Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Reminder: We will be having our Class Google Meet session tomorrow. I will send the link to your child's email in the morning. Hope to see all the students there!!

**Check out the Math links. There are some new ones for you to try.**

Monday, March 30, 2020

Hello Grade 5 Families,

Please keep an eye out for an email from me this afternoon outlining some of the next steps for our learning adventures. I will also be phoning students over the next couple of days to check in and respond to any questions from the email. You need to know that you are missed at school but we are really excited about what lies ahead for us and will be sharing details with you this coming week.

Mrs. Harms

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all happy, healthy and enjoying time with your families. I miss having you all here. Next week is Spring Break so the school is closed. Stay tuned for updates after the break. Be sure to check out the link from CBE "Learning at Home".

https://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/default.aspx

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

I am learning:
- how to do reflections in Math
- how to describe animals in French
- how to show what I learned in Electricity and Magnetism in an interesting way (Rube Goldberg projects) in Science
- how to write information paragraphs in LA
- how to play recorders and do the notes in Music

Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Science project - due Mar 19th
3. Snack & Chat - March 19th

Monday, March 9, 2020

I am learning:
- how to goal-tend for soccer in Gym
- how to aim our kicks in Gym
- how to reflect shapes using a LOR that is horizontal or vertical in Math
- how to make a Rube Goldberg machine using electricity and simple machines in Science
- how to write an informational paragraph in LA

Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 7x tables - 5 minutes
*Read-a-thon starts today
*Glenbow Museum field trip - tomorrow
*Dress up like your favorite book character - Friday

Thursday, March 5, 2020

I am learning:
- how to translate a shape in Math
- to write "How to" paragraphs in LA
- how to play recorders in Music
- how to measure electricity (in watts) in Science
- dribbling, juggling and tricks related to soccer in Gym
- to write descriptive sentences about animals in French
- our 8x tables in Math
- how to read electrical dials in Science

Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 8x tables - 5 minutes
3. Science Test - tomorrow
4. French - zoo & write-up - due end of day Friday
5. LA - How to paragraph - due end of day Friday
*Field trip forms returned ASAP

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

I am learning:
- how to translate shapes (slide) in Math
- to dribble and do tricks with soccer balls in Gym
- how to write descriptive sentences about animals in French
- how to identify conductors and insulators in Science
- how to make "how to" paragraphs in LA
- how to play songs on the recorder in Music


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 8x tables - 5 minutes
3. Science appliances - due Thursday
4. Science Unit Test - Friday
5. LA - one descriptive paragraph & one "how to" paragraph - due end of day Friday
6. French - zoo and write-up - due end of day Friday
*Field trip forms returned
*Read-a-thon handout going home

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

I am learning:
- 8x tables in Math
- how to write a "How To" paragraph in LA
- how to describe, say and draw animals in French
- how translate shapes (Slides) in Math
- how to control the ball with our feet in Gym
- about conductors and insulators in Science
- how to play recorders in Music

Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 8x tables - 5 minutes
3. Science Test - Friday
4. French - zoo and write-up - due end of day Friday
*Field trip form returned

Monday, March 2, 2020

I am learning:
- to write "how to" paragraphs in LA
- our 8x tables in Math
- translations (sliding a shape - left/right then up/down) in Math
- how to play recorders in Music
- write, say and describe animals in French
- about magnetic fields using magnets and electromagnets in Science


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 8x tables - 5 minutes
3. Science Test - Friday
4. French zoo and write-up - due end of day Friday
*Field trip forms returned

Friday, February 28, 2020

Agenda:
* Child Care Tax Receipts go home today
* Science - Electricity Study Guide goes home today (Test next Friday)
* Return field trip forms

Next Week:
a) Math - starting Translations (sliding a shape on grid paper); study 8x tables
b) LA - working on How To paragraphs; Community of Readers
c) Science - magnetic fields; conductors/insulators; reading electrical dials
d) French - working on zoo and write-up of animals
e) SS - First Nations groups in Canada

Thursday, February 27, 2020

I am learning how to:
- divide 3 digit by 1 digit
- edit and use descriptive words in a paragraph
- kick, throw and catch a ball in Belly Ball
- make circuits with switches
- make an electromagnet
- use descriptive words about animals in French
- play a recorder and earn belts in Music
- about the First Nations people and artifacts that they used


Agenda:

1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 4x tables - 5 minutes
3. Snack & Chat book title - by Friday
4. Science Unit Test - next Friday (study guide goes home tomorrow)

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

I am learning:
- how to divide 3 digit by 1 digit
- how to build circuits with batteries, bulbs, wires and switches
- how to use descriptive words in our paragraphs
- how to describe, say and write animals in French
- how to use mixed media to represent regions of Canada
- how to catch, kick and pass a ball in Gym
- how to solve word problems
- how to play a recorder in Music

Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 4x tables - 5 minutes
*Field trip forms going home today

Monday, February 24, 2020

I am learning:
- to divide 3 digit by 1 digit in Math
- parts of a battery and symbols for items in a circuit in Science
- how to make "inchies" art showing the regions of Canada using mixed media in Art
- how to write a descriptive paragraph using senses
- how to make circuits in Science
- how to catch and kick a ball by playing Belly Ball
- how to play recorders in Music (and earn belts)
- how to say and describe animals in French


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 4x tables - 5 minutes
3. Ski/snowboard Day - tomorrow
4. LA paragraph (one) - due Wednesday
5. Snack & Chat book title - Friday
*Pink Shirt Day - Wednesday

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

I am learning:
- how to play recorders and read notes in Music
- our 4x tables in Math
- how to work with a partner to write a descriptive paragraph using our senses in LA
- how to divide 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers in Math
- how to ski/snowboard


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 4x tables - 5 minutes
3. Ski/snowboard - tomorrow (if you don't wear your jacket, you need to have long sleeves)
*Pink Shirt Day - next Wednesday
*Practice recorders for Music

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

I am learning:
- how to write descriptive paragraphs in LA
- our 6x tables in Math
- how to divide 3 digit by 1 digit equations in Math
- reading strategies in LA
- safety, closed circuits, open circuits, short circuits in Science
- how to read fluently in small groups in LA
- how to decide what different artifacts are and what they are used for in SS
- how to play recorders and read notes in Music
- how to write, say and describe animals in French


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
*No School Thursday, Friday, Monday
*Ski/snowboarding - Tuesday

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

I am learning:
- how to make a circuit in Science (and what a short circuit is)
- 6x tables in Math
- how to do division with base 10 blocks in Math
- how to play the recorder and read recorder notes in Music
- read strategies in LA
- how to write descriptive paragraphs (using our senses) in LA


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Study 6x tables - 5 minutes
3.  Art - due Wednesday
* Koalas $3.50 (fundraiser for Australia)
* No school Thursday, Friday, Monday
* Ski/snowboarding on Tuesday
* Valentine's Day cards - tomorrow (optional)

Monday, February 10, 2020

I am learning:
- how to make a circuit in Science
- how to say and describe animals in French
- how to divide using base 10 blocks (and how to write it) in Math
- 6x tables in Math
- how to handwrite in LA
- how to write descriptive paragraphs (using our senses) in LA
- how to assess our writing (autobiographies) in LA
- how to show my knowledge and skills in Gym (quiz)


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - 6x tables - 5 minute
3. Art - hearts & squares - due Wednesday
*No school - Thursday, Friday, Monday
*Ski/snowboard - next Tuesday

Thursday, February 6, 2020

I am learning:
- electricity = how to build a circuit, safety rules,
- 6x tables
- how to divide using base 10 blocks
- reading strategies (visualizing, inferences, questions, connections, vocabulary)
- how to read fluently with small groups (and be comfortable)
- say, describe and write animals in French
- patterns and lines in Art (using rectangles and hearts)


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - study 6x tables - 5 minutes
3. LA - good copy of Future Years - due Friday
*Family Math Night - tonight 6:30-8:00pm

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

I am learning:
- 6x tables in Math
- how to divide a 3 digit number using base 10 blocks
- reading strategies in LA
- how to write my autobiography in LA
- about safety related to Electricity, how to build circuits, things that conduct electricity in Science
- the rules of volleyball and how to count the points in Gym
- how to say and describe animals in French

Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Study 6x tables - 5 minutes
3. Rough copy of Future Years - by Thursday
4. Ski/snowboard day - Wednesday (be inside 9:00am; bring lunch & water)
5. Family Math Night - Thursday 6:30-8:00

Monday, February 3, 2020

I am learning:
- new word patterns in LA
- how to say and describe animals in French
- about electricity in Science
- 6x tables in Math
- reading strategies in LA


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Review 6x tables - 5 minutes
3. Autobiography - notes for Future Years - for Tuesday
4. Field trip for ski/snowboarding - Wednesday
5. Finish & study word work words
6. School Years typed paragraph - due Thursday
*Family Math Night - Thursday 6:30-8:00pm

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

I am learning:
- animal words and how to describe them in French
- how electricity works, where it comes from, safety issues from a presentation
- reading strategies in LA
- about the regions of Canada through slideshows, acting and sharing information
- our 3x tables and 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication in Math
- how to make games using what we know about multiplication
- how to play Nugetball (like volleyball) in Gym and the rules of volleyball


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Review 3x tables - 5 minutes
3. Snack & Chat - Thursday
*Pizza & Movie - Thursday 6:30
*No School Friday
*Family Math Night - next Thursday 6:30pm
*Ski/snowboard next Wednesday

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

I am learning:
- 3x tables in Math
- handwriting in LA
- how to make a game using 2 digit by 1 digit and 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication
- about each region of Canada
- how to use textures, lines, shapes, patterns in Art
- how to say and describe animals in French


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Review 3x tables - 5 minutes
3. LA - School Years (rough copy) - due Wednesday
4. Snack & Chat - Thursday
*Movie & Pizza night - Thursday
*No School Friday
*Family Math Night - Feb 6 from 6:30-8:00pm
*Ski/snowboard Day - Feb 5th

Monday, January 27, 2020

I am learning:
- how to do 3x tables in Math
- how to say animals in French (practice by making a zoo)
- about the regions of Canada in SS
- how to use reading strategies in LA
- how to do a volley, bump, serve and spike (practice rallies) in volleyball
- how to do handwriting in LA
- how to practice 2 by 1 and 2 by 2 digit multiplication by making games
- how to play recorders in Music


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Review 3x tables - 5 minutes
3. Snack & Chat - Thursday
4. Animal Art - due Wednesday
*Electricity Presentation - Tuesday
*No School on Friday - PD Day
*Report Card Envelopes returned ASAP

Thursday, January 23, 2020

I am learning:
- how to use patterns, shapes, lines and texture using animals in Art
- how to do 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication
- our 9x tables
- about autobiographies and how to write one
- new words in word work
- how to practice volleyball moves with a partner
- how to do research in a group and find information from a textbook on a specific region of Canada
- how to say and write animal words in French


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Review 9x tables - 5 minutes
3. LA - Early Years paragraph - due Friday
4. SS - research for your region - be ready to present on Monday
*Snack & Chat - next Thursday
*Report Card Envelopes returned ASAP
*Study Word Work Words

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

I am learning:
- how to do 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication (standard form and box method)
- how to keep a beat with the concentration game in Music
- our 9x tables
- about a specific region (Atlantic, Arctic or Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands)
- how to infer, visualize, connect and question with a book (Community of Readers)
- about animals in French
- how to use lines, shapes, patterns, color using animals in Art


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Review 9x tables - 5 minutes
3. Science Fair - tomorrow
4. Snack & Chat - Jan 30th
5. LA - rough copy of Early Years - due Thursday
*Volunteers for Glenbow Field Trip - Tuesday, March 10th (Signup Genius)
*Family Math Night - Feb 6 from 6:30-8:00pm

Monday, January 20, 2019

I am learning:

- 9x tables in Math
- 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication
- new word work words
- how to use a Thesaurus to find synonyms
- how to do an underhand and overhand serve for volleyball
- how to do a rally in volleyball
- how to say animal words in French
- how to make art with lines, shapes, animals, colors


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - review 9x tables - 5 minutes
3. LA - early years notes - for Tuesday
4. Science Fair - Wednesday

Thursday, January 16, 2020

I am learning:

- how to multiply 2 digit by 1 digit
- how to edit our autobiography birth stories
- about the history of the Hudson's Bay Company and other jobs in the Canadian Shield
- how to underhand serve in volleyball
- how to say animals in French
- how to use mixed media to show the landforms of the 6 regions of Canada
- how to question, connect, visualize and make inferences when reading in groups
- how to read fluently out loud



Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Review 5x and 10x tables - 5 minutes
3. LA - Birth Story good copy - due Friday
*Science Fair - Wednesday
*Report Card envelopes returned ASAP
*Ski/snowboard forms returned ASAP
*Snack & Chat - Jan 30
*Pizza & Movie Night - Jan 30 @ 6:00pm

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

I am learning:
- how to write word work words in fun ways
- how to write letters in handwriting
- how to solve different equations (2 by 1 digit multiplication) using standard form and box method
- about the history of the First Nations, Europeans, Chinese, Japanese, Sikhs, NWMP and gold rush in SS
- how to play the recorder in Music
- how to infer, ask questions, visualize and make connections with our reading groups in LA
- how to edit our autobiography birth story using COPS and ARMS
- how to bump and volley in Gym


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Autobiography - rough copy of birth story paragraph - due Thursday
3. Math - review 5x and 10x - 5 minutes
4. Science Fair - next Wednesday
*Snack & Chat - Jan 30
*Report Card envelopes returned ASAP
*Opera auditions tomorrow at lunch
*Ski/snowboard forms returned ASAP

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

I am learning:
- how to do standard form and box method for 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication
- about the history of the Cordillera region
- how to a bump and a volley in Gym
- how to write an autobiography (Birth Story)
- how to use cursive writing
- how to say animals in French

Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - review 5x and 10x tables - 5 minutes
3. LA - rough copy of birth story paragraph - due Wednesday
4. Science Fair - next Wednesday
*Opera auditions - Thursday
*Snack & Chat - Jan 30

Monday, January 13, 2020

I am learning:
- how to multiply 2 digit by 1 digit equations
- our 5x and 10x tables
- how to bump in volleyball
- animals in French
- about the history of the Cordillera region
- how to use lines, textures, shapes to make a 3D mug
- how to use mixed media to represent the 6 regions of Canada
- how to use visualizing, connecting, questioning and making inferences when reading
- how to use the dictionary and thesaurus to find meanings and synonyms



Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. LA - autobiography research due Tuesday
3. Math - review 5x and 10x tables - 5 minutes
4. Music - bring recorders Wednesday
*Opera auditions on Thursday
*School Science Fair - due Jan 22
*Report Card envelopes returned
*Ski/snowboard forms returned
*Snack & Chat - Jan 30

Thursday, January 9, 2020

I am learning:

- how to make inferences about a story (Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday)
- our basic facts (focus on 2x tables) in Math
- how to use strategies to learn our basic facts
- the climate, physical features and natural resources in the Cordillera region
- about texture, lines and shapes in Art
- how to tell what note is on the staff in Music


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Math - review 2x tables - 5 minutes
3. Math - 8 problems - due Friday
4. Snack & Chat book title - due Friday
5. LA - visual journals - another 3 questions, 1-2 connections, 1 visualizing, 1-2 inferences - due Fri
6. Music - bring recorders on Wednesday
7. LA - autobiography research - due Tuesday

*Report Card envelopes returned
*Ski/snowboard forms returned
*Opera auditions next week
*School Science Fair - January 22
*Ask about Young Writer Conference - April 25th ($50)

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

I am learning:

- what an array is and how to make them in Math
- how to edit our Tuesday stories in LA
- how to connect, question, infer and visualize with a book (Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday)
- about the Cordillera region (landforms, climate, natural resources)
- about animals in French


Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes - for Snack & Chat
2. Math - review 2x tables (and division facts) - 5 minutes
3. Autobiography research - due Tuesday
4. LA - visual journals (3 questions, 1-2 connections, 1 visualizing, 1-2 inferences) - due Thursday
*Report Card envelopes returned
*Ski/snowboard forms returned
*School Science Fair is January 22
*Opera Auditions - Jan 13-18th

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

I am learning:
- basic facts (review) and how they compare to division facts
- about "Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday"; connections, inferences, questioning, visualizing
- about regions (compare Cordillera and Canadian Shield)



Agenda:
1. Read 20 minutes
2. Review 2x tables (and division) - 5 minutes
3. Autobiography research - due next Tuesday
4. Snack & Chat book title - due Friday
*Field trip forms (skiing/snowboarding) returned
*Report card envelopes returned