The grade 4,5,6 class has been busy reading the novel Tunnels of Time. It is a very exciting story. The main character goes on many adventures in the tunnels of Moose Jaw as she travels back in time. We are also working on multi paragraph writing with a story about themselves. In Science we have been learning all about flight. The students have been given the opportunity to work with aspects of flight through some hands on activities. In phys. ed., we have begun a unit about track and field events to prepare for the annual elementary track and field day. Ms. Bishop Moisan

The grade 4,5,6 class has been working very hard on their Heritage Fair Projects. We will be starting to present the projects at the beginning of March. There have been some very interesting topics. In Science we are continuing to learn about simple machines. Our sculpting unit in art is wrapping up. Our final project has been working with paper mache. Please continue to practice basic math facts with the students. Focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It is very important that the students be able to know their facts with automaticity.

I can’t believe we are half way through November. We are busy working on a messages unit in ELA. We have learned a bit of sign language, a bit of Braille and have been working on listening skills. We are about to wrap up our Solar System unit. We will have a short quiz at the end. The students continue to work on math concepts. It is very important that the grade 6’s are practicing their multiplication facts so they know them. Ms. Bishop Moisan

The grade 4,5,6 class is very busy working on many items. We are almost finished the book, Pay it Forward. This has spurred some very good class discussions and I have read some very good responses. We have started a new unit about messages and how we communicate. We are almost finished our unit about the Solar System. We will be having a short quiz closer to the end of the unit. Ms. Bishop Moisan and the grade 4,5,6 class

Spring!!! We are very busy in the grade 4,5,6 classroom. We have been working very hard on some poetry and working on Book in a Box projects. I can’t wait to see their projects. In Science we have been learning about weather. In Social Studies we have been exploring the topic of government. We are beginning a music unit in art. We are hoping that the weather stays beautiful and we can start learning about some track and field. Ms. Bishop Moisan and the grade 4,5,6 class.

The grade 4,5,6 class is busy solving mysteries in ELA. We continue with our weekly spelling tests. We are going to be starting a unit about electricity in Science. In Social Studies the students have been preparing for presentations about immigrants settling in Saskatchewan. The grade 5’s and 6’s are still working on decimals and fractions in math.

Ms. Bishop Moisan and the grade 4,5,6 class.

The grade 4,5,6 class has been busy learning about different states of matter in science. We have made outrageous ooze as well as ice cream. We will also be making butter to see how the cream changes from one state to another. The students will be bringing home a handout about doing their own science lab. I am sure they will be great. We are about to begin a mystery unit in ELA. We will be reading some short stories to go along with it. In Social Studies, the students have been working very hard to create a country. I can’t wait to hear all about them. In Math, both the grade 5’s and 6’s will be starting a unit about decimals. Ms. Bishop Moisan and the grade 4,5,6 class

Welcome back!! We are off to a very busy start in the grade 4,5,6 classroom. We are working on a mini unit about maps in Social Studies. In Science the students are learning about habitats and the diversity of living things. In math, the grade 5/6’s started with a unit about patterns. In ELA, we are learning about proper sentences, punctuation, and grammar. The students have been working on a variety of writing assignments as well. We have been learning about blending and shading in art and the results of the projects have been very nice.
Ms. Bishop Moisan and the Grade 4,5,6 class