Hello, 5B families!
*Scroll to the bottom to see a video of exactly what our Salish Sea boat trip could look like!
Today students brought home a parent permission form for our upcoming “Salish Sea Floating Classroom” field trip. We will need between 10-13 parent volunteers between both grade 5 classrooms. Please return the signed permission forms as soon as possible so we know our numbers. Thank you!
In Religion class, we have been learning stories and parables from the Bible. As a major project this term, students will choose a Bible story or parable to memorize or faithfully retell in a creative way for their classmates. Students will be asked to give context and explain the meaning of the story as they understand it.
In this unit we will read, listen to, retell, and analyze the lessons in many Bible stories, as well as watch videos and learn about Bible stories from experts with deep biblical knowledge and a skill for oration. The story of Jonah and the whale is going to be a key focus this term—a meaningful lead up to our Salish Sea trip!
In Career Education, we learned about the “theory of multiple Intelligences”. We discussed the difference between a theory and a fact and addressed the value and limitations of the M.I. as a lens to gain insights into our abilities and potential.
Tech Note: I taught students about how the video was made using photographed drawings imported into and arranged in PowerPoint and then exported and manipulated in iMovie.
After we discussed examples and made personal connections to ideas of the M.I. theory, students wrote reflective essays using a provided template. We invite you to enjoy the wonderful essays below (all of which were volunteered to be shared on the blog).
Reminder:
Also, tomorrow we have our Spelling Test
Tomorrow is the day to dress as your favourite literary character!
on the first 13 words of our list.
This video is of my family on the “Wild 4 Whales” boat on an Eagle Wing tour of the Salish Sea (August of 2021). This shows a lot of how our grade 5 trip will be—but even colder since it will be the end of February! You will need to dress like you are an Arctic explorer!
Tiffany Poirier 