iparent - Halton parenting information, programs and more

Here is a great resources for Halton parents.

www.ourkidsnetwork.ca/iparent

WinterFest - January 31st

Looking for something fun to do this Friday.  Check out the link below for more information about Winterfest at Glen Eden.

http://ohf.akaraisin.com/Common/Event/Home.aspx?seid=7802&mid=8

Cyber Safety

After watching the video on Being Safer and Smarter Online, write a one page reflection how you can be safe online and why it is important.  

Please go to hcdsb.elearningontario.ca to log in and post your assignment in the dropbox under the section Health - Cyber Safety.

Due:  Tuesday January 28th.  

Grade 5 - Government assignment - Due Thursday Jan 23rd

Grade 5 - please complete the levels of government assignment posted on the elearning ontario site.

All students have their own username and passwords.  Please make sure to submit your report into the dropbox.

hcdsb.elearningontario.ca

Boys....Looking for a new book to read?

Check out some of these sites for some interesting books to choose from.  Girls, the sites may say books for boys, but you can read these too.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/best-books-for-boys/

http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/boys-books

http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/toppicks/a/books_boys.htm

Literacy Groups

We are starting our 2nd week of literacy groups and reading such interesting books.  We came up with some tips to help us become successful while working independently.  Students, share your favorite part of the book with someone.  Explain why connected with it.   

Speeches

We have started writing our speeches and should have them all written by the end of next week.  Speeches should be 2-4 mins in length and have a Catholic component to it or related to a Focus on Faith theme that we have discussed.  The week of Jan 27th we will be preparing for our in-class friendly speech competition. Together we came up with things we should be doing in order to be successful in our speeches.

Grade 5 - Government

We have started our government unit.  Here are some fun videos to enjoy.

What each levels of government is responsible for.

Minority and Majority Government

Rights and Responsibilities - grade 6's - this is our Focus on Faith theme this year

Canadian Charter of rights and freedom

Grade 5 Liturgy

Parents are invited to join us for our grade level liturgy on Wednesday January 15th at 10am.  The liturgy will take place in the library.

Check out this fun video on the Story of Jesus... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYh2OU4vtIk

Welcome Back, Epiphany and Ukrainian Christmas

Welcome Back and Happy New Year!!

• Hope everyone had a restful holiday filled with family and fun.  We are back are ready to continue our learning journey.  

• Yesterday we learned about the Epiphany and the importance of the star that leads all of us to God.  We read Matthew 2:1-12 to help us gain a greater understanding of the Epiphany. 

• To all who celebrate Christmas based on the Julian calendar....Merry Christmas.  Here is a link about the traditions on Ukrainian Christmas.... http://www.brama.com/art/christmas.html