It was nice to see my students sharing some of their work during our Student-led Conferences. Parents, your continued support is very much appreciated.
Our school mass on Tuesday, November 4 was presided over by Archbishop LeGatt. His Grace also presided over the mass at St. Gerard on Sunday, November 9, for the installation of Fr. Peter.
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." In groups, students read and discussed a creation story from the First Peoples. These stories tell about how the world came to be. They also read and answered questions from a creation story from the Haudenosaunee people.
In Science, we continue working on, "Maintaining a Healthy Body." We looked at and discussed the new Food Guide, which divides our plate into; half with fruits and vegetables, one quarter with grains, and the last quarter with protein.
Students answered questions about the food guide and then completed a comprehension story about healthy meals.
In Math, we have finished our unit on Patterns. We looked at how variables and constants are a part of Algebra. Students are learning how to solve an equation when they are given the 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.
Feel free to check out our blog to find out what the Grade 5's are up to!!! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
grade5.stgerard@shaw.ca
204-667-4862
Mrs. Cunningham
