TLC Grade 5 Homework
Week 5(September 30 – October 4th)
Your child’s homework should not exceed 30-40 minutes per day. Take into
consideration all of the homework for the week and organize it as you feel
works best. For example, your child may do 20 minutes of reading and 20
minutes of math one night, or if they have already completed the
assignments, they could do reading for 20 minutes and basic facts practice
for another 20 minutes. Homework must be completed by the due date
each week.
This week’s homework is due Friday, October 4th
Homework for this week:
1) ‘What’s In a Name?’ assignment (see ‘Name Assignment’ under the)
2) Daily reading! (please use any books, magazines, newspapers, etc at
home)
3) Practice basic facts (for addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division)
Please ensure you are checking your child’s homework for completion and
initial to show you have checked it.
Thank – you, Ms. Moir and Ms. Gill
What’s In a
Name?
We have been learning more about Indigenous ways and some of their
traditions. One of these traditions is honoring objects and places in nature.
We have been enjoying our new spaces and wanted to honor these
changes, so as a class, we took the time to name them.
Today, we read the story “The Name Jar” by Yangsook Choi, a story about
a young girl named Unhei, who moves from Korea to the United States,
leaving everything she knows behind. Unhei feels uncomfortable because
her name sounds different from everyone else’s, so she decides she wants
to change it. As the story goes on, Unhei finds out that her name means
‘grace,’ and she realizes that everyone is unique and has a particular name
for a special reason. In the end, Unhei decides to keep her name because
it is important to her and who she is.
We talked about a common tradition we all share, but possibly in a
different way depending on our families or our background: the
importance of being named, the importance of our name, and the
meanings behind our names.
Homework (due Friday, October 4th):
With your parents, have a
discussion about the significance of your name.
Here are some questions
to consider:
- Why did your parents name you that name? - Is there a way to say
your name in a different language? - Do you know how to write your
name in a different language? If so, what does it
look like? - Does your name have another meaning?
(for example, in the book, Unhei’s name
meant ‘grace’) - Do you have a nickname? Or more than one?
How do you feel about your
nickname (s)?
Write the story behind your name on a lined or blank piece of paper. You will use
these notes to share your story orally with the class.
Please ensure that your parent(s)/guardian initials your homework.