Week of March 27-March 31

What's up this week?

Math:

Unit test: Fraction on  Tuesday, March, 28
*equivalent fractions
* changing improper to mixed fraction and mixed to improper
*ordering least to greatest
*fraction to decimals

We will begin Geometry this week. Please check the tab above for learning goals and links to practice.

ReflexMath: Don't forget to continue to use this program to build fact fluency. It is recommended that you achieve your green circle at least 3x a week. If you can do 5x a week, even better!

Language:

The podcasts are coming along. Stay tuned for links to the interesting summaries and opinions.

Have a great week.
Mrs. Hanna

Welcome Back!

Welcome back and welcome spring!!! 

I would also like to welcome our new student Josh from Connecticut. We look forward to getting to know you better. By the looks of your first day, you fit right in and have already made some new friends. 

Language

This week we will be working on creating podcasts to share our opinions about some current events. Stay tuned for our Griffin Radio Podcasts.

Math

We are continuing to work on Fractions, Rates and Ratios. Please take a few minutes to read the page above for detailed information and learning goals for this unit. We will wrap up with a unit test next week. 

Students are seeing the advantages of becoming fluent with their math facts as we work through our math problems in class. You are encouraged to work at achieving your green circle at least 5 times a week. 

Book Sale Results.

Thank you to so many of you for donating books for our Used Books Sale. The students worked very hard creating bookmarks, organizing and collecting books, promoting our sale and running the event. They raised close to $1400 for the Therapeutic Clown Program at CHEO! We are so thrilled and proud of our Grade 5 students.

Tower Garden Update

We cleaned out the towers before the March Break. It was time to cut down the weeds and clean out the tower. The Garden Club have set the seeds for peppers, tomatoes, egg plant and a few other vegetables. Stay tuned for pictures. 

Have a great week everyone.

Mrs. Hanna

Countdown to March Break!

This half of the year is whipping by so quickly!

Destination Imagination!!! Two of our classmates are on this team! Abby and Taylor have been working very hard all year to compete in a city-wide competition. St. Gabriel's group entered in the Science category and place 2nd place overall! They now advance to provincial competition in Toronto. Go Griffins!! Good luck Taylor and Abby!

What's up this week?

Tuesday: Our Grade 5's are running the Book Sale for CHEO all day. Don't forget to bring in a few dollars (that you've earned doing extra chores) for gently used books, to buy a piece of tape to tape the teacher to the wall and you'll also want tickets on our Mystery Box. The value of this box is over $100 and fun for the whole family! (If buses are canceled, our sale will be Thursday.)

Wednesday: Grade 4 and 5 Carnival d'Hiver all afternoon. Dress according to the weather as you will be outside.

Friday: Grade 5 PJ DAY! We will be taking a block to snuggle up and read! Bring your favourite book, snuggle blanket or toy to curl up and read!

Have a great week off! We will see you back in class on Monday, March 20th.

Mrs. Hanna