Weekly Newsletter Apr 9

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: April 9-13th       


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through picture books, biographies and autobiographies. This week we will be diving further into Informational text while focusing one social issue and/or a Human Rights Issue. Ask your child which human rights issue his/her class will be exploring.  This week students will be exploring building a thesis with a focus on a social issue or a social change maker.

Math: This week we will begin our Volume and Measurement Unit.  Students will begin with making measurement conversions.  Then, they will begin to estimate and measure 3D shapes. Students will explore volume by building and counting unit cubes in order to understand volume. We will also look into liquid volume using water and making comparisons.

Unit of Study: We will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for ‘Night of the Notables’ 2018 presentation and begin writing our scripts as a class. Students will begin to think about a Change Maker or Social Issue that they would like to explore for their blackboard presentations.  The Night of the Notables presentations will be on the evening of Tues. 8 May. We will continue preparing for our Night of the Notables this week.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
The Night of the Notables presentations will be on the evening of Tues. 8 May.

Highlight from last week:
We have a chosen a song for Night of the Notables and have begun practicing.  The students are starting to learn the words.

Newsletter April 2nd

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: April 2-6         


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through various texts, including read aloud, book club and short readings. We will focus on informational texts throughout this unit. As we move into writing, students will revisit informational and opinion writing.

Math: The students will continue the unit titled Order of Operations. Students will evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces. They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions.  The assessment will be at the end of the week.

Unit of Study: We will continue our Social Change unit by tuning in to the ‘Night of the Notables’ 2017 presentation in preparation for beginning to write our individual class scripts. Our presentation to parents will be on the evening of Tues. 8 May, so teachers and students are starting the process of preparing for this important grade level highlight. 

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Evening of Tuesday, May 8th will be Night of the Notables.  Please mark your calendars.  More information will be sent soon.

Highlight in the week prior to spring break:
The Terry Fox Cancer Awareness Run on Fri. 23 Mar. was a real highlight.

Newsletter March 19

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: March 19-23       


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through historical fiction, biography and autobiography texts. We will focus on Informational text throughout this unit.  Students will revisit informational and opinion writing in this unit.

Math: The students will begin the unit titled Order of Operations. We have been practicing this skill using daily warm ups, so they are familiar with these skills. Students will evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces.  They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions.

Unit of Study: We have started our Social Change unit by tuning in to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as looking at the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Tuesday, March 20-Body Changes Lesson
Break-March 24-April 2

Highlight last week:
Track and Field day was a day of celebration.  What joy to see students doing their personal best, smiling and cheering on classmates. Photos from the track!

Newsletter March 12

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: March 12-16           


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: We will be taking the Fantasy Writing Assessment this week. We are hoping the students remember all that we have covered in this unit and include some wonderful FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, GREAT BEGINNINGS, INSPIRING DIALOGUE, LOTS OF FANTASY ELEMENTS, and an ENDING THAT WILL HAVE US WANTING MORE!

Math: The students continue working on Unit 5: Multiplying & Dividing Fractions. The focus continues to be on conceptual understanding of these skills using a variety of manipulatives and also drawing models to show their thinking. The assessment will be at the end of this week.

Unit of Study: We are beginning our unit on Social Change. This will be a long unit ending with the famous “Night of the Notables” in May. This week we will begin reading social change books.  We will also tune in to the ‘Human Rights’ UDHR and their connection to the Global Goals.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Fri. 16 Mar: G3-5 Track ‘n’ Field Day, 8:15-11:00

Highlight last week:
The Student-Led-Conferences were a big success. The students enjoyed “showing off” their work and the teachers enjoyed seeing the proud faces of parents as they learned a lot about the human body, read some amazing writing, and learned new FRESH ways to solve multiplication and division fractions problems!

Newsletter March 5

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: March 5 - 9           


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Grade 5 students will be celebrating their writing by sharing it with other classes.  Check out the flipgrid to hear some blurbs from their writing.  They will be finishing up their fantasy book clubs and taking end of unit reading assessment.  Next week will be the writing assessment.

Some students are participating in the Slice of Life Challenge to write a blog post everyday for the Month of March.  Please use this link to click on their blogs and give them comments.  Encourage them to keep up the blogging!

Math: The students continue working on Unit 5: Multiplying & Dividing Fractions. The focus continues to be on conceptual understanding of these skills using a variety of manipulatives and also drawing models to show their thinking.

Unit of Study:  As we move from our science unit to our social studies unit, we will be using our unit of study time to prepare for parent conferences.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
March 7 & 8 - Parent Conferences
March 9 - MS will be visiting our students to begin the transition process. This meeting will be an introduction.  More information will follow.

Highlight last week:
Book Week was wonderful with many activities.
We also had a great science share to end the Human Body Unit.  You will see these at parent conferences!

Newsletter Feb 26

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: February 26-March 2             


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Grade 5 students are revising and editing their fantasy stories, using the rubric as a guide. These are process pieces, demonstrating students ability to apply mini-lessons held in class to their writing.  Students have evaluated their pre-assessments and set writing goals in order to improve their skills as narrative writers.

Math: The students continue working on Unit 5: Multiplying & Dividing Fractions. The focus continues to be on conceptual understanding of these skills using a variety of manipulatives and also drawing models to show their thinking.

Unit of Study:  Students will finish up researching and creating an interactive project in the science labs and Maker Space to demonstrate their understanding of the body systems to show how they interact. The grade level share will be, Friday, March 2nd.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
February 28-book swap
March 1-Character Dress up day
March 2-Grade 5 photos (wear your school uniform)
Individual photos for new students (wear casual clothes and change into your uniform for class photos)
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Highlight last week:
Break Out Boxes were a great success!
Chinese New Year Celebrations were fun and educational.
Thank you, all, for your special treats for the Faculty Appreciation Luncheon.

Newsletter Feb. 19

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: Feb 19 - Feb. 23, 2018             


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy
Grade 5 students continue to work on their fantasy stories. This week we focus on engaging our reading by adding details to our settings, internal and external character traits and making sure to show not tell throughout our stories.  Fantasy book clubs continue as students analyse their books through the focus on symbolism and thinking about how fantasy helps us understand the real world.

Math
The students continued working on Unit 5: Multiplying & Dividing Fractions. They are using a variety of manipulatives and also drawing models to show their thinking. The students will begin to dig deeper into dividing fractions.

Unit of Study
Students will investigate and research body systems and how they work together. After they have made a plan they will start to work on showing their new knowledge through a museum exhibit. Those creating models and experiments will be working in the maker’s space. 

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information (also see GLC Updates):
Chinese New Year Celebration -Friday, February 23rd
Student Led Conferences- March 7th & 8th

Highlight last week:
Happy Chinese New Year!  We hope you enjoyed the long weekend.