We had special visitors come spend some time with us this past Thursday, November 13!! The Calgary Grey Cup Committee came to see us with their band, mascot, and an Indigenous dancer. The staff and students had a blast dancing to the music. Laughs and smiles were everywhere. There was even a white hat ceremony, where Miss Gilbert and Father Peter received their own white cowboy hat. Thanks CGCC for a fun start to the day.
In Language Arts, students are working on a weekly Spelling unit, with a pre-test on Monday, an assignment to complete, and a test on Friday with a bonus word and sentences to write. We continue in our Communicating Skills grammar workbook. Students are also reading comprehension stories. We have begun looking at handwriting as well.
In Social Studies, we continue working on our first cluster about the "First Peoples." With a partner, students worked on a Concept Overview of the Bering Land Bridge and Oral Tradition. They needed to state what each concept means, questions they would ask, facts, a picture, and what it tells us about the past.
In Science, we continue working on, "Maintaining a Healthy Body." We began our look at the Design Process. I presented the following question, "What butter flavoured microwave popcorn is the best?" We discussed how we could get information on different brands of microwave popcorn. Ask your son/daughter what are 2 ways they could get such information.
In Math, we have finished our unit on Patterns. A test date with an outline will be given to students soon. In our look at Algebra, students are learning how to solve an equation when they are given a variable to use. Students have been working on problem solving questions. They need to provide a number sentence, the work finding the answer, and a complete sentence answer. Mad Minutes are being used to practice our basic skills, and problem solving will take place throughout the whole year.
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grade5.stgerard@shaw.ca
204-667-4862
Mrs. Cunningham
