Snowshoeing!

We had a wonderful time snowshoeing this afternoon!

We have a Math test on Monday as well as a short quiz on the novel Holes.

Enjoy your weekend!

Mr. Coffin

Christmas Concert and More!

Hi Everyone,

This afternoon and evening is our Christmas Concert! Students are reminded to wear work out clothes (jogging pants/t-shirt/etc) as their costume to wear during their songs. I look forward to seeing many of you today!

We are busy wrapping up many of our units before the Christmas break. We just finished reading Holes, and will now complete one last assignment before we have a quiz about the book. We will also be finishing our Science unit on weather. Our unit test will most likely be on Friday. In math, we will have a test early next week on Multiplication and Division.

Our classroom party will take place on Tuesday afternoon. In the morning, we are hosting the assembly with Grade 6P. In the afternoon we will be watching the movie Holes.

Have an excellent week leading up to the holidays!
Mr. Coffin

Busy Week!

We have a busy week this week! Our Christmas Concert in on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Students have been working hard to prepare themselves for the performance! Just a reminder for Grade 5 students to wear workout clothing for their songs!

Today, students are working on webquest in Science. This webquest covers our final curriculum outcome in our Weather Unit! Our Science test will take place on Friday.

Here is the link to the webquest: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming.

We will also be wrapping up our unit on Multiplication and Division. The unit test will be later this week or early next week.

Also, we will be finishing our novel Holes. Next Tuesday, in the afternoon, we will be watching the movie during our classroom party as a unit wrap up.

Have a wonderful week!
Mr. Coffin

Wednesday

Hi There,
Division package is for homework tonight. Students will hand this in tomorrow. We have started to write letters to some pen pals who are from a rural community in Saskatchewan!

Mr. Coffin

Splooch!

Tonight for homework:
- Complete comprehension questions on KidBlog for Holes (Section 2).
- Read this website to find out about how air pressure impacts our weather.
- We are having a 'peach' afternoon tomorrow. Stanley has found Zero underneath a a boat called the Mary Lou. Zero is surviving off of Splooch (AKA Spiced Peaches). Some are welcome to bring a peach dish to school, but we will make a couple here as well!


Enjoy your evening!
Mr. Coffin

Homework

Tonight for homework:

There is quite a bit of homework tonight!

- Book Reports are DUE tomorrow.
- Measuring the Weather reports / posters are DUE tomorrow. We will be presenting.
- Some students did not finish their Math homework from last night. We had a long talk about getting homework done. Students must be caught up in Math.

- Holes: Section 2 activities are DUE on Thursday.
- KidBlog Response to Holes Questions is DUE on FRIDAY.

Tuesday Homework

Hi Everyone,

Tonight for homework:

ELA - Read up to Chapter 20 / Small Steps read up to Chapter 17.

Math - 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication worksheet.

French test tomorrow - Mon Ecole

Also, just a reminder that tomorrow we host the Healthy Hearts sale, so please have baking goods at the school in the morning. Thanks!

Mr. Coffin

Monday

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

So far today we have learned about multiplying two digit numbers by two digit numbers. We will be practicing this for quite some time. Take the time to practice this at home as well! It can be something as simple as writing a multiplication fact on a sticky note that reads 25 x 17 and sticking it on the fridge - or the milk!!

Here is the link to our spelling words on spelling city. Click here. Students need to search username, then type jarcoff to find the list.

Report cards go out today. I look forward to seeing everyone at interviews this week!

Mr. Coffin

Oh yeah - and how about those RIDERS???? :):)

Homework Tonight

Holes - Section 1 assignments and questions are due tomorrow.
Small Steps - Section 1 assignments due tomorrow. Summary will be due on Monday.

We will be correcting Math tomorrow, so if some students have fallen behind in homework, tonight is their final chance to catch up.

Stay healthy!

Mr. Coffin

Homework

Holes section 1 is due on Friday.
Math (Lesson 4) #1-4 and 3 problems
French - Culture Paragraph

Have a snowy evening!
Mr. Coffin

Homework

Homework tonight:

- Holes: Read Chapter 10 and complete one activity.
- Daily Reading

Have a great evening!

Mr. Coffin

Tuesday

Homework tonight:
Holes - Read chapter 6.
Math - Lesson 2 practice questions.
Communication Skills - if you were not finished.

Mr. Coffin

Monday Monday

Hi Everyone,
There is no homework tonight. We started a new novel study today - Holes. Students seemed to enjoy the first few chapters!

Enjoy your evening!

Mr. Coffin

Medieval Feast: A Success

We had a wonderful Medieval Feast this afternoon! Students eagerly participated in a fabulous event! Mrs. V very kindly provided us with pea soup and biscuits, and I provided the rustic drumsticks. The students provided the entertainment and our King and Queen were in control.

What memories we created!

There is no homework this weekend. Have a fabulous weekend.

Mr. C

Medieval Feast

Tomorrow we will have a Medieval Feast to wrap up our unit! There will be traditional snacks and food provided in the afternoon! Students have also been working hard creating the entertainment for the feast. Also, I hope to play Monty Python and the Holy Grail in the afternoon while we have the feast. I do need parents to provide permission, as the movie is rated PG. Please check your child's agenda.

Have a great evening!
Mr. Coffin

Forecast

Students are to watch a local forecast tonight on any station they like. Students are to come back to school tomorrow and describe the weather forecast. How was the weather delivered? What was the forecast? There is no wrong answer here in describing the forecast.

Lesson #1 - Chapter 3 is for homework in Math.

French Vocab Test Tomorrow as well.

Mr. Coffin

No Homework!

There is no homework today! Please watch for a classroom newsletter and information about Parent Teacher Interviews that will be sent home tomorrow.

Mr. Coffin

Halloween Reminder

Hi All,

Just a reminder that tomorrow we will be celebrating our Halloween festivities. I hope everyone received the notes about who was asked to bring food for certain parties throughout the year.

We will be having our classroom lunch tomorrow. Students may bring a small snack to school, however, there will be a sufficient amount of food for lunch. If your child needs to go home to get his or her costume on, they may do that after we eat our lunch around 12:00 (if you like). If not, we can save them some lunch here at school.

We do have a math test tomorrow that students should really study hard for tonight.

In the afternoon, we will be hosting activities for the Grades 1/2 classes. We will be showing Gremlins in Mr. Schnell's classroom during this time as well for students who are not required to help in the gym. Please read the note in your child's agenda about this tonight.

Enjoy your evening!
Mr. Coffin

Wednesday

Hi Everyone,
Homework tonight is Show What You Know in Math. Our Math test will be on Friday. Excellent work to the students this week. Everyone has been working very hard!

Mr. C

Monday

Ms. Scholze has Communication Skills homework for students tonight. There are two questions that we will mark in math tomorrow on Lesson #8. We will begin "Show What You Know" tomorrow in order to review for our Math test that will happen later this week. Please also notice a note that went home about our classroom party schedule.

Thanks!
Mr. Coffin

Weekend!

Have an excellent weekend everyone.

Homework this weekend:

Science Test on Monday - STUDY!
Knights of the Kitchen Table - log onto KidBlog and finish your response.

Also, Health forms went home for our needles in the coming weeks. Please return these by Monday.

Mr. Coffin

Thursday

Homework:

Math (Lesson #6)
It's Up to You! - Science Sheet
Spanish Homework
Home Reading Records at school tomorrow.

Science unit test for Electricity and Magnetism will be on Monday.


Mr. Coffin

Wednesday

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I have been behind these last couple days - I have been under the weather. Homework tonight - Science Sheet titled, "How Energy Efficient Are You?".

Mr. C

Friday!!

Have a wonderful weekend. We have no homework this weekend. Students are excited about planning the Halloween activities for the students in grades K-2! Ask them about it!

Mr. Coffin

Thursday

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT (unless you didn't finish your Comm Skills last night)


Mr. Coffin

Tuesday

Homework:

Math - Lesson #3 (questions assigned in class)
Comm Skills

Have a great evening!

Mr. Coffin

Monday

I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend.

Tonight for homework:

Communication Skills - pg. 14/15 - Topic Sentences
French - Word Search

Chapter 1 Social Test will also take place tomorrow! Students have course notes and a review to study with.

Have a great evening!
Mr. Coffin

Happy Thanksgiving!

Some students will be re-writing their Math exam tomorrow (Friday). We are finishing up our first Chapter in Social Studies. We will have a Social Test early next week.

Please take time to check out the webquest we will be working on. Students are portraying a Medieval character! Check it out!

Medieval Times Webquest

Enjoy your weekend!
Mr. Coffin

Medieval Times

Hi Everyone,

We have started our Medieval Times unit in ELA and Art. Students have had fun drawing pictures of knights (free handed) and castles. We are reading a novel together as a group during silent reading titled Knights of the Kitchen Table. We will be starting a webquest right away that will give students the opportunity to use the netbooks during ELA.

In Math, we are concluding our first unit (Patterns and Relations). Our test will be on Monday.

Also, just a reminder that book reports are due on Friday. Students are expected to complete a book report on the book they have been reading and recording for the home reading program.

Mr. Coffin

Drawing Knights

Today in Art we will be drawing knights. Use this online guide to help you practice the skill of drawing! Once you have completed drawing, you may colour your knight!

Drawing Knights

Enjoy

Mr. Coffin

Check this out!

Check this link out if you are ever up a little later in the evening!

Aurora borealis webcam goes live

This is a news story about the Canadian Space Agency who have set up a live camera to view the Northern Lights after dusk!

The direct website for the live web cam is here.

September 13 - 17

Hi Everyone,
It was nice to meet so many parents at the BBQ on Tuesday. Thanks to those who came out. If I have not had the chance to meet you yet, please stop by the school at some point so we can have a chat! We had a great week this week. We started our Medieval Times unit in ELA. The students seem to be very excited about it. It is a fun unit that will allow students to put their creative hats on. We are working through our first unit in Math (Patterns and Equations). Just a reminder to keep your child reading each night and recording in their log. I check these at the end of each week. It is important to keep students reading so they have a book to do their report on at the end of the month.

Thanks,
Mr. Coffin

September 7 - 10

Hi Everyone,
We have started all of our units in all subject. Students are currently finishing up a newspaper article about themselves in ELA. In Science, we have been talking about electricity safety. After reviewing multiplication and division, we are finally able to begin our textbook practice. We have also started a major webquest in Social Studies called, "What does Canada look like?".

Book orders are due tomorrow, as well as we will have our first weekly spelling test.

So far, I have been extremely impressed with the work ethic of the Grade 5 class. Everyone is working hard to get homework done and stay on task.

Enjoy your evening!
Mr. Coffin

What Doe Canada Look LIke?

This will be our first assignment in Social Studies. You will find all the information you need by clicking here. Have fun.

Mr. Coffin

Welcome Back!

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the Grade 5C Blog. I am excited to work closely with students and parents to ensure a successful academic year. Please forward and questions or concerns to be via e-mail or call the school. Please watch for several notes coming home during this first week of school.

Mr. Coffin