Last week, after class, I picked up 3 pairs of snowpants, 2 lunch boxes and a myriad of pencils and paper. It is not my job to pick up after your kids, nor is it the janitor's job. By grade 6, we expect students to be self sufficient in caring for their things...please have a discussion with your child about this important responsibility and thank you for your support in this matter.
This week in Learning
Religion: finishing presentations on Moses' Life and how he was guided by God's Light. Remebrance Day celebration on Friday. Thank you to those students who came forward to help the grade 1 and 3's with singing. Next on the list...Social Justice projects/research.
MATH: Finishing plotting coordinates and moving onto understanding equality with respect to equations. A unit Test will be coming next week.
ELA: We are finished with Vermeer novel Study and it is due Wednesday Nov 8th. This includes chapter questions, a newsarticle and pentomino puzzle. Next up: Reader's Theater
FLA: Working on novel "Les Crayons qui Trichent" Students with difficulties reading, should be re-reading it for a better understanding. We are working on vocabulary and letter writing will be our big activity for this unit. Quiz on "parts of the sentence" this Friday. We have been working on lot of exemples in class. It is meant to help students with their writing abilities.
SOCIAL: we are finishing with debates this week. We had 2 yesterday and they were really well done. Lots of respect, lots of researched data and good arguments. Next chapter will look more closely at our constitution.
ART: Vermeer "painting"...only we are using pastels. Some students have not yet handed in their hand prints...still waiting...
Sketchbook focus is on shape.
MUSIC: Students are writing "blurbs" so they can do the listening program over the intercom.
AS of yet, no one has stepped forward to organize the Bake Sale which should take place during parent interviews. A few people said they would help and would definitely bake, but no one has said they would organize those helpers. Please consider this yet again. It only takes someone to send out an email with a sign up sheet for goodies and student, get a float and count the money...or at least just send out the sign up sheet. Please help, or decisions will need to be made with respect to the Farewell.
