Grade 5 News

November
2015
In Intensive French we are beginning our unit Mon
alimentation (My nutrition/eating habits). Soon your
child will be able to talk about what they eat at
breakfast (le djeuner), lunch (le dner) and supper
(le souper). As we learn more language and vocabulary
I will be sending home another list of phrases to
practice. We will continue building on and reviewing
our previous units as well.
D We are reading longer, more complex books that

have dialogue and more rich vocabulary. Our reading

materials are becoming less repetitive and including a
variety of verb tenses as well.
We are writing several short paragraphs more
independently. Some students are using the teachermodeled paragraph less and less. Students are
showing their ease in writing by using our word wall
during independent writing time.
Please Check out our
class website for
updates and more
information.

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WEDNESDAY:

Important
Dates
Nov.10RemembranceDay
Ceremony@10:30WearBlack
forhousepoints
Nov.11RemembranceDayNo
School
Nov.12PictureRetakes
Nov.20ReportCards/SpiritDay
Nov.23HouseTeam
Challenge/Weara
Number/NumeracyNight(67pm)
Nov.26ParentTeacher
Conferences(Eveningonly)
Nov.27ParentTeacher
Conferences(NoSchool)

Clubs
Some clubs will be ending
between Nov. 10th and Nov.
20th. Please check our
November school calendar,
website and agendas for
more information.

Reminders
Please start looking for
skates and helmets as
our weekly skating program
begins in January.

Reading: Read for 15 Minutes (this might include a time when the parent reads
Homework:
As we are in Intensive French it is extremely important for your child
to the child or the child reads to the parent.) LIBRARY TOMORROW!
to continue
to work
on their literacy skills in English. Providing reading and writing
Bible: Study the Bible
Memory Verse.
Spelling: Pick 7 words from your spelling list and write them in a sentence.
time
at home is essential. Have your student read the paper or cereal box in the
Math: pg 51
morning,
get
them
to write
a grocery
list or note/letter to a family member. Students
History: Keep
working
on your Biography!
(REMIDNER:
library tomorrow!!)
can also benefit from practicing French at home, whether it is conversational or

Parent Initials:___

What we are learning this month

French
- Talking about
food and eating
habits.
- Working on
pronouncing and
recognizing
sounds.
- Properly
categorizing
words and
objects as
masculine/femin
ine
- Reading French
sounds
accurately and
recognizing
learned
vocabulary

Math
- Mental math
strategies:
(double/half) and
working with the
closest tens.
- Solving equations
using letter variables,
and the difference
between expressions
and equations.
- Working with
patterns: pattern
rules and making
predictions based on
patterns

Social
Studies

Literacy

- The different
ways in which
we learn about
the past.

- Each night,
students should be
reading aloud to
work on their
fluency, accuracy
and comprehension.

- Examining
artefacts and
making
inferences.
- Recognizing
and using a
variety of text
features.
- Working on
writing and
reporting.

- Students have 15
minutes of reading
time, in English
every day in class.
- Students also
journal write 2-3
times a week.
- Please give your
child authentic
writing tasks at
home.

Extras
- Using our
WITS
- Using our
leadership
skills in the
classroom
and around
the school
- Practice
Remembranc
e Day song
- Talk about
the meaning
and
importance of
Remembranc
e Day

Please contact me at the school 456-4850 or anytime by email at katie.dow@nbed.nb.ca

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