Week 20 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

Literacy Week has come to an end and we have had quite an interesting time. The students spent the week learning about prejudice and stereotypes after we watched the movie, Zootopia. Please take some time to read the article that I posted about the lessons contained within the movie on both the blog and our Class Dojo page.

What we learned This week

Math: Topic 9 – Maths: Topic 10 – Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Decimals/TOPIC TEST

Literacy: Literacy Week – Zootopia (A Disney movie about prejudice, bias, and stereotypes).

Science: Chapter 3 – Growth and Survival

Social Studies: Ch. 7 World War One – Chapter wrap up and test.

What we will learn Next week

Maths: Topic 10 – Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Decimals + Topic Test/Topic 11- Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Literacy: Historical Fiction – War Horse/Katie’s Trunk. Historical Fiction Writing.

Science: Chapter 3 – Growth and Survival

Social Studies: Chapter 8 The Roaring Twenties

Announcements:

Student of the Week:

Well done, Celina Park. Check out the Student of the Week page on the blog to find out more.  

Dojo Masters:

Thanks for all of the hard work this week. Please check the Dojo Masters page on the blog to see who our masters for this week are.

Reminders

1.     Today is the last day of Semester 1. Semester 2 will begin on Monday, September 29^th.

2.     Chinese Week – February 5 to 9.

3.     H.I.S. Valentine’s Day – February 13

4.     Chinese/Lunar New Year – February 14 (no school that day until we return on Wednesday, February 21.

5.     International Expo – March 9.

Have a good weekend!

Mr. Robus