We completed Day 4 of Centers this morning. All Center activities are due tomorrow morning.
Students had Science after recess this morning. We then wrote our Lesson 9 Spelling Test. Just a reminder...students write their Spelling Test every Day 6 unless otherwise stated on the blog. Please encourage your child to review these words.
After lunch, we reviewed our partner Problem Solver involving Using or Making a Picture or Diagram. Students then completed an individual problem that I will mark. We also took some time to review Friday's assignments.
To end the day, we reviewed how to use dialogue in our writing. Students did an excellent job with their latest writing assignment and to make it even better, we edited the use of dialogue within our writing pieces. Students will be posting these on the blog now that the "bugs" of blogmeister have been zapped!
Reminders: Book orders are due Wednesday, December 2 to ensure we get them back before Christmas.
Popcorn sale is Friday, December 4.
Report cards will be handed out on Friday, December 4.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
We completed Day 2 of Centers this morning.
After recess, students used the website Visuwords to compile a list of color words to all to our color charts. We are beginning to focus on the Word Choice component of 6+1 Writing. Students are being encouraged to use "exciting" words to describe colors in their writing. For example, pink eraser - salmon pink eraser.
After lunch, students completed a problem using the Use or Make a Picture or Diagram problem solver with a partner. We then took some time to review dividing by halving and doubling.
We finished the day with three stations in Social. In the first station, students are working to create a Coat of Arms to represent themselves. Secondly, students are working to color the Canadian Coat of Arms. The last station, had students review the map of Canada and the capital cities worksheets completed last class. Students then worked on a wordsearch if they finished early.
Have a great day....and GO RIDERS!!
After recess, students used the website Visuwords to compile a list of color words to all to our color charts. We are beginning to focus on the Word Choice component of 6+1 Writing. Students are being encouraged to use "exciting" words to describe colors in their writing. For example, pink eraser - salmon pink eraser.
After lunch, students completed a problem using the Use or Make a Picture or Diagram problem solver with a partner. We then took some time to review dividing by halving and doubling.
We finished the day with three stations in Social. In the first station, students are working to create a Coat of Arms to represent themselves. Secondly, students are working to color the Canadian Coat of Arms. The last station, had students review the map of Canada and the capital cities worksheets completed last class. Students then worked on a wordsearch if they finished early.
Have a great day....and GO RIDERS!!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Crayons!
Grade 5, for a writing activity that you will be doing on Monday you are going to need crayons. If you could bring some old crayons that you might have at home, that would be great. The box of 64 colors would be perfect. If you don't have any crayons at home, please don't worry about it. We will work with what we have.
Have a great weekend!! GO RIDERS!!
Have a great weekend!! GO RIDERS!!
Friday, November 20, 2009
We worked on creating our Lesson 9 spelling sentences this morning. Lesson 9 spelling words are: success, schedule, capture, permission, neighbor, usually, demonstrate.
We then worked in Math Pods to review yesterday's doubling strategy in muliplication. At teacher table, we looked at how to use the doubling and repeated doubling strategy to help with division. Students also played a muliplication game at the computer station to continue to work on our muliplication skills.
After lunch, students had French and Phys Ed.
Have a great weekend everyone!
We then worked in Math Pods to review yesterday's doubling strategy in muliplication. At teacher table, we looked at how to use the doubling and repeated doubling strategy to help with division. Students also played a muliplication game at the computer station to continue to work on our muliplication skills.
After lunch, students had French and Phys Ed.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Students completed Day 3 of Centers after our morning assembly.
After recess, students handed in yesterday's math assignment. We then started to discuss Lesson 2 - Using Doubling to Solve Muliplication. Students began working with arrays to help solve muliplication questions. We will continue with this concept tomorrow.
After lunch, students had French and Phys Ed.
December newsletters went home today. Report cards have been pushed back until December 5. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me through phone or email.
After recess, students handed in yesterday's math assignment. We then started to discuss Lesson 2 - Using Doubling to Solve Muliplication. Students began working with arrays to help solve muliplication questions. We will continue with this concept tomorrow.
After lunch, students had French and Phys Ed.
December newsletters went home today. Report cards have been pushed back until December 5. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me through phone or email.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Students completed Day 2 of Centers this morning.
After recess, students worked on adding detail to the Creative Writing story in which they were given a title and had to complete a graphic organizer. Students will be posting these stories onto the blog very soon!
We completed Math Pods today after lunch. Students worked in pairs to play a multiplication game. Students also worked on Times Table Practice at the Computer station. At teacher table, we reviewed yesterday's assignment. Students are working on Lesson 1 review that is due tomorrow.
We started our next unit in Social Studies. We worked together to brainstorm Canadian Symbols. Students began working on their title pages for our new unit. The title page is due Monday, November 23. We also watched a short video titled "Canadian Symbols."
After recess, students worked on adding detail to the Creative Writing story in which they were given a title and had to complete a graphic organizer. Students will be posting these stories onto the blog very soon!
We completed Math Pods today after lunch. Students worked in pairs to play a multiplication game. Students also worked on Times Table Practice at the Computer station. At teacher table, we reviewed yesterday's assignment. Students are working on Lesson 1 review that is due tomorrow.
We started our next unit in Social Studies. We worked together to brainstorm Canadian Symbols. Students began working on their title pages for our new unit. The title page is due Monday, November 23. We also watched a short video titled "Canadian Symbols."
Monday, November 16, 2009
Students completed Day 1 of a new set of Centers this morning.
After recess, students had Science with Mrs. Gale. We also used some time to get ourselves organized as report cards are coming up very quickly and some students are missing assignments.
After lunch, we talked about using skip counting to solve multiplication questions, and using related multiplicaiton facts to solve division. Students were assigned pages 74/75 (1,2,3,5,6,8,9). This assignment is due for tomorrow.
After recess, students had Science with Mrs. Gale. We also used some time to get ourselves organized as report cards are coming up very quickly and some students are missing assignments.
After lunch, we talked about using skip counting to solve multiplication questions, and using related multiplicaiton facts to solve division. Students were assigned pages 74/75 (1,2,3,5,6,8,9). This assignment is due for tomorrow.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Students worked on their Picture Stories this morning. Most students are word processing their final draft.
After recess, we completed Day 4 of Centers. All Center activities are due Monday morning.
The Guided Reading groups are continuing to move along at a great pace. Group 1 has just completed a Venn Diagram comparing two pieces of their choice. Group 2 is working to paraphrase a short story that we read titled "Hot Wheels." Groups 3 and 4 are working on writing a paragraph describing how "The Hockey Song" makes them feel and events the song makes them think of.
After recess, we completed Day 4 of Centers. All Center activities are due Monday morning.
The Guided Reading groups are continuing to move along at a great pace. Group 1 has just completed a Venn Diagram comparing two pieces of their choice. Group 2 is working to paraphrase a short story that we read titled "Hot Wheels." Groups 3 and 4 are working on writing a paragraph describing how "The Hockey Song" makes them feel and events the song makes them think of.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Welcome back after a relaxing break. With the craziness of last week and being out with the flu I have a lot of catching up to do! We are trying to get ourselves organized again and back into the swing of things. We will not be having a spelling test this week as we will use that time to get back into things.
This morning, students completed Day 3 of centers.
I have rescheduled the Social Studies unit test for tomorrow afternoon. Study hard!
With report cards quickly approaching, I will be going through my markbook to catch any missing assignments. I will let the students know if they are missing anything.
This morning, students completed Day 3 of centers.
I have rescheduled the Social Studies unit test for tomorrow afternoon. Study hard!
With report cards quickly approaching, I will be going through my markbook to catch any missing assignments. I will let the students know if they are missing anything.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
I have sent out the Language Arts markbook for you to review. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. The Social markbook will be sent after students have completed their unit test.
Students word processed Lesson 8 spelling this morning. Spelling test for Lesson 8 will be on Friday, November 6.
After recess, we worked on stretching and adding details to the classroom story that we wrote together. Students then took the rest of the class to add details to their stories. Students were asked to add a detail and/or stretch at least once in every sentence.
After lunch, we completed Math pods. We have focused on our 1,2,3,5,and 10 times tables. Continue to practice these at home as we want to be able to identify our tables very quickly. At seat work, students worked in pairs to play a rectangle multiplication game. Computers had students playing multiplication games for repitition.
To finish off the day, students had one last class to work on the Survival Island assignment. This is due Wednesday, November 4. A unit test will be on Friday, November 6. Students will get a review in class on Wednesday.
Reminder: Book Order due Friday, November 6
Students word processed Lesson 8 spelling this morning. Spelling test for Lesson 8 will be on Friday, November 6.
After recess, we worked on stretching and adding details to the classroom story that we wrote together. Students then took the rest of the class to add details to their stories. Students were asked to add a detail and/or stretch at least once in every sentence.
After lunch, we completed Math pods. We have focused on our 1,2,3,5,and 10 times tables. Continue to practice these at home as we want to be able to identify our tables very quickly. At seat work, students worked in pairs to play a rectangle multiplication game. Computers had students playing multiplication games for repitition.
To finish off the day, students had one last class to work on the Survival Island assignment. This is due Wednesday, November 4. A unit test will be on Friday, November 6. Students will get a review in class on Wednesday.
Reminder: Book Order due Friday, November 6
Sunday, November 1, 2009
November Newsletter
November Newsletter
Grade 5
http://mrsshieldsblog.blogspot.com/
Another month has come and gone as we continue to work very hard in the classroom.
Report cards are fastly approaching us. As you know, the structure of our report cards has changed this year. Your child will be receiving a percentage this year as compared to a number scale (1-5). The mark breakdown for all classes from Grades 3-5, with exception of French and Phys. Ed, will be as follows:
Attitude (homework checks, agendas, complete assignments, late assignments) – 15%
Skills/Processes (daily work) – 50%
Content (tests, quizzes, comprehension) – 35%
Working with Markbook also gives me the opportunity to send email updates of your child’s progress. At the completion of each unit, I will send your child’s latest Markbook via email. Once you receive the update please send me a quick response to ensure that you received the update. If you have any questions or concerns once you have received the update please contact me at school (745-3521) or email (kshields@mail.gssd.ca).
Santa’s Workshop
The Grade 5’s are gearing up for another Santa’s Workshop. Santa’s workshop provides students with the opportunity to buy a gift for $1-$5 to give to someone special in their lives. The Grade 5’s will help students to pick a gift and wrap the gift. After every student has had an opportunity to shop, students will have the chance to purchase additional gifts if they so wish.
We are asking for donations of items that can be a part of the workshop. These items need to be clean and intact. Some items we have collected in the past include: candles, coffee mugs, stuffed animals, puzzles, and figurines. Please bring the items as soon as possible to Rooms 18 or 20. We will host the Workshop on Friday, December 11.
Popcorn Sale
Grade 5’s will also be selling popcorn on Friday, November 13. We will be selling popcorn for .50¢ per bag. The flavor for this month will be Butter.
If you are interested in helping to pop popcorn please get in touch with me ASAP. We will start popping at 9:00am. The sale will take place at noon.
Social Studies
We are wrapping up our Location unit with a Survival Island project that is due Tuesday, November 3. Students will have a unit test on Friday, November 6.
Our next unit, Candadian Symbols, will provide students with an opportunity to explore national symbols, provincial/territorial flags, mottos, capital cities, flowers, and Canadian heros. We will also concentrate on the map of Canada to identify locations of the provinces and territories.
Language Arts
Students are continuing to focus on the anthology Together is Better during Guided Reading. The reading groups are doing very well and keeping on a very steady pace! Students also continue working hard to read and complete their Independent Reading activities.
We have just completed Lesson 7 of our spelling words. Continue to practice the spelling lessons at home with your child as the lesson spelling tests are always given on Day 6.
We will continue to focus on the trait of Organization in Creative Writing. Students are practicing their writing skills to take their ideas and make a story flow. We are doing a wonderful job with our creative abilities and hope to share some of our masterpieces very soon!
Math
We have just completed our Whole Numbers unit and will continue into our Multiplication and Division unit. This unit will take us up until Christmas time as it is packed full of outcomes that we must cover in Grade 5. The importance of your child being at school to participate in this unit is crucial. Many of the topics we cover will be new to you, as well your child. If your child misses school please be sure to check the blog as I will try to provide as much information as possible in order to help clarify the concepts.
Within the upcoming unit students will:
• Recall basic multiplication and division facts
• Use different strategies to estimate products and quotients
• Multiply and divide numbers mentally
• Multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number
• Divide a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number
• Pose and solve problems
Science – Mrs. Gale
What a fantastic job the students did on their plant projects! I hope you have an opportunity to drop by the school to see them! There were many compliments! I will be sending home a plant project evaluation sheet and would like them signed and returned. Thank you.
We will continue to work on plant related activities with a specific focus on field crops of Saskatchewan .
Towards the end of the month we will begin, Matter and Its Changes . This is a great unit that examines atoms, molecules, compounds, and mixtures! Let the chemistry begin!!!!
If you have any questions or concerns, please remember my door is always open!
Art – Mrs. Schentag
We have now completed our Music Unit with an internet study of the musical group, Canadian Brass. Presently, we have just begun a Drama Unit entitled Clowns Around the World where students will learn about the characteristics of humour and apply it to their drama experiences as they role-play and play improvisation games related to clowns. Students will plan clown performances for their classmates and will study clown movements and how to use props in these performances. They will also study clown faces and complete a clown mask as well as a wire sculpture of a clown movement. To conclude this unit of work, students will study street performers and plan a street performance for their tour of Saskatchewan communities. A study of the popular circus group, Cirque du Soleil will wrap up this unit of work.
Phys Ed. – Mr. Leidl
Students will review the areas of physical literacy they have participated in so far this year (sending, receiving, striking, and evading). They will also be introduced to the dominant movement patterns in gymnastics.
Health – Mr. Leidl
Students will review the elements of personal safety and how they can create a safe checklist that applies to their daily lives.
French – Mrs. Orosz
Students are working orally with the play called: L’ Arbre Ungali. They recognize gestures well. They have seen the play being acted out on DVD by student actors. They have also learned to sing the song: “L’Arbre Ungali,” and have done the dance. Students are beginning to participate in guided reading and writing activities based on the play.
Some seasonal highlights include the song: “C’est l’Hallowe’en,” which the students enjoy singing as they view a supporting Powerpoint slideshow, and upcoming in December, we will learn to sing a folksong with accompanying dance called “La Bastringue.”
Grade 5
http://mrsshieldsblog.blogspot.com/
Another month has come and gone as we continue to work very hard in the classroom.
Report cards are fastly approaching us. As you know, the structure of our report cards has changed this year. Your child will be receiving a percentage this year as compared to a number scale (1-5). The mark breakdown for all classes from Grades 3-5, with exception of French and Phys. Ed, will be as follows:
Attitude (homework checks, agendas, complete assignments, late assignments) – 15%
Skills/Processes (daily work) – 50%
Content (tests, quizzes, comprehension) – 35%
Working with Markbook also gives me the opportunity to send email updates of your child’s progress. At the completion of each unit, I will send your child’s latest Markbook via email. Once you receive the update please send me a quick response to ensure that you received the update. If you have any questions or concerns once you have received the update please contact me at school (745-3521) or email (kshields@mail.gssd.ca).
Santa’s Workshop
The Grade 5’s are gearing up for another Santa’s Workshop. Santa’s workshop provides students with the opportunity to buy a gift for $1-$5 to give to someone special in their lives. The Grade 5’s will help students to pick a gift and wrap the gift. After every student has had an opportunity to shop, students will have the chance to purchase additional gifts if they so wish.
We are asking for donations of items that can be a part of the workshop. These items need to be clean and intact. Some items we have collected in the past include: candles, coffee mugs, stuffed animals, puzzles, and figurines. Please bring the items as soon as possible to Rooms 18 or 20. We will host the Workshop on Friday, December 11.
Popcorn Sale
Grade 5’s will also be selling popcorn on Friday, November 13. We will be selling popcorn for .50¢ per bag. The flavor for this month will be Butter.
If you are interested in helping to pop popcorn please get in touch with me ASAP. We will start popping at 9:00am. The sale will take place at noon.
Social Studies
We are wrapping up our Location unit with a Survival Island project that is due Tuesday, November 3. Students will have a unit test on Friday, November 6.
Our next unit, Candadian Symbols, will provide students with an opportunity to explore national symbols, provincial/territorial flags, mottos, capital cities, flowers, and Canadian heros. We will also concentrate on the map of Canada to identify locations of the provinces and territories.
Language Arts
Students are continuing to focus on the anthology Together is Better during Guided Reading. The reading groups are doing very well and keeping on a very steady pace! Students also continue working hard to read and complete their Independent Reading activities.
We have just completed Lesson 7 of our spelling words. Continue to practice the spelling lessons at home with your child as the lesson spelling tests are always given on Day 6.
We will continue to focus on the trait of Organization in Creative Writing. Students are practicing their writing skills to take their ideas and make a story flow. We are doing a wonderful job with our creative abilities and hope to share some of our masterpieces very soon!
Math
We have just completed our Whole Numbers unit and will continue into our Multiplication and Division unit. This unit will take us up until Christmas time as it is packed full of outcomes that we must cover in Grade 5. The importance of your child being at school to participate in this unit is crucial. Many of the topics we cover will be new to you, as well your child. If your child misses school please be sure to check the blog as I will try to provide as much information as possible in order to help clarify the concepts.
Within the upcoming unit students will:
• Recall basic multiplication and division facts
• Use different strategies to estimate products and quotients
• Multiply and divide numbers mentally
• Multiply a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number
• Divide a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number
• Pose and solve problems
Science – Mrs. Gale
What a fantastic job the students did on their plant projects! I hope you have an opportunity to drop by the school to see them! There were many compliments! I will be sending home a plant project evaluation sheet and would like them signed and returned. Thank you.
We will continue to work on plant related activities with a specific focus on field crops of Saskatchewan .
Towards the end of the month we will begin, Matter and Its Changes . This is a great unit that examines atoms, molecules, compounds, and mixtures! Let the chemistry begin!!!!
If you have any questions or concerns, please remember my door is always open!
Art – Mrs. Schentag
We have now completed our Music Unit with an internet study of the musical group, Canadian Brass. Presently, we have just begun a Drama Unit entitled Clowns Around the World where students will learn about the characteristics of humour and apply it to their drama experiences as they role-play and play improvisation games related to clowns. Students will plan clown performances for their classmates and will study clown movements and how to use props in these performances. They will also study clown faces and complete a clown mask as well as a wire sculpture of a clown movement. To conclude this unit of work, students will study street performers and plan a street performance for their tour of Saskatchewan communities. A study of the popular circus group, Cirque du Soleil will wrap up this unit of work.
Phys Ed. – Mr. Leidl
Students will review the areas of physical literacy they have participated in so far this year (sending, receiving, striking, and evading). They will also be introduced to the dominant movement patterns in gymnastics.
Health – Mr. Leidl
Students will review the elements of personal safety and how they can create a safe checklist that applies to their daily lives.
French – Mrs. Orosz
Students are working orally with the play called: L’ Arbre Ungali. They recognize gestures well. They have seen the play being acted out on DVD by student actors. They have also learned to sing the song: “L’Arbre Ungali,” and have done the dance. Students are beginning to participate in guided reading and writing activities based on the play.
Some seasonal highlights include the song: “C’est l’Hallowe’en,” which the students enjoy singing as they view a supporting Powerpoint slideshow, and upcoming in December, we will learn to sing a folksong with accompanying dance called “La Bastringue.”
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