BRAIN TEASER

HOW MANY DISNEY CHARACTERS CAN YOU NAME IN THE IMAGE BELOW?

We will be having an open house for any parent who is interested in seeing our Black History Art Responses & the video drama interpretations of Follow the Drinking Gourd.  The open house will be from 8:15-8:45... hope to see you then.

It is hard to believe but March Break is only a few weeks away.  Below is a list of the upcoming assignments and units that we will be covering in class:

LANGUAGE

• Study of Black History Events
• Black History Art Response Project (will be handed out at the end of this week)
• Novel: Underground to Canada
• Spelling

MATH

• Continue with Capacity and Volume
• Measuring and Converting Mass
• Test: Week of March 3rd

SOCIAL STUDIES

•  Ancient Civilizations
• Focus on Ancient Egypt

It is only a four day week but there is lots going on in grade 5 this week.  In addition to what is being taught in the classroom we are also going to have a dance instructor come in on Monday and Thursday as well as our Skating trip to the MasterCard Centre.   Below is what we are doing in the classroom:

Language

• Spelling
• Historical Fiction ( finish good copy & Illustrations )
• Introduce Novel Study

Math

• Constructing Triangles
• Sorting Polygons
• Making Nets
• Test Next Week

Social Studies

• Government Project
• Jot Notes Finished Monday
• Work on PowerPoint Presentation

Etobicoke Field Studies Centre

We are going to be leaving for our field trip right after the morning announcements.  Can you please ensure that your child brings appropriate clothing (snowpants, boots, gloves, hat, winter coat, indoor shoes) and a "Litterless" lunch.  We will be returning back to the school before the end of the day.

Homework Club

With our Government Test on Monday, I will be opening up Homework Club on Monday morning at 8 am.

Government Test

We will be having our Government Unit Test on Monday.  Below are the items that may be included on the test:

• Types of Government- Monarchy, Dictatorship, Democracy, Constitutional Monarchy
• Being a Canadian Citizen- Charter of Rights and Freedoms, BNA Act, Citizen's Rights, Responsibilities of Citizens, Becoming A Citizen
• Levels of Government
• Municipal- Structure of Government, Services, Council, Bylaws
• Provincial- Structure of Government (Legislative, Executive, Judicial), Services, Elections
• Federal- Structure of Government- Judicial Branch --> Courts
• Legislative- House of Commons, Senate
• Executive- Governor General, Prime Minister, Services
• Elections- campaigns, platform, political parties
• Taxes
• How Laws Are Made