Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: 21-25 Jan. 2019
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy: This week the students will continue their reading unit on the Fantasy genre. They will also continue working in their fantasy book clubs where they will discuss elements of fantasy, keeping track of characters’ development and problems and identify internal and external character conflicts and themes that run through their fantasy books. Our daily fantasy read alouds will also continue. While the focus for the first week of semester 2 was on fantasy reading, the students will begin brainstorming ideas for Fantasy writing.
Math: The students will continue Unit 4: Place Value and Decimal Operations. Last week, the students reviewed adding and subtracting decimals, understanding place value as well as multiplying by exponents. This week students will move into multiplying decimals (whole number times a decimal) using the area model and the standard algorithm for multiplication. This week they will continue to work on multiplying decimals, using the above strategies and including showing their thinking on decimal grids.
Unit of Study: The students will continue their second science unit: Modeling Matter: The Chemistry of Food from the Amplify Science program. During the unit, the students are involved in a simulation, where they take on the role of food scientists working in a lab for a large food-production company: Good Food Production Inc. The students will continue to work in their classrooms and conduct hands-on experiments in the science labs, investigating the different properties of matter.
Lessons for this week:
Lesson 1.1 Pre-assessment - classroom (What is a food scientist?)
Lesson 1.2: Introducing Food Science - science lab
Lesson 1.3: Made of Matter
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Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Mon. 21 Jan: G5 fantasy writing unit begins
Wed. 23 Jan: ‘Welcome Back to Semester 2 Assembly’ for G3-5 in the Melawati Theatre from 2:00-2:30pm. The PJ-G2 Assembly will be conducted from 8:30-9:00am. Some Red Hats will lead both assemblies.
Also, Semester 2 ASA registrations will close in PowerSchool at 10:00am.
Thurs. 24 Jan: Visiting Author Presentation by Matt Dickinson in MPR4 from 1:45-2:30pm.
Fri. 25 Jan: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation - RM5
Also, PTA New Parent Reception in MPR1 from 9:30-11:30am.
Highlight from last week:
On Thurs. 17 Jan. at the ES Open Day, a small group of Red Hats from each G5 class got to show prospective parents around the school and answer their questions. The feedback suggests that the adults were very impressed by our students.
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