Trying something new...

Hello! I'd like to try something new to help us all stay organized and on track for success. Maintaining this blog can sometimes be an ideological struggle for me - I want the kids to be independent and responsible for deadlines, assignments and learning in general - so that if they fail to hand something in on time they learn that there are consequences for disorganization. At the same time, I recognize that we are all busy people and the last thing anyone needs is to run around in stress over a forgotten notice. So, in addition to insisting that the children use their agendas daily and complete them accurately, I am trying out this visual overview to support the process of time management and organization in your little one. The calendars are not entirely complete as some test dates are not yet confirmed (still a Decimal test to come!), but I will change as necessary.

Thank you.

Legacy, continued...

Thank you again for all of your help in making Legacy such a success - to our class Moms who co-ordinated the volunteers, to the families who came out to help and to all of you who have faithfully brought in your bottles for the program -- thank you! 5G is the greatest!

Wednesday

Hello all!

Now that Science Fair is coming to a close, we can turn our attention to the other units in our curriculum. We began our study of the Canadian Government today and this will continue for several weeks. Talking with your child about Confederation and the current structure of our government, as well as the division of services amongst the three levels would be a support to the material covered in class.

Our study of Holes is progressing well, and today the children were assigned a "Friendly Letter" (two blue pieces of paper with instructions and a checklist). The rough draft is to be completed by Friday, April 25th, and there will be time given in class to complete this assignment. Early submissions are welcome. I have given ample time because I would like students to take pride in this assignment and give 110% effort - this means doing some editing work of their own before handing it in for my help! We have been talking in class about what it means to Minimally Meet Expectation, Meet Expectations, Fully Meet Expectations and to Exceed Expectations. We all agreed that while students want to receive an "Exceeding Expectations", it is difficult to achieve and requires creativity, thoughtfulness and real effort. It must come from within, but I'd like to stir up that drive by challenging the class to give their full effort in class and achieve much more than their best.

The orange contact information for camp should be coming in as soon as possible, please (Friday at the latest).

We are still covering Decimals in Math -- some links to the left will take you to some fun games to reinforce the concepts we are studying, if you're interested. Children looking to take their study of Decimals further are encouraged to see me for some extension work -- I'd like to see everyone in my homeroom class achieve success in this unit.

The civvies Day on Friday in celebration of the Candy Drive coincides with a guest speaker for the entire Grade 5 class by Mr. Myron Sullivan who has graciously agreed to speak with us about oil spill clean-up technology. It will be great!

As always, please feel free to speak with me at any time about your child - I really do want this year to be a positive one for all of the members of our 5G community, and communication is the key!

Thank you!

Science Fair clarification

The presentation evening is quickly approaching (in fact, one hour more quickly than I originally thought!)...

On Wednesday, April 16th from 5 until 6 pm, our 5G students will share their hard work for family members and fellow students to enjoy. The students will set up their boards tomorrow morning in the Multi-Purpose Room, so they need only come back to school that evening in their Number One uniforms (no baggage!).

I look forward to seeing you all there!

5G Morning Legacy success

Thank you to the families who graciously offered to help with our Legacy program! We couldn't do it without you!

5G -- a class of winners!

This just in --

We have always known, of course, that 5G is filled with winners, and the good news keeps pouring in --

On Sunday, Olivia participated in the Kiwanis’ Festival and won 1st prize in the Classical category, singing The Lilac Tree. Way to go, Olivia!

On Friday, Safir donned his tuxedo and brought home 2nd place with his fantastic violin skills.

Congratulations! We're very proud of you both!

Number One uniforms on Monday, April 14th

We are having an Assembly on Monday, April 14th to welcome our CESI visitors, and students are expected to wear their Number One uniforms. This uniform includes, for those boys who need a reminder, black polished dress shoes and darkly coloured socks.