Week of January 5 - welcome back to everyone!

Thank you to our Norquay parent volunteers for joining us the next three weeks to play in the mountain snow!

Monday: Spelling comes home

We are starting our multiplication and division unit in math.  Daily practice with math facts to help build confidence and speed is strongly encouraged.  Just 5 minutes a day can make a big difference!

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Norquay ski trip - we leave by 9:00 and should be back at the school for 3:00.  

Students require their gear (skis and boards can't be sent on the school bus, please drop these at the school either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning), appropriate Mitts, ski pants, coat, helmet and goggles (if they have them), as well as a bagged lunch, drinks and snacks.

* Students are responsible for staying with their instructor (or adult group leader in the afternoon) and for showing respectful and safe behaviour at all times *

Thursday:  

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (full day OR half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Spelling test and Assignment due

 Week of December 15

** At least 2 more volunteers are needed to ski/snowboard with students on each of our 3 ski dates in January (7,14,21)**

Spirit week activities are written in green for each day this week

Monday: No homework this week.  All story good copies are due.

Monday - Wear holiday colours

Tuesday:

Tuesday - Wear holiday accessories

Wednesday: Candy cane sales $0.50

Positive choices board games are due

Wednesday - Wear blue or white to celebrate the winter season

Thursday: 5A and 5B Movie morning - students are invited to bring one comfort item (a blanket, pillow or stuffy) and a small snack to eat during the movie

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

* Full locker clean out - students are responsible to spray and clean out their own locker 

Thursday - Wear your holiday sweater

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):   

Today we say goodbye to Ms. Fletcher :(  

We've been very fortunate to have her with us this first half of the year and wish her all the best when she returns to the U of L to finish her final term of schooling and as she begins her teaching career!

Friday - PJ day and pancake breakfast 

 Our Grandpal meeting today was a great success!  

Take a look at the slideshow of pictures below.

Week of Dec 8

Our ski trip to Norquay is coming right after we return from break.  Right now we do not have enough volunteers for us to go on our trip.  

I am looking for 2 more people that can ski or snowboard (you will have a group of students to go with in the afternoon but in the morning you can ski yourself) and 1 more chalet parent to hang out and be the support in the chalet on Jan 14th.

Monday: Math Weekly comes home

Tuesday:   All rough copies and editing of stories should be done.  

1:30 - Grandpals meeting :)

Wednesday:

Thursday:  

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (full day):   Math weekly # 4 due

5B and 5D Bankhead - Outdoor learning field trip pictures

Parents - our class photos are also available to you through your child's Google Classroom.  Have them log in at home and go into the Classwork section to find 5B Photos

 Week of Dec.1

Students will be completing their Social Studies comic strips this week and should be ready to share the finished projects by Thursday

Monday: Bankhead field trip  9:10- 3:00  

*Students need to be dressed to be outside all day* Please see the email sent home Friday for specific necessary items

Tuesday: Spelling  comes home

Wednesday:  Parent-Teacher-Student interviews 5:00-8:00  

* please be courteous of others by arriving at your meeting time and leaving before the next family so everyone gets their appointments

Thursday:  Parent-Teacher-Student interviews 4:00-7:00  

Math - coordinate geometry for marks           

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Spelling test and Assignment #4 due

 Week of Nov 24

Please watch for the email coming from LGMS to sign up for our Parenbt-teacher-student interviews next week.  

These interview times are 15 minutes and your child will be talking through their goal setting with you so it is very important that they attend as well.  

Monday: Math Weekly # 3 comes home

Tuesday:

Wednesday:  French presentations  - Mon Sac a dos 

Thursday:  

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (full day):  Math weekly # 3 due

**Monday December 1st is a full day outside for our Bankhead field trip.  **

Students must come to school dressed for the weather.  Necessary items are below: 

• boots they can walk in 
• layers on top and bottom - wind resistant pants and long johns at the least 
• coats
• toque 
• mitts
• bag lunch
• water and/or other drinks 

 Week of Nov. 17

** Thank you to my wonderful volunteers that are joining us for our day of hiking and activities at Bankhead!   

Coming in January we are still looking for 4 parents to join us on our dates at Norquay - January 7,14,21.  We are looking for 3 more ski/snowboarders as well as one chalet parent.  

In Social Studies, we will be looking at and comparing lives in different Ancient Civilizations.

Monday: Spelling #3 comes home and a final Norquay form to complete and return by Friday.  This form is paper and all parts need to be completed for the lessons that students participate in during our mornings at the ski hill. 

Tuesday:  I plan to do book orders in our classroom this year (I usually only do them a few times a year) so you'll see some information about why I do them, as well as an order booklet come home with your child.  Orders will need to be completed (you do this online) by the start of school on Nov.26th so that I can be sure orders arrive before Christmas break.  * If you want your order to be secret from your child, please let me know how you'd like me to get it to you :)

Wednesday:  

Thursday:  

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Spelling test and Assignment #3 due

Parent-teacher-student interviews/goal setting appointments will be open at 9am Monday, Nov 24th for booking.  Times are first come and are 15 minutes in length.  Please watch for the link to the booking system coming from LGMS.  

 Week of November 10

For Social Studies we will be continuing to look at the locations of many Ancient Civilizations on the map, as well as learning about how geography impacted their way of life. This involves looking more in depth at the way that the Nile shaped access to resources in Ancient Egypt. 

Monday: No weekly homework assignment.  Please continue to practice add/subtract and estimating skills at home

Classroom guest speaker: Sgt. Fletcher will be in Monday morning to speak about Remembrance day and freedoms we have in Canada thanks to those in our RCMP service and military, both currently and in the past

Tuesday: No school - Remembrance day

Wednesday:  Add/subtract and estimate for marks

Thursday:  

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (full day)

Week of  Nov 3

I hope that everyone has a great Halloween - be sure to ask your child about their Jack-o-lantern mini story that we made in class today :)    Please also help to support your child's best learning next week by limiting the amount of candy you send to school with them - think about balancing out their healthy lunch with a handful (or 5 small pieces) 

In Science we have moved into our coding unit - if you'd like some information to access at home, take a look at the technology tab on my website.  The hour of Code is an easy site to access at home and try out these skills.  

In Social Studies we are starting a new unit where we will be learning about how Ancient Civilizations decided where to live and how that impacted their lives, with a focus on geography. 

Monday:  No regular homework assignment but additional practice pages for adding,subtracting and estimating decimal numbers for math will be coming home for students to use and practice at home.  

Tuesday:

Wednesday: 9:00 LGMS Remembrance day ceremony

Thursday:  

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (full day):  ** Please note - this Friday and next Monday are additional in classroom learning days that have been added into our school calendar. **

Take a look at the great Jack-o-lanterns we built and wrote about for Halloween.  * You can also take a look at these from home when your child logs on to their Google Classroom account :)

Week of Sept.29

Monday: Spelling #2 comes home

In math we will continue to work with whole and decimal numbers (reading, ordering, comparing...) this week with our ordering, comparing and rounding for marks planned for Wednesday before starting a short unit on adding and subtracting larger numbers that include decimals.  (Ex: 1345.67 - 872.09)

Tuesday: No school - National Truth and Reconciliation Day

Wednesday:  Ordering, comparing and rounding for marks

Thursday:  

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Spelling test and Assignment #2 due

In preparation for National Truth and Reconciliation day on Tuesday, September 30 we have been sharing stories and gaining understanding around Orange Shirt Day and what it represents.  As part of sharing this message our class has designed their own miniature orange shirts that are now hanging in our classroom window.  Please take a walk beside our school if you are downtown in the next few weeks to take a look.  

 Week of Sept.22

In math this week we will be completing our first "for marks" assignment.  This is the summative assignment after we've been practicing together in class.  This assignment will focus on showing and explaining numbers and their values. Soon after the next one will focus on comparing, ordering and rounding numbers *In class students will often have practice pages longer than they can complete in school hours.  If they need more practice they are encouraged to bring these home (but please make sure they return as well)

In L.A. this week students will continue to practice some reading comprehension and complete their first summative reading comprehension assignment. 

In social studies this week we will be shifting to discussing themes of identity, as well as the meaning and importance of Truth and Reconciliation, in preparation for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Tues. Sept. 30th. 

Monday: Math Weekly #2 comes home

Tuesday: 

Wednesday:  Show and understand numbers for marks         

Science climate zones projects should be completed

* Student Senate speeches - any student that wants to put their name forth for Student Senate should have a short speech prepared to present to the class about why they would make a good representative for our class and student voice at LGMS 

Thursday:  

*Library - books for renewal or return  need to come to school today

Friday (full day):  Math weekly #2 due    Orange Shirt Day at LGMS

Week of Sept.15 

Our first outcome in math is all about understanding place value and decimal numbers.  Reading and writing them correctly, ordering and comparing them, showing them in different ways and rounding them.  Did you know that the only time you should say AND when reading a number is when there is a decimal?

For Social Studies this week we will be starting to learn about the types of sources that many social scientists use (primary and secondary sources). We will also be starting our first assignment later in the week.

Monday: Spelling comes home

I hope you and your child have been enjoying the library books that we got to take out.  Reading out loud is a very important part of developing reading skills and comprehension.  Please try to spend some time doing this with your child most nights (and don't forget to ask them questions about the events in their story, information about the characters or connections they have.

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:  *Library - books for renewal or return need to come to school today. 

LGMS Open House Thursday from 6:00-7:00 * Please come by with your family, say hello, take a look in our classroom and even peak in your child's locker any time between six and seven.  Ms. Fletcher and I are looking forward to seeing you!

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Spelling test and Assignment #1 due

Terry Fox Run - all classes will be doing a loop along the river in the morning.  To help support Terry Fox families can make donations online at https://schools.terryfox.ca/97583 or students can bring in their spare change to the classroom.

 In Math we are currently working on place value, reading and ordering numbers.  To help us to see what decimals represent we spent some time using our ruler and scissors to create tenths, hundredths and thousandths.  Take a look!

Week of Sept. 8

*  If you haven't already, please see the email I sent home about needing volunteers this year.  I have heard from 4 people, but there will be many opportunities (and needs) for volunteers to join us when we go off campus for learning.  So if you are able to join us, please let me know so I can check on your RCMP checks which are required ahead of time.

Monday: Math Weekly homework comes home (students can complete and return this any day this week as long as they are finished and it is turned in first thing Friday morning)

This week in Social Studies we will be finishing our maps, and begin discussing Ancient Civilizations. Students will also be introduced to the social scientists that have helped to build our understanding of Ancient Civilizations.

Tuesday:  - Wind vane building in science

Wednesday:

Thursday:  

*Library - this will be our first library period for students to take out books.  They are welcome to bring these home but should also always have a reading book at their level in the classroom.  Daily reading (out loud and with an adult so that you can have discussions and answer questions is best) is strongly recommended for everyone.  

Friday (full day): Math weekly # 1 due

   Week of September 2

Just a reminder that now that our agendas have arrived, please check your child's daily for any important notes or items being sent home.  Once you have done that, please initial that date in their agenda to help me to know that you are aware of upcoming and important items.

Monday: No school - happy long weekend!

Tuesday:   As we continue to work on classroom and school expectations, building connections and relationships and begin learning together, please check in with your child about what is happening in class and have them share a star (positive thing) that they learned or experienced.  

Wednesday: We will be starting with our Chromebooks, getting signed in and set up, this week.  

Please take a minute to read over the information about technology that I sent home last week (the bright pink page about our classroom) to help you to access your child's Google Classroom, and also talk to your child about positive and safe online behaviours at school.  

Thursday: Photo day - Grade 5 pictures will be taken during the morning

Friday (full day):  

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Technology:

First - don’t worry! If you haven’t been using chromebooks or any of the Google apps your child will soon become an expert and be able to help you!  You don’t need a separate chromebook.  For your child to work on assignments at home (from any computer) here are the steps to follow:

-1-  Download the free web browser Chrome. 

-2- Have your child sign in to the browser.  To do this click “sign in”  or press on the person outline in the top right corner of the web browser.  Then use their Canadian Rockies full email address 

(Ex:  xyz1234@edu.crps.ca) and password (we’ll tape this into the back of agendas). * This part can be tricky for kids because school chromebooks automatically add the @edu.crps.ca *    

-3- Once they are signed in your computer screen will look like theirs does at school so they (or you) can access the same bookmarks and apps, like Google Classroom and my classroom website, that we will be using during school.   

Online assignments will be available in Google Classroom. If your child is away for illness or appointments, please check there first for any work that they can be completing.   

We will be working together to develop online skills including digital citizenship. As the year progresses we will be making more use of our Chromebooks and technology.   At home, please be sure to look closely at the technology usage agreement in your parent packages and talk with your child about responsible use of technology.  

 Welcome to our grade 5 class at LGMS!

I look forward to a year of learning and growing with your child!  Thank you so much to everyone that stopped in this morning to say hello.  I hope that you all hear great things tonight at home.  We had a wonderful day together.

This site is a spot where you can find updates on assignments to complete or upcoming tests, as well as shared pictures of activities we have done in class.  Updates will usually be posted Friday evening for the next week.  

In case you haven't seen it yet, here are two letters of introduction for our class this year. (Hard copies will come home with your child as soon as we have agendas delivered).  

Mrs. B's Smart Cookies - class information and my contact info.

Ms. Faith Fletcher's intro. letter Ms. Fletcher comes to us from the U of L Education program where she is in her final year.  We are lucky to have her joining us as a teacher in our classroom until the end of December. 

 

The last week if grade 5! 

Portfolios will come home Tuesday or Wednesday of this week in advance of report cards being released Friday.  

Monday:  Statistics for marks (and that concludes math for the year!)

French - activities with Mme. Gamache's grade 8 class before lunch

Tuesday: - Body systems - Maki Maki interactive poster project sharing with 5A

Wednesday:  Afternoon fun swim with all of the grade 5s.  Please be sure your child has a separate swim bag.  

Thursday: Novel movie day!  

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00) - Awards ceremony 10:30-11:30

And that's all for this year.  

Thank you all for being part of your child's learning journey this year and if you still havn't done it, be sure to log on to your child's Google Classroom to check out all of the folders of pictures from this year!

 

Week of June 16: 

Monday: No more weekly homework - spelling and math weekly duotangs will come home this week. 

LGMS National Aboriginal Day Assembly 

Tuesday:

Wednesday:  Adding/Subtracting fractions and ratios for marks

Final Gymnastics this afternoons - students need to be wearing clothing that is flexible - longer hair needs to be tied back, hoodies, socks, hats and other accessories will need to be removed

Thursday:

Friday (full day):  

 

 

Week of June 9th

Monday: Spelling comes home - this is the last one for the year and students are welcome to choose from any of the assignments that we did this year for their practice this week.

Tuesday: 

10:30-12:30 Flight Center activities brought to us at LGMS by the Hangar Flight Museum

Wednesday:  *Library - All LGMS library books need to be returned today

9:00-10:15 - Grand Pal Wrap up event.  Students are encouraged to bring a small game or activity to share with their grandpal

Gymnastics in the afternoons June 11 & 18 - students need to be wearing clothing that is flexible - longer hair needs to be tied back, hoodies, socks, hats and other accessories will need to be removed

Thursday:

- Comparing, showing and ordering factions (proper, mixed and improper) for marks

Friday (full day):  Spelling #15  - Assignment this week is open to student choice

  Week of June 2: 

Monday: Math Weekly #15 comes home

Tuesday:  Final stories  (twisted fairy tales) to be completed by the end of the day Tuesday

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning  ** Next week all library books are to be returned to the library

Gymnastics in the afternoons June 4,11 & 18 - students need to be wearing clothing that is flexible - longer hair needs to be tied back, hoodies, socks, hats and other accessories will need to be removed

Thursday:

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):   Math weekly # 15 due

Did your child love the Biathlon Workshop we did today?  

There's a summer program for students this year.  If you might be interested, check out https://www.canmorenordic.com/ and scroll down to find more information.  

* As always, take a look in the folder of pictures in your child's Google Classroom to see more photos *

Week of May 26 

As we move towards the end of the grade 5 school year.  Please help to support your child to come to school prepared and with adequate sleep so that they are ready for learning -  because we aren't done yet! With 5 weeks to go there will be lots of fun activities, but still lots of work to complete too.   

-Upcoming items - Patterns for marks, Science artifact project and our upcoming growth and development (sexual health) unit 

Monday: Spelling #14   Final book orders of the year - I'm sending these a bit early so that even with mail slowdowns they arrive before school is out - so if your child would benefit from some summer reading, please stock up and support our school and classroom at the same time :)

Tuesday:

Wednesday: All story rough copies should be completed.  Editing will begin in class Thursday and good  copies are expected to be typed and complete early next week.  

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Gymnastics in the afternoons May 14 &28, June 4,11 & 18 - students need to be wearing clothing that is flexible - longer hair needs to be tied back, hoodies, socks, hats and other accessories will need to be removed

Thursday:  Patterns for marks

Science - beginning artifact building

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Spelling list 14 with Assignment due  Book orders due by 2:00

Week of May 20: 

We will be beginning a story writing project this week based on taking a traditional fairy tale and changing the perspective. It'll be a great time to incorporate some favorite fairy tales or story reading at home for inspiration! 

In math we are moving on to our patterns unit which focuses on creating and understanding patterns of different types and how they grow and change as well as how they can be shown.

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Math Weekly #14 comes home

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:

Friday (full day):  Math weekly # 14 due

LGMS talent show & RFTS poster contest prize day with pizza and a movie.  Wow!

 

Week of May 12: 

Monday: Spelling #13 comes home  * This is due THURSDAY this week *

Tuesday: Algebra for marks - to start

Wednesday: finish Algebra for marks

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Gymnastics in the afternoons May 14 &28, June 4,11 & 18 - students need to be wearing clothing that is flexible - longer hair needs to be tied back, hoodies, socks, hats and other accessories will need to be removed

Thursday: Spelling assignment and test due

Scavenger Hunt with ERS grade 4s in the afternoon

Friday - No school for students - See you Tuesday

Today was our final day this year with our grade 2 buddy class.  Our grade 5 leaders and their grade 2 partner's worked fabulously together on an Ozobot dance challenge.  There's a slideshow of some pictures below and if you'd like to see the videos of some of the teams dance moves, have your child log in to Google Classroom so see everything!

Week of May 5  - In math we will be continuing on our Algebra unit this week with the for marks assignment early next week.  

Monday: Math Weekly comes home

Gr.2 Buddies are joining us in the afternoon to work on an Ozobot challenge!

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:

Friday (full day): Math weekly # 13 due     

French - Fashion Show project presentation (students need to come dressed, or with a stuffy dressed up to match their speech.  Alternately they can dress at home, take a picture and send it to me for them to use when they present)

Think your child might love gymnastics? Here's some community information you may be interested in :)

For the first time in a number of years Canmore Illusions Gymnastics is providing a boys gymnastics class so boys can participate locally instead of having to leave the Bow Valley for this opportunity.  

There are only a few spots are left! It's on Thursdays for May & June and costs $160. 

The Great Egg-periment!   I heard great scientific understanding being shared and discussed while everyone worked through the steps with their eggs. Discovering displaced volume, changes in density and finding neutral buoyancy using eggs and water.  What happens as the water gets saltier?   

 Week of April 28: 

In Math we be working through Algebra this week and next.  (This involves solving for a letter as well as understanding BEDMAS and how the order of operations impacts which parts of a multi step question we do first).  The Form marks for this will be the end of next week.  

Monday: Spelling #12 comes home

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:  LGMS Open House 6:00-7:00   (we'll be looking for 2 Student ambassadors to be in the classroom, demonstrating some Ozobot skills and being available to talk and explain to parents and students that stop by)

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Spelling #12 with Assignment due

Please keep an eye out for emails with online permission forms.  We have a lot of activities the end of this year so I will be sending home quite a few links for you to complete this week.  

Today we went up to ERS to be leaders for our grade 2 buddy class.  We built solar ovens together and then practiced some fire starting skills so we could toast some marshmallows.  Though the weather didn't give us a lot of solar energy (so we left the ovens with the grade 2s to try out later) we had a great time!

Most of our class talked about how positive, fun and helpful their grade 2 buddies were!  Other students highlighted how excited their buddies were when they got a spark while using the flint and steel. Everyone talked about the smiles, fun and celebrations for when each other showed success, or gave their best try :)

We also found some great connections, like Kinsley who was paired with a buddy that also loves pepperoni pizza.  

Week of March 31: 

We have a short outdoor activity 10:25-12:00 (we're making solar ovens with the grade 2s) this Wednesday at ERS.  It would be very helpful to have another parent or two join us to help us to have one adult per group.  If you have any flexibility to join us, please let me know.  THANKS!

Monday: Math Weekly #12 comes home

Class pictures 

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

10:25 - 12:00 Solar ovens at ERS with the grade 2s

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:

Friday ( half day, dismissal at 12:00):    Math weekly # 12 due   RFTS poster contest items due

As we get closer to the end of grade 5 please be aware that our math start to be shorter outcomes that we spend less time on.  For example, we started area (of squares and rectangles) last week and by the end of this week we will be finishing up this outcome.  It is very important that if your child is not at school that they practice at home to be ready to show their understanding.

 Want to take a look at today's field trip?  Here's a slide show of our activities and the falls.  If you need a closer look, have your child sign into Chrome and go to our Google Classroom :)

Week of March 24: 

Monday: Eagle Migration Field trip - we will be leaving on the bus at 9:15.  It is very important that students are dressed for the weather and have boots for snow/ice and mud as well as mitts, coats and ski pants (or rain pants).  ** The other classes report that the trail is very icy - if you have cleats that your child can use it may be helpful to send them with them ** Lots of drinks, snacks and a good lunch are also important.  We'll be returning to the school near the end of the school day.  

Tuesday: Spelling comes home (if we didn't get time Monday)

Math - Division for marks

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday: Science - Matter Unit Test

Friday (full day):  Spelling with Assignment #11 due

House Olympics 10:15-12:25

 ** Next Thursday, March 27th,  we will have our Science - Matter unit test.  Here is the study guide to help start preparing.   

In class (starting This Thursday) we will also be working together to make study notes that you can access in Google Classroom so that you can help support your child when they are reviewing and studying.  

Week of March 17:  Parent-Teacher-Student- Interviews are this week.  Please arrive at the beginning of your time and be mindful of everyone's appointments by keeping to our schedule.  

Your child will be talking about their goal for the last part of this year and you'll be invited to bring home their portfolio afterwards to go through with them in more depth.  

Monday: Math Weekly #11 comes home

Tuesday:

Wednesday: PTI 5:00-8:00

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday: PTI 4:00-7:00

Math weekly #11 due

Friday (no school for students): PTI 8:30-11:30

Inside division strategy.  Have you ever heard of this?  It's a shorter version if long division makes you a little overwhelmed!  We've been trying this one in class too.

Follow the link to see it explained - Inside Division Video

Week of March 10

Parent-Teacher-Student interviews are coming soon.  The booking system opens Monday the 10th and closes Monday the 17th.  This is all done online with the information coming directly from LGMS.

Please ensure that the time you choose works for both you AND your child.  Students will be speaking to their goals and progress so they need to be with you. 

* A reminder that interview blocks are 15 minutes.  If you have specific things that you would like to discuss and want more than 15 minutes of time, please let me know the reason in advance so that I can help you to book a double block. *

Monday: Spelling #10

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:

Friday (full day):  Spelling Assignment #10 due

* We are continuing to practice long division (3 or 4 digit numbers divided by single digits).  In grade 5 students are expected to give remainders in their answer (but I have a few students that have been practicing the grade 6 expectations of doing it with decimals instead).  The For Marks for division will likely be next week or quite early the week after.

Coming soon - Our next field trip will be Monday March 24th.  It will be another hike near Troll Falls and will involve some activities around the eagle migration which we'll hope to get to see.  Please watch for the online field trip form coming to you soon, and let me know if you'll be able to join us on this full day outdoor adventure :)

 Bankhead today was great!  

A huge thank you to Mr.Kelly and all of our wonderful parent volunteers!  

As always, if you would like to see any of the photos closer (or there are a couple of short videos) have your child log onto their Google Classroom and go to -Photos- Bankhead.

   Week of March 3

A huge thank you to all of the wonderful parents and grandparents that volunteered and helped out with making our ski days so successful!!!   A secondary thank you to everyone that has already reached out about volunteering to help with one of our hikes this month.  

I know it's not always possible to join us with work schedules, but your involvement is so helpful for our class, and we love having you join us!

Monday:  Math Weekly # 10 comes home

Tuesday:  Grandpal letter's should be completed by the end of the day.  

Hold and Secure drill in the morning.  We'll talk about this at school Monday as well, but if your child tends to get nervous about these drills, please talk a bit at home as well.  

Wednesday:   Bankhead fieldtrip with Mr.Kelly for outdoor learning.  Students need good hiking boots (with the fresh snow Monday we might have snow, slush or mud so please be sure they are waterproof) and appropriate outdoor clothing.  Depending on the weather full ski pants might not be needed, but a water resistant pant layer since we'll be sitting on the ground, should be worn at a minimum.  Students need drinks for the day as well as snacks to supplement the hotdog roast we'll have at lunch.  

** Ms. Reinhart's class went Monday and reported quite a bit of ice on the trail

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:

Friday ( half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Math weekly # 10 due

Today's science lab was all about determining if an item was a solid or liquid.  We created oobleck and then tested it out to see which properties fit with what we expect from a solid and liquid.

We discovered that this particular item has a special name and category.  As your child about it!  To take a closer look at all of the fun pictures that went with today's lab, have your child login to their google classroom at home!

 Have you talked to your child about Pink Shirt Day and it's significance?  Standing up for others, doing the right thing, and helping someone to feel like they are seen and belong, is all part of being an upstander to help fight bullying.

Week of Feb.24

Monday: Spelling #9

Tuesday:

Wednesday:  Pink Shirt Day

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:  Spelling #9 is due today (due to skiing Friday)

Friday (full day ):  Final ski day and it looks like the weather should be awesome!  Please be sure that your child comes prepared with everything that they need for the day.  Even with warmer weather, mitts, ski pants and coats aren't optional so please help your child to dress appropriately for a day outside 

Week of Feb.10: 

What an exciting week! We have lots of fun activities planned!

** I will be away Wednesday - Friday this week.  Please be sure to send any emails and questions to Shannon Fox during this time **

Monday:  Homework holiday!  With our very busy week we will take a holiday from our weekly homework assignment this week but Monday night any student that has not finished their persuasive writing assignment (found on Google Classroom) will need to complete it for homework.

Tuesday:  Persuasive writing assignments to be completed and ready to present.

Wednesday:   *Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

ERS Mapping field trip in the afternoon with the grade 2s and Mr.Kelly

Thursday: Valentine cards and sharing last period 

Friday (full day ):  Norquay ski day!  A huge thank you again to all of our wonderful parent volunteers that are joining us and helping to keep our afternoon ski groups small!!

Next week is Teacher's Convention in Calgary so students have the whole week off.  I hope that you all get a chance for some fun (and healthy) time together as a family!

Week of Feb. 3

** Once you have finished with your child's portfolio and had a chance to look through it, please send this important binder back in to school so we can keep adding to it during the second part of the year ** 

With the cold weather this week it's very likely we'll have a fair share of indoor recesses.  If your child has a small board or card game that they would like to bring to school for recesses this week, please send them in.  

Monday: Math Weekly # 9 comes home

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):   Math weekly # 9 due

-Science - energy - final projects to be completed

 Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers, and a BIG thank you to the PAUW foundation for making today awesome!

  Week of January 27

Please help us to welcome Emelie to our class :) 

Monday: Spelling #8 comes home - because we'll be skiing Friday, this is due THURSDAY this week.

Tuesday:

Wednesday:  Multiplication (2 by 2 or 3 digit) for marks

We will be starting final projects (diaramas) in Science.

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

** Portfolios come home ahead of report cards this Friday - please return these to the school once you have had a chance to take a look through it with your child**

Thursday:  Spelling Assignment #8 due

* Skis/snowboards can be dropped at the classroom right after school tonight, or can be dropped off with your child Friday morning.  Please remember that school buses will not let your child on the bus with these items *

Friday (full day):    NORQUAY SKI DAY!  

The bus to the hill will be leaving the school at 9:00.  All students, wonderful parent volunteers and gear need to be here ahead of departure.  Students need appropriate clothing including ski pants, thick socks, jackets, mitts, neck warmers, helmets and googles... as well as a bag lunch and plenty to drink.   We board the bus to return to the school at 2:00.  

 Week of Jan 20

In math we will be finishing up 2 by 2 digit multiplication this week with the "for marks" page done next week.  From there we will be moving into division.  

**Multiplication facts are integral to both of these very important components and it is strongly recommended that ongoing practice of these facts happen at home.  **

Monday: Math Weekly #8 comes home

Tuesday:

Wednesday:  Students should be finished their French books by the end of today and be prepared to present starting Thursday.

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:

3:30 - 4:00  Ski information online meeting  

If you still have any questions after looking through the presentation sent you you last week about our ski days in Norquay, please join our grade 5 teacher team online between 3:30 -4:00 so we can answer your questions.  (note: the link to the Google Meet was sent in the same email sent on Thursday called Last ski email) 

Friday (full day):  Math weekly # 8 due

Period 5 - House team activity

 Week of Jan 13: 

Thank you to everyone that has completed all of the myriad of paperwork involved in getting us onto the Norquay ski hill.  Pending a few RCMP checks we also have enough parent volunteers for all three dates so a HUGE thank you to the wonderful parents joining us!

Please watch for more information about our ski/snowboard expectations on this school trip, as well as those areas of Norquay that will be open and available to students when we are there.  

Monday: Spelling #7 comes home

In math we are now working on our biggest outcomes - multiplying double digit numbers and dividing numbers into the hundreds.  Both of these skills are very dependent on students having a good grasp of basic multiplication facts so please take a few minutes a day to review these with your child.

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday: Insect investigation posters to be completed and ready to present today

Friday (half day, dismissal at 12:00):  Spelling #7 and Assignment due

Hockey Day in Canada: Special Assembly 10:30-11:30am - students are encouraged to wear hockey jerseys or shirts or LGMS clothing or colours

Science supplies needed - we will be doing some building in science.  Students will need some paper/plastic cups, cardboard, skewers and/or straws this week to create a wind turbine, and next week will need to bring items to create a diorama like: a shoe box, playdough/plasticine/clay, cardboard...

Please start collecting and send in items with your child so they have them in their locker for when we begin.

 Week of Jan.6 2025: 

Welcome back.  I hope you all had some wonderful family and outside time over the break!

Speaking of outside time - our Norquay ski trips start the end of this month.  Please watch for the LGMS permission form which is still coming and contact me if you can join us as a ski chaperone (you get to ski for free while the kids are in lessons first thing in the morning).

Monday: Math Weekly #7 comes home

** Indoor runners are a must for gym classes Tues,Thurs,Fri.  Over the break our gym got an update to our school logo and the floor got a new coat of garnish.  Please help us to help it looking good by ensuring your child has clean, indoor runners.  **

Tuesday:  Insect research projects start in LA

Wednesday:

*Library - books for renewal or return should be back in the morning

Thursday:

Friday (full day):  Math weekly # 7 due