Ms. Maier’s
Class Update
Dear Parents/Guardians,
What We Are Learning…
Reader’s Workshop:
- Skills: Analyzing
- Features of Fiction
Writer’s Workshop:
- Speech writing
- Upcoming: Legends
Math
- Measurement (choosing an
appropriate unit; measuring
and recording perimeter;
time)
- Upcoming: Geometry
Unit of Inquiry:
Transdisciplinary Theme:
How the World Works
(properties of matter)
Central idea: The properties
of materials determine their
use and may have an effect
on society and the
environment.
Welcome to 2016! Hope you and your family enjoyed a safe and restful
holiday season. Thank you for your support throughout December – with a
Virtue assembly, and Christmas concert on the go, it was certainly busy! The
class definitely rose to the occasion and did a wonderful job in both
performances! The grade 5 students are starting the New Year on the right
foot, approaching term 2 with new goals and renewed determination.
Before the break, we wrapped up our “Sharing the Planet” unit of inquiry.
The grade 5’s demonstrated risk-taking and creativity as they worked to
complete their culminating task – developing a model of a working wind
turbine. After a few weeks of commitment and hard work, I am very proud
to say we had 10 turbines that surpassed expectation and were able to lift
more than the required load. Way to go, grade 5’s!
Throughout the month of January, we will be working on a new unit of
Inquiry: How the World Works. In this unit, we will be exploring the
properties of matter, and how our knowledge of matter influences both
society and the environment.
Ms. Maier
Reminders & Upcoming Events
Jan 15th – Jr. Girls basketball tournament
Jan 18th – PA day – no school
Jan 19th Jr. Boys basketball tournament
Jan 20th – Crawford Lake Field Trip
Jan 26th – Virtue Assembly
Jan 27th – Ice Hockey (Port Credit)