Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. I am excited to start off another great school year. Please watch for a monthly newsletter at the beginning of every month in your childs red folder.
Language Arts: The Grade 5s and 6s will be focusing on various reading and writing activities throughout the year. We will be using Barbara Maricondas narrative and expository writing resources. We will also focus on daily journal writing, handwriting, reading comprehension activities, vocabulary, as well as various novel studies throughout the year.
Science: In Science the Grade 5s and 6s will begin their Trees and Forests unit. In this unit they will: Identify reasons why trees and forests are valued. Students meeting this expectation should be aware that forests serve as habitat for a variety of living things and are important to human needs for recreation, for raw materials and the a life-supporting environment Describe kinds of plants and animals found living on, under and among trees; and identify how trees affect and are affected by those living things Describe the role of trees in nutrient cycles and in the production of oxygen Identify general characteristics that distinguish trees from other plants, and characteristics that distinguish deciduous from coniferous trees Identify characteristics of trees (coniferous and deciduous) found in the local environment Interpret the growth pattern of a young tree by examining the growth rings and distinguishing the growth from year to year.
Social: In Social we will be starting off with a small Mapping Skills unit. In this unit the students will become familiar with reading maps, giving directions, hemispheres, etc. We will focus on this unit for the month of September. Math 5: The Grade 5s will continue to use the Jump Math program. We will begin working in the first book, which is a review of math concepts learned in Grade 4.
Math 6: The Grade 6s will continue to use the Jump Math program. We will begin working in the first book, which is a review of math concepts learned in Grade 5.
Virtue of the Month: Service
Reminders: Weekly Home Reading Logs are due every Wednesday. Please remember to check and initial your childs agenda every night. Important reminders and notes will always be written in agendas. Please write a note in your childs agenda if he/she will be going home for lunch that day. Red Folders go home every Wednesday. Please return every Thursday.
Important Dates: Thurs. Sept. 4 Meet the Teacher Night 6:30 7:30 Wed. Sept. 10 Colour Day (Wear your intramural team colour) Fri. Sept. 19 No School (Professional Development) Fri. Sept. 26 No School (Flex Friday)
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Feel free to email me at kelli.clark@ghsd75.ca or call me at the school. Mrs. Clark