Author: Janine Nyyssonen

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

All students should remember to bring their library books each day – our library time is Friday but if they miss due to Basketball this week I can make sure they each have a new book if needed.

I am excited to see 3 students have completed their ’40 books in a Year’ challenge and will be encouraging each student to keep reading and taking A/R tests for comprehension.

As they continue on with planning and writing their story this week and next in class – the final edited version will be completed by next Friday. I will send updates if any need to be worked on at home.

Thursday’s homework is workbook Pg 148 – they can complete this for any story they have read at home or at school and Spelling pages from Lesson 17 ( given on Monday )    

Reminders – Rock Your Socks tomorrow – students can wear colourful / mismatched / unusual socks as we help raise awareness for World Down Syndrome Awareness Day!

Social Studies – Tourism Case Study –students have a case study to complete by 1^st April – this involves choosing a business in the Tourism Industry in Cayman – doing a short interview and presenting this to the class.  

Thank you as always for your cooperation in the education of you child,

Have a great rest of the week,

Janine (Ms N)       

  

Dear Parents,

We are back into the swing of things after a lovely mid-term break.

I was very pleased with the book reports turned in on Monday. All students followed the criteria well and showed good comprehension.

In reading we are looking at comprehension, inferences and story structure through various short stories from Storytown.

In writing we are starting a piece of creative narrative writing.  

Homework reminder –

Each Monday students will receive their spelling work for the week – that is due on Fridays. Next week students are completing lesson 17.

Students should also be reading for at least 30 minutes each day and completing their reading logs – working towards 40 books.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays students will write in their agendas if they have a piece of grammar homework for that day.

The girls’ basketball team did an amazing job in their play-off game. After playing hard all game they were able to squeeze into the lead.. great job both teams and well done girls !

Term 2 Book Report is due Monday 11th March.

Students received the forms today and they have also been emailed.

Rough drafts will be completed in class and final copy at home. 

This week in Literacy we are enjoying Reading Week activities based on Fairy Tales.

Monday – The True Story of the Little Pigs – a persuasive piece to show the Wolf is innocent.

Tuesday — Jack and the Bean Stalk – Who is the real bad guy in the story ?

Wednesday – Aesop’s Fables – a writing response on what one of these fables teaches us.

Thursday – Cinderella – good triumphs over evil – a letter to one of the characters.

Friday – students will be writing their own fairy tale.

Homework this week is 30 minutes silent reading every day.    

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

It has been a busy and productive week in Grade 5.

In Literacy we have started the class novel and comprehension booklets. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit. The class have continued on with the Verb unit in grammar and have completed writing adverts and descriptions using verb tenses correctly. For the next 3 weeks the students will have spelling lists and vocabulary lists that go with the novel instead of the usual spelling book words to study.     

I enjoyed looking at the Flora and Fauna projects turned in today. We continue on with the Natural Environment and a study of Maps in Social Studies.