Grade 5W News February 27, 2014

     This week in class students  have been working hard on their Heritage posters. I wish to remind students to bring their supplies and materials necessary to work in class on the heritage poster this Friday.  The Heritage Poster is due Tuesday, March 4th.

Here are two samples of Heritage posters that are currently being completed:

Students will have class time Friday and Monday to compete their posters.  

If there are further questions, please check your child's planner or contact your teacher.

Finally, students were given a take home Canadian Citizenship Test that is due Monday, March 3rd.

Proud to be Canadian, 

Mr.Wu

Grade 5 Teacher

Early Dismissal Day Wednesday, February 26th and Heritage Poster Checklist

Dear Parents and Students:

Just a reminder that tomorrow is an Early Dismissal Day!

Below is a checklist for the Heritage Poster/Collage that is due on March 4th:

-Family Tree

-Family Heritage Paragraph(s)

-research at least 10 or more interesting facts about your country and culture

-paragraph summarizing research about country and culture

-Map

-Flag

-border and symbols

-short paragraph about borders and symbols used

-1-3 family photos

Students have class time to complete their poster, but may need time to work at home if they need to use websites or computers to type their final copies because our class computer time is limited.

We will offer an optional after school time this Thursday 3-4 p.m. for students to work on their Heritage Posters.  Please let me know if you have further questions.

Blessings,

Mr.Wu
Grade 5 Teacher

P.S. Below is another example of a Heritage Poster from last year:

Heritage Family Paragraph(s) Grade 5

Students have completed their family trees.  Next, students are writing about their family heritage and culture.  Students should include a catchy opening sentence, interesting examples of their family values, beliefs, and traditions. Also, students may describe briefly how their family came to Canada. Finally, students should include a closing sentence that captures what is the most important family heritage tradition/value to pass down to future generations.

Here is one example of a student's family heritage:

Grade 5 Beatitudes

We have been reading Luke 6:20-22. Students have rewritten a verse, added a real-life application, and designed an appropriate symbol or illustration.  

Here are a few student examples:

Grade 5 Social Studies: Heritage, Immigration, and Citizenship

        
  As part of our work in Grade 5 Social Studies the class have been learning about citizenship, immigration and heritage.  Much of our reading and writing will be connected to these topics.  

Citizenship – On Friday the 7^th of March we will be having a role play scenario where the students, in mock family groups, will be interviewed to see if they can attain citizenship.

Students will have to know some of the following:

- Basic Canadian history

- Basic Canadian geography

- The Canadian National Anthem (first verse)

- The Canadian Oath of Citizenship

- The democratic values of Canada

- The documentation they need to get citizenship

Over the next two weeks in class students will learn in more detail about what they will have to know for their role-play scenario.

Immigration – After spring break we will be going on a class trip to Vancouver Museum to attend a session on immigration in Canada and explore some of the museum exhibits.  The date for this field trip is May 7th.

Heritage – The Grade Fives have already began their heritage collage posters and we will continue to work on these in class (heritage posters and oral presentations are due on the 4^th of March). 

Students may bring 2-3 photos from home to add to their heritage poster. Students will need your help finding out as much as they can about their family history and heritage.

We will also have a Heritage celebration lunch on the 14^th of March. From 12.10 to 1.00 p.m. we would like to invite you to come and ‘taste the world’! Each student will bring a dish from his/her heritage country/countries. More details will follow in due time. The heritage collage posters will be displayed during the lunch for you to have a look at.

We hope that the heritage collage work and lunch will be a great time to celebrate the beauty of God’s creation and a time to wonder at our diversity.

Below is a sample of a 2013 Heritage Poster to give an idea how your collage should look:

Grade 5 Family Tree -- Heritage Collage

Here are a couple of student samples:

Celeste's

Simran's

5W February 17th to 21st

Dear Students and Parents:

We finally have a five day week of school.  Here is a brief overview of our week:

Bible--Students received a new BMV Luke 6:24-26, the quiz will be on Friday, February 21st.  We are learning about the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount.

Spelling--Students received a new spelling list today.  The test will be on Friday, February 21st. Spelling sentences will be due on Thursday, February 20th, as well as the spelling homework activity.

Social Studies--Students received a rubric for their Heritage Collage today.  Parents ,please sign and return by Tuesday, February 18th.  Students are working on their Family Trees in class and should aim to finish them by Thursday, February 20th.  We are learning about our family heritage in the context of citizenship and immigration.

Math--We are continuing our study of prime and composite numbers and factors.

Reading and Writing--Students will be reading and writing in their Heritage, Citizenship, and Immigration units.

HACE/Devotions--We are reading The One by Kathryn Otoski.  This is an excellent book about bullying.

Blessings,

Mr.Wu
Grade 5 Teacher

Science Fair Open House

      5W Science Fair Projects

     By Jaden and Nathaniel 

   By Osmar and Hikaru

      Bridges by Max, Hastin, and Carlos

Congratulations to Iris and Sarah(hovercraft) and Osmar and Hikaru(electromagnetics) who earned 2nd and 1st respectively in this year's Science Fair. All students worked very    hard and should be commended for the quality of their work.  Also, I wish to thank   

the many parents who have supported their children over the past few weeks.

Here are some pics that show our Grade 5 students' work:

Sarah and Iris won 2nd place!

Hikaru and Osmar won 1st place!

        By Julia B and Marissa

        By Simran and Eunice

     By Shannen and Breanna

     By Sarah and Iris

      By Kaden and Kyle

        By Lauren and Julia N

     By Claudia and Christine

     By Rachel and Celeste

Science Fair Open House, Thursday, February 6th, 6 p.m. to 7 pm

You are Invited….

Science Fair Open House
Thursday, February 6

All Grade 4 - 8 students are expected to attend this school event.
Please ensure your children are here no later than 6:00 and can go directly to
stand by their exhibit. We ask that students dress up for the occasion.