Grade 5 Harris' Weekly Highlights

Hello grade 5 families, Remember that Tuesday is our Nutrition Presentation. Students STILL need to bring a lunch this day. Also, a reminder to buy your tickets for the school dance - May 14th! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040948AEAD28A2FF2-63333609-superhero Learning Highlights!! Summary: Students engaged in a variety of learning activities across subjects, including science, social studies, math, writing, and community involvement. Details: Science: Learning about the digestive system and creating a stop-motion presentation Social Studies: Investigating historical trade routes, including the Silk Road Math: Continuing work on mixed numbers, improper fractions, and adding/subtracting fractions; ratios coming up next Writing: Preparing for poetry writing Community: Participating in a garbage clean-up activity Leadership:  Sharing stories with grade 2 buddies, teaching how to use Stop Motion Social Studies / Current Events: Learning about the importance and recognition of ...

 May 4th - 15th  FOOD BANK FOOD DRIVE – HELPING CALGARY FAMILIES IN NEED Our school community is coming together to support families in Calgary through our upcoming Food Bank Drive . Many local families are facing rising food costs and unexpected challenges, and even a small donation can make a meaningful difference. By donating non‑perishable food items, our students and families help ensure that children and parents in our city have access to healthy, nourishing food. Contributions to the Calgary Food Bank help support emergency food hampers, school programs, and community partners that serve families right here in our neighbourhoods. This drive is also a wonderful opportunity for our students to learn about kindness, empathy, and the power of helping others. Together, we can show that our school cares and that when a community works as a team, we can make a real impact. Students can bring in non-perishable food items, such as canned goods, pasta, rice, cereal and other pant...

Hi families here are highlights from the week! In Math , students developed their understanding of numbers by converting improper fractions into mixed numbers while solidifying their understanding of decimals. Please see the links to support your child.       Converting Fractions Fractions to Decimals PLUS ... we are continuing to learn the Order of Operations Rules. Please review the video with your students so they feel confident in this. Order of Operations - grade 5 in Brackets, X and / then + and - Students also applied the concepts of perimeter and area to real-world problem-solving tasks. They shared with their grade 2 buddies how they would plan the schoolyard and create a naturalized / play area with  thoughtful garden design plans  for an undeveloped area of the schoolyard. This showed environmental awareness, creativity, and problem-solving skills. In  Science , students explored the  digestive system , learning about its structure and func...

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 Hello grade 5 families. A small reminder that tomorrow is a PD day and there are no school for students. Also, if you have any outstanding forms (Human Sexuality and Nutrition learning) can you please send them with your child on Monday. =) Here are some highlights this week. EARTH DAY - Teamwide 5B schoolyard clean-up. Thanks guys! MATH - Introduction to Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions INDOOR GARDENING - preamble for our Body Systems and Plant Transport Systems in Science LITERACY - Building a visual of vocabulary learned during out read aloud. Havee a wonderful weekend and I look forward to next week with your kiddos! Mrs. Harris