Grade 5 - Ms. Williamson

Today we began to work on rounding, practicing rounding to different place values. We reviewed pronunciation for our French presentations, which will (finally!) be presented on Wednesday. We also started on a Maze of Bones visual journal page, to show understanding of our novel. This afternoon, we read The Orange Shirt Story and discussed the significance of this day. Students also began reflecting in their notebooks and we will continue our conversation tomorrow. Due Dates: - Personality Swirl (Tues., Oct. 1) - September quote (Mon., Oct 7) Overdue work: - Wetlands Questions - Wetlands Notetaker - Time Capsule

Despite the chilly conditions, we had a great Muffin Breakfast and Terry Fox Run! Our class completed 91 laps - way to go! It was also very inspiring to hear Dr. Kelly Guggisberg speak about her experiences and research with cancer, both as a survivor and pathologist. Students had more time to research their wetland plants and animals. We also worked some more on the Guinness Records in Math and finished our novel. Reminder: Orange Shirt Day is on Monday! Please wear orange in support of the children of residential schools. We will present our Interviews in French on Monday!! Overdue Work: - Time capsule - Wetland Notetaker - Math A Palooza - All About Me in Equations

Thank you to Ms. Hendricks for subbing today. She will be in tomorrow as well. I hope to have my voice back by Friday! Today students had time to work on their mapping and science research. They also had time to work more on their Wetland art, using water colour crayons. Reminders: - Terry Fox run is Friday, rain, snow or shine!! Please dress in layers and be ready to be outside for at least 30 minutes. - Thank you to those who have brought in pledge sheets/toonies for Terry! We are collecting until Friday. - Book orders will be submitted on Friday, so please bring in your order or go online before then! - Orange Shirt Day is on Monday. Please plan to wear orange to show support for the children of residential schools.

Today we reviewed the place value practice that we started last week and students had more time to work on it. We also began writing about our Quote of the Month, which can be viewed in a previous blog post. We also started on a Wetland water colour art project. Due Dates: - Time Capsule (letter, height string, hand/foot tracing, photo) due Sept 26 Overdue: - Wetland Notetaker was due today (I'll remind you to hand this in tomorrow!) - All About Me in Equations - Writing Numbers/Rounding page - Math A Palooza Please wear fall colours tomorrow!

We had an awesome day at the Heritage Park Wetlands! We created our own invertebrates and observed wetland wildlife down by the water. Due Dates: - Wetland Notetaker (Sept 23) - Time Capsule (Sept 26) Overdue Work: - All About Me in Equations - Writing Numbers/Rounding - Math-A-Palooza - Wetlands Questions Terry Fox pledge forms came home today! **Reminder: No school for students tomorrow. Picture Day on Monday!

Today we continued working with place value and different ways to represent number through "Roll-A-Number." In Science, we finished our Bill Nye video and jot notes (you can re-watch the video here ). We also had some time with Valmai, a Librettist from the Calgary Opera, to brainstorm ideas for our upcoming opera. We are still in need of 1-2 more volunteers for our field trip on Thursday! Please sign up here or email Ms. Williamson! Due Dates: **Forms due back ASAP! Demographic forms need to be checked over and signed - thank you!! - Wetland Questions - September 18 - Writing Numbers/Rounding - September 19 - Math-A-Palooza - September 19 Overdue: - All About Me in Equations Please see the previous post for information on Picture Day! It will be Monday, September 23.

Smile! It's Picture Day at Hawkwood School Hello Parents/Guardians, Picture Day is coming on Monday, September 23 to Hawkwood School. After Picture Day, order your pictures on mylifetouch.ca using your Portrait ID and Access Code which can be found on your Picture Day order form. We generally start with the Kindergarten students and work our way to the Grade 6s modifying the schedule as necessary for Gym and Music.  With such a large school population, we cannot accommodate special requests to reschedule an entire class, but if your child will be late or need to leave early for a Medical Appointment, we can slot him/her in individually during the course of the day (between 9:30am and 2:00pm). As an added note, Retakes will take place on November 5, 2019. Say Cheese!

Today we discussed the interactions of living and nonliving things within a wetland. We also started a Bill Nye video and worked on jot note skills. For Social, we continued developing our mapping skills. We are finishing up the provinces, territories, and capitals and moving onto the regions of Canada. Please ensure start of year forms as well as field trip forms are returned ASAP. We are still in need of 1-2 volunteers for the field trip to Heritage Park Wetlands on Thursday! Please see the SignUp website if you are able to come with us (and you have updated clearance). Demographic forms and information on the Muffin Breakfast were sent home today. Due Dates: All About Me in Equations was due today. Please finish this for tomorrow, if you haven't done so already.

If you weren't able to join us at Meet the Teacher, you can find all the information presented at the following link: Meet the Teacher Information

Today we continued our work with place value, focusing on different ways to represent large numbers: standard form, written form, expanded form, and place value charts. We brainstormed examples and formed definitions for living and nonliving things. We continued our mapping work in Social. Tonight is Meet the Teacher! We hope you are able to join us for the barbecue (5:30-6:30) and one of the information sessions, at 6:30 and 7:00pm. Due Dates: - All About Me in Equations (Sept. 16) *Field trip forms are due back Tuesday, September 17 - We are in need of some volunteers for this trip! *Book orders are due Friday, September 27 (These can be ordered online or by sending in payment with the order form)

Today we began our work with place value, by working through several interactive games with the large group. We summarized wetland characteristics and began some work mapping Canada - this time, getting to use the books! :) Tomorrow is Meet the Teacher and we'd love to see you all there! There will be identical information sessions at 6:30 and 7:00pm, with a barbecue beforehand from 5:30-6:30pm. Due Dates: - 5 Questions and All About Me written page due tomorrow (Sept 12) - All About Me in Equations (Sept 16)

Today we continued working on representing numbers, learned more about what wetlands are, and attempted to draw Canada from memory! I look forward to picking a winner from this challenge. Due dates: - 5 Questions due Sept 12 - All About Me (written page) due Sept 12 - All About Me in Equations due Sept 16 Meet the Teacher will be held Thursday evening, with sessions at 6:30 and 7:00 pm. Please feel free to join us between 5:30 and 6:30 for a hot dog barbecue!

Today we launched into some Math and Science concepts. For Math, we started looking at representing and rounding numbers, as well as creating a variety of number sentences. In Science, we started brainstorming about Wetlands and living vs. nonliving things. We also began our Time Capsules with a letter to our future selves. We will be adding other artifacts throughout the week. If your All About Me bag was not complete for today, please make sure it's here for tomorrow! Please return any remaining forms from the package - coloured forms come back. Meet the Teacher will be on Thursday night, with a barbecue ahead of time! More details to come this week.

It has been a fantastic first week in Grade 5! We've spent a lot of time working on All About Me activities and getting to know one another. We've started some writing work and are in the process of creating beautiful "Personality Swirls" in Art. I'm already excited for next week! Looking ahead, we will start some of our curriculum units, including our Wetlands unit in Science. We'll be looking at number sentences, how to represent numbers and working into place value. We will continue writing and reading, as well as beginning some mapping in Social. I wish all of you a fantastic weekend! Please have a look for the form packet that was sent home today, as well as choosing your 4 items for the All About Me bags, which are due Monday.