Students worked very hard today to get their creative writing stories completed for the Minor Journal. Students also worked on their descriptive words activity to complete the Christmas theme.
We also worked on finishing our social studies graphs that represent the populations of each province and territory. Students also completed the first step of collecting 6 interesting points about a Canadian hero. If students did not get completed, they can access the Web site http://deena.ca/
We discussed our partner work in math today that was completed on Friday. Students modelled 24 divided by 6 and 24 divided by 4. We began to talk about using estimation in division and will continue tomorrow.

Students have been working extra hard at completing their stories and letters for the Minor Journal. Monday is our deadline so please encourage the students to work on them if they are not completed.
We began our next unit in math, Division of Whole Numbers. Students were asked to work in partners today to show in numbers, pictures, or words what 2 division questions look like.
Students will have their math tests returned to them on Monday as I apologize for not having them marked for today.
Have a great weekend and see everyone on Monday!

Students completed Day 4 of centers today. We will not start a new set of centers before the holidays. We will be working towards completing our short stories unit to get ready for the novel study after Christmas.
Students also continued to work on their Christmas stories.
We also started working on a Problem in math in which students are using the "Act out or use objects" strategy.

Students completed Day 3 of centers this morning. We are trying very hard to get through our short story unit so we can start our novel study after the holidays.
We also began working on some very creative Christmas stories for the Minor Journal. Keep an eye out for the student's work in the Journal.

Students started their personal coat of arms in Social Studies. This assignment is due Thursday, December 4.

Our classroom newsletter was handed out to the students today. Please review what is happening in our classroom throughout the month of December.

Welcome back after a much needed long weekend!
Students are busy practicing for the Christmas concert therefore our daily schedules will be shifted around a bit every day.
We began this morning with math. Some students will be writing a re-test tomorrow for math. I know that the students can do much better on the Multiplication test. We reviewed the concepts again today and talked about how to study. I'm looking forward to a better result tomorrow.
Students worked on Destination Math in computers.

Students spent the morning practicing for the Christmas Concert. They are putting together a wonderful show!!
The math test was taken this afternoon followed by the completion of the Social Studies booklet. We then visited the library and exchanged books.
Have a wonderful weekend!!

Thank you to all of the parents for attending parent teacher interviews. Remember if you ever have any questions, please ask!

Students worked on Day 2 of Centers this morning. We are getting very close to finishing up the "Together is Better" theme.

We also worked on our descriptive stories. Students have been working on including detail in their writing and choosing a variety of descriptive words to "spice up" their writing.

In Math, we completed the corrections for pages 94 and 95. Students also began working on the review booklet including a variety of mental math strategies for multiplication. This is homework for tomorrow if not completed in class. Remember...unit test Thursday, November 27.

During Social, we reviewed the information that we collected for the Canada: Our Country booklets.

We started off our morning working on Day 1 of a new set of Centers. Students were introduced to 8 new stations and began working on them today.

We had a wonderful visit today from Constable Borlan. He gave the students an opportunity to ask a variety of questions pertaining to the many avenues of being a police officer. The students were full of questions and learned a lot from meeting with him.

We reviewed Page 94 and 95 from yesterday's math assignment. Students will be reviewing the rest of the week for their unit test which will take place on Thursday, November 27.

Students used this morning to finish up their Center activities from this past week. They also used this time to practice their multiplication facts for Multiplication Mania.
We reviewed our Multiplication strategies and were assigned p94/95 (1,3,4,9,12,13). This is homework if not completed.
We will be having a multiplication strategies test on Thursday, November 27.

This afternoon students celebrated their multiplication facts with popcorn and a movie! Congrats grade 5!

Have a great weekend...and enjoy those report cards! Great job!!

It's been a few days since I have posted last...sorry for the delay.

Students were busy working on their Canada booklets in Social Studies today. We also completed Day 4 of Centers therefore all activities from Centers are due tomorrow.

Students worked extremely hard continuing with our mental math strategies for multiplication. We worked in partners today to demonstrate long multiplication using base ten blocks. Students also have 2 more days to master their multiplication tables!!

Students will be bringing home their interview times today. If there is a time that does not work for you, please let me know as soon as possible so we can see if we can make some changes. I can't guarantee anything as I have scheduled times based on siblings, and other interviews.

Students completed Day 2 of centers this morning. Keep up the good work!!

We reviewed our Mental Math strategies this morning and the students completed a quiz using this multiplication strategies.

Students also attended an Art exhibit focusing on the art of tattoos.

Have a wonderful weekend! Report cards go out next week so if you have a request in regard to the time of an interview please send me a quick email (kelseyshields@yahoo.com) or call me at school. I will try my best to accomodate everyone.

We began our day with Day 1 of a new set of Centers. Some students are working to get last week activities completed.
We spent extra time today on math as I want to make sure the Mental Math strategies we are working on are understood by the students. We discussed the assignment from page 90 and 91. Students put their answers on the board and we discussed what strategies they used to get their answers. We also worked on these strategies in partners before attempting a short sheet of questions on our own.

Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend!

We began the morning by collecting last week's center activities. There are a number of students who are working to finish up their activities. Each teacher table group worked on the activity/short story they were on as of last week.

We started our "Canada: Our Country" workbooks during computers. Students are using the Internet to research a number of different topics for each province and territory.

Gillen students were part of a wonderful Remembrance Day program this morning. Thank you very much.
We completed Day 4 of Centers this morning. All center activities from this past week are due when the students come back to school on Wednesday, November 12.
Students listened to our national anthem during Social and tried to fill in the words. We will review the word composition in detail next week.
In math, we began to review a number of different strategies students can use to help them multiply. Students were put into small groups and tried to come up with as many different strategies they could think of in solving the equation 14 x 50.
We returned our library books and used a free period to catch up on some incomplete work.

Have a great long weekend! I will see everyone again on Wednesday!!

Hopefully everyone is staying nice and cozy inside today!! I think winter has finally hit us.
We began the morning with our pre-test of Lesson 8 spelling words. Students do not have spelling activities this week. The spelling test will be on Monday, November 17.
We also worked on the final touches for our Puppet Dialogue stories.
Students then conquered a math assignment that was introduced yesterday. They are working on pages 86/87 (2,4,5,6,7,8,11).

Tomorrow is our Remembrance Day Assembly at 9:00.

Remember your Book 'N It To A Billion forms to add to our tally tomorrow.

Students worked to complete Day 3 of Centers today. We also read the next chapter in our classroom novel, "Loser."
In math, students were very excited to finally get to have a day of Math Pods. Destination Math, a dice game, and teacher review were the stations today. Students continue to work very hard on their multiplication tables. Keep up the good work grade 5!
Students worked with their partners to complete the Canadian symbols activity in Social Studies.

Students completed Centers Day 2 this morning. Great job guys and gals!!

We also worked on our Puppet Dialogue stories. Most groups are working on their final copies.

Students handed in yesterday's math assignment. I will be collecting more "every day" math assignments to ensure that homework is completed. In order for students to understand the math concepts, it is very important that homework is completed the day it is assigned to ensure that students don't get left behind in the next day's activities.
Students are working on p 82 and 83 (1ab, 2bc, 5, 7abc, 9abc, 12).

Remember...book orders are due tomorrow!

I hope that everyone had a great Halloween!! If you are sending treats to school in your child's lunch, please send 1-2 items only.
We started out our day today with a new set of Centers. Students are working hard at some of the same stations we had last week while starting new stations this week. Great job!!
We then worked on our small group dialogue stories. We are getting close to wrapping up this assignment.
In math, we corrected last Friday's assignment. The students continue to develop strategies for multilpication and division. The assignment from today is from page 78-79 (2,7,8,10). This week's goal for our Multiplication Mania is the 6 and 7 times tables. Keep on practicing!!
In social studies, we labelled a map of Canada with the provinces and territories and their capital cities. We also spent some time with our partners to work on the Symbols of Canada readings and questions.

Please make sure to sign your child's agenda every day. Students need to get in the habit of using their agenda's to help them stay organized. This trait will serve them well next year when they switch over to the high school.

Happy Halloween!!
Students were to hand in their Center activities from the last set. There are some students who will be working on getting their work completed during recess and noon hour. Please remember to check with your child and ensure their homework gets completed. We can't go on in the classroom when students aren't completed up to the assigned portion. Students who have incomplete work will fall behind their classmates.

Students will bring home their spelling tests and math tests for parent signatures on Monday.

We worked on our puppet stories today. Students are having a great time trying to create a story line with such unique characters.

Have a safe Halloween!

Study hard tonight Grade 5! The Super Spelling test and math test's are tomorrow.

Students completed day 3 of centers. We also reviewed for the math test. Students were put into small groups and will begin a writing activity tomorrow focusing on using dialogue and speaker tags in writing. Students created a variety of unique and creative paperbag puppets that will now become the characters in their stories. I am excited to see how the creative juices will flow within the walls of Room 20!!

I will be at a writing conference tomorrow and will also be absent on Wednesday. There will not be any updates listed on the blog until Thursday.

See you Thursday Grade 5!

A big thanks to all of the "Popcorn Helpers" yesterday. They put in a great deal of time and work to pop all that popcorn! Thank you so much!!

The morning began with day 2 of Centers. We continued talking about paragraph structure and concluding sentences. We ended the morning by reading a chapter of our classroom novel, "Loser."

Students are working on a review of Unit 2 in Math (pg 30 and 31). The math test has been moved to Tuesday, October 28.

To end the day, students used their creativity to design a hand pupppet. We will be using these puppets next week!!

Have a good weekend!!

*Book 'N It To A Billion total this week: 812,909
Total: 7,592,768

Our classroom pumpkins look great! Great job!!

We began the day with a wonderful assembly showcasing many talents within our school.

Students completed day 1 of their center activities. Every teacher table group has part of an assignment to complete for homework.

Students worked in partners in math for p.28 (5-9). They are working on creating equations and solving for a variety of multiplication and division problems.

Students wrote the unit 1 Social test for the last hour of the day.

*Please encourage your child to practice their multiplication table!! Multiplication Mania has begun!!

Students worked on paragraph structure with small groups this morning. Students were given an envelope with sentences and their job was the create a paragraph by putting the sentences in an order of their choice.

Students completed Lesson 5 spelling test today. Great job! Lesson 6 pre-test will comprise of words selected from lessons 1-5.

In math, we discuess solving equations using addition and subtraction. We began working with solving equations using multiplication and division. Students were assigned p.27 1-4 (a-d in each question).

We will be carving pumpkins tomorrow! Please send any pumpkin carving tools to school for your child to use.

Students worked on their Newspaper Article reviews. These are due on Monday if students did not get them completed.

We worked in small groups to discuss Order of Importance in paragraph writing.

In Math, we corrected our Computations Page from Centers. We also discussed p 24 from yesterday and worked in pairs to write equations and solve the problems on p 25 (3-7).

Book 'N It To A Billion total this week: 771,800.
Total seconds read: 6,779,859

Students finished Day 4 of Centers this morning. All activities are due for tomorrow.

Mr. Leidl took the class bowling this morning.

We began looking at how to solve expressions in math. Students were assigned p24 (1,2). We are working with solving expressions using addition and subtraction.

Students continued to work on their Survival Island. This was the last day of class time the students will be getting. Survival Island is due Monday, October 20. Students were also give the outline for the unit test in Social which will be on Wednesday, October 22.

* Don't forget to bring Book 'N It To A Billion totals.

Students completed Day 3 of this week's Center's this morning. Some groups have homework to complete the questions for "Don't Just Sit There, Get A Hobby."

We continued to tackle expressions and variables in math class. Students were assigned p 22 (1-6). Students are to come up with an expression, NOT solve the problem.

Remember to keep working on your Science and Social Studies projects!! Next week is a very busy week.

Welcome back after a long weekend of turkey eating and visiting!!

The students worked on the Survival Island assignment in Social Studies today. The creativity of all of the students is shining through!

Students also went bowling today. Some students have not brought their $5 so please do so as soon as possible.

Family Fun Night is quickly approaching. Part of our activity is selling popcorn. If anyone is interested in coming into school and helping to pop popcorn please let me know. I could sure use an extra set of hands!!

Last week, the class totalled their Book N' It to a Billion and reached 2,651,205 seconds. Some students forgot their totals on previous weeks so we added them into this past total.
Our new total is 6,008,059.
Great job guys and gals!! Our Construction wall is also building very quickly. Keep up the good work and keep on reading!!

I want to apologize for missing a post for yesterday.

Our Thursday looked like this...
Students completed Day 2 of Centers in Language Arts. Some groups have started the short story, "Don't Just Sit There, Get A Hobby."

Spelling Test lesson 5 was given. Please remind your children to study for the spelling tests.

The students were given their unit project in Social. The students are to design an island including 5 landforms that could provide them with the basic needs to survive. The project has a written component as well as a painted island. This is due Monday, October 20.

Friday...
Students receieved Lesson 5 pre-test and were assigned lesson activities. Lesson 5 spelling test is Monday, October 20.

Students also tackled a problem on their own today. The problem solving strategies we have focused on so far put the students to a challenge.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving. See you Tuesday!!

Today started out with the October school assembly.

We then started a new set of Centers, Day 1. Remember that if you don't get your work finished at your independent stations, that work is homework.

We reviewed the problem solving question that the students did yesterday with a partner.

Even though today was a short day in my classroom, the students worked very hard at getting their work done and staying on task.

Students completed their "My Special Memory" stories. The stories, along with a photograph, are in the hallway for all to read. Students did an excellent job describing their special memories.

Students also worked on reading and discussion questions for "How I Got My Dogsled."

We spent time focusing on topic sentences in paragraph writing and started to address coherence in paragraph writing.

In math, we corrected page 11 and 12. Students were given a problem to solve with their partner using the problem solving strategy of "Using or Looking for a Pattern."

We corrected "Where Is It?" in Social. The students worked to define landform definitions as well as began coloring and defining the landform examples.

* Sausage and Perogy lunch tomorrow. Don't forget your plate! The cost per student is $2.50.

Center activities were handed in today. Those students who are not done with be in Homework Club tomorrow at lunch time.
We worked on our Memory Stories in Language Arts and completed our Newspaper activities where the students created a new catchy title for an article that they chose.

Students continued to work on Destination Math in computers. Those students who have completed the assigned activities worked on their Science projects.

In math we reviewed the problem that the students did in groups on Friday. I am very proud of the students and their hard work with the many different problems and the different strategies we have focused on. Keep up the good work!!
Students were assigned pages 11 and 12 (2,3 a-e,4,5). This is homework if it is not done.

* Book Orders are due on Thursday, October 9.
** Early Dismissal - Thursday, October 9.
*** Spelling Test - Thursday, October 9.

Students completed Day 4 of Centers today. Groups are beginning the next story "How I Got My Dogsled." We are also continuing to work on our Memory stories.
Students were reminded that all center activities are due on Monday so any activities not completed will be homework for the weekend.

Students were introduced to the next problem solving strategy: Use or Look for a Pattern. We completed one problem together as a class and then split into 4 small groups to solve another problem.

We worked on coloring and labelling our world maps today. If students are not finished, this is homework for Monday. Some students began defining a number of different landform terms using their dictionaries.

Room 20 has a "Reading Wall Under Construction." Every time a student reads a chapter book, they will be adding another brick to our Reading Wall. Our goal is to build an entire wall!!

This week's Book 'N It To A Billion total: 1,040,694.
Our classroom Book 'N It To A Billion total: 3,356,854

Students were given their pre-test for Lesson 4 in Spelling. Lesson 4 Spelling test will be Thursday, October 9. Lesson 4 Spelling activity is also due that day.

Students were given back their Math tests today. Great job! The class average was 88%! Please sign the test and send it back to school tomorrow.

We corrected the assignment in Math from yesterday and discussed Patterning as a classs.

* Don't forget your Book N' It To A Billion seconds tomorrow!

Our day began with Day 2 of Centers today. Teacher table groups are working on writing their personal memory stories.

The students worked hard on their math test today. I will have them back to the students on Thursday.

Spelling Test Lesson 3 is tomorrow. The lesson activities are also due tomorrow.

I am not here tomorrow as I am attending an ESL workshop in Regina.

Students began another set of centers today. Teacher Table has moved on to the short story called Moments and Memories. The students will be writing short stories describing a special memory in their life.

Students completed their newspaper activities today. Getting familiar with the newspaper has been exciting for the students.

In Math, we reviewed for the math test tomorrow. The students were given the topics that will be covered on the test tomorrow. If students have any questions pertaining to the test they can also email me tonight as I check my email in the evening. Good luck studying!

We ended the day with Social Studies. The students continued to work on the Continents and Oceans worksheets. These are due for next Social Studies class (Wednesday).

Book N' It To A Billion total this week: 748,092
Book N' It To A Billion total for September: 2,316,160

Good luck to the cross country runners from our classroom today in Saltcoats.

Students handed in their center activities. We worked on our newspaper activities during Language Arts. Students found an article in the newspaper that they are to determine the main idea and 4 supporting sentences for within the article.

Students began the Destination Math program in computers. This program is designed to keep track of student's individual progress and address the topics we are studying in math class.

Students continued to work on pages 66 and 67 (#'s 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,11,13). This review in due for Monday. The math test has been bumped back to Tuesday so we can review on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Our SMART board has opened up many new opportunities to our classroom. The students were able to record their voices while reading there group "That Was Summer" poems. Enjoy!

Group 4 - That Was Summer

Group 3 - That Was Summer

Group 2 - That Was Summer

Group 1 - That Was Summer

Today, the students were given their Lesson 3 pre-tests and assigned Lesson 3. The next spelling test will be Wednesday, October 1. The lesson activities are also due that day.

Students completed Day 4 of centers. All center activities are due tomorrow. Remember they are homework if they are not finished.

The students had Math Pods today and began the Destination Math program on the computer. The students are reviewing for the test on Monday.

We began a Continents and Oceans review in Social Studies. We are working on labelling a world map and becoming familiar with the continents and oceans.

** Remember Book N' It to A Billion totals tomorrow.
** Remember pictures or picture money. Some students have not returned their pictures or money. If you have not please do so by tomorrow.

The first assembly for the 2008-2009 school year was held this morning.

We then took part in the annual Terry Fox Run and enjoyed a juice and piece of fruit afterwards. Thank you for the wonderful donations towards the cause.

In between these activities, the students worked on their That Was Summer poems.

French class and Phys Ed made up the rest of the day for Room 20 students.

**Remember to bring your pictures or your picture money!

The students completed the Developmental Assets Survey this morning.

Students wrote Spelling Test Lesson 2 today. Great job!!

Students are working on page 62/63 (1,2,5,6,7,8,11) in Math. Unit 1 Math test will be Monday, September 29.

In social, we completed our Atlas activity in partners.

We started the day with Day 3 of Centers. The students are working on completing their "It Was Summer" poems. The poems will be displayed on our bullentin board in the hallway.
We continued to work on "How to Write a Paragraph." Students worked on creating topic sentences for given details.
In math, we are working on Estimating Differences. Today's assignment is pages 58 and 59 (1 a,c,e, 3,4,5). Due tomorrow.

* Please remember your Terry Fox pledge sheets by Wednesday.

Today is Friday!! We tallied our "Book'N it to a Billion" for the week and came up with 729,762 seconds. Great job!! Our new total is 1,568,068.

The students worked on Day 2 of our Center schedule today. Remember, if you don't get finished your center for that day it is homework!!
**Please don't forget to bring a picture of a special memory to school on Monday. You will get these pictures back.

We continued to look at rounding and estimation today. The students were assigned pages 55-56 questions: 1,2,3(a,b,c),4(a,b,c),5(a,b,c),8,11(a,b).

The students continued to work on coloring and labelling the eastern and western hemispheres. These are homework if they did not get finished in class. Students are also working in partners to discover what they can find in an atlas.

Students received their school pictures today. If you are ordering pictures please bring your orderform and money back to school by Thursday, September 25. If you are not ordering, please return the package to school by the same date.

Enjoy your bookorders! The students of Room 20 are eager readers!! Let me know how the "Sea Monkeys" turn out!!

Have a great weekend!

We continued to work on our Summer poems today. The students are in the middle of revising their poetry and working on their final drafts. The poems will be typed in word processing. Some students have been putting their poems in the Wordle Web site and coming up with some neat visuals of their poems.

We continued to work on Estimating and Rounding in math. Students worked on page 54 and 55 in the text.

In Social, we discussed the rules of Preparing a Map. We also discussed the earth's hemispheres and began labelling a map with the continents and oceans. The students have been using the SMART board for an interactive hemisphere activity.

Great job today!!

Students were given their pre-test for Spelling Lesson 2. Lesson 2 test will be on Tuesday, September 23. The lesson activities are also due that day.

Students who have incomplete Center activities are working during recess to complete their work. Work that is not completed at school will be homework.

Mrs. Gale and I will be using a "Homework Club" every Day 2, 4, and 6 noon hour for those students who need extra help with their homework or have incomplete work. If you have any questions, please contact me at school.

We finished up another set of Centers today. All Center activities are due tomorrow.
Groups 3 and 4 have rough drafts of their Summer poems due tomorrow as well.

Great job on the Spelling Test today!!

In math, we wrapped up Expanded Notation today and will be moving on to Estimation tomorrow.

Our Social Studies class focused on using grids to find our way with a map. The students played Battleship against each other to practice using grids.

Book it to a Billion seconds for this past week: 602,557.
Our total for two weeks of reading in Room 20 is 838,306 seconds. Keep on reading!!

Spelling test: Monday, September 15. Lesson 1 is also due tomorrow. Those students who scored a 100% on their pre-test will not have to write the spelling test tomorrow. Great job!

PJ Gillen Library blog

Click on the link above to access Gillen's library blog. This blog will keep you up to date on new happenings in the library. Add it to your favorites!

Great News!! Our SMART board is up and running!! The students and I are very excited!

Students worked together in pairs to complete a p.45-46 (#3,6,7,8,10,12). If they did not finish, it is homework for tomorrow. We reviewed the expanded notation assignment from yesterday. Great job!

Groups 3 and 4 are working on a Summer Senses web for homework tonight.

*Remember your Book It To A Billion forms tomorrow.

We started a new set of centers today. We are wrapping up "A Morning to Polish and Keep" with a synonym activity.
In Math we started a new lesson today about expanded notation. Students have questions 1-5 as homework.

We are trying to get our SMARTboard up and running. Hopefully we have better luck tomorrow!!

Early dismissal tomorrow - 2:30pm.

Wordle

Try the Wordle web site. It's a great site to play with words!!

Book'n It To A Billion

Click on Book'n It To A Billion to see where the students are in their goal of reaching 1 billion seconds of reading!

Today we finished our first set of centers. The students were reminded throughout the past week that if they did not get finished the center they were at for that day, they were to take it for homework. 3 of the 8 centers have assignments to hand in tomorrow. Social, Math, and Creative Writing centers are due tomorrow. Students were also given time at noon hour and recess to work on these assignments.

*Remember early dismissal on Thursday (2:15pm).

Spelling - The students got Lesson 1 words today. Spelling words will be given every day 1 and the spelling test will be every day 6. The first spelling test will be Monday, September 15. The lesson is also due on Monday.

Math - Students were given the opportunity to finish up a group work assignment from last week. If the assignment did not get completed today, it is homework.

*Remember to keep reading!! For those students who forgot their reading logs last week, we will add both of your weeks to our Friday total this week.

Room 20 Book it to a Billion total: 235,749 seconds
Keep on reading!!

Language Arts: Students have 2 Topic Sentence practice sheets to work for Monday. These sheets are review for the students as we have done examples in class.

Centers: Groups 2, 3, and 4 : Questions for "A Morning to Polish and Keep" due Monday


*Remember book orders are due on Tuesday.

Please remember to bring your Book it to a Billion record sheets to school tomorrow!

Math - Work on numbers 2-4 on page 38 of your textbook.

*Don't forget to look for a newspaper clipping that is about Esterhazy!!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

We came and conquered our first day of Centers today. The students were able to catch on very quickly and did a great job. They were reminded that if they do not get a Center finished in the 20 minutes alotted, it is their responsiblity to complete that Center for homework.
* Vocabulary for A Morning to Polish and Keep is due tomorrow for Groups 1-4.
* Please remember to look for a newspaper article about Esterhazy.

In math, we introduced our first problem solving strategy. The students were put into groups and asked to solve a problem by Acting Out or Using Objects. We will discuss the problem tomorrow.

We also started to look at how to write a good paragraph in Language Arts. We discussed topic sentences and what a paragraph should entail.

In Social, we completed the advantages and disadvantages chart pertaining to living in Canada. The students ended the class by creating paper globes.

**Remember tomorrow is picture day! Don't forget your smile ;)

Tuesday September 2, 2008

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. We got right back to work today.
In math, we worked in small groups to come up with 3 different ways to create 10,000 using base ten blocks.
Book orders were sent home today. Please have orders back to school by Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Highlights order forms went home today as well. Please send them back tomorrow whether you are interested in ordering them or not. The classroom gets free items for the number of slips returned!!
Remember, the Social cover page is due tomorrow.
See you tomorrow!!

**School pictures - Thursday, September 4, 2008

Week 1

The first two days of class went off without a hitch!! The students are excited to be back as am I!! Thank you for returning my consent form. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
The first few days were spent getting organized and providing a general idea of my expectations.
Keep an eye out for our classroom newsletter to explain the units we will be covering.

Math: We jumped right into our Math Pods :) We reviewed place value and the students were assigned 4 different numbers to write out in words as homework dur Monday.

Social: The students have a title page to complete by Wednesday. We are beginning our Identity unit pertaining to Canada.

Welcome to Grade 5!

I would like to welcome you to Grade 5. I am very excited to start a new school year with all the new ideas and tools at our fingertips.
I encourage you, as students and parents, to use this blog as a means of communication. Our classroom blog will keep everyone updated with what is happening in our classroom. Please feel free to leave comments or send me an email! I check my email daily so this is probably the easiest form of communication.
Here's to a new year!