This week in Grade 5....

Hi All,

Students have completed presenting their speeches this past week.  We had two students move on to the school competition, where they did a great job representing our class!  In math, we are continuing with our measurement unit.  We are still working on converting measurements involving centimetres, metres, and kilometres, but we are also introducing perimeter, area, and volume as well.  Students will be conducting hands-on activities in math this week, ideally outside if the weather permits it.  In French, we are continuing with our "Au restaurant" unit.  Students will be receiving a rubric and outline for their "French Menu" assignment on Tuesday.  Students are encouraged to continue practicing their French at home, incorporating new words and phrases we have studied in class.  In Social Studies, we will be learning about the War of 1812 this week, and continue to examine the positive and negative effects of interactions between First Nation groups and early European explorers.

As we've had a good dumping of snow the past few days, we will begin constructing our outdoor survival structure, a quincy.  We've been reading a lot of books that deal with the outdoors and survival, and I promised the students we would try and build one once we had enough snow.  If it's at all possible, we are hoping some students can bring in a snowshovel, preferably plastic, that we can use to speed up the building process.  We'll be working on this throughout the week, depending on the weather.

À la prochaine,
Mr. Lang

Class Update

We've been pretty busy in class since the Christmas Break.  Students are busy working on their speeches, which they will be presenting to the class starting next week.  We will select two students to represent our class in the school competition, which occurs on February 6. 

In math class, we have wrapped up our algebra unit and we are starting to work on measurement and unit conversion.

In French, we are working hard on our "Au Restaurant" unit.  Students are busy role-playing and practicing asking and responding to questions as servers, hosts, and patrons.  Ask your student to identify utensils and items found on a kitchen table, and have them ask questions in French.  We are also busy preparing for our French Cafe........ details to follow.

Finally, there have been some e-mail problems and for some reason I'm not receiving some emails that have been sent to me.  If you need to get in touch with me, please call me at the school or send a note with your child, just to ensure I get it. 

Thanks very much,
Mr. Lang

Field Trip Update

Hello Parents,
Just want to let everyone know the money previously paid for the Nordic Highlands trip will be re-applied to a Field Trip to the Ontario Science Centre which will take place in April or May.  Exact costs have yet to be determined, but we will advise parents of prices and possible refunds once we have a confirmed date and price for buses. 

Thanks,
Mr. Lang

Hi All,

Just a quick message to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Break and to say "Thank-You" for all the gifts and cards I've received! A reminder that students have two assignments due early in January. The "Chambre de mes reves" assignment is due January 8th and the Social Studies Inquiry Project is due January 16th. 

Hope everyone has a great Holiday break!!
Mr. Lang

Salut!
I'm away today so the math test will be taking place tomorrow morning, as well as the dictee quiz! Students informed me the same word was posted twice on the blog so it has been updated as well.  The students were able to earn their 15 points, so we will be having our movie afternoon tomorrow.  If you choose, you may send a treat with your student to share with the class.

The rubric and outline for our Social Studies Inquiry Project will be sent home tomorrow, it's not due until after the Christmas Break, but students have had computer time this past week, and will continue to have computer and class time to work on it prior to the Christmas Break.

Merci,
Mr. Lang

Update

Hi Parents,
The words for dictee #9 have been posted below.  The quiz will take place on Friday.  The students also have a math test on Thursday - the test will be on reading data from a graph and making conclusions.  They will also be expected to calculate mode, mean, and median from data and create a line graph.  The students are also working towards having a movie party on Friday.  We will be watching the movie version of "Hatchet", which is the novel we just finished reading.  The students have earned 4 points (they started off with 11 today), and their goal is to reach 15 before Friday.  Check the blog for updates. 

Thanks,
Mr. Lang 

Dictee #9

Dictee #9

1. un ange          2. une chandelle       3. une carte de Noël

4. le jour de Noël      5. la veille de Noël       6. Joyeux Noël

7. le jour de l'An       8. un renne      9. un jouet       10. une étoile
        

Reminder...

Tomorrow is quiz day for Dictee #6 - words are posted under the francais tab.
- The descriptive language rough copy is also due tomorrow, as well as the survey bar graph.
- Last day for milk orders is tomorrow as well. 

In the afternoon, if time permits, we will be having a "kahoot" competition.  Students are asked to bring in an electronic device is possible.

Merci,

Mr. Lang

Ma Maison French Listening Activity - talking tom.mp4

A short video to practice describing your house.  How many words can you pick out?

Updates

Salut tout le monde!!

A few important dates to remember:
Fri. Nov. 7 - Milk orders are due to office.  A form went home last week.
Fri. Nov. 7 - Dictee #6 Quiz - words are posted under the Francais tab.
Fri. Nov. 7 - Rough Copy of descriptive language story due - Look under the Literacy tab for our rubric.

Thurs. Nov. 20 - Field Trip to Nordic Outdoor Ed. Centre.  Please send in permission forms and $25 payment if not done already.

Science Update

This is a reminder from Mr. Rosar:

Please bring an empty plastic bottle tomorrow.  A 2 L bottle is ideal, but 1 and 1.5 L bottles will also work!

Thank You,
Mr. Rosar

Dictee #5 posted...

Salut,
The list for Dictee #5 is posted under the francais tab.  Quiz will be this Friday......
Mr. Lang

UPDATE

Salut Parents,
Just a quick reminder the students will be writing a math test tomorrow.  Click on the math tab for information on what they can study to prepare.  We have been preparing for the test the past couple weeks and we are all feeling pretty confident!!

Also, this Friday is our "Growth Mindset" day at the school.  Students will be outside participating in a variety of activities, please send your student dressed to spend the day outside. 

Merci Beaucoup,
Mr. Lang

Field Trip to Nordic Outdoor Centre:

I made the mistake of not including the bus fee in the initial permission and price letter that was sent home earlier this year.  The total price for the trip will be $25.00.  If you have already sent $13.50 with your student, please send the additional $11.50 when you can.  Another letter with the correct price will be sent home early next week.  I apologize for any inconvenience. 

Mr. Lang

Shelter Building - "Hatchet" style

Click on the "Social Studies" tab to see pics of our inquiry project into how we would build a shelter if we were stranded in the woods......taking on the role of the main character, Brian Robeson, in the novel we are reading "Hatchet".

Hi Parents,

As a reward for raising over $200.00 for the Terry Fox Run, our class will be having a class party this Friday.  If you would like to bring in a treat, please make sure they are peanut-free, as per school policy.  

Merci Beaucoup,

Mr. Lang

Dictée #4 - Friday, Oct. 10

For Dictée #4, students will be given a relative in English and will be asked to translate it into French.  They should know the following relatives in French:

Grandfather     Grandmother     Father     Mother

Uncle               Aunt               Sister          Brother

Cousin (female)     Cousin (male)     My Aunts (plural)

My Parents (plural)               My grandparents (plural)                   

My cousins (plurarl)             My family

*** Accents COUNT!!!! Students will also be expected to apply the masculine and feminine article (mon/ma/mes) depending on the relative!

Dictation #3 - Repeat

We had some trouble with Dictation #3 on Friday.  We will be writing it again on Thursday, with Dictation #4 to follow on Friday.  Please practice this list to be ready for Thursday!

The word list for Dictée #3 is as follows:

Mon grand-père               Ma grand-mère

Mon père                         Ma mère

Mon frère                        Ma soeur

Mon oncle                      Ma tante

Mon beau-père               Ma belle-mère

Mon cousin                    Ma cousine

Mes frères                      Mes parents

                                      Ma famille 

Bonjour Tout Le Monde!!

Mr. Lang finally has his blog up and running!!  It's been a great start to the school year so far.  We are currently working on a novel study of "Hatchet", creating a family tree en français, and starting an inquiry project into our social studies unit on First Nations and European Explorer Interactions.  Every Friday, students will be quizzed on a short dictée.  I will post the study list on this blog and students will also have it written down in their French Journals.