What's up this week?
Goodbye to Ms. R.
Ms. R is a first-year student teacher from Ottawa U. and has been with us since September. Friday is her last day with us at St. Gabriel's. We appreciate all the hard work and commitment she has shown each and every student in our class. She has really grown as an educator this year and we wish her great success next year as she pursues year 2. Thank you Ms. R! You will be missed.
Math
Geometry: Please see the math expectations and goals for geometry in the tabs above. Students are encouraged to achieve their green circle, at least 3x a week in ReflexMath. This will strengthen math facts, which will be beneficial across all strands in Math.
Language
The students did a wonderful job on the first installment of Griffin Radio. Please see the enclosed doc for links to the various podcasts. The students were tasked with finding an interesting article in Newsela. They then summarized the article as a group. Individual opinions were then written and shared.We hope you take some time to listen to all the wonderful articles and opinions.
Sunday, 2 April 2017
Monday, 27 March 2017
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
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
Monday, 20 March 2017
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
Monday, 6 March 2017
Countdown to March Break!
This half of the year is whipping by so quickly!
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
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
Monday, 27 February 2017
Week Feb 27-March 5
This week will begin our Lenten Journey.
Ash Wednesday: All parents are invited to join our school community on Wednesday at 10:30 am to receive the blessed ashes.
Ash Wednesday: All parents are invited to join our school community on Wednesday at 10:30 am to receive the blessed ashes.
The Grade 5's are in full swing with their Social Justice projects. They are working very hard towards their goal for raising funds for the Cheo Therapeutic Clown program.
News from the BOOK SALE!
Date: Tuesday, March 7th
We are still looking for more books to sell. It's a great time to empty your bookshelf of books you are no longer using. If you have children's books to donate, please send them in as soon as possible.
Lettuce Sales are going strong! If you would like some organic mixed lettuce, don't forget to bring $5. All this will be donated to the Clowning Program.
Annie at All Saints
Permission slips went home today for our trip to All Saints, this Thursday. Without permission, the students will have to remain at the school for the morning. NO PHONE CALLS will be made home that morning. Please be sure to bring your signed permission forms back to school.
Have a great week everyone,
Mrs. Hanna
Sunday, 12 February 2017
Week Feb. 13-18
What's Up This Week?
Social Justice Project News: The committee of students organizing the book sale are looking for gently used children's books for the sale in March. If you have any books at home that you are willing to part with, please send them to school as soon as possible so the students can begin sorting and pricing.
The lettuce sales are going strong and the towers continue to produce wonderful lettuce crops. If you are interested in purchasing a bag of organic lettuce, please send in $5.
All proceeds from our Social Justice initiatives are going to support the Therapeutic Clowning Program at CHEO.
Stay tuned for news from our Chew For CHEO committee as they are getting organized for their fun activity for a great cause.
Language:
The Book Clubs have wrapped up their reading assignments. The students worked very hard during this project and were really engaged in their book club chats. They are now working collaboratively to promote their books, in a creative way. I will post links to their projects...stay tuned!
Math: We will be continuing our Number Sense Unit with the focus on Multiplication and Division. Students should be working towards improving fact fluency, using ReflexMath. Achieving their green circle, at least 5 times a week, will go a long way to improving their fluency. Students are already beginning to see the benefits of knowing their math facts when working on word problems.
Next Monday is Family Day...don't forget it's a school holiday too!
Have a great week everyone!
Mrs. Hanna
Social Justice Project News: The committee of students organizing the book sale are looking for gently used children's books for the sale in March. If you have any books at home that you are willing to part with, please send them to school as soon as possible so the students can begin sorting and pricing.
The lettuce sales are going strong and the towers continue to produce wonderful lettuce crops. If you are interested in purchasing a bag of organic lettuce, please send in $5.
All proceeds from our Social Justice initiatives are going to support the Therapeutic Clowning Program at CHEO.
Stay tuned for news from our Chew For CHEO committee as they are getting organized for their fun activity for a great cause.
Language:
The Book Clubs have wrapped up their reading assignments. The students worked very hard during this project and were really engaged in their book club chats. They are now working collaboratively to promote their books, in a creative way. I will post links to their projects...stay tuned!
Math: We will be continuing our Number Sense Unit with the focus on Multiplication and Division. Students should be working towards improving fact fluency, using ReflexMath. Achieving their green circle, at least 5 times a week, will go a long way to improving their fluency. Students are already beginning to see the benefits of knowing their math facts when working on word problems.
Next Monday is Family Day...don't forget it's a school holiday too!
Have a great week everyone!
Mrs. Hanna
Sunday, 5 February 2017
Week of Feb. 6 - 13
What's Up This Week?
Thursday: NewsShow at 1:00pm
Please click here to read a request from our Kindergarten wing. They are working towards gathering old shoes for "Souls for Souls".
Souls for Souls
Math
We are working on our Multiplication and Division Unit this month. Please check out our curriculum goals in the tab above. You will also find links to extra practice sites. Remember to work for your green circle in ReflexMath to build your math fact fluency. Getting a green circle at least 4x a week, will help your fluency tremendously!
Language
We are in the last week of our Book Clubs. Be sure to complete your books and your weekly jobs by Friday. The discussions have been fantastic and it's wonderful to see the students so engaged in their novels and their group discussions. Keep up the amazing work!
This week, we will be continuing our work on biographies. Each student has selected a saint to study. They will be writing their biographies and creating a poster to teach others about their chosen saint.
Report Cards will be going home next week. There are no formal interviews at this time. If you are interested in meeting with any of your teachers, please let us know by email and we can make arrangements.
Have a great week everyone!
Mrs. Hanna
Thursday: NewsShow at 1:00pm
Please click here to read a request from our Kindergarten wing. They are working towards gathering old shoes for "Souls for Souls".
Souls for Souls
Math
We are working on our Multiplication and Division Unit this month. Please check out our curriculum goals in the tab above. You will also find links to extra practice sites. Remember to work for your green circle in ReflexMath to build your math fact fluency. Getting a green circle at least 4x a week, will help your fluency tremendously!
Language
We are in the last week of our Book Clubs. Be sure to complete your books and your weekly jobs by Friday. The discussions have been fantastic and it's wonderful to see the students so engaged in their novels and their group discussions. Keep up the amazing work!
This week, we will be continuing our work on biographies. Each student has selected a saint to study. They will be writing their biographies and creating a poster to teach others about their chosen saint.
Report Cards will be going home next week. There are no formal interviews at this time. If you are interested in meeting with any of your teachers, please let us know by email and we can make arrangements.
Have a great week everyone!
Mrs. Hanna
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