Friday, December 3rd, 2021

 Math - Today we practiced our skills with Word Problems, and reviewed using Variables and Expressions to describe patterns. If you did not finish the assignments from today, you will have more time to complete them on Monday, when we start our full Unit Review.

Science - Important upcoming dates: Our Unit Test is on December 7th (Tuesday), and our Human Body presentations are on December 14th. It is strongly recommended that you bring your Science Review home, to go over it over the weekend. 

ELA - We had a short assignment on the parts of a sentence: the Subject and the Predicate. Complete this assignment for Monday.
If you have not shared a Creative Writing task yet, prepare to do so before Christmas. I'm excited to hear all of our creative ideas!

Religion - Week 1 of Advent Flipbook is due Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, November 24th, 2021

 Reminder: No school on Friday, for 3-Way Conferences. Term 1 report cards sent home next Friday, December 3rd.

Math - We learned about how to use an Equation with a Variable to solve a math problem. Complete the following questions for tomorrow:
 Pg 22, Qs 1-7

Health - We discussed the conflicts that arise in friendships, and positive ways to find solutions to these conflicts. Complete and hand in the "Finding Solutions" assignment for Monday.

Arts - We will have 1 more class to work on our Pointillism projects, before we move onto a new task.

ELA - Reminder that our Video Retelling task is due on Monday, and our Book Reviews are due on Tuesday. If you have not yet completed a Creative Writing story, be sure to make this a priority as well.

3-Way Conferences run tomorrow evening and Friday morning. I'm looking forward to helping you celebrate all of your hard work and set goals for next term, together with your parents/guardians! A few notes on 3-Way Conferences:
-If you haven't done so yet, please be sure to complete the survey I sent out this week. If I haven't received your response, I will assume you prefer Google Meet.
-Before your conference start time, please make sure you and your parent/guardian are together, and have your portfolio in-hand.
-Shortly before our conferences begin on Thursday, I will send an email to all parents, with a link to click to access the Google Meet. When you request to join, I'll need to click to admit you to the meeting, which may take a couple minutes if I am wrapping up the previous meeting.
-I will send a second email with a new link for our meetings on Friday morning, as the Thursday link will no longer work.
-If you have requested a phone-call instead, you can disregard the email, and just wait for your phone to ring.
-It is very important to stay on schedule with our virtual format, as many families have multiple meetings to jump between. Please ensure that you are ready on-time for your meeting, as we are not able to extend it beyond our 15 minute time-slot.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send me an email!

Wednesday, November 16th, 2021

 Math - Today we started a new unit, on Patterns and Equations. We learned about patterns and pattern rules. Complete the following questions for tomorrow:

 Pg 8: 1-6 (7)

Health - We discussed Friendships, and put famous friendship proverbs from around the world into our own words.

Creative Writing and Religion Journals were collected at the end of the day today. Make sure yours is turned in!

Spirit Day on Tomorrow - Crazy Hat/Hair

Term 1 Portfolios will be filled and sent home on Friday. Reminder to have your parents/guardians sign up for 3-Way Conferences on Edsby, or contact me directly if they need help signing up. Conferences will be done Virtually this term over Google Meet, on November 25th and 26th

Monday, October 18th 2021

 Spirit Day on Friday: Jersey Day

Math - Today we learned a new skill: Multiplying a 2 digit number by another 2 digit number. We will get more time tomorrow to work on our assignment, so it is not due for homework.
Note about Math Tests from Mr. S: I had mentioned we would be loading these onto SeeSaw today. However, I was absent from school today. As soon as I return, we will get all our students onto SeeSaw and load these tests.

ELA - We had time to work on our Dialogue Comics assignment. These will be due on Wednesday, but we won't be getting any more class time to work on them.

Religion - We worked on our Gospel Timelines today. Most students should be started on their good copies.

Arts - We had our final class to work on our Op Art Shapes task. These should be finished by Wednesday.

Reminder: Library Circulation tomorrow - Make sure you have your books here to return/renew.

 Math - We moved on with our discussion of Mental Math today, looking at repeated halving and doubling. Finish the following text questions for tomorrow. 

 Pg 78-79, Qs 3-10 (11, 12)

Spelling - We had a chance to review and practice our Week 3 words. Quiz tomorrow.

Religion - We took some time to reflect on our Thanksgiving weekend, and write about what we are thankful for in our Religion journals.

Then, we had time to work on our Gospel Timelines. We will set a due date for this later this week.

Reminder: It has been unseasonably warm this fall, but now it looks like October weather has arrived! Make sure to bring warm clothes for outdoor recess.

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Welcome Week!
Tomorrow: Picture Day, "Class on the Grass" (Don't worry we won't go outside until after our pictures!)
Thursday: Spirit Day - House League Colors / Meet the Teacher Night
Friday - ROCK PAPER SCISSORS TOURNAMENT

Math - We started our first unit in Grade 5 today, on Place Value. Complete the following questions for tomorrow: Pg 38, Qs 2-7.
Reminder: If you don't have your textbook at home, you can access it online! Instructions are posted on the Classwork Tab, titled "Access to math materials at home."

ELA
We had our Library Orientation with Mr. Rapp today. We'll have a chance to browse and check out books tomorrow. Reminder that our first Book Reviews are due on Thursday, Sept 30th.
We also had a chance to start working on some Creative Writing stories!

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

 Math - We covered the last concept of our Transformations unit, on Rotations. complete the following questions for tomorrow: Pg 308-310, Qs 1-4, 6,7 (5)

Tomorrow, we will be practicing more with our Rotations. We will this short unit on Monday/Tuesday of next week, and write our final Unit Test on Wednesday.


Spelling - We had a chance to work on our Week 21 word worksheets. We will be quizzed on these words on Tuesday.


Science - We continued our work on our Science Inquiry presentations, which we will start presenting next Thursday.


Social Studies - We also continued working on our Canada Travel Brochures, which are due to be handed in to Mrs. Doepker on Tuesday.


Term 3 Assignment Deadline is 3:30 TOMORROW. I will be away again tomorrow, so if you have any questions or need any clarification on any of these assignments, please send me an email, and I will ensure you get what you need this evening.

Reminder: This deadline does not apply to assignments that are not due until next week. Only to overdue assignments that appeared on your assignment audits.

Monday, May 31st, 2021

 Math - Today we worked on a homework assignment, practicing our Probability terms using spinners, and reviewing Theoretical Probability. Hand this in for tomorrow.

Reminder that the Probability Experiment from Friday was due today. 
Our Unit 8 Test is on Thursday. We will spend the next 2 classes on review.


Spelling - We had time to review our Week 20 words. Our quiz is tomorrow.


ELA - Reminder that our Book Reviews were due today, and our Future Autobiography assignments are now overdue. Finish them ASAP.


Long Jump practice tomorrow. Bring appropriate outdoor shoes.

Friday, April 16th, 2021

 Science - Today we started our new Science unit on Space, and discussed some prior knowledge about the topic, along with why it would be important for scientists to study space. 

Math - Today we had a chance to practice our recent Math concepts. Finish and hand in homework pages for Monday, so I can check for understanding.

Spelling - We will be having a Quiz on our Week 17 words on Tuesday. Today we took some time to practice and study our wordlists.

Reminder: Family Coat of Arms is due on Monday.

April 15th, 2021

 Math - Our Grade 5's worked on using Benchmarks to quickly compare Fractions or Decimals, while our Grade 6's worked on comparing and ordering mixed numbers and improper fractions. Complete the textbook assignment for tomorrow.

 5 – Pg 181-182, Qs 1-7
 6 – Pg 173 – Qs 1-8

Religion - Today we had a chance to work in our Gratitude Journals, and then work on our Family Crest assignment, which is due Monday.

ELA - We met in our groups to finalize our scripts and rehearse today. We will start practicing on the stage and blocking our presentations next week.

Spirit Day tomorrow: Future Day

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

Spelling - We had some time to work on and study our Week 14 words. We will have a quiz on these words tomorrow.

Religion - Today we looked at the "Five Areas of Development" that people go through in their lives, including Physical, Social, Emotional, Intellectual, and Spiritual development. We then had a chance to reflect on our own development in these areas. Finish this reflection for tomorrow.

Math - We had a chance to practice our new Patterns concepts. Complete and hand in the homework practice pages for tomorrow.

Reminders: 

>Continue to bring your donations for the Foodbank!

>Snowlympics on Friday. Prepare to spend the afternoon outside.

>Term 2 Assignment Deadline on Friday.

Thursday, February 4th

 Computers - Complete up to the end of "Shift Key and Capitalization" for next Thursday.

ELA - Tuck Everlasting Section 6 questions due tomorrow.

Math - Grade 5's started their work on 3-dimensional objects, learning new Geometry vocabulary to describe them. Grade 6's also learned a new concept: plotting points on a Cartesian Plane. Complete the questions for tomorrow:

 5 - Pg 244, Qs 1-4

 6 - Pg 26-27, Qs 1-6

Arts - Today we started making Kindness Cards, to be delivered to seniors at Assisted Living Centers in our community on St. Valentines Day.

Wednesday, February 3rd

Health - We will have a quiz on Macronutrients on Friday. Today we reviewed them as a class, and had some time to study.

Spelling - Today we wrote our Week 12 quiz, and got our Week 13 wordlists.

Religion - We had some time to work on our Beatitudes Commitment assignments.

Math - Complete your homework pages for tomorrow: 5's: Other Attributes of Quadrilaterals. 6's: Congruence in Polygons.

ELA - The due date for Tuck Everlasting Section 6 questions was bumped back to Friday. Make sure to be caught up by then.

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

 Math - Complete the textbook questions for tomorrow:

 5 - Pg 236-238, Qs 1-7, 11 (12). 

 6 - Pg 222-223, Qs 1-4, 7

Health - We will be having a quiz on the Macronutrients (Carbs, Proteins, and Fats) on Friday.

Spelling - Week 11 Quiz tomorrow!

Arts - We are creating friendship cards this week to be sent to seniors at assisted living centers in our community on St. Valentines Day.