Today, students were working on writing similes in Language Arts class, as we began learning about figures of speech. A simile is described as a comparison between two different things, using "like" or "as". 

Some student examples include:
My hair is as hazel as a chestnut - Elle
My dress is as purple as a beautiful plum - Bryn
My lips are as pink as a wild rose - Hannah
My hair is dark brown as a boreal forest log - Logan 
My pants are as blue as the ocean - Malcolm
My eyes are as brown as chocolate - Jurnee



In Social Studies we practiced mapping and reviewed material from previous years. We labelled a map of the world and identified all 7 continents and 4 oceans. 
In addition, we learned that the word "hemisphere" breaks down into the prefix 'hemi' meaning 'half,' and the root word 'sphere' which refers to the shape of the Earth. As students have learned in grades 3 and 4, the Equator is an invisible line which divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres; and the Prime Meridian is an invisible line that divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres. 

Students were given class time to work on both of these worksheets, and anything that was unfinished will be due tomorrow. 


On Tuesday, September 20th, students will be bringing home field trip forms which entail the information for our Terry Fox run, which will be taking place on the afternoon of Friday, September 23rd. 
Don't forget, our Terry Fox run theme is NEON colours. 
Keep up the good work with that fundraising! Our goal as a school is to raise $2000 for the Terry Fox Foundation.