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This Week in Grade 5 Science: Launching Our Flight Unit

This week, we began our exciting new flight unit! Students started by uncovering and sharing their background knowledge about flight, discussing what they already know about how things fly and what makes flying possible.

To spark curiosity, students watched videos about different flying machines, including the creative and entertaining Red Bull Flugtag competition. This helped students see a wide range of designs and think about what makes some flying attempts more successful than others.

Students then put their ideas into action by building their first paper airplanes. After testing their designs, they carefully observed how their planes performed and recorded their noticings and wonderings. This helped set the stage for inquiry and future improvements.

We also began learning about the forces of flight, introducing key ideas that will guide our learning moving forward.

It was a fantastic start to the unit, full of curiosity, creativity, and hands-on exploration. We’re excited to continue experimenting, learning, and improving our designs in the coming weeks! 






Ask your Child
-to show you how to use long division to solve this question : 671 divided by 3
-to tell you about the story they are writing
-to tell you what the four forces of flight are
-to tell you about their first paper airplanes and how far they flew!

Upcoming Events

  • April 9 – Parent Association School Dance 6-8pm 

  • April 13 – Fun Lunch 

  • April 14 – Grade 5 Hangar Museum Field Trip  

  • April 24 – No School 

  • May 1 – Volunteer Tea (stay tuned for details)  

Save the date: June 23 1:30 Grade 5 Farewell Assembly!

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