Upcoming Reminders and/or Events:
- Grade 5 Camp Thunderbird forms and first instalment for camp ($115) is due on Tuesday, March 6th.
- This Thursday, March 8th is our final early dismissal day for the year. Students will be dismissed at 1:46pm. We will be having an open house and student-led conferences that afternoon from 2-5pm. Students will lead parents through their classroom, highlighting their strengths, achievements, and work they are proud of. Students have created a SlideShow to showcase the goals they have been working towards in reading, writing, math and other subject areas. Miss Norris and Miss Webster will be in the room to informally answer any questions/comments regarding your son/daughter's growth this term.
- Basketball Jamboree is this Friday afternoon for those on our basketball team.
- Please see the attached traffic safety reminder from our police liaison and admin.
Math: This week students will be exploring area and perimeter through art! Inspired by Minecraft, students will create their own pixel portraits using construction paper. We will also be launching into our “dream room” project. In this project, students will design their very own “dream room” for Lochside School complete with a floor plan, drawn to scale, and calculations of their room’s area and perimeter.
Social Studies: This week students will be working on the final product of their Two Worlds Meet inquiry project. Students will be creating their final piece to showcase their wonderings, research, and learning. These final projects will be used in our classroom museum which you can visit on Thursday, March 15. More details to come soon!
Gym: This week we will be finishing our unit on cooperative games. On Friday, students will participate in the “Lochside Amazing Race.” Working in teams of eight, students will complete a series of fun challenges and tasks to showcase their teamwork, problem solving, and communication skills.
Language Arts: This week students will be writing a new paragraph for their autobiography books. The topic of this paragraph is “future goals.” Students will reflect and write about what they want to accomplish in the future and share why these goals are important to them and what steps they will take in order to meet those goals.
Drama: This week students will be continuing their work of “stepping into character.” Students will participate in a variety of drama games and activities to foster classroom community and strengthen communication skills.