Ms. Maier’s
Class Update
Dear Parents/Guardians,
What We Are Learning…
Reader’s Workshop:
- Characteristics of Fiction
- Legends and trickster tales
from other cultures.
Writer’s Workshop:
- Trickster tales and Legends
Math
- Measurement (Area/Grids)
- Upcoming: Numeration
(Multiplication and Division)
Unit of Inquiry:
Transdisciplinary Theme:
How We Express Ourselves
(Social Studies – Aboriginals
and Early Europeans)
Central idea: First Nations
people and Early Europeans
are an important part of our
heritage and identity. Our
heritage can be expressed
through the arts.
Valentine’s Day and the Family Day weekend mean that winter is (slowly)
nearing its end! A big thank you to everyone for attending our student led
conferences this month! The grade 5’s worked very hard in preparation, and
it was great to see them show off their accomplishments from term 1. As we
head into term 2, students are advised to set new goals for the remainder of
the school year.
We have recently wrapped up our unit of inquiry entitled, “How the World
Works”. Throughout this unit, students learned about different states of
matter, and the properties of different materials. Students had the
opportunity to show their learning through their culminating lapbook task.
We were able to close out unit of inquiry with a great visit from our friends
at Scientists in Schools. The students got to step into the role of scientists for
the day, as they took part in many hands on experiments.
Throughout the month of February, we will be working on a new unit of
inquiry, entitled: How We Express Ourselves. In this unit, students will have
the opportunity to explore Canada’s roots, as they study early First Nations
and European communities.
Ms. Maier
Reminders & Upcoming Events
Feb 9 – Shrove Tuesday
Feb 10 – Ash Wednesday
Feb 15 – Family Day
Feb 22 – Ontario Planetarium
Revised– Camp Muskoka Trip (Ms. Maier
in Muskoka) March 7-9