5-1 & 5-2 2019-2020 Grade 5

What an exciting first half of the year! We had an amazing week getting into the holiday spirit. From making sock snowmen (thank you to ALL families for bringing materials), to a scavenger hunt, and Hot Chocolate Day! We also enjoyed seeing some students from our grade 5 family performing at the TMC's Got Talent Show. We certainly have a wonderful school community and culture. Thank you so much for the warm wishes and for spoiling your teachers, we truly appreciate all the love. We hope you have a warm and peaceful winter break, if you're going away or staying close by. We look forward to seeing you in two weeks! Ms. Greanya and Ms. Hosseini

We wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to all our families and students! The year has been full of adventures so far and we are grateful for the support you provide! Transitioning to TMC and middle school introduces our students to many firsts. We wish everyone a peaceful break with family and look forward to the New Year. Here is a glimpse of our week so far as we finish up wetlands, create snowmen, & write stories involving our new characters! In math, we are still focused on multiplication. We rolled 4 dice to develop equations which we used to create the dimensions of our rectangles. We raced our opponent in covering the field! For tomorrow, remember your cup for hot chocolate! Thursday students will clean out lockers so be sure to empty backpacks in case there are any unpleasant surprises stashed away!

We would like to organize a winter snowman craft to do together with both classes next week! We will be making sock snowmen. Each student can make 1 or 2 snowmen, depending how much material they bring. If you could please send your child to school next Monday with these materials, it would truly help with our mission! ·       1 or 2 WHITE ATHLETIC sock(s) ·       1 or 2 DECORATIVE/COLOURED sock(s) ·       2 cups (for 1 snowman) OR 4 cups (for 2 snowmen) of rice  ·       Decorative art supplies (optional) ·       Ribbon or string (optional) We will provide some art supplies, but it definitely helps having extra for everyone. Students will have the option to keep their snowmen or give it as a gift to a friend or family member.

Thank you to all of the families that came for Student Led Conferences. We really appreciate you for your time and the discussions around your child's success and growth. We really value these opportunities because it puts us all on the same page, providing kiddos with every avenue to success! In Humanities, we began our Big Task in Humanities. Part One focuses on 5 important categories. Students were given these instructions:  What do I need to do? I need to look up the topics of my region using online resources and print materials I need to take notes on the information I find What should I have? I should have 3+ sentences of information on each of these topics: Physical landscape (landforms/geography) Natural resources (jobs) Culture and Tourism (landmarks/recreation/traditions) Indigenous life Historical events or figures Please use Mr. Polsky's online textbook on Google for reference. Every student knows how to access th...