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Biography of a Remarkable Person

Grade 5 students are completing a ‘Biography of a Remarkable Person’ to present in class on Friday 11th October.

Students are to choose someone that inspires them .. an explorer,scientist, author, athlete, musician etc.. and write a report – using our class expository rubric .. about their life. They will have some lesson time to work on the writing and proofreading.

They will then create a diorama at home to reflect this persons’ life and present in class on October 11th.

Have fun learning more about your chosen person Grade 5 !

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Global Read Aloud 2019

Grade 5 were excited to begin our Global Read Aloud novel today .. The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

This book is a moving story of survival set within the streets of Chennai, India. The four heroic characters are well written and keep the reader engaged.

Check out  www.padmavenkatraman.com   for more information on the author and this novel.

We will have our first google hangout on Wednesday to connect with another class and try to guess where in the world they are …

 

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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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Competitions!

Turtle Release Competition 

Pirates Week Turtle Release School Competition 

Create a poster by THURSDAY, 7th November for the Sea Turtle Release! 

I will be posting different community competitions or school ones that you can enter. Please be aware of the details for due dates, expectations, and submission places. Best of luck and I hope everyone gives it a try (: 

STEM Competition – September

https://fbcs.edu.ky/grade5/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-18-at-1.22.33-PM.png 

VLOG Competition 

  • DUE DATE: September 30th 
  • 2 Min VLOG
  • Submit to agayle@ucci.edu.ky 

If you are unsure how to convert your video to an MP4, use this website where you just drag and drop, it does it for you! Then you can submit for the competition. 

https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/media-converter 

Charleston Wrap

A huge thanks to those of you who have already purchased and encouraged your friends and coworkers to do the same. You are our trailblazers and we truly appreciate you.

Even if you’re a little late to the party we can still make this year a record breaking year and based on how amazing you’ve been so far I know that you are the absolute best group of parents to pull this off.

So what now?

Here’s all you need to do

  1. Register your student online by clicking here enter our School ID [z- 11554]
  2. Invite friends and family to shop and support our students. Send emails, share on social media, and text the fundraising link to your friends & family to quickly spread the word!
  3. Look out for the catalog packets coming home with your student today. Our Campaign runs through until September 27th, 2019!

Thank you for your support!

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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 

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Welcome to Grade 5 2019-2020

Welcome parents and students to a new school year and grade 5! We have listed a few reminders for the week, schedules, and our bio’s from orientation. Please keep a look out for our weekly updates which will include homework, weekly bible verse, objectives, and future dates to note.

Schedules

5A


5B

Reminders and Events

13th September 

  • Dress down and Fruity Friday, bring $1 and some change for goodies
  • Roald Dahl Day! 13th September (Student do not have character dress)

  September 27th

  •  1/2 day – Dismissal after lunch @ 12:30.
  • There will be NO ASC that day. 

Homework 

Numeracy/Science: No homework 

Literacy: due Friday

  •  Brown Bag activity – students are to put 5 small items or pictures of items in the bag that represents themselves – their interests, things they like – they can then decorate the outside of the bag. They will present this in class on Friday.

Reading: Begin your 20 minutes of reading each night! 

Objectives

Numeracy: We will complete a baseline assessment and do review of place value and multiplication. 

Science: We will get an introduction to what we will study this year.

Literacy: We will be reading extracts from various Roald Dahl books. We will complete some writing activities on the BFG. 

Bible Verse: Bible verses are memorized each week and said on Friday’s. 

“Keeping your eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.” Hebrews 12:2