Welcome to Grade 5
Although we have no snow on the ground yet, the temperatures have been getting cooler. Please make sure your son/daughter is dressed properly to be outside for all recesses.
In Language Arts we focus on a specific Spelling unit each week. Students are given a pre-test on Monday. They receive an assignment for the week, which we correct together on Thursday; correct their words, then use the rest of the class to work on the weekly assignment. Please encourage your son/daughter to review the words that they found a bit challenging to spell. We continue to working on comprehension stories, and handwriting.
In Social Studies, we continue with Cluster 1--The First Peoples. As a class, we discussed and completed a web about, "How we know about the past." Oral tradition stories, theories from scientists, and artifacts unearthed are just a few of the ways we learn about the past. Students were also given the 2 following statements and asked to answer how we know they are to be true.
1) People have lived in North America for thousands of years.
2) During several periods of long time ago, called the Ice Age, most of North America was covered in ice.
In Science we continue on in our first unit, "A Healthy Body." I shared with the class what information was on the old food guide, and then we looked at and discussed the new food guide. Information is given on the 3 main sections we should have on our dinner plate: 1/2 for fruits and vegetables, 1/4 for grains, and 1/4 for proteins. Students then completed questions on the food guide.
In Math, we have finished our unit on Patterns, and have begun a brief introduction to Algebra. We are defining what a variable is (a number we don't have, usually represented by a letter), and a constant (the number(s)we do know). With practice, students should become more comfortable solving basic Algebra questions. We use mad minutes to practice our basic facts. Problem solving will take place throughout the school year.
Please feel free to visit often to see what is happening in Grade 5.
Feel free to contact me at any time:
204-667-4862
grade 5.stgerard@shaw.ca
Mrs. Cunningham
