Although we have been working on our poetry unit for quite some time, some students may still need the notes on the types of poems we studied. Here they are:

Forgot to mention:

Mme Martine Claeys will be here tomorrow to speak to all the grade 6 students for a short while, inviting them to A Day in the Life at MDH. This will take place at 9am in the Learning Commons.

International Food week
A reminder that students who have signed up can eat in my classroom if they bring the food of the day. Should be fun!
Permission forms are due this March 1st for going to Madeleine d'Houet and to the Olympic Oval. I have enough parents for MdH and for March 5th. I only have one parent for March 7th. Please see if you able to help.
On that same note, I only have one parent for the Iroquois In-school field trip for March 6th. If I do not receive 2 more for the 6th and 3 for the 9th I will need to cancel this very educational presentation. 

This week in Learning:

FLA: We will begin memorizing a poem for our Gala Oratoire and Francophone day in March. We will also be writing opinion letters, which are a bit different than a personal letter.

ELA: Presentations for the songs this week for those who chose to write new lyrics. Working some descriptive paragraphs. 

SOCIAL: finishing the Iroquois Confederacy and studying for the upcoming test on March 14th.

MATH: finishing the unit on angles with a test this Friday the 2nd of March. Next unit...percentages, ratios and fractions.

Religion: continuing Lentopoly and looking at sacrifices. Also learning a little about Ramadan.

ART: beginning optical illusions. Sketchbook (texture) due March 12th.

This week in learning:

There has been a change in the Dry Land training. It is tomorrow from 9-11a.m. and not on Friday. Please come to school dressed comfortably to perform. in the afternoon, we have a Celtic presentation that will last the afternoon.

Because of this, the religion test will be moved to Thursday. 

FLA: reading comprehension test. With all the disruptions this week, I will let the students know of the date. It is nothing they can prepare for, other than daily reading.

ELA: finishing poetry unit with a quatrain or song, plus a booklet of best poems.

MATH: we will be finishing the angles unit this week and a test will be forthcoming next week, probably near the end of the week. Right now we are working on quadrilaterals and the fact that the sum of their angles is 360 degrees. Unit test March 2nd.

Social: How the Iroquois made their decisions and how problems were solved. Unit test March 14th.

ART: spirit animals will be due at the end of this week.

Religion: We are playing LENTOPOLY and studying the Beatitudes. Later this week, we will examine Lent and how we can become better people through this journey. Not everyone is giving up something for Lent, however I would ask students to make a conscious effort to not incude sweets in their lunches and snacks, mostly the candy and chocolate that I frequently see. Thank you for your cooperation.

Numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Félicitations aux Spoodermans qui ont gagné les finales de Hockey Lecture. Continuez à lire chaque soir les amis!

Any Valentines should be sent tomorrow, Tuesday Feb 13th as the 14th is the begining of Lent. Thank you for your cooperation.

This week in Learning:

FLA: We have our finalists for HOCKEY LECTURE... they are the Spoodermans and the Jjeccas. They will be going  head to head tomorrow. The students found that this activity did indeed increase their vocabulary and reading comprehension. There will be a reading comprehension test next week.

ELA: finishing the poetry unit with a quatrain to memorize and perform or a song to change the lyrics and perform.  hope the kids have fun with this.

MATH: We will be finishing the angles unit and having a test next week. This week we are looking at quadrilaterals and the sum of their angles being 360 degrees.

Social: We will be looking at how the confederacy is structured...who's in charge of what. 

Religion: We will begin LENTOPOLY which is a game I found that allows students to do good deeds or small sacrifices for Lent.

Health:
Looking at Learning styles and how knowing what they are can help us study and learn better.

Ash Wednesday celebration is at 1pm on Wednesday if you can join us.

Thursday and Friday are Teacher's convention. See you back to school Tuesday Feb. 20th.

Upcoming Event:

Dear Parents,                                                            

One of the campaign promises by a grade 6 candidate was to have an international foods week. I am writing to let you know of the details of this event, should your child wish to participate.

Who: Grade 6 students wanting to participate. It is

          OPTIONAL and can include one day or all five.

When: the week of February 26^th to March 2^nd.

Where: Mme. Colette’s classroom during the lunch break.

What: Each day will feature a different country, in which students are asked to bring a food from that country for him/herself. Students will talk about the country and listen to music from that country during the lunch break.

How: Students will be asked to sign up for the days or days they wish to participate. Due to food allergies, no food will shared and students need to be responsible for their own lunches.

What the week looks like:

Monday: Italy

Tuesday: Mexico

Wednesday: China

Thursday: Other European countries (Germany, Denmark, Poland etc…)

Friday: France                                             

This week in Learning:
FLA: semi-finals and finals for hockey lecture
Grammar: imparfait of ER and IR verbs
Beginning new list of homophones.

ELA: continuing poems. This week Diamante and Quatrain. Students should be thinking about a poem to recite (1-2minutes memorized) and whether they will be handing in a poetry book or changing  the lyrics to a song to sing them in front of the class as a final project.

MATH: continuing angles. All 3 angles in a triangle = 180 degrees. If 2 mesures are given, they should be able to find the 3rd.

SOCIAL: continuing Iroquois. Looking more closely this week at analyzing maps, and 3 types of maps (historic, political and physical). Homework, at the end of this week to send me an example of each.

RELIGION: The Beatitudes. Upcoming test on units 1- 4 plus the 10 commandments and the rights of the child next week.

ART: spirit animals. Sketchbooks: texture, practice sheet and example.

Les Nouvelles:
Question
Quelle fille d'un ancien premier ministre va mettre son nom comme candidate fédérale et pour quel parti politique?

Upcoming events:

Monday: burning ashes for Ash Wednesday celebration.
Tuesday: Tire sur la neige
Wednesday: Franco folie musical presentation
Thursday: Science Fair...students in the Science Fair are responsible to get caught up on work they miss.
Friday: Carnaval. Grade 6 students in charge of stations, but parents are more than welcome to join us.