What a week we’ve had in Division 7!
We’ve been working on something very special — a Reader’s Theatre performance based on the OUTSTANDING script written by our amazing classmate, Avnika! The story was written to teach the importance of online safety,
based on everything we learned in Digital Literacy earlier this year. Three groups are preparing their performances, and we’re planning to share them in just a few weeks. If they go well, we hope to perform them for the other Grade 4/5 classes too. Thank you, Avnika, for creating such a fun and meaningful story for us!
On the same topic of Reader’s Theater, we continued to practice our C’est L’Ete script during French… AND we were treated to C’est Moi power point presentations as well! Hanna started us off as our first presentation and certainly set the bar very high!
You all did a great job creating a slide show using French text, images to match, and even animations and transitions. 
All of you did a great job with the French oral component trying your best to pronounce the various descriptions of yourself. This was a big project and for some of you it was a first time creating a power point. Be proud of yourselves! Lots of growth and learning was demonstrated through this! Yahoo!
In math, we explored comparing and ordering fractions. We learned how to 
figure out which fractions are larger or smaller and how to line them up from least to greatest. We used fraction bars and number lines to help us visualize, and we talked about things like equivalent fractions too — fractions that might look different but are actually the same amount. For example, we saw that 1/2 is greater than 1/4, and 3/4 is more than 2/3. It was tricky at first, but pictures really helped!
What time is it Mr. Wolf? Do you remember that game from when you were a younger kid? Learning how to tell time is an important skill and we started that this week.
Some of you are practicing how to read an analog clock and have a booklet to work through. The rest of you continued using the IXL Learning program and started the lessons on TIME. Many of you are still working through the money lessons, which you will continue to work on. By June 20th, your aim should be to have completed both units 0r a good chunk of both.
This week we also enjoyed some buddy time!
We played card games, caught up with our little buddies, and shared some fun, relaxed moments together. It’s always so nice to spend time with our younger friends and build those special connections.
Our novel study continues to bring us exciting and emotional moments. Melody is finally using her Medi-talker to communicate with her classmates. There have been some highs and lows for her as she
adjusts to this new way of sharing her thoughts, and we’ve really been feeling those moments right along with her. We learned new vocabulary this week, like “whiz kid” (someone who’s super smart) and “exasperated” (when you’re really frustrated or annoyed). We also noticed how often the author uses idioms —
phrases that don’t mean exactly what the words say — like “mountains of words” and “ he wears sharp ties.” They make the story even more fun and interesting to read. Melody’s next adventure is trying out for the Whiz Kid team. Will she make it? We’re excited to find out what happens next!
We also had a big chunk of class time — three full hours! — to work on our Career Brochures and Sustainability Comics. Your work looks incredible so far! The comic characters are so creative, and your brochures are filled with so much great information that they’re making me wonder if I should switch careers! Just a reminder: both projects are due Monday, June 9th. You’ll still have two more hours of class time next week to finish them up.
You can definitely work on them at home if you like, just make sure you have everything you need here on Tuesday and Wednesday next week so you can use your class time wisely!
We’re also in the FINAL stretch to get our African country tri-fold boards completed. Remember the deadline for completion is Friday, June 6th and our “Trip Around the World” SHOWCASE is the following week: Thursday, June 12th. 
Are you getting excited to share your learning? Are you excited to visit the other continents and see what they put together? I know WE sure are!
It was Isaac’s last day with us on Friday. He and his family are starting their summer a month early with an extended trip to China! Although we’ll miss him these next few weeks at school, we wish Isaac and his family a wonderful time away! See you again in September, Isaac!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: There is a Professional Day on Monday. Some of you are coming to school to participate in a Babysitting Workshop. The rest of you will be enjoying the day off. No matter what you are doing on Monday, please do not forget, we are going swimming next week on Tuesday the 3rd and Friday the 6th! Please remember:
- Appropriate swimwear
- A towel
- Swim goggles
- Weather-appropriate clothing
- An extra snack
- bring you BeActive Pass
- All sessions will take place in the afternoon. We will be walking to and from the pool, leaving school at 12:00 PM and returning by 3:00 PM.
Your Blog Response this Week is about our Novel Study….
Melody’s world is changing fast BUT, not everyone is ready for it…. what do you think that means? Please write your answer in FULL SENTENCES and use evidence from the story to support your thinking.
Have a wonderful long weekend everyone!
What a productive week! Even though we only had 4 days , we sure packed a LOT into it! So many projects are underway that it’s great to see the items on our “to do” lists getting checked off as DONE! Hooray!
If your group still hasn’t started the actual tri-fold board yet, you do need to pick up the pace a bit… we have to have everything done by June 6th.
Our practice with money concepts continued this week as well. The 4 money stations we rotated through last week needed to be completed and handed in. In addition to that, our class has a month long free trial of IXL. 
Also, if you are becoming frustrated or it’s taking you a long time to get through a level, then drop down a level and work through the activities at a level that is appropriate for you. The goal is to become more and more familiar with these concepts and increase your proficiency with money and time.
Our love of California Kick was re-ignited this week after not having played for some time. This time we split the class into three smaller teams and we played 3 games on Friday. Our skills are becoming much stronger and with smaller teams, everyone gets to play a bit more of an active role in the game.
Our French “C’est Moi” books or power point presentations are due next week. Those of you who are doing a power point presentation, be ready for either Thursday or Friday. The schedule is posted near the planner board in case you forget which day/time you signed up for. Those of you doing books need to have your book completed by Thursday, May 29th. As we are wrapping up our “C’est Moi” projects, we are embarking on a quick little final activity: A Reader’s Theater called “C’est L’ete!” ( It’s Summertime!) 
This is a short script for 4 people that will be performed in both French and English! From our brief practice time on Friday, it looks like it won’t take long before you are ready to present those. Don’t worry though, that won’t happen until sometime in June.
Wow, what a busy and exciting week we’ve had! 
We also continued with our work around money! This week we visited 4 different activity stations: “Piggy Banking”, “Keeping it Simple”, “Making Change”, and ” What’s Another Way?”. 
Speaking of being proud… all of you worked so hard to reach the goal to have all our African country paragraphs typed out, printed, and supported by images!! Whew! What a LOT of work you have already done. Each group is now on either planning the tri-fold board OR working on the actual presentation board. 
That is great! There are lots of steps still to do before we are ready for our showcase, but we are certainly on track!! An email was sent to all families inviting you to “Save the Date”. 
Our “Trip around the World” is happening on June 12th and families are invited to the tour from 2:30- 3:00 that afternoon. Mark your calendars! We’d love to see you! 
To finish our unit, you’ll be working on a sustainability comic project and a Mini-Test to review what we have learned. We will have the test a little later in May because we think that working on the Comic project will help you remember all the cool things we’ve covered like:
next week! You will be using the lab to research for your projects, both your 
career to find out what the job is like, what tools or training are needed, and why it’s important. You’ll use this information to design a creative brochure that explains the career in an exciting way. You will share your brochure with the class so we can all learn about different jobs and start thinking about our futures! Remember, you’ll be making a brochure that tells people all about a cool job you’re interested in. Maybe you’ll be a vet, a pilot, a scientist, or a game designer!
growing up! Some topics we’ll talk about are, healthy habits (like sleep, exercise, and eating well), changes during puberty (yes, that word!), taking care of our personal hygiene, and understanding our emotions and feelings. It is important to talk about this topic so that we can make informed healthy choices and show respect for ourselves and others. 
Our week ended with a somewhat wet, but very fun Jump Rope for Heart event! Everyone was enjoying the different opportunities to skip: long ropes, partner skipping, helicopter skipping, and even trying out some tricks. 
Some of you are strong skippers and others are still learning, but the point was to get our hearts pumping, have some fun, and keep our bodies healthy and fit. Mission accomplished!
HUB Cycle also gave stickers to classes with the most bike rides. To help reduce traffic, improve student health, and cut emissions, families were encouraged to use options like carpooling, transit, or the “drive-to-five” method if full active travel wasn’t possible. Thanks for supporting active travel this week! Keep up the great work!
research. It’s a fun way to stay active while supporting a meaningful cause. Let’s keep practicing our skipping skills and continue fundraising to make a big impact!
It was a wonderful opportunity to share our learning journey and celebrate our achievements together. We spent several days collecting our work samples, paying special attention to the words, ‘Pride, Perseverance, Creativity, and Improvement’. With those words in mind, we prepared work to share with our families to show them our progress. When it was all over, we had new goals set for the last two months of school. We hope you all use your ‘SMARTS’ and plan for success. We know you can do it! Thank you to all the parents who joined us and supported our efforts!
We continued our exploration of money ( counting, comparing, adding, subtracting) this week. Each of you were given an envelop of Canadian coins ( play money). Once you counted the money in your envelop, you visited several of your classmates to calculate what the total of your combined cash was, and what the difference was in your money amounts. :quality(65)/ca/data/32/107486/0.jpg?t=1746713163)
You also had a lot of fun exploring the London Drugs catalogue on a “scavenger hunt” to find items that fit within different price ranges.
Our African country “Trip Around the World” projects are really beginning to take shape. All nine country groups have completed their research and are typing out the information into paragraphs. 
You have also been collecting images to support what you were researching. By next Thursday, the goal is for ALL groups to have the paragraphs typed, images collected and printed, so that you can begin planning out your presentation board. 
This week each group also met with Mrs. Davis to create the “passport stamp” representing the country you researched. Those will be fun for visitors to collect and add to the pages of their passport when we go on the tour of all the other continents.
on beams to flipping on mats, we’ve been building strength, coordination, and confidence. Keep practicing those moves—you never know when you’ll be the next gymnastics star!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone,