Week 11

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Nov 242023
 

Hello!

A very short one this week. I hope everyone who wanted an interview was able to get one. If not, send me an email and we can book one in for next week.

In math this week we took a test in different multiplication strategies, then learned more about multiplying with 0s on the end of numbers (500×7000). This helped us estimate multiples of harder numbers (46 x 32, turned to 50×30) later on in the week.

In social studies we spent the week typing up our natural resource essay, and putting our booklet together. They are looking pretty good.

We also finished up the unit with a test on natural resources of BC. It showed what students were able to take in and share.

In science we learned about two new simple machines: the wedge and the screw. With the wedge, we practiced cutting the air with pointed paper air planes, amd then practices cutting apples with a blunt spoon vs a wedge knife. With the screw, we learned how an inclined plane wrapping around a shift makes a screw, then practices taking nails vs screw out of wood.

In french we learned about numbers 1 to 10. We practices some basic addition and subtraction with French. This will help us learn numbers to 100 eventually.

Next week we will learn how to multiply two digit by two digit (73×48) and 3 digit by 1 digit (473×7) using the box method strategy. We will start a new unit in social studies, learning about the levels of government. In science we will learn all about the pully simple machine, and experiment with lifting weight. We will also be working on descriptive writing in language arts.

Enjoy your long weekend, and see you Monday.

Week 10

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Nov 182023
 

Hello!

I hope everyone had a nice long weekend. I have gotten almost all of the folders back. If you haven’t returned your folder yet, and would still like an interview, send me an email to arrange one.

In math this week we reviewed three strategies to multiply single digits. The first takes ‘groups of’ amd makes arrays. So 3×5 is 3 rows of dots, and 5 columns. We then practice my favorite strategy, which is to break up harder numbers into easier ones, and multiply. So 7×6, break 7 into 5 and 2, multiply both pieces by 6 (5×6=30, 2×6=12), then add the pieces back to make 42. We turned this strategy up a notch by doing numbers like 14×7 (10×7 and 4×7). We finally learned how skip counting can help multiply,  so 6×4 is 6, 12, 18, 24. We will have a quiz Monday afternoon on these strategies.

In social studies this week we learned about what aquaculture and fish farms do. We discussed the positive and negatives of fish farms, and students worked on their project. We also learned about the thre Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Students spent some time reflecting on how they can use the three Rs at home. Finally we started to write our natural resource essay on a specific topic: clear cutting, oil pipelines, mining, and fish farms. We will work on these more next week.

In science we learned all about lever and fulcrum. We experimented with the placement of a fulcrum, and how it makes it easier to lift when it is closer to the load. Students were quite amazed at the change in effort needed to lift an object. We then played around with the most popular lever and fulcrum, according to grade 5 students, which is the catapult. We spend the rest of the week building catapults, and practiced shooting them Friday. We will have one more test shoot on Monday before they come home.

In french this week we needed to do a little catch up, so we learned about the days of the week, months of the year,  how to say our name, and age in french. We practices Je m’appelle our name, je suis our gender, and j’ai our age.

Next week we have a short one, with Thursday being a half day, and Friday a Pro D. On Monday we have the Book fair, and students will be given $10 credit for books once again. We will review multiplying with 0s, and estimate multiples in math, write our resource essay and do a resource test in social studies, learn about the screw and wedge in science, and practice numbers to 10 in french. Should be a busy week finishing off our socials unit, here is hoping we can get it done.

Have a good weekend, and see you Monday.

Week 9

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Nov 102023
 

Hello!

Looks like I missed last week’s post. Baby life must have caught up to me on Friday.  Anyways, we had a very busy week, catching up, and finishing some projects.

In math this week we reviewed our whole numbers work: place value, rounding, addition, subtraction.  We took a final test on Friday, and it seems like everyone knows that they are doing.

In science we started looking at simple machines,  and this week focused on the inclined plane. We learned how the slope of the plane affects the amount of effort needed to move objects,  and we trade distance traveled for effort used to make work easier. We did a couple of experiments with spring guages to measure effort, and an egg drop vs roll.

In social studies we learned all about forestry. We discussed what we use forestry products for (building and ice cream?), and some harvesting methods. We specifically talked about clear cutting, and discussed the pros and cons of it.

In language arts we focused on Remembrance Day, with learning about and writing what we know and think about it. We also took part in a readers theater and poem during the ceremony.

We also finished off our Goosebumps novel study, getting those last copies in today. I will be reading over them this weekend to see what each student thought about their book.

In art we painted poppies for our display board.

Next week we start multiplication in math, where we will review three strategies for single digit multiplication: arrays, break up, and skip counting. In social studies and language arts we will be working on our resource booklet, finishing off our forestry project, starting our fishery project,  and looking at starting to write an essay on a controversial resource. In science we will explore and learn about lever and fulcrum, and make some catapults. And in french we will learn about the days and months.

No school Monday, so see you all Tuesday. Have a good long weekend.