Cambrian Heights School Grade 5/6

Sept 26 Blog Hello Families!  OUTDOOR SCHOOL PARENT MEETING - Wednesday October 9th 6:00 - 7:00 PM in the Gym         Here are the highlights of what our curricular focuses were this week. Science Students continued on their journey of exploring why wetlands are so important. Students collaborated in their groups and came up with questions they were still wondering about the wetlands after all the research we have done so far. Students then engaged in self-guided research and took jot notes to answer their wonders. These wonders will be included in their multi-media presentation at the end of this unit! Language Arts In Language Arts this week, we looked at the elements of a story. We used a graphic organizer to brainstorm ideas for a story we would like to write. We spent each day this week focusing on a specific aspect of writing our story. v Monday – Students developed their plan. v Tuesday – Students wrote the introduction to their story

We have been learning about Maps in Humanities. Students will have a quiz on Thursday September 26 to show what they have learned. There will be a practice quiz coming home on Tuesday that students can use as a study guide. Success Criteria:    I can identify the title of a map.    I can name a city.    I can name a capital city.    I can identify bodies of water.    I can use a compass rose to find locations.    I can identify the relative location of a place (where something is in relation to something else)   I can label north and south hemispheres, east and west hemispheres, prime meridian, equator, longitude and latitude on a globe.