Week of Sept. 26-30

Coming soon….

Global Read Aloud

One Book to Connect the World!

Stay tuned...

It was really great meeting so many families at the Open House on Thursday. What a fantastic turn out!

What's Up This Week...

This week we will be meeting our class that we will connect with throughout our book study. We will meet them via Google Hangout. But first, we have to try to find our where our friends live. Can we find them before they find us?

Terry Fox Walk will take place on Friday. Students are asked to bring in a twoonie to support our fundraising goals. You can also donate online using this link.

Terry Fox Donations- St.Gabriel

Permission forms will be sent home on Monday. All students must return their permission slip in order to leave the property and walk through the Beaver Pond. Here is a copy of the letter.

Terry Fox Walk- Permission Form

Math:  The place value unit test will be on Thursday. Students will be completing a review on Monday and we will correct and discuss on Tuesday, then they will bring the reviews home. Students can prepare and practice concepts by completing the assigned tasks in Khan Academy. Remember to have a scrap paper ready to think through your answers. Using the videos and tips will also help. You can also practice by using the links provided in the blog.

Monday: Our school Welcome Mass will be held on Monday at 1:00pm. All parents and families are welcome to join our mass.

Reminder: If you haven't already done so, please return the Student Info sheets and media consent forms. 

We will be using the rocks this week. If you haven't found a rock yet, please have one by Tuesday.

Have a great week everyone!

Mrs. Hanna

Week of Sept. 18-26

What a busy week we've had at school. Our blogs are up and running! If you haven't had a chance to visit, please do so. Feel free to share the link with grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends. Our students are very talented, and love to share their work. Remember kids, the more you read, the better writer you will become. Take some time to read each other's work, and provide quality comments. On our blog homepage, you will find the links to Mr. MacKenzie's two Grade 5 classes, as well as Mrs. Gill's 4/5 Class. We also have a class from Chicago following our Blog. Feel free to visit and comment on their writing as well. Our 100WC prompt writing has been uploaded to the Global Community, now we wait for some comments from teachers around the world.

The kidblog link can be found on the right, here it is if you'd like to copy and share it with family.

Our Class Kidblog

In Math, we've been working on representing whole and decimal numbers in pictures (base ten blocks), numbers, expanded, and words.  We've touched on locating decimal numbers on a number line and will continue this week. We've also learned strategies to comparing decimal numbers. This week, we will begin rounding decimal numbers as well.
Before you know it, within the next 2 weeks, we will have our first unit test. Are you practicing these concepts on Khan Academy? Remember to do the tasks I've assigned, by clicking your name in the top right corner. You can also prepare for the test by working on the links provided in the Place Value tab at the top of this blog. 

In the afternoon Science class, we have started exploring the various types of energy. We will be focusing this unit on ways to conserve energy.

What's Up This Week?

Thursday Sept. 22 Pizza Supper / Open House : I am really looking forward to meeting all the parents and families. Remember to return the blue pizza order form. You pay for the pizza that night, but MUST order in advance.

5:00-6:00 Pizza Supper (served in the gym)
6:00-7:00 Classroom Visits

I'd like to welcome Angela Cosgrove to our class. Mrs. Cosgrove is a retired Resource Teacher from Georges Vanier. She will generously donate her time, to visit our class every Thursday morning. We are truly blessed with great support and lucky to have her as part of our team.

This week, my student teacher from Ottawa University, will begin her weekly class visits, every Wednesday. We look forward to sharing our learning journey with her.

Reminder: Many, many forms went home on Friday.  Please complete them and return them to school as soon as possible.
Activity Fee: $30 (payable online, cash or cheque)
Media Release...to sign
Personal Info....update and sign

Don't forget to follow us on twitter @MrsHannasGrade5 

Have a wonderful week. Please email me or call if you have any questions.


                 

Week of Sept. 12-18

What an amazing first week we had together. I can tell this is going to be an exciting year of learning and growing, together. The blogs are published and set to public. Click on Kidblogs to the right and read each other's welcome posts. Share our Kidblog link with friends and family as well. You are amazing writers, so let's share our talents. One way to becoming an even stronger writer, is by reading the work of other authors. We have so many wonderful authors, right here at St. Gabriel's! All the Grade 5s will be connected through Kidblogs so feel free to read the posts from other classes too.

This Week

This week, we will be working on our first prompt for our first 100 WC (Word Challenge). This writing challenge is a global community of young authors, sharing their work each week. Students will receive comments from teachers from around the globe. The creativity that flows from these posts, is truly exciting.

When your post is ready to publish, copy the URL from your post, and place in this form. (Click on WWC2)
WWC2

We will also spend some time, learning how to provide constructive feedback to our peers, as we read other blogs.

In Math, we will continue to explore whole and decimal numbers. We will explore patterns in our place value system, and use these patterns to represent whole and decimal numbers in standard form, expanded form, in pictures, and in words.

Homework:

Religion: This year, the Grade 5 religion symbol is The Rock. Please take some time this week to find a rock and bring it to school. We will be doing some activities with these rocks, so each child will need one. Please don't buy this rock at a store. Take some time to get out into nature and find that perfect rock for you! Please have them in class by this Friday.

Math: Take some time this week to practice math, using the links provided along the top of the blog. The more you practice, the easier the math will be in class. At any point, if you are struggling with a concept, take your learning into your own hands, and work on the links I've provided. Please see me if, at any time, you need extra help with any of the concepts we are working on. You, your parents, and I are a team in your learning journey. Talk to us, if you need help!

Coming Soon:

Family Pizza/Open House Night is coming soon. Please mark Thursday, Sept. 22 on your calendars. From 5-6, pizza will be served in the gym. Families will be invited to eat in the schoolyard (or gym if it's raining). Tip: bring a picnic blanket! The classrooms will be open from 6-7 for you to visit. (More information will be sent home as the date approaches)

Reminders for the Week

* Don't forget that students need a pair of indoor and outdoor shoes.
* Don't forget to send in your pizza, milk, and hot lunch lady orders.
* Don't forget to subscribe to this blog by inserting your email in the box on the right. That way, you'll be notified by email, when I post an update.
* Are you following us on Twitter yet? We'll be posting pics and thoughts from our day.
* Did you know...we are an Eco-Gold School? Please send lunches in reusable containers. All garbage will be returned home as we are a Boomerang school. We also don't allow the disposable water bottles, so if you choose to send a water bottle, please ensure it's the reusable type.

*Our schedule has changed this year. Here's what our day looks like. (Click on the image for a clearer look)

Have a great week everyone!

Mrs. Hanna

FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL

FIRST WEEK 2016 - Kizoa Video Editor - Movie Maker

What an amazing first week we had in Grade 5!!!

Welcome To Grade 5

Welcome to Grade 5. 

I am looking forward to getting to know all you wonderful students and your families this year. This blog is where you will come each week, to find out what we are doing in class, read up on reminders and gather all sorts of information. This first one is a big longer, so sit back and enjoy.

Please subscribe by entering your email in the box in the right. This way, every time I post an update, you will be notified by email.

Reminders: 
*Students must have indoor and outdoor shoes. We want to keep our floors as clean and dry as possible.

To follow the events at school, and to locate necessary forms, click the school link
ST.GABRIEL OCSB

What does our day look like?

In the morning, there are 25 Grade 5 students and we will be working on Language, Math and Religion. At lunch time, some of our friends will head off to French Immersion, and we will be welcoming some new students to our class for the afternoons.
In the afternoon, we have 24 Grade 5 students and we will be exploring French,Science, Art, Phys. Ed and Health.

Your French Teachers: Mme Boyer will teach Immersion and Mme. Novak will teach Extended French.  Mme. Novak is new to St. Gabriel and we welcome her with open arms.

I'd also like to welcome Mrs. Simpson to our class. She is one of our fabulous Education Assistants and will be working in our room at various points throughout the day. She will be circulating to assist all of us in the class, me included. Welcome Mrs. Simpson!

Welcome to our Ottawa University Teacher's College Student Teacher,  Rosalinda Ruelas de Matyas. She will be joining our class every Wednesday. This time will increase as the year goes on. She will complete a full teaching practicum in our class for 8 weeks in February and March. Welcome Ms. Rosalinda Ruelas de Matyas.
Another face you will see in our room is my daughter Emily Hanna. Emily is a first year Carleton University student and she's studying to become a teacher. Many of you are very familiar with Emily as she did a high school co-op placement in Grade 3, with many of these students. Welcome Emily!

As you can see, we are very blessed with great support in our classroom. I am really excited to get started with our year. We will be sharing our writing with a global audience, sharing our reading journey with the world, embarking on authentic learning, inquiring about topics that you are most interested in, which, by the way, leads me to your homework for the week.

Homework

What Are Five Things You Want Your Teacher To Know About You?

Please click on this link, What I Want My Teacher To Know About Me. watch the short video, and submit your responses. Please think carefully about your answers. This will really help me get to know you, and it will help guide my planning for a fabulous year together. It would be helpful to me if you can complete this by Friday.