Art

We began by learning about shading techniques and using them to create beautiful and stylistic apples (which were due last week for anyone who may have forgotten). Every bunch of apples need a comfy basket to be displayed in so we are continuing this project with a little bit of structured weaving. Please take your time and do your best with all of your art projects. They have the potential to be something you can show off. A little advice for your next project; keep looking for cool things out your window!

Science

As all of you know, we know everything about electricity and then some! While we are still in this unit we will be making a small shift to magnetism. Look for labs using electromagnets and lots of fun with conductors and insulators. Did you think lemon juice was only good for lemonaid? How about lighting a lightbulb?

Math

We are knee deep into our Fraction unit right now. The students seem to be catching on very quickly and they keep impressing me with their willingness to participate. For homework this weekend they were to work in their booklets on the page focused on equivalent fractions. This is due for Tuesday as we will be moving on to irreducable fractions and comparing fractions.

Language Arts

For the last two weeks we have been hard at work on our poetry unit. Every week we have been learning and writing poems using a variety of poetic devices and parts of speech. By the end of this unit each student will have compiled an anthology of their own peotic creations. So far we have added five poems to our anthologies. Including; metaphor, similie, five senses, alliteration, onomatopoeia and personification. This next week we will learning about hyperbole, diamante and haiku.

Spelling

Every week I will be posting the spelling words to aid in your child's study time. We begin with a pre-test every Monday morning to introduce the list of the week to the students. The spelling test will be last period (period Five) every friday.

Here I Am!!

Here I am as promised! Thank you all for being so patient while I get everything organized and in order. As you can imagine this sudden opportunity has been both exciting and overwhelming. My name is Mrs. Sobbi and I am so excited to be the new grade five Teacher at Mitford Middle School! So far I am loving every moment and I know it's only going to get better. I would love to tell you a little bit about myself. I have been employed with the Rocky View School Division for almost four years both as a full time Teacher and a Substitute Teacher. I must admit that I loved both jobs equally. While in a full time classrom I am able to cultivate relationships and develope fun and creative lesson plans, as a sub I was priviledged to have a variety of amazing expiriences while getting to meet and learn from many incredible people.

I have recieved two degrees from the University of Calgary; My first in Fine Arts and my second in Education. I must admit I loved attending University and wouldn't mind going back in a few years!

During the last four years not only have I gained valuable expiriences but my husband and I have also added two beautiful little girls to our family! Other than spending my time close to the ground (they are 16 months and three years old) I enjoy a wide variety of activities. Waterskiing, dancing, singing, ultimate frisbee, painting and traveling are just the beginning. Anything fun appeals to me.

Now you know a little bit about me, I cannot wait to get to know all of you! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, my door is always open.