Week of Feb. 23 - 27 Blog 22 (Grade 5/6)

Please take note of the following:

REMINDERS

1. Please ensure devices are at school and charged for learning each day.

TESTS

2. The grade 6 will be writing an adding and subtracting proper fractions quiz on Tuesday, Feb. 24. We have been practicing how to find the lowest common denominator and making equivalent fractions in class to help us prepare. As a way of review, students are reminded to complete assigned knowledgehook activities that offer needed practice for skills being introduced and taught in class. A practice EQAO test will be released this week on knowledgehook for grade 6 students.

CLASSWORK

3. In Language, the class co-created an anchor chart for effective listening skills on Friday. It is posted in the stream of our class google classroom. We are also working through how text features help to support our understanding of passages that we read. NOTE - the black history writing task (comparing 2 black figures) is due by the end of this week. We will complete a smaller task for Chinese Heritage Month this week. In Math, we have covered geometric properties of quadrilaterals (gr. 6s) and the characteristics of triangles and angles (gr. 5s). Both grades also finished a coding word problem with a classmate.  On Friday, we reviewed plotting points on the cartesian plane. We also played a game where students physically moved on a grid (tiles on the floor). We will continue that learning on Monday, Feb. 23 and present slides students created with coordinate points. NOTE - completed work is going home in all subject areas as we've commenced new units of study for the second term. In Social Studies, the grade 5s reviewed the resilience of First Nations people to maximize resources in the environment to help them survive. They were assigned a mini task of creating a postcard to communicate how ONE group of First Nation Peoples met ONE need (shelter, clothing or food.) Students are using their notes to complete this assignment. A rubric was given for this task. On the other hand, grade 6s corrected a task to assess their ability to locate places on the globe using lines of latitude and longitude.

SCHOOL EVENTS

4. Please read through the school email - Friday Flash, to be aware of wider school events like information nights and school fundraisers! We appreciate your support in all areas of school life.

Thanks,

Purboo

Week of Feb. 17 - 20 Week 21 (Grade 5/6)

Please take note of the following:

CLASSWORK

1. Classwork and tests in all subject areas are being sent home this week as the second term has started. We are learning Geometry in Math class. Each grade has approximately 6 expectations to meet. The Grade 5s are looking at the different kinds of triangles while the grade 6s looked at the geometric properties of quadrilaterals on Friday. Videos are posted in google stream to review these math concepts. In Art class, students are working on a fun art / Valentine's Day task that has our favored candies. In Social Studies, the grade 5s are concluding presentations about how to solve a problem in Canada through the collaborative efforts of varied levels of government, private citizens and businesses. On the other hand, the grade 6s are working on identifying places on the globe using lines of latitude and longitude. In Language, students will receive spelling list 6 and are working on their Black HIstory Month comparisons. There are posts in google stream about this writing assignment.

WEATHER

2. As the temperatures fluctuate, it is important for students to wear their coats outside. Please remind them of this.

COMPUTERS

3. Please remember computers need to be charged and ready for use at school everyday

TRIPS

4. To Grade 5 families, please remember to complete forms and payment for the Kortright trip.

Thanks,

Purboo

Week of Feb. 9 - 13 Week 20 (Grade 5/6)

 Please take note of the following:

CLASSWORK

1. We are wrapping up work around financial literacy this week. Grade 6s will be looking at interest rates and grade 5s at basic budgeting. We completed a bulletin board outside of our classroom. It includes tips about things we learned during our math unit on financial literacy. The quizzes written on Friday will be returned this week and uploaded to google classroom. In language, students will be writing spelling list 5 on Monday, Feb. 9. We are also looking at comparing 2 African American figures in history for our next writing assignment. We've worked on paraphrasing and students received a reference sheet about how to write bibliographies. In Reading, both classes have now read a total of 3000 books on epic. Great job! The EQAO practice page, Ice Wranglers is due on Monday, Feb. 9. The grade 6s will be taking this up in class on Monday. We will be looking at both text features / forms and structures in texts over the next couple of weeks as well. In Social Studies, the grade 6s have homework around latitude and longitude and reading places on the globe. The grade 5s submitted their projects on an issue in Canada and the levels of government involved in solving the problem. We have shifted to the next unit of study for the second term.

TRIPS

2. The grade 5s are reminded about their trip to the Kortright Center. Please use the links that were sent to pay for the trip asap.

REPORT CARDS

3. Report cards will be sent home on Monday, Feb. 9. THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON FEB. 13 or FEB. 16 which is Family Day.

FEB. 13

4. We will have a period in the afternoon to celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday. Students who choose to bring something are asked to be mindful of allergies and to share with the 29 students in our class. A class list will be shared this week.

Thanks,

Purboo