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Biography of a Remarkable Person

Wow ! I was inspired, amazed and proud as I heard the presentations today and saw all the hard work the students had done. We all leaned about some amazing remarkable people. The dioramas were very creative  !

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Homework – 28th Sept – 2nd Oct. 2015

Monday 28th Sept – Math Pg 9, Grammar Pg 13.

Tuesday 29th Sept – Math Pg 10, Spelling Pg 16.

Wednesday 30th Sept – Math Pg 11, Grammar Pg 14.

Thursday 1st Oct – Math Pg 12, Spelling Pg 17 & 18.

Bible Memory Verse –

‘ For I am not ashamed of the gospel for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also to the Greek.’

Romans 1 : 16

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Letter to the Parents 25/9/2015

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday ! Here are some highlights of the week in Grade 5 –
.Character motives and vocabulary review in Literacy.
.End of unit test in Math.
. A study of different body systems in Science.
. Early settlers in Social Studies.
.Abraham – obedience and trust in Bible time.
The biography project is due on Tuesday 29th September. I know the students have been working hard and I am looking forward to hearing all about their chosen person.
Here are some questions you can ask your child over the weekend to reinforce our classroom learning –
1. What does the word pried  mean and how would you use it in a sentence ?
2. How did you do on your Chapter 1 Math test and is there anything you would like Ms Nyyssonen to review with you ?
3. Tell me something about the nervous system.

 

Have a great weekend !

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Reaction Times ….

In Science we did an experiment to start our study on body systems, which measured reaction times.

We investigated if our reaction times improved with practice … for most of us .. yes it did 🙂

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Letter to the Parents – 18/9/2015

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday !
Grade 5 has been full of fun, hard work and fellowship this week 🙂
We have been able to ‘Celebrate Success’ a few times – as  half the class have moved up a level on their reward chart:)
In literacy we have studied an autobiography, used imperative and exclamatory sentences, written a poem and started an autobiographical paragraph.
In numeracy we have almost completed our unit on Place Value – the first Math unit test will be next Thursday. ( 24th Sept. )
Today the students will be bringing home a copy of their results from the first Star Math and Star Reading tests. This gives me a base grade level for your child for the start of Grade 5 and helps me to see where I would like them to be at the end of the year.Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Please ask your child the following questions over the weekend to help reinforce our class learning –
1.   6.395 – tell me the place and value of the digit 5 (  answer = thousandths place , 0.005 )
2. What is an imperative sentence ?
3. Tell me something about the digestive or circulatory system.
Thank you , as always, for your continued cooperation in the education of your child !
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Homework 14th – 18th September, 2015

Monday 14th Sept. –  Math Pg 5

Tuesday 15th Sept. – Spelling Pg 8 & Math Pg 6

Wednesday 16th Sept. – Grammar Pg 6

Thursday 17th Sept. – Math Pg 7 & Spelling Pg 10.

Bible Memory Verse –

‘Paul an apostle, not from man, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead.’

Galatians 1 : 1

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Biography of a Remarkable Person

Grade 5 Writing Project, 2015.

Biography of a Remarkable Person

For this writing project you are to select a remarkable individual. This person may have achieved greatly as an explorer, scientist, author, activist, athlete, musician etc. Research this person and find out about their early life, work, accomplishments and any other interesting facts.

  1. Write a report -after collecting the information, write a 2 page profile about this person.
  2. Create a display – to accompany your profile make a shoebox display that uses visuals to depict important aspects of the person’s life. You could include photographs and objects.
  3. Present to class- You will use your profile and shoebox to present to class and tell them about the person you have chosen.

Enjoy finding out about the remarkable person you have chosen.

This project is due on 29th September.

 

 

 

 

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Letter to the Parents – 4/9/2015

Dear Grade 5 Parents,

Happy Friday !
We have had a great first week in Grade 5. We have created our class rules, found out more about each other and settled in well to new routines.
In literacy we completed some poetry, a reading comprehension assessment and are starting the first writing assignment – a biography of a remarkable person.
The students will be bringing some information home about this writing project, it is due on the 22nd September.
In Numeracy each student has completed a Math Diagnostic, so I could work out the level I wanted them to start at. We are starting with Place Value – up to Billions and through to thousandths.
Each Friday I will email you and also put some updates on our class blog – www.fbcs.edu.ky/grade5
Here are some questions you can ask your child over the weekend –
1. What are your class rules ?
2. Which remarkable person are you going to find out more about ?
3. What is the expanded form of a number ?
Many Thanks for your cooperation in the education of your child,
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.
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All About Me !

We enjoyed learning something new about everyone today, as Grade 5 shared their ‘Brown Bag All About Me’ assignment.

 

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