Curriculum Update

Math:  We are studying measurement.  Time, SI Notation, elapsed time, volume and capacity are some of the topics we will be covering.  A lot of the work will come from Chapter 6 of Math Makes Sense.  We will not be studying money yet, as that is part of the number sense and numeration strand of the Math curriculum.  Please ask your kids to read the analogue clock randomly throughout the night to sharpen their skills.

Literacy:  This month we are examining main idea, poetry, grammar rules, and organizational patterns in writing.  The kids have analyzed poems that are about Remembrance Day, and have identified their main idea.
They have learned different rhyming patterns, and about free verse poetry.  They are currently writing their own poems.  We will then move on to organizational patterns (cause and effect, sequence, problem and solution, etc).
We have started our literature circles as well.  Some of the titles are Stargirl, Maniac McGee, Nothing Fair in Fifth Grade, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.  The students were given a calendar with exactly what is expected of them every day.

Social Studies:  We have begun our unit on First Nations and Early European Explorers.  Currently we are studying daily First Nations life.  We will get into the early explorers and how the explorers and the First Nations people interacted.

Health:  We are focusing on health eating and exercise.  We will be talking about balanced diets, and ways to burn calories and have fun at the same time.  We will be assessing health risks of over-eating, under-eating, and lack of exercise.

Phys-Ed:  We are working on understanding the game of volleyball!

Visual Art:  We are working on shadow and depth.

Religion:  We are studying the saints.  We are working on completing Saint posters.  Once they are finished we will analyze each others posters and learn as much as we can about all of the different saints.

Below are some pictures of the kids working.