5CB Class Blog

 Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: 14-18 Jan. 2018               

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year and welcome back to semester 2 in G5! We hope you had a relaxing holiday
with your family and friends.

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: This week the students will start new reading and writing units on Fantasy Genre.

The students will begin by doing a tuning-in to the fantasy unit by identifying the

elements of fantasy. In the first part of the reading unit, readers will read alongside the

characters keeping track of problems, identifying internal and external character conflicts

and themes that run through fantasy books and history. Our daily read aloud will also be

fantasy books. The students will begin their writing fantasy unit next week by completing a

writing pre-assessment.

Math: The students will continue Unit 4: Place Value and Decimal Operations.

They will begin the week reviewing adding and subtracting decimals before they move

into multiplying decimals.

Unit of Study: The students will begin their second science unit: Modeling Matter: The Chemistry
of Food. In this unit, students take on the role of food scientists working in a lab for a large
food-production company. Through some hands-on experiments the students will investigate
different properties of matter and how chromatography works.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the

Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)

Mon. 14 Jan. Day 1: First day of semester 2.  

Highlights in the week prior to the semester break:

The students completed their first science unit titled, ‘Sustainable Energy’ and showcasing their
innovation through Design Thinking.  A G5 ‘gallery walk’ was also held on Friday. 21 Dec. in the
G5 classrooms from 1:45 to 2:20 pm, which was a celebration of learning where students and
teachers experienced the variety of presentations outside their own classroom.