Hello 5H!
Monday, November 4 - Friday, November 8
Monday: book fair starts & first night of parent-teacher interviews
Tuesday: library day, bake sale (2E hosts) & second night of parent-teacher interviews
Wednesday: third night of parent-teacher interviews
Thursday: Hot lunch
Friday: Remembrance Day Assembly (students are encouraged to wear red) & Miss Hildebrand away (Mrs. Day will be subbing)
Midterm Break: There will be no school from Monday, November 11th - Friday, November 15th. School will resume on Monday, November 18th.
Parent-Teacher Interviews: To book parent-teacher interviews, scroll down and choose an appointment slot below. Please only book one appointment. Each meeting will be a maximum of 15 minutes. If you are having trouble booking a time, please email me. Thank you!
English Language Arts & Literacy (ELAL):
Reading: We'll continue our novel study, Fatty Legs.
Writing: Students will revise and edit one of their drafts from the last couple of weeks. This copy will be assessed when it is finished.
Word Study: We will continue our learning about "morphology". This is all about the units of meaning that make up words (affixes). Understanding morphology helps students with spelling and reading/understanding challenging words.
Oral language: Students will practice communication skills through our morning meetings and by playing word games.
Math: We will focus on addition and subtracting of whole numbers and decimals this week.
Science: Students will learn about weather instruments that help predict weather. If we have time, we'll start our next unit about resources that give us energy.
Social Studies: Students will learn about National Parks.
Math: Students will be assessed on rounding whole numbers and plotting decimals on number lines.
Science: Students will have a short assessment reviewing concepts from our weather and climate unit.
Social: Students will have an open-book quiz on the geographic regions of Canada.