Willy Wonka Week

 Hello room 5! Thank you to all the students for their hard work and time spent preparing for the Willy Wonka Spring Concert this week on Thursday night! The students did an amazing job and a special shout out to those students who were chosen to have speaking parts and gave up a lot of their lunch hours to do extra practices!

In writing, we are focused on adding the middle part of our climbing stories and looking at attempts to solve our problems in the story. This area of the story takes a lot of time and needs many details to help the reader to get a sense of what is happening in the story.

In Mathematics, we are continuing to look at fractions and their relationship to parts of a whole. Students have been doing a number of activities to solidify their understanding of fractions, including working on fraction artwork to show our understanding of each part and how much it represents. 

In Science, we are starting to explore the area of building and design. We are looking at the various materials that are used and the design that goes into the structures such as skyscrapers and bridges in order to be strong and be able to deal with natural occurrences such as strong winds, waves and earthquakes.

In Social Studies, we have keyed in leadership and how this works in the various levels of government in Canada. We then talked about what qualities we would look for in a leader and then voted on a class leader for room 5. The students have also looked at the governments in other countries we study for similarities and differences in how these countries are governed. 

Hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday and don't forget to wear your formal uniforms on Monday morning. See you then! 

March 28th - April 1st

 Welcome back after the spring break to room 5 students! I hope you all had the opportunity to get out and enjoy some fresh air and some quality time with family and friends!

In Mathematics, we continue to talk about fractions as parts of a whole and what each part of the fraction means. We also are looking at passage of time and how different events are measured. Students continue to work on representing three digit numbers in various ways too.

In Writing, we have begun to explore great beginnings and the importance of starting your writing piece off with a good impression for the reader. We talked about using action, dialogue, sound effects or a thought or question in the mind of the main character. We will continue to practice these as they are very key components when writing a climbing story. 

In Science, we are wrapping up our Hearing and Sound unit and looking at sound waves, pleasant versus unpleasant sounds and how we can protect our ears from loud sounds to prevent hearing loss. The next unit will focus on design and building of structures.

In Social Studies, we have talked about government, leaders and the role of the government at the civic, provincial and federal levels. We are learning how each level of government has certain responsibilities and then we will be moving on to explore the governments found in our four countries we study and how it effects people's quality of life. 

Next week, we will be busy in our music classes preparing for the upcoming Willy Wonka performance that will be happening on the night of April 21st. Please ensure that you remember to wear your formal uniforms tomorrow to school.  Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!