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Week of May 4th!

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This week in Grade 5, we worked on order of operations in math and started our fractions unit. In writing, we began our poetry unit by creating blackout poetry using pages from our class read aloud novel A Rover Story and wrote acrostic poems! In PE, we played badminton and participated in a yelling and distance running competition inspired by Indigenous games. In art, we practiced watercolor techniques and focused on water control for a Mother's Day Surprise! See you next week 5D!

Week of April 27

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Announcements: We need your help!  🎲  TURN A FEW HOURS INTO A $70,000 WIN FOR OUR SCHOOL!  ðŸŽ² Volunteers Needed: June 4 & 5  Casino  Fundraiser We’re calling on our amazing school community for one of our  biggest fundraisers of the year  — and the impact is huge. 🚨  36 volunteer spots = approximately $70,000 raised That’s  about $2,000 generated for our school by every single volunteer shift ! See our  school's website  for more information. 👉  Sign up here:   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040948AEAD28A2FF2-63479325- casino #/ Thanks in advance for your help!!! Our week! It was a busy week in 5D! We finished up our measurement unit with a house design project, and worked on story writing all week using different pictures to prompt our ideas!  In art, we learned about relief printmaking and got to make our own by carving into printmaking blocks! We learned proper technique for carving, and will continue prac...

Week of April 20

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This week in 5D was busy! We continued working on our final persuasive writing piece. We all chose a source of energy to research, and used convincing language to persuade our reader that it is the best choice! We continued working on our measurement unit and made connections between square centimeters, square meters, and square kilometers!   We made Drum Fit routines!   And we finished off the week learning about Anishinaabe clean water activist Autumn Peltier for Earth Day! The students worked so hard making Earth Day advocacy posters with great visuals and slogans to spread the message!