Grade 5's singing South Africa's National Anthem

All grade 5 parents are invited to hear their children sing the national anthem of South Africa on Monday, June 2nd, from 9:00 am to 9:30 am during k-5 chapel time.

Also, Reader's Theatre students will perform a song at chapel.

Blessings,

Mr.Wu

Here are pics of Readers Theatre students performing a Judy Bloom

skit for our Kindergarten buddies today:

Walkathon

Yesterday's Walkathon was enjoyed by all and our students raised money for our school and International Child Concern, a charity that works for orphans in China.

Grade 5 Career Exploration

Grade 5 Students have been researching about a job that they would love to do in the future as adults.  After reading A Hat for Ivan, students have been encouraged to explore a career that they would love to pursue.

Have you ever wanted to be a horse trainer?  Breanna's interesting power point  describes her love of horses and her desire to work as a horse trainer:

Click here to view! (there is an in-built viewer, but a download button is on the top right and looks better)

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Next week more students will share their presentations in class about future careers and some will be  posted in the class blog.

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Rachel wants to be be a gymnast and a dancer.

5W News Update May 20th to 23rd

Dear Parents and Students:

Here is a brief overview of the week:

Novel Study--We have completed our Underground to Canada unit. Next, we will be reading the Secret World of Og written by Canadian Pierre Burton.  Students will complete assignments for each chapter.

Social Studies and Current Events--We are reading about "Farley Mowat", a famous Canadian author who recently passed away at the age of 92.  Last week, we learned about the Prime Minister and this week students will be given an opportunity to write and mail a letter to the Prime Minister.  We will be learning about South Africa, too, and are memorizing the South Africa national anthem which we hope to sing Monday, June 2nd, at the K-5 chapel.  Parents are welcome to hear the Grade 5's that morning.

Science--We are learning about renewable resources.  Today, we watched a video of the water cycle. We will have a Chapter 9 "Renewable Resources Can Replace Themselves" test this Friday, May 23rd. Students may review their handouts and create study notes for the chapter, pages 176-201.

French--Students need to memorize their lines by May 29th.  Performance date is June 17th at 9:00 a.m. All parents are invited.

Bible--Students received today a new Bible Memory I Timothy 6:6-10.  Test is on Monday, May 26th. There will be no Spelling test this week.

Math--We are continuing our measurement unit.  This week we will learn about volume.

HACE--Students are exploring different careers.  Students are working towards presenting their research next week on how to achieve their dream jobs as adults.

Important Dates:

May 21st--2nd Puberty Talks

May 22nd--AGM 7:30 p.m.

May 23rd--Walkathon 12:20 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Parents are needed to walk with our class.

May 27th--Swangard Track and Field Meet

May 29th--Final Reader's Theatre Performance 3:15-4:00 p.m.

June 2--Grade 5's sing South Africa national anthem at K-5 Chapel

June 5th--Spring Concert

June 12th--Victoria Field Trip

June 18th--Grade 5 Year-End Barbecue at False Creek

June 20th--Last day of School for K-5 Students

Class Picture Day for 5W

Grade 5 Puberty Talks Begin

Dear Grade 5 Parents,

Grade 5 will have two lessons about puberty on May 14^th and May 21^st. The boys will meet with Mr. Wu and the girls will meet with Mrs. Redfern.  These lessons have been part of our HACE curriculum for many years.

The boys and girls will discuss physical, social, and emotional changes that they may experience in their lives. 

They will also watch two videos about puberty.

Here is a link to the videos for you to preview and see what they contain.

http://www.pgschoolprograms.com/programs.php?pid=1

If you are not comfortable with your child watching them, please contact us.

We will also have a question box for students to ask any of their queries.

Thank you for your support.

Kind regards,

Mr. Wu & Mrs. Redfern

5W Week of May 12th to 16th

Dear Students and Parents:

Here is a brief overview of our week:

Writing and Reading--We are nearing the end of our novel study, Underground to Canada.  Students will need to write a book report by Wednesday, May 14th.  Also, students will have a test on Thursday, May 15th. Students should review the chapter questions and answers in preparation for the unit test.

Math--We are continuing to learn about measurement.  Students are reminded to do two sets of twenty questions in the measurement section on the IXL website.  Remember to log-in as a "guest".

Social Studies--Today, we read a current events article about "West Jet".  We will continue to learn about government in Canada.

Science--We are learning about renewable resources like trees, fish, animals, and water.  Currently, we are reading pages 184-187.  We plan to finish Chapter 9 by the end of next week, then have a chapter test.

HACE and ART--Students are exploring and researching what future careers/jobs they would like to pursue. Students have designed their own original hats and are encouraged to find out the steps, training, education, and skills necessary to obtain their dream job.

Breanna wants to work with horses.

Kyle wants to be a pastor.

PE -- Students participated in the Intra-school track meet on Friday.  By the end of this week students should know if they will go to the Swangard Track and Field Meet on Tuesday, May 27th.

Due to the shortened week there are no Spelling or Bible Memory tests this week.

Upcoming Events this week:

Wednesday, May 14th--Class Picture Day, 1st Puberty Class

Thursday, May 15th--Race Around the World--Round 3 of our school's geography challenge

Friday, May 16th--Sports Day 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  (please pick your child up by NOON)

South Africa National Anthem

We are so looking forward to learning about South Africa towards the end of the year.

As part of our South Africa unit we will learn about and preform the South Africa National anthem (June 2nd)

We ask students to be diligent in practicing and learning the words.

NOTE: Students must learn the first 3 lines by Wednesday, and after that, start learning the entire song

They can practice along with these videos below:

Happy Mother's Day

Here is a special Mother's Day gift made by one very thoughtful grade 5 student:

Vancouver Museum Field Trip May7th

No cell phones when I was growing up.

Students had a great time learning about the history of Vancouver.  The staff at the Vancouver Museum were impressed by the spirit of teamwork that was displayed by both grade 5 classes.  Thank you to all our parent-drivers who helped make this field trip an enjoyable and memorable experience.  Here are some photos of students exploring Vancouver's past:

After our time in the Museum we had lunch at the beach:

Teachers had a great time too.

Science: Conservation Plan for the School

In our Science classes we have been learning about natural resources and ways to conserve them.  Here is a sample conservation plan by Iris and Nathaniel:
Click to download/view

Victoria Field Trip Date Changed to June 12th

Dear parents,

I do apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but we have had to change the date of the Victoria trip to the 12th of June.

A letter has come home today asking again for your permission and whether or not you are able to chaperone.

Many thanks for your understanding,

Dave Wu