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

Advent Calendars

We have been working hard on our Advent Calendars and writing out good deeds that we will be doing during the Advent Season.  We know how important it is to show love, peace, hope and joy during this season to everyone.

Time Magazine - Person of the year 2013

According to Time magazine, Pope Francis is the person of the year. Click the link below and read about everything he has done and why they choice him.  

Person of the year Pope Francis

Christmas Concert

We will be performing on Tuesday December 17th in the morning session of the concert.   We can't wait to show off our talents.

The true meaning of Christmas

Nelson Mandela

Today we learned some interesting facts about who Nelson Mandela was and what amazing things he did.  

Here are some things we learned:

1. He was a peacemaker, author and world figure

2. He was born July 18, 1918 in South Africa

3. He had a hard children and was adopted by a tribal chief

4. His birth name was Rolihlahla Mandela

5. He was jailed for 27 years

6. He won 35 awards, including the Nobel peace prize

7.  He was 95 years old when he died on Dec 5, 2013

8.  He was the president of South Africa from 1994-1999

9. He was Baptized United Methodist

10. He was very inspirational to all people

Math Frog

Check out this great site for math games.  have fun.

math Frog