As an end to our unit on Ancient Athens, we will be having our greek games on Monday December 19th after the second recess. I would like students to dress up in togas (plain sheet, pins everywhere) in order to make the event more fun. Merci
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Monday, December 12, 2016
Two more weeks until we can finally rest and relax...
Super Huge kudos to the Grade 6 class for their phenomenal performance at the Christmas concert. I was down in front, expecting to direct them, when suddenly...I looked at them and found out they were not looking at me but doing exactly what they were supposed to do...perform! Tears ran down my cheek...so proud of this awesome group! Hope you liked it.
Please consider sending wet wipes...we have several students sick already, and wiping down desks will go a long way to keeping germs at bay.
This week in learning:
Francais: doing a research on Big Foot or another legend, whereby they put their information on a poster. Goes with our novel study.
Math: Studying for the unit test on December 16th. NOW is the time to ask questions about stuff they don't understand.
ELA: finishing research on Greek gods, and goddesses, that we will present to the class in the coming week. Starting to write in a journal to get them into the habit of writing down ideas quickly.
Science: continuing with astronomy. Finished seasons, next up, magnitude gauges, constellations and moon phases. The sheet on Moon phases will be picked up this Thursday.
E.S: finishing up on Ancient Athens. We will have a unit test on December 20th. We will also have Greek games on the afternoon of the 19th. In the past, Mme Ginette made it a greek day, but there were so many problems last year, that I decided against it. We will dress up in togas for the afternoon and have our very own Olympics, but no greek food. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Religion: talking about Advent, how Mary said yes, and life in the first century. We are also busy with our Candy Gram campaign. 50 cents for a candy cane to give to someone who you would not normally give to. The money goes to charity.
Super Huge kudos to the Grade 6 class for their phenomenal performance at the Christmas concert. I was down in front, expecting to direct them, when suddenly...I looked at them and found out they were not looking at me but doing exactly what they were supposed to do...perform! Tears ran down my cheek...so proud of this awesome group! Hope you liked it.
Please consider sending wet wipes...we have several students sick already, and wiping down desks will go a long way to keeping germs at bay.
This week in learning:
Francais: doing a research on Big Foot or another legend, whereby they put their information on a poster. Goes with our novel study.
Math: Studying for the unit test on December 16th. NOW is the time to ask questions about stuff they don't understand.
ELA: finishing research on Greek gods, and goddesses, that we will present to the class in the coming week. Starting to write in a journal to get them into the habit of writing down ideas quickly.
Science: continuing with astronomy. Finished seasons, next up, magnitude gauges, constellations and moon phases. The sheet on Moon phases will be picked up this Thursday.
E.S: finishing up on Ancient Athens. We will have a unit test on December 20th. We will also have Greek games on the afternoon of the 19th. In the past, Mme Ginette made it a greek day, but there were so many problems last year, that I decided against it. We will dress up in togas for the afternoon and have our very own Olympics, but no greek food. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Religion: talking about Advent, how Mary said yes, and life in the first century. We are also busy with our Candy Gram campaign. 50 cents for a candy cane to give to someone who you would not normally give to. The money goes to charity.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Monday, December 5, 2016
Just looked at last week's BLOG...full of mistakes..shame on me for rushing and not looking it over before sending it...practice what I preach much!
A HUGE thank you to Teresa Cowan for organizing the Bake Sale and to the parents for providing goodies to be sold. I do not have a total for the sales as of yet.
Thank you to everyone who came to the interviews. I believe the most important message brought forward, is that students need to read more in French, as it is the foundation for everything else.
This week:
Francais: Imparfait verbs; finishing the novel, with a culminating activity at the end.
ELA: Koudos to the students for their Reader's Theater presentations...nothing but AB and EX. We also presented to the grade one class, our reading buddies, but one group has yet to present. We will be finishing the research projects on greek gods and godesses. The goal of this project was to learn GOOD research skills and making sure they know how to cite books and websites.
Math: Working on equal equations.
Etudes Sociales: Was ancient democracy equal for everyone?
Science: We will look at the magnitude of stars and make a magnitude gauge. Are your children still observing the phases of the moon and writing them down? I will pick those up next week. Also looking at how the sun, the earth and rotations/revolutions give us seasons.
Please have costumes at the school by Tuesday...really looking forward to the concert! We have worked very hard on our performances.
A HUGE thank you to Teresa Cowan for organizing the Bake Sale and to the parents for providing goodies to be sold. I do not have a total for the sales as of yet.
Thank you to everyone who came to the interviews. I believe the most important message brought forward, is that students need to read more in French, as it is the foundation for everything else.
This week:
Francais: Imparfait verbs; finishing the novel, with a culminating activity at the end.
ELA: Koudos to the students for their Reader's Theater presentations...nothing but AB and EX. We also presented to the grade one class, our reading buddies, but one group has yet to present. We will be finishing the research projects on greek gods and godesses. The goal of this project was to learn GOOD research skills and making sure they know how to cite books and websites.
Math: Working on equal equations.
Etudes Sociales: Was ancient democracy equal for everyone?
Science: We will look at the magnitude of stars and make a magnitude gauge. Are your children still observing the phases of the moon and writing them down? I will pick those up next week. Also looking at how the sun, the earth and rotations/revolutions give us seasons.
Please have costumes at the school by Tuesday...really looking forward to the concert! We have worked very hard on our performances.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
This week in Grade 6:
Francais: continuing to work on "La montagne noire", but are taking a break from the reading so that we can write a letter as one of the characters. With respect to verbs, we are now studying "L'IMPARFAIT", part of the past tense. Students shold know the endings and memorize the most used verbs on thier sheet.
Sciences: I brought in the Star Lab, and even thought the students have been excited about it, I discovered that they did not send the proper cylinder...I am more than disappointed, but we will try to make the most of it. Thursday night of the interviews, barring nice weather, my husband has offered to bring our telescope so that students can have a look at the night sky. If yo are not scheduled for an interview, but want to come by, you are welcome to do so. Students should still be orbserving the moon phases and writing them down on their sheet.
Social Studies: Still studying the Ancient Anthenians and the roles of the women vs men vs slaves.
ELA: finishing and presenting Reader's Theater Wednesday. Also doing a research project on the greek gods so if you hear some weird relationship stuff...consider the source...gods were a little wacky! The important part is learning how to do a good research project.
Religion: Learning about covenants and starting Advent and how we can prepare for Christ's coming.
Health: quiz next Monday on how to study and how to cope with stress.
Math: working on coordinates and how to plot them on a graph. Please sign quiz and send them back in. Next unit, will be on equalities.
Our Christmas concert is around the corner. I have a John Deere cap and am hoping that everyone else is on track to get their costume/outfit together. Eve needs overalls...anyone? Practicing the LAST verse of Leroy is imperative.
LASTLY:
Although it was not on the school supply list, please send in a container of hand wipes as they are often used for clean-ups and wiping desks of their germs. If everyone sent in a container, it should help for the year. Thanks for your help with this.
Francais: continuing to work on "La montagne noire", but are taking a break from the reading so that we can write a letter as one of the characters. With respect to verbs, we are now studying "L'IMPARFAIT", part of the past tense. Students shold know the endings and memorize the most used verbs on thier sheet.
Sciences: I brought in the Star Lab, and even thought the students have been excited about it, I discovered that they did not send the proper cylinder...I am more than disappointed, but we will try to make the most of it. Thursday night of the interviews, barring nice weather, my husband has offered to bring our telescope so that students can have a look at the night sky. If yo are not scheduled for an interview, but want to come by, you are welcome to do so. Students should still be orbserving the moon phases and writing them down on their sheet.
Social Studies: Still studying the Ancient Anthenians and the roles of the women vs men vs slaves.
ELA: finishing and presenting Reader's Theater Wednesday. Also doing a research project on the greek gods so if you hear some weird relationship stuff...consider the source...gods were a little wacky! The important part is learning how to do a good research project.
Religion: Learning about covenants and starting Advent and how we can prepare for Christ's coming.
Health: quiz next Monday on how to study and how to cope with stress.
Math: working on coordinates and how to plot them on a graph. Please sign quiz and send them back in. Next unit, will be on equalities.
Our Christmas concert is around the corner. I have a John Deere cap and am hoping that everyone else is on track to get their costume/outfit together. Eve needs overalls...anyone? Practicing the LAST verse of Leroy is imperative.
LASTLY:
Although it was not on the school supply list, please send in a container of hand wipes as they are often used for clean-ups and wiping desks of their germs. If everyone sent in a container, it should help for the year. Thanks for your help with this.
Monday, November 21, 2016
UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Just wrote a huge blog and it disappeared because I didn't save it as I went along....UGH!!!!!!!!!
This week in learning:
Francais: Reading La montagne noire, one chapter per night.
For the opinion letter, some students did not meet the requirements for an acceptable mark, and will have to redo the assignment this week.
ELA: For the NEWSARTICLE, again, some students did not follow the directions and did not meet the acceptable level. A new article will have to done, following the guidelines that we learned in class. We are also going to make roups for Reader's Theater.
Sciences: Rotation vs revolution; things that emit light or reflect it; the Star lab comes Thursday, but no one has told me where we are placing it, as the Learning Commons will have the book sale...stay tuned! Every third night, students should be writing the position of the moon on the sheet that went home for observations. Title page due this Friday.
Etudes Sociales: learning about who was a citizen in Ancient Athens and what the roles of the family members were. Title page due this Friday.
Math: We just finished pattern numbers and there will be a quiz on Thursday...module 1 lessons 1,2,4. This week we are ooking at mapping coordinates.
Religion: Just finished Moses' life history. Quiz to be announced. We will talk about oppression and what to do about it.
MUSIQUE: practice practice practice our songs for the play.
Needed:
This week in learning:
Francais: Reading La montagne noire, one chapter per night.
For the opinion letter, some students did not meet the requirements for an acceptable mark, and will have to redo the assignment this week.
ELA: For the NEWSARTICLE, again, some students did not follow the directions and did not meet the acceptable level. A new article will have to done, following the guidelines that we learned in class. We are also going to make roups for Reader's Theater.
Sciences: Rotation vs revolution; things that emit light or reflect it; the Star lab comes Thursday, but no one has told me where we are placing it, as the Learning Commons will have the book sale...stay tuned! Every third night, students should be writing the position of the moon on the sheet that went home for observations. Title page due this Friday.
Etudes Sociales: learning about who was a citizen in Ancient Athens and what the roles of the family members were. Title page due this Friday.
Math: We just finished pattern numbers and there will be a quiz on Thursday...module 1 lessons 1,2,4. This week we are ooking at mapping coordinates.
Religion: Just finished Moses' life history. Quiz to be announced. We will talk about oppression and what to do about it.
MUSIQUE: practice practice practice our songs for the play.
Needed:
We are in need of costumes
Reindeer: jeans or blue pants, white shirt, antlers, white tail
(if your child is not a reindeer, but you have antlers, could you please send them...that goes for any of the costumes please)
Garcon: normal kid clothes, crossword puzzle
Soeurs: normal kid clothes, hair in pigtails, stuffy or doll
Maman: jeans/pants, blouse, apron
Papa: suit, tie, newspaper
Grandpapa: jeans, checkered shirt, gray hair?
Oncle Joe: same as grandpapa, but not gray hair
Rudolph: same as deer, red nose
Leroy: jeans, checkered shirt, John Deere ball cap (does ANYONE have one?)
Santa: we have a suit here, unless someone has a smaller one
I think that is IT! Thanks in advance for your help...
Friday, November 18, 2016
Galloping (8 times)
Oh! Look at 'em go,
Santa's laughin'.
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho,
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner,
Blitzen,
Over the moon so bright
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails of white,
Hurry, hurry, hurry through the night.
Over the moon so bright
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails of white,
Hurry, hurry, hurry through the night.
Ol' Saint Nick he works so quickly leavin' toys for girls
and boys.
Then over the roof so high
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails they fly,
Faster, faster, faster through the sky.
Then over the roof so high
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails they fly,
Faster, faster, faster through the sky.
Oh! Look at 'em go,
Santa's laughin'.
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
Santa's laughin'.
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner,
Blitzen,
Over the garden wall.
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails in all.
See 'em canter, hear ol' Santa call,
"Merry, merry Christmas to you all."
Over the garden wall.
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails in all.
See 'em canter, hear ol' Santa call,
"Merry, merry Christmas to you all."
Galloping (8 times)
Ol' Saint Nick he works so quickly leavin' toys for
girls and boys.
Then over the roof so high
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails they fly,
Faster, faster, faster through the sky.
Then over the roof so high
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails they fly,
Faster, faster, faster through the sky.
Oh! Look at 'em go,
Santa's laughin'.
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho,
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner,
Blitzen,
Over the garden wall,
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails in all
See 'em canter, hear ol' Santa call,
"Merry, merry Christmas to you all."
Over the garden wall,
Thirty-two feet and eight little tails in all
See 'em canter, hear ol' Santa call,
"Merry, merry Christmas to you all."
galloping galloping go!
Rudolph was under the
weather
He had to call-in sick
So he got on the horn to his cousin, Leroy
Who lived out in the sticks
He said: "Santa's really countin' on me
And I hate to pass the buck."
Leroy said: "Hey, I'm on my way."
And he jumped in his pick-up truck
He had to call-in sick
So he got on the horn to his cousin, Leroy
Who lived out in the sticks
He said: "Santa's really countin' on me
And I hate to pass the buck."
Leroy said: "Hey, I'm on my way."
And he jumped in his pick-up truck
When Leroy got to the
North Pole
All the reindeer snickered and laughed
They'd never seen a deer in overalls
And a John Deere tractor hat
but Santa stepped in and said: "Just calm down
'Cause we've all got a job to do
And like it or not, Leroy's in charge
And he's gonna be leadin' you."
All the reindeer snickered and laughed
They'd never seen a deer in overalls
And a John Deere tractor hat
but Santa stepped in and said: "Just calm down
'Cause we've all got a job to do
And like it or not, Leroy's in charge
And he's gonna be leadin' you."
And it was Leroy, the
redneck reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Deliverin' toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home, party animal
Two-stepping across the sky
He mixed jingle bells with a rebel yell
And made history that night
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Deliverin' toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home, party animal
Two-stepping across the sky
He mixed jingle bells with a rebel yell
And made history that night
Before that night was
over
Leroy had changed their tune
He had 'em scootin' a hoof on every single roof
By the light of the neon moon
Santa wrapped his bag with a dixie-flag
He was havin' the time of his life
And you could hear him call
"Merry Christmas to y'all
And to all of y'all a goodnight."
Leroy had changed their tune
He had 'em scootin' a hoof on every single roof
By the light of the neon moon
Santa wrapped his bag with a dixie-flag
He was havin' the time of his life
And you could hear him call
"Merry Christmas to y'all
And to all of y'all a goodnight."
And it was Leroy, the
redneck reindeer
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Deliverin' toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home, party animal
Two-stepping across the sky
He mixed jingle bells with a rebel yell
And made history that night
Hooked to the front of the sleigh
Deliverin' toys to all the good ol' boys
And girls along the way
He's just a down home, party animal
Two-stepping across the sky
He mixed jingle bells with a rebel yell
And made history that night
He mixed jingle bells
with rebel yell
And made history that night
And made history that night
Joyeux Noel ‘ya all
These are the lyrics and music to our Christmas songs for PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Félicitations a nos candidats qui se sont présentés pour le conseil de classe. Voici les gagnants:
Julien N Grace S Jack P
This week in Learning:
Français: lettre d'opinion and we will begin a novel study...La Montagne Noire
Science: beginning Sky Science
Math: we are behind in this usbject and need to get back on track...expect a little more homework in this area.
Etudes Sociales: Beginning a new chapter on Ancient Athens and how democracy got its start.
ELA: News article on Vermeer and beginning Greek Mythologies.
Health: informed choices poster
Music: Francophone music and starting to think about Christmas concert....WHAT?
Religion: Social Justice projects.
Julien N Grace S Jack P
This week in Learning:
Français: lettre d'opinion and we will begin a novel study...La Montagne Noire
Science: beginning Sky Science
Math: we are behind in this usbject and need to get back on track...expect a little more homework in this area.
Etudes Sociales: Beginning a new chapter on Ancient Athens and how democracy got its start.
ELA: News article on Vermeer and beginning Greek Mythologies.
Health: informed choices poster
Music: Francophone music and starting to think about Christmas concert....WHAT?
Religion: Social Justice projects.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
In Social Studies, we have been writing speeches to try and make the school a better place. Tomorrow, 9 students have put their names forward to run for Student counsel. They will present their speeches in front of the class and then we will use our democratic right to vote for the best candidat. The top three will be chosen to lead us for the rest of the year. The students not running for counsel, will just hand in their speech to me. Science Test this Thursday on the whole Forensic unit.
ELA: completion of Vermeer Novel Study.
Français: Writing a letter of opinion.
Math: continuing with patterns, but adding variables (do you remember 5n=25)?
Health: Good decision posters.
Religion: looking at Moses' life and how it relates to oppression and liberation.
Remebrance day celebration: Wednesday at 10am.
Report cards are around the corner...this is me
...Have a great week and long weekend!
Friday, November 4, 2016
So far this term, 4 tests have gone home to be signed by you and then returned to school. I keep the exams in order to study from them at the end of the year for PAT's. If you have not seen/signed or returned these tests then you may not know how your child is doing in school at this time and a conversation may be required. Thanks for your help and contact me if you need more information.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Short week this week...stay awake!
Math tests went home today to be corrected and signed and returned. Starting the next chapter/module on patterns and equations.
Some students did not do well on their music assignments and a second chance is being given. If students wish to upgrade their mark they must research one musician from the era they chose nad also include one piece of music. This must be done ALONE and sent to my learn account by Friday.
Social Studies test on Chapter 2 this FRIDAY. Includes vocabulary and notes taken on democracy in action.
Science: we are completing our unit on forensics and will have solved our crime by next week...which means...unit test coming up...TBA
French: we are beginning to write letters...the first one we are working on is a personal letter. Next we will look at opinion letters. Reading is still a MUST every night!
ELA: we should be finished with Vermeer soon and then we will be writing a news article to go with our novel study.
Religion: We are made in the image of GOD.
SUPER huge thanks to the grade 6 for their help in collecting 23 huge boxes of food for the St Luke Help the Needy...(and the Verterans food bank...your kids can explain that one!)
Math tests went home today to be corrected and signed and returned. Starting the next chapter/module on patterns and equations.
Some students did not do well on their music assignments and a second chance is being given. If students wish to upgrade their mark they must research one musician from the era they chose nad also include one piece of music. This must be done ALONE and sent to my learn account by Friday.
Social Studies test on Chapter 2 this FRIDAY. Includes vocabulary and notes taken on democracy in action.
Science: we are completing our unit on forensics and will have solved our crime by next week...which means...unit test coming up...TBA
French: we are beginning to write letters...the first one we are working on is a personal letter. Next we will look at opinion letters. Reading is still a MUST every night!
ELA: we should be finished with Vermeer soon and then we will be writing a news article to go with our novel study.
Religion: We are made in the image of GOD.
SUPER huge thanks to the grade 6 for their help in collecting 23 huge boxes of food for the St Luke Help the Needy...(and the Verterans food bank...your kids can explain that one!)
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
So KUDOS to the Grade 6 class on their awesome performance at the end of the Dance Residency. A job well done!
This week in Learning:
Social Studies: We finished the debates today. All went well and most students participated with passion. I also handed out a sheet for Current Events. This is an at home project. Students are to choose one event to present to the class on their date. All students have been assigned a date. We will also be writing speeches for classroom representatives. Not everyone has to put their names forward for election, but EVERYONE has to write a speech.
Science: Field trip forms need to be in this week...no form, no trip.
QUIZ THIS WEDNESDAY on notes so far.
We have received our crime information from CPS and will be working on the particulars. Still working on tissu evidence.
MATH: whole numbers, positive and negative. And still practicing multiplication and division facts.
Francais: Les 5 au Quotidien/Daily 5. Working with opinion books in groups, reading, working on vocabulary and giving opinions. Still working on Verbs: 3rd group. ESSENTIAL to have a Bescherelle at school.
Religion: Lantern as our yearly theme...how can we be a light to others.
ELA: still reading Vermeer and working on Figures of Speech.
This week in Learning:
Social Studies: We finished the debates today. All went well and most students participated with passion. I also handed out a sheet for Current Events. This is an at home project. Students are to choose one event to present to the class on their date. All students have been assigned a date. We will also be writing speeches for classroom representatives. Not everyone has to put their names forward for election, but EVERYONE has to write a speech.
Science: Field trip forms need to be in this week...no form, no trip.
QUIZ THIS WEDNESDAY on notes so far.
We have received our crime information from CPS and will be working on the particulars. Still working on tissu evidence.
MATH: whole numbers, positive and negative. And still practicing multiplication and division facts.
Francais: Les 5 au Quotidien/Daily 5. Working with opinion books in groups, reading, working on vocabulary and giving opinions. Still working on Verbs: 3rd group. ESSENTIAL to have a Bescherelle at school.
Religion: Lantern as our yearly theme...how can we be a light to others.
ELA: still reading Vermeer and working on Figures of Speech.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Short week in learning...but learning nonetheless..
Français: analyzing phrases with subjects (GS), verbs(GV) and direct and indirect complements.
Science: finishing finger print analysis and working on treads and fabric evidence
Social Studies: Big debate...The age to vote should be reduced to 16 (group one). The age to vote should be increased to 21 (group 2).
ELA: continuing Vermeer, novel study.
Math: just returned quiz #1 that needs to be signed. If a student received NY, they will be re-tested on Thursday Oct 13th.
PHYS ED: Dance Kreations with presentation on Friday @ 1pm
Français: analyzing phrases with subjects (GS), verbs(GV) and direct and indirect complements.
Science: finishing finger print analysis and working on treads and fabric evidence
Social Studies: Big debate...The age to vote should be reduced to 16 (group one). The age to vote should be increased to 21 (group 2).
ELA: continuing Vermeer, novel study.
Math: just returned quiz #1 that needs to be signed. If a student received NY, they will be re-tested on Thursday Oct 13th.
PHYS ED: Dance Kreations with presentation on Friday @ 1pm
Friday, October 7, 2016
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
This week in learning:
Francais: We are finishing up our comic books of Franklin. Students are working diligently. At the end, there will be a quiz on the vocabulary. We are also reviewing verbs...this week: present tense of "ir" verbs. Students should know the endings of present tense "er" verbs.
Science: We have just completed our finger printing experiment and will be looking more closely at what makes them different.
ELA: Still reading "Chasing Vermeer" and working on figures of speech.
Social Studies: Signed tests should be in by this Wednesday. We are now looking at individual rights vs collective rights and why first Nations, French and English get special rights.
Religion/Leadership: We are starting a "We Scare Hunger" Campaign. Students will be visiting classrooms and making announcements on the intercom to get everyone to donate food to St Luke Feed the Hungry. We will also be writing letters to Pope Francis about what MERCY looks like. Mme Wozny will select two from our school to go to Pope Francis.
Thanksgiving celebration Thursday @ 1pm.
MATH: writing a test as I write this! We will then be reviewing order of operations to complete math equations. For those who need a refresher course: parentheses first, then multiplication, division, addition, subtraction [from left to right, whichever appears first].
Happy Thanksgiving to each of you and your families!
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
I have signed us up for the Calgary Herald epaper so that students can be informed about our world, our country and our city. Students are able to sign on at home, if they wish. Here are the details that you need to know:
website: http://epaper.calgaryherald.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
sign in: email: colette.page-turner@cssd.ab.ca
password will be given to students
website: http://epaper.calgaryherald.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
sign in: email: colette.page-turner@cssd.ab.ca
password will be given to students
Monday, September 26, 2016
This week in learning:
Francais= finishing a comic book interpretation of a Franklin story. Students should be reading a novel for a book report...oming soon...
Sciences = working on finger prints and watching Hoodwinked to gather evidence.
ELA = Working on our Novel Study "Chasing Vermeer" chapters 5-8
MATHS = prime and composite #s; factors; order of operations..
Religion = Friendships, what the bible says about them; working on a WE Day activity. ( note: We cannot go to WE Day, however Mme Wozny would like us to get involved).
Etudes Sociales = I moved our chapter test to Thursday Sept. 29th.
Canadian charter of Rights and liberties; discrimination
TESTS AND QUIZZES
Sante: rules and regulations for Fire drills and Lockdown
E.S jeudi le 30
Math Module 2: lessons 1,2,3 and 4 Friday Sept. 30
Francais= finishing a comic book interpretation of a Franklin story. Students should be reading a novel for a book report...oming soon...
Sciences = working on finger prints and watching Hoodwinked to gather evidence.
ELA = Working on our Novel Study "Chasing Vermeer" chapters 5-8
MATHS = prime and composite #s; factors; order of operations..
Religion = Friendships, what the bible says about them; working on a WE Day activity. ( note: We cannot go to WE Day, however Mme Wozny would like us to get involved).
Etudes Sociales = I moved our chapter test to Thursday Sept. 29th.
Canadian charter of Rights and liberties; discrimination
TESTS AND QUIZZES
Sante: rules and regulations for Fire drills and Lockdown
E.S jeudi le 30
Math Module 2: lessons 1,2,3 and 4 Friday Sept. 30
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Welcome to the Grade 6 BLOG. If you look at some of my older posts, you will see a little bit how I operate. I like to let you know what's new in learning for the week, post pictures of what your children are doing and for this year, will also let you know of upcoming quizzes, tests, and larger projects. Please check back regularly so that you don't miss a thing. I also encourage you to have your children check the BLOG as this is FOR them and ABOUT them.
I wish nothing but the best for the students in this, their last year at Ecole St Luke. Cheers to a new year!
I wish nothing but the best for the students in this, their last year at Ecole St Luke. Cheers to a new year!
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
A final goodbye...
As I remove all of our decorations and works of art and pack up my things to move forward, I wanted to say a last goodbye...or rather
Au revoir.
I am exhausted, but fulfilled after my first year back to teaching in many years. Your children have definitely kept me young (despite the gray hairs poking through)! I hope their first year of school has made them life-long learners and has given them the desire to do better, to do great things and to have fun while doing all of that.
As you now know, I am jumping a few grades to teach grade 6. My first plan was to stay in grade 1 for another year or two, but I was asked to teach grade 6 because of my background in Jr. high. I am looking forward to new adventures, new challenges and maybe a few minutes to sit during the day ( a luxury not afforded to grade 1 teachers...ask your kids about Mme Colette's magic magnet trick)!
I hope we see each other again in a few years. Remind your children to read in French over the holidays and if it's a rainy day, check out French cartoons on You Tube. This will help them not lose what they have worked so hard for this past year.
With love and Blessings,
Mme Colette
As I remove all of our decorations and works of art and pack up my things to move forward, I wanted to say a last goodbye...or rather
Au revoir.
I am exhausted, but fulfilled after my first year back to teaching in many years. Your children have definitely kept me young (despite the gray hairs poking through)! I hope their first year of school has made them life-long learners and has given them the desire to do better, to do great things and to have fun while doing all of that.
As you now know, I am jumping a few grades to teach grade 6. My first plan was to stay in grade 1 for another year or two, but I was asked to teach grade 6 because of my background in Jr. high. I am looking forward to new adventures, new challenges and maybe a few minutes to sit during the day ( a luxury not afforded to grade 1 teachers...ask your kids about Mme Colette's magic magnet trick)!
I hope we see each other again in a few years. Remind your children to read in French over the holidays and if it's a rainy day, check out French cartoons on You Tube. This will help them not lose what they have worked so hard for this past year.
With love and Blessings,
Mme Colette
Friday, June 24, 2016
An act of charity...
Anna decided a long time ago that she wanted to grow her hair long enough to be able to cut it and donate it to "Kids for Wigs". When her dad contacted me and asked if she could do it in our class, I was thrilled. It fit perfectly with our theme in Religion of acting more like Jesus and doing works of charity. No big fanfare, no big deal...just a little girl cutting her hair so that other kids with diseases could have have a wig. Here are some pictures of the event.
Anna decided a long time ago that she wanted to grow her hair long enough to be able to cut it and donate it to "Kids for Wigs". When her dad contacted me and asked if she could do it in our class, I was thrilled. It fit perfectly with our theme in Religion of acting more like Jesus and doing works of charity. No big fanfare, no big deal...just a little girl cutting her hair so that other kids with diseases could have have a wig. Here are some pictures of the event.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
Happy Monday...
This week:
Tomorrow we will be walking to a park to have a picnic lunch in celebration of our last season...summer. Please send the following with your child:
This afternoon at the end of the day, we will be having a quick presentation on Kids for Cancer. Anna will then be cutting off her ponytail to donate to the cause. It works perfectly with our unit on Charity in Religion.
We finish up our posters/research on our animal. Students will present their habitats to the class today and their posters the rest of the week. I am quite impressed with their work to date.
As a quick reminder: We continue to learn until June 28th. If by any chance you decide to leave for holidays early, you must provide the office with a LARGE self-addressed stamped (2 stamps) envelope for the report card. NO REPORT CARDS WILL GO HOME UNTIL 3:10 ON THE 29TH. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
This week:
Tomorrow we will be walking to a park to have a picnic lunch in celebration of our last season...summer. Please send the following with your child:
- a Beach Towel to sit on
- sunscreen (or apply generously in the morning)
- water bottle
- a picnic lunch
This afternoon at the end of the day, we will be having a quick presentation on Kids for Cancer. Anna will then be cutting off her ponytail to donate to the cause. It works perfectly with our unit on Charity in Religion.
We finish up our posters/research on our animal. Students will present their habitats to the class today and their posters the rest of the week. I am quite impressed with their work to date.
As a quick reminder: We continue to learn until June 28th. If by any chance you decide to leave for holidays early, you must provide the office with a LARGE self-addressed stamped (2 stamps) envelope for the report card. NO REPORT CARDS WILL GO HOME UNTIL 3:10 ON THE 29TH. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Monday, June 13, 2016
This week we will be building animal habitats and I would like to start tomorrow. Please bring in materials to construct your habitat. I have the kleenex boxes already. Students may bring in branches, leaves, sticks, rocks or toilet paper rolls to help them build.
The next 2 weeks in learning:
Français: les animaux, les sons
ES: retest for those who did not do so well on Canada
Math: doubles...we learned a rap song today. Have your child try it at home:
http://ekladata.com/charivari.eklablog.com/perso/2012/rap%20des%20doubles%20version%20couleur.pdf
Sciences: les animaux, habitats, construction, posters, research
Religion: how to be more like Jesus
Health: we are having some issues with students being unkind to one another, despite having learned how to be a good friend. It would be most helpful for you to chat with your child about being respectful. We may not always like everyone, but we need not treat them unkindly. Thank you for your support in this matter.
ELA: animal poems, using rhyming words
The next 2 weeks in learning:
Français: les animaux, les sons
ES: retest for those who did not do so well on Canada
Math: doubles...we learned a rap song today. Have your child try it at home:
http://ekladata.com/charivari.eklablog.com/perso/2012/rap%20des%20doubles%20version%20couleur.pdf
Sciences: les animaux, habitats, construction, posters, research
Religion: how to be more like Jesus
Health: we are having some issues with students being unkind to one another, despite having learned how to be a good friend. It would be most helpful for you to chat with your child about being respectful. We may not always like everyone, but we need not treat them unkindly. Thank you for your support in this matter.
ELA: animal poems, using rhyming words
Monday, June 6, 2016
I realize that this week will be difficult for learning, with the warmer weather making it feel like summer. This is evident in some of the evaluations that we have had lately. Some students are acting like school is over and they don't have to put forth any effort. PLEASE remind your children that learning is still a go for the next 3 weeks. That includes reading every night and practicing sounds. I will be emailing individual parents whose children are not yet at grade 1 reading level and asking that more practice be done at home.
We had library today but NOTE that ALL BOOKS are to be returned this FRIDAY JUNE 10th...no exceptions. Thank you for your help in this matter.
This week in learning:
Français: Difficult sounds "gn" "ar" "er" "or" "ir" "ur" plus writing sentences about animals
ES: continuing past and present
Math: continuing word problems and additions of doubles
Science: animals...adaptations, sounds, homes
Health: continuing with friendships
Religion: Preparing for the sacramental celebration on Friday
Please dress accordingly and send a bottle of water...it's going to be a LONG week!
Monday, May 30, 2016
I am a proud teacher of this grade 1 class! What great performances they did for the volunteer tea, the school population AND the other parents. Way to go. And a special thanks to Mme Hader for her teaching us the beat, the dance, the song and the fun!
This week in learning:
Français: evaluations in reading, writing and comprehension.
Social Studies: The future...how things will change
Math: continuing + and - and problem solving.
Science: Summer season changes.
ALSO ... Please have your child choose an animal to research by Friday.
Health: making friends
Religion: Jesus in my life
PLEASE NOTE
Temperature calendars are due Wednesday June 1st. Please return to school.
There are MANY parents who have offered to volunteer for Friday's field trip. Once I have all of the forms, I will choose only 3 parents to come along. Priority will be given to parents who have not yet had the chance to volunteer. HOWEVER, if you have your own Heritage Park pass (or you want to pay your own way) and you wish to come along, you may drive yourselves there and join us inside.
This week in learning:
Français: evaluations in reading, writing and comprehension.
Social Studies: The future...how things will change
Math: continuing + and - and problem solving.
Science: Summer season changes.
ALSO ... Please have your child choose an animal to research by Friday.
Health: making friends
Religion: Jesus in my life
PLEASE NOTE
Temperature calendars are due Wednesday June 1st. Please return to school.
There are MANY parents who have offered to volunteer for Friday's field trip. Once I have all of the forms, I will choose only 3 parents to come along. Priority will be given to parents who have not yet had the chance to volunteer. HOWEVER, if you have your own Heritage Park pass (or you want to pay your own way) and you wish to come along, you may drive yourselves there and join us inside.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Montre et racontre this week:
Grace, Israel, Valentina et Yechan
Last Scholastic orders for the year. Please return your orders by June 6th. Merci
This week in learning:
Français: les animaux vocabulary and still learning how to write sentences. READ READ READ
ES: After having looked at the past and present, we will make a quilt about our ideas for the future.
Science: Les animaux, parts and needs.
Health: How to be a good friend; qualities and examples
Math: working on doubles additions (1+1 up to 10 +10) doing them fast and accurately.
Grace, Israel, Valentina et Yechan
Last Scholastic orders for the year. Please return your orders by June 6th. Merci
This week in learning:
Français: les animaux vocabulary and still learning how to write sentences. READ READ READ
ES: After having looked at the past and present, we will make a quilt about our ideas for the future.
Science: Les animaux, parts and needs.
Health: How to be a good friend; qualities and examples
Math: working on doubles additions (1+1 up to 10 +10) doing them fast and accurately.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
I would just like to clarify why some students are bringing home homework. I give students a lot of time to finish projects or assignments during the week. At the end of the week, they have a "catch up" day to finish their assignements. ONLY after having 2 full weeks of time to finish, do I send them home to be completed. Please ensure that the work is returned to school, as it often counts in evaluation, especially formative evaluation. If your child is constantly having to bring home assignments, a discussion about using class time wisely may be in order. Maybe your child is talking too much, daydreaming too much or not asking enough questions to get the job done. In any event, please keep an eye on this from now until June. MERCI
Un, deux, trois heures, quatre heures rock;
Cinq, six, sept heures, huit heures rock;
Neuf, dix, onze heures, douze heures rock;
Nous allons rock autour d’horloge ce soir…
Put your
glad rags on and join me hon’
We’ll have
some fun when the clock strikes one
R :Nous allons rock autour d’horloge ce soir;
Nous allons rock, rock, rock jusqu’au grand soir;
Nous allons rock, allons rock
Autour d’horloge ce soir.
Refrain
Repeat verse: "put your glad rags on..."
Repeat verse: "put your glad rags on..."
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdufzXvjqw
Here is the song that we will be working on for the volunteer tea, if you want to play it for your kids every once in a while. We will be changing some of the lyrics to french, but they can practice the beat.
Monday, May 16, 2016
We are having a music workshop this week to prepare for the parent volunteer tea. Please be aware that not ALL students will use the djembes. Some will sing and some will dance. We will make it as fair as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Scholastic orders will be due this Thursday if you would like to order something. You can also go directly online to view the flyers, especially the French flyers.
Scholastic orders will be due this Thursday if you would like to order something. You can also go directly online to view the flyers, especially the French flyers.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
This week in learning:
Francais: Reading comprehension and continuing to work on sounds. Next week animal vocabulary.
E.S.: passe, courtepointe, why it is important to know our past.
Sciences: The parts of a plant we eat. Just finishing spring and will start summer and animals next week.
Math: Geometry...students should know the following and objects that ressemble them: sphère, prisme rectangulaire, cube, pyramide, cône et cylindre.
Religion: I only have two volunteers so far to walk to the church next Tuesday. Please email me if you are able to come AND you have done the volunteer course with the school.
Ascension and Pentacost.
ELA: Integrated with Social studies on the past. Upcoming quiz on short "o" words.
Francais: Reading comprehension and continuing to work on sounds. Next week animal vocabulary.
E.S.: passe, courtepointe, why it is important to know our past.
Sciences: The parts of a plant we eat. Just finishing spring and will start summer and animals next week.
Math: Geometry...students should know the following and objects that ressemble them: sphère, prisme rectangulaire, cube, pyramide, cône et cylindre.
Religion: I only have two volunteers so far to walk to the church next Tuesday. Please email me if you are able to come AND you have done the volunteer course with the school.
Ascension and Pentacost.
ELA: Integrated with Social studies on the past. Upcoming quiz on short "o" words.
Montre et racontre this week:
Zoey, Feranmi, Philo, Ruhaan, and Akin.
Here is my little rant and nag for the month of MAY...
I am finding that parents are not signing agendas on a regular basis lately...let's blame both parents and students on this one and get back on track. To that same end, French reading programs are not being done every night. I have started to evaluate the students and some of them are still not getting their basic sounds:
oi au in an eau ch eu etc... and the words they make.
Also, some students still do not have dry erase markers and are frustrated when the ones I have purchased no longer work. Get together with another family and buy a set.
Lastly, you need to phone the school if your child will be absent for appointments, or illness or vacations. this way they pu it into the system and I am not guessing where your child is.
Ok...now the good news...Your children are speaking French! when working on assignments, in groups, at their desks...all I hear (for the most part) is FRENCH...music to my ears. You should be proud too! Keep up the good work.
Zoey, Feranmi, Philo, Ruhaan, and Akin.
Here is my little rant and nag for the month of MAY...
I am finding that parents are not signing agendas on a regular basis lately...let's blame both parents and students on this one and get back on track. To that same end, French reading programs are not being done every night. I have started to evaluate the students and some of them are still not getting their basic sounds:
oi au in an eau ch eu etc... and the words they make.
Also, some students still do not have dry erase markers and are frustrated when the ones I have purchased no longer work. Get together with another family and buy a set.
Lastly, you need to phone the school if your child will be absent for appointments, or illness or vacations. this way they pu it into the system and I am not guessing where your child is.
Ok...now the good news...Your children are speaking French! when working on assignments, in groups, at their desks...all I hear (for the most part) is FRENCH...music to my ears. You should be proud too! Keep up the good work.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Yesterday, the students brought home a calendar to record the weather for the month of May, in order to coincide with our Science and what happens in the spring. Every day after school and on the weekends, they are to mark what the weather was like. It is to be returned to school on June 1st. Thank you for your help with this.
I am also happy that several students planted their seeds/plants. If you would like to send a photo of the progress, please email it to me and I will post them on the Blog.
Also sent home yesterday, was a field trip form. We will be having a "behind the scenes" look at the church with Dan D'Agostino, as part of our Religion curriculum. We will be walking to the church and if you would like to volunteer, please email me and I will get back to you. It is for the morning of May 17th.
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