Welcome to Grade 5
January
Happy New Year! It was nice to welcome back all of my students after the break and have some normalcy back after the busy December we had!
We jumped right back into our studies the very first day back.
In ELA we are continuing our weekly spelling unit, as well as working in our Communicating Skills book. We will also be tackling a writing unit this term. We will be learning about different kinds of writing, why we use them, and practicing samples of each.
In Math we are starting our Multiplication unit. As we have been consistently practicing our multiplication in class, I will jump right into the hard stuff. We will be learning how to multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers in a variety of ways and then the students will decide which way they prefer.
In Science we are learning about our skeletal system and our muscular system and how they work together. We will also be looking at the brain and which parts of the brain control different parts of our body. We will be having a small quiz on these different systems towards the end of the month.
In Social Studies we will be looking at the different Indigenous tribes and where they lived. We will discuss how the land shaped their ways of life. We will be starting a group project on the Indigenous groups towards the end of the month.
In Religion we are continuing to learn about the importance of each sacrament. We are looking specifically at the sacrament of the Eucharist, how it started and how the traditions have formed.
In French we are learning how to conjugate ER verbs. We are practicing what the pronouns in French are and what ending matches each pronoun. We are also learning the meaning of the different verbs. We will have a quiz in French before the end of the month.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via email, call the school, or pop in to see me any time after school!
Mrs. Pollock
