Lisette Jorge
Each Wednesday Grade 5 will wonder …. as we write down various questions we will pick one a week to put on the blog. Students will then challenge themselves to find out the answer.
This weeks question comes from Jackson …
‘How does Solar Power convert the Sun to electricity ? ‘
For the month of November we are focusing on being Thankful in Grade 5.
Each student is making a list of all the things they are thankful for.
We also have a ‘Thankful Tree’ where the students add items, they are thankful to God for, on leaves to add to the tree !
Dear Parents,
What a fun event filled week we have had in Grade 5 !
The students did a great job of leading the Harvest Festival Assembly on Wednesday – I was very proud of them 🙂
In English they successfully completed a grammar check up. In Math we have begun a new chapter – Multiply Whole Numbers. Now would be a good time for them to review their times tables. We have started Social Studies and are enjoying finding out about explorers and the New World.
Please ask your child the following questions over the weekend to review our class time –
1. Using distributive property how would you quickly work out 5 x 26 ?
2. Which explorer did you research ? What did you discover ?
3. What are some ‘giants’ in our lives ? How can we overcome them ?
Thank you as always for your cooperation,
Janine Nyyssonen
Marcus, Andrew and Daniel represented the Grade 5 class at our annual school spelling bee. They did a great job spelling some very difficult words ! Well Done Boys ! Andrew won first place !
Grade 5 have completed their first piece of writing – a descriptive piece. From brainstorming to planning to drafting to writing conferences to revising and proofreading to publishing, they all worked really hard.
Dear Parents,
We have had a great first week in Grade 5 ! In Literacy the students have read a short story, completed some comprehension questions and started their first piece of writing. In Numeracy the students have studied place value and comparing numbers. In Science the students have reviewed various science tools and discussed the scientific method – next week we start our first unit on Cells and The Body Systems.
Please ask your child the following questions over the weekend in order to review our class time –
1. Read 678,543,200 , then write the number in expanded form.
2. What is your topic for the descriptive writing ?
3. What is a hypothesis ? What was your hypothesis for the paper airplane experiment ?
Please check the Grade 5 blog each Friday for our weekly update.
Thank you for your cooperation in the education of your child,
Janine Nyyssonen.