Happy Happy Hallowe'en!

Have a phenomenal weekend!

A rainy Thursday

Reminders:
Come in PE, bring $2 to change into civvies and pack your costume for the afternoon.
Review for your Problem Solving test on Monday.
Read and ensure that your book report is as wonderful as it can be!

Today:
We had a very exciting day in 5D -- Carol Lamont came to share her wealth of knowledge about Salmon and the class was able to see two adult Chum salmon that were just delivered from the Hatchery! Carol showed us the anatomy of the salmon and taught us about the life cycle (including a four year epic journey to Alaska and back!). We learned about prey and ecological balance, as well as the great opportunity to see and touch biological features that make salmon a really, really interesting fish. Thank you so much, Mrs. Lamont, for sharing your expertise, your patience with our many questions and your efforts to secure the salmon and make this day possible for us!

Thank you for a great day!

Tonight!

Math: Review for the Number Sense test tomorrow and the Problem Solving test on Monday. Run through the meadow of math wonderfulness (inside 5D Math joke) and relax for this test - you will rock it!

Language Arts: Read for 20 minutes. Record the title and author of the book in your agenda.

Spelling: green sheet due tomorrow!
Complete pages 11 and 12 in your fancy white Spelling book

Good night, 5D!

Tuesday reminders:

For tonight:

Dress for the weather! It has been very cold at recess (and sometime very wet!), so dressing properly is really important.

Come in Number One uniform. There is NO Spirit.

Math: Review for tests. Complete the two pages of in-class work on double-digit multiplication and division (if not complete in class time). Homework is to work on the colouring pages - Ikat Wall Hanging and Mola. These are helpful sheets that give you immediate feedback whether or not you are following the pattern. You should aim to spend 30 minutes on this homework in total and focus on understanding the concepts (that's directed for the Soccer children who missed class today - no need to stress yourselves!)

Language Arts: Read for 20 minutes. Record the title and author of the book in your agenda.

Socials: page 1 (Cariboo Gold Rush) and 2 (Barkerville) in Gold Rush and CPR booklet.

Monday, Monday

Reminders:

Wednesday, Oct 28 - Photo Retake Day/Pumpkin Run

Thursday, Oct 29 - Math Test on Number Sense (Place Value, Operations, Rounding)

Friday, October 30 - Come in PE kit. If you bring in $2 for UNICEF, you can change into civvies for the rest of the morning. At 12:30 - change into costumes for an afternoon of fun! We will be having a dance-off to the Monster Mash, a celebration with our Buddies and a tour through 5BRs super exciting Haunted House!

Monday, November 2 - Problem Solving test on Matixes

Wednesday, November 4 - House Assembly (bring your house shirts!). Parent/Teacher interviews begin at 4 pm

Thursday, November 5 - no school! Parent/Teacher Interviews all day

Friday, November 6 - no school!

Tuesday, November 10 - Remembrance Day Assembly; wear number one uniform

Wednesday, November 11 - no school

Thursday, November 12 - Underground to Canada final portfolio project due

Monday, November 16 - Number One uniform to celebrate Olivia's birthday! Also for the Vancouver Symphony Trip!

Tonight:
Green Spelling sheet due Thursday
Adjectives 7/8 due Tuesday
Math - Place Value/Rounding booklet (front page discusses books in a library) due Tuesday
Come in PE kit, bring uniform

Looooooong weekend!

Enjoy your long weekend, 5D!

Here are a few reminders for you:
Grammar- Adjectives sheet 5 and 6 are due on Monday

Writing - Paragraph work (Exercise 1.29) due on Monday. You have a choice on the back to write a narrative, persuasive, descriptive or expository paragraph!

Math - complete booklet for Tuesday. In class on Monday we will take up that challenging Logic Matrix - Scent Packing! Two test dates were announced today for all Math Sets:

Thursday, October 29th - Operations test covering the material covered to date
Monday, November 2nd - Problem Solving test covering Matrixes

On Monday, October 26th we are so pleased to welcome you into our classroom for the pumpkin carving extravaganza! Pumpkins are, of course, provided for us from the Capilano Suspension Bridge for this competition. Reminder: be sure to bring your carving kit and your painting smocks!

New Scholastic orders were sent home today - the due date for this is Thursday, November 19th.

Enjoy your long weekend - make it a healthy one! Get loads of rest and be happy!

Wild Wednesday!

It was a busy (and great) day in 5D -- students dressed perfectly for the weather so thank you for all of those track suit bottoms, jackets with hoods and rain boots. You are stars!

Tonight:
5D Math - please complete page 83 from that lovely green Journeys in Math 5 textbook. I handed back the quiz from yesterday, and many students learned about their strengths and weaknesses in the topics we have covered so far this year. The great news is: it's a quiz! Now we can focus together on the areas you need to improve and aim for even greater success in the future. This type of assessment is assessment FOR learning so that you can apply this feedback and direct your own review!

Language Arts: to finish our unit of study on synonyms, antonyms and homonyms, please complete the white sheet 3.6 tonight.

For the children presenting their book reports tomorrow - I am so excited to see your final product and for you to inspire the class and I to read more books! Good luck!

Welcome back, Montreal kids!

It was a great feeling to have most of our class back today, but unfortunately we're still missing some due to illness. We're thinking of you and wish you a healthy and full recovery!

Tonight:

-- My Math Set - please complete the pink sheet - due Wednesday
-- Language Arts - blue synonyms/antonyms analogies worksheet due Wednesday
- white homophones sheet due Thursday
-- There are several Book Reports being presented in the next 10 days -- if your assignment is due, please be diligent in completing it!

Come in Number One uniform and pack your Spirit clothes!

Good night, 5D!

Montreal Exchange Students Return Tomorrow!

If you are interested in what our Montreal Exchange Students have been up to, check out their blog!

http://blogs.collingwood.org/alexagrivakes/

Wow! It's going to be a great week!

We're off to a great start and this is going to be a wonderful week! Here are a few reminders to help you organize your week:

- Girls Soccer have an away game tomorrow afternoon - please be sure to bring your complete uniform!

- Come in PE kit, bring uniform

- Return Innisbrook Wrapping Paper orders by Thursday, September 22nd.

- Practice the Spelling Bee Word List and have some fun completing the word search. The first round of the Spelling Bee will be on Thursday - so get buzzzzzzzzzzy!

- Complete the blue Synonym and Antonym Analogies worksheet (due on Wednesday)

- 5D Math: Continue on your successful path by working through Question 107 "Scent Packing" on your Logic package. We will take this up next Monday, October 26th, so there is plenty of time to puzzle over the challenging question. Remember our strategy of working backwards with the information you already know!

- The Pumpkin Carving Event is going to epic this year, and your help would be greatly appreciated! Please feel free to join us on the afternoon of Monday, October 26th from 1:30 until the end of the school day, and students - be sure to bring your carving kits for this wonderful competition!

- Last call for Scholastics! Bring them in, please! :)

- On Friday, I will be attending a Boy Smarts workshop for the province-wide Professional Development Day. I am really excited to learn from this presentation, but please remember that you have the day off! Enjoy your long weekend!

Fort Langley Slideshow Group 1

I would like to thank Tiana's Mom who dropped off these wonderful photos to me on Friday - hope you enjoy, Group 1!

Just a few reminders...

Thank you for a great week, 5D! Here are just a few reminders for you over the weekend:

-- Choir has been canceled after school on Monday.
-- You should be practicing the lyrics to the song the Grade 5s will be performing in the Remembrance Day Assembly. This sheet was sent home tonight with the lyrics so that you could memorize them in the upcoming weeks!
-- Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Olympic Medals

Click here to see the new 2010 Olympic medal designs. Much like our community art piece, these medals each represent a larger entity - a community of athletes and supporters that come together to make the Games. What do you think?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/15/bc-vancouver-olympic-medal-design.html

Here is a glimpse back at some other medals for comparison in your discussion:

http://www.cbc.ca/bc/photogallery/template.html?dataPath=/photogallery/regions/bc/gallery_2662/xml/gallery_2662.xml

Thursday (already?!?!)

Thank you to everyone who has already returned the Parent Teacher Interview forms. I would like to have these in by Monday to arrange the schedule with sibling and specialist teachers. Thank you! :)

5D Math will complete pages 68 and 69 tonight. Several students discovered that subtraction with borrowing was a challenging concept today -- it may be useful to review this and then come to see me at lunch to really make sure you have it down pat!

Socials: Making of Canada booklet Word Search (page 41) due tomorrow.

Read for 20 minutes! Please be sure to bring back your Library books for tomorrow's class.

Come in PE kit and bring your uniform. Many students have been INCREDIBLE about bringing jackets and track suit bottoms now that the weather has taken a turn for the chilly, so thank you for being so organized!

Good luck, Volleyball Girls! :)

Wednesday

I miss those Montreal kids and wish they could be here with us! It will be so exciting to have them back and to hear about their adventures!

Tonight:
- please complete the Blue Spelling sheet.
- Math: 5D - complete the Fragrant Blossoms sheet for tomorrow
- Read for 20 minutes (or use that time to work on your Book Report)
- Check out the Remembrance Day links to the left to help you prepare for our in-class essay. You can also check out books from the Collingwood Library (or your local library branch! :) )
- Parents: Please return the Parent/Teacher Interview availability forms by Monday. These should have been e-mailed to you today from the school. You can print or e-mail this to me. Thank you!

** Volleyball Girls ** Practice is as scheduled tomorrow morning. You also have an away game tomorrow, so please come to school with your full track suit, shorts and uniform top. You will leave Wentworth at 1:20 and return to school at 6:15 pm. You must prepare for this tonight! ** Good luck!

Homework for Tuesday

It was wonderful to see the smiling faces of 5D this morning after the long weekend - everyone looks rested and healthy! :)

Tonight, please complete one more page in your Math Place Value colour-the-pattern booklet. Each student reached a different level of completion today, so one additional page would be great review. Soccer girls - please just complete page 11 (not both pages as I had initially requested. Thank you)

Spelling -- please complete page 8 in your white book. The blue sheet is due on Thursday, and compliments the work we did in class today on ANALOGIES (or, relationships between words). This can often be a challenging concept to understand so please try your best.

Reminders: Please come in Number One uniform and bring your Spirit clothes. Read for 20 minutes and be sure to return your Scholastic orders by the 22nd!

Have a wonderful time in Montreal!

Have an incredible time in Montreal, everyone! Jacob, I couldn't find you this morning but I wish you well, too! We will miss you this week but we are all so excited to hear and read all about your adventures in Quebec!! Bon voyage!

Good bye, Fin!

We are all so sad to say goodbye to Fin who is a lovely member of 5D! We wish him all the best in the next step of his journey, and we can't wait to be pen pals!

Good bye!

Group 3 Fort Langley photos!

Fort Langley countdown!

I am so excited for tomorrow! Here are a few reminders:

• Come in sensible civvies. Please check the weather, dress accordingly and consider the value in layering.
• Pack a lunch that is easily disposable. We will store your bags in a safe spot until lunch, but please pack lightly so aim for a smaller bag if you can.
• Keep electronics at home, with the exception of cameras.

Tonight, my Math class have questions 1-8 in their orange booklet. You are welcome to challenge yourselves with the Extra Hard and Extra Fun Matrix questions!

Montreal Math children -- when you return from your exciting trip, I would like for your entire Orange booklet to be complete. Work at it in small increments!

Thank you, 5D!

Tuesday!

We had a great day today discussing the relationships between characters in Underground to Canada - I am really impressed by your developing skills of analysis!

Tonight, please complete Page 6 in your Spelling book and Adjectives 2 for Grammar. In preparation for our really exciting field trip on Thursday, please complete the Match the Meaning page for Fort Langley. Many of you have already completed that, so well done, you!

Sharp Number One in the morning, and please bring your Spirit clothes.

I hope that the Boys Soccer game went well tonight, and congratulations to the Girls Volleyball who played a great game at home this afternoon! What a class of talented children!!

Reminders: Thanksgiving Project, Scholastic, Book Report

Congratulations to 5D for a wonderful Legacy month! (And homework...)

Wow! 5D helped manage the most successful Legacy month EVER with an astounding $779.40! Thank you so much to everyone who helped organize and facilitate this event - I am so thankful to the parents and students who were able to help out (by either helping with the pick-up process or by bringing in your recycling!)

Tonight, please complete Page 4 in your Spelling book for tomorrow's class. The pink sheet on synonyms and long and short vowels is a long-range homework item and will be due on Thursday.

Please come in your PE kit and bring your uniform.

5D Math homework: We worked through our Logic Problem Solving book plus an additional sheet of double-matrices. These problems are due on Tuesday, October 13 and I am available to help anyone who may require it! The key for this type of problems is to read very carefully and to review all of the clues multiple times - you can do it! They are actually my favourite type of Problem Solving problem - it's so satisfying to solve them!

You should be continuing to work on your Book Report - I am anxious to hear your presentations and to read your reports!

Today we learned about the differences between synonyms, homonyms and antonyms. It might be worthwhile to review that in your free time - in the car, playing basketball or walking up stairs are all opportunities to make up little songs to help you remember what you have learned!

:)

Good night, 5D!

It's Thanksgiving Project Week!

Thanksgiving Project at

Collingwood Junior School

Monday, October 5 to Friday, October 9

Every year, in October, the children of Collingwood Junior School pause to consider how thankful they are for all the good things in their lives. During this time, we ask Junior School students to help those who are less fortunate by bringing food donations to school.

Students can bring their donations to school from:

Monday, October 5 to Friday, October 9, 2009.

Donations can be dropped off in the School’s lobby.

Please donate non-perishable food items. Here are some suggestions:

juice

cans of fish and meat

canned fruit and vegetables

pasta, pasta sauce, boxes of cereal

condiments (mayonnaise, vegetable oil, salad dressing, etc.)

dry goods like sugar, flour, tea, coffee

jams and jello and pudding

cookies, crackers

baby products, including diapers

All donated items will be delivered to Harvest Project. Harvest Project is the only not-for-profit on the North Shore who since 1993 has been reaching out to individuals and families in an attempt to help them cope with difficult life circumstances.

In past years when the filled-to-capacity School van has arrived at the Harvest House location, they have been overwhelmed and very grateful for the generosity of the Junior School families.

Thank you for your support of this very worthwhile activity.

The beginning of October - it's going to be a brilliant month!

They were VERY excited about their new uniforms...

Good luck in your game tonight, Soccer Girls!

Can you spot your child?

Congratulations to the Boys Soccer who played well last night in their second match of the season (even with the rushed lunches!) They play again tomorrow night -- busy men! Best of luck!

We had a terrific Thursday in 5D - we began Math sets today and 5D children have two items of homework:

• share the information on the pink Math newsletter with your family
• complete the Class Book of Challenging Number Finds for class tomorrow

Tonight, students should use this oppotunity to get ahead on their impending Book Reports (see an earlier post if you have misplaced your presentation date). This presentation consists of an oral component and a written submission on the yellow sheet (or alternative if you are feeling creative).

Please come in PE kit and bring your uniform. This rain has been dreadful and full rain gear is required. We will have Library tomorrow so be sure to bring any completed books so that you can get some new and wonderful reading material!

Good night, 5D!