Week of Oct. 31- Nov. 6

Happy Halloween!

Don't forget to show your spirit by wearing Orange and Black to school on Monday.

Have you heard the news? Our class has a Tower Garden now. We will be busy setting our seeds up this week. Once the seedlings are set to grow, we will transfer them into our tour. To see what this is all about, click this link. Tower Garden

This project is funded by Canada Bread, through their Good Neighbour program. They have purchased two towers, to be used by the grade 5 students.

Stay tuned for how we plan to incorporate this tower into our curriculum. We have exciting plans coming up.

Progress Reports will be sent home on Thursday. Later this week, you will be provided the sign up for parent/teacher interviews, set for Thursday the 10th. The time slots will be filled on a first come first serve basis. I look forward to meeting with every parent.

Saturday Nov. 5th : Looking for a fun way to dispose of your pumpkins? This event is near and dear to my heart, raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis research. It is also a fabulous afternoon outdoors with the family. Using giant slingshots, you get to fling your pumpkins through the air. (They will have more to purchase if you don't want to bring your own)

Have a wonderful week. I look forward to seeing you all on Nov. 10th.

Mrs. Hanna

Oct. 24- Oct. 30

What's Up This Week?

Tuesday: Picture Day

Friday: Halloween Family Dance. Everyone is asked to bring "gently used" clothing items for the clothing drive for our sister school, St. Elizabeth.

We Scare Hunger food drive is continuing this week. Grade 5s are asked to bring in pasta and/or sauce. This will go on until Friday.

Math: We have started our Measurement Unit. The learning goals are posted above, under the measurement tab.

As our weather changes, students are reminded to dress appropriately for the weather. You will be outside for 40 minutes at lunch, so be sure you are dress warmly. You are also expected to wear rubber boots, as our yard is very wet.

Have a great week.
Mrs. Hanna

Week Oct. 17- 24

What's up this week?

We Scare Hunger - The Grade 6s are running a campaign for the Kanata Food Bank. The grade 5s have been assigned pasta and sauce. If you are able to contribute, it would be appreciated.

Math: We are continuing to work on adding and subtracting large numbers, and solving real world problems. This week, students will begin to practice using Prodigy, as well as Khan Academy. They are encouraged to practice for 20 min a day at home, at least four times a week, to build proficiency.

Language:
We will be continuing our book study of Pax this week, with the focus on "Mood and Tone".
We are also learning a new technique to make our writing come to life.

Exploding the Moment,

• What is it?
• When a moment is slowed waaaay down for the purpose of painting a frame-by-frame picture for your reader…
• Snapshots
• Thoughtshots
• Flashbacks
• Flashforwards
• Present thoughts

Be sure to check the blog to read all the great 100 word stories.

Book Reviews: Please remember to take a few minutes to recommend a book that you loved. Ify you liked it, I bet your friends will too. The form can be found in the margin to the right.

Next Week: Picture Day is on Tuesday

Have a great week.
Mrs. Hanna

Oct. 11- Oct. 16

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving weekend!

Coming Soon.... picture day is Tuesday, Oct. 25th. Book your calendars for the Family Halloween Dance on Friday, October 28.

Language: We will be continuing to read and explore PAX. On Thursday, we will be hanging out with our partner class from Somis, California. Please continue to read and comment on your friends' blogs. There are some wonderful posts to explore. You are also encouraged to read posts from Ms. McDonalds' class.

Math: We are continuing with addition and subtracting of large numbers, including decimals to the hundredth. Being able to apply your knowledge to solve real life problems, is a large part of this unit. Have you been practicing your math skills using the assigned activities in Khan Academy?

Have a great day and week ahead!

Mrs. Hanna

Week of Oct 2- Oct. 9

What's Up This Week?

Reminder to all students that Friday is a  PD Day. Monday is Thanksgiving so no school.

Math: We are beginning addition and subtraction of large numbers, including problem solving tasks. New assignments have been set in Khan Academy for you to get a head start on your learning.
Language: We are continuing with 100WC5 this week, as well as beginning our Read Aloud, PAX. Please continue to read each other's blogs and share your thoughts with well developed comments. We have a great deal of talented writers in our class. Take this opportunities to learn from one and other.

(Stay tuned for our Mystery Skype reporter, Taylor. She will be sharing a blog post about our great day. It will be posted later this week.)

Math Test Results

I was very pleased with the overall results of our first Unit test. The 4 goals are clearly laid out on the rubric.

Students with level 3 or 4 are progressing at grade level. You can continue to build your math proficiency by working through the assignments in Khan Academy and working on the links provided.

If you see level 2, which indicates "approaching grade level", I recommend you continue to practice these goals. I am willing to reassess you on these goals, if you have continued to practice. Simply complete this form, letting me know what you've done to improve and strengthen your skills, and which goal you'd like to have reassessed. Strengthening these concepts are very important to improving your math abilities going forward.

Reassessment Request

If you see Level 1on any goals, I will continue to work with you, in class. You are encourage to continue to practice at home by watching some Khan videos and working through assignments. Together, we will work to building up your math understanding.

Don't forget to have the Math Tests signed and return the red duo-tang to school Monday.


Email Subscription Problems

We seem to be having problems with the email subscription feature. I have decided to set our class up on REMIND. This is a quick way for me to send out reminders, ie "Terry Fox walk is tomorrow, don't forget permission forms", or to let everyone know I have posted on the blog, "Check out the new blog post". If you would like to receive these reminders, follow the steps by clicking this link. Students and parents are encouraged to sign up.

REMIND Invitation

Have a great week everyone.
Mrs. Hanna