Did you see that?  Weekly Message for May 30th-JUNE 3rd.  JUNE!!  Can you believe it is here already?  Wow, what a great year! This week we will have another great week planned.  First thing on Monday will be the last day of our Provincial Math Assessments, then we can all breathe a sigh of relief! Tuesday, Mr. Duplessie will be joining us again but this time it will be for Photostory.  He will be teaching us all how to use this great option for presentations. Other than this, our week will be routine as always.  You will have time to continue working on our Social Studies project. I hope you all have a great week!  Enjoy the sunshine!

Welcome back from a long weekend everyone.  I sure hope everyone had a super weekend and got lots of rest to prepare for our busy week ahead! Monday of course there is no school, but on Tuesday we have a big day.  First thing Tuesday morning we will have the opportunity to watch the Grade 6 drama presentations.  They performed these productions at the Drama Festival in Fredericton two weeks ago, and we are fortunate to have the pleasure of watching it ourselves.  I am sure it will be very entertaining.  After the drama presentation, Mr. Duplessie will be joining us again to go over copyright issues for our upcoming presentations on Ancient Greece.  I am sure his lesson will be a memorable one.  In the afternoon we will be going to the computer lab to give you time to work on your presentation for Ancient Greece while the information that Mr. Duplessie informed you with will be fresh in your mind. Wednesday, we have our Roots of Empathy Walk-a-thon at 10:30 after recess.  Parents are more than welcome to join us on our adventure if you wish.  Thursday is another big day.  First thing in the morning the class will be in class writing the Provincial Math Assessment.  This could take up to two hours.  I am hoping that the students are studying for this event at home in the evenings to make sure they ace this test.  Mrs. Turcott has worked extremely hard with these students, giving them help over and above her duties.  I am positive that the students will make her very proud.  Don't forget to bring a water bottle and have lots of pencils for this day. Friday is another day of testing, and then we will have our last day of DARE with Mrs. Donahue, along with Reading Buddies, and Fun Friday. As I said before...it is a BIG week, so hopefully you will get plenty of rest and enjoy your fun-filled days here at BHS!!!  

Hello again everyone!  Our first full week of school for a while, and it is jam packed with work...this might be a hard week! :) Monday we will be going to the computer lab for our last in-class time to work on the Social Studies projects, but I am confident that most students are almost finished their projects so I look forward to seeing them all.  Tuesday is our Intensive French day as always.  We have to try and keep our french skills sharp for next year, because you will be going all summer with no french exposure. Wednesday we will be having our Science test on our Weather unit that we have been working on for quite some time.  I have been reviewing in class and it seems like my students have it mastered...some more than others. Then, Thursday is the big day that I have been waiting for.  Egypt presentations!  I can't wait to see the presentations and have them teach me about ancient Egypt! Finally, it is Friday!  What a day we have planned for Friday!  First, we will be going to Nine Pine for the end of our food unit for Intensive French.  Then when we return to the school, we will have Mrs. Donahue come to visit us to teach the students more about self-esteem.  After lunch, it is our normal Friday routine with Reading Buddies, Fun Friday, Music and Math. I wish everyone a great week...and the count down is on to the end of the school year!!  Thirty-four more days!!!

Can you imagine...this  is my last weekly message for April already.  Next week's message will be for the month of May.  Where has the time went? This week, we are busy finishing up some loose ends to some projects.  They will be given time again this week to work on their Social Studies projects since they are due in two weeks. Friday is a busy day for Grade 5TH, we have Mrs. Donahure coming to do the DARE program, Mrs. Barry coming to celebrate and promote National Dance Day and last but not lease we have to wish Nick and Tiffany a very happy birthday!!!  Enjoy your week, and talk to you again in May!

It's official!!!  The countdown to the end of the Grade 5 year is on.  Only 50 more school days and you will be saying goodbye elementary, hello middle school.  Wow, where has the time gone? This week we will be working hard on covering the curriculum in all areas.  The students will be given their Ancient Egypt assignment which they have five weeks to work on.  They are due May 12th, and I have provided a rubric with the project so they know exactly what is expected of them.  If they are anything like the Middle Ages presentations I will not be disappointed.  They were all incredible. On Tuesday we are to have the Science East Planetarium visit our school, and that will be an exciting experience.  Wednesday is our Health Test to finish our Digestive System.  Hopefully everyone will study hard and ace the test.  Friday will be the same ol' same ol' with Reading Buddies and Fun Friday.  Enjoy your week everyone and enjoy the spring weather we will be getting.

Crazy weather on the weekend!  Hopefully that is the last of the snow for the year and we can get on with what April is supposed to bring...SHOWERS!!! I am very excited to see everyone's Social Studies projects as we come to the end of our Middle Ages unit.  I hope that all the students enjoyed doing their projects, because I know I have loved seeing their creative minds at work! We will be now starting our Ancient Egypt unit, which is always such great fun!  In Literacy we will continue in our Mystery Unit, and as well working on our organization of our writing.  This is where many of the students struggle in this class, so hopefully I can connect with them somehow!! Thursday we are very fortunate to have MVHS Leadership come to our school and show us some dances, which will be our Physical Education class. Hopefully everyone will have a super week!  Enjoy!

April 1st?  Wow!  Can you believe it is April already?  April showers bring May flowers!  It will be June before you know it! This week is a short week for students!  Only a three day week.  Just a reminder that all Social Studies projects are due on Wednesday, but will not be presented until the next week, so if you need extra time than that is no problem.  I will be giving students one hour a day in the computer lab to finish any lose ends, so I hope they come prepared to work! Tuesday we have the pleasure of having African dancers visit our school.  I can imagine they will be amazing to watch and learn from.  In addition, on Tuesday, report cards go home in preparation for parent-teacher interviews on Thursday night and Friday morning.  Please don't forget to return your appointment request sheet before Tuesday so I can schedule you a time. There will be no school on Thursday and Friday due to curriculum meetings and parent-teacher interviews.  I hope you enjoy your long weekend!  Lucky ducks!