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Homework and Objectives: January 6th- 10th

Hello! Welcome back and a happy new year to you and yours. We hope you had a wonderful break and holiday being able to spend some quality time with family and friends and ringing in the new year.

Lots ahead, so be on the look out!

Literacy

Reading – students will begin the new novel ‘Tuck Everlasting’ by Natalie Babbitt. We will examine the first 5 chapters looking at setting, characters and comprehension skills.

Writing – We will finish off our work on narrative writing with a review and study of creating characters and plot.

Grammar – As we continue on with Verbs – students will study irregular verbs, verb phrases with have and using teach, learn, let, leave correctly.

Numeracy

This week we will be reviewing our skills for practical problems and combining all operations; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. We will also be using decimals with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.

Science

This week we will be continuing our study on energy transfer and force. Understanding what causes force and changes in motion.

Social Studies

As we continue on with the Natural Environment of Cayman unit students will look at the dangers to Coral Reefs and how to protect them, also how the beaches are threatened, how we use them and how we can protect them.

  • In Map Skills – we will be reading a route map.

Bible 

Students will study the life of Deborah – how she judged, encouraged and praised.

As we reflect on her life we will also see how God helps us today.

Homework 

Literacy

Spelling – Students received a spelling sheet today and the activities are due on Friday.

Grammar – Tuesday –  Workbook Pg 60

                    Thursday – Workbook Pg 62

Numeracy

Monday – Mathletics: Are You Ready?

Tuesday – Mathletics: Decimal place value

Wednesday – Decimals with addition and subtraction

Thursday – Decimals with multiplication and division

Science

Tuesday – Given an Energy Transfer packet. DUE: Tuesday, 14th January

  • Work on a page each night
  • Bring to class each day, it can be worked on when finishing other classwork

Project to note: Students will be given a rubric and informational sheet on an energy transfer project for the quarter this week. More information to follow.

Announcements 

Friday, 10th: Dress down (Cancer) $1 and Fruity Friday! 

Keep in mind . . .

Friday, 24th: Half day

Monday, 27th: Heroes’ Day – NO SCHOOL

Friday, 31st: Sports Day – Truman Bodden

Weekly Bible Verse 

It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. Hebrews 11:23

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Weekly Objectives and Homework: November 25 – 29th

Hello! Thank you to those who were able to attend parent conferences, and students who braved it themselves! ;). We hope you all have a wonderful week and for those celebrating Thanksgiving, have a great evening celebrating togetherness, family, friends, and community.

Literacy

  • Reading – we will begin a new Storytown unit with a short story titled The Night of San Juan
  • Grammar – we will look at Main verbs, Helping Verbs and Linking Verbs
  • Writing – students will complete their fiction narrative writing

Numeracy

  • Students will review their skills in addition, subtraction, and multiplication and apply them to practical problems.
  • We will review how to multiply multiple digits; 2 by 1 digit, 3 digits by 1, 4 digits by 1, 2 digits by 2 digits. (column method)

Science

  • Students will learn to use their understanding of energy forms to compare and contrast how they are transformed and how they are converted.

Social Studies

  • Students will complete a Unit 2 Test  and work on Figuring distance in Maps

Homework

Literacy

  • Monday – Spelling Lesson 6 pages due Friday
  • Tuesday – Grammar workbook Pg 40
  • Thursday – Grammar workbook Pg 42  

Numeracy

  • Monday – Practical problems in composition book (+ and -). Due Tuesday
  • Tuesday – Mathletics, addition and subtraction logic problems. Due Friday                    We will review how to access these in class.
    • Totally Magic Grid and Navigate the Number Maze.
  • Wednesday – Column Multiplication, due Thursday   (Due to field trip, students lost class time). Homework is cancelled for now and will be moved to another day. 
  • Thursday – Study for test on Friday. Finish work that was started in class.                                         Practical problems and multiplication work in composition book.
    • 3-4, Skills Practice (#10-16 and #29-30)
    • Practical problems (5 problems to complete)

Science: Assigned on Friday from last week, due Monday. 

  • Science Video Activity:
    • Students will choose ONE topic for the videos
    • Write a paragraph:
      1. What did you learn about?
      2. Did anything surprise you?
      3. What is a fact you enjoy the most from the video?
      4. Do you have any questions about that form of energy?
      5. Was your KWL question answered?

Videos:

  1. Mechanical: https://youtu.be/Omt6vOpc_UQ 
  2. Electrical: https://youtu.be/Uf76pThNXZc 
  3. Light: https://youtu.be/d65mdTJaJTI
  4. Thermal (Extended) : https://youtu.be/gNM_9etcJT0 and https://youtu.be/f1eAOygDP5s
  5. Sound (Intro video and lesson): https://youtu.be/HblEhc0gses and  https://youtu.be/NygthknRzqk

Tests

  1. Friday – Addition and Subtraction practical problems. POST PONED till Tuesday, Dec. 3rd. Due to multiple lessons being missed this week

Reminders/Announcements

  1. Field trip on Wednesday, $8 cost from 8:30 – 10:30-45 at Mission House in Bodden Town
  2. Half day, Thursday for Thanksgiving: ASC available
  3. Monday 2nd December – Christmas Concert – students are to wear red or white tops and jeans
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Weekly Objectives and Homework: November 4th – 8th

Welcome back, hope you were able to rest after such an eventful Reading Week.  Thank you for participating with character dress up day, the library evening, and encouraging your children to read!

Another week ahead, check it out (:

Literacy 

Reading – we continue on with The Bridge Home – we will finish this book next week and begin our first book report for the year.

Writing – The class will be completing their second expository essay this week on their chosen animal.

Grammar – This week we will study singular and plural Possessive nouns.

Numeracy

  • We will be reviewing our topics on comparing and ordering fractions and decimals for our test on Tuesday. 

Science

  • Students will be conducting an experiment on how weathering, erosion, and deposition affect Earth’s surface.
  • We will also learn how fossils provide evidence of Earth’s change.
  • We will be reviewing rock cycles, weathering, and deposition for our                                  test on Wednesday. 

Social Studies 

  • We will explore the various rocks that make up the Cayman Islands.  Also continue on with types of maps and map reading.

Homework

Monday:

Numeracy/Science

  • If your child has not completed the Quizizz assignment from last week, I’ve re-assigned it as a way to study and prepare for their upcoming tests. Below are the new codes.

          For each quiz go to: joinmyquiz.com

Math: 795728 (Monday)

Science: 168053 (Tuesday)

  • Students should be using their composition books to study terms, methods, and examples.
  • Unfinished science work

Tuesday: 

  • Science: Study for test on Wednesday. Use composition book, study guide, and quizizz for reference and practice.
  • Grammar: Page 29-30

Thursday:

  • Grammar:Page 31-32

Assessments

*Numeracy and Science tests will be graded and given the next day. Students will bring home to be signed. Please sign and return.

  1. Tuesday: Numeracy test
  2. Wednesday: Science test

Reminders/Events

 1. Friday, 1st November: Dress Down for Breast Cancer awareness, bring $1 and wear pink to support!

2. Monday, 11th November: NO SCHOOL for Remembrance Day (public holiday).

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14th – 17th October: Objectives and Homework

Literacy:

I was so impressed with the Biography projects and dioramas – the students did a great job presenting to each other. Well Done Grade 5! – Mrs. Nyyssonen 

  • Reading: This week in reading Grade 5 will continue on with The Bridge Home – exploring character – how the author will ‘show not tell’ and the major themes. The new list of vocabulary words were given out today (Monday 14th ) – they will study for a test on Thursday.
  • Writing: The students are continuing on with their second expository essay on their chosen family. They will follow a research plan and structure in class.
  • Grammar: As we continue on with Nouns – Unit 2 – Grade 5 will use common and proper nouns and effectively use nouns in compound sentences.

We will also complete the DRA reading assessment.

Numeracy

  •  Students will be focusing on comparing and ordering numbers using fractions and decimals.
  • We will learn methods of how to convert fractions from improper to mixed and vice versa.

Science

  • Students will be finishing part of their study on Rock Cycles, by completing a Venn diagram of their research on origins of rocks (Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic).
  • They will also begin learning how these rocks are affected over time through weathering, erosion, and disposition.

Social Studies

  • Grade 5 will be completing a poster on India. They will also complete their work on settler life in Cayman.

Bible

  • 5A: For Bible this week we will finish our study on Joseph and prepare for an assessment on Thursday.
  • 5B: For Bible this week we look at the life of Moses and prepare for an assessment on Thursday.

Homework

Grammar: p. 14, due Wednesday

Spelling: p. 20-22, due Thursday

Numeracy:

Students will be given their Science test results on Tuesday. Please review and return signed by Wednesday.

  • Monday: Unfinished class work
  • Tuesday: Unfinished class work (Math Connect)
  • Wednesday: Comparing and Ordering worksheet

Mid term work  ( due on Monday October 28th )

Read to the end of Chapter 22 – write a summary of the main events from this section of the novel.

Reminders

  • Spelling Bee, Thursday @ 8:15 in the gym. Congratulations for students who will be participating, we hope parents can make it to help cheer them on!
  • Thursday, 1/2 day and finished by 12:30. NO ASC.
  • Midterm break! 18th – 25th, enjoy. We’ll see you on Monday, 28th! (:

Weekly Bible Verse

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. – 2 Kings 22:2

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October 7th- 11th: Objectives and Homework

Lots going on this week, check it out!

Literacy

Reading – Students will continue on with Chapters 8 – 15 of The Bridge Home. We enjoyed a google hangout with our partner class in Winnipeg this week and connected via a Padlet to explain the similarities and differences between the Cayman Islands, Winnipeg and India – the setting of the novel. Next we will explore description in the book and write our own description of a favourite food item.

Grammar – Students  have completed their Unit 1 Grammar test on sentence structure , imperatives, subjects, predicates and correcting run-on sentences. We will  begin unit 2 – Nouns. This week we will start with identifying, capitalizing and proofreading common and proper nouns.   

Writing – Students continue on with learning the structure of an expository essay and writing a second assessment – their biography projects and dioramas will be presented in class on Friday. If students have a rough draft to bring in they will be able to work on the editing in class.

Numeracy:

Students will review fractions, models, and decimals. Then find equivalents between them using models and without.

Science: 

Students will continue our new topic of rock cycles by completing their own diagram and beginning an in class project on comparing and contrasting igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Their final notes will be put into a venn diagram.

Social Studies:

Grade 5 will explore what life was like in Cayman for the early settlers – comparing aspects of early life with life today.

We will also begin a research unit on India – to compliment our Global read Aloud novel. 

Bible:

 5A will finish their study on Joseph, while 5B we will begin looking at the Life of Moses – and discussing Spiritual Gifts and how we can use the talents that God has given to us.

Homework and Assessments/Projects

Literacy:

  • Vocabulary words to study and definitions: ALL WEEK.
  • Tuesday: Grammar workbook p.19
  • Thursday: Grammar workbook p.21

Numeracy:

  • Tuesday: Math Connects worksheet
  • Wednesday: Mathletics
  • Thursday: Math Connects worksheet

Science:

  • Wednesday: Students will be given a study guide for test on Thursday. If not finished in class, they will take home to complete.

Assessments and Projects

  • Tuesday: 5B Bible test on Joseph
  • Thursday: Earth’s structure for science – involves knowing the 4 main structures of Earth, plate boundaries and their affects on earth’s surface. (study composition book and study guide)
  • Friday: Vocabulary test
  • Friday: DUE – The Biography of A Remarkable Person and diorama

Reminders

  1. FIELD TRIP! Wednesday and Friday. Cost in total is $6 per student. Waiting on final count from Fruity Friday to know if we can use some towards this trip. If possible money will be returned to each student. We will be visiting UCCI to participate in their STEM Conference.
  2. 1/2 day, 17th October NO ASC
  3. Midterm break: 18th – 25th (:

Weekly Bible Verse

‘The God we serve is able to deliver us.” Daniel 3:17 (taken from the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego)

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30th September – 4th October: Objectives and Homework

Literacy 

Reading:

  • In  Reading we will starting our Global Read Aloud novel ‘The Bridge Home’ by Padma Venkatraman, students will be exploring the setting.

    We will be connecting with a class in Winnipeg, Canada through a shared Padlet and a google hangout.

Writing:

  • In Writing students will be working on the structure of an expository  essay and will be have some class time to help with writing their ‘Biography of a Remarkable Person’.

Grammar:

  • In Grammar students will review run-on sentences

Numeracy:

  • Students will be reviewing their quiz and make corrections
  • Review concepts of place value
  • Students will take a quiz. Then take home and be signed by parents then returned the next day. This is an opportunity for parents to see how their child is doing at the beginning of the quarter.
  • We will continue with number sense and review equivalent decimals and fractions.

Science:

  • We will continue observations of students oreo models, descriptions on Earth’s layers and plate tectonics.
  • Students will also learn how the geospheres are connected and impact earth’s surface.

Social Studies:

  • This week in Social Studies we will look at slavery and emancipation

Bible:

  • We will continue to look at the life of Joseph and the theme of forgiveness.

Homework and Assessments 

Literacy:

  • Spelling pages 16-18
  • Grammar pg. 17 – TUESDAY
  • DRA Reading Assessment this week
  • Unit 1 test – THURSDAY

Numeracy:

  • Place Value review test – on Wednesday. Students will take home test on Thursday, must return Friday with a parent signature.
  • Mathletics: Place Value, Tuesday and Thursday 

Social Studies:

  • Assessment on how to use directions on a map

Science:

  • Quizizz on scientific method

Reminders and Events 

  1. Friday, 4th October: Dress Down and Fruity Friday! Grade 5 will be selling for FF. Please consider donating healthy snacks that can be sold for class fundraising. This money goes towards field trips, bus expenses, and special class events.
  2. Sunday, 6th is Education Sunday! It’s a great opportunity for students to perform, families to connect with the FBC family and join our potluck after service. Hope to see you there! Service is at 10:30am, Ms. Janelle will give students a specific time for arrival.

Weekly Bible Verse

‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

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September 23rd – 27th: Objectives and Homework

Check out what we’ll be covering this week!

Literacy:

  • Reading – students will draw conclusions, make inferences and examine character and motives through the short story  ‘Chang and the Bamboo Flute’.
  • Writing – the students will engage in the writing process, develop ideas and use precise vocabulary to complete the revision of their expository essay.
  • Grammar –we will use conjunctions, and work on single sentences and compound sentences.

Next week we are excited to begin Global Read Aloud and begin our first class novel – The Bridge Home

Numeracy:

  • Students will be finishing our review of decimals in place value through rounding, comparing, and computations.
  • Students will review how to find equivalents in decimals and fractions. They will use this information to show in models and then compare and list.

Science:

  • Students will learn the movements of plate tectonics and how those movements change the surface of the earth.
  • Students will also review the scientific method.

Bible:

  • Students will be looking into the life of Joseph.

Social Studies:

  • Students will work on Aztecs, Incas and the early settlers

  • Also – Directions on a map – cardinal and intermediate

Reminders

  1. Friday, 27th September: 1/2 day, NO ASC.
  2. Continue Charleston Wrap, signing up and selling! ends Friday, 27th September.
  3. STEM competition, due September 30th – See ‘Competitions!’ post

Homework

Grammar: Due the next day

  1. Tuesday: Page 13
  2. Thursday: Page 15

English Workbook: Lesson 3, Words with Variant Vowels

  1. Pages 12 – 14, Due Friday

Numeracy: Due Friday

  1. Mathletics – Wednesday and Thursday. Students will receive their updates usernames and passwords
  2. If there is any unfinished classwork, they will take it home to complete

Assessments

  1. STAR Math during LAB
  2. Decimals quiz on Wednesday

Weekly Bible Verse

“For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.” Daniel 6:26

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September 15th – 19th Objectives and Homework

Dear Parents, Wow another week down and school is moving forward! Mrs. Nyyssonen has shared how well everyone is getting on and adjusting to grade 5, which is great news. I (Mrs. Jorge) would like you to know that due to my situation I’ll need minor surgery on Monday and will return to work on Wednesday. I have missed everyone so much and know how difficult it is to be gone and the affect it has on routine. Thank you for patience. I loved the get well cards from students and appreciate your prayers and thoughts. This is not how I would have imagined the start to the year, but thankful for how everyone has stepped up in helping, their flexibility, and care. It has meant so much. I’ll see everyone very soon and ready to jump back in! With love, Mrs. Jorge. 

Literacy

  • Grammar: students will be working on simple subjects, simple predicates and identifying the subject in declarative and imperative sentences – they will also be using these in their writing.
  • Reading: students will read a story titled ‘Line Drive’ from Storytown and then work on completing a story plot and thinking critically about the concept of overcoming challenges. They will also examine a poem ‘Ninth Inning’ and respond by creating their own poem.
  • Writing: students will continue on with their draft of the 5 paragraph expository essay.

Numeracy

  • This week, students will review decimal concepts and fractions. Knowing how to round, compare and list them. 

Science 

  • Students will continue our topic of Earth Science as we move on from Earth’s core to how plates move causing changes. 

Social Studies

  • students will complete their research document on one of the early explorers and explore the themes of Geography.

Bible 

  • Students will review and test on their work on Abraham, then begin to look at the life of Jacob and how he is transformed through God’s covenant.

Homework 

Spelling: Lesson 2 – Pg 8-10 due Friday

English Workbook:

  • Tuesday: Pg 9
  • Thursday: Pg 11

Numeracy:

  • Mathletics: Wednesday and Thursday 

If they have unfinished work from the week, they need to complete and turn in by Friday

Read for 20 minutes each evening.

If you’re paying attention… tell Mrs. Nyyssonen the answer to this question: Who was the subject of Monday’s chapel? (person from the Bible)

Weekly Bible Verse 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. – Hebrews 11:6 

Reminders

Friday, September 27th: 1/2 Day, NO ASC 

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September 9 – 13th Objectives and Homework

One week down and we are now beginning to dig into our curriculum! Here’s the rundown for the week. We know there have been some delays on emails reaching you, so we apologize for that inconvenience and hope you still check in on the blog till that is fixed. For those that ARE reading, please keep close attention for a question you’ll be asked, which you’ll answer to Mrs. Nyyssonen. That tells us who has been keeping themselves updated! 😉 …. On another note, I (Mrs. Jorge) just wanted to remind you of the email sent from Mrs. Durksen and appreciate your prayers at this time. I will see you all on Monday. <3 

Literacy: 

  • Spelling words with short vowel patterns and vocabulary words from our short story.
  • Reading – a short story titled ‘Rope Burn’ and extracts from Roald Dahl – James and the Giant Peach
  • Focus Skill – Plot – Conflict and Resolution
  • Writing – we will begin to plan and discuss a layout for an Expository piece of writing using a 5 paragraph structure, also students will write a paragraph from a daily prompt
  • Grammar skills  – Four kinds of sentences and a review of subjects and predicates

Numeracy:

  • This week we will review our knowledge of place value from grade 4 and move on to rounding numbers with decimals to the nearest whole number, tenths or hundreths. 
  • Students will also review equivalent fractions and use that information to compare and list least to greatest and greatest to least. 

Science:

  • We will begin our first topic, Earth Science! We will begin with understanding the Earth’s core and it’s layers. Then learn how the Earth’s movement is affected by tectonic plates. 

Social Studies:

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  • Students will complete a Cayman Islands Fact File and look at the explorers that discovered the ‘New World’.
  • Students will also begin to examine various types of maps.

Bible:

  • Abraham Trust and Obeys – we will examine Abraham’s journey and see how the life of Isaac foreshadows the life of Jesus.

Are you paying attention?! …

Name a conflict and resolution you’ve read in a story or saw in a movie. * share with Mrs. Nyyssonen at school!

Homework 

Spelling: pages 4 -6, due Friday 

Grammar: Workbook 

  • Page 2, due Wednesday
  • Page 3, due Friday

Reading: Each day for 20 Minutes 

Numeracy: Practice time tables 5 – 10 min a night.                           Mathletics will be available for homework by next week

  • Drills independently or with family
  • Multiplication.com 
  • Mathgames.com 

Reminders

Friday:

  • Dress Down $1 – Bahama’s relief fund through Samaritans Purse 
  • Fruity Friday, if you’d like a snack, bring some extra change!
  • Roald Dahl Day – be on the look out for some interesting characters!

Weekly Bible Verse

When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, ‘The Lord – He is God! The Lord – He is God!’ 1 Kings 18:39