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MY CHILD IN SCHOOL
MY CHILD IN SCHOOL – Informed Parent, Involved Parent
GRADE 5
OVERVIEWGrade 5 French Immersion children learn about many different topics. They work on skills to think about and communicate about what they are learning. Instruction is in French for at least 75% of the school day. The required subject areas are: Arts Education, English Language Arts, French Language Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education/Health Education, Science, and Social Studies. Your child will have the chance to learn in many different ways - by themselves, with teachers and with other children. ARTS EDUCATION: Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual ArtsGrade 5 children learn ways to express themselves creatively and develop skills and language in one or more of the arts. They discover answers to the questions “who”, “where”, “when”, and “why” about the arts. They think about the roles, the purposes, and the meanings of the arts in their own lives, in their communities, and around the world. Children learn to think critically and talk about their experiences with learning the arts. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSGrade 5 children use language to listen, speak, view, read, write and represent. They talk with others to develop ideas and use many strategies to help them understand what they read, hear and watch. They experience a variety of reading material, such as poetry, articles and news reports. Grade 5 children set personal goals for language learning. They identify what they do well and areas they need to work on. FRANÇAISGrade 5 children improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French. They use French words and sentence structures to express and clarify ideas and to understand a variety of spoken and written messages. They react to what they hear and read by talking about their preferences and giving opinions. In Grade 5, children learn to revise and edit what they write to make it more interesting, to clarify ideas, and to check for correct verb endings and spelling. MATHEMATICSGrade 5 students show and describe numbers up to 1 000 000. They use mental math, estimation and personal strategies to solve problems with whole numbers and decimals. They find ways to solve problems involving numbers, patterns, and data collection. They make connections between shapes and numbers and their everyday lives, such as writing the value of money using a decimal point. Grade 5 students investigate the likelihood of something happening as they learn about probability. PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH EDUCATIONGrade 5 children learn about the benefits of exercise for the heart and participate in activities to improve their fitness. Practicing movement skills help children increase their control during physical activities. They learn to participate safely in class activities and to recognize safety concerns in the community. Learning how to act responsibly, have positive relationships with others and how to resolve conflicts are some other areas of focus in Grade 5. SCIENCEGrade 5 children learn about keeping the human body healthy. They learn about substances and identify the three states of matter- solids, liquids and gases. They learn how simple machines in daily life are useful for moving and lifting loads. Grade 5 also provides students’ first in-depth look at weather and climate, where they make direct observations and learn to interpret weather information from the media.  |
SOCIAL STUDIES
Peoples and Stories of Canada to 1867
Grade 5 students learn about people and events before 1867 when Canada became a nation. They focus on First Peoples, French and British colonization of Canada, and the birth of Canada as a nation. Students study First Nations, cultures and governance, the fur trade, the rise of the Métis people and the interaction of cultures in early Canada. They also look at how history and geography have helped to shape Canada.