Grade 5 families,  Only 1 week left in the school year! Many of you are aware that I will not be returning to GCS next year. Mrs. Wood and I will be moving to Sussex, NB to attend Crandall University in Moncton. It has been a great year to end my time at GCS, [...]

Grade 5 families,  Only 2 weeks left in the school year! What a beautiful weekend it has been. I hope you’ve found some time to enjoy the weather. In Math class this week, students will be learning about dividing with decimals and working on a theme park project. These projects are due Friday morning. [...]

Grade 5 families,  Only 3 weeks left in the school year! On Tuesday this week we will be celebrating Canada Day. Since we aren’t in school on July 1st, we’ll celebrate it on June 1st instead. Dress in your red and white and all things Canadian. Last week in Math, students practiced dividing decimals [...]

Grade 5 families,  Only 4 weeks left in the school year! Last week in Math, we reviewed geometry and began learning how to divide using decimals. In Language Arts, students have presented their speeches and will be working on their book reports for Number the Stars. In Social Studies, we began studying the Early [...]

Grade 5 families,  Only 5 weeks left in the school year! Last week in Math, we learned how to calculate the area of various shapes and the concept of square roots. In Language Arts, students started working on their book reports and have been practicing their speeches. In Social Studies, students finished their medieval [...]

Grade 5 families,  With only 6 weeks left in the school year, year-end plans are underway. Last week in Math, we learned how to calculate the perimeter of various shapes and will look at area this week. In Language Arts, students finished reading Number the Stars and will start working on a book report. [...]

Grade 5 families,  With only 7 weeks left in the school year, I am grateful to have had so much in-school learning this year. I hope you're having/had a wonderful weekend. Last week in Math, we began a unit in Geometry and will learn how to calculate the perimeter of various shapes this week. [...]

Grade 5 families,  The 4th quarter is off to a great start. Students have begun developing their skills in T-ball and track and field events. In Language Arts, students have learned about what to expect through the job application process and created an infographic resume. Students will be learning about effective speech writing this [...]

Grade 5 families,  I hope you’ve had a great weekend. Last week was a busy week with C.A.T. writing and report cards. Due to the C.A.T.s I informed the students that the regular spelling quiz (List 26) would be moved to this week. Remember that you can always check your “My School Management” account [...]

Grade 5 families,  It’s that time of year again. This week is report card week, and we begin our last quarter of the year tomorrow. We have been blessed to have a full year (so far) of in-school learning and pray that continues through to the end of the year. In Math class students [...]