Great job today boys and girls! We got a lot finished!!
We continued to work on our color word charts this morning. The students worked in partners to find better words for color words. We compiled posters that will stay up in the classroom for the rest of the year so we can make better word choices for the colors! We then took a paragraph we completed last week, and replaced some of the color words to sound more exciting!

After recess, we took a close look at the results of our Borax Science experiment. The kids were amazed at our results!!

We also enjoyed yet another beautiful...and yummy...Christmas luncheon! A special thank you too all of the parents and teachers who make this happen every year!

After lunch, we completed three Math stations.
1) Computers
2) Multiplication game with Mrs. Clarke
3) Corrections and practicing Partial Product

We wrapped up the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Even though we are so close to the Christmas holidays, the students continue to work so hard in the classroom.  We completed Day 3 of Centers this morning. We continued to work on the questioning strategy during Guided Reading.

After recess, we completed a Science experiement using Borax and pipe cleaners. We are watching eagerly to see what happens with these materials.

The students then had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We worked through Math stations after lunch. The students worked through three stations.
1) Computers
2) Multiplication Search (similar to a word search but using multiplication facts)
3) Partial Product (We continued with the strategy of Partial Product and solved the questions all the way through. If students did not finish at this station, it was assigned for homework...due tomorrow)

We wrapped up the day with Phys Ed and read aloud.

We started off the day with a wonderful dress rehearsal for Wednesday's Christmas concert. You are in for a real treat on Wednesday!!

After rehearsal, the students headed down to Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We discussed our Wild Turkey problem solver that we completed last week. The students shared some of their work and we discussed the rubric that was used to assess.

The students then had French with Mrs. Orosz and Phys Ed with Mr. Leidl.

We finished the day by starting a new read aloud, The Secret World of Og.

*Remember your glass jar for tomorrow!!

Great job today Grade 5 with all of your help with Santa's Workshop! It's great to see the smiles on the students faces! Grade 5 will shop tomorrow!!

Even though we were busy with Santa's Workshop today, we squeezed in some writing. We wrapped up our Paint a Picture with Words activity that we worked on with a partner. We will start our individual ones tomorrow using a Metis picture.

We were also able to complete some corrections in Math.

We finished the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

We wrote our Lesson 13 spelling test this morning during day 3 of Centers. The students also wrote their TWAS for this week. Please remind your son or daughter to bring these back to school as we have been very forgetful these last few weeks.

After recess, we practiced for the Christmas concert.

We started to work on a Problem Solver today, putting all of the pieces together. We have worked on the many parts in pieces and will work on solving one problem solver from start to finish as I am confident the students will be able to put it all together!

The students then had French with Mrs. Orosz.

We finished the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

We worked on Day 2 of Centers this morning. We are continuing to work on the questioning strategy during our Guided Reading time. We will continue working on developing "thick" questions.

After recess, we wrote our Multiplication unit test. The students did an excellent job!! We also started Part 2 of our Multiplication unit by building two-digit times two-digit questions using base-ten blocks. We worked in small groups for this strategy but will move to individual on Monday.

We wrapped up our morning by continuing to work on our partner "Paint a Picture" activity during 6 + 1 Writing. We worked on finding better words for our descriptions and are now working on writing 6 powerful sentences with our "better" words.

We also worked on our Social Studies reviews and corrected them together. Remember that our unit test is on Tuesday, December 11!

Reminder:
* Students need a clear container for a Science experiment on Monday.

 

Students were introduced to a new set of Centers this morning. We continued to work on the Questioning strategy during guided reading.

After recess, we completed Math stations. The students played a multiplication game against a partner, as well as practiced the Breaking it Down strategy at teacher table. Remember, the unit test is tomorrow.

The students had library with Mrs. Schentag before lunch.

We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of curling!! Be sure to ask your son or daughter how much fun they had! Each one of them had a smile on their face!

 

The students completed Day 4 of Centers today and handed in their activities. We also began the strategy of Questioning at teacher table today. The students are working on developing good, thick questions before and after reading.

After recess, students worked on the Break it Down strategy and corrections during Math. The unit review was handed back for students to study from for their test on Thursday.

In Social Studies, we corrected Where Did That Name Come From? We will be having a unit test on Tuesday, December 11. We will work on the review next class.

After lunch, we worked through three stations in Science that looked at changing states of matter. The students made predictions and recorded their observations.

The day wrapped up with Phys Ed.

* Remember to have a good pair of shoes here for tomorrow as we are going curling in the afternoon.

We started off the week by completing Day 3 of Centers. Lesson 13 spelling words were given today. Please remember to practice throughout the week for the test on Friday.

After recess, we completed Math stations. Students continued to practice halving and doubling, as well as breaking it down. Students also worked on their unit review. If they were not finished, students were to take it home for homework. Our unit test will be on Thursday, December 6.

We are working on Painting a Picture with Words in 6+1 Writing. Students are working in partners to describe an underwater picture. We will continue with this activity next class.

We practiced for the Christmas Concert after lunch today.

The students had Phys Ed with Mr. Leidl following the last recess.

We wrapped up the day with Science. We talked about properties of matter and different ways we can describe matter.

The students worked very hard this morning during Day 2 of Centers. Great job boys and girls. Please keep an eye out for the TWAS that is on it's way home.

After recess, we worked to complete a glossary activity in Science that we started last class.

We then had our first practice for the Christmas concert. You are definitely in for a real treat once again this year!!

After lunch, we worked through 3 stations in Math. The students practiced Breaking it Down, Making Connections, and their Math facts on the computer.

We rounded off the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!! Stay warm!

We wrapped up the prediction strategy today during Guided Reading. The students did a wonderful job in discussing how making predictions is a valuable tool in reading. Give yourselves a pat on the back!!

After recess, the students enjoyed Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We worked on a new problem solver today after lunch. The students are doing an excellent job choosing a strategy that will work for them, and also extending their answer.

The day came to an end with Read Aloud.

* Remember tomorrow is the last day for book orders!

The students continued to work on using Story Maps to make predictions during Guided Reading. The students are doing an excellent job incorporating all of the strategies we have discussed about making predictions...from connections to text features!

After recess, we worked through 3 Math stations. At station 1 we practiced the Halving and Doubling strategy. Station 2 was on the computer practicing our addition facts using Xtra Math. We worked at station 3 to discuss a new multiplication strategy, Breaking it Down. We will continue with this strategy next Math class. Super job everyone!!

We are moving onto our next writing strategy, Word Choice, in 6+1 Writing. We completed a Thesaurus activity today with a partner that helped us practice where to find synonyms.

During Social Studies, we worked on finding the origins of 5 different cities/towns in Canada. As we wrap up our Multicultural unit, the students will be receiving a unit review shortly.

*Book orders - Friday, November 29

We completed Day 3 of Centers this morning. At guided reading, the students are working on making predictions using a story map. We will continue with this tomorrow.

During Math station, the students continued to practice their addition facts using Xtra Math. Students also practiced their multiplcation facts playing the partner game The Big Table. At teacher table, we continued to practice the multiplication strategy of Halving and Doubling.

We then headed down to exchange our library books.

After lunch, we continued to complete our final draft for Our Most Important Person writing pieces. The students used their Presentation checklists to complete this activity.

The students then had French with Mrs. Orosz.

Have a great evening everyone!

The students were introduced to a new set of centers this morning. We also wrote our Spelling test for lesson 11. We also wrote our TWAS for this week. Last week there were quite a few students who forgot to return their TWAS. Please remind them to bring them back on Monday.

After recess, we worked to complete our estimation activity from yesterday. We also worked on some corrections.

We continued to discuss Presentation in 6+1 Writing before lunch. The students are beginning to work on presenting a piece of their writing following the presentation rubric.

After lunch, we discussed the Immigration Canada website and how it could be helpful for a person who has immigrated to Canada.

The students then had French and Phys Ed.

We rounded off the day with Science where we began to work on our glossary for our new unit: Properties and Changes in Materials.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!!

The students worked extra hard this morning to complete Day 3 of Centers. We wrapped up using connections to help us make predictions at the guided reading table.

After recess, we worked on using estimation with multiplication. We are using the same three strategies (compensation, front end rounding, and compatible numbers) as we used with addition and subtraction. The students did a wonderful job!!

We moved onto our last activity for the organization trait of 6+1 Writing. Students wrote their own If I Were in Charge of the World poem. Great job everyone!

The students had Phys Ed before recess.

We finished the day with Social Studies coloring an immigration graph that demonstrates where most Canada's immigrant population is originating from.

Welcome back to another beautiful week! We completed day 2 of Centers this morning. Students were given their lesson 11 spelling words. Please practice these words nightly.

After recess, we wrote our Science test. I will have these back to you as soon as I can.

We then had library with Mrs. Schentag.

After lunch, we completed our Important Person stories in 6+1 Writing.

The students then headed to French.

We wrapped up the day with some cross country skiing!

*I will have interview times for you very shortly. I am waiting on a few other classrooms with siblings before I can schedule.

We completed Day 4 of Centers this morning. At guided reading, we discussed how using Connections help us to make Predictions when reading as well. We will continue with this activity on Tuesday.

After recess, we began our Multiplication and Division unit in Math. The students worked at their basic multiplication facts at the independent station. I strongly encourage the students to practice their facts nightly as they are essential for success in this unit. At the teacher table, we discussed multiplying by multiples of 10, 100, and 1 000. The links on the blog gave the students an opportunity to practice their facts during the computer station.
The students are also bringing home their Math tests for you to see. They all did an excellent job!! Please remember to sign these and send them back to school tomorrow.

We also continued to work on our Important Person writing pieces. Students will get one more day to completed this activity.

After lunch, students completed their Science reviews for Monday's test. I will check these over tonight and get them back to the students tomorrow.

French and Phys Ed wrapped up the day.

We completed Day 3 of Centers this morning. We wrapped up our Important Word Prediction activity during guided reading. We will be using connections tomorrow to help us to make predictions.

Students were given their Science Unit Test review for the Human Body unit. Our test will be on Monday, November 19.

The students had Art with Mrs. Schentag before lunch.

We wrote our Whole Numbers unit test after lunch today. I will have these back to the students tomorrow.

We then had Phys Ed with Mr. Leidl.

We continued with Read Aloud to finish off the day by reading our next chapter in The Nexus Ring. The students continue to make predictions and check their predictions after every chapter.

*Our school email server is down and has been since the end of last week. If you have sent me any emails and I have not responded that is why. As soon as they come through, I will be sure to respond. Thank you for your patience.

Students were given their new spelling words for this week during Centers.

After recess, students headed down to Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We began to solve a problem solver with a partner after lunch today. We will continue next class. Great job boys and girls in choosing a variety of problem solving strategies to solve.

Students then had French.

We finished the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

The PJ Gillen Remembrance Day program was held this morning.

We reviewed the study guide this morning for the Math test on Wednesday. Students took home their Math binders to study over the weekend.

We completed Day 1 of Centers after recess. Students wrote their Lesson 9 spelling test and completed a TWAS for this week.

After lunch, students used their graphic organizers to begin their writing pieces on "The Most Important Person In My Life."

We then had Phys Ed with Mr. Leidl.

We finished off the day with Social Studies. We discussed citizenship and the process of becoming a Canadian citizen.

Enjoy the long weekend everyone!!

We jumped right into Centers this morning and completed Day 3. We continued to work on our Sticky Note Questions predictions activity during guided reading.

After recess, we worked through three stations during Science. Students worked through a "Get Healthy, Stay Healthy" station where they had to list 2 things they learned after reading each section. At the second station, students read "How Does Technology Influence Your Health" and devoped an idea as to how they would improve their body using technology. The third station was computer based.

Before lunch, we completed our Trends and Challenges activity from yesterday's Social Studies class.

During Math stations, students worked with Mrs. Clarke to practice subtraction. At my station, students determined whether completed questions were estimated or computed. The third station was on the computer where students are working with a new website, XtraMath, to practice their math facts. The students have been encouraged to practice these facts at home as well.
The Whole Numbers unit test will be on Wednesday, November 14. I will give each student a unit review tomorrow.

We wrapped up the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

We continued to work on making predictions during guided reading this morning. Students completed Day 2 of Centers.

During Math, students used estimation to check to see if their addition or subtraction was correct.

We began working on a writing piece, "The Most Powerful Person in My Life," during 6+1 Writing. Students completed their graphic organizer and we will use this next writing class to begin writing our rough draft.

After lunch, we used the 2011 Census results for Esterhazy to indentify some trends and challenges.

The students had French and Phys Ed.

We rounded out the day with Science. Students worked independently to read and answer questions about "What Protects Your Body?"

We completed Day 4 of Centers this morning and handed in our activities. We also wrote our spelling test and our TWAS for this week.

After recess, the students had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

During problem solving, we reviewed the problem we solved earlier in the week and wrote our steps together.

The students then had French and Phys Ed.

We finished the day with Read Aloud.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!!

We completed our Prediction activities that we started yesterday during guided reading today. Remember to study for your spelling test tomorrow.

After recess, we completed a Math Huddle about Fractions. Great job Room 20!! We also completed a quick assessment using Front End Rounding to estimate with subtraction. We then practiced using Compatible Numbers to estimate subtraction questions.

We discussed various ways to end our writing during 6+1 Writing. Students worked with a partner to develop a new ending for a given fairy tale.

The students enjoyed Phys Ed with Mr. Schram.

We closed out the day with Social Studies. We discussed the Canadian Census. Students completed an activity where they had to make a decision for a town based on the census results.

Reminders....
Book Orders due Tuesday, November 6.

We completed Day 2 of Centers this morning. We started a new reading strategy...predicting. The students did a wonderful job using the title, pictures, and first page to make predictions for their stories.

We completed three stations in Math today. Students worked with front end rounding estimating while subtracting. We also worked on solving a problem where students had to identify the pattern. The third station was on the computer/Ipods.

Students also exchanged their library books.

Have a safe Halloween everyone!!!

The students were introduced to a new set of Centers this morning. Students were also given their Lesson 8 spelling words.

After recess, we completed an activity where we tested our reaction times. The students had to try to catch a ruler that was dropped by a classmate. We then completed our Human Body System posters by adding our final body system, the nervous system.

During Social Studies, we cleaned out our binders to get ready for our next unit. The students were also given back their tests. Please sign and return these tomorrow.

After lunch, the students were treated to a Willow Book Award presentation in the library.

We finished off the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud. We are beginning a new book, The Nexus Ring.

Reminders...
Tomorrow is Halloween. Please dress at lunch time. Students are to bring a lunch like any other day. I ask that you not send Halloween candy to school for snack or for lunches. Thank you!

We were treated to a great Junior Concert this morning. Flying Bob entertained us this morning with his super tricks and juggling!

We worked through three stations in math. Students practiced using compensation to estimate. We also practiced subtraction with borrowing as our next estimation strategies will be used with subtraction. Students also used the blog to practice their whole number skills.

After lunch, we wrote our Social Studies unit test. I will have these back to the students as quickly as I can.

The students then had French and Phys Ed.

We finished the day with Science. We are looking at our last body system...the nervous system. We discussed the role the nervous system plays in our bodies in regard to the other systems we have studied. We will be doing a reaction time experiment next Science class to test our nervous systems!

We worked through four different stations this morning. We didn't start a new set of Centers as Mrs. Gale and I made some changes with our guided reading groups. We will start a new set next week.

In Science, we completed our peer and self evaluations for our digestive system models. We also added our digestive system to our body posters.

The students has Health with Mrs. Schentag and Mr. Leidl before lunch.

After lunch, the students were introduced to our third and final estimation strategy, Compensation.

The students were treated to a double Phys Ed period to round out our week. Enjoy the weekend everyone and stay warm!!

We completed the fourth day in our center cycle this morning. Please remember to study for your spelling test tomorrow.

After recess, room 20 had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We worked on solving a problem today during Problem Solving. Students worked on a patterns problem and used words to describe how they solved the problem. We are continuing to focus on using math language in our descriptions.

We then ventured down to French with Mrs. Orosz.

We finished the day with Phys Ed and working on some Math corrections.

We completed Day 3 of Centers this morning. The students are continuing to do a wonderful job making connections with the material they are reading.

After recess, we worked through 3 stations in math focusing on estimation. Students worked with compatible numbers at one station. At the next station, students could use either front end rounding or compatible numbers. The third station was on the computer/Ipods.

During 6+1 Writing, we are continuing to talk about transition words. I modelled for the students a How To...paragraph. Students then used a template and completed a "How To Clean My Room" paragraph using transition words for each step.  After lunch, students chose a topic of their own and wrote a How To paragraph.

Students than had Phys Ed with Mr. Leidl.

We wrapped up the day by discussing our review for the Social Studies test on Monday, October 29.

Students were given their Lesson 7 spelling words this morning. Remember to practice your words nightly.

We continued to practice using compatible numbers to estimate during Math. We also practiced using front end rounding.

Students headed down to library before lunch.

We continued to discuss transition words during 6+1 Writing. Students worked to put two paragraphs back together.

We finished the day with French and Phys. Ed.

Reminders....
Social Studies review is due tomorrow.

We started off a new week with bowling this morning. The students enjoyed a few hours of having some fun with their classmates!

When we came back, the students continued to work on their digestive system models. Great job boys and girls!!

 

 

We also wrapped up our Social Studies unit before lunch. The students have been given a unit review which is due on Wednesday. The unit test will be on Monday, October 29.

 

 

We continued to work on Compatible Numbers in Math. Students are working on using estimation startegies that make numbers easy to work with.

 

We finished off the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

We started a new set of Centers this morning. Students also wrote their lesson 6 Spelling Test and their TWAS. Please remember to read their wonderful letters home!

After recess, we learned a new estimation strategy...Compatible Numbers. We will continue to practice using this strategy, as well as Front End Rounding.

During Writing, we discussed transition words and how these types of words help our writing to flow better. We identified various transition words in a story that I wrote. We will dig into our own writing next week and try to incorporate transition words.

We then shifted to Social Studies where students tried to write out our national anthem. We also discussed the causes of Western expansion.

Students then had French and Phys Ed.

We finished the day working on our digestive system models. Students will have one more class to wrap up their models.

Enjoy the weekend!!

We wrapped up yet another set of Center activities this morning. Remember to study your spelling words for tomorrow's test.

The students then began working with their groups to construct their digestive systems. I'm excited to see the final projects as the students have come up with some very innovative ideas when constructing the different organs.

We then had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

After lunch, Room 20 went down to the Book Fair and checked out the many wonderful books.

We wrapped up our Problem Solver from yesterday before recess.

The day finished with Phys Ed and Read Aloud. The students are on the edge of their seats for the final chapter of our book, Chocolate River Rescue.

We completed day 3 of Centers this morning. The students continued to make wonderful connections to the text that we are reading.
After recess, the students completed a quick assessment on expanded numbers. We then discussed our first method of estimation, front end rounding. We also had time left to discuss connections and how to use math to prove our connection is correct.

Students also wrapped up their beginning/middle/end writing activity today. We will continue to work on the trait of organization over the next few weeks.

We wrapped up the day by completing our Famous Canadian paragraphs. Great job boys and girls!!

Our beautiful Monday morning started with day 2 of Centers. The students were given their spelling words for Lesson 6.

After recess, we continued to practice expanding numbers in Math. The students have done a wonderful job writing numbers in words, standard form, and expanded form. We will be moving on the estimation very shortly!

Our classroom headed down to Library before lunch.

We continued to work on our Beginning/Middle/End stories in the afternoon. Students are working on stretching the middle of their stories to be more detailed and interesting.

Students finished the day with French and Phys Ed.

Reminders...we are bowling next week. Students are to bring $5 to help cover the cost.

Once again I have to apologize for missing a post. We are "fighting" with the server at school!

Students wrote their spelling tests this morning and completed a TWAS for this week during Day 1 of Centers.

After recess, students added the circulatory system to their human body posters. We then moved on to our next system, the digestive system. The students were put into small groups today to start planning their 3-D models of the digestive system. The students have been asked to bring their material for Thursday as that is our next Science class.

We then continued to work on our final draft of our Famous Canadian paragraph.

Our afternoon started off with Math. The students are working on writing numbers in expanded form.
We have discussed various forms of writing numbers. The students are doing an excellent job! Keep up the super work!!

We finished off the week with Phys Ed and the next few chapters in our Read Aloud.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Sorry for missing yesterday's post. The server was down.

We continued to work on discussing making text to text, text to self, and text to world connections during Guided Reading this morning. The students worked extremely hard during day 3 of Centers and were excellent role models for two other teachers who were visiting our classroom from Yorkton.

After recess, we wrapped up the circulatory system in Science by completing a pulse activity. Students performed three different activities and compared their pulse rate for all three activities.

The students had Art with Mrs. Schentag before lunch.

During Math, we continued to work on writing numbers in words and identifying their place value. The students also worked on making a connection to a problem solver they were given. I'm excited to read what they came up with. We also had some time on the computers/Ipods to practice our whole number skills.

The day came to an end with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

We wrote our Lesson 4 spelling test this morning and wrote a TWAS for this week. The students started a new set of centers this morning as well.

After recess, we continued to work on numbers to 1 000 000. Students worked at one station to find 5 numbers in magazines/newspapers and order then from least to greatest. We also continued to practice putting numbers to 1 000 000 into a place value chart and writing these numbers in words.

In 6+1 Writing, we discussed how stories need to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Students picked an idea and drew a quick sketch for their beginning, middle, and end. We then worked to compile a story using these sketches as a guide. Students were reminded to use a good lead with their story.

The students then had Phys Ed where it was Freebie Friday!

We wrapped up the week with Social Studies and continued to work on our Famous Canadian research.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone and enjoy the long weekend!!

We completed day 4 of Centers this morning. The students handed in their activities. We will start a new set of activities tomorrow. We concentrated on making connections during guided reading.

After recess, students continued to build numbers using Base Ten Blocks. We also discussed numbers to 1 000 000 and wrote them out in words. The students also had some time on the computer to practice Whole Number skills.

We then headed down to the library and exchanged our books.

Students worked with their partner to complete the Leads activity that we started last Writing class. Each pair was asked to create two new leads for a children's book they read. Great job boys and girls!

The day came to an end with French and Phys Ed.

We had a "cool" day in Grade 5. Super job this morning during Centers!! Remember to keep working on your Independent Reading blogs!

We worked through 3 stations in Science today. Students worked to complete their experiement posters at station 1. Station 2 focused on the circulatory system and defining some important words from the textbook. Station 3 was on the computer.

We spent a short time today working on our Famous Canadian project. Students gathered some important information today.

After lunch, we wrote our Math test. I hope to have these back to the students tomorrow.

We closed out the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Enjoy your evening everyone!

We worked extra hard this morning to complete Day 2 of Centers. We are moving on to the Connections strategy during Guided Reading. We will be making text to text, text to self, and text to world connections throughout the month of October.

After recess, we started our next unit in Math, Whole Numbers. Students searched for 1 digit to 6 digit numbers in printed material. We created a collage of each of these types of numbers. We also worked to construct a variety of numbers using base ten blocks and identifying the value of each digit.

Students were introduced to Leads during Writing. We will be focusing on question leads, dialogue leads, and sound leads.

After lunch, we discussed various Canadian symbols. Each student picked a famous Canadian that they will be researching to write a descriptive paragraph.

We then enjoyed French and Phys Ed.

We finished the day working on our posters in Science.

Reminders...
Students were given their school pictures. If you are purchasing these pictures please have the money in by October 12.

We started off October with a new seating plan. I try to move the students around every month to give them a chance to share with some new faces.

Students were given Lesson 4 spelling words this morning during Centers. We also started a new set of activities.

After recess, we continued to work on our "Design Your Own Experiment" activity. Most groups are ready to present their information on a poster.

The students had Art with Mrs. Schentag to round off our morning.

During Math, students wrote a short multiplication equations assessment. We then discussed the Unit Review for the Wednesday's test. Some students did not have these at school or were not complete.

We finished the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud where we updated our agendas for the month of October and wrote a book review blog entry for Fatty Legs.

Congratulations to all of the cross country runners that took part in the Autumn Summit today!

We wrote our lesson 3 Spelling Test this morning during Centers. Students also wrote a TWAS for this week.

Room 20 then had Art after recess.

We continued to practice making connections during our Math period today. The students are doing an excellent job!

We then headed down to French and had Phys Ed.

We ended the day with Read Aloud where we started a new novel, Chocolate River Rescue.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!!

We worked very hard this morning during Day 3 of Centers. Remember to study your spelling words for tomorrow's spelling test!!

After recess, we worked through 3 stations in Math. Students continued to practice using multiplication to solve equations. Our unit test is on Wednesday, October 3. The students were given a review today that is due for tomorrow if they did not finish in class today. The third station was on the computer using the links on my blog.

During Writing, we continued to talk about RAFTS and identify these various components in a given number of writing prompts.

We also took a prompt and responded to the prompt with a writing piece.

The students then enjoyed a Phys Ed period with Mrs. Kirby.

Lastly, we closed out the day wrapping up our 7 Regions of Canada activity by comparing the two regions we have been working on in a Venn Diagram.

Reminders...
Math Test: Wednesday, October 3
Book Orders Due: Wednesday, October 3

We worked extra hard during day 2 of Centers this morning. Keep up the great work!!

The students did a wonderful job running or walking during the Terry Fox Run after recess. Our school raised upwards of $8 000 again this year! Super!!

After lunch, students were introduced to RAFTS during 6+1 Writing. We have wrapped up the Ideas trait and are now moving into Organization.

French and Phys Ed closed out our day!

The students were introduced to a new set of Centers this morning. We are continuing to practice visualization at Guided Reading.

After recess, the students worked to complete their lung capacity activity from the other day. We also started to design and carry out an experiment that will measure our breathing rates. The students are working in small groups to test their experiements.

We continued to work on completing our graphic organizer to compare 2 of the 7 regions of Canada. We will be using a Venn Diagram to compare these two regions next class.

After lunch, we completed three stations in Math. The students completed an adding and subtracting equations assessment, as well as introduced to using multiplication to solve equations. The third station was on the computer or the Ipods.

Our day wrapped up with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

We completed Day 4 of Centers this morning. Students were also given their new spelling words for this week.

After recess, we continued to work with solving equations using addition and subtraction. We were also able to wrap up our Detail Cube paragraphs. Super job Grade 5!!

We wrapped up the morning by working on our Social Studies 7 Regions of Canada research activity.
We will continue to work on this next class.

The students then had French and Phys Ed.

We finished the day with our lung capacity activity where students worked with a partner to measure their lung capacity.

The students worked very hard to complete day 3 of centers this morning. We wrote our spelling test as well as our TWAS. We started to discuss out first body system in Science, the respiratory system. We will be conducting an experiment next class to measure our lung capacity. Art finished off our morning. We worked through 3 math stations. Students worked one last time on writing equations to match word problems. We also started to solve equations. The third station was on the computer. We finished the day with Phys Ed and read aloud where students are visualizing what they saw during our reading of Fatty Legs. Enjoy your weekend!!

Grade 5 Parent Information Night - Details

We had yet another super day today! The students worked extra hard during day 2 of Centers this morning. Remember to study for your spelling test tomorrow.

After recess, the students had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We continued to work on making connections in Math today. Students were shown a problem and were asked to visualize and sketch what they saw. Students then used these sketches to help them make a mathematical connection to the problem. I am very proud of the connections they were able to make!!

We then headed down to French with Mrs. Orosz.

We finished the day with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

We enjoyed the September assembly this morning along with some entertainment from Mrs. Nagy's class! A job well done!!
We came back to class and completed a problem solving connection. The students are working extremely hard on making personal, math connections to various problem solvers.

After recess, we continued to work on Math. Students worked through three stations.
Station 1: Computers.
Station 2: Completed conneciton from earlier.
Station 3: Reviewed creating word problems from given equations.

Students then worked to construct Detail Cubes in which they used after lunch to describe any object of their choice.

Students had Phys Ed before recess.

Social Studies closed out our day with a short video about the 7 Regions of Canada. We completed a map labelling this 7 regions as well as started to work on a research project choosing two of these regions to compare.

Reminder...
Parent Meeting tonight @ 6:30

A new set of Centers started off our day this morning. We are continuing to concentrate on the reading strategy of Visualization at Guided Reading.

After recess, the students continued to practice writing word problems to match given equations.

We then had library with Mrs. Schentag.

After lunch, the students worked to completed their descriptive webs with their partner. Great job everyone!!

Our day wrapped up with French and Phys Ed.

Enjoy your evening everyone!!

Welcome back to another week!!
We wrapped up day 4 of Centers this morning. Students were also given a new set of spelling words for this week. Just a reminder to those students who were absent today...please collect the stations you missed when you return to school.

After recess, we wrapped up our summary activity discussing Healthy Foods. We then discussed Canada's Food Guide and completed a short activity where students had to recount everything they ate yesterday. Students then prepared a graph to compare a healthy diet to their diet yesterday.

In Social, we discussed and labelled a map of Canada.

After lunch, students were assessed in using variables in expressions. We then discussed how wording in problems can tell you what sign to use in an expression. Students worked in partners to match word problems to equations.

Our day wrapped up with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Reminders...
- Parent Meeting Wednesday, September 19 @ 6:30.

Day 3 of Centers kicked off our morning today. The students wrote their spelling test and TWAS at Guided Reading. Please look forward to reading their TWAS and sign/return them on Monday. The students did a wonderful job!

We completed 3 stations for Math this morning. Students continued to work on using variables with patterns. We also continued to work on making connections with various problems. The third station was computers.

Students then started to work on a "Snap Shot" activity where they are working with a partner to use their senses to describe a picture.

During the afternoon, we watched a short video introduces the various provinces and territories of Canada.

The students then had French and Phys Ed.

We ended the week with Read Aloud.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!!

Sorry for missing yesterday's blogpost.

We completed day 2 of Centers this morning. The students are doing a wonderful job with guided reading and using the visualization strategy with our short stories.

We then worked on a summary activity in Science discussing where our food comes from.

Our day wrapped up with Art.

Enjoy early dismissal everyone!! See you tomorrow.

Remember to study for your spelling test tomorrow!!

Wow!! What a great day Grade 5! Each and every one of you worked so hard today. Super job!!

We completed Day 4 of Centers this morning. The students handed in their completed stations and we will start a new round of activities tomorrow. Remember, keep studying your spelling words!!

After recess, we worked through 3 stations in Math. At teacher table, the students were introduced to variables and expressions. We will continue with this tomorrow. At independent station, students worked on a Problem that had the students figure out how much car payments would be on a car of their choice. The third station was computer based.

Students then took their Narrow the Topic activity that we completed yesterday and wrote a short paragraph describing their topic.
We continued with writing after lunch to compile a list of 4 ideas related to the topic of friendship. We will continue to work on developing our own ideas for writing that we can make personal connections with.

The students then had Phys Ed.

We finished the day off with some Social Studies. We discussed the differences between a country, province/territory, and municipality. We also discussed the boundaries that seperate countries, provinces/territories, and municipalities.

Enjoy your evening!

Reminders:
- $8 party money
- School pictures tomorrow
- Early dismissal Thursday

Welcome to a new week!! We have an action packed week ahead of us.
We started off the day with Day 3 of Centers. The students were given their spelling words for this week. They have each written them in their agenda's to study throughout the week. The spelling test will be Friday, September 14. Students were also reminded that all Center activities will be collected after we finish Centers tomorrow.

After recess, we worked through three stations in Math. Station one was at the computers where the students practice patterns on the blog links. Station two and three had students work on Problems in which they had to find the pattern to solve. Super job everyone!!

The morning wrapped up with Library with Mrs. Schentag.

After lunch, we talked about how to Narrow the Topic in Writing. Students are encouraged to write about specific topics rather than broad ideas. We completed a short activity today that the students will use for a short writing activity later this week.

We finished off the day with French and Phys Ed.

Reminders:
- School pictures - Wednesday, September 12
- Party money - $8 per student
- Early Dismissal - Thursday, September 13

The first week of school has officially come to an end!!
We started off our day with Centers. Students worked to completed their first TWAS together as a group. They will write an individual TWAS next Friday so keep your eyes open!

We worked through three stations in Science after recess. At station one, students were on the computers playing "Heal the Drummer." Station two was a reading comprehension station where students answered three questions after reading a short article. We worked together as a group at station 3 to read an article about remedies. Students were assigned homework to complete a home remedies chart. This chart is due on Monday.

We continued to discuss types of maps in Social Studies. Students completed a Venn Diagram comparing physical and political maps.

Math kicked off our afternoon. We wrapped up patterns and pattern rules and began practicing using patterns in problem solving.

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

Enjoy your weekend!!

Reminders:
- Book orders due Monday
- Science homework due Monday.

We started our first day of Centers this morning. We worked at guided reading table to review how to pick a Just Right Book. We will continue with this next week.

After recess, we continued to practice identifying patterns and their pattern rules. The students did an excellent job today!!

Students were able to compile a few of their personal ideas during 6+1 Writing. We will be focusing on using our ideas in our writing. We worked on developing ideas for four different areas.

During Social Studies, we watched a short video that helped to explain what maps are used for and some of the characteristics of different types of maps.

Students then had French and Phys Ed.

We wrapped up the day with Science, where students had to communicate in 4 different areas about what they already know about the human body, and what they would like to know.

Enjoy your evening everyone!

A special thank you to the SCC for putting on yet another great pancake breakfast!!

After recess, the students had a double period of Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We had our first Math lesson of the year after lunch. The students worked on identifying patterns and the pattern rules. We will continue practicing this tomorrow.

The students then headed down to Phys Ed.

Students were given book orders (due Monday, September 10) and Highlights order forms if they are interested. Please return the Highlights forms whether you are interested or not as we earn free items for the classroom with every yes or no slip returned.

Enjoy your evening everyone!

What a great way to start the year!! We had a wonderful day today getting back into the swing of things.

We used the morning to review classroom expectations and jobs. We talked about the expectations of our agendas. The students will be bringing these home daily. Please remind them to bring them back every day. Classroom and school newsletters have also been sent home for the month of September.

After recess, the students enjoyed art with Mrs. Schentag. Please remember to bring a shoe box.

Our afternoon kicked off with Math. Students were introduced to the 8 stations which we will begin with tomorrow.

The day wrapped up with Phys Ed and Read Aloud. We are reading Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton.

Enjoy your evening everyone!!

Welcome Back!!

Welcome back to school Grade 5!! I'm excited to start the year with such a wonderful group of students. I encourage you and your parents to check our classroom blog daily to catch up on what we did during the day, as well as any special dates/events coming up.
Here's to a great school year!!

As we continue to work hard to finish the month of May and enter June, we are extremely busy in the classroom!! We worked to complete day 2 of Centers this morning. Students wrote their TWAS for last week as the short week threw me off last week ;)

We discussed the various types of clouds today in Science. We watched a short video then tried to be detectives and use the clues in the names of the clouds to match them to their descriptions. The students did a wonderful job with this.

The Measurement math test was returned to the students today. Please sign and return for tomorrow. I will have an updated Markbook for Math shortly. We started our next unit, Geometry, but discussing various attributes of shapes. If students did not get the activity finished in class, it is homework tonight.

The day wrapped up with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Reminders:
- Please remember a baby picture

The students were introduced to a new set of Centers this morning and continued to work on their author studies. Just a reminder....students are to complete an activity each time they read a chapter. Students are not to leave all of the activities until the end as they will have to then reread the book to focus on each chapter.

After recess, we worked through math stations. 1) Capacity review, 2) Connecting capacity to volume, and 3) Computers.

The students then had library with Mrs. Schentag.

We wrapped up our Math stations after lunch as we ran out of time in the morning.

The students finished the day with French and Phys Ed.

We wrapped up day 4 of Centers this morning. The students are continuing to work on their author studies. Please remember that this activity is due June 15.

After recess, we completed 4 stations in Science. Students worked through various stations discussing hot and cold air, and the sun.

We continued to discuss capacity today in Math. Students worked on using the mililitre to measure capacity. We also practiced using perimeter.

Our day came to a close with Phys Ed and read aloud.

We wrapped up day 4 of centers this morning.

After recess we worked through 3 stations in 6+1 Writing. 1) Computers. 2) Students began to plan, using a graphic organizer, a "Sticker Story." 3) We discussed how to make sentences more fluent by combining 2 shorter sentences.

Enjoy early dismissal everyone! See you tomorrow.

We continued to work on our Author Studies during Day 3 of Centers this morning.

After recess, we worked on area and perimeter during Math Pods. We will continue with these concepts.

The students then had library with Mrs. Schentag.

After lunch, we discussed one of our last explorers, Samuel Hearne.

The students finished their day with French and Phys Ed.

Enjoy the beautiful sunshine everyone!

We kicked off the week with a new set of centers. Great job today boys and girls!

After recess, we worked through three math stations. 1) Computers. 2) Calculating perimeter. 3) Introduction to area.

We then discussed a punctuation activity that we completed last week.

In Social Studies, we completed a short activity in regard to Simon Fraser.

Students then had French and Phys Ed.

Lastly, students put their finishing touched on their complex machines. We will be presenting them tomorrow!

We wrapped up day 4 of Centers this morning. The students continued to work on their Gordon Korman author studies. Remember...these are due June 15.

After recess, we discussed the explorer Henry Kelsey and completed a few questions.

The students then had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

We completed Math Pods after lunch. 1) Students worked in partners to play a perimeter game. 2) Students corrected yesterday's assignment and continued to practice perimeter. 3) Computers.

Our day came to an end with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Have a great weekend everyone! Good luck to all of the students are who participating in the Standards Track Meet tomorrow.

We completed Day 3 of Centers this morning. The students are continuing to work on their author study. Remember...the due date for this project is June 15.

Students will be writing their division Math Exemplar tomorrow. Please try to your best to make sure that your child is at school.

We worked through Math pods. 1) Students worked with the geoboards to construct different rectangles with given perimeters. 2) Students corrected measurement activitites. 3) Computers.

The students then had Phys Ed and Read Aloud to complete the day.

We enjoyed a visit from "Angels of Hope" during our morning assembly.

After recess, we completed Math Pods. At station 1, students continued to review measurement. At station 2, students were introduced to perimter and how to use a geoboard to help construct rectangles with a given perimeter. The third station was on the computer.
Students were also given their Math tests. Please return these signed for tomorrow.

The students then headed down to the library with Mrs. Schentag.

After lunch, we watched a short video on Samuel de Champlain. The unit tests were also returned to the students. Please return these for tomorrow as well.

We wrapped up the day with French and Phys Ed.

See you tomorrow!!

Students, give yourself a pat on the back for doing such a great job with the AFL. We finally wrapped up this morning!!

After recess, we moved onto our next Writing Trait...Sentence Fluency. We talked about how punctuation can be a powerful tool in our writing to express how we are feeling. We brainstormed how various punctuation marks change our voices and came up with the following:



We then worked in partners to read various excerpts emphasizing the punctuation and how it changed our voices. Try reading the following piece using the punctuation as clues...

A and BC. D? EF, GH and I. JK! LM...N. OP. T! UV; WX, YZ?

After recess, the Math reviews were returned and corrected. The students were reminded to take home their Math binders as their Decimal unit test is on Thursday.

The day came to an end with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Reminders:

The Track and Field meet is tomorrow. Please bring a lunch and a good pair of shoes.

We continued with the AFL this morning. Tomorrow will be our last day.

After recess, students completed 3 pods in Math. 1) Computers. 2) Adding and subtracting decimals. 3) Word problems using decimals. Students also handed in their unit reviews. These will be returned tomorrow for the unit test on Thursday, April 26.

Students then had library with Mrs. Schentag.

We then wrote our Social Studies unit test after lunch.

The day wrapped up with French and Phys Ed.

Enjoy the beautiful weather everyone!

Another week has come and gone!!

We continued to work on our AFL this morning. Monday should be our last day.

After recess, students began to plan their final design project for our unit. Students are working in groups of 4 to design a complex machine that will move a load. Students have a rubric to follow. We designed our machines today. Students are to gather their materials for next week so they can start building it.

After lunch, we worked through 3 pods in Math. 1) Computers. 2) Unit review. This review is for homework if students didn't get complete. 3) Corrections. Some students are bringing home some corrections that they didn't get to today. These are due for Monday.

Our day wrapped up with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Reminders:
- Book orders are due on Wednesday, April 25.
- Social Studies unit test - Monday, April 23
- Track Meet - Wednesday, April 25
- Math Test - Thursday, April 26

Enjoy your weekend!!

The students continued with the next stage of the AFL this morning, completing their first draft of their writing piece. Great job everyone!

After recess we worked through three stations in Math.  1) Computers. 2) Practiced using subtraction estimation with decimals. 3) Practiced subtracting decimals. We also worked on corrections from previous assignments.

Enjoy the rest of the day Grade 5!

We continued to work on the AFL during our morning class.

After recess, students worked on the title page for our next unit in Social Studies. Our unit test will be on Monday, April 23. The assessment will be open book but please encourage your child to review the information before hand.

The students then had Art with Mrs. Schentag.

After lunch, we completed 3 stations during Math Pods. 1) Computers. 2) Students continued to practice estimating and adding decimals. 3) Students were introduced to using estimationg when subtracting decimals. Our Decimals unit test will be Thursday, April 26.

Our day came to an end with Phys Ed and Read Aloud.

Remember...tomorrow is early dismissal!

The students completed their first day of the AFL. Great job this morning boys and girls. We will continue tomorrow morning as well.

Students enjoyed Art after recess with Mrs. Schentag.

We then enjoyed a visit from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Students had French and Phys Ed to help round off our day.

We ended the day with Social Studies. Our unit assessment has been changed to Monday, April 23. This assessment will be open book. Please encourage your child to review the material and be organized as open book assessment can sometimes be more difficult than expected.



Welcome back Grade 5! The time after Easter break always seems to fly by. We will be into June before we know it.

As mentioned in the classroom newsletter, we will be writing our AFL this week. Please do everything you can to make sure you are at school for this week. We will be using our morning Center time to complete this assessment. We reviewed the writing process today to help refresh the memories of the students. Our first day of the AFL will be tomorrow.

We completed 4 stations during Math today. 1) At the computer station, students worked to complete the online AFL questionnaire about writing. 2) Students completed a decimal addition worksheet where the questions had to be re-written vertically by lining up the decimals. 3) Students practiced addition of deciamsl with questions already written vertically. 4) Students continued to practice estimation with addition.

After lunch, we continued to practice the writing process.

Phys Ed wrapped up our day.

We started off our day with some writing activities. Students continued to work on "If I Were In Charge of the World." We also worked on developing RAFTS and Ideas/Planning for a given prompt. The third station was on the computer.

After recess, we worked through Math Pods. 1) Students worked on practicing estimating sums. 2) I introduced adding decimals to the students. 3) Computers.

The students then headed down to the book fair with Mrs. Schentag.

Our First Nations Heritage unit test will be on Thursday, April 19. Students will get their review on the Monday we are back after the break.

We wrapped up the week with French and Phys Ed.

Enjoy your holiday everyone!! See you on Monday, April 16!

We wrapped up our last set of Centers before the break today. We will not start a new set of Centers until we get back.

We worked through Science Pods after recess. At station 1, students worked with a partner to identify the various simple machines that work together to make a bike (a complex machine). At station 2, students worked with Mrs. Kulscar to complete their simple machine activity that they started last week. The third station was computer based.

After lunch, we worked through Math Pods. 1) Students worked on converting fractions to decimals. 2) Students estimated sums for decimal numbers. 3) Computers.

Our day ended with Phys Ed and read aloud.

Reminders...
Book Fair tomorrow.

Students completed Day 3 of Centers this morning. There will NOT be spelling words this week as we only have a 3 day week. Centers will wrap up tomorrow and start again after the break.

After recess, we worked through Math Pods. 1) Students worked to compare decimals using greater than, less than, or equal too. 2) We reviewed Friday's assignment of converting decimals to fractions and vice versa. Students were then introducted to estimating sums of decimals. 3) Computers

Students were then introduced to a writing activity called "If I Were in Charge of the World." The students will be using all of their writing skills to write their own personal version of this poem.

After lunch, we discussed Louis Riel and his impact on Canada's history. Students watched a short video and brainstormed new things they learned about him.

Our day finished with French, Phys Ed, and Read Aloud.

Reminders....
Book Fair - Wednesday, April 4 @11:45.
Sign up for Grade 5 Farewell will be in the hallway during interviews.