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Posted: December 10, 2010

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We had another great week in 5JH.  We finished working on our dream homes, and have heard 3 groups present.  So far the groups have been doing a fantastic job.  Next week, your child will be coming home with a mark out of 25.  The mark is broken down into a) how hard they worked the last few weeks in class, b) how well they presented their dream home and c) how they worked with the other members of their groups.  Please sign these notes and send them back to me. Below this message you will see an audio clip of 3 of my students reading a book that you should recognize from last week, "Les crêpes de papa".  Yesterday, I purchased a special microphone that attaches to my laptop.  I can record students reading books, or their pieces of writing.  Each week I will be publishing a few of these audio clips to my blog.  Also, when I am sending a book home for students to read at home, I will have an audio of clip of me reading the book, so that you and your child can check to make sure you are pronouncing words properly.  Ah......technology!  Hope you are getting into a festive mood! Mme Jen

Posted: December 3, 2010

December!!!

It is hard to believe that there are only 3 weeks left before Christmas!  As I am sure you know, this is a very busy time of year!  This month we have lots of things going on at school.  Some dates to remember are: December 16th-  My class, along with Mrs. Sturgeon's Grade 1 class will be taking a bus to the Miramichi Seniors Home.  We will be singing a song for the seniors, reading some stories and doing a craft with them.  I know we will have lots of fun and learn from the seniors.   December 20th- Band and choir night   December 21st- School Christmas Concert.  This will begin at 9am.  A student from our class and one from Mrs. Hale's class will be the M.C's for the program.  I will post who we have chosen next week.   December 23rd- Last day for students.  This is still a full day as far as we know.  It is still much better than coming on the 24th as the original plan was! Season's Greeting, Mmme Jen

Posted: November 26, 2010

November 26th, 2010

This week, we continued working on our "dream homes".  Most groups are done their draft copy and have begun the good copy on large chart paper. We have chosen "Vive le vent" for the Christmas concert.  It is to the tune of "Jingle Bells".  We will start practicing this song next week. On Friday afternoon, we made a garland of gingerbread men/ladies.  We were asked to do so by our M.P. Jake Stewart for the Provincial Christmas tree in the Legislature. Have a great weekend!!

Posted: November 18, 2010

November 18th

Last week we had a wonderful presentation by a very educated guest.  Jules Keenan of Grade 5 TH did a presentation for our class complete with posters and visual aids on diabetes.  We all learned a lot about Jules' life and what it is like to deal with diabetes every day.  This week we celebrated 2 birthdays in our class.  Happy Birthday goes out to Chad and Andrew.  We hope you had a wonderful day!  On Wednesday of this week we were wowed by the "Ocean's Wild" presentation in the gym.  Please check out our gallery to see some pictures of the presentation, and of us inside a WHALE!!  On Thursday of this week, he held our bake sale.  I was so proud of all the students.  They worked so hard to get ready for it, and were very selfless.  We raised an amazing $300 for David Wilson and his family.  It will be a great help to them as they travel back and forth to the hospital in December.  Good luck David and God bless.

Posted: November 15, 2010

Busy Days

We have had a few very busy weeks!  Two weeks ago students received their report cards, and we held parent-teacher meetings.  I was glad to meet with 17 of my 27 parents.  Thank you for coming.  Those of you that could not attend, please feel free to call the school or send a note if there is anything you would like to know. Last week, we were busy preparing for the Remembrance Day Ceremony.  Students from our class contributed by singing in the choir, and 3 of our classmates read the poem "Au champ d'honneur" (In Flanders Fields in French. ) Great job Janet, Kassidy and Jaime! This week we are beginning to work on our "dream homes".  In groups of 3, students are designing their dream home using their imagination.  We are getting some great ideas!  Rooms for pet giraffes, and slides rather than stairs! Also this Thursday, we will be having our bake sale for David Wilson.  Please send treats that are easy to hand out individually. (cookies, squares, muffins, or individually wrapped pieces of cake, etc.)  I will let you know on my blog how much we raise for David! Thanks! Mme Jen.

Posted: October 28, 2010

Week 8

What a week!!!  We had a lot to do this week, including decorating our pumpkins and making witches out of construction paper.  On top of that we even had a day of to relax during the week.  If only all weeks were like that!!  After school today, there will be a halloween party in the cafeteria for students.  Preschool-Grade 2 is from 5pm-6pm.  Grades 3-5 will be from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Tomorrow, Friday, students will be dressing up.  My students have Math, Phys. Ed., and will be playing outside at dinner time.  Because of this, they won't be putting on their costumes until after lunch.  If you are sending a treat for the students, please send at least 27 items.  Have a safe, happy halloween!

Posted: October 21, 2010

Week 7

We are getting busier as the weeks go on!  I will be using this blog to update parents as to what is going on in our class.  Please check in weekly to keep yourself and your child up to date.   - In writing, we are describing, in detail, one member of our families.  Please send a photo of the person your child chose to school tomorrow.  If you do not have one, have your child draw a picture of the person.   -Tomorrow, October 22nd, we will be having 3 special guests in our class.  Mrs. Tobin-Forgrave will be coming to our class to spend the day with 2 teachers that are just beginning to teach the Intensive French program.  We will have to show off all that we can do!!   -Scholastic book orders are due Monday, October 25th.   -Next Thursday, October 28th, we will be decorating pumpkins in our class.  Please send a pumpkin to school with your child between now and Thursday.  If, for some reason, you are unable to send a pumpkin, please let me know.  My email address is jennifer.hallihan@nbed.nb.ca . I will make arrangements for any child that does not have one.   - On Friday, we will be having a Halloween party.  Students can bring their costumes to school, and we will get dressed after lunch.   You can send a treat for the class if you like, but I will have some treats for them as well.  We have 27 students in our class. Have a great weekend! Mme Jen

Posted: October 15, 2010

Week 6

I hope that everyone had a restful, happy Thanksgiving weekend.  I know that I did!  This past week we continued working on extended families, and read a book about Thanksgiving.  We also learned a new song about a poor man that is in very bad shape!  We sang this song for Mrs. Hambrook's Grade 2 class and Mrs. Sturgeon's Grade 1 class.  The students did a fantastic job! 

Posted: October 6, 2010

Week 5

It is hard to believe that it is only Wednesday afternoon and the students are at the end of another week! Teachers will be in meeting Thurdsday and Friday for Curriculum Implementation days.  Then we all have a long weekend for Thanksgiving.  This week in class students have been learning about their extended families, and how to present these to others.  Rather than draw a family tree, which can get complicated and take up too much space, we have drawn our extended families as constellations.  We will be presenting these next week.  We are also beginning to learn about body parts, and drew a very interesting character together in class! Have a happy, safe Thanksgiving!

Posted: September 29, 2010

Week 4

We are really moving now in Grade 5!  Our days are spent all in French, with very few exceptions.   We are talking about our extended families now, and some of us have very large families!  We are trying to incorporate some art and music into everyday to keep students excited about learning.  We are learning some tricks for reading, and have begin a word wall and a "sound wall" to learn ways to spell certain sounds in French.  Check out our image gallery to see some pictures of us drawing a constellation family map! I will not be at school on Thursday and Friday.  Mrs. Sherrard will be filling in for me.  Have a great rest of week and weekend!

Posted: September 21, 2010

Week 3

On Monday, we had a Terry Fox run here at Blackville School.  The elementary walked around the building 3 or 4 times, and the Middle and High school walked the cross-country trail. Parents and family members were invited to attend, and I was glad to see some of our parents in attendance.  Please take a look at the image gallery to see some pictures of us walking our own "Marathon of Hope."

Posted: September 13, 2010

Week 2

We are at the beginning of Week 2, and we are very busy in our class! We have been spending most of our days speaking only in French, and having lots of fun.  The students are reading and even writing in French as well.  Great job guys! I also gave out the Scholastic book order catalogues this morning.  If you would like to order from these, please have your order in by Monday, September 20th. Now that everyone has passed in their photograph permission forms, I began our image gallery.  Please feel free to take a peek, and keep checking back as I hope to update these regularly. Have a great week!

Posted: September 1, 2010

Picture Day

 Picture Day will be this Friday, September 10th.  Wear you best smile!

Posted: September 1, 2010

Welcome!

Welcome to Grade 5!  Bienvenue en 5ieme Année! We are at the beginning of what promises to be a very exciting year!  As you enter your last year of Elementary School, you are most likely nervous about starting a new year and maybe sad to see your summer come to an end!  Our first term (until the end of January) we will be following the Intensive French program.  We have been offering this program at Blackville School for 8 years, and have had great success with it.  For the first few days, I will be speaking both in English and in French, to get us all used to spending our days in another language.  By the end of the week, our days will be mostly all in French.  You will still have Math with Mrs. Turcotte and Music with Miss Frenette in English. I have been so lucky at Blackville School to have had such wonderful, kind students.  I know that this year will be no different, as I already know all my students from teaching the Grade 4 French program!! I can't wait to see you all again, and begin our adventure in Grade 5!   Madame Jen ** This is my first year having a Teacher Page.  I will try to update it at least once a week, to keep parents and students up to date on what is going on in our class.

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