Welcome To Grade 5!

Hello Parents,

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Our Classroom on the Second Floor.
 


Classroom Rules:
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Ready (to Learn)
Be Safe   

Over the past two weeks, the class has been taking time to review the rules.  As our school Virtue for the month of September is Responsibility, our class started with that first.  In small groups, students discussed what Responsibility and Respect meant to them.  I was very impressed with what they came up.  Each student clearly understands what each term means, thus ensuring they have a full understanding of what is expected of them.

Student ideas on what responsibility means to them.

Student ideas on what Respect means to them.

The last two classroom rules will be covered in the next two days (Ready, Safe).


Math:

Basic facts are CRUCIAL to success in math.  Much like common sight words (the, and, because, etc), students need to have these in their working memory to be successful.  When explaining this concept to students, I remind students that if they do not have their common sight words memorized, they will struggle to read.  Therefore, if they do not have their basic math facts memorized, they will struggle in math.

We will focus much of the month to addition and subtraction.  As to be expected, most students have a strong grasp of addition.  We will use this knowledge to help with subtraction.  Please work with the facts at home.

Expectations:
Add and Subtract to 18
Multiply and Divide to 81

 In addition to basic facts, we will be starting our unit on place value.  In Grade 5, students are expected to understand and describe  number to 1 million.  Students must be able to represent a number in:

• standard form (987)  -- Students need to be able read numbers in standard from
• written from (nine hundred eighty seven
• expanded from:  (900 + 80 + 7)
• Draw a pictures (using base ten blocks)
• Expanded Notation:  (9x100) + (8x10) + (7x1)

Mapping -- Social Studies

In our Mapping unit, students need to be able to describe the major physical regions of Canada.  These will include:

• appropriate terminology to describe geographic features: ex:  bay, strait, inlet, gulf, valley, plain
• name and locate major physical regions:   ex:  Appalachians, Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, Arctic Lowlands.
• Students will work through a booklet and there will be test.
• Project:  Students will be asked to free hand a drawing of Canada.  They will need to list provinces, cities, major rivers and lakes, oceans, and islands.  The criteria will be sent out later.

Thanks to Google for the image:


If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. (agenda, mblick@sd8.bc.ca or 250-428-2051)

Thanks,

Mr.Blick
ARES -- Grade 5