Week of Feb. 2 - 6 Blog 19 (Grade 5/6)

Please take note of the following:

CLASSWORK

1. In Language, we are working on paraphrasing information as we move into Black History Month. Students will be receiving a reference sheet to note how to format bibliographies. We will also be creating a poster to highlight an African American as well as comparing 2 figures in history in language blocks. Students are also making black and white sketches of an African American figure in Art class. Note - spelling List 5 has been posted in google classroom. Students will start spelling activities next week. The grade 6s will receive their first EQAO practice package on Feb. 2 containing reading, and answering short answer questions with multiple choice questions to check their comprehension. The actual EQAO date is TBD. CELEBRATE - students, in both classes have read 2250 books on epic! Way to go! The Grade 5/6 class will start work on reviewing text features next week. In Math, we conclude Financial Literacy next week. The grade 6s are working on a canva poster to display their earning and savings goals, while the grade 5s made a poster to communicate the pros and cons of one method of payment. Both groups of students looked at debt and credit last week with the grade 6s being introduced to interest rates. The grade 5s should be working on corrections to their restaurant menu assignment in math class. In Socials, both classes wrote tests on Friday. The grade 5s have until Feb. 6 to finish their partner project on solving an issue in Canada using the input from Indigenous, private citizens and or varied levels of government. The grade 6s are learning about the lines on the globe as well as locating Canada's trading partners on a map. In Art, students have completed an activity to review the elements of art. Their Art folders are complete too. 

TESTS

2. Students (both grade 5s and 6s) will be writing a short quiz to assess their learning of financial literacy on Friday, Feb. 6.

EVENTS

3. We are in the process of finalizing a skating event. Please ensure you are connected to EMA to give authorization as well as cash-on-line to pay for activities.

WEATHER

4. As we experience colder temperatures, please ensure your child brings needed items to school.

INTERVIEWS

5. Please note a link has been sent from the school to sign up for term 1 interviews.

Thanks,

Purboo

Week of Jan. 26 - 30 Blog 18 (Grade 5/6)

Please take note of the following:

SCHOOL EVENTS

1. Thanks for your support for Literacy Week last week - many students took home free books to read from the remaining school supply on hand.

2. We are looking to hopefully finalize a skating day for the class. I will update as information becomes available. A parent in our classroom has volunteered to accompany us. Students will need skates and a helmet for the outing.  If all goes well, information will be posted on EMA for parents.

CLASSWORK

3. We are midway through financial literacy. We are learning a lot about money and finance at school. The grade 6s are on canva.com designing a poster about their financial goals. They also summarized the pros and cons to different methods of payment as well as how unexpected expenses are a part of life. While, the grade 5s are completing a restaurant menu mini assignment to add the cost for small transactions. The grade 5s also reviewed different ways to transfer money between individuals. The Grade 5s are currently making a poster to highlight one method to transfer money. Posters for both grades will be due Jan. 30. Our infographs, for Data literacy, are posted outside our classroom on the bulletin board. They are looking good and very informative. They are also due by Jan. 30.  In Social Studies, both classes are having unit tests next Friday, Jan. 30. Folders have been sent home for students to study to prepare for the test. The grade 5s are working on a project with a partner. They are looking at one social or environmental issue in Canada and creating a solution to solve the problem. They need to include how experts, citizens and levels of government can help to solve the problem in their project too. Their project should also include a map if possible. The grade 5s have been working on this project at school during class time. Next week, the grade 6s will look at latitude, longitude etc. on a map and how to locate some of Canada's trading partners geographically. In Language, the class just finished responsibility poems that highlight leadership qualities. They are posted throughout the school. In language, we also looked at the main idea and supporting details in a passage - namely the Black History Month passage posted on Jan. 15 (TDSB's snow day.)

Thanks,

Purboo

Week of Jan 19 - 23 Blog 17 (Grade 5/6)

 Please take note of the following:

SCHOOL EVENTS

1. We are having a book swap on Jan. 21. Book donations are still being accepted outside of the school office. 

2. We will be walking to the Toronto Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 22 in the afternoon. 

3. It is Literacy Week this week at school. We will be completing several literacy activities throughout the week in addition to preparing for Black History Month.

TESTS

4. In light of the snow day, the data management test will now be on Mon. Jan. 19 for both grades. 

CLASS EVENTS

5. We have an online program that allows students to practice managing money. They earn money in class for tasks they complete. They also pay taxes in class and pay a tariff on a weekly basis.

CLASSWORK

6. Please ensure students complete the Black History Month task uploaded to google classroom on Jan 16. Students will be working on the next week of penmanship. We have read 2250 books between the 2 classes so far this year. Please encourage students to be reading! Most students have completed their Responsibility poem connect to the Indigenous Texts we have been reading. Their work is posted around the school. MATH - We are working HARD to correct and send home all old work. We will spend a few days this week on rounding and comparing decimals, then we will look at Financial Literacy. In Social Studies, grade 5 students are selecting an issue to research in Canada as well as their plan of action to solve the problem. Resources have been posted in google classroom. The grade 6s are working to finish up their package - Canada's response to Environmental concerns. NOTE - both classes should be studying soon for their unit tests in Social Studies. It will likely be at the end of the month.

Thanks,

Purboo

Week of Jan. 12 - 16 Blog 16 (Grade 5/6)

Please take note of the following:

TRIP

1. Thank you for responding to the trip notice. If you haven't already done so, PLEASE do so as the trip is on Wednesday of this week.

SCHOOL EVENTS

2. There is NO school this Friday, Jan. 16.

TESTS

3. There is a spelling test for list 4 on Monday, Jan. 12. Google classroom has been updated with math content covered in class last week. Therefore, we will be having a unit test this Thursday, Jan. 15 to assess DATA MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN reviewing graphs, and math content everyday in class. Students are STRONGLY encouraged to correct work in their blue math folders to prepare for the unit test. They should also be completing Data Management practice questions posted in knowledgehook.

CLASSWORK

4. Many students have completed their responsibility poems to encourage student leaders in our school. They look great! We will now ground learning in literacy around Black history Month. In Social Studies, grade 5 students will be starting a project about how to solve problems in Canada utilizing the resources at each level of government. Resources and links are being posted in google classroom. The grade 6s are learning about The World Health Organization, and Canada's response to World Health Concerns. In Art, work will now be centered around sketching and Black History Month. NOTE - we are cycling back to decimals  (hundredths and thousandths) this week, rounding decimals, comparing and ordering them.

LITERACY WEEK

5. Please sign up, if possible, to read to our class. The link went out on Friday in Friday Flash. Literacy Week is Jan. 19 at school.

Thanks,

Purboo

Week of Jan. 5 - 9 Blog 15 (Grade 5/6)

Welcome Back!

I trust the break has been a time of rest for your family as we gear up to resume learning in 2026!

Please take note of the following:

TRIPS

1. EMA is now available. Please make payments and authorize for your child to attend the trip on Jan. 14, 2026.

2. Some students have received a form from Mr. Lee about an excursion. Please follow details outlined on the form sent home during the last week of school in 2025.

CLASSWORK

3. We will slowly resume where we left off in 2025 and continue in our learning. In Math, students are 3/4 of the way through Data Management. Students composed a question to complete a survey in class. We looked at data sampling and will continue to do so during the first week back. Students should have also finished all corrections on the mean, mode and median handout. Students should have handed in their stacked bar graph and the grade 6s their histogram worksheet. The grade 6s completed a sheet on qualitative and quantitative data in last few days before the break. In light of the absences due to sickness, I am making the effort to post videos to summarize especially math work on a weekly basis if absences persist. These posts can be found in the stream tab of google classroom. The last weekly post was Dec. 16. In Language, students are completing a poem about being a leader with a friend. We will also resume spelling list 4 activities. The spelling test will be on Jan. 12. The list was posted Dec. 12 in google classroom. We will also resume STUDENT BOOK PICKS and feature a book from a student this Friday, Jan. 9. On Monday, Jan. 5th, it will be a day 1 so, the grade 6s will have instrumental and the grade 5s music in the afternoon.

4. In Social Studies, the grade 6s are working on trading partners that Canada has, while the grade 5s are looking at the need for the Canadian government to communicate changes that would affect Indigenous People and their lands. Student geography work around Take me outside day and artwork around Indigenous Texts we read will be posted and graded this week in google classroom.

SCIENCE

5. Mr. McClenaghan had a science assignment that students were completing. This does need to get done and submitted as we are nearing the end of term 1. Not all students have submitted their work. Please see google classroom to review unsubmitted work.

CLASSBANK

6. I have posted the link for students to join classbank in google classroom. This is a financial literacy platform that helps students understand the exchange of money, taxes and paying bills.

ABSENCES

7. Thanks for communicating absences to the office and to myself.  NOTE - Work missed as a result of absences needs to be completed.

WINTER SEASON

8. Please remind your child to wear items to keep warm as the fluctuations in weather are quite unpredictable. Let's stay strong and healthy in 2026!

Thanks,

Purboo