Snow fun and holiday birthdays!

Have a safe and happy holidays everyone! I will miss all your bright eyes and smiling faces and look forward to hearing all your stories on January 12th when we return to school.










5M wishes Sandro a happy birthday on December 19 and Morgan a happy birthday on December 20.

Sandro's blog

As you all know, Sandro is on a very exciting trip with his family right now and has been keeping a blog.

I just received the address for it. Please check out his blog and leave some comments for him. He will be very excited to hear from all of us!

Just follow the link below and click "comment" to leave a comment for any of his stories.

Sandro's Blog

Party time!

Wow! What a fun pajama party we had!

Thanks to all the families who contributed drinks, snacks, treats, cups, plates, crackers and more.

We also had a hugely successful secret santa gift exchange. It was so nice to see all the thoughtful gifts people had purchased for their secret santa and all the grade 5s being thankful for everything they received.

After snacking we played some of our favourite games and 5G joined us to watch the dance prepared by Alina, Morgan, Meghan and Zakia. Well done ladies, it was clear you had worked very hard on the dance.

And of course, the part we had all been waiting for... eating our Gingerbread House! We all enjoyed devouring the delicious house that has been decorated our room for the past few days.

Here is the after picture...

3 days left!

Homework:

• Study for tomorrow's Math test on time, temperature and graphing
  

Tomorrow is our Holiday Party!

Make sure you bring your Secret Santa Gift for our gift exchange.
By popular demand, this will be a pajama party... so bring some comfy PJs to wear for the party in the afternoon.

You should arrive in your PE kit WITH TRACKSUIT over top! It is very cold outside and it is NOT okay to show up/go out for recess in shorts.

Remember Thursday is our last day of school - lots of people think it's Friday (please don't show up on Friday, because no one will be here!) :)

Our first snowfall!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Homework:

• Problem Solving due for Ms. Gould on Monday
  

Next week will be busy..

• Monday - NO choir afterschool! Please be sure your parents know it is regular pick-up time.
• Tuesday morning -Time, Temperature and Graphing math test
• Tuesday afternoon - Holiday Party - Wear your Pajamas for the afternoon if you wish!
  
• Thursday morning - Carol service - Bus leaves from the school
• Friday - No school - Enjoy your holiday!
  

No homework tonight. Please be back at school at 5:30 for the concert. Remember to wear/bring your costume.

Reminders for tomorrow:

• Wear your PE clothes tomorrow and bring your uniform.

Homework:

• Grammar/Reading sheets - due tomorrow
• Problem Solving - Math due Monday
• ALL Math Sets have a test on Tuesday December 16 (Time, Temp and Graphing)
• Ms. Murphy's math set should be correcting their JUMP mathbooks and working on the review package

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is our dress rehearsal and evening concert - everyone MUST bring black pants to wear for the morning rehearsal and evening show.
• The concert starts at 6:00pm and I will be in the classroom at 5:30 to meet you.
  

Homework:

• Grammar and Punctuation package (due tomorrow)
  
• Study Spelling List
• Science Test must be signed by parents and returned
• Math Set homework (Ms. Murphy's Math set take-home assignment DUE tomorrow)

Reminders:

• Bring your Secret Santa gifts
  
• Book Fair is open tomorrow at lunch and we are scheduled to visit the book fair on Thursday
• Tonight is the K/1 concert in the gym at 6:00pm
• Wednesday is the 2/3 concert
• Thursday is the 4/5 concert
  

Legacy and Book Fair

Our first Legacy day was today and it was amazing to see all the parent and student volunteers working together in the rain!

Congratulations! You were all excellent representatives of our incredible grade 5 families!






And upstairs, Balli has been busy organizing our amazing Book Fair (5M will be visiting on Thursday afternoon!) but took a break to come down and visit a special friend (do you see the resemblance to anyone in 5M?)

Homework:

• Problem Solving - due Monday
• Complete you homophone spelling list sentences - due (not "dew") tomorrow
• Complete you double-sided brain boggler + skeleton sheet
  

Reminders:

• We WILL NOT have PE tomorrow, as we will be watching the K/1 concert. Please come dressed in your regular uniform.
  
• Tomorrow is the last day to bring in Photo Retake order forms
• Thursday December 11 - Scholastic Book Fair
• Thursday December 11 - 4/5 Holiday Concert at 6:00pm (bring/wear black pants)
  

Gingerbread cheer fills 5M!

Thank you to the McCord family for bringing the beautiful (and sweetly scented) gingerbread house for our classroom. We have all taken an oath to not touch or eat any of the treats that make up this house until our party next Tuesday - it won't be easy, but I am confident we can do it!



Here is a picture of us in front of our tree today.

Thanks for all your well wishes - I am feeling much better after a day of rest!

Homework for the weekend:

• Problem Solving is due on Monday
• Ms. Murphy's math set -Complete the yellow graphing package and work on your at-home assignment.

A note regarding photos re-takes:
If for some reason a child was not able to have their photo taken on retake day at the school there will be a short session at Mountain West Studios where they can have their photo taken. This will be on Saturday, December 6, 2009 (tomorrow). The telephone number for the studio is 604-980-8551 just incase you need this info.

We had a very special assembly today. We all enjoyed seeing and learningabout a real Chinese Lion Dance. The Lion of Prosperity came and visited us and many of us received lucky pieces of lettuce. Remember to make a wish before bed tonight if you caught some lettuce!

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Homework:

• Study, study, study - your bones, muscles and skin test is tomorrow!
• Review your spelling words - test Friday
• Complete math set homework (Ms. Murphy's set - Take home assignment)
• Read for 20 minutes
  

Reminders:

• Tomorrow (Thursday) from 1:30-1:50 we will be going to the Festive Sale. Remember to bring your shopping bag, a labeled ziploc bag with your money in it and your shopping list!
• Coming home with your child tonight is an informational package (with a blue cover) detailing the Vancouver Aquarium sleepover opportunity on Friday, January 30th .This is an optional activity, and comes at additional cost. During the evening there will be a private guided tour of the exhibits, followed by a healthy bedtime snack before falling asleep to the peaceful sounds of the Beluga whales as the graceful creatures floated past the viewing windows. Note to parents -- if you are able to join us, then please do! If you wish to participate, the deadline is January 15.

...only 12 more days!

Homework:

• "I'm Not Triskaidekaphobic" worksheets - Due tomorrow
  
• Bones and Muscles - Word Scramble - Due tomorrow
• Study for Bones and Muscles Science test (Thursday)
• Study for Spelling Test (Friday)
• Ms. Murphy's math set (pg 138, 139, 140, 141)
• Read for 20 minutes
  

Reminders:

• We will be visiting the Festive Store on Thursday. Be sure to bring your bag, money and checklist for this afternoon (we will visit from 1:30-1:50)
• Saleema Noon will be meeting with the grade five classes on Monday December 8. Saleema is a well-known Vancouver Sexual Health educator - check out her website for more information about who she is and what her workshop will cover. If you have any questions about the workshop, please speak to Nurse Kelsall.
  

13 schools days left!

Happy Monday everyone.
Today we started planning our Holiday party and the students decorated the class. We will be having our holiday party on December 16 from 1:30-3:00 and will be giving out our Secret Santa presents. The maximum amount to spend on buying OR making your gift is $15.00. Remember to keep your secret santa a SECRET!

Homework:

• Study for Spelling Test (Friday)
• Study for Science Test (Bones, Muscles and Skin) on Thursday Dec 4
  
• Complete the two pages about test-taking practice - due tomorrow
• Problem Solving - Complete the three problems in your yellow duotang - due Monday
  

Reminders:

• Dancers - Tomorrow is your last day to bring in Cowboy costumes
• Wear your PE kit tomorrow and bring your uniform
• Bring in PENNIES for the penny drive!