Hello
Parents!
Happy Shrove
(Pancake) Tuesday! The students started off their morning with attribute
awards, and a…. pancake eating contest!! All of the PYP students and teachers
got into their houses in the auditorium, and each house was given a stack of
pancakes. The first house to finish all their pancakes won 5000 house points!
It was quite a sight to see! (See below for a few pictures). After this, the
students had 10 minutes left of Gym, and Mr. O. let them play a simple game.
After that,
they came back to class, and began working on their UOI summative. I reviewed
the whole project, went over each section, and then taught them about the
taxonomy. (I will post a picture below of the Gorilla example we did together
on the whiteboard). Students approached me throughout this period with specific
questions, and I assisted those who needed the help. Tomorrow I will begin
conferencing, to ensure they are on the right track.
After lunch,
the students had music, and then we took up our math homework when they got
back to class. I then introduced lesson #4 (Relating Fractions to Decimals),
and walked them through many examples on the whiteboard. Based on the, “ohhh’s,”
as well as the amount of hands up to answer questions, I think the content made
sense to them.
After second
break, the students had French. They filled out their agendas when they got
back to class, and then we discussed the comprehension questions for our novel
study (for chapter 13). With a few minutes remaining, the students tried to
answer brain teaser questions in their groups, and then they got ready to go
home.
Just a few
important notes before I go:
1.
SJA’s
Annual Poems and Speeches Competition: Congratulations
to Rishaan for placing 1st place in the Grade 5 Speeches Competition. He will
go on to face the winners from The Maples TOMORROW
(March 1st). Friends and family are welcome to attend, from 11:30am-1:30pm!
2.
Math: Unit
8, Lesson 4- Workbook P#110-111.
3.
Novel
Study: read Chapter 14, and answer the corresponding questions.
4.
UOI
Summative: the project outline was handed out yesterday. Students picked
their animals, and can now begin researching. I suggest that students begin
researching at home, and should come to school prepared with any gathered
research. Also, parents should sign off
on the summative outline, indicating that they know what their child is doing
for their summative task.
5.
Spelling
workbook: Lesson 21 and 22- due on Tomorrow (March 1st). Also, lesson #22 spelling test on FRIDAY (March
3rd).
6.
The Grade
5’s and up will be going on a Ski trip on Wednesday, March 8nd, and Thursday, March 9th. I have handed out the permission forms, so
please fill them out and return them before Friday, March 3rd!
7.
Next week will be spirit week! Students are encouraged to participate all week!
Monday:
Pajama day
Tuesday:
Crazy hair day/ Colourful (neon) day
Wednesday:
Superhero/ Princess day
Thursday:
House colours
Friday: St.
Patty’s Day- wear green!
That pretty
much sums it up for today. I hope everyone has a wonderful night!
Ms.
Ramnarine
Grade 5
St. Jude’s
Academy
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