January 7th - January 14th

January 6th: Gwen teaching the class about the tradition of Dreikönigstag and Königskuchen

An overview of what we are working on:

• German: Verb tenses, pronouns. Strategies for guided reading: Inference.
• E.L.A: Daily 5 CAFE: Strategy: Inference, based on different novels. Common theme: The Hero's Journey.
• Science 5: Experiments with Electricity. Science 6: Sky Science: Moon phases.
• Social 5: Regions of Canada, creating a website about my assigned region. Social 6: Municipal Government, creating a website about how government works.
• Math: Problem solving activities integrating fractions, decimals and percentages.
• P.E.: Skating, Yoga, Floor Hockey
• Art: Color study, mixed media
• Leadership: Reading buddies
• Health: Growth vs. Fixed Mindset, Taking care of my body (nutrition, personal hygiene)

Announcements:

• We will be knitting in art class. Yarn/knitting needles donations accepted! 

• T-Shirt orders: Please use this form, orders due Jan. 20th.

• Mr. D. is busy preparing for our Grade 6 Musical, please see the following message and email him at jason.duiker@epsb.ca if you can help out in any shape or form, please and thank you!        "I am wondering if you could please send an email home to parents who have sewing experience, and would be able to help out with costumes? This is going to be a very demanding show for costumes and I would like to get started as early as possible.  If you could please have those parents, who are interested, let me by the end of next week; so that I can set up a planning meeting with them, for a plan of attack. Thanks, Jason"

Homework: 

Get your nightly reading signed (monthly goal: 1000 minutes)

Tests:

Science test on Thursday, Jan. 14th: Electricity (review booklet) Moon Phases (review notes in Science binder).

Upcoming Dates & Events:

Bake sale every Thursday. Bring a Loonie.

Running Club starts Monday, Jan. 11th

Skating every Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 

January 18th, AM: Grade 5 Hep B shots 

January 20th: Soap Stone Carving in the Art Room, 10:30 to 12:00 am. Parent Volunteers: Line, Melanie 

January 22nd: Grade 5 Electricity Hands-On field trip 9:45-11:45 am  Volunteers: Christina, Danielle, Line / Grade 6 to City Hall, 9:00 to 11:45 am 

February 1st: NO SCHOOL, Professional Development Day.

Our garden this week!