With our two unit tests at the beginning of the week finally completed, we were able to sink into our new units with fresh minds and a few "weights" lifted off of our shoulders. The May long weekend may not look good for weather but happily the students only have T.U.S.C. for homework this weekend (and a good idea might be snuggling up with a good book by a warm fire!)
So here's what we've been up to and what is coming up:
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Our Poetry unit has been a lot of fun! In just two days, we read the novel "Love that Dog" by Sharon Creech which is written entirely in verse. It's all about a boy who isn't so crazy about poetry at the start of the book and learns to love it by the end as he shares his feelings about the loss of his dog and becomes a fan of a famous poet. The poems in the book inspired our own poetry writing this week as well as learning about various poetic devices to improve our poems. Ask your child what onomatopeia is (and how to say it)! Next week we will write a few more poems before we put our poems into a final project ...USING TECHNOLOGY!! It's a new program I've used in my university course that I can't wait to share with the students!
The countdown is on as we only have 5 more T.U.S.C. meetings left in our program! There is only one meeting next week on WEDNESDAY, MAY 20th.
Back by popular demand we are going to have one final literature circle round in June! If you are interested in reading a novel and joining one of our groups for discussions, please send a note in your child's agenda or send me an e-mail! It's a great experience and the students love sharing their ideas with an adult.
MATHEMATICS:
Our multiplication unit has begun. I introduced our unit with a fun activity looking at arrays in the book "One Hundred Hungry Ants". Our investigation of arrays and multiplication continued with a look at the commutative property of multiplication (ie. 5x7=35 and 7x5=35)and discovering the world of factors. These concepts lay down the foundation of numeracy in multiplication before we begin looking at the process of multiplying 2 digit numbers.
As well, our daily "Math Minute" warm up exercises are continuing with our third Math Minute quiz happening on Wednesday, May 20th.
SCIENCE:
With our unit on Chemical Changes at an end, the students had some fun unwinding as they prepared and performed a brief commercial for their Engineering Challenge Thermos's! Next week we begin our unit on Weather (how fitting!).
SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we watched a video to review our understanding of "Colony life in New France" and completed our mapping work surrounding the development of Canada's first colonies.
Next week the students will be introduced to their final assignment for this unit...imagining that they are a person living in New France and writing a letter to their family/friends back in France telling them of the hardships they are facing in this New World!
FRENCH:
Un, deux, trois...it's time to practice those numbers! The students did a great job on their Family tests and their Family Albums looked amazing! Our next unit in French will review their numbers to 100 and how to tell time en francais!
OTHER:
- Thank you for the RSVP's for Empty Bowls and your generous donations. Even if you are unable to attend our event, a $10 donation is gratefully accepted to support Winnipeg Harvest and to purchase your child's Empty Bowl creation!
- Thank you to our amazing volunteers who helped with Thursday's last Super Lunch of the year!
- BAND INSTRUMENT TRIALS!! Just a reminder that on Tuesday, May 20th, Mr. Normandeau will be here in the Linden Meadows band room from 5:30 -8:00 for the Grade 5 students to come and try-out what instrument they would like to play next year!
- LAST SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER OF THE YEAR!!! Book orders are due Tuesday, May 19th!
- Library next week is Friday, May 22nd!
- NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, MAY 18TH! Victoria Day!
Stay warm and have a great long weekend!
Mrs. Eby
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