Grade 5 W News

Please check your child's planner for upcoming homework and important dates...

 

Friday, November 1st

Crazy Hat and Hair Day

BMV Quiz

Spelling Test

Creative Teacher Writing Assignment (revised copy)

No BMV or Spelling next week

Study for Chapter 2 Science test on Tuesday November 5

Wednesday, November 6th, Fort Langley Field Trip

Thursday, November 7th, Parent-Teacher Conferences

French Class in the 5W Class

Mrs.Kawa teaches our students French...

Esther Comic Assignment By Claudia

Science Grade 5w

Yesterday students worked together to make pulleys in our science class.  Here are some photos of our students learning about simple machines:

October 28th to November 1st

October 28th to November 1st

Dear 5W Students and Parents:

Here is a brief overview of homework and learning this week:

Friday, November 1st-- Crazy Hair and Hat Day
--Bible Memory Verse Esther 2:16-18            
--Spelling Test (List #7)
--Esther Comic Assignment Chapter 1     

Thursday, October 31st--Esther Description and Character Web Chapter 2
--Scholastic Orders due

Wednesday, October 30th--Cupcake Order Forms due; study for BMV and Spelling

Tuesday, October 29th--Current Events "Asteroid" Questions
                                    --Spelling Sentences List #7
                                    --Cariboo Runaway Chapter 3 questions
                                    --Mark is coming with friends for Music/Art Project

Upcoming Important Dates:

Tuesday, November 5th--Science Chapter 2 Machines Use Forces to Do Work
(pages 32-55)

Wednesday, November 6th, Fort Langley field trip

Thursday, November 7th, K-5 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 8th, Professional Day (no school),

Monday, November 11th Remembrance Day (no school)

Parents, please check and sign daily your child's planner for daily updates.

Blessings,

Mr.Wu

Bear Creek Run October 23rd

Congratulations to all Grade 5 students who participated in the Bear Creek Run today.  

Celebrating success together 

 

Way to go girls

And boys

October 22nd Grade 5 W News

Dear Grade 5 W Students and Parents:

Today, we worked on our timeline of British Columbia, but since many students are not finished, and some are going to Bear Creek tomorrow, I am extending the due date for this assignment to Friday, October 25th, 3:00 p.m.

Blessings,

Mr.Wu

October 21st to October 25th

Dear 5W Students and Parents:

Here is a brief overview of homework and learning this week:

Friday, October 25th-- Bible Memory Verse Esther 1:1-3  BMV Quiz
                                --Spelling Test (List #6)
                                --Fractions and Decimals Test
                   
Thursday, October 24th--History of British Columbia Timeline

Wednesday, October 23rd--Bear Creek Run (Grade 5's will be travelling by school bus)

Tuesday, October 22nd--BC History Timeline Quiz
                                    --Spelling Sentences List #6

Important up-coming events:

Thursday, October 24th, 3 School-Open House

Wednesday, November 6th, Fort Langley field trip

Thursday, November 7th, K-5 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 8th, Professional Day (no school)

Parents, please check and sign daily your child's planner for daily updates.

Blessings,

Mr.Wu

October 15th - 18th 5W News

Dear Grade 5 Parents and Students,

I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.  I enjoyed many workshops learning about Art, Math, technology, and Apple Apps for teaching, at a two-day Professional Development Conference in Langley.

Thank you to all our parent-drivers who participated in a great field trip to the Cannery field trip in Richmond last week. Students learned a lot about how simple machines were used to process salmon.

Our next field trip will be to Fort Langley on Wednesday, November 6th.  We will need parent-drivers for this field trip also.  A permission form will be sent home this week.

Next week will be Bear Creek Run in Surrey on Wednesday, October 23rd.  Mr.Dmitruk will send home a permission form this week to all students involved in the Bear Creek Run.

Last week, students received a weekly schedule and a homework guidelines page.  Regular weekly homework may include Bible Memory, Spelling, and assignments in other subjects.  Please remember that some students may require more or less time completing homework assignments than other students.

Homework - It is recommended that students spend between 30 and 50 minutes doing homework a night. The purpose of homework is to review and build core skills, complete class assignments, bridge learning between home and school and to study for evaluations. It is always hard to work this out for each child as they all work and learn at different speeds and need to spend more time in different areas.  The amount of time spent on homework may depend on the individual student  in terms of  effort, focus, and efficiency.  The homework page describes the regular homework in certain subjects that students will have and descriptions of how to complete them as well as suggestions to help learn or memorize. Ways to study for tests will be taught throughout the year and attached to review sheets. Also, there will be a sheet describing what a typical day could look like. However, please work out with your child what order and spread of the workload works best for them. Please remember assigned homework with a due date takes priority. On days where students have less assigned work, they can choose other skills to work on or review what they are learning in class.  Please contact me if you have further questions or comments about homework in Grade 5.

Typing Tutor -  We will be focusing on improving typing skills in computer class especially this first half of the year. However, we don’t have enough computer time for students to become proficient at typing. We have created an account for each at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/. The progress and results are logged for us to see. Please encourage your child to practice at home, and check for proper fingering!

Blessings,

Mr.Wu

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 5W NEWS

Dear Students and Parents:

Today we began our Simple Machine presentations.  Groups that did not present today will do so tomorrow.

Students are reminded to study for their BMV Genesis 3:22-24 quiz on Friday.  They are to answer questions like, "What is sin?" and "How does sin affect our relationships with God and others?"

Remember Thursday is the intraschool cross-country run.

Blessings,

Mr.Wu

Grade 5 World Geography Challenge

Dear Students and Parents:

We have been learning the continents and oceans of the world.  Also, students have been challenged to locate as many countries on a world map.  Here is a website that may be helpful to students review what we have learned in class:

http://www.lizardpoint.com/geography/world-quiz.php

Blessings,

Mr.Wu

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Dear 5W Students and Parents:

Today we had a special guest, Mark Haney, who is an artist/musician living in Vancouver. visit our class.  Mark will be working with our class for the next seven Tuesday afternoons on an art/music project at Falaise Park right behind VCS.  More information about this special project may be found at http://falaiseparkmusic.com

Our students are very excited to have this opportunity to participate in this neighborhood's project.

Please talk to your child who are very excited about this project.  Further updates will be provided over the next few weeks.

Blessings,

Mr. Wu
Grade 5 Teacher


P.S.  Picture Day Oct 2nd and Intraschool Cross-Country Run Oct 3rd