We started off our Tuesday morning with Day 4 of Centers. Tomorrow will start a new set of Centers. Students have been really involved in reading and enjoying a variety of different books. Two students are celebrating their books in these short videos. Great job guys!!


After recess, we worked in partners to complete our Social Studies Canadian Symbols booklet.

Our afternoon started with Math Pods. Mrs. Lippai led a group and reviewed the estimation strategies with multiplication. I led a second group and introduced a new strategy to the students that will help students break down two digit numbers in order to multiply. I will post a short video tomorrow that helps to explain this strategy. The computer station had students playing the mulitplication games from the blog.

Our day finished with Phys Ed and the classroom read aloud.

Reminders:

-Spelling Test Friday

- Santa's Workshop December 14

We started off our new week with Centers this morning. Students chose their spelling words from their past TWAS. Students will have their spelling test on Friday, December 3.

Students had art with Mrs. Schentag after recess.

Our afternoon began with Problem Solving. We are working through a new problem together as a whole group. We are continuing to work on explaining the steps of how we are solving problems.

Students then had a short period of French.  After French, we continued to work on our Canadian Symbols booklet by discussing the beaver and the RCMP.

Rider Day!!

Great job Grade 5 in showing your Rider pride!!

Centers kicked off our Thursday morning. We completed Day 2 this morning with our Spelling Tests and TWAS.

After recess, students used a half hour to complete their RAFTS assignment. We then discussed Writing Leads. We looked at how authors use leads to begin their writing by using: dialogue, sounds, and questions. Students then went on a Lead hunt at the library to find children's books that have these writing features.

Our afternoon was filled with Math. We completed Math Pods. Our lesson was on using estimation with multiplication. The three strategies, Front End Rounding, Compensation, and Compatible Numbers, are very similar to when we used them for adding and subtracting estimations, except we are now multiplying. Mrs. Lippai worked with Front End Rounding, and I worked with the students with Compensation and Compatible Numbers. Students also worked at the computers to practice multiplying by mulitples of 10.

Our day finished off with Phys Ed and read aloud.

Have a great weekend everyone!! Enjoy the Grey Cup on Sunday!! GO RIDERS!

Sorry for not posting Monday or Tuesday but my interview schedule was very full.

Our day started off with our monthly assembly. Students working on their RAFTS assignment after we returned from assembly.

After recess, we worked through our math stations. Students completed a Doubling to Multiply worksheet applying this strategy to single digit mulitplication. At the rug, students worked in partners to play a variety of multiplication game. Students were also able to choose from any of the Multiplication/Division games from the blog to play during the computer station. 
Please encourage your child to practice their mulitplication tables daily!! The students are starting to see just how important it is to recognize these facts!

After lunch, we discusses some of the symbols of Canada that they saw in the last video we watched during Social Studies. We discussed the maple leaf and why this is such a popular symbol of Canada. We will continue with this discussion next class.

Students finished off the day in French and Phys Ed.

*Thank you to all of the parents who were able to attend parent/teacher conferences. This sharing time is very important for everyone involved as open communication is very important for you child's success at school. If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me through email, phone, or stop by the classroom.

Chalk up another snow day!! 4 buses did not run today so we used the day to review some concepts so those students who were not here didn't miss out on new concepts.

We completed Day 3 of Centers this morning. Students wrote their spelling test and completed their TWAS.

In Social, we compared the student's version of O'Canada to the actual version. I had to chuckle at some of the students' responses! Students also received their Science tests. Please review these and sign and return them on Monday.

After lunch, we completed Math Pods to review multiplication. One pod had students playing a muliplication table game with Mrs. Lippai. At my pod, we reviewed multiplying by multiples of 10 and finding patterns to multiply. Students were assigned numbers 7 and 12 from page 83. At computers, students could choose from any of the multiplicaton sites from my blog.

We finished up our day with Phys Ed and read aloud.

Report cards were handed out at the end of the day!

Have a safe weekend everyone!

Being that it was early dismissal today, this post will be short and sweet!!

Day 2 of Centers started off our snowy day!

After recess, students had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

Don't forget to study for you spelling test tomorrow!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is report card day!! I also sent home an interview time with your child today. I have no empty time slots left Monday or Tuesday. If the time does not work for you that's on your slip please let me know so that we can reschedule for a different night. I tried to my best to schedule interviews around brothers and sisters at the school but in some cases my hands were tied as Mrs. Gale and I are doing some interviews together.

Sorry for the lack of posts in the last few days!

Our Wednesday morning started off with a fresh, new set of Centers.

After recess, students were introduced to the next trait of writing: Organization. We discussed RAFTS and how this writing tool can help us organize our writing. Students worked in groups to discover different components of various prompts.

We started off our afternoon with math pods. Mrs. Lippai worked at a pod to discuss mulitplying with multiples of 10. Students were assigned page 82 (1 a,c/ 2 a,c). I worked with a pod and discussed how looking for patterns when multiplying can be a helpful strategy. Students were assigned pages 74/75 (1,3). Students played a multiplication game at the computer pod.

We wrapped up our day in Phys Ed and with read aloud.

Students will be provided with a time for interviews tomorrow. I have tried to meet the schedule needs of everyone as best I can. I do not have any open time slots on either day. Please let me know through email or phone if you are unable to make the time alotted for you.

Marvelous Monday!

Monday started off with a brand new set of Centers. There will be no Spelling List or TWAS for this week as we only have a 3 day week.

Students enjoyed Art with Mrs. Schentag after recess.

To start off our afternoon, students received their Math test from Friday. Please sign and return these for tomorrow. Those students who did not receive the Math markbook through email also received their paper copy of their markbook today.
Our next unit in Math, Multiplication and Division, relies heavily on students knowing their multiplication tables. I strongly encourage your child to practice his or her times table every evening, whether it's on the computer or on paper. Today, we practiced with "Roll a Rectangle." We will continue over the next few days to brush up on our Mutliplcation skills.

In social, students completed their Title pages as well as labelling their maps of Canada with all of the provinces and territories.

Students are bringing home a letter explaining parent-teacher interview. Since some of the students have Centers (language arts) with Mrs. Gale you may be interested in seeing her. If you would like to meet with Mrs. Gale, myself, or the both of us please indicate this on the letter and return to me as soon as possible. We will do our best to schedule your child's interview to coincide with other siblings in the school.

We wrapped up our week by finishing our final day of Centers this morning.

After recess, we jumped into adding specific details to our writing. Students did a wonderful job adding details to given sentences. We are working on adding specific details to our own pieces of writing.

Students wrote the unit test for Whole Numbers after lunch. The tests will be returned on Monday.

We finished off our day with Phys Ed and read aloud.

Have a great weekend!!

November Newsletter

Thank you to all of the parents who provided snacks for our Halloween party. The students had a wonderful time!


The month of November is an action packed month with lots of exciting things going on in Room 20!

Report cards will be going out on November 19. Parent teacher interviews will take place during the two scheduled evenings, November 22 and 23. Because of the co-teaching taking place within the grade 5 classrooms, Mrs. Gale and I will perform the interviews together. We will be sending out an information sheet in regard to parent teacher interviews very shortly.

Language Arts
Students will continue to choose their spelling words from the stories we are reading during Guided Reading. We are currently working on Lesson 9. Please encourage your child to study their spelling words every night for the weekly spelling test given on the Friday of every week.

We will also continue with Centers. Now that the students are in the groove, students are really enjoying the independent activities as well as the small group instruction.

We are currently wrapping up the Ideas trait of 6+1 Writing. We will continue to work on adding detail to our writing pieces. Our next trait, Organization, will provide the students with an opportunity to sharpen their skills in making choices of how to arrange their ideas in their writing.

Math
We are finishing our second unit, Whole Numbers, with a unit test on Friday, November 5. Our next unit, Multiplication and Division, will focus on a variety of strategies. Please encourage your child to practice their multiplication table. The many websites provided on the blog are an excellent way to practice these skills.

Problem solving will also continue to be a focus. Students work on problems as a whole group, in partners, and individually.

Science
We will wrap up our first unit, Weather, during the month of November. We will continue looking at topics such as adapting to weather and weather patterns for the remainder of the month.

Social Studies
Our next unit, Canada - Our Country, will follow the new Social Studies curriculum for Grade 5. In this unit, we will focus on identifying the provinces/territories, as well as their capital cities. We will focus on a variety of information for each province and territory. We will also look at some Canadian symbols that Canada is very popular for.

Physical Education/Health - 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. Students will review the elements of personal safety and how they can create a safe checklist that applies to their daily lives.

Art – Mrs. Schentag
We are now well into our Drama Unit entitled Clowns Around the World. Students will be engaged in drama games, improvisation activities and role-type exercises. My hope is that the students will be involved in short presentations for their peers as well as perform for a younger group of students. This unit will culminate with an introduction to the circus group, Cirque de Soleil.

French – Mrs. Orosz
Students are working orally with the play called: L’ Arbre Ungali. The more gestures students recognize, the more this supports their comprehension, recall and speaking with known vocabulary. They have seen the play being acted out on DVD by student actors, and have enjoyed and tried to sing along to the song: “L’Arbre Ungali.” Soon, they will do the dance for this song. Students will begin to participate in guided reading and writing activities based on the play, using the SmartBoard and handouts.

We started off our Wednesday with Centers. We welcomed three teachers from Yorkton into our classroom this morning as they have heard wonderful things about Centers and wanted to see our students in action. Thank you to the students for welcoming them into our classroom and sharing with them the wonderful experiences they are having in our classrooms!

After recess, students had Health with Mr. Leidl as well as worked on their Remembrance Day posters.

Students were given a Math unit review for Friday's test. Please have this review completed for tomorrow so we can discuss in class.

Students finished off the day in Phys Ed and with read aloud.

Reminders:
- Spelling test Friday, November 5
- Math test Friday, November 5
- Hot lunch money

Today started off with Day 1 of Centers.

After recess, students worked in Math Pods. We continued to work on our partner activity from yesterday. At teacher table, students  began to review for the Unit test Friday, November 5. At computers, students were able to choose from any of the activitites in the Whole Numbers folder.

Students then had Phys Ed before lunch.

After lunch, we worked on completing our detailed paragraphs.

Students also had French, and worked on their Remembrance Day posters.

Reminders:
-Book orders due tomorrow
-Spelling test Friday, November 5
-Math test Friday, November 5
-Hot lunch money
-Bowling money