This week in Learning:

Today was student faith day and the Grade 6's were in charge of leading their BFG's around to the stations. Merci les amis!

MATH: we are finishing the unit on fractions, decimals, % and money this week and the test will be next week. I still have not received all the math assignments for the skateboards. 

SCI: we will continue with trees and forests. Tests on air and aerodynamics was sent home and need signatures so you know where your child stands in the class.

ES: test this week on Provincial gov't Thursday. Tomorrow we will do a review and white board check in.

FLA: tomorrow we recite readers theater. I am looking forward to hearing the expression in your voices.

ELA: we just completed the booklet portion of the poetry unit, but now will be reciting the poems chosen by students; again, expression is key.

Religion: students are finishing their posters on the Catholic Social justice principles.

Music: continuing the research project on an orchestra instrument.

Art: continuing symmetry 

Update Spring Fling Dance and Grade 6 theme basket:

We have a few bottles of wine in our box; thank you to those who contributed. If you haven't done so yet, please consider sending in a donation of cheese gift cards or wine glass markers or cheese boards. Something to add to our wonderful basket. Thank you.

As this is our last push until student go into Jr High please note:

If students do not hand in their work on time, it will be up to them to see me or hand it in when they have completed it. I will no longer remind them, nor send notes home to parents. Students should be responsible and accountable for their learning by this time, as next year, it is ALL on them. Your support is appreciated.  

ELA quiz on poetry tomorrow, we will being the recitals and poetry books are due.

 MORE updates of due dates

Math skateboard due Tuesday 23rd. This is their test in this unit.

Find the lieutenant governor of AB and the Governor General of Canada for Tuesday.

Poetry book and auiz on April 25th

Poetry recital the 24th but students will have Monday and Tuesday to work on it in class.

UPDATE:

Lenten map due Monday the 22nd instead of this Friday 

Our school is having an Open House on April 29th. If you are willing to help out bring more students to our school, let Mme know. We want students who will be good advocats for our school and convince people of grade ones and kinders to come here.

Our school is having a Spring Dance and Silent Auction. The grade 6 theme for our box is Wine . Please consider donating asap and I promise I will get it the items to the committee! It can also be anything that goes with wine, including gift cards for cheese, glasses, etc. Thank you in advance. Let's fill our basket!

 

A little difficult to read but still impressive.

 This week in learning:

Today we tried to use the Vretta platform to do a practice FLA written PAT. Students were asked to write their rough copies out last week so they only had to practice writing the good copy. Unfortunately very students had their homework done. On that same note, students were asked to find a poem to memorize and only 7 did so. This seems to be a recurring theme lately and will not be beneficial in finishing the year. Please speak to your child about being accountable for their learning. Thank you

FLA: finishing the story practice

ELA: students have this week to finish their  poetry booklet and memorize their poem. There will also be a quiz on poetry. All will be due Monday April 22.

MATH: finishing the skateboard. Coordinates were due today, I will give some time to complete the art part/coloring this week.  

ES: We learned about minsters and ministries today. Students will be searching them up in class.

SCI: TEST tomorrow

Religion: Lenten Journey map is due Friday. We have worked on this since Ash Wednesday.

A HUGE congratulations to our Science Fair participants:

Claire : honorable mention

Emi and Ben V: Silver medal

Ben M: Gold medal and presidents award for 

grade 6 

super congratulations and a HUGE thank you to Marie Claire and Jan for your help in it all.

UPDATE for the week

ELA: Students have now learned all the poems necessary for the unit. Their job is to write them out in a good copy with a title page. Look at your rubric. There will also be a quiz on poetry, end of next week.

MATH: their skateboard coordinates are due Monday but I will give them a bit more time to finish coloring them before that is due.

SCIENCE: test Tuesday

ES: tests went home for signature this week, very few were returned signed.

FLA: rough copy of the story prompt is due Monday so we can practice writing on Vretta.

Passé composé quiz on Wednesday.

Religion Lenten map is due Friday next week.

Welcome back from the Easter break

This week in Learning:

MATH: students should be finishing their skateboard project that shows the transformations that we learned in Math. This is basically their test as there will be no test for this unit.

SCI: today we learned how to make a paper airplane. Students have until Friday to practice making them and manipulating them. They need to make it turn left/right, spin and go the distance. Hopefully we can launch parachutes Wednesday. We were able to go out and  look at the eclipse with special glasses today after lunch; all precautions were taken.  Unit test on air and aerodynamics is Tuesday April 16.

FLA: we looked at how to write a story; same format as English. Plans are due Wednesday. Google doc on Francophone country will be due Thursday 11. Send it to me.

ELA: continue poetry. Fins a poem that will last at least 1 minute long, memorized for recital. Date TBA. So far students should have the following poems done: autobiographical, acrostic, cinquain, haiku and tanka. This week we write a quatrain and a free verse.

Religion: we continue in the Easter season and working on the Lenten Journey maps. Date due coming VERY soon.

ES: we begin to look at the Provincial gov't. Still waiting for some to write their test on municipal gov't, so tests will be coming home this week.

HEALTH: You Stew due tomorrow; on your identity

 

May you enjoy your time with family.

A few opportunities for you or your families during the Easter break

 SAIT Traditional Powwow April 6 from 1-6 p.m. This is a celebration of Indigenous culture, featuring dance, music, art, and food. Experience and learn about Indigenous traditions while enjoying performances and connecting with community members. Everyone is welcome. Click here: https://www.sait.ca/events/2024/04/sait-traditional-powwow

Outdoor Way of the Cross on Good Friday All are invited to join Bishop McGrattan on March 29 at 9 a.m. for the Outdoor Way of the Cross. Introducing a new route this year that begins at St. Mary's University and leads to the Father Lacombe Centre. Dress appropriately for the outdoors. For more information,

https://www.catholicyyc.ca/news.html#event=77438916;instance=20240329090000?popup=1

St. Luke Parish Confirmation Parent Meeting 6pm April 9th

This week in learning:

MATH: for the final part of this unit, there will not be a exam but rather a project designing a skateboard for a company. Students need to design a logo and then make it transform according to the rubric. We will work on this now and then after Easter.

SCI: we will continue on the unit of aerodynamics and there will be a test after Easter, but not right away. Hot air balloon homework due tomorrow.

ES: we will begin provinvial gov't before the break, time permitting.

FLA; we are finishing Francophonie across the world this week.

ELA: continuing poetry. So far students should have an Autobiographical, an Acrostic and a Cinquain.

Religion: finishing our Lenten journey maps

Music: we just finished rhythm so after Easter, we will begin something new.

Tomorrow we will be making pretzels  with our copains and learning how they are a religious tradition.

This week in Learning:

Math: we continue with transformations and symmetry. We have learned all of the transformations and now we will put them together to show symmetry. The final project will be a design one showing what they have learned.

 FLA: we are looking at francophone communities in Alberta. Each student chose a community and they will research the components necessary from the rubric.

ELA: good copies of essays are due tomorrow. Next up, Poetry.

SCI: 7 out of 23 students did not build a parachute that was supposed to be done last week, including those that were given a second chance. I am quite disappointed in this number. Seeing as it was windy today and will snow the rest of the week, parachutes are on hold. Students should see me for a 3rd chance before Wednesday.

Wednesday we will be presenting the vehicle propulsed by a balloon. I hope that the number of projects completed is higher than the parachutes.

ES: we will finish the unit on municipal gov't and see the types of schools offered to us. TEST is next week.

Religion: today we looked at Virtues and students are working on their Lenten maps. 

Book Fair visit tomorrow

Thursday: pizza and theme: fancy dress up P-T interviews evening

Friday: P-T interviews all day

A huge thank you to all the parents who volunteered for yesterday's field trip to MdH. The students quite enjoyed the day and they were very well behaved. Please remember however, that you still have 31/2 months left of Grade 6 before you embark on your next chapter. We still have a lot of learning left to do.

Coming up: 

March 18: essay Good copy

March 20: vehicle to show movement using air

March 21: Music Lyrics for Art

March 21: Present Ward profiles

March 26: Test ES Municipal gov't

The following is the Sign up Genius link to help Mme Amy with the Book Fair next week. If you are available and can help, please consider signing up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49AAAB2FABFDC25-48416772-book#/

MATH tests going home today for signature 

This week in Learning:

MATH: we begin Transformations and symmetry, which align with coordinates on a graph. New this year, we use the +/- numbers on a graph as well.

SCI: several students did not bring materials to build a parachute yesterday. They have one more chance for Wednesday. They will take their free time in the a.m. to begin it and a little time during Science class to finish it, like everyone else. I provide the weight. Next up, the parts of an airplane, vocabulary in French

ES: we are finishing up looking at the counselors and will finish the unit looking at School Boards. Unit test to come before the break.

FLA: we are doing some group reading comprehension. Next week we will look at the month of la Francophonie

ELA: we will finish our opinion essays this week. On PG day, teachers asked what the functional writing will be for the PAT's and no one had an answer for us. Stay tuned.

FOR CTF DAY 2: Blogging permissions required

Religion: we continue our Lenten journey

ART: have lyrics to a favorite song by the next class. Clean and appropriate.

This week: MdH Thursday

Next week: theme day : Fancy dress up

                    

 

 

I am extremely proud of the St Luke's Got Talent committee for their hard work and dedication to this event. They worked tirelessly to put it together and take ownership of it. I didn't quite get a picture of all of them but will do so soon. 

Merci Katelyn, Ben, Sarah and Emily. 

(And Emmett for the tech side) 

Weekly UPDATE:

 Math test tomorrow

For Monday students need to bring materials only to make a parachute; something for the chute and something for the cords. They will make it in class and then we will test them when the weather warms up.

This week in Learning:

MATH: test this Thursday; students should be studying and asking questions if they are confused about perimeter, area volume, and angles. A lot of students are having difficulties multiplying decimals and should be practicing. 

SCI: poster on how their creature flies due March 7th. Today we looked more closely at (lift) La Portance.

ES: The government services sheet and your family is now overdue. Students are researching a Ward  and will try to convince me to live in their Ward through a presentation of information found. 

We will look at how we can contribute to the municipal gov't and how school boards work.

FLA: verbs=imparfait; working on an opinion letter, format and proper grammar.

ELA: how to write an essay/expository writing. Students need a topic by Wedn.

Religion: the Beatitudes and 10 commandments quiz beginning next week. Consecrated posters due today.

Health: ce que je mange due Thursday

Those students who are on Peer Support need to have their permission forms signed for Mme Aimee or else they will not be able to participate. They were sent directly to parents emails.

I am still missing permission forms for our trip to Madeleine d'Houet. 

 

Week update:

Social Studies went home yesterday for signature, ask your child about it.

A math test will be next week, probably toward the end of the week. Begin reviewing angles, perimeter, area and volume

Students brought home a sheet to fill out with their families on the services you use from the municipal govt. this is due Friday

CTF questions need to be done for next week.

Posters in Religion on the Consecrated will be due Monday. This is an assignment from the last unit.

Library is tomorrow

Hope you all had a relaxing long weekend and are ready to get back to the books.

This week in Learning:

 MATH: we continue with area and volume. At this time students should be able to figure out the area of a parallélogramme and a triangle. This week we look at the volume of rectangular prism.

ES: we have our test on Haudenausonee and then look at the municipal government.

SCI: finishing the research on how ___ flies and making the poster.

FLA: 4 more rounds of hockey lecture

ELA: BHM and retelling of their stories for oral presentations.

Religion: we begin Lentopoly; a game that helps students do small acts of kindness during Lent. We also take a look at what Lent means in our faith.

Music: good copy of rhythm needs to be complete by next music class to present and teach to the class.

This week: 

Dry land practice today for speedskating

Speedskating Wednesday and Friday from noon-2h30. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a helmet, gloves and a water bottle.

Thursday: 

• theme day and pizza: dress like a teacher
• Science fair set up, viewing for parents and students in the morning

 This week in learning:

A short week so we need to try to get as much done as possible with the disruptions that are coming next week.

MATH: aire of parallelograms and volume of a prisme/cube. MATH tests of statistics and probability going home tonight for signature.

ES: last day for Haudenausonees and next class we begin municipal gov't. TEST chap 4 Monday the 20th

SCI: students will be doing research/poster on how ____ flies (bird or insect)

Religion: finishing the consecrated and Lent begins Wednesday

FLA: continue hockey lecture; imparfait for verbs

ELA: how to read, understand and retell a story, oral presentations

musique: rhythm continues

Please submit speedskating forms by tomorrow if you wish your child to go on this field trip next week.

Valentines brought tomorrow...no treats or candy, just cards.

Pancakes served by Knights of COlumbus tomorrow at lunch; bring extra food if you are a big eater

Tomorrow we have the opportunity to listen to an alumni student of St Luke and Madeleine d'Houet, Lisa Latouche. She is featured on a new Black History month poster distributed across the district.

Short story in ELA due tomorrow, good copy and draft need to be handed in.

Valentines exchange on Tuesday as Ash Wednesday begins LENT on Wednesday 

 This week in Learning: C'est le carnaval!

Demain: la francofolie; présentation de danse et musique 

mardi: la tire sur la neige

vendredi: activités dehors

MATH: new unit on geometry (revision) and the majority of the unit will be aire and volume

ES: finishing Haudenausonee TEST 20 fev

FLA: hockey lecture continues. Quiz on poetry tomorrow

ELA: short story to be finished by the end of this week; rough draft tomorrow, editing then good copy by Thursday or Friday

SCI: we start to look at flight, today = the forces necessary to fly; how birds fly

Religion: notebook will be picked up soon. We will look at the laity and the consecrated this week. Burning of the ashes Wednesday this week, Ash Wednesday is next week.

PLEASE NOTE:

I have been supplying loose leaf paper in the classroom for emergencies, however it seems now that it is a daily occurrence for students to help themselves. If you have packages , can you please consider sending them in. In appreciation.

 

UPDATE:
Math test on statistics and probability is Monday 

Quiz on Poetry in FLA Tuesday

CTF planet Due Monday, as is music rough copy of rhythm

Vision Board due: Feb 9th

Science experiment booklet TBD but soon (looking at last week of Feb)

Test on chapter 5 ES: Feb 20 and their project on what they know, also due soon...should be used as a study guide

FLA book report due date soon

These are all things that have been worked on extensively in class and now need to be wrapped up. 

 

 Message from the St. Luke Science Fair Coordinators

Every year St. Luke School holds a Science Fair for students in grades 5 and 6. This event provides students the opportunity to: 

• develop inquiring skills 
• deepen their understanding of the scientific method 
• build their organizational skills  
• develop independence 
• explore topics that may not be part of the curriculum.   

This year, we have 28 students presenting a total of 16 projects for the Science Fair. On Wednesday, February 21^st  from 11:30 - 15:00,  students' projects  will be judged and the top four projects will be entered into the City Youth Science Fair.   We require 9-10 volunteers to help judge the. If you can volunteer or know of any friends or colleagues who would like to volunteer, please use the following link to sign up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4DAAAE2BA7F94-47462419-stluke 

More information about the science fair can be found at:  http://www.cysf.org/. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at stlukesciencefair@gmail.com 

Thanks for your help,

Jan Owoc and Marie-Claire Arrieta, St. Luke Science Fair Coordinators 

This week in Learning:

MATH: we finish statistics and probability. Test will either be on Friday Feb 2 or next Monday Feb 5th.

FLA: we begin Hockey lecture today; a reading comprehension competition. Anyone not contributing to the group will be asked to work alone. Quiz on Poetry Tuesday Feb 6th

ELA: we finished the notes on how to write a short story and students have been given a prompt for their story. The rough plan is due tomorrow, the plan only

SCI: we continue with air experiments but there are only a few left. Students should be working on their good copies as we continue this unit.

ES: Today while students were working on their final project of what they know about the Haudenosaunee, I evaluated students on their knowledge of the Great law of Peace. This will continue on Friday as on Thursday we will look at consensus. Some students that were called, had not finished their drawings. 

Religion: we are looking at 3 ways to commit a life to God and on Thursday we have the pleasure of welcoming Father Derek to our classroom to answer questions or speak about the clergy/ordained.

Musique: rough copy of rhythm due next day 3

Next week: la semaine de la francophonie/carnival d'hiver

CTF planètes due le 5 février

MATH: Test on statistics and probability Feb 2 (might be changed but start studying) 

POETRY booklet in FLA due Monday Jan 29th;

includes the following:

Title page; mot valise; calligramme; haiku; jeu collectif; acrostiche; tautogramme et un logo rallye. Students have been working on these every day and should be up to date on them. A full class on Thursday will be for finishing up.

Science Fair meeting tomorrow at lunch

Page Titre de la Grande Loi due tomorrow Jan 25

This week in Learning:

MATH: we look at probability in terms of fractions and then as experiments. Our unit is almost done so keep that in mind.

SCI: we are looking at doing more experiments with the properties of air this week. Students should be working on their good copy of their science booklet of experiments.

ES: we looked at Wampums today and then later this week, we will look at how the Haudenosaunee society is structured and how decisions are made. Also almost done this unit. Title page explaining the Great law is due Thursday. Students need to explain it in their own words "reading" the images.

FLA: we will finish poetry, booklet due date TBD

ELA: we are beginning narrative stories. Students need to follow the format taught for the PAT. A prompt will be given later this week. Now we are just looking at the template and rules.

Religion: we will look at priests/clergy because Father Derek is visiting our class next week. Then we look at lay people and the consecrated after that.

HEALTH: Vision Boards are due Monday January 29th.

P-T conferences are this week. 

Thursday evening 4-7h30 and Friday 9-3 with breaks in between. 

 

UPDATES:

Thursday is Theme day (Jersey) and pizza day 

Parent-Teacher Conference manager opens; all conferences are in person

This week in learning:

MATH: Still waiting for a few students to write the test from Friday before they go home. This week we look at how to interpret diagrams and how to make them when doing experiments.

SCI: we are continuing to work on air experiments. This booklet of experiments will count for the majority of their mark in this unit and care should be taken to be as precise as possible, as scientists are. 

 ES: we continue with the Haudenausonee confederacy. The title page/story of The Great Law will be due January 25. Students need to recite what they know about the story in great detail.

ELA: we will be finishing reading comprehension activities this week.

FLA: poetry continues; quiz on homophones is tomorrow Jan 16

Religion: we begin the next unit on Answering God's call to discipleship.

This week there will be 2 meeting for SCIENCE FAIR: Wednesday and Friday @ 11;30

Please be aware that the Science test on Astronomy and the Social test on Greece have gone home for signature this week. Several have not returned. On that same note, any student absent for whatever reason is responsible for being ready to write any missed tests upon their return. Google Classroom is usually updated daily, especially when a student is sick and notes or homework might be sent to Gmail.

 For our next unit in music beginning tomorrow, I am in need of chopsticks for the students. If you have some at home, can you please send them. Either disposable  wooden ones or if students have others they can use for a about a month they will work as well. Thank you for help. 2 tokens for anyone who brings in.

Bonne et heureuse Année à tous

I hope everyone had a relaxing break and you are all ready to get down to business and learn some more. Thank you to all parents who sent a Christmas gift before the holidays. I sent a thnak you card home, but you may or may not get it! I felt appreciated to say the least.

INDOOR shoes and SCHOOL supplies need to be brought in.

This week of learning:

MATH: test on fractions, decimals % and ratios is this Friday. tomorrow we begin statistics, probabilities and graphs.

ES: we began the unit on Haudenosaunee today. Students should have a good idea of the Great Law of Peace, enough to retell it to others. Last unit's tests will go home Wednesday for signature.

SCI: We will begin air this week. Several experiments will be done in class and students are responsible for having a booklet of all the experiments done, using the experimental process for each. Organization is key. Tests on astronomy will go home this week, 2 still to write

FLA: I was going to begin Hockey lecture but decided to do some poetry first as there will be something coming up in Feb to do with that. Students should pay close attention to their homophones for spelling. Quiz on homophones next Tuesday

ELA: we will do a little reading comprehension to begin the year and then move onto a debate

Religion: Epiphany, it's meaning and significance. Quiz on Friday.

 CTF: students will use the month to make their planet and activities to incite people to visit their planet.