Week of Feb. 4-8

• So hard to believe that we are halfway through the school year!
• Monday is food order/milk order day.
• Our class is enjoying our new read aloud called Iqbal. It is a fictionalized account of Iqbal Masih's life story. It is a story of courage and determination and the students are hanging on every word.
• Thank you to everyone for handing their persuasive writing pieces in this week.  I am hoping to have them back within the week.  A reminder for students to take their time and re-read their work carefully before handing it in. We will be starting our poetry unit this week.
• We will be starting to work on division in math this week. I love the energy my boys bring to math class!
• Remember to be reading 20 min. each night!
• Have a great week everyone.

Week of Jan. 28-Jan.31

• What an awesome week! Two players from the Summerside Storm came to our school on Tuesday of last week! I was so proud of everyone for being so polite, respectful, and full of discussion.
• Our persuasive writing piece will be due on Wednesday.
• Grade 5 math- we will be having our review tom. and test on Tuesday.
• Book orders will go home tom.
• No school on Friday, February 1 due to a PD day.
• Looking forward to a great week!

Week of January 21-25

• Thank you to everyone for working so hard last week!
• We will be diving into our persuasive writing pieces this week. Please be aware that there may be some writing for homework this week.  It all depends on how much is completed in class.
• Two members of the Summerside Storm basketball team will be stopping by to share their love of reading with our class and the Gr.4 class on Tuesday! I am so excited for this and I can't wait for my students to share their love of reading too!
• My Gr. 5 math students have been working so hard on multiplication for the last two weeks. We will be having our Math test at the end of the week/beg. of next week.  The boys have been excellent to ask questions if there is something they do not understand.
• Have a great week everyone!

Week of January 14-118

• Thank you to everyone for a great week! I love it when everyone is ready to learn! :o)
• We started a new read aloud called The Gramma War.   The reading comprehension strategy that we are focusing on is "Evaluating". Evaluating includes being able to decide if a book is fiction, non-fiction, or info-fiction, being able to critique the author's craft, having the ability to confirm or adjust thoughts or predictions, and being able to support your opinions. It is important to understand that we use multiple comprehension strategies when we read.
• We were also working on adding more detail to our writing this week and we are in the process of creating a class book called  A Quiet Place based on the mentor text by Douglas Wood. The students were coming up with wonderful descriptive pieces. We will soon be starting a persuasive piece.
• A reminder to everyone to continue to read your 20 min. each night. Parents, don't forget to pull out that orange sheet once a week or so and ask your child some comprehension questions about what they are reading.
• Grade 5 math- be sure to be reviewing your multiplication and division facts each night. We will be having our quiz not this week, but early next week!
• Hot lunch orders due tom.!
• I am very excited to hang our self-portraits inspired by Pablo Picasso. My room is full of artists. :o)
• Have a great week everyone.

Happy New Year!

• I hope everyone had a wonderful break with friends and family!
• It was fantastic to see everyone on Thursday.
• Tom. will be food order day.
• The book order will be due on Friday, Jan. 11.
• In grade five math we are starting our unit on multiplying and dividing larger numbers.  It is so important that the students be reviewing the basic multiplication facts up to 9 x 9 and their related divsion facts each night. I will be starting to send home math games a couple times a week as review. A reminder that in grade 5, our goal is to have the 'x' facts in 3 sec. and the division in 5 sec. 
• We will be starting our Health unit this week on life learning choices.
• Please remember to be reading 20 min. each night and record this in the reading passport.
• Have a great week!

Last Week Before Christmas!

• So hard to believe that this is the last full week before Christmas!
• A reminder that the secret Santa gifts are due on Tuesday, December 18th. There is a $5.00 limit.
• Everyone did a wonderful job at the Christmas concert on Friday. I am very proud of you all!
• This week the only homework will be reading each night for 20 min.
• We will be skating Friday afternoon.
• Merry Christmas everyone! I wish all of the students, families and staff of ACC a wonderful Christmas break.

Week of December 10-14

* I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of my students for their behaviour at the "Wizard of Oz" on Friday. I am very proud of you all!
*  Christmas concert is this Friday beg. at 1:00pm for the public.
*We have picked names for our gift exchange this year. It is a $5.00 limit and I would love for all the gifts to be in by Dec. 18.
*This is Ms. Flood's last week with us at ACC. She has been doing a wonderful job and we will miss her very much.
* Islander in the News social studies assignment is due Monday, December 10th.
* Our storyboard assignment is due Tuesday, December 11th.  The students will be getting approx. 1 1/2 hrs. to work on this in class tom. so there should only be a bit it finish up in the evening.
* Have a great week everyone!