Ms. Braat's Fantastic Fives

  June 15-19 Learning Outcomes English Language Arts and Literature Students construct meaning from a variety of texts by making connections, identifying important ideas, and demonstrating understanding. Students create and communicate responses to texts in a variety of ways for different purposes and audiences. What Did Students Do? This week, our Grade 5 students celebrated the completion of their guided reading books by demonstrating their understanding in creative and meaningful ways. Rather than completing the same assignment, students were given the opportunity to choose from nine different project options to show their learning and comprehension of their novel. The choice board allowed students to select a task that best matched their interests and strengths while still demonstrating their understanding of important elements from their book. As students worked on their projects, they reflected on key events, characters, themes, and lessons from their reading. It was wonderfu...

June 8-12 Learning Outcomes Physical Education and Wellness Students apply movement skills, strategies, and tactics while participating in physical activities and games. Students create, modify, and adapt activities and games to achieve specific goals and improve participation. What Did Students Do? Over the past few weeks, students have been working collaboratively in small groups to design their own original gym games. This exciting project challenged students to combine creativity, teamwork, communication, and physical activity as they developed games that others could learn and enjoy. Each group began by brainstorming ideas and discussing what makes a game fun, fair, and engaging. Students were encouraged to draw inspiration from games they already knew, while adding their own unique twists to create something new. They worked together to plan the rules, determine equipment needs, create scoring systems, and think carefully about how all players could participate safely and success...

  June 1-5 Learning Outcomes Physical Education and Wellness Students develop and apply skills, concepts, and strategies in a variety of physical activities What Did Students Do? This week in Physical Education, our Grade 5 students have been exploring gymnastics through a variety of individual and partner balance activities. Students learned how to create strong, controlled body positions while focusing on balance, stability, and body awareness. Working independently, students practiced a range of single balances, challenging themselves to maintain control and demonstrate proper form. They also worked with partners to create balanced poses that required communication, cooperation, and trust. Students discussed how to safely support one another while creating creative and effective balance shapes. Throughout these activities, students demonstrated perseverance as they practiced new skills and refined their movements. It was wonderful to see students encouraging one another, workin...