Cambrian Heights School Grade 5/6

OUTDOOR SCHOOL: Please ensure you have signed and returned the Outdoor School Field Trip form by Friday March 6th. There are currently a number of unpaid fees for this trip. Please ensure you have paid the $287.50 fee by Friday March 6th. If you need support doing this or financial assistance, please contact the school and we would be happy to help! Here is our Forecast for Next Week: In Mathematics, we continue to work on developing an understanding of the relationship between area, perimeter and volume. We will be looking specifically at volume next week and how this applies to the real world! In Humanities, we will be continuing to work on script writing. We will be viewing a Heritage Minute related to maple syrup in Canada. The teachers have created a script to share with the students to model how the description and dialogue should look. These scripts will be used alongside the puppets we have been creating with Wendy. SYRUP HERITAGE MINUTE:  https://www.historicacanad

**Dear parents, please make sure that camp forms are filled out and brought back as soon as possible. If there are any questions or concerns about your child attending camp, please contact Mr. Eakins through email** Students have been working on their scripts for Canadian history. They compared a novel version of a story and analyzed the way they translated the information into a movie script. They have been working with puppeteer Wendy to start bringing their puppets to life. Rule 1: EYES The puppeteer must always be looking at their puppet when they are performing. This draws the audiences eyes to the puppet and helps the performers focus on getting into their character. Rule 2: VOICE You must project so your audience doesn't lose interest. Rule 3: MOVEMENT What actions can you make your puppet do to help your story? Rule 4: FEELINGS What would your character be feeling and reacting to other characters or the storyline? Rule 5: SCRIPT - What have you written in the

Here are our upcoming plans for next week! Please remember, Wednesday, Feb 26 is PINK SHIRT DAY!   Math: We will continue to work on shape and space by focusing on volume. Using new and old division and multiplication strategies we learned, we will work on solving for volume and missing information of different 2D and 3D shapes.   Literacy: We will be exploring script writing to learn how dialogue in narrative writing can live in another format. Script writing and dialogue follow different rules but both can effectively tell the reader a lot about the character.    Social Studies: We will be working in small groups to create scripts that will tell the stories of some prominent figures in our Canadian history such as Viola Desmond and John McCrae.  Science: We will begin our new Science unit on Evidence and Investigation! The clock is ticking and we're running out of time! Student's will be given a crime only they can solve and bring resolve to the commu

Students are working towards developing a character for their puppet scripts. The characters they develop are based on prominent Canadian figures of our past. With their puppets, they will try to reenact and tell their character's story to their classmates. In math, we are trying to write our names in 3D. This is part of our Problem of the Week (POTW) Students will calculate the surface area of the letters of their name. We are moving towards learning about volume and how to calculate volume. Because their names are in 3D, they will be able to calculate the volume of their letters too... among other things! ATTENTION: Students will be having their Sky Science test on Friday. We will be preparing for this throughout the week. 

Next week is a short week. We will only have school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. There is NO SCHOOL on Thursday February 13 and Friday February 14th, as well as the following Monday February 17th.  Math: We will continue to work on shape and space by exploring perimeter, area and volume. Students will be creating their own Geometrocity to incorporate most of the elements of the Shape and Space strand of the Math curriculum. Literacy: We will be putting "SAID TO BED." We will be exploring alternate ways to say "said" when including dialogue in our narrative writing. We will be watching a Pixar Short Film and students will need to create the dialogue for the film, applying the five rules they have learned. Social Studies: We will be finding and exploring key moments in Canadian history. We have been fortunate enough to be working with a puppet master to give students the opportunity share their learning through dramatic performances. Science: We

Math How many lines of symmetry can you find in regular and irregular shapes (polygons)? Using Geoboards to find the answers to area and perimeter puzzles. Sharing our steps. Literacy Playing around with the rules of dialogue.  

Today students began an investigation into the eight different planets. They will be creating a poster for their favorite planet with the purpose of convincing someone why they would want to visit their chosen planet! These are the websites students are using for their inquiry! https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/overview/ https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-mercury/en/ Here is the Planet Observation Chart students were given to guide them in their inquiry process.