Snow Day!

What do you do on a snow day? Play in the snow!
With the extraordinary amount of snow this year, some snow games just beg to be played. Because the buses were cancelled and many students were unable to come to school, all the grade five students joined together for a little fun outside. Not only was the snow deep, it was also heavy and hard to walk through. Here's one of the games we played:

FLAG IN A SNOW STACK
Tie a white cloth to the end of a short stick or around the bowl of a wooden spoon. Then, give each child a chance to hide it by staking it anywhere within a predetermined set of boundaries. Keep track of how long it takes for the rest of the group to find it. Whoever hid the flag that takes the longest time to spot wins the game.

What is bullying?

BULLYING 

Bullies are mean people. They might be having an issue at home or they might do it for fun, but what ever the reason is with these kids, we must put an end to it. Every one that gets bullied is sad: they might be tired of being bullied or they might turn into bullies.

If you are bullied tell someone so it can be stopped. If you don't stop it when it is small then it will get bigger and bigger.

For more information, check out:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/   

The Christmas Concert

THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT 

Each and every year we have a Christmas concert at my school. The last week of school before winter break we do a Christmas concert. There is a play and different songs, and this year we are doing traditional songs from around the world. The play is about Santa, an elf and two girls learning about different countries and their traditions. My grade is singing three songs: O'Hanukkah, Deck the Halls and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. 

These are some of the decorations the other grades made. 

 

                                                                                                     This is the play and the stage.

Art in Grade 5

Art has been very successful. We have made name art, blob art, snowman art and we are making whimsical trees. Art can be hard when you don't have an idea or don't know what to do. I feel that to make it easier,  you need to be around things that inspire you or to be around things you like. I am also very excited to find out what our next art project will be this year.

Go to www.google.ca 

Electricity

In  grade five science we are learning all about electricity.

We had a presentation on electrical safety. We were told that electricity is measured in watts.
They showed us a real life example of hazards.  If you leave a frayed cord in water and plug it in, you get electrocuted.

Being electrocuted is not the same as being shocked. The difference between electrocuted and shocked is that electrocuted means you died.  Shocked means you just got hurt. At the end of the presentation they gave us a Fortis Alberta pencil case with a pencil and light bulb eraser.

I enjoyed the presentation.

Why I love grade 5

I love grade 5  because  I have wonderful friends.

 -And because I get the job down to get a good education for the future so I can get a good job.

-And also because I have been understanding my work more so I can get smarter.

 -Also  so I can learn more things so in so i can answer more difficult questions. 


  

Healthy Snacks

There are a variety of ways to describe a day - snowy, cold, yummy . . . YUMMY???

Using estimating strategies and division, our students figured out how much it would cost to make 12 granola bars with one of Mrs. Gregory's (and Mr. Gregory's) favorite recipes. After estimating, measuring, mixing, melting and pressing, we tasted our day.

And then there was none . . .

No-Bake Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Healthier and cheaper than the store bought kind!
yield: 12 BARS

prep time: 2 HOURS INCLUDING COOLING TIME
cook time: 5 MINUTES
total time: 2 HOURS 5 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups quick cooking oats {not rolled oats!}
1 cup crispy rice cereal
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, stir oats and rice cereal together. Set aside. In a small pot, melt butter, honey and brown sugar together over medium high heat until it comes to a bubble. Reduce the heat and cook 2 minutes. Pour in vanilla and stir. Pour over dry ingredients and mix well to moisten all ingredients. Pour into lightly greased small jelly roll pan {about 12x8x1} and press out to be about 3/4 inch in thickness. {If your pan isn't small enough, pack the mixture into one side. You really want to press them down so they stick together.} Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips and press down lightly. Cool on a counter top to room temperature for two hours or until the chocolate chips are set before cutting into bars. Wrap in parchment or plastic wrap and store at room temperature.

Recipe Notes: If your granola bars don't seem to be staying together when you cut them, you may have not boiled the mixture long enough...you want it to make it just past the softball stage. OR you made them too thin or you didn't pack them in tight enough. Stick them in the fridge for 20 minutes and that should help keep them together. {Be sure not to keep them in there too long or else they'll become super hard!} The next time you make them, try boiling for an extra 15 seconds or so.
Adapted from a recipe from Rachael Ray.

http://www.laurenslatest.com/no-bake-chocolate-chip-granola-bars-easy-healthy/