Newsletter March 19 - 23

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: March 19-23         


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through historical fiction, biography and autobiography texts. We will focus on Informational text throughout this unit.  Students will revisit informational and opinion writing in this unit.

Math: The students will begin the unit titled Order of Operations. We have been practicing this skill using daily warm ups, so they are familiar with these skills. Students will evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces.  They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions.

Unit of Study: We have started our Social Change unit by tuning in to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as looking at the UN Sustainable Development Goals.


**Both the reading and writing units are very high interest for the students as we begin to explore social issues in the world and talk about what WE can do as change makers in our own community.

UDHR video (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)-Video
(A Call for Action)-Video

There are also lists of books in the library that will support conversations with your child about social issues and how THEY can be advocates.  Just ask Mrs. Suji our librarian and she will be happy to help!


For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Tuesday, March 20-Body Changes Talk
Friday, March 23-Terry Fox Run-wear your Terry Fox shirt or Pink to support the cause
Break-March 24-April 2

Highlight last week:
Track and Field day was a day of celebration.  What joy to see students doing their personal best, smiling and cheering on classmates.