Weekly
Newsletter Grade 5
Date April 15-19
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy: Students will continue to learn about social issues, human rights and
activists through historical fiction, biographical and autobiographical texts.
They are also focusing on informational texts in their Book Clubs throughout
this unit. Students will also continue to review and practice informational and
opinion writing in this unit. Readers at this level will be asking themselves
about author bias, comparing varying opinions and learning how to summarize
more complex ideas. This work all culminates in our Night of the Notables
performance on Tuesday May 7.
Math: The students will continue the unit titled ‘Order of Operations’,
practicing this skill using daily warm ups, math lessons and in their math
review home learning sheet. Students will continue to 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: The
students will continue our unit titled, ‘Social Change’. One of the highlights
of the G5 calendar - the “Night of the Notables” presentation, will be held on
Tuesday May 7, from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Robert B. Gaw Theatre. All parents of
G5 students are invited to attend. G5 students took home a hard copy of a
parent letter two weeks ago, which explained our plans for the Night of the
Notables presentation and also our plans for our drama workshops with Tim Howe
and his HS drama students on Saturday 27 April. This week the students will
continue reading historical fiction read alouds and historical fiction and
social issue picture books. They will also continue researching their class
social change topic for the Night of the Notables presentation and begin
creating a class script. Here is a list of the social change topics each G5
class has chosen:
5JV - Child Labor
5CB - Gender Equality
5DH - Plastic Pollution
5KC - Education for All
5CC/KH - Animal Rights
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.
The Summer Activities website is
ready. If you’re going to be in town from 17-28 June, you can sign up your
child/ren.
Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
· Tues April 23, Blue + Green Earth Day
Dress Up Day ES
· Tues April 23,
ES Earth Day Assembly, Parents Welcome!, 8:45 AM PR-G2, 2:00
PM G3-G5, Melawati Theater
· Apr 30, PTA
Annual General Meeting (AGM), MPR 1, 9:30-11:00, for details
and RSVP click HERE for RSVP (not required but appreciated
for catering purposes)
· ES Dress Up
Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details
· Tuesday May 7 - 5PM Grade 5 ‘Night
of the Notables’ presentation, RBG Theatre
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