Math test this Wednesday: All of module 2 including multiples,factors, whole numbers (- and +), composite numbers, prime numbers, writing numbers in letters, symbols

Tuesday: YOUTHLINK all day

Thursday: Black and Orange and pizza day.

Friday: End of Food drive

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.

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

Check out this super cool poster on our Canadian government...I learned some pretty interesting things here



http://www.greyhouse.ca/pdf/cpg_poster_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!