Hello 5B Families,
We’ve had an exciting and productive end to Term 2! Here’s a little update on what we’ve been working on in class:
• Religion: Students have been retelling the Creation Story using various dramatic techniques to bring it to life.
• Language Arts: We’ve wrapped up our novel study on Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Students have handed in their reading response paragraphs and have been preparing for their comprehension quiz tomorrow through creative and interactive study methods. They are also working on writing a five-senses survival poem from the protagonist’s perspective, using poetic techniques, literary devices, and rich vocabulary from the novel.
• Reminder: Hatchet poems are due this Friday, February 28th.
• Science: For the past two months, students have been working on their digestive system board game projects, designing engaging ways to teach their classmates about this important body system.
• Reminder: Science projects are also due this Friday, February 28th.
• Math: Students recently completed their division quiz rewrites, which will be sent home on Friday as I finish scoring them. While quizzes are a common format for assessment, we continue to provide students with various ways to demonstrate their learning. Our focus remains on building strong self-advocacy skills and helping students develop strategies for understanding and organizing information across subjects.
Upcoming Events & Reminders:
• Pink Shirt Day – Tomorrow (Wednesday, February 26th): Students are invited to wear a pink shirt to support anti-bullying initiatives. They may wear it with or over their regular uniform at their discretion.
Thank you for your continued support! Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
In Health Education this term, students have been exploring emotions and self-regulation strategies. One of our engaging projects was the Cranky Cat Search-and-Find creative drawing activity, where students created detailed illustrations and then wrote or told a creative story about a grumpy feline who learns to manage his emotions. Through the story, the cranky cat uses self-regulation strategies to transform his experience and outlook, with the encouragement and support of his fellow cat friends. This project allowed students to reflect on emotional awareness in a fun and meaningful way, reinforcing strategies they can use in their own lives.
Reminder: Tuesday, March 4th is Shrove Tuesday. We will be enjoying a pancake breakfast at school on this day. Please send in reusable cutlery and a plate or container to help us reduce waste from the event.
Tiffany Poirier 