Thursday, October 24

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Today in Math we reviewed our place value work as well as writing number sentences equalling 24. In Phys. Ed. we beat our Indy 500 record from last day! In French we continued to work with Halloween words by singing along with the song "C'est l'Halloween" and working through a vocabulary list on Quizlet. Students are encouraged to use these resources at home to further practice this vocabulary. In Science we continued practicing identifying different types of wetlands based on their characteristics. Our Grade 2 Buddies shared and explained their inventions using magnets and we spent some time reading with them. Then we spent most of the afternoon putting together our collaborative character collages about the seven main characters from Because of Mr. Terupt. We will continue working on these collages tomorrow, and students are invited to bring items from home as long as they are okay with not getting them back.

We enjoyed exploring our Grade 2 Buddies' magnet creations

Important Dates:
  • Maze of Bones Journal Page: OVERDUE
  • Wetland Plant and Animal Research: OVERDUE
  • Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection: Due Friday, October 25 (see questions below)
  • Halloween Family Dance: Friday, October 25 6:30-8:30 pm
  • French Number Booklet: Due Monday October 28 *due date was extended*
  • October Quote Reflection: Due Monday, October 28
  • Worry Drawing (for Health): Due Monday, October 28
  • Math Extra Practice 4&5 (estimating sums and using benchmarks to estimate): Due Tuesday, October 29
  • Math Extra Practice 6&7 (estimating differences and using estimation to check answers): Due Wednesday, October 30
  • "Mon Monstre" (for French): Due Wednesday, October 30
  • Identity Hand (for Social Studies): Due Wednesday, October 30
  • Diversity Venn Diagram (for Social Studies): Due Thursday, October 31
  • Halloween (students are permitted to dress up as long as there are no masks, weapons, or gore): Thursday, October 31
  • No School (PD Day): Friday, November 1
Cultural Artifact Museum Reflection Questions
  
Where did most of our families come from? What continents and countries?
Why did most of our families come from these countries?
What was the most interesting artifact you saw and why?
What can the artifact tell you about the family’s identity?
What did your artifact show about your family’s identity?
What did you learn about the diversity of our grade 5 classes?