October 24

B.C. SPORTS HALL OF FAME FIELD TRIP

Division 5 enjoyed a great field trip today to B.C.s Sports Hall of Fame. Students were treated to a presentation by Lori Fung, Olympic gold medalist, who shared her insights on success and setting goals. Students were all able to hold the gold medal she won in the 1984 Olympics for rhythmic gymnastics. After this presentation students explored the hall with a scavenger hunt and tested their athletic abilities in the participation zone. Division 5 represented Elsie Roy proudly. Special thanks to our parent volunteers today, Ms. Manavi and Ms. Zhang, who made our trip possible.

HALLOWEEN CLASS PARTY

Division 5 will be having a Halloween party during the afternoon next Thursday. Please do not sent in any treats or candy as I will be providing these for the party. Students are welcome to wear a costume but it is not mandatory. Please keep weapons and large accessories at home. Our day will begin with a school-wide assembly and end with a class "party" which will consist of some scary stories, bingo and games. It should be a fun day but I'm already looking forward to 3pm:)

ACTING COURSES

During our conferences last week there was a lot of discussion about finding after school activities for children, particularly for acting. Our class really enjoyed the 3 Young Actors Project sessions scheduled for our class in October and many students found a surprise talent. Unfortunately the YAP does not provide programming outside of school but there are a number of programs available for children in Vancouver. One of them is through the Arts Umbrella and you can find more information at this link: https://www.artsumbrella.com/programs/theatre-music/.

There was also some interest in chess and Vancouver's Chess School is hosting some upcoming camps for kids: https://www.vanchess.ca/

CURRENT EVENTS

Students will be orally presenting their current events stories next week. You can find the wild array of stories listed below along with your child's presentation date. The assignment guidelines and criteria were provided to students last week and sent home electronically. Please provide some opportunities for your child to present at home and consider: timing, clarity, pacing, enthusiasm and eye contact. Thank you!

Current Event Stories

Presentation Dates October 28-31

NAME	STORY	DAY	NAME	STORY	DAY
Emma	Most Heroic Dog	Wednesday	Isabelle	16 year Old Snowboarder	Tuesday
Julia	Ugliest Dog	Wednesday	Zenna	Moo Deng	Tuesday
Maia	Goat Marathon	Monday	Isabella	Orcas and boats	Tuesday
Markus	Gold Fish Driving	Tuesday	Violet	Hurricane Beryl	Tuesday
Arteen	Mr. Beast Sued	Wednesday	River	Olivia Rodrigo
Brett	Van Gogh	Monday	Bader	Skibidi	Wednesday
Vienna	World’s Shortest Woman	Wednesday	Esti	Loud Fish	Wednesday
Manny	White Orca	Monday	Luke	Fortnight	Monday
Kai	Electric Salt Spoon	Monday	Abigail	Penguin	Monday
Rafa	Earthquakes	Thursday	Austin	Canucks	Thursday
Zakir	People in Space	Thursday	Hudson	Crabby Patties	Tuesday
Annabell	World’s Shortest Dog	Thursday	David	TBA	Thursday
Yahya	Fruit Fly	Thursday

MATH

This week we started work on multiplication with 2-3 digit numbers. We have been completing drills and playing cards games to review basic multiplication facts and it would be great if this could also happen at home. Students have a times-table in their agendas and I am encouraging them to regularly test themselves. As well, we complete drills online each week at www.webmathminute.com this would be a great resource for students to use at home. Each session only require 5-10 minutes. Students have all been able to navigate the site and set up their own challenges.

Thus far, it is apparent most students do not yet have a steady recall of basic math facts and this is complicating our progress as we move into operations that involve more than one step. I will continue to focus on this work in the classroom and any support you can provide would be greatly appreciated. You can also find some additional hands-on multiplication games at this link: math games.