My Grade 5/6 Family,

I miss each and every one of you very much! I'm thinking about you all and I hope you are enjoying the break with moderate screen time and A LOT of quality family time! 😊💞

Parents/Guardians: Below is information of the work we had been focusing on in all subject areas. I hope this will provide families with some direction for the next little bit. Please also be sure to check out the 'Learning at Home' webpage provided by CBE, which shares a variety of educational ideas for families to support skills in literacy, numeracy and wellness at home. 

In addition to this, be sure to check school messenger and our Mount View Twitter page (@MountViewCBE) as new information is released. 

Parents/Guardians, I would love to see what the kiddos have been up to! Feel free to share information/pictures of the work being completed at home. You can contact me at majawanda@cbe.ab.ca

Language Arts

Students were working on their narrative stories. These can be found on their Google Drive. Some students were also in the process of using Book Creator to publish their stories. 

After spring break, our plan was to begin Book Clubs. I will determine how this will look going forward. In the meantime, I've included a link of books for students to check out.

https://www.readbrightly.com/50-best-books-11-12-year-olds/ 

It will be very important for students to continue with regular reading opportunities at home!

Math

In math we were working on fractions. 

For grade 5, the focus was on- comparing and ordering fractions, equivalent fractions and comparing fractions using equivalent fractions. 

For grade 6- adding and subtracting fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions, equivalent fractions and comparing fractions using equivalent fractions.

Khan academy is a great online tool that students can utilize at home. I regularly used it in class for teaching new math concepts. The interactive videos help to break down math concepts, step by step. Also, they enjoy learning from Mr. Bob! (they can explain the story behind that to you!) 😃

Grade 5 Social Studies

In grade 5 social studies, students were learning about Canadian Explorers: Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain as well as Life in New France.

Here are the links for students to complete these readings.

http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/jacques_cartier/ 

http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/champlain/

http://www.historymuseum.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/daily-life/

Students were working on two assignments based off of these readings. These assignments can also be found in their Google Drive.

Grade 6 Social Studies

In grade 6 social studies, students were working on their bylaw posters and write-ups.

I've included the criteria for the posters and write-ups for your reference.

If you have completed your bylaw project, here is another (current events) assignment you can try out. Grade 5s, feel free to join in on this as well!

Grade 5 and 6 Science- Please refer to Mr. MacDonald's classroom blog!

Music 

Students were working on a Rock and Roll project. This can also be found in their Google Drive!

Thanks for checking in! Stay safe, stay healthy and enjoy time with your loved ones! 

Miss you all! 

*Elbow Bumps*

~Ms. Jawanda 

Looking Back  |  Looking Forward

Language Arts

We have wrapped our short story unit and students are now working on a final task of creating a brochure for All Summer in a Day to showcase their understanding of the story. Students have been making connections to the text, explaining the literal and inferential meanings of the text as well as analyzing the figurative language and vocabulary used throughout the story. We also had a chance to watch the short film for this story and compare and contrast the film to the text.


Writer's Workshop

In Writer's Workshop, students have been working hard on their narrative stories. We have been working through our beginning, middle and extended endings and adding all of the writing techniques we have focused on this year. Students have also been giving and receiving peer feedback. We have been putting a lot of importance on revisions and rereading our writing. Next week, as students finish their stories, they will be using Book Creator to generate their good copies. Stay tuned for the final product during student-led conferences!

Math 

In math, we have wrapped our unit on data management: graphing. Students learned about various graphs, including: bar graphs, broken line graphs and continuous line graphs. We also focused on finding the mean, median and mode for data sets. Next, we will begin our fractions and decimals unit.

Social Studies

In grade 5 social studies, as part of our Histories and Stories of ways of life in Canada unit, we have been learning about the 6 First Nations groups in Canada. Next week, we will focusing on Canadian Explorers: Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain.

In grade 6 social studies, students have been working on a bylaws project. They have picked a bylaw that they would like to see passed in the city of Calgary that is currently not a bylaw in Calgary. Students have been asked to identify and explain the problem their bylaw would solve, why they think it's important for their bylaw to be enforced, a reasonable penalty for disobeying the bylaw, how their bylaw would benefit the community, which stakeholders will be affected and what are the positive and negative effects of enforcing the bylaw.

Ozobots

We are learning to block code. We played a gamed called Shape Tracer. It can be found on games.ozoblocky.com

 Here are a few pictures from our week at school: 

Literacy Day! 

All Summer in a Day: Short Film Analysis! 

We'll be using Book Creator to create our narrative stories! 

Block Coding: Shape Tracer  

Grade 6 Social Studies: Bylaws Project 

Monday Math Problem-Solving: Using google maps to calculate the distance of the Prime Ministers trip to Versailles, France. 

Quick Reminders:

-Math quiz (graphing) on Monday March 9th- Student guide was sent home this weekend.

-Glenbow Museum Field Trip: Monday March 16th (full day)- Thanks to our parent volunteers for joining us! 

-Kamp Kiwanis Parent Information Night: Tuesday March 17th at 5:30pm.

-Early Dismissal: Thursday March 19th at 12:40pm. 

-Student-Led Conferences: Thursday March 19th from 4-8pm and Friday March 20th from 8am-12pm. Please sign up online or call the office to schedule a time!

-Spring Break: March 23-27; School reopens on Monday March 30th. 

Thanks for checking in. Have a wonderful weekend!

~Ms. Jawanda