Grade 5 - Ms. Williamson

This morning, we went over and marked Extra Practice 6&7 and students had time to work on their metric monsters. In French, we continued creating and writing about "Mon Monstre." We had fun with the parachute in Phys Ed and had a costume sharing and compliment circle. This afternoon, we worked on Halloween mad libs to help review parts of speech. We also had time to work on Remembrance Day art and character collages. Please practice In Flanders Fields this weekend - we are hoping to have it memorized by Monday! Due Dates: - Les saisons, les mois et les saisons due Tuesday, November 5 - Identity Idea Builder due Wednesday, November 6 Overdue Work: - Maze of Bones VJ - Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection - Orange Shirt Day writing - Plant/Animal Research - October Quote - Worry Drawing Dates to Remember: - No school tomorrow (Nov 1) - Remembrance Day assembly on Friday, November 8 at 10:30am - No school on November 11 (Monday) In Flanders Fields By Lieut...

Today in Math we corrected our Estimating Sums and Using Benchmarks to Estimate work on Extra Practices 4&5. We had a bit of time to work on our Metric Monsters, but will have a more significant period of time tomorrow. In Phys. Ed, we absolutely shattered our Indy 500 record! We spent some time with our buddies and finished up our mystery suitcase stories in Language Arts. We also practiced our choral speech of In Flanders Fields, which is sounding amazing! Our next step is to ensure that students have memorized their parts in this poem, which will necessitate lots of practice at home! The poem is once again available at the end of this post to facilitate practicing at home. In Science we continued our research about how and why we should protect wetlands and the species in them. Some pairs finished their research and began creating a project or presentation that will convince Canadians to care about wetlands. Overdue Work: Maze of Bones  Journal Page Wetland Plant and A...

This morning in Science, students began researching an endangered species from our wetlands. We also started working on our choral speech practice of In Flanders Fields. We will be presenting this at the Remembrance Day assembly on November 8. Please see below for the words to practice at home ( bold words are for our class)  - we are hoping to have this memorized! In Social, we discussed quality of life factors. We also began Remembrance Day zentangle art, which will also be showcased at the assembly. Due Dates: - Extra Practice 6/7 due Wednesday, October 30 - Identity Hand due Wednesday, October 30 - La Météo/Les Saisons page due Thursday, October 31 - Diversity Venn Diagram due Thursday, October 31 Overdue Work: - Maze of Bones VJ - Plant and Animal Research - Worry Drawing - Cultural Artifact reflection - October Quote Dates to Remember: - October 31: Students are welcome to come dressed up for Halloween (no weapons, masks or gore, please!) - November 1: No sch...

Today we started Metric Monsters, which student will create out of paper and then measure lengths of the sides. They'll also use them to find perimeter and area of a rectangle. In French, students had their final class time to work on their colours/months/seasons page and then started a "cherche-mot." In Science, they had time to work on their type of wetlands page and we did a food web activity with yarn to show the importance of each organism within the environment and how they are connected. Students also had time to work more on their character collages. Overdue Work: Maze of Bones  Journal Page Wetland Plant and Animal Research Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection Tissue Paper art Maps Orange Shirt Day writing October Quote Worry drawing Upcoming Due Dates: Math Extra Practice 4&5 (estimating sums and using benchmarks to estimate):  Due Tuesday, October 29 Math Extra Practice 6&7 (estimating differences and using estimation to check answers):...

This morning, we had our assembly where Mr. Janzic's hair turned a beautiful shade of pink and Mr. Wilson's a lovely shade of green! We had circle time and then students worked on their character collages. They are welcome to continue making/printing/collecting items for this over the weekend - we'll have more time next week! We finished our discussion on factors contributing to quality of life and then worked on a writing prompt: "How did the mystery suitcase arrive in the Learning Commons?" Overdue Work: Maze of Bones  Journal Page Wetland Plant and Animal Research Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection Tissue Paper art Maps Orange Shirt Day writing Upcoming Due Dates: October Quote Reflection:  Due Monday, October 28 Worry Drawing (for Health):  Due Monday, October 28 Math Extra Practice 4&5 (estimating sums and using benchmarks to estimate):  Due Tuesday, October 29 Math Extra Practice 6&7 (estimating differences and using estimation t...

Today we reviewed our place value practice pages to ensure students had a good understanding of these concepts. They had more time to work on the French colours, months and seasons. In Science, we finished reviewing the types of wetlands. Most of the afternoon was spent working on our character collages - there are some great contributions already! Great job :) Due Dates: - Wetland Art due tomorrow - October Quote due Monday, October 28 Overdue: - Cultural Artifact Reflection - Maze of Bones VJ - Orange Shirt Day Writing - Plant/Animal research - Maps - Tissue Paper art Tomorrow morning will be our assembly to finish celebrating our Terry Fox fundraising and see Mr. Janzic's and Mr. Wilson's hair transformations!

This morning, we had circle time and DEAR before continuing our work differentiating between the types of wetlands. We began planning out our novel wrap-up activity: giant, collaborative character collages. Students will be drawing/creating/collecting items to represent each of the seven main characters. We'll have our first work period tomorrow. This afternoon, we reviewed Perimeter and Area and discussed what contributes to quality of life. Due Dates: - Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection (questions below!) due tomorrow - Wetland Art due Friday, October 25 - October Quote due Monday, October 28 Overdue: - Tissue Paper Art - Maze of Bones VJ - Plant and Animal research - Maps - Orange Shirt Day Writing Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection Where did most of our families come from? What continents and countries? Why did most of our families come from these countries? What was the most interesting artifact you saw and why? ...

Today, students had more time to work on their estimation practice pages. We continued our work on colours, months, and seasons in French. In LA, we reviewed the strong verb replacements for "jail words." Students worked through an "identity" check-in to show their understanding of this key concept in Social. We finished our novel and students had a short work on work period to end the day. Due Dates: - Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection due Oct 24 - Wetland Art due Oct 25 - October Quote due Oct 28 Overdue Work: - Tissue Paper Art - September Quote - Orange Shirt Day Writing - Maps

This morning, we reviewed estimation strategies and how to use estimation to check that an answer is reasonable. In French, we worked on colours, months, and the seasons. We'll continue this next class. In LA, students worked on exchanging "jail words" for strong verbs. This afternoon, students got to enjoy their Positive Choices reward movie time. Due Dates: - Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection due Oct 24 - Wetland Art due Oct 25 - October Quote due Oct 28 Overdue Work: - Tissue Paper Art - September Quote - Orange Shirt Day Writing - Maps

Today we had circle/compliments circle and it was an awesome job done of boosting our classroom morale :) Good job, 5MW! Students had time to work on unfinished work and then we had our Cultural Artifact Museum visit. Very cool artifacts - thanks for your efforts on this! We beat our previous time score with the I Have, Who Has rounding game and read the second last chapter of our novel - we're still hoping Mr. Terupt will pull through! We ended the day with an interactive math challenge making 2D and 3D shapes out of yarn. Ms. Pearson's class joined us for this and it was great! Reminder: Monday is our Positive Choices rewards day, so feel free to come dressed in your pajamas/bring a stuffy and/or blanket and we'll have a movie in the afternoon. Due Dates: - Plant and Animal research due Monday, October 21 Overdue work: - Tissue paper art - September quote - Orange Shirt Day writing - Maps

This morning in Health, we continued our discussion about worry and anxiety. In Science, we reviewed yesterday's food webs and students had time to look over information about different types of wetlands. We'll work with this next week. In Social, students wrote up some information about their cultural artifact. We'll do our museum walk-through tomorrow. Students also had time to work on their art - Aurora Borealis in oil pastel. We are excited to display these beautiful works! We hope to see you tonight for our Canadian-themed Literacy Night from 6:00-7:30pm. Due Dates: - Plant and Animal research due Oct 21 Overdue: - Maze of Bones VJ - Tissue Paper Art - September Quote - Orange Shirt Day Writing - Maps Information about our upcoming Halloween Dance (Friday, October 25 from 6:30-8:30pm) came home today!

We started our morning with Circle to share about our long weekends. In Math, we continued working on strategies to estimate sums - front-end rounding, benchmarks and compatible numbers (rounding rules). In French, we began our new unit: L'école (school). In LA, we continued our novel to find out that Mr. Terupt is in a coma! We also continued our work with strong verbs. We began an Aurora Borealis art project with oil pastels. Due Dates: - Orange Shirt Day writing due tomorrow (Oct 16) - Maze of Bones visual journal due Oct 17 - Plant and Animal Research due Oct 21 Overdue Work: - Place Value Pages - Personality Swirl - Tissue Paper Art - September Quote - Maps Upcoming Dates to Remember: - Literacy Night this Thursday, October 17 from 6:00-7:30pm (Canadian themed!) - Crazy Hat Day on Friday, October 18 - Halloween Dance on Friday, October 25 from 6:30-8:30pm

Our school Halloween Dance will be Friday, October 25 from 6:30-8:30! 

Today we had a lovely Thanksgiving assembly to start our day. We had our first Compliment Circle to build a positive classroom climate. In Math, we worked on rounding through an "I Have, Who Has" game. We will try and beat our time record next week! Our novel left us on a major cliffhanger - something happened to Mr. Terupt! We'll continue reading on Tuesday. For Science, we talked about food chains found in our wetlands. In Social, we worked on the concept of Diversity by looking at some great picture books and creating Venn diagrams in partners. Due Dates: - Orange Shirt Day writing due Oct 16 - Maze of Bones visual journal due Oct 17 - Plant and Animal Research due Oct 21 Overdue Work: - Wetland Notetaker - Tissue Paper Art - Place Value Practice - Personality Swirl - September Quote - Maps (regions AND provinces, territories, capitals) Reminder: No school for students tomorrow and no school on Monday! Our Literacy Night is Canadian themed and coming u...

Today in Math we went over our rounding practice sheet and started looking at strategies for estimating sums, including front-end rounding and compatible numbers. We will continue this next week. In French, we worked more on la météo. Next week, we'll begin our next unit: L'école.  We learned more about our characters' backgrounds while reading Because of Mr. Terupt. We also began looking at strong verbs.  In Social Studies we continued our exploration of identity by reflecting on and representing elements of our own identities on outlines of our hands, in a mix of writing and drawing. Students considered physical and personality traits, hobbies and activities, cultural backgrounds, groups to which they belong, and things that they love. We got a good start on these identity hands, and will finish them up during QR/WOW blocks in the next little while. Due Dates: BOTH Canada Maps (provinces/territories AND regions):  Due Thursday, October 10 Orange Shirt Day Writing:...

Today we finished up our rounding page/shopping activity. In French, we continued working on weather vocabulary. Our novel, Because of Mr. Terupt, is telling us more about each character and leading up to the event that changes "everything and everyone." In Science, we reviewed food chains/types of organisms: producer, consumer and decomposer. For Health, we talked about worries and anxiety. Due Dates: - Rounding page due tomorrow! We'll go over it in class. - Maps (provinces/capitals/territories AND regions) due Thursday, October 10 Overdue Work: - Wetland Notetaker - Place Value Practice - Personality Swirl - Tissue paper art - September quote Picture orders are due October 11 (October 10 in class/October 11 online). Reminders: - No school for students on Friday and Monday (PD and Thanksgiving) - Literacy Night on Thursday, October 17 Links for food chain games/information: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/produc...

Hawkwood School will be having their semi-annual book fair November 19-22nd. Once again we accepting donations of children’s and adult’s books for our Fall Book Fair. Please consider donating popular titles for children such as: Diary of a wimpy kid Bad guys series Dog man Mighty robot Amulet Elephant & piggie books Branches series including Dragon Masters Any books by Raina Telgemeier (graphic novels) Please   do not bring   textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines or any items that are too outdated. Used books can be dropped off in the foyer across from the office. Thank you for your support!

Today was our first lockdown drill. Students were reminded of the importance of being quiet and still during these situations.  In Health, we continued our work around  mental health , focusing on what mental health actually is, strategies we can use for ourselves, and ways we can support one another. In Language Arts, we read more of  because of mr. terupt  and had some good discussion about why the word "retarded" is offensive and inappropriate. Students handled this tricky topic with maturity and thoughtfulness. In Social Studies we played a fun snowball mystery identity game, where each student wrote down three facts about themselves on a piece of paper, crumpled up and tossed their paper around the room, picked up a random "snowball," and then guessed to whom the facts were referring. We followed this game with a discussion about identity - what it is, where it comes from, and why it's important. In Art we had some time to finish up work we had previously...

Today we met our buddies in Ms. Patterson's Grade 2 class. Students had time to work on their Maze of Bones visual journal page. We continued reading our novel and had some great discussion about mental health. Homework: Think about some ideas of things we could talk about or do to improve the mental health of everyone in our school. Due Dates: - September Quote (Oct. 7) - Maps (provinces, territories, capitals AND regions) (Oct. 10) Overdue Work: - Wetland Notetaker - Wetlands Questions - Place Value Practice - Personality Swirl - Tissue Paper Art Reminders: - No school for students next Friday: PD Day - No school on Monday: Thanksgiving - Literacy Night on Thursday, October 17

Today we continued our rounding work in Math. We finished our Interview presentations and started la météo (weather) in French. Students had more time to work on their Maze of Bones visual journal page and we started our new novel, Because of Mr. Terupt. We had a presentation from Telus Wise on cyberbullying and our digital footprints. Due Dates: - Tissue Paper Art due tomorrow (Oct. 4) - September Quote (Oct. 7) - Maps (provinces, territories, capitals AND regions) (Oct. 10) Overdue Work: - Wetland Questions - Wetland Notetaker - Time Capsule - Personality Swirl - Place Value Practice booklet School picture proofs came home today. These orders are due Thursday, October 10 (since students don't have school on the 11th). We have our Positive Choices reward tomorrow - we will have extra computer time and students are welcome to wear pajamas and bring a stuffy/blanket. Upcoming Events: - PD Day - No School for Students Oct 11 - Thanksgiving - No School Oct 14 - Li...

Today we continued our work with rounding and started our French interview presentations. We will finish these tomorrow! Students had time to work on their Maze of Bones visual journal page and will have some more time in the next couple of days. We also had students show their understanding of the concepts of Identity, Diversity, and Quality of Life. In Art, we started Zentangles in our visual journals. Tomorrow we start our new novel: Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea. Due Dates: - Place Value Practice due Thursday, October 3 (tomorrow!) - Tissue Paper Art due Friday, October 4 - September quote due Monday, October 7 - Maps of Canada (provinces/territories/capitals AND regions) due Thursday, October 10 Overdue Work: - Wetlands Intro (5 questions) - Wetlands Notetaker - Time Capsule - Personality Swirl Tomorrow we will have a Telus WISE presentation about digital footprints and cyberbullying in the afternoon. Upcoming Events: - PD Day (No school for students) Friday,...

Today we spent time reading, continued our reflection (through both writing and discussion) about residential schools, worked on our  Maze of Bones  journal pages, and finished up our science research about living things in the different wetland zones. We also spent time playing  Prodigy  in Math. Just a reminder that playing Prodigy at home is a great way for students to practice their math skills, including opportunities for review and extension! Due Dates: - Place Value Practice Pages due October 3 - September Quote Response due October 7 - BOTH Canada maps (provinces, territories, capitals AND regions) due October 10 Reminders: PD Day (No School):  Friday, October 11 Thanksgiving Day (No School):  Monday, October 14 Family Literacy Night:  Thursday, October 17 6:00-7:30 pm