Week 3 Recap

Happy Friday! 

Are you able to help at Track & Field on Tuesday September 23? Please let us know! We are short several volunteers!

Hmm...I guess I should add a little more! I have had a lovely week and hope that your students have as well. I feel that we are really starting to settle into routines to make our classroom a more efficient place to learn. This week, I wanted to highlight a change to our schedule. We are 'putting a pin in Science' for the moment to focus on Social Studies. This means that we can really focus on rotations to improve different skills - from describing Saskatchewan to interpreting artefacts - and then do the same for Science in a few weeks' time. I wanted to let you know how wonderfully all your students have been working during Social Studies rotations. Sometimes it can be difficult to transition from teacher-led instruction to a more student-centred approach, but your students have all worked hard to complete their work and meet learning goals.

Here is a sample of what we have done:

We have started to read more stories related to our two writing genres for E.L.A. (biography (Gr. 5) and recount (Gr. 4)) as well as our two unit themes (respect (Gr. 5) and courage (Gr. 4). We will continue to immerse ourselves in these genres and practice our writing (particularly complete sentences and then hopefully paragraphs!).

Additionally this week, we met 'Stranger T. Danger' and 'Francois' (pictured below). If you have any succulents looking for a good home, they are more than welcome to join our terrarium!

Lastly, we said goodbye (and good luck) to one of our students. We hope that she enjoys her new adventure and new school!

Reminders for next week:

• Grade 5 Math test Monday
• Track & Field is Tuesday
• Our first swimming time is Thursday
• Terry Fox Run is Friday (Thanks for all your Twoonies for Terry! We have raised $18 dollars so far. Our school goal is $1,000 so let's keep working!)

Also, please remember that marks are published to PowerSchool so that parents can view. If you dont have a password, please contact Mr. Clarke. Have a great weekend!