Really practise x-tables up to 12 - Focus on 2s,  3s,  4s,  5s,  6s

Rizza and milk forms due soon

Cross country permission form due Monday. Mondays practice will be at Lunch !!!!!!

Student entry

Cross Country Runners

Congratulations to all students who tried out for the 2016 Cross Country Running season.
Unfortunately, we can only select 30 runners to participate at the Tuesday, October 4, 2016 tournament. Thank you to all runners for their tremendous effort.

All runners please attend the last 2 practices on Friday, September 30th and the Monday, October 3, 8:20 am. Monday will be the last practice before the tournament.

All runners MUST have their permission slips returned by Monday, October 3, 2016.

We are still looking for a few more parents to help supervise at the tournament. Please let Mrs. Moorman know if you can make it.

Homework

Pizza and milk forms due soon. Really practise x-tables to 12.

   student entry

Grade 4 and 5 Cross Country Running Teams have been determined. The Grade 4s and 5s have been notified. The Grade 6 team will be determined on Thursday. Please continue to run and enjoy the sport !

Grade 4s and 5s who have made the team, please come to practice Thursday and Friday morning at 8:20. Grade 6s must be at Thursday practice.

The tournament is next Tuesday, October 4th, 2016. Permission slips will be going home on Thursday. Please have all permission slips back by Monday at the latest (preferably Friday).

Important- Grade 6 Confirmation letter going home today (orange note).            
 
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Cross Country Running Update

The students are working very hard to try-out and train for Cross Country Running. 

They are up to 1.5 km. 

Friday, September 23 (8:20 - 9:00 am) will be the next practice.

Next week (27-30th), we will practice Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. (8:20 - 9:00 am)

Grade 5s and 6s

Friday will be our annual Terry Fox Run / Walk.

The students will participate rain or shine. Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the run / walk.

Water bottle, baseball caps, sunscreen, umbrellas, etc. are all recommended, depending on the weather. Please discuss safety with your children. All students must remain on the sidewalk at all times. 

Terry Fox permission and pledges

Student Entry

Terry Fox Run Friday - Please return all permission slips + pledges

Math - 2 Math worksheets 1, 392, 870, 2, 107, 954

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Terry Fox Run - Please return Terry Fox permission slips and pledges.
We are running / walking Friday 1st Block. Dress appropriately. 

Math - Continue to practise creating, reading, expanding, writing very large whole numbers. 

Practise your multiplication tables to 12.

Headphones / Earbuds - Students in Grade 5 and 6 may choose to bring their own headphones/earbuds from home (labelled with their name) so that when they use technology they can use the sound function without disturbing others. All headphones will be kept in the small pocket of the students' backpack.

Cross Country Running Week of September 19 - 23, 2016

(Tuesday cancelled due to staff meeting)

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:20 - 9:00

- All Grade 4, 5, 6 boys and girls interested in trying out for Cross Country Running please meet in the back field behind the school on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. 

- Students must have handed in their permission slip prior to the run. 

- We will meet from 8:20 - 9:00 to run 1 - 2 km. 

- Please ensure your child has a water bottle, extra socks (grass is often wet), puffer (if needed) and good running shoes. 

- If it rains, we will meet in the school and run in the gym.

*** Monday is Purple and Grey Day !!!! We will have our first Liturgy. 

Continue to bring in Terry Fox donations, pledge forms and permission slips.

Continue to read and create large whole numbers.

Indoor shoes.

All forms should be returned.

Purchase and missing supplies.

Please return all school forms including Terry Fox permission slips.

Dear parents, this evening there will be program night (6:45-8:00).
Many notes going home.
We will also have the Terry Fox run on  Friday September the 23. Permission slips will be coming home and due back on Monday.
Grade 6s - The students interested in applying for office monitors please return forms by Monday. Hope to see all the parents at program night.
Bye.
Student Entry

Cross Country Running for Grades 4, 5 and 6 boys and girls begins 

Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 8:20 am. 

We will meet in the field behind the school, at the baseball diamond. 

Please arrive dressed to run 1 km.  All permission forms must be handed in. 
(Running will be cancelled if it is raining - just like inclement weather.)

Program Night Wednesday Evening - 6:45 - 8:00 pm

Assembly in Gym to begin. Classroom presentations to follow.

Grade 6 Mathletics Parent Guide

1. School supplies due (Agenda $8)
2. Grade 5 & 6s Math Rounding Worksheet & Reading Large #s
3. Grade 6s Math vocabulary
4. Cross Country permission slip ASAP

Student Entry

1. Indoor shoes due Monday and school supplies.

2. Math - working on estimating , creating , and reading very large numbers.

3. Grade 6s only - Review Math vocabulary to prepare for next week.

4. $8 for for agenda.

5. Cross country permission letter going home today.
 

    Student Entry

1. Purchase supplies (due Monday)

2. Indoor shoes (due Monday)

3. $8 for agenda

Student entry

                               

September & October 2016 News

                            Grade 5 & 6 Blended - Teacher: Ms. K. Moorman

French Partners: Mme Grenier, Mme Corriveau, Mme Joly

Program Night will be held on: 

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 6:45 - 8:15

Welcome to

Grade 5 & 6 Blended

I would like to welcome all the students, and their families. I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. This year, our School Board theme is "Sent to be the Good News”. We will integrate the Board theme into all subjects and our daily life.

Please continue to check the class Blog (http://mrsmoorman.blogspot.ca/) for important events and assignments. I encourage all families to purchase a St. Clare Agenda, this year, as we will be using it daily. The cost is $8.00 cash. Please sign your child's agenda daily; it will be used as a communication tool between parents, students and teachers. Throughout the year, please feel free to contact me at school (613-834-6334), if you have any questions or concerns.

Ms. Karen Moorman

Grade 5 & 6 Mathematics                               

To begin the year, the Grade 5 and 6 classes are working on the Number Sense and Numeration strand, followed by Patterning and Data Management. In grade 5 & 6, a BIG focus is placed on understanding math vocabulary and the relationship between strands and skills taught. Strands and skills are compared, contrasted, and linked to one another. It is very important for students to be able to make those links in order to succeed in more sophisticated Mathematics, at the upper levels. We will begin with a review of the basic skills (+, -,  X,  /,  of whole numbers and decimals), Place Value, Problem Solving, and Mental Math strategies. The students should complete their homework every night and memorize their multiplication tables to 12. Math vocabulary should also be reviewed regularly.

When the Ontario Math curriculum was updated, a strong emphasis was placed on Problem Solving as the basis of an effective Math program. Students learn by solving "multi-step / multi-strand word problems".  Students need strong language skills to decipher the word problems and they must be able to connect mathematical ideas and develop a conceptual understanding. Students will learn to select problem-solving strategies, make a plan to carry out the problem, solve the problem, look back and check the reasonableness of their answer, and finally communicate / describe the solution, and how it was reached. The Grade 6s will be working on Problem Solving, on a regular basis, with a focus on "EQAO like" questions. This year, Grade 5 and 6s will be using a variety of resources to meet the Revised Mathematics curriculum.

Grade 5 & 6 English Language Arts / Comprehensive Literacy:

Grade 5 & 6 is following the "Comprehensive Literacy Model":

- Oral Language (integrated into all subjects)

- Reading (Modeling, Shared, Guided, and Independent)

- Writing (Modeling, Shared, Guided, and Independent)

- Working With Words & Word Study

- Media Literacy

To begin the year, the students will be reading and writing texts from a variety of genres & forms. A major focus, this term, will be teacher Read-Alouds (teaching and reviewing reading strategies and examining literature critically) and Independent / Guided Reading (applying strategies and improving fluency). The students will focus on the following reading strategies this term: Pre-reading strategies, Fix-Up, Predicting, and Analyzing. Term 1 Writing will focus on developing ideas, organization, conventions, word choice, and presentation. Our oral language focus will be listening and asking questions.

Grade 5 and 6 Religion:

The Religion Program will be integrated into all subject areas and our daily lives. Many Religion lessons will revolve around the new School Board theme, " Sent to be the Good News” and the symbol for each grade (Grade 5 - the rock and Grade 6 - light). The major focus of the Grade 6 Religion program is "You are the light of the world". The grade 6 students are asked to be a "Guiding Light", develop their leadership skills, and act according to the Gospel. We believe that every person can be a light and this is the year to demonstrate their strengths and special talents.

First term, Grade 6 Religion will focus of Unit 1 and 2 - "You are my friends" and Unit 2 " I love you with an everlasting love". In Family Life, we will discuss "Created and Loved by God", Unit 1, in Fully Alive.

Confirmation information will be announced later in the Fall.

Agenda, Blog  & Homework:                       

The students will be asked to purchase an agenda to keep themselves organized ($8.00 cash). Please review and sign the agenda, on a daily basis, and ensure that all homework is completed well, and returned the following day. For homework, the students are expected to complete any unfinished class work, research projects, read novels, type writing assignments, study for tests,  and independently review/practise any skills they are having difficulty with. Completing homework and being prepared for class, on a daily basis, are 2 key items to ensure success in grade 5 and 6. Please check our class Blog daily.    http://mrsmoorman.blogspot.ca/

Grade 5s and 6s Special Events / Activities:               

- Many sports teams & School Play

- Scientist in Schools workshop

- 2 Social Justice Project

- Year-End Trips

- Grade 6  - Office Helpers

- Grade 6  - 2 ski trips (Feb. & March)

- Grade 6  - Retreat at Divine Infant Church

- Grade 6 - St. Peter's Catholic High School tour / visit

- Grade 6 Leave Taking Ceremony & Dance

- Grade 6 - EQAO Testing (end of May)

Key items and supplies to have a successful day:           

Lunch, snacks, water bottle, indoor shoes, pencil case with coloured pencils, markers, pens (red and blue), pencils, pencil sharpener, erasers, scissors, white glue, glue sticks, 1 Kleenex Box, 1 Box of Large Ziploc bags, agenda, calculator, variety of Highlighters, 4 pre-cut Tennis Balls for the feet of the chair, etc.