Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Grade 5W Weekly News September 23-27

Dear Grade 5 Students and Parents:

I enjoyed meeting many parents at last Thursday's "Meet the Teacher" night.  I look forward to working with parents to make this year a successful one for your child.

Please return any parent-volunteer forms and student information forms by the end of this week.  I appreciate that so many parents have volunteered to help in our classroom and on our field trips.  Over the next couple of weeks I will follow-up with parents about volunteer opportunities this year.  If there are any concerns or questions from our meeting, please contact me.

Our first field trip is on Wednesday, October 9th, to the Cannery in Steveston.  This field trip ties in to our Science unit about Simple Machines.  We will need parents to drive and supervise.  A field trip letter will be sent home in the next few days.

Here is a brief summary of our week at school:

This week students have received a new Bible Memory Genesis 2:1-4, the the BMV quiz will be on Monday, September 30th.

In Math, we have been learning about Place Values, next we will be studying Fractions and Decimals.

In Bible, we will continue reading the Creation story in Genesis.

In Social Studies, we will be reviewing world geography and reading current event stories.  Next, we will be learning about the history of British Columbia.

In Science, we will be begin a Simple Machines unit.

In PE, we will be continuing our Soccer unit.

In Language Arts, students will learn about the 6 Traits of Writing and Smart Reading strategies.  Our f,irst novel study will be Cariboo Runaway.

Upcoming Important Dates:

Thursday, September 26th, Terry Fox Run

Friday, September 27th, Professional Day

Wednesday, October 2nd, Picture Day

Thursday, October 3rd, Intraschool Cross-Country Run

Wednesday, October 9th, Cannery Field Trip

Please remember to check and sign your child's planner on a daily basis for homework.

Blessings,

Mr.Wu