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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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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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.

 

 

 

 

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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Fraction Fun !

When we first started fractions the Grade 5’s struggled to convert all these fractions and put them on the fraction line, however just 2 weeks later … they got it 🙂

Well Done Grade 5 !

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Science Projects

The Grade 5’s chose a Science project , then following the Scientific Method – they devised a question, made a hypothesis, completed an experiment, recorded their results and then analyzed their results.

We had some interesting results from acid rain and height and wind resistance.

Well Done Grade 5 !

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International Night Project

Social Studies Project –

Great Britain

With your partner you are to research and complete either an Information Booklet OR a Power Point, about your chosen country. England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

Research then present information on the following –

Flag

Map of the country

Population

Size

Capital / Major Cities

Language

Culture – Food, Traditions, Music, Dance, etc.

Places of Interest

Landmarks.

Please make sure you write your information in your own words – do not just copy and paste.

You will be graded for your project and it will be displayed on International Night.

The project is due on THURDAY 20th NOVEMBER.

Have fun finding out about your chosen country.

 

This is the information for the grade 5 Social Studies project. We are having fun learning about England – the land of fish and chips, the Royal family, David Beckham, and green, green grass 🙂

In pairs the students are preparing a power point or information booklet on one of the following countries – England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

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Biography of a Remarkable Person

I was so excited to see the biography writing and dioramas today ! The students each picked a person that was remarkable in some way and presented to class. Great effort, interesting projects – Well Done Grade 5 !

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