Hello
Parents!
Today the
students started off their morning with Biodiversity! They all continued
researching their chosen animals, and I began meeting with some students, to
see what they have done. Many students were told to find more information, as
each category will be one page in their book. Therefore, if they only have two
sentences, it will look silly on a whole piece of paper! There is no such thing
as too much information when it comes to this summative, so students are
encouraged to find as much as possible.
After UOI,
we took up the math homework for lesson #4, and then I introduced lesson #5
(Fractions and Decimals as Benchmarks). We went over a few examples on the
whiteboard, and then we had to get ready for lunch.
After lunch,
we all headed to the auditorium for the SJA and The Maples final Oral
Competition. Congratulations to Rishaan for placing 3rd place! (See
below for pictures).
After the
Oral Competition, the students completed their textbook work for math, and then
they got ready for recess. After second break they had French, and then filled
out their agendas when they got back to class. Following that, I gave them a
mini-lesson about “they’re, their, and
there,” (because many students did not know the difference between them for
the bonus words on their spelling test!), and we played a few games involving
those words. After, we discussed the questions for chapter 15 in their novel
study book, and talked about how Brian is now, compared to how he was earlier
in the book. The students then 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 3rd place in the competition against The Maples!
2.
Math: Unit
8, Lesson 5- Workbook P#112-113.
3.
Novel
Study: read Chapter 15, and answer the corresponding questions.
4.
UOI
Summative: Students are working on researching their chosen animal, and
should now have almost all of their categories covered. I suggest that students
continue researching at home, so they don’t waste class time looking at useless
websites. They should come to school prepared with any gathered research/
printed notes. 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 #22 spelling test
on FRIDAY (March 3rd). Words are up on the blog.
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! These forms must be returned, whether
your child is attending the trip, or not. I appreciate your cooperation!
7.
Lastly, 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’s
pretty much it for today. I hope everyone has a wonderful night!
Ms.
Ramnarine
Grade 5
St. Jude’s
Academy
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