April 24- May 1

This week the grade 6s travelled to Mono Cliffs outdoor education centre for a 3 day excursion. Grade 5s were taught by Mme. Papiernik and focused on measuring time, as well as the properties of matter in science. On Thursday and Friday students in room 21 continued to learn about measurement, including how to estimate and calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles. They also focused on self evaluation of art and writing projects. 

Important upcoming dates:

Wednesday, April 29th: pool

Thursday, April 30th: homework due

May 6th: primary and junior spring concert (Rm 21 performing)

Homework for this week:

1) math: calculating area (gr. 5s) EQAO practice (gr. 6)

2) comma worksheet

3) vocabulary activity and cloze reading

3) Read for at least 20 minutes each day!

Best,

Ms. Davidson

April 10-17

This week in math students continued to learn about measurement, including choosing appropriate units to measure length and mass, as well as converting units. Students paired up with their math partners to solve problems involving measurement.

In language students finished their business letter to someone in a position of power who can affect change regarding a social justice issue. Students learned a new strategy called text coding which helps readers understand the text more deeply. This strategy can be applied to any type of text. 

In science students worked on their science project, building a toy or device that transforms energy. They will finish their project next week, and will then "sell" it, in the form of a commercial or a Dragon's Den pitch. These presentations will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Important upcoming dates:

Monday, April 13th: school track and field day (bring appropriate layers of clothes and running shoes)

Tues-Thurs: science presentations

Wednesday, April 15th: pool- clothes swim

Thursday, April 16th: homework due, math quiz

April 20-22: grade 6s at Mono cliffs

Homework for this week:

1) math: measuring length and conversions

2) Spring Sweetness text

3) Read!!!

Co-written by Ms. Davidson and the students of rm. 21

April 3-10

This week in math students wrote a math quiz on geometry. This quiz was sent home to be signed on Thursday. We also started a new unit on measurement, and began with choosing appropriate units to measure length, and converting units. 

In language students have been working on writing a business letter to someone in a position of power who can affect change regarding a social justice issue. They have also used the creative process to create a piece of visual art that demonstrates their understanding of an aspect of power. Most students have finished one or both culminating tasks. 

In science students worked on their science project, building a toy or device that transforms energy. They will continue to work on building their project next week, and will then "sell" it, in the form of a commercial or a Dragon's Den pitch. 

On Thursday room 21 students prepared an Easter egg hunt for the room 5 kindergarten class in our front yard. The kindergarten students then hid the eggs for our class to find. It was a fun way to wrap up our short week!

Important upcoming dates:

Wednesday, April 8th: pool, Day of Pink

Homework for this week:

There is no homework this week, due to the Easter long weekend. 

Best,

Bronwyn Davidson