Hello Parents!
Today the students started off
their day with novel study! They got into their groups and began working on
their summative. I was speaking to many groups today, and assisted with their
planning. I offered feedback, guidance and ideas, and encouraged the students
to think outside of the box. After this period, they got ready for Gym.
After lunch, the students had
Music, and I joined them, so I could work together with Mr. Oliver on their
Arts Night performance. When we got back to the classroom, we took up the
lesson #4 math homework, and I introduced lesson #6 (Probability in Games). We
went through the textbook examples, and discussed it as a whole class. After,
the students worked together with their group members to answer questions from
the textbook. Shortly after, the students got for recess.
After second break, the students
had French, and then they filled out their agendas when they got back to class.
We discussed a few things about this upcoming week, and then we had a bit of
time to run through our Arts Night songs. Following that, the students got
ready to go home.
Just a few
important notes before I go:
1. UOI: log onto your Hatch Canada
account, and try a few new activities. (Remember, your username is your first name and the initial of your last name, @sj.com. For example: JohnD@sj.com)
2. Math: workbook (lesson #6) p#164-165. The
Unit 11 test will be on Monday, May 29th, so students are encouraged
to start studying (since this will be the last unit test for the school year!)
3. Novel Study: check out www.shannensdream.ca and begin thinking
about some Action ideas. Read over the summative outline and rubric, and begin
brainstorming ideas! This summative will be due on Tuesday, May 30th,
and all groups will be presenting!
4. Spelling: Lesson #27 test on Thursday,
May 25th. Words are up on the blog! Also, students are to complete
lesson #25, 26 and 27 in their spelling workbook.
5. We
have one more P.E. trip that the
grade 5’s will be participating in- Tree
Top Trekking- Friday, June 2nd. I have sent home the permission
forms- please make sure to read them carefully and answer them thoroughly.
These forms will be due on Thursday, June 1st (latest!)
6. We had Hatch Canada come to our classroom
to teach the students about coding! Coding is our last UOI topic! Hatch
will be with us every Wednesday for the month of May. It is important that your
child is present for these lessons, as they will be teaching important
concepts. The fee is covered by the school, as this is a new Unit of Inquiry.
We are looking forward to learning all about coding!
7. The
SJA Spelling Bee was a great
success! Congratulations to Mehar, for placing second in the Grade 6
competition! He will go on to face the winners from The Maples, as well as the
winners from Sunnybrook School (a school in Toronto) on Thursday, June 1st. Any questions regarding the spelling
bee can be directed to Ms. Chang, at vchang@stjudesacademy.com
8. Due
to the amount of lost items, the school is promoting iron-on name labels! They cost $5.00
for 15 labels- I can provide the order form, if you are interested!
9. The Grade 5 class will be
contributing to the bake sale, which
has been pushed back to Arts Night! This means any NUT FREE baked goods brought
in for the bake sale, will be sold during our Arts Night exhibition.
10. Arts Night will be on Wednesday, June 7th! We will
be having a daytime rehearsal at 1pm (parents can attend), and our final
performance starting at 7:00pm.
11. The PYP Grade 3-6 Promotion
Ceremony will be on Wednesday, June 14th
at 9am.
12. The last day of school will
be on Friday, June 16th!
Report cards will be sent home this day. Only 18 days of school left!
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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