This morning we read Chapter 2 of Les Bas du Pensionnat and worked on questions about the chapter.
We worked on our Social Studies Mind Map (the new due date for this is Friday, and it must now be completed for homework). We had Phys Ed and we played soccer. After Phys. Ed we did science, and we learned about the different types of life cycles of wetland plants and animals. After lunch we did reading and independent work. In math we continued working on translations. We had our second HS lesson, this one was on the female reproductive system. This morning we continued to learn about food chains and food webs. Each student was assigned the role of a wetland organism and they had to work together to make different food chains. We also reflected on what would happen to the ecosystem if individual organisms were removed.
In French we read a section of our book "Les Bas du Pensionnat" that explained a little bit about why residential schools were created and what the students did there. We also started to read Chapter 1 of the book. In English we continued to work on our personal narratives. We had reading and independent work. At the end of the day we did a measurement scavenger hunt outside with our grade 1 buddies. Reminders: Human Sexuality consent forms need to be returned by Monday. We will be starting next week. Outdoor School forms are due June 14. Please sign and return your child's fraction/decimal evaluation by Monday. If they have made corrections I will look over the evaluation again and update their mark as needed. Students began the day working on their personal narratives. All students are now either revising, editing, or working on publishing their personal narratives.
In Social Studies students continued to work on their Mind Maps that show what they learned through our centers. These will be due Monday. After recess students had Phys. Ed. After Phys. Ed. we had Science, we reviewed the process of photosynthesis and discussed the important role that plants play in wetland ecosystems. After lunch students had time to read and work on independent work. In Math we reviewed the various of properties of quadrilaterals that we have studied so far, and we added axes of symmetry to our list. In French students completed a pre-reading activity for the novel "Les Bas du Pensionnat" that we will begin reading tomorrow. They were asked to consider what they believe to be the purpose of school and how school makes them feel. Reminders: Please return the blue human sexuality permission forms to school by Friday, as we will begin our unit next week. Outdoor School Forms are due June 14. In English we worked on personal narratives. Some students are drafting, many are revising, some are editing and a few have started the publishing stage of their narrative.
A reminder that all students should be done their draft by the end of the week (so that when we return to school next week they are ready to revise and edit their work). In Music we talked about music shares, did some rhythms, and worked on our rewrite of Titanium. There was a last minute lyric change, you can hear our final song at the assembly. In Math we used the geoboard app to continue exploring 2D shapes and their different properties. We finished yesterdays shapes and then we did a few additional questions from the text. We had a Phys Ed period with Room 20, and played Bombardeau. Thanks to the volunteers who brought us special lunch! There was a lunchtime meeting for students interested in being animators for this years sports day. After lunch we had our reading and independent work period. In Science we learned about the different living and non-living elements of a wetland ecosystem, and we started to talk about some of the interactions that might occur between some of these elements. We looked at a picture of a wetland and had to identify the living and non-living things that we could see in the photo. Reminders: Weaselhead forms must be handed in tomorrow! Outdoor School forms due June 14. A note from VASPFS: Veseys Seeds and Bulbs have arrived at Varsity Acres School! Orders will be sorted and ready for pick-up on the stage later this week. Pick up times are as follows: Thursday May 30th from 2-4pm. Friday May 31st from 11:15-12:45pm. Thank you for your continued support for Varsity Acres School VASPFS We started our day working on our personal narrative. We are either drafting, revising, or editing our narratives. We should be done drafting by the end of this week.
In Social Studies we finished up our passports or worked on our mindmaps. In Phys Ed we continued to play tennis (we have all been evaluated now). In Math we used our geo board apps to make specific shape with same sized sides, parallel or perpendicular lines. We had to name them and save them to the iPads. We ate outside again, and some students had Sphero Club (it was the last day). After lunch we had reading and independent work. We went outside for a break to refocus for the rest of the day (we got 16 minutes and 12 seconds). After reading we did Science. We started our unit on Wetlands (Les Écosystèmes Humides). We learned about 4 types of wetlands, and watched a video called "My Rubber Boots". After we watched the video we discussed why wetlands are important, and the need to protect them. Reminders: Tomorrow is Special Lunch. Our fieldtrip to Weaselhead is Monday, forms are due by the end of the week. Outdoor School forms due June 14. First we did English, we had our final three presentations and then we worked on drafting or revising our narratives. A reminder to those who have not finished planning, this should be finished tonight.
In Social Studies we worked on our mind maps, and a few people finished their stations. In Science we read a text to figure out the difference between the climat and weather (Climat doesn't change, and weather changes often). In music we continued to work on your rewrite of Titanium and we signed up for Music Share. This upcoming Music Share is for live performances only. In Phys. Ed M. Trevor did more evaluations. If we weren't being evaluated we made up our own tennis related game, or we practiced playing tennis with our peers. We had lunch outside! We had a presentation from Mme Harbinson (it was her last one). We did reading and unfinished work. After that we explored an iPad app called geoboard in math. We will be using it throughout our geometry unit. Today we had to create two different 4 sided shapes, create a 4 sided shape with only one pair of lines of the same length, and create a six sided figure with no sides of the same length. You can check out the web version of the app here https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/geoboard/ Reminders: Weaselhead forms are due this week (the field trip is Monday June 3) Outdoor School Forms are due June 14th. We started the day by getting billets and we did Quoi de Neuf?
In English we had a few more figurative language presentations and we worked on our personal narratives. Some students are planning, some are drafting, and a few have started revising. Students that are still planning should finish the plan tonight so that they can begin writing tomorrow. After recess we had Phys Ed and M Trevor started our tennis evaluations. In Social Studies some students finished centers that they had missed and the rest of the class started working on a mind map to show what they have learned about the development of Canada through the 8 events that we studied. We had our grade 5 group photo taken outside on the big toy. We moved our desks around to a new seating arrangement. We had time to read and work on incomplete work. We completed a survey that will be used to create our own Grade 5 superhero trading cards. Reminders: Weaselhead forms are due by the end of the week. Please sign and return outdoor school forms for next year by June 14th. In English we worked on our personal narratives.
In Music we are changing the lyrics to the song titanium, the new lyrics will be about Varsity Acres and we will sing it at the assembly. After recess we did math, we started our geometry unit and we learned about quadrilaterals (figures with 4 sides), and then we started quadrilateral robots. Mme Harbinson came and we worked on the task we started with her last time about how we learn best. Sydney, Kaitlyn, Luca, Mira and Hillary presented their figurative language projects. We read and worked independently on incomplete tasks. We figured out who needs to finish which Social Studies stations tomorrow so we can have our catch up period. We started our day talking about our weekends, picking new jobs, and getting new billets!
In English we talked about the goal of writing our own personal narratives and started planning our own stories! We had Phys. Ed with M. Trevor and continued with our tennis unit. In Social Studies we did our last two centers, and tomorrow we will go back and catch up on anything that we missed during our first round. After lunch Emma, Joanah, Austin, and Omar presented their figurative language projects. After the presentations we had our fractions and decimals evaluation. Students that did not finish up will complete the evaluation tomorrow. |
Bienvenue!à la Salle 19! Important DatesJune 3: Field Trip to Weaselhead.
June 7: No school for students. June 14: Outdoor School forms due. June 20: Healthy Hunger Special Lunch June 21: Sports Day June 26: Grade 5 Farewell (@10:00) June 26: Report Cards go home June 27: Last Day of School (Farewell Assembly @8:45) Archives
May 2019
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