Welcome to Grade 5
As we enter into October, with Thanksgiving approaching, we all need to take time to think of all that we are thankful for, and thank God for the blessings he has given us. Grade 5 is in the process of preparing for our first school mass on Tuesday, October 13, at 11:00 a.m. If you are available, please feel free to join us.
In Language Arts we focus on a specific Spelling unit each week. Students are given a pre-test on Monday. They receive the assignment, which we correct together on Thursday, correct their words, then use the rest of the class to work on the weekly assignment. As a class we discussed what nouns are and students completed an assignment where they needed to categorize a group of words under a specific heading. We continue to work on comprehension stories, and handwriting.
In Social Studies, we are working on Cluster 1--The First Peoples. After we watched a video about Mastodons and Mammoths we used a Venn Diagram to list their similarities and differences. Students then labelled a number of Ice Age Giants that were around during that time period.
In Science we began our first unit, "A Healthy Body." As a class, we read information on "Cells: Building Blocks of Living Things," and students completed comprehension type questions along with matching words to their definitions. In groups, students were given items to make a model of a cell, with the instructions on how to build it. Ask your son/daughter what was used and see if they can tell you what each item represented.
In Math, we continue our unit on Patterns. We have begun looking at number patterns and filling in the next 3 or so numbers in the set using a specific pattern. Students are working on patterns that increase (add) and/or decrease (subtract). We are using 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
