Week 37 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

We’re on the brink of bidding farewell to the month of May and what better way to spend the time than torn between two perspectives? The students have not only had to choose between being excited about finishing Grade 5 while also being sad to see it end, they have also been working on their research-based argument essays about zoos. In writing these, we have enjoyed a week of debates and realizing that making decisions in life about whether or not things like zoos are good or bad is not always that easy. I look forward to seeing the final essays when they are handed in on Monday morning.   

What we learned This week

Topic 19 – Transformations, Congruence, and Symmetry

Literacy: Focus on Plays/Reading Strategies

English: Similes/Metaphors/Idioms & Research-Based Argument Essays

Science: Forces, Motion, and Work

Social Studies: Chapter 12 The Years After The War

What we will learn next week

Topic 20 – Probability

Literacy: Summarizing and describing events and sequences in detail. Story - Elena

English: Similes/Metaphors/Synonyms/Antonyms

Science: Energy and Waves

Social Studies: Chapter 13: Decades of Change

Announcements:

Student of the Week: Congratulations to Breindel Hwang who is our Student of the Week.  

Dojo Masters:

Congratulations again to those with top scores this week. Please see the Class Dojo post below to find out where you stand on the list. Well done especially to those who are at the top of the list for the first time this year.

Upcoming Events:

There are no major events left for us to look forward to as Grade 5s. So we just have to look forward to our summer holiday and what lies ahead in Grade 6.

Have a pleasant weekend. 

Mr. Robus