October 29th

 Happy Friday!

Students that are isolating at home are expected to complete the work posted in Google Classroom. If they don't, they will fall behind and it will be difficult to get caught up.

Handouts, answer keys, notes and assignments given during the week are posted on Google Classroom almost every day.

School library:  Ms. Fitz will come visit our class for our book exchange on Monday. If you would like to borrow new books, be sure to complete the form on Google Classroom this weekend. There will be no class time to order books; students should do this at home. Here is the link to order your library books: Library request form

What can be done at home to improve language and math skills : 

• 15 minutes of reading in FLA and ELA (can alternate the days of reading)
• Practice timetables : 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12
• Listens to one (or more) show in French each week: Flip TFO , Tout.TV zone jeunesse , Télé-Québec zone jeunesse

Important notice: 

• Suggestion to store binders, textbook, pencil case, etc. in the classroom:  I have provided small baskets to students who needed storage to put their stuff in class, but they are too small or starting to break.  Here is a suggestion for a good size plastic bin.  It is strongly advise that students have a bigger and sturdier bin to store their school supplies: 

Due dates: 

• Students need to have a title (with the name of the artist) of a French song for next Friday.  They can send me an email or tell me next week (there is a list in Google Classroom - Combat des clips).  The oral presentations will start on Monday, November 9th. (See week 19 to 23 of October for the power point explaining what to do).

Marks posted on Power School: 

• FLA: "Créature des marais" Chapter 3 reading comprehension, 
• FLA / Science : Wetland creature
  
• ELA : Coldbeck Cottage reading comprehension
• Social Studies: Atlantic region test and comparison assignment

Week at a glance: 

Please check Google Classroom for details on the work done this week.

Have a nice weekend!

October 23rd 2020

Happy Friday!

Students that are isolating at home are expected to complete the work posted in Google Classroom. If they don't, they will fall behind and it will be difficult to get caught up.

Handouts, answer keys, notes and assignments given during the week are posted on Google Classroom almost every day.

School library:  Ms. Fitz will come visit our class for our book exchange on Monday. If you would like to borrow new books, be sure to complete the form on Google Classroom this weekend. There will be no class time to order books; students should do this at home. Here is the link to order your library books: Library request form

What can be done at home to improve language and math skills : 

• 15 minutes of reading in FLA and ELA (can alternate the days of reading)
• Practice timetables : 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
• Listens to one (or more) show in French each week: Flip TFO , Tout.TV zone jeunesse , Télé-Québec zone jeunesse

Important notice: 

• We will start decorating the door for Halloween next Monday and we are in need of materials.  If you have one of the following things in your house and don't mind sharing with us, that would be helpful : yarn (orange, brown and yellow), black candles (flameless one), creepy Halloween decoration that is sound activated, streamers (orange, black and purple).

• Suggestion to store binders, textbook, pencil case, etc. in the classroom:  I have provided small baskets to students who needed storage to put their stuff in class, but they are too small or starting to break.  Here is a suggestion for a good size plastic bin: 

Due dates: 

• Test for the Atlantic region and the map of Canada on Monday, October 26th.

Marks posted on Power School: 

• ELA :  Acrostic poem
• Math : Estimation and rounding up numbers

Week at a glance: 

Please check Google Classroom for details on the work done this week.

Have a nice weekend!

October 16th 2020

 Happy Friday!

Here is a summary of what we did this week.  It is always advised to review with your child what they have seen in class.  Handouts, answer keys, notes and assignments given during the week are posted on Google Classroom almost every day.

School library: The library is open! This year, students will be able to borrow books from the library by ordering their books online, thanks to Mrs. Fitz! There will be no class time to order books; students should do this at home. Here is the link to order your library books:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hxMW71old0evNoC4_OTuc-mEFxSgjBdKj7bsdDn05IRUMzlNSTZEOFEwWEoxVFBVOUZMSjhKSEEyMi4u 

What can be done at home to improve language and math skills : 

• 15 minutes of reading in FLA and ELA (can alternate the days of reading)
• Practice timetables : 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 
• Listens to one (or more) show in French each week: Flip TFO , Tout.TV zone jeunesse , Télé-Québec zone jeunesse

Important notice: 

• Photo retake : October 22nd

Due dates: 

• ''Termes grammaticaux'' due for October 23rd.

Marks posted on Power School: 

• ELA : Bill Nye - Wetlands, Acrostic poem
• Math : Estimation, rounding numbers, addition and subtraction evaluation 

Math : We started the multiplication and division unit.  It is important that students practice their timetable.

ELA: Students continued working on their story during our Writer's Workshop and their spelling activity.  We worked on conjunctions.

Writer's Workshop text: The best thing ever

FLA:  Students should have finished typing their wetland creature's text in Google Docs.  If they haven't they should finish it at home.  The presentations of their creature will start Monday.

Social Studies: We discussed about the history of the Atlantic region, such as when French explorers founded Port-Royal and Acadia, the Great Deportation of the Acadians and the conflict between the English colonies and French colonies.

Wetland creatures: Pictures of their wonderful work!

Have a nice weekend!

October 9th, 2020

Happy Friday!

Here is a summary of what we did this week.  It is always advised to review with your child what they have seen in class.  Handouts, answer keys, notes and assignments given during the week are posted on Google Classroom almost every day.

Important notice: 

• Photo retake : October 22nd

Due dates: 

• Map of Canada due for October 16th.
• ''Termes grammaticaux'' due for October 23rd.

Marks posted on Power School: 

• FLA : Le lynx du Canada
• ELA : Shoebox presentation
• Math : Représentation du nombre

Math : We finish the ''numbers'' unit.  Next week, we will go over simple multiplication and division.

Science: Students build their own wetland creature.  Thanks for the extra materials!

ELA: This week, we watched a Bill Nye (wetlands) and students had a listening assignment linked to that.  Students worked on their Writer's Handbook and their spelling activity.  Next week, we will focus on grammar.

FLA:  Students continued working on their wetland creature.  Their plan and draft should be done.  Next week, they will review, edit and start publishing it.  They also received a novel (La créature du marais).  We will start the novel study next week.

Social Studies: Students received a map of Canada with instructions to complete it.  The map needs to be done for October 16th.  Next week, we will start talking and taking notes about the Atlantic region.

School library: The library is open! This year, students will be able to borrow books from the library by ordering their books online, thanks to Mrs. Fitz! There will be no class time to order books; students should do this at home. Here is the link to order your library books:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hxMW71old0evNoC4_OTuc-mEFxSgjBdKj7bsdDn05IRUMzlNSTZEOFEwWEoxVFBVOUZMSjhKSEEyMi4u 

Have a nice weekend!

October 2nd 2020

 Happy Friday!

**It is strongly advised that students have a French/English dictionary. 

Here is a summary of what we did this week.  It is always advised to review with your child what they have seen in class.  Handouts, answer keys, notes and assignments given during the week are posted on Google Classroom every Friday.

Due dates: 

• Nothing is due for next week.

Marks posted on Power School: 

• FLA : Tintin et les cigares du pharaon.
• Sciences: Écosystèmes humides

Math : Students learned about estimation and rounding numbers.  They also practice their skills by adding and subtracting big numbers.  An evaluation about those will be given next Thursday.

Science: We are finally done with the wetland unit.  Students will start working on creating their own organism living in a wetland area.  In this project, students will write a text describing their organism, they will build their creature and they will also present it to the rest of the class.

**To build the creature, if you have any extra materials in the list below to share with the rest of the class, that would be really helpful: 

• Buttons
• Yarn
• Beads
• Tissue paper
• Pipe cleaner
• Etc.

ELA: Students finished their acrostic poem.  They also received a notebook and a writer's handbook.  With those, students will focus on their writing two days a week.  

FLA:  We talked about articles and adjectives.  Students started working on their wetland creature.

School library: The library is open! This year, students will be able to borrow books from the library by ordering their books online, thanks to Mrs. Fitz! There will be no class time to order books; students should do this at home. Here is the link to order your library books:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hxMW71old0evNoC4_OTuc-mEFxSgjBdKj7bsdDn05IRUMzlNSTZEOFEwWEoxVFBVOUZMSjhKSEEyMi4u 

Have a nice weekend!

September 24th, 2020

 Happy Friday!

**It is strongly advised that students have a French/English dictionary. 

Here is a summary of what we did this week.  It is always advised to review with your child what they have seen in class.  Handouts, answer keys, notes and assignments given during the week are posted on Google Classroom every Friday.

Due dates: 

• For every students who didn't present their Shoebox Project yet, some of you will present Monday, the rest will present Tuesday (The list is in Google Classroom)

Math : Students received their textbook last Tuesday and worked on few numbers in it.

Science: We are nearly at the end of the wetlands unit.  Student did an evaluation and started a quick research about one animal or plant from the wetlands.

ELA: We listened to some of the Shoebox presentations.  Students learned about similes.  They also started doing an acrostic poem with their name and writing similes for each sentence.

FLA:  We reviewed the nouns and went over the answers on the booklet they received.  We also talked about reading strategies when reading a text and also practiced them with a text about Terry Fox.  Students had a listening assignment (Tintin et les cigares du pharaon).  

Google Classroom: Students need to join our Google Classroom by using their EDUCBE email account and enter this code : yp5myaw

Yearbook cover contest: Students have the chance to draw a cover for the yearbook.  If they want to participate, they need to submit their work for October 5th.  

Orange Shirt Day will be on September 30th, wear an orange shirt if you can.

September 18th

Happy Friday!

**It is strongly advise that students have a French/English dictionary. 

Here is a summary of what we did this week.  It is always advised to review with your child what they have seen in class.  Handouts, notes and assignments given during the week are posted on Google Classroom every Friday.

Due dates: 

• There will be a test in Science on Thursday, September 24th (we will review the notes in class next week).
• Shoebox Project start date is September 22nd.  (See the presentation dates on Google Classroom)

Math : We have seen 5 different ways to represent numbers (standard form, word form, place value chart, expanded form and object representation/base 10 blocks).

Science: We are still in the wetland unit.  We talked about the animal kingdom (mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds), the life cycles of a few wetlands animals and the food chain.

ELA: We started the ''All About Me'' unit.  They wrote a super short story about one thing they experienced during the summer.  They will have to prepare, at home, the ''Shoebox project'' for next Tuesday (start date for the presentations is September 22nd, more details on Google Classroom).

FLA: We worked on the noun (gender and number, proper noun, common noun).  Some students presented their two statements (one false, one true) and the others, after a few questions, had to figure out which one was false.

Google Classroom: Students need to join our Google Classroom by using their EDUCBE email account and enter this code : yp5myaw

Orange Shirt Day will be on September 30th, wear an orange shirt if you can.

Here is a link for the course outlines : Course outlines grade 5

Meet the teacher presentation: Meet the teacher