Grade 5 students had the opportunity to learn from their Grade 7 peers as part of a three-part lesson series in honour of Black History Month. This was the first session, with more lessons planned throughout the month.

In this session, students explored the powerful influence of media on self-worth and identity, particularly during childhood. They also learned about key historical figures whose courage and advocacy played a vital role in challenging segregation and racism in the United States. Grade 5 students reviewed a timeline of significant historical events, then engaged in thoughtful reflection, discussing the lessons they took away and the questions that arose from their learning.

Thank you, Grade 7, for these invaluable lessons.

We’ve dove headfirst into the colorful world of figurative language in grade 5, and the kids are eating it up! As major book worms, they’ve been looking high and low in their books for juicy examples, plastering our figurative language board with their finds, and even played a hilarious game of “literal or figurative?”

They’ve even started sketching their own creative concoctions, bringing their imaginations to life. We’re planning to keep our eyes peeled for figurative fireworks everywhere we go, and we hope you’ll join the fun at home too!

Hello all,

All students will be attending the teacher versus grade 8 ball game Friday afternoon. During the game students can purchase Menchie’s for $4 and Bad Monkey Popcorn for $2. All funds will go towards next year’s grad.

Friday is also a dress down day raising money for the Kosher Food Bank.

With GREAT SUCCESS, the grade 5s all completed their public speaking assignment.

Placements in the top three of both classes went to Livia, Gila, Noa, Oren, Jonah, and Nathaniel.

The students have their scoring rubrics so they can see how to improve for the big step into the middle school competition next year.

Hi All,

Sorry for the last minute post but here is some info about the grade 5 Public Speaking:

Both classes will be seated in Mr. Watters’ classroom by 8:45am. All desks have been pushed off to the side and students will be seated in their chairs. The schedule has been posted for a few days. See below.

We will start during the 1st period but to not interrupt gym or French classes, we will pause and then resume 6th period and run all afternoon.

We may need to finish some speeches on Tuesday for timings or appointments.

Have a good evening!

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Lots of content and learning still going on.

In ELA we have been working on Figurative Language and Public Speaking.

Grade 5 will be in the audience on June 4th watching the middle school Public Speaking Finalists. The grade 5s will speak on June 10th to their own classmates. Individual speeches should be drafted by end of day tomorrow. However, they can upload them before Monday’s ELA class.

In math, we have been working on fractions, decimals Ratios and now geometry and measuring angles.

This week we also had a team building exercise with Ms. Cleveland co-teaching. Teams created a way to answer this…

There will be a Social Studies Canadian map test next Tuesday. Provinces/Territories and capitals. For my class not Mme Sylvie’s.

In science class students have been exploring some of the major natural destructive forces such as hurricanes. slides and tornadoes.

Today we had our 2nd Middle School Workshop hosted by Ms. M.
Students worked on the various methods of note taking.

Reminders: Tomorrow Friday May 31 – Dress Down Day with donations going to Breast Cancer research.

Some students may want to watch this refresher video for review.

What a turn out!
Thank you, all!