Dear

Parents,

January, 2015

Gree3ngs from the Grade 5 desk.

We wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2015.

We will begin with the next unit on Energy and Sustainability very soon. The big
understanding (central idea) in this unit will be People can make choices to support
the sustainability of the earths energy resources. Students will be learning about
the FORM of the dierent sources of energy (What is energy like? How is it formed?
What are the types? How can we sort them?) They will also learn how energy
CHANGEs from one form to another and how energy is used in dierent ways. They
will try to be more RESPONSIBLE by thinking of ways to sustain energy and its
sources.

Our rst line of inquiry is The dierent forms of energy sources. We will be
researching about dierent types of energy (solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy,
heat, light, sound, chemical energy, poten3al energy, kine3c energy, electrical
energy, etc.) using books, Internet and guest speakers. The students will learn to sort
the forms of energy into renewable and non-renewable energy. We will also conduct
experiments to understand how some of these work, like electrical and solar energy.
We will focus on energy from fossil fuels as well.

Our second line of inquiry is How energy is transformed and consumed. Students
will develop an understanding of the law that energy cannot be produced nor
destroyed; it can only be transformed from one form to another. We will delve into
the ways in which electricity can be produced from dierent energy sources.
Students will learn to iden3fy the sources of energy around them. They will conduct
experiments to evaluate some of the scien3c principles. Their knowledge and
understanding will be used in crea3ng simple models.

Our third line of inquiry is Sustainable energy prac3ces. Students will be given
opportuni3es to reect on the excessive use of non-renewable sources of energy
and will come up with strategies to reduce, reuse and recycle. We will go for a eld
trip to witness a few successful projects that save energy. As a part of their ac3on,
students will share this informa3on with the en3re school and will demonstrate
some sustainable energy prac3ces through drama3cs and visual posters. You are
cordially invited for our unit celebra3on. We will let you know the dates in due
course.

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Expository wri3ng and poetry will be the focus of language integra3on. We will also
conduc3ng an author study and novel study.

Maths will be integrated by analysing and crea3ng dierent kinds of graphical

representa3ons and nding parts and wholes.
Students will also learn about the standard units of measurements used for some
measurable physical quan33es. There will be a key focus on science throughout the
unit.

Parents are welcome to share their thoughts and ideas in order to further enrich the
content on this unit.

Warm regards,
Team Grade 5