Mrs. Higgs and Ms. Dick grade 5/6

This week in writing we were searching for key words in non-fiction texts. Our class used the key words to make summaries of the main ideas. We read an article called 'Why does Jello Jiggle?' Everyone started brainstorming topics to research.   In grade 5 social studies, we learned about the history of Canada and Samuel De Champlain. When he got to Canada, he had to make a shelter fast, before winter. He was the first one to make a trading route. The grade 6's learned the differences between cabinet ministers and MLAs.  In grade 5 science we mixed liquids to see if they made a solution. We also layered liquids and learned that liquids can have different densities. We learned that water has a very strong surface tension, and rubbing alcohol doesn't. The grade 6's worked on trading cards on different planets. We did research to find out facts like, how many moons they have, what the surface is like, orbital period and rotational period.  In French the grade 6's wa...

 This week in science, the grade 6's learned about the phases of the moon. Jan. 21 will be the new moon. This means that we won't be able to see the moon. The next phase will be the waxing crescent. The grade 5's were mixing liquids together to see if they made solutions or mixtures. We learned about homogenous and heterogeneous mixtures.  In math we practiced converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and improper fractions into mixed numbers. In gym we played floor hockey games. The gym was divided into 3 sections. We also practiced puck handling and passing.  In writing we practiced finding key words in non-fiction articles. Key words are words that explain the main idea. We are going to use the key words to write a summary in our own words.  In social studies, the grade 6's learned about the similarities between MLAs and cabinet ministers. The grade 5's started learning about the history of Canada. They also presented their regions, resources and landforms a...

 This week in gym we played floor hockey. We started to learn how to pass the puck and trap the puck. We played a game where someone was the shark and had to take your puck away. If they took your puck then you became a shark too. There was ice holes that we had to avoid. If we touched one with our puck or our body we had to do 10 jumping jacks. In science the grade 6's learned the difference between reflecting light and emitting light. We also did  an escape room about the seasons. The grade 5's learned how to separate mixtures. We decided what tool we would use based on the properties of the materials. In writing we made words using prefixes and sufifixes added to a root word. We learned about simple, complex and compound sentences. We joined simple sentences using conjunctions like for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so. In math we did word problems with multiplication, division, addition and subtraction. We also reviewed long division using the box method and the standard meth...