Inchy Art

Over the past month, the students have worked on creating a collection of mixed media pieces featuring the six regions of Canada. Each picture is 3 inches by 3 inches and combines a variety of materials such as foil, tissue paper, watercolours, cardboard, fabric paint, drywall filler and glitter. When the pieces are complete they will be mounted onto cardstock as a collection.

Students continued to work on writing their autobiographies in Language Arts. In the weeks ahead, they will edit their own pieces as well as one of their peer's pieces of writing. The children practiced 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication by solving word problems. They also wrote a multiplication test on Thursday. We wrapped up the Social Studies unit on the physical geography of Canada. The children used their research to compare two different regions using a Venn diagram. Students began exploring the topic of electricity and magnetism in Science. The final project was introduced to help the class understand how they will need to apply their learning. In groups of 4, they will be creating a Rube Goldberg machine that will feature an electrical circuit and simple machine(s). All Grade 5 classes went to C.O.P. for their first day of skiing and snowboarding on Wednesday. They did a great job listening to their instructors and following directions. The kids are really looking forward to the next ski/snowboard day in a few weeks.