May News Letter

Mr. Hussey News

Hello Parents and Guardians of our Grade 5 class!

I cannot believe that it is already May! Where has the time gone? It seems like it was just yesterday that the school year had started and now we are down to our last nine weeks. Crazy!

Literacy: In Literacy we have been very busy! We have finished recounts, Movie Reviews, Letters, Poster creation and presentation as well as reading some non fiction sources and starting our media literacy unit on fake news. To finish up the year we will be wrapping up our fake news unit, writing our research papers and doing a self guided literacy circle where the students will be in charge of picking their own novel to read for the next 6-7 weeks and creating a number of different works based off of this novel. Eg Comic, letter, article etc. In oral speaking we will be putting on short plays in groups see Drama Below for more details.

Math: In Math we have just finished up our unit on fractions and decimals and will be moving onto number patterns and measurement before wrapping up the year with some probability.

Outdoors: As the days start to warm up we will be looking at spending more time outside to help enhance our learning.  This month we are taking part in the Bird Blitz! A program designed where the students get to be citizen scientists recording the birds they see and sending their information into Bird Studies Canada.

Drama/Oral Literacy: In Drama and Oral Literacy the students will be put into groups and be presenting short plays on the second last week of school. The exact dates will be announced at the beginning of June. These plays cover a range of social and critical thinking issues. The students will be in charge of memorizing their lines, coming up with a costume and props for their characters and creating a display about the play they are in before presenting to each other and hopefully any parents who are able to visit.

Extra Curricular:

Ongoing: Starting again Wednesday at Lunch: Garden Club! Excited to see all of you now the snow is gone. :)

Finished up:

Jr. Volleyball, Jr. Boys and Jr. Girls Basketball,School Musical.

Coming up:

Track and Field

Thank you,

Gareth Hussey