Friday, September 13
Thank-you to everyone who came out to Meet the Teacher Night last night! It was wonderful to meet so many families from our classroom community. If you were unable to attend or just want to review the information I shared with you, my PowerPoint presentation can be accessed here. You are also able to access an online version of the Grade 5 at a Glance curriculum summary here.
Students were very excited to get a first taste of the opera today as we prepare to begin our work with Calgary Opera throughout the year. We begin working with the librettist on Monday, and it will be exciting to see what ideas our students come up with!
We also spent time today putting together our time capsules, identifying living and non-living elements of a wetland, and finishing up some ongoing work. We also explored just how big some very large numbers are with the book Can You Count to a Googol? by Robert E. Wells. A googol is a very large number indeed!
I am still missing the beginning of the year forms from a handful of students, so if you have not yet returned those, please do so for Monday as they were due today. I also found a few forms where the front was filled out but not the back, so check with your child if they have brought home a partially completed form for you to finish and return.
Upcoming due dates: All About Me in Equations due Monday, September 16
Wetland Questions due Wednesday, September 18
A reminder that our first field trip is on Thursday, September 19. Please complete and return the field trip form ASAP if you have not already done so. Thank-you!
Students were very excited to get a first taste of the opera today as we prepare to begin our work with Calgary Opera throughout the year. We begin working with the librettist on Monday, and it will be exciting to see what ideas our students come up with!
We also spent time today putting together our time capsules, identifying living and non-living elements of a wetland, and finishing up some ongoing work. We also explored just how big some very large numbers are with the book Can You Count to a Googol? by Robert E. Wells. A googol is a very large number indeed!
I am still missing the beginning of the year forms from a handful of students, so if you have not yet returned those, please do so for Monday as they were due today. I also found a few forms where the front was filled out but not the back, so check with your child if they have brought home a partially completed form for you to finish and return.
Upcoming due dates: All About Me in Equations due Monday, September 16
Wetland Questions due Wednesday, September 18
A reminder that our first field trip is on Thursday, September 19. Please complete and return the field trip form ASAP if you have not already done so. Thank-you!