Really fast tire change on a race car

Please wear the right colours tomorrow!

Week 13 Spelling

Spelling Words

1. fact
2. factual
3. locate
4. location
5. perfect
6. perfection
7. subtract
8. subtraction
9. elect
10. election
11. populate
12. population
13. select
14. selection
15. habit
16. habitual
17. decorate
18. decoration
19. punctuate
20. punctuation

Academic Words;

1. force
2. motion
3. friction
4. contact
5. gravity
6. journalism
7. armistice
8. isthmus

Challenge Words

1. caught
2. thought
3. collective
4. bargaining
5. exaggerate
6. exaggeration
7. participate
8. participation

November Awards

Well done to all of our Students of the Week!

Week 12 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all of the parents and other family members who were able to attend our Thanksgiving lunch yesterday. Thanks especially for all of the thoughtful contributions that made the lunch as enjoyable as it was.  

What we learned This week

Math: Topic 5 – Topic 6: Variables and Expressions/Topic Test

Literacy: Interpretive Essays – Defending Big Ideas/English Unit 3 Verbs/Novel: The Tiger Rising

Science: Chapter 1 – Properties of Matter/Chapter Test Preparation & Test

Social Studies: Ch. 5 New Industries and People

What we will learn Next week

Math: Topic 7: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals

Literacy: Interpretive Essays – Defending Big Ideas/English Unit 3 Verbs/Novel: The Tiger Rising

Science: Chapter 2 – Forces and Motion

Social Studies: Ch. 5 Growth and Change

Announcements:

Student of the Week:

Well done, Katrina So! Check out the Student of the Week page on the blog to find out more.  

Dojo Masters:

Thanks for all the hard work this week. Please check the Dojo Masters page on the blog to see who our masters for this week are.

Reminders

1. Our Fun Day will start at 1:10pm on Wednesday, November 30^th.
2. Our Christmas Show will be held on the night of Friday, December 9^th.
3. There are only three weeks left until our Christmas Vacation that starts on December 16^th. Please be aware that the 16^th is a half-day. School will reopen on Thursday, January 5^th.

For the Christmas Show, please note the following:

The Christmas Show will take place on the night of December 9th. Please wear red if you are a girl or green if you are a boy. If you do not own any item of clothing in this colour, it is okay, and you do not need to go out and buy something. 

Have a good weekend!

Mr. Robus

Thanksgiving Lunch

Thank you to all of the parents who were able to join us today. Thanks to all of the parents who contributed to a most enjoyable lunch. 

Christmas Show Colours

The Christmas Show will take place on the night of December 9th. Please wear red if you are a girl or green if you are a boy. If you do not own any item of clothing in this colour, it is okay, and you do not need to go out and buy something. 

The Tiger Rising - Rob and Sistine Character Profiles

Spelling Week 12

Animal Encounters
Reading-Writing Workshop

Spelling Words

1. enough
2. caught
3. brought
4. thought
5. every
6. ninety
7. their
8. they're
9. there
10. there's
11. know
12. knew
13. o'clock
14. we're
15. people
16. every day
17. everyday
18. fleet
19. dew
20. youth

Academic Words;

1. compound
2. solute
3. solvent
4. dissolve
5. enterprise
6. entrepreneur
7. tenement
8. regulations

Challenge Words

1. decent
2. stationery
3. stationary
4. correspond
5. reversible
6. received
7. believe
8. guess