Week 8: Oct 21-25

There are activities planned for October 31st. For those students who signed up for the dance, there is a $3 fee to be paid at the door. The fee is $2 if you bring an item for the food bank.

Math:
A reminder that our unit test is on Monday, October 28th. Please refer to my post from October 22nd for suggestions on how to prepare.
The weekly homework is due on Thursday October 31st. Here is the link for those who would like to start this weekend. Otherwise, you will receive a paper copy on Monday.

Science:
This week, we will finish the presentations of our Wetland creatures. The students have to give me their information page and their creature on the day of the presentation.

FLA - Turcotte
This week we continued writing our science text, we had time to study the song of the week (it is a fast one, only words at the end of a line can be ask) and we started to read Le Petit Prince (chapiter1). We will try to read 2 chapters and to answer the questions from our booklet every week.

Next week, our song is Quand on attend le printemps and the lyrics are here. The evaluation will be on Monday, November 4th.

ELA
Students are currently completing their novel study booklet for chapters 1-4.  Next week we will be starting chapter 5 of Bridge to Terabithia.  We will continue to work on comprehension strategies and reading fluency.

Social Studies

This week we talked about the ''Nouvelle-France'' and started taking notes about the part the Loyalists played in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands.

Unit Test in Math on October 28

We will have a unit test on Monday, October 28. We will use class time this week to review the concepts and practice. My class will be open on Thursday at lunch for extra support as well. At home, students who wish to prepare are encouraged to work on these activities. They can also use their textbook and review the concepts in chapter 2. Finally, there are good review questions on page 66 and 67.

Week 7 - Oct. 15-18

Dear Parents, 

This winter, the students in 5-1 will be able to leave their winter boots and hang their coats in my class. If you are able to donate a few plastic coat hangers, that would be very helpful. Thank you in advance!

 

Math - Mme Richard

This week, we worked on rounding numbers and estimation strategies. The students received their quiz results and have been asked to share them with their parents. The results have been posted on Power School. Please note that my class is always open on Thursday at lunch for extra help in Math. Next week, we will work on addition and subtraction of natural numbers. Here is the homework for next week. It is due on Thursday, October 24.

Science - Mme Richard

We are working on our Wetland creatures. The students are showing their knowledge and understanding of the concepts by writing information about their creature. They will also present to the class during the week of October 28. You can expect our unit test to be at the end of October. I will confirm the date in advance and will provide students with in-class review activities and a study guide.

ELA

Students are continuing to work on fluency while reading aloud.  Please encourage students to do their 20 minutes of reading aloud over the next few weeks to practice.  If students are struggling with fluency, they need an easier book to read. Some key things to practice are: 

-accuracy (reading words correctly and not dropping or adding words)

-expression (creating mood and characterization)

-rate & clarity (not too fast and not too slow)

-attention to detail (responding appropriately to periods, commas, bold words etc.)   

FLA - Turcotte

This week, we started our second writing assignment. It is related to the science curriculum, this is a short, but important task because it counts in 2 subjects.

The song we have to listen this week is Mettre du tape su' ma palette from Bob Bissonnette. you can find the lyrics to study here.

Next Monday, we will do a retake of the verb quiz. To be ready for this quiz, students can make sure they know the ending of -er and -ir verbs. To study, you can also use this website, you can clic "Par groupe" and 1er groupe (-er) or 2eme groupe (-ir).  Also, we will continue our animal's text.

Social Studies

This week, students had their Atlantic Region test.  Results are posted on Power School.  We started working on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence lowlands.  We will continue with the same unit throughout the next week.

FLA - Song

This week song is Des generations. You can find the lyrics here too.

Math homework

A reminder that the weekly homework is due tomorrow, Thursday October 17th. Merci!

Week 6: Oct 7-10

Math 

Science

Social Studies

This week we finished the Atlantic region and had two classes to go over the study guide.  The test will be next Tuesday (October 15th).  Next week we will talk about the region of the Great Lake and St. Lawrence Lowlands.

FLA

This week in FLA we went to the library and got a new French book. Also, we review our present tense verbs to get ready for our quiz. The quiz was Thursday and wasn't completed successfully for many (grades in PowerSchool). I will give this quiz back on Tuesday and students who got a 1 or a 2 will be able to ask questions and continue studying to be ready for a retake on Monday, October 21st.

We will listen and complete the missing words of our weekly song on Tuesday, October 15th. To get ready, you can listen and study the lyrics.

Also, they finished writing a story this week and are suppose to give me a good copy. I am still missing many. Please see PowerSchool to see who has handed the work.

Next week, we will work on developing ideas and writing a description of our science wet land creature.

ELA
In ELA this week we started reading Bridge to Terabithia.  This will be our first novel study of the year.  We are exploring the theme of adversity and learning strategies to improve reading fluency and comprehension.

Upcoming Social Studies test

There will be a test next Tuesday (October 15th) on the Atlantic Region.  Here is the study guide to help them : Guide d'études - Région de l'Atlantique.

We had today and part of tomorrow to try to answer the questions on the study guide.  I will be available during 2nd part of lunch tomorrow and Thursday if help is needed.

Math Quiz

There will be a short quiz on Thursday on representation of numbers up to one million. The questions will be similar to what we have done in class in the past 2 weeks.

Week 5: Sept. 30 - Oct. 4.

Math
We are continuing to learn about numbers up to one million. Make sure to finish the work started in class if you did not finish: Page 45-46 # 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13. We will correct it on Tuesday.
I expect that all textbooks will be covered by next week.
The weekly homework will be handed out on Monday and due on Thursday.
Thank you.

Science
We had a great day in the Weaselhead Park! A huge thank you to all parents who were able to join us and help out on that day.
The students had a quiz this week. I will mark it this weekend and give it back next week. Parents, you are encouraged to look at it and discuss the results with your child. As always, please contact me if you have any question.
We are soon going to start a project in Science and I am looking for some cardboard (cereal box type) and some newspaper.  If you have any, please send it with your child sometime next week. Thanks in advance and have a great weekend.
Mme Richard

Social Studies

This week we wrote our first short story, it was a little challenge. The story had to be written using present tense. I will collect those stories on Tuesday, October 8th. Next week, we will have a present tense verb quiz on Thursday, October 10th. To be ready for this quiz, students can make sure they know the ending of -er and -ir verbs. Our song this week is Le sens de la vie, students need to study the lyrics of this song, I will do the song dictee on Tuesday, October 15th.

ELA
Students have had lots of class time to complete the good copy of their simile acrostic poem.  Those that have not finished, please complete for homework and hand in on Monday or Tuesday.  

FLA

This week we wrote our first short story, it was a little challenge. The story had to be written using present tense. I will collect those stories on Monday, October 7th. Next week, we will have a present tense verb quiz on Thursday, October 10th. To be ready for this quiz, students can make sure they know the ending of -er and -ir verbs. To study, you can also use this website, you can clic "Par groupe" and 1er groupe (-er) or 2eme groupe (-ir). Our song this week is Le sens de la vie, students need to study the lyrics of this song, I will do the song dictee on Tuesday, October 15th.