5C in the Community

Saturday, April 22nd was Earth Day, which we celebrated in class on Friday afternoon by reading The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. As well, each student came up with a pledge, which we wrote on the chalkboard (to save paper in the spirit of Earth Day, of course). Some of of our pledges included:

"I will remember to turn off electronics when I am not using them." - Eduardo

"I will pick up garbage in my community." - Malcolm

"To not use electricity and to not waste paper." - Elle

"I will not buy things that have to much packaging." - Ashiq

"Not to use too much electricity and open the blinds more often." - Naomi

Over the past few months, a number of students at St. Brigid have been working very hard on projects for the Calgary Youth Science Fair. On Saturday, these students were finally able to share their findings and compete with approximately 600 other groups from select schools around the city - what an honour! 

Here of some snap shots of students in 5C after just having received their medals:

Hannah's dad is a firefighter, and she was curious
about researching what causes a backdraft.
After presenting to 3 different judges, Hannah
walked away from the CYSF with a silver medal!

Karen and Elisha went through many trials to
create casein plastic, by curdling milk with
vinegar. After much research and many trials,
these students received an honourable mention,
with this innovative chemistry project!

Merry Christmas?

Adults tend to grumble about snowy weather when it occurs in the Spring. As soon as we think it's going to start warming up out there, Mother Nature loves to remind us that we are in Calgary!

One of the many great things about the students in 5C is that they embrace the snow, and find ways to enjoy themselves. Here are some photos of some students and the giant snowball they made before school on Thurday:

Novel Study Chapter 9

When we read a story, we visualize a picture of each setting and character in our mind's eye. Every reader has a different picture of the same scene. The way we experience a story is unique to each person, based on our perspectives and the way that we interpret a book. 

After reading Chapter 9 in Bridge to Terabithia, students practiced visualizing a scene. We had a few different students read the paragraph aloud, and then students read it again in their heads before proceeding. 

The activity is as follows:

•       Reread the paragraph on page 88 that begins, “When they got to the bank of the creek, they stopped.” Visualize the scene.
•        Draw a detailed picture that shows how you see Terabithia after days of heavy rain. Use other details from the chapter if you want.
•        Write a caption of at least two sentences for your picture. 

April 10th Update

In Health today, students are continuing to work on improving positive self-esteem. 

Students worked today on creating a mosaic of drawings of things that impact their positive self-esteem. 

This could include any hobby or activity that makes you feel happy; things that you are good at; or something that you are working on improving. 

For homework tonight, students need to finish their drawings for their mosaic. Tomorrow they will have class time to finish colouring. 

In Math we are working on comparing fractions and decimals. 

I asked students to complete the following practice questions tonight if possible:

Happy Friday!

Good afternoon to 5C students and parents.

I want to start with a big CONGRATULATIONS to all of the performers in our 2017 Talent Show!

From our class we had Marit sing a lovely song, and Malcolm playing a captivating song on the piano. 

We also had Karen & Hannah as the MCs of the Talent Show, who were fun and enthusiastic. 

It was great to see some of the talent that we have here at St. Brigid. 

In Social Studies today, we began planning a journal entry in the perspective of a Fur Trader. 

When writing about a day in the life of a fur trader in Canada, students will choose the viewpoint of an adventurous Coureurs des Bois or a Voyageur. 

We have been learning about these two groups by comparing and contrasting the way they lived. 

In Religion we finished making booklets that show the special days that we celebrate Easter. 

Next week we will learn about the important Easter signs and symbols, and the meaning of each of these. 

In Science we examined a number of unsafe electrical situations, and each student explained what was unsafe about the situation, and what the rule was to correct the actions. 

Today, we took some notes on electrons, which are always looking for the shortest pathway to the ground. Because the human body is made of ~70% water, if you come in contact with an electrical current and the ground, YOU could become the easiest pathway, and the current will try to travel through you to the ground. 

April 5th Update

In Science we have been learning about electrical safety. Sometimes there are electrical hazards in our homes that we would not have even thought about!
Here is a website we looked at, that shows electrical hazards in the average home: http://www.switchedonkids.org.uk/electrical-safety-in-your-home 


Today in math we learned how to turn fractions into decimals to the tenth and hundredth place value.

In order to change a fraction into a decimal, the fraction must have a denominator of either 10 or 100.
Here are some extra practice questions to help your child to build their skills: