Tomorrow (Friday) everyone needs their clothing and scripts for their French fashion show.  

Also - since it is the last day before Spring Break, please return our very important portfolios so that they are safe in the classroom for the last part of the school year :)

Thank you and have a happy spring break!  We'll be back together Monday, April 12th.

 Week of March 22

Monday: Math weekly handed out.  Due back Friday. 

We have a few important projects that we are finishing up this week before our spring break.  Please help your child to stay on top of these important due dates by checking in with them so they are all caught up for spring break :)

Tuesday:  Keep practicing for the French fashion show Friday :)

Wednesday:  Library returns.

• Social - Potlach assignment is due.  
• RR are due completed and returned with a signature.  

Thursday:  

• I want to be story - due by the end of the school day today.  Typed and handed in on Google Classroom.

Friday (full day): 

• Math weekly due
• French Fashion show presentations - clothing to wear and scripts need to be at school.  

Spring break March 29- April 9.  We'll be back in school April 12th for the last part of the year.  Have a great break and a happy Easter!

On the one year anniversary of COVID we’ve been talking about mental health and changes in our lives brought about from the onset of COVID19.

If we could talk directly to COVID, here’s what we would say.

To take a closer look - follow this link to our COVID letter collection

 Week of March 15

Monday:  New Reading Records were handed out.  These are due back with a signature by next Wednesday morning the 24th.  (Please remember to help your child look for detailed and completed work before signing it).  We do daily reading blocks when students can fill in their Reading record at school, but these can also be worked on at home as needed.

Tuesday: COVID letter writing.  It's been a challenging year and as part of our discussions in class about mental health we've been talking through the changes that have occurred this past year and how they have impacted each of us.  For the one year anniversary we're writing a letter to COVID talking about what we haven't liked, what we've learned and also what we are thankful for.  Students should be done these by the end of the school day Tuesday.  These are in Google Classroom, so please ask your child to show you theirs.

Wednesday  Library exchange & St.Patrick's day.  Everyone is encouraged to wear green :)

Parent-Teacher-Student interviews from 5:00-8:00.  Your link for our Google Meet has already been sent out, so please check your email.  Please be respectful of each other's times and be prompt joining and leaving our 15 minute interview block so that everyone gets the times they signed up for.

Thursday:  There was no weekly homework assignment handed out this week, but RRs are due back next Wednesday.

Parent-Teacher-Student interviews from 4:00-7:00.  

Friday: No school for students

Parent-Teacher-Student interviews from 8:30-12:00.  

We built electromagnets today in science - these groups wanted to share pictures for you to see :)

 Portfolios, March Learning goals and Parent-teacher-student interviews

Thank you to everyone that has already signed up for your interview time - much appreciated!

Tomorrow, Friday, portfolios will be coming home.  Please spend some time before our interview going through this with your child and letting them share their successes, as well as their challenges, in grade five so far.  Feel free to keep them for the week and send them back after your scheduled interview.

Also - on Google Classroom you'll be able to see a copy of your child's March progress review page which we'll be looking at together during interviews.  So far in class today we looked through our own portfolios and self-reflected on successes and continued challenges.  Please take some time to look at these and discuss what would be a great goal (just 1) for your child this last part of the year  (feel free to type on the page with your child- either goals or more celebrations! ) We'll be looking at these progress pages again in class next week before interview times.  

Thank you to each of you for everything that you do at home to help your child to grow and succeed!

Fabulous math skills!

We’re practicing for our math quiz tomorrow using Quizziz, an online platform that lets students see their own progress. We can also track how the class is doing all together.  

Look how great everyone is doing!  High 80s for accuracy :)    

If your child was aiming for 100% and didn't get there during class they can try tonight and email me a screen shot! To do that, or just to use it as another way to practice and study - follow this link - Math review on quizziz

 Week of March 8

Monday: 

• Spelling list #10 comes home.  Assignment to be completed by Friday.
• Please book your Parent-teacher-student interview time using the instructions sent to you directly from the LGMS office. * Please ensure the time you choose works for you and your child to be there*  If you expect to need more then the 15 minute time slot, please email me this week so that I can help find a time to make that work :)

Tuesday: 

• Math Quiz (add,subtract,multiply,divide)
• Social Indigenous people - Traditions presentations (students need to have their collected information on a digital or paper poster, plus they need an artifact to show - this could be a model, an item, a video...)

Wednesday:

Thursday: 

• Book talks - the checklist and rubric for this can be found in Google Classroom.  Students are encouraged to share a favorite book/reread for this project.  

Friday (full day):  

• Spelling assignment due and test this morning
• Portfolios come home - please look on Google classroom with your child at their March progress review page after spending time with their portfolio to discuss challenges and celebrations :)
• Parent-teacher-student interview times should be booked by today.  The link and information came to you directly from the school on March 4th.

 Do you know what a magnetic field is?  We used iron filings and magnets today to see these invisible forces during science.  After looking at a bar and horseshoe magnet we got creative and the class wanted to share these pictures of the dog we created using magnetic fields with all of you at home :)

Please enjoy these great action shots taken during gym today. 

Please remember to send in your child's badminton racket with them for the month of March when we will be in the gym three times a week to play :)     

Week of March 1

Monday: Math weekly #9 goes home.  Also - with nice weather in the foreseeable future, all board games from out cold snap should now be back at home.  If yours still hasn't made it, please remind your child to bring it home in their backpack.

Tuesday: Badminton nets will be up for gym for the month of March and we can make use of them a couple of times a week.  From gr.5-8 students are asked to have their own rackets.  If your child has one, please have them bring it into school for this month when we play :)

Wednesday(library):  Reading Records are due back completed and signed.  Social- Indigenous people of Canada - research should be completed by Wednesday, projects will be worked on Thursday/Friday and presentations will be early next week.  Please check in with your child about their progress.

Thursday:

Friday (Half day): Math weekly #9 due 

Coming Soon - 

• Math - using numbers quiz, next Tuesday (review adding and subtracting large number decimals and multiplying and dividing bigger numbers)  Here is a copy of the  Practice quiz students will get in class tomorrow.  This has the same number and type of questions that will be on the quiz next Tuesday so it's a good place to start studying.  If you need more of any style of questions the internet is a great place and I have some links on the math section of the blog to sites for printing out practice pages .
• Parent-teacher-Student interviews will be taking place the evenings of March 17 + 18, as well as the morning of March 19.  Ahead of that time I will be sending portfolios home and I would like you to talk at home with your child about celebrations and challenges as well as a goal or two to work on for the final part of grade 5.

* Also a reminder - appointment times are for parents/guardians and students  (please make sure that your child is able to join during the time that you have chosen) are limited to 15 minutes and will take place online again.  If you feel that we need to schedule something longer, please send me an email so that I can find a time that works for both of us.