Thursday, October 31st 2019 - 3

- In Music, students completed Madlibs and had to add sounds to their story.
- This week students completed 5 reading centers. (Guided reading, word work, reading independently, listening to stories and reading with a peer). Ask me which one was my favourite and why?
- In Mathematics, students learned about algebra including the word variables. Students identified the variable to basic equations using addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. Students then created two equations for each operation.

Wednesday, October 31st - Day 2

- In Mathematics, students played a game to review the concept and process of calculating the area and perimeter of rectangles and squares. (Merci concombre!) Then students played "How close to 100?". Students analyzed their results and tried re-arranging the shapes to include more turns/shapes. 

- In Science, students built a short circuit. We reflected upon the following questions: What happens? Why does the light turn off? Where is the electrons going? Why does it warm up? Why is it dangerous to have appliances with stripped wires?

- In Art, we began studying different Canadian artists. Today we started studying Emily Carr's art work representing trees, forests and landscapes in Western Canada. Then students created their own art using oil pastels. 

Homework: 

- Reading in French for 20 minutes. Students have been working on identifying the problem of story, describing the main character and identifying the lesson or message of the story. Ask me about my book. 

Due Thursday: Students must bring in their notes about one of the questions. 

Options:

a. Identify problem and explain why it is the problem. 

b. Describe the main character (physically, personality)

c. Identify the lesson/message of the story and describe it. 

Students can wear appropriate costumes or wear orange and black on Thursday. 

Tuesday, October 30th - Day 2


- In Mathematics, we completed a number talk exit slip and continued to work on the following questions.

- In Social Studies, we practiced reviewing our notes prior to beginning or continuing to work on a question. Students continued to work on identifying negative impacts of collecting their resources. Some students are working on researching and identifying possible solutions to the negative impacts. Others began identifying what other countries purchase that resource from us.
- In Science, we reviewed the difference between circuits in series and those in parallel. Then we examined the potato clock. We then discussed how can a potato charge a clock. Then we discussed what would power the clock best, a potato or a lemon.

Homework: 

- Reading in French for 20 minutes. Students have been working on identifying the problem of story, describing the main character and identifying the lesson or message of the story. Ask me about my book. 

Due Thursday: Students must bring in their notes about one of the questions. 

Options:

a. Identify problem and explain why it is the problem. 

b. Describe the main character (physically, personality)

c. Identify the lesson/message of the story and describe it. 

Students can wear appropriate costumes or wear orange and black.

Monday, October 28th 2019 - Day 6

- In Mathematics, students completed a number talk. What is 5 x 12? Students then practiced the strategies of doubling and halving questions with a factor of 5. (Ex. 5 x 12 is equivalent to 6 x 10). 

Students then played an area and multiplication game. 

- In languages arts, students spoke and wrote about their weekends. 

- In Science, students worked on the following questions. Students are still discovering the differences and similarities between circuits in series and those in parallel. Students who are not done their diagrams have taken their art journals home.

Homework: 

- Reading in French for 20 minutes. Students have been working on identifying the problem of story, describing the main character and identifying the lesson or message of the story. Ask me about my book. 

- Finish unfinished schematic diagrams for science. 

Friday, October 25th 2019 - 0


- In Mathematics, students continued applied their conceptual and procedural understanding of perimeter and area to solve a real world problem. Students are working collaboratively to develop different seating plans for our classroom. How can we set up 29 desks in an area of 8 meters by 6.5 meters? Students will be providing feedback to their team and their peers on Monday.
- In ELA, students completed oral understanding and reading comprehension questions as we read the book "Thank you, Mr. Falker".
- Today, we read with our buddies for 15 minutes. Then we applied problem solving strategies to solve Science questions relating to magnetism and chemistry. The application used is called "Science ou Magie".
- Students ended their day in music class.

M. Trevor's blog -  https://mtrevorphysed.blogspot.com/

Thursday, October 24th 2019- Day 4 

Today we participated in a Relay Education workshop all day!

Grade 5 Workshop Description

Concentrate on Conservation is a  curriculum-linked workshop, which focuses on energy conservation and renewable energy. Activities involve completing science experiments with miniature wind turbines, kinaesthetic learning activities and an interactive presentation that discusses energy conservation and renewable energy.

During the workshop, students test various blade configurations, learn about the transfer of energy and debate various perspectives on conserving or wasting energy in their everyday lives. While using the wind turbines, students will complete experiments that hone skills such as, data recording, calculating math problems and working in teams. The concepts of energy conservation and renewable energy meld together when students attempt to power different light bulbs with their turbines.

Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - Day 4
- In Mathematics, students applied their conceptual and procedural understanding of perimeter and area to solve a real world problem. Students are working collaboratively to develop different seating plans for our classroom. How can we set up 29 desks in an area of 8 meters by 6.5 meters? Students used the squares on the floor to design our desk arrangement. One desk is equivalent to two squares.
- In Social Studies, students began identify negative impacts of extracting natural resources from the region they are studying.

- In Science, students read and learned about wind power prior to our all day Wind Power activity with Relay education. Then students watched a video about electromagnets. Students then built a circuit to create an electromagnet. Students identified different variables to test the strengths of the electromagnets. They then drew a diagram of their circuit in their journal.

Homework: 20 minutes daily
- School photos have gone home today - Due date is Oct. 31st 2019
- Varsity Acres clothing is on sale. Form has gone home today. Due Nov. 4th

- Scholastics due on Friday!

- Playing Tic-Tac-Toe Products using coins or objects (lego). Talk about patterns and strategies. Students are encouraged to refer to a multiplication table. This is suppose to be a fun game to review factors and products in a positive manner. Celebrate mistakes!

- Reading in French


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Tuesday, October 22nd 2019- Day 3

- In Health, we reviewed and discussed rules and expectations during a fire drill and lockdown. At the same time, we discussed how being allowed to work in the Learning Commons is a privilege for students who are on task and speak French with their peers.
- In FLA, students reviewed the patterns highlighted in yesterdays' text. As a class, we practice identifying misconceptions in our written work. Students then worked independently and with a peer to edit their own writing.

- In Mathematics, students completed a number talk of 9 x 5. Then students worked independently to complete the following question. Ask me to show you three ways!

- Today, we visited the library and took books out.
- In English, students provided peer feedback regarding their rough drafts of their Madlib. Students worked through 4 rotations in order to improve their work. Students then took their edits and improved their rough copies.

Homework: 20 minutes daily
- School photos have gone home today - Due date is Oct. 31st 2019
- Varsity Acres clothing is on sale. Form has gone home today. Due Nov. 4th

- Scholastics due on Friday!

- Playing Tic-Tac-Toe Products using coins or objects (lego). Talk about patterns and strategies. Students are encouraged to refer to a multiplication table. This is suppose to be a fun game to review factors and products in a positive manner. Celebrate mistakes!

- Reading in French

Lundi, le 21 octobre 2019 - 2

- In ELA, students then completed and printed their rough copy.
- In FLA, students continued to practice speaking about their weekend with their peers and teacher. Students then wrote about their weekend. We are currently focusing on writing our verbs in past tense. Students will be editing their written work tomorrow.
- In Physical Education, students played "La guerre des queues". Students practiced taking leadership, making compromises and dividing into even and equal teams.
- In Mathematics, students completed a number talk. They thought about which two factors are easily multiplied to identify 36 as the product. Students then returned to the concepts of perimeter and area to solve a problem. Students worked on the following question:
Deux rectangles ont le même périmètre. L’aire de l’un des rectangles est beaucoup plus grande que l’aire de l’autre rectangle? Que sont les dimensions? (La longueur et la largeur )

Homework: 20 minutes daily

- Playing Tic-Tac-Toe Products using coins or objects (lego). Talk about patterns and strategies. Students are encouraged to refer to a multiplication table. This is suppose to be a fun game to review factors and products in a positive manner. Celebrate mistakes!

- Reading in French

- Bring library book back! We are going tomorrow to take out new books tomorrow.

Friday, October 18th 2019- Day 0

- In Mathematics, students played tic-tac-toe products! Then students applied what they had learned about perimeter and area to a creative activity. Students created their own zoo, ship or pig HQ!

- In Social Studies, students participated in the Student Vote! Thanks to our amazing and patient volunteers!

- In English, students listened to the story "For the Love and Autumn and completed comprehension questions. Then students completed their madlibs.

Volunteers required!
- Thursday, October 24th is an all day event. Students will be learning about wind power. A volunteer is required from 12:20 to 2:30.

Halloween dance is next Friday from 6:30 to 8:30. 

Patrols schedule: October and November 2019

Thursday, October 17th 2019 - Day 1 

- In Mathematics, students continued to explore and learn about perimeter and area.  Students then played a multiplication game to practice the strategy and identify the product.
- In Social Studies, students continued to research the natural resource in Canada. The research question today was "Pourquoi cette ressource naturelle est-elle important pour notre qualité de vie? (ei. L'économie, société, culture, environnement, climat).
- In Science, students continued to work on annotating their readings about open circuit, closed circuit, circuit in series. Students then collaborated with peers to build the different circuits. They then drew the circuits, reflected upon what they learned and observed and posed questions.

Homework: Reading for 20 minutes.

Scholastics due on Friday, October 25th 2019.

Students can wear their pjs tomorrow October 18th 2019 and may bring one small stuffy and will be enjoying 40 minutes of exploration of technology.

Volunteers required!
- Friday, October 18th from 8:50 to 11:00 to assist with the Student Vote.
- Thursday, October 24th is an all day event. Students will be learning about wind power. Volunteers are required from 8:50 to 11:25 and 12:20 to 2:30.

Please email Mme Amanda at alstdenis@cbe.ab.ca if you are available.

Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - Day 6

- In Mathematics, students played with cards to practice identifying products and factors with their peers. As a class, we reviewed the concepts of perimeter and area. We began solving problems using the concepts of area and perimeter.
Example: The perimeter is 16cm and has a length(longueur) of 2 cm and width(largeur) of 4 cm. Can you create a rectangle or square that has the same perimeter but a larger and a smaller area.

- In Social Studies, students conferenced in small groups based on their topic and region and shared their research. As a group, they created a list of possible jobs and industries in those areas. Then students shared their ideas to the class.

- In Science, students completed an annotated reading about simple electrical circuits. With a peer, students then constructed a simple circuit using their reading to guide the steps. Students then learned how to draw a diagram of their circuit with a legend and title.
- In ELA, students edited their written work based on feedback from peers and learning criteria  (rubric).


Student vote is this Friday! Students have the option to participate.
Students who are inquiring about different parties can access information at https://votecompass.cbc.ca/canada/

Volunteers required!
- Friday, October 18th from 8:50 to 11:00 to assist with the Student Vote.
- Thursday, October 24th is an all day event. Students will be learning about wind power. Volunteers are required from 8:50 to 11:25 and 12:20 to 2:30.

Please email Mme Amanda at alstdenis@cbe.ab.ca if you are available.

Tuesday, October 15th 2019- Day 5

- In FLA, students practiced speaking and writing about their experiences and activities during the long weekend. Students are practicing using full sentences and formulating a paragraph about their weekend.
- In Music, we shared music with our peers. We are beginning our ukulele unit.
- In Social Studies, students identified which region and specifically which natural resource they want to research for their first research project of the year. Students researched the following question: Comment utilisons-nous cette ressource naturelle? (ei. Les industrie, les emploies, les loisirs)
- In Mathematics, students practiced their mental math skills with a card game. They then continued to work on identifying the smallest product, largest product, product closest to 500 and closest to 100.

Homework: 

- In class, students will be learning about Canada's past and the electoral system. We will be examining who had the right to vote throughout history and how that changed. This Friday, students will be participating in the student election. (Mock federal election). Students are encouraged to discuss at home which candidate they might vote for. Students will not be sharing their opinions or who they are voting for in class. 

Wednesday, October 9th 2019 - Day 3

- Students visited the library. They returned their book, researched new books and signed books out!
- During Mental Math, students also practiced using the words "facteur" and "produit" when practicing and reviewing multiplication facts up to 10 x 10.  Ask me what they mean!
- In Mathematics, students returned to yesterdays problem of comparing a multiplication chart to a chart of the digital roots of products.   Students who were completed all work early, played tic-tac-product.
- In Social Studies, students reviewed the definition of natural resources. Students then created a mind map that highlights different natural resource from different regions of Canada.

Picture day is tomorrow!

Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 2

- In Mathematic, students shared patterns they found in the multiplication table. Students then examined and compared their multiplication table to a digital root table. See pictures below. Ask me what patterns I see. (Digital roots are the two digits of a product added together)

- In Health, we continued our discussions about our differences, acceptances and wants versus needs. We continued to explore fidget tools and how to use them. 

- In Science, students re-read the passage from yesterday. We identified key vocabulary and unfamiliar words. Students then completed a Venn diagram to identify which objects are conductive (conducteur) and which are non-conductive (isolant).  Ask me which objects are conductive and which are non-conductive.  We learned: 

- the electricity from a battery (pile) circulates in a circuit 

- if the circuit is open it does not work 

- a circuit needs a positive and negative charge 

- Lemons act as a conductive material 

Monday, October 7th 2019 - Day 1

- In Mathematics, we continued to study our multiplication chart. We identified three different patterns and described them independently. Some students then continued to play Beetle Blitz.
- In French, we practiced communicating in French with our peers about our weekend and practiced polite habits when having a discussion with a peer. We then wrote a little about our weekend.
- In Science, we reviewed static electricity and started to learn about materials that conduct(conducteur) electricity or non-conductive (Isolant).  We read two paragraphs and practiced annotating our reading.
1. My homework tonight and tomorrow night is to identify objects (machine, electrical outlets) and different materials that I notice around them.
2. Parents, please show students where the breaker (electrical panel) is in your home. How does it work? What materials are present? When do we need to access it?

Links:

http://www.hydroquebec.com/comprendre/durable/jeux/jeu2.html 

http://www.hydroquebec.com/comprendre/durable/jeux/jeu1.html

http://www.hydroquebec.com/comprendre/durable/jeux/jeu3.html

Friday, October 4th 2019- 0
- In Mathematics, we continued to play Beetle Blitz. Student played with the goal of achieving 30,40,50,60,70,80. PLayer one could multiply by 2 and add by one while player two could multiply by 2 and subtract by 1. Students reflected on which player had the advantage to win and which player was their favourite to play.
- We read and played Math games with our reading buddies.
- We uploaded our French goals to Iris and wrote a strategy.
- We read the book "The case of the stripes".

Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 6
- In Mathematics, we played Beetle Blitz. We practiced our multiplication and estimation skills. We also had to decide if the answers were 33, 88 and 99, which player has the best advantage? Player one who can only multiply by 3 and subtract by 1 or Player two who can only multiply by 3 and add one.
- In Art, students painted their fish for the Stream of Dreams project. Ask me what the fish represents.
- In Science, we finished our lessons about static electricity. We read a short passage and practiced annotating our readings. We watched a short video and concluded by writing a paragraph about static electricity.

Homework: 20 minutes a day

Monday to Thursday:

-        Students are taking home their Math test from last week. Students are to review their answers, explain their strategies and errors to a parent. Students are encouraged to redo and celebrate identifying errors.

-       Students are sharing their French oral speaking self-reflection from last week. Students are asked to reflect upon their areas of success and their areas of growth.

What students need to bring to school on Friday:

-       Math test

-       French Oral Language self-reflection along with areas of strengths, goals and strategies to encourage participation.
     Students who are done early are encouraged to read. 

OCt. 4th - Crazy hair day

- In Mathematics, students solved the following puzzle. Asked me how I did it! we then returned to our task on Iris and added more details about what 90 degree angle.Ask me to show you on IRIS!
- In Science, we attended the stream of dreams presentation. We learned about watershed, threatened species of fish and responsible use of water in our environment. 
- In ELA, we read independently and Mme Amanda read with students individual for their reading inventory. We then completed a Madlib. My goal tonight is to think of the topic of the Madlib I am going to create! 


Homework: 20 minutes a day

Monday to Thursday:

-        Students are taking home their Math test from last week. Students are to review their answers, explain their strategies and errors to a parent. Students are encouraged to redo and celebrate identifying errors.

-       Students are sharing their French oral speaking self-reflection from last week. Students are asked to reflect upon their areas of success and their areas of growth.

What students need to bring to school on Friday:

-       Math test

-       French Oral Language self-reflection along with areas of strengths, goals and strategies to encourage participation.
     Students who are done early are encouraged to read. 


OCt. 4th - Crazy hair day

Monday, September 30^th 2019 –Day 5

-       As a class, we read the book “Je ne suis pas un numero!”.

-       In Mathematics, students learned explored angles. Ask me about where are angles in my own environment! What is a 90 degree angle? What symbol indicates degrees?

-       Students pondered the questions: What is static electricity? What are examples from our own lives? What are the similarities and differences between magnetism and static electricity?

Homework: 20 minutes a day

Monday to Thursday:

-        Students are taking home their Math test from last week. Students are to review their answers, explain their strategies and errors to a parent. Students are encouraged to redo and celebrate identifying errors.

-       Students are sharing their French oral speaking self-reflection from last week. Students are asked to reflect upon their areas of success and their areas of growth.

What students need to bring to school on Friday:

-       Math test

-       French Oral Language self-reflection along with areas of strengths, goals and strategies to encourage participation.
OCt. 4th - Crazy hair day