes in the unit here. This year, it is opt-in, so if you wish to have your child participate, you must sign the form on PowerSchool. They will only be able to participate if the form is signed by May 11th. 

English Language Arts & Literacy (ELAL): We are continuing our two units. Our writing unit is opinion essays, and our reading unit is a novel study of Number the Stars.

Math: This week, we are continuing our fractions unit. Students will interpret mixed numbers and improper fractions to explore how they represent numbers greater than 1. Students are learning to convert mixed numbers and improper fractions. 

• • Click here for a video about mixed fractions and improper fractions. 

  • Number lines are tricky for students to understand. Check out this video on number lines so that you can review together at home. 

  • Here is a video to practice converting mixed numbers and improper fractions. 

  • Here is a video on decomposing fractions.

  • Here is a video on adding mixed numbers. 

  • Here is a video on subtracting mixed numbers. 

  • I have posted practice Blookets on Google Classroom that students can access at home to practice the basics of our fraction unit. 

  • If you would like some extra practice at home, click here. 

Science: We are starting our final unit: Flight & Buoyancy Forces

Social Studies: We are continuing our final unit: Citizenship. 

Math: Our fractions unit test will be on Wednesday, May 13th. 

ELAL writing: Students will be assessed on their final opinion essay.

ELAL reading comprehension: Students will be assessed on their comprehension of the novel as we work through it.