Grade 5: Dec. 14- 17

 GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will write opinion letters. These will be due on Thursday. In addition, students will be practicing and presenting their Christmas plays to their classmates. A reminder that book reports and reading logs are due on Thursday!

Math: We will continue our unit on division. Students will be learning how to calculate long division.

English: Students’ Christmas stories are due tomorrow. We will also complete some fun Christmas activities.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: Students will be playing the grade 5 Advent games.

Grade 4: Dec. 14- 17

 GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students’ written assignments are due tomorrow. We will be practicing our Christmas plays and presenting them to our classmates.  A reminder that students’ reading programs are due on Monday. In addition, book reports are due on Thursday.

Math: Students will have a fun math project about Christmas. This is due on Thursday.

English: Students will be reading their Christmas stories. These are due tomorrow.

Science: We will finish presenting our project about how to celebrate Christmas with less waste.

Social Studies: We will continue to learn about the different geographic elements of the Rocky Mountains.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora:  Students will be playing the grade 5 Advent games.

Social Justice Campaign

 SOCIAL justice campaign:

On behalf of Student council we are launching a very short but worthwhile campaign to give to the less fortunate. If you can purchase a pair of good woolen socks and maybe some items to fill them. These little gifts of kindness will go to the Drop in Center to help make someone else's Christmas just a little brighter. Participation is optional. Here is a list of items that you can put inside:

Warm socks that you can put the following into:

Underwear (new) Razors Tylenol/Advil Throat Lozenges Lysol Wipes $5 Tim Horton’s/McDonalds gift cards

Bus tickets
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Deodorant
Kleenex packs small
Lip balm individual
Notebooks & pens
Cash and toques or gloves will also be accepted separately.

The due date will be December 16th. Thank you for your generosity.

  

Grade 5: Dec. 7- 11

GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will learn about homophones. There will be an evaluation on Friday. In addition, they will continue to develop their reading comprehension skills.

Math: We will continue with our unit on multiplication. There will be an evaluation on Thursday on long multiplication. Then we will move on to division.

English: Students will have the week to complete their Christmas stories.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: Students will be learning about Advent. In addition, they should be continuing to write in their daily gratitude journal. This is due on December 9^th.

Grade 4: Dec. 7- 11

GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will be completing their written assignment where they pretend that the objects in the classroom have come alive. This is due next Monday.  A reminder that students’ reading programs are due on Monday.

Math: We will learn about addition vs. subtraction. There will be an evaluation on Friday.

English: Students will be writing Christmas stories.

Science: We are starting a project where students think about how to celebrate Christmas in a more environmentally friendly way.

Social Studies: We will start to learn about the different geographic elements of the Rocky Mountains.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora:  Students will be learning about Advent. In addition, they should be continuing to write in their daily gratitude journal. This is due on December 9^th.

Grade 5: Nov. 30- Dec. 4

 GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will review the ‘imparfait’ of verbs ending in ER, IR and RE. There will be an evaluation on Friday. In addition, they will be learning about making inferences while reading. A reminder that students’ book reports (one French, one English) and reading logs are due on Monday.

Math: We will continue with our unit on multiplication and division. We will soon learn how to do long multiplication.

English: Students will begin our narrative writing unit. They will learn about the components of plot: introduction, setting, initial incident and denouement.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: Students will be learning about Advent. In addition, they should be continuing to write in their daily gratitude journal.

Grade 4: Nov. 30- Dec. 4

 GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will be working on a written assignment where they pretend that the objects in the classroom have come alive.  A reminder that students’ reading programs and book reports (one French, one English) are due on Monday.

Math: We will continue with our unit on subtraction and estimating differences. There will be an evaluation on Friday.

English: Students’ saint projects are due on Monday. We will be presenting throughout the week.

Science: Students will begin presentations of part 2 of their project on Monday.

Social Studies: We will start presenting the wild animals of Alberta projects on Monday.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora:  Students will be learning about Advent. In addition, they should be continuing to write in their daily gratitude journal.

Grade 5: Nov. 23- 27

GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will complete their personal letter. This is due on Wednesday. We will also be completing some reading comprehension activities.

Math: We will continue with our unit on multiplication and division. Students should know their basic multiplication facts up to 10 X 10. There will be a multiplication quiz on Wednesday.

English: Students will complete some reading comprehension activities as well as learn spelling rules for plural words, adding suffixes etc. There will be an evaluation on Friday.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: Students will begin working on an Advent project. In addition, they should be continuing to write in their daily gratitude journal.

Grade 4: Nov. 23- 27

 

GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will review the verbs AVOIR, ÊTRE, AIMER, FINIR and ALLER in the present tense. There will be an evaluation on the verb ALLER on Tuesday and an evaluation on all of the verbs on Friday.  A reminder that students’ reading programs are due on Monday. In addition, their book reports are due on November 30^th.

Math: We will start our unit on subtraction and estimating differences.

English: Students will work on their saints project and complete some reading comprehension questions.

Science: Students will continue to work on part 2 of their environmental organization project. This will be due on November 30^th.

Social Studies: Students will complete their research project on a wild animal of Alberta. This project is due on Friday.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora:  Students will continue working on their saint project. In addition, they should be continuing to write in their daily gratitude journal.

Grade 5: Nov. 18- 20

  GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will learn about 'les marqueurs de relation' and will work on writing a personal letter.

Math: We will continue with our unit on multiplication and division. Students should know their basic multiplication facts up to 9 X 9.

English: Students will complete their short story where they demonstrate proper use of paragraphing, capitalization and punctuation (including quotation marks). This story is due on Friday.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: Students will begin working on an Advent project. In addition, they should be continuing to write in their daily gratitude journal.

Grade 4: Nov. 18- 20

 

GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will learn about the verb ALLER in the present tense. A reminder that students’ reading programs are due on Wednesday.

Math: We will complete our unit on addition. There will be an evaluation on Friday.

English: Students will present their name projects and work on their saints project.

Science: Students will start part 2 of their environmental organization project. In this part of the project, they invent their own environmental organization in groups of up to 4 students.

Social Studies: Students will complete their research project on a wild animal of Alberta.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora:  Students will begin working on their saint project. In addition, they should be continuing to write in their daily gratitude journal.

Book Fair

Dear Parents,

This year's book fair is online! Please click the following link to view the books that will be available for purchase from November 16th to November 29th.

 https://bookfairs-canada.myshopify.com/pages/5149342

Happy reading!

Grade 5: Nov. 9- 13

 GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be reviewing the verbs AVOIR and ÊTRE in the imparfait. There will be an evaluation on Friday. 

Math: We will finish our unit on patterns. There will be an evaluation on Thursday. Then we will move on to multiplication and division.

English: Students will continue with our unit on paragraphing.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: Students have been given a gratitude journal and a 30-day challenge. I’ve asked them to take the time either before bed or first thing in the morning, to jot down things they are grateful for. My hope is that this experience will not only help them realize how blessed they are, but that they will want to continue doing this. I am confident it will be a positive experience.

Grade 4: Nov. 9- 13

 GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will learn about verbs ending in IR in the present tense. There will be an evaluation on Friday. A reminder that students’ reading programs are due on Monday. If they forgot their yellow tracking sheet at school, students can always use a lined piece of paper and have a parent sign off on their reading minutes.

Math: We will be continuing with our unit on addition. Then we will move on to estimating differences (subtraction).

English: Students will complete their name project as well as some reading comprehension.

Science: There will be an evaluation on Tuesday. Students received a study guide last week. In addition, students will complete their research project on an environmental organization.

Social Studies: Students will work on their research project on a wild animal of Alberta.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora:  Students have been given a gratitude journal and a 30-day challenge. I’ve asked them to take the time either before bed or first thing in the morning, to jot down things they are grateful for. My hope is that this experience will not only help them realize how blessed they are, but that they will want to continue doing this. I am confident it will be a positive experience.

Grade 5: Nov. 2- 6

 

GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be reviewing the verbs that are conjugated with AVOIR or ÊTRE in the ‘passé composé’. There will be an evaluation on Friday. A reminder that book reports and reading logs from October are due on Monday.

Math: We will continue with our unit on patterns.

English: Students will continue to learn about descriptive language and adding detail. Then we will look at paragraphing.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: This week we will focus on Saints. What is a Saint? How do you become one?  Our discussions will lead to a Saint project.

Grade 4: Nov. 2- 6

 

GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will learn about verbs ending in ER in the present tense. There will be an evaluation on Friday. In addition, the good copy of their writing project is due on Monday. In addition, we will be learning about adjectives. A reminder that students’ book reports and reading programs are due on Monday. If they forgot their yellow tracking sheet at school, students can always use a lined piece of paper and have a parent sign off on their reading minutes.

Math: We will be reviewing estimating sums. There will be an evaluation on Wednesday. Then we will move on to addition.

English: Students will learn about different types of sentences: simple, compound and complex. Then we will move on to a project about the meaning behind their name.

Science: We will start a new project where students research an environmental organization. Students should also be reviewing their notes in preparation for the evaluation next week.

Social Studies: There will be an evaluation on Tuesday about the different theories of the creation of Earth and the scientists who study the past. Then we will learn about wild animals in Alberta.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora:  This week we will focus on Saints. What is a Saint? How do you become one?  Our discussions will lead to a Saint project.

Scholastic Changes

 Dear Parents,

As you may have noticed, Scholastic has changed their ordering and shipping process. Now, the catalogue that students receive only shows a few of the books available to purchase. There are many more online. In addition, all orders are placed online (no more cheques) and are then shipped right to your house.

Please use the following class code for your orders: RC149882

Thank you and happy reading!

Mme Allyson

Grade 5: Oct. 26- 28

  GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be reviewing the verbs that are conjugated with ÊTRE in the ‘passé composé’. In addition, the students have a book report due at the end of the month.

Math: We will continue with our unit on patterns.

English: Students will continue to learn about sentence structure. Then we will move on to learn about descriptive language and adding detail.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: In Religion class, we will be learning how prayers and rituals unite us with God and one another. 

Reminder: Mme Wozny would like the grade 5’s to watch the weather over the weekend and report back to her on Monday.

Grade 4: Oct. 26- 28

 

GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will complete the writing assignment where they describe what a school is. The good copy is due on Wednesday. In addition, we will be learning about adjectives. A reminder that students’ reading programs are due on Monday. If they forgot their yellow tracking sheet at school, students can always use a lined piece of paper and have a parent sign off on their reading minutes.

Math: We will continue with our unit on whole numbers. There will be an evaluation on Tuesday on classifying numbers into Venn diagrams. Then we will move on to addition.

English: Students will learn about sentence structure. There will be a brief quiz at the end of this unit.

Science: We have almost completed the second unit on Waste in our World. Students should be reviewing their notes as there will be a unit test in a couple of weeks.

Social Studies: We will be reviewing our recent unit on the different theories of the creation of Earth and the scientists who study the past. There will be an evaluation after the long weekend.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: In Religion class, we will be learning how prayers and rituals unite us with God and one another. 

Grade 5: Oct. 19- 23

 

 GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be reviewing the irregular verbs in the past tenses. There will be an evaluation on Friday on past tense (passé compose) verbs ONLY. In addition, students will be learning about parts of a sentence and writing them in the negative form.

Math: Students will have an evaluation on module 2 on Wednesday. Then we will move on to the unit on patterns.

English: Students will learn about verb tenses and sentence structure.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: In Religion class, our focus next week will be on the Ten Commandments and how they are key to living the life God wants for us. 

Grade 4: Oct. 19- 23

 

 GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will start a writing assignment where they describe what a school is. A reminder that students’ reading programs are due on Monday. If they forgot their yellow tracking sheet at school, students can always use a lined piece of paper and have a parent sign off on their reading minutes.

Math: Students will learn how to compare and order numbers, as well as organizing them into different types of Venn diagrams.

English: Students will learn about homonyms, synonyms and antonyms. There will be an evaluation of this at the end of the unit.

Science: We are continuing with the second half of our unit on Waste in our World.

Social Studies: We will learn about the different types of scientists who studied the past.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: In Religion class, our focus next week will be on the Ten Commandments and how they are key to living the life God wants for us. 

Grade 5: Oct. 13- 16

 

 GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be reviewing the irregular verbs in the present and past tenses. There will be an evaluation on Friday on present tense verbs ONLY. In addition, students can work on their French book reports. These will be due at the end of the month.

Math: Students will continue to learn about estimating sums and differences. This will complete module 2.

English: Students will learn about punctuation.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: In Religion class, we are discussing how reading the Bible is key to strengthening our faith in God. We’ve learned how people did great things because they trusted God. We’ve also discussed what it means to have “free will”.  We are also focusing on the Ten Commandments.

Grade 4: Oct. 13- 16

 GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will learn about ‘le nom commun’. This includes searching words up in the dictionary, putting words in alphabetical order, and writing the plural form of words. There will be an evaluation on Friday. A reminder that students’ reading programs are due on Tuesday. If they forgot their yellow tracking sheet at school, students can always use a lined piece of paper and have a parent sign off on their reading minutes.

Math: We are learning about how to represent whole numbers in different ways. There will be an evaluation on Wednesday. Students should know all their numbers in French up to 1000. Spelling of these numbers does NOT count on the upcoming evaluation.

English: Students will be learning about punctuation and capitalization We will then move on to homonyms, synonyms and antonyms.

Science: We are starting the second half of our unit on Waste in our World.

Social Studies: We will continue to discuss the different theories of the creation of the Earth.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: In Religion class, we are discussing how reading the Bible is key to strengthening our faith in God. We’ve learned how people did great things because they trusted God. We’ve also discussed what it means to have “free will”.  We are also focusing on the Ten Commandments

Grade 5: Oct. 5- 9

 GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be reviewing IR verbs in the present and past tenses. There will be an evaluation on Friday. In addition, students can work on their French book reports. These will be due at the end of the month.

Math: Students will learn about estimating sums and differences. This will complete module 2.

English: Students will write the last chapter of Mr. Stink. Then we will look at parts of speech (i.e. adjectives, pronouns, adverbs etc.)

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: Students are learning about what it means to have faith. Please talk to your children about times your faith has helped you overcome challenges.  

Grade 4: Oct. 5- 9

  GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: Students will learn about ‘le nom commun’. There will be no evaluation this week. In addition, I will be presenting the new reading program, the Raz Kids online reading resource, and book reports.

Math: There is a math evaluation on Monday on patterns. Then we will move on to learn about whole numbers.

English: Students will write the last chapter of Mr. Stink. Then they will write a letter to someone, inviting them to come visit Calgary.

Science: Students will have an evaluation on Thursday. They will receive a study guide on Monday. They are also working on a project about a common decomposer, which will be due on Friday.

Social Studies: We will start to discuss the different theories of the creation of the Earth.

Religion: Message from Mme Lora: Students are learning about what it means to have faith. Please talk to your children about times your faith has helped you overcome challenges.  

Terry Fox Run

 Dear parents,

This Tuesday, September 29th, will be our annual Terry Fox run. We ask that all students who are able to, bring 'a toonie for Terry' to raise money for cancer research.

Thank you!

Orange Shirt Day

A friendly reminder that this Wednesday is Orange Shirt Day!

Grade 5: Sep. 28- Oct. 2

 

 GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be reviewing ER verbs in the present and past tenses. There will be an evaluation on Friday. In addition, students will write a text inspired by Terry Fox, an everyday superhero.

Math: Students will continue learn about whole numbers and place value. Students who do not know their numbers in French from 0- 100 should also be practicing them at home. There will be a math evaluation on Thursday,

English: We will read various texts and complete some writing activities as a follow-up.

Grade 4: Sep. 28- Oct. 2

 GRADE 4

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be looking at the difference between the verbs 'avoir' and ‘être’ in the present tense, including expressions that use these verbs. Students will write a pretest on Monday just to see what they already know. They will then write the evaluation on Friday. In addition, students will be completing some activities about Terry Fox.

Math: We are continuing to learn about patterns with numbers and shapes. Students who do not know their numbers in French from 0- 100 should also be practicing them at home.

English: Students will continue with some creative writing activities as well as reading various texts.

Science: Students will do a small research project on a common decomposer of their choice.

Social Studies: We will continue to discuss general information about Alberta, such as the capital city and coat of arms. There will be an evaluation on the geography of Canada/ Alberta on Thursday. Students will receive a study sheet on Monday.

Grade 5: Sep. 21- 25

 GRADE 5

Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We will be reviewing the verbs ‘avoir’ and ‘être’ in the present and past tenses. There will be an evaluation on Friday.

Math: Students will learn about whole numbers and place value. Students who do not know their numbers in French from 0- 100 should also be practicing them at home.

English: We will read various texts and complete some writing activities as a follow-up.

Science/ Social Studies: Mme Wozny will be teaching my grade 5’s science and social this year.

Grade 4: Sep. 21- 25

GRADE 4
Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We are finishing the verb 'avoir' in the present tense. There will be an evaluation on Wednesday. We will also be learning about the verb ‘être’ in the present tense and expressions that use this verb. There will be an evaluation on Friday. Please note that the format of both evaluations is very similar, and it should not be difficult for students to write both in the same week.

Math: We are continuing to learn about patterns with numbers and shapes. Students who do not know their numbers in French from 0- 100 should also be practicing them at home.

English: Students will continue with some creative writing activities as well as reading various texts.

Science: Students will continue to learn about the waste in our world.

Social Studies: Students will be looking at the geography of the prairie provinces as well as the rivers in Alberta.

Sep. 14- 16

 Hello Grade 4 Parents! Here is what we will be covering in class next week:

French: We are learning the verb 'avoir' in the present tense as well as expressions that use this verb. Students will learn to properly conjugate the verb 'avoir' in the present tense for the given subjects (ex: je, tu, il, nous, vous, ils).
In addition, students are asked to learn the 'Our Father' or 'Notre Pere' prayer in French as we say this prayer every morning.

Math: We are looking at patterns with numbers and shapes. Students who do not know their numbers in French from 0- 100 should also be practicing them at home.

English: We will be completing some creative writing activities as well as reading various texts.

Science: Students will be learning about the waste in our world.

Social Studies: Students will be looking at the geography of the world and gradually narrowing down to the geography of Alberta.

Apr. 6- 9

Welcome to week 3 of online learning! We have posted this week's assignments in our Google Classroom. Please encourage your child to log in to see what they should work on this week!

We have included a list of overdue assignments with our weekly post. If your child wishes to do more work, we have also included a list of enrichment activities that can be completed. The priority should be on current and overdue assignments.

Thanks for your continued support with this online learning platform!

Mar. 30- Apr. 3

Welcome to week 2 of online learning! We have posted this week's assignments in our Google Classroom. Please encourage your child to log in to see what they should work on this week!

We have included a list of overdue assignments with our weekly post. If your child wishes to do more work, we have also included a list of enrichment activities that can be completed. The priority should be on current and overdue assignments.

Thanks for your continued support with this online learning platform!

Google Classroom is officially launched!

Great news! The grade 4 Google Classroom is ready to officially launch! Your child may now log into his/ her @learn account and click on the “stream” tab to view the learning activities for this week. For a brief tutorial on how to use Google Classroom, parents can view the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYuZgWZC7w&feature=youtu.be

March 23- 27

Dear Parents,

At this point in time, Mme Elaine and I are waiting for the school district to give us the permission to launch our Google Classroom learning platform. We appreciate your continued patience in this regard.

To facilitate their online learning, there will only be one Google Classroom for all grade 4 students at St. Luke. Currently students are only to accept the invitation to join the classroom. We ask that they DO NOT complete any of the assignments until further notice.

To access their @learn account, please refer to the email with step-by-step instructions for logging on. This email was sent to parents last week.

Please remind your child that the comments section of the Google Classroom is not to chat with each other. This is only meant to ask the teachers questions about assignments. We are being inundated with student comments that are unnecessary.

While we wait to begin our learning journey with the Google Classroom, I have compiled a list of projects and assignments that students can work on for this week. Please read below for more detail.

Reading: Students are encouraged to continue reading 20 minutes per day in each language (English and French).

French: Any student who has not yet sent me the good copy of their Spring story on Google Docs is encouraged to do so. In addition, they are invited to submit a second journal entry in French. This is to replicate the "journal personnel" that they were already doing in class. Students can submit their entries via Google Docs.

Math: Students received a copy of the math test in their bin. Anyone that has not yet completed this test at home is asked to do so. If there is a way to either take pictures or scan each page and email them to my @learn account (students have this email address already), that would be greatly appreciated. In addition, I am also waiting to receive the math project called "l'horaire de ma journée".

Social Studies: Any students who have not completed their agriculture project on a Google Doc is asked to do so. This is a group project; however, Google allows multiple people to collaborate on the same document at the same time. Any student who was hoping to do a paper poster will have to resort to a digital poster on Google Docs.

Science: For this week, students can read the information on "la poulie" and complete the activities in the “système de poulies” booklet. A hard copy of this booklet has been placed in their bins.

Just a reminder that students are expected to complete one hour of schoolwork per day (5 hours a week), but this time should be productive.

IMPORTANT!!!

Dear Parents,

At this point in time, Mme Elaine and I are planning on sending school work, starting next Monday, through the Google Classroom platform. To facilitate their online learning, there will only be one Google Classroom for all grade 4 students at St. Luke. Currently students are only to accept the invitation to join the classroom. We ask that they DO NOT complete any of the assignments until further notice.

To access their @learn account, please refer to the email with step-by-step instructions for logging on. This email will be sent to parents, not students.

While we wait to begin our learning journey with the Google Classroom, I have compiled a list of projects and assignments that students can work on for this week. Please read below for more detail. 

Reading: Students are encouraged to continue reading 20 minutes per day in each language (English and French).

French: Students can complete the good copy of their Spring story on Google Docs and share with me. In addition, they are expected to submit one journal entry per week in French. This is to replicate the "journal personnel" that they were already doing in class. Students can submit their entries via Google Docs.

Math: Students received a copy of the math test in their bin. They can complete this at home. If there is a way to either take pictures or scan each page and email them to my @learn account (students have this email address already), that would be greatly appreciated. In addition, I have placed a project in their bin called "l'horaire de ma journée". The directions are pretty self-explanatory as to what to do.

Social Studies: Students can complete their agriculture project on a Google Doc and send it to me. This is a group project; however, Google allows multiple people to collaborate on the same document at the same time. Any student who was hoping to do a paper poster will have to resort to a digital poster on Google Docs.

Science: For this week, students can read the information on "les engrenages" and complete the activities. A hard copy of this booklet has been placed in their bins.

Religion: Students are asked to continue working on their religion project (already started at school). This is done on Google Slides. They should share their project with Mme Elaine once the project is completed.

We are presently waiting for our school administration's permission to send you more information. Thank you for your patience.