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September 19 - 22

We had an amazing week in grade five.  Our Terry Fox run was a great success!

Learning Outcome:

Use talk, notes, personal writing, and representing to summarize relationships among own ideas and those found in texts.

What did students do?:

The grade five students have been reading books, watching videos, and taking part in discussions about Terry Fox over the past few weeks.  They have created visual journal pages and posters recording and sharing the information they have gathered.  Students then used their research to write paragraphs about Terry Fox.  We used the hamburger graphic organizer to discuss how to write a paragraph.  They then used their facts to write their sentences and paragraphs. 

Family Connections:

Ask your child: 

- What are the parts of a paragraph?

- What facts about Terry Fox are you sharing in your paragraph?









Learning Outcome:

Add and subtract within 1 000 000

What Did Students Do?:

Students collected the Terry Fox donations this week.  They worked together to estimate, make charts, and count the money together.  They then calculated the difference between our school goal and the amount donated.  

Family Connections:

Ask your child:

- how did you calculate the amount of money?

- did you reach your school goal?

- how do you feel about the amount of money that has been donated?

- how much do you think we will raise all together?














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