This week in Learning:
This will be a week to finish the important material still left to cover before the PAT's. We will also be doing practice tests on Exam bank. The school has purchased log-ins for the students to use AT SCHOOL. You may purchase additional log-ins for practice at home, but if students use their time wisely in class, there should be no need to buy additional log-ins.
FLA: finishing Hockey Lecture. One more round tomorrow and then the finals, Wednesday before the PAT THURSDAY am.
Math: Transformations, which means taking a geometric figure and moving it to make a motif. There are easy ones: slide and reflection. Most of our time will be spent on rotation. Students wanting to do extra to study...cumulative review pp 328-331.
Religion Quiz tomorrow on the Easter Season, Scrapbooks due Thursday.
ART: sketchbooks due Wednesday.
SCIENCE PAT this FRIDAY am.
I would like to request that your children have a good night's sleep and that they eat a healthy breakfast before the PAT's. I have heard around the classroom that they grade 6 PAT's don't count. In fact they are a very good indicator of how a student will perform in Grades 9 and 12. I don't believe in stressing the kids out, but I do believe in good studying habits and being proud of their accomplishments when they work hard.
Please send an extra bag for items that can go home before the end of the year.
Monday, June 4, 2018
This week in Learning:
FLA: continuing Hockey lecture
Social Studies: Test this Friday on chapters 7, 8 and federal government
Math: Gathering information, how to graph it, which graph to choose and probability.
Science: Gather leaves so that we can classify them. the life of trees and how to diagnose transversal cuts.
Religion: Finishing Kids in the Know
We have no more Kleenex in the classroom. If you have abox that you can send, please do so. Especially those with runny noses!
Kandy needs to do retakes for the following people for grade 6 yearbook because they were blurry or too much shadow was present: Camille, Deirdre, Eva, Mackenzie, Sophie, Ryan, Adam and Robert.
PAT's are fast approaching and students should be starting to study already, especially material that they had problems with.
FLA: continuing Hockey lecture
Social Studies: Test this Friday on chapters 7, 8 and federal government
Math: Gathering information, how to graph it, which graph to choose and probability.
Science: Gather leaves so that we can classify them. the life of trees and how to diagnose transversal cuts.
Religion: Finishing Kids in the Know
We have no more Kleenex in the classroom. If you have abox that you can send, please do so. Especially those with runny noses!
Kandy needs to do retakes for the following people for grade 6 yearbook because they were blurry or too much shadow was present: Camille, Deirdre, Eva, Mackenzie, Sophie, Ryan, Adam and Robert.
PAT's are fast approaching and students should be starting to study already, especially material that they had problems with.
Monday, May 28, 2018
This week in Learning:
FLA: round 2 of Hockey Lecture. Teams were chosen today. It is to help with the reading comprehension PAT.
ELA: We will be having a look at a reading comprehension PAT so the students know what to expect. The newspapers are up on the bulletin board and the students are having fun reading them. Awesome project on collaboration.
Math: Tests on geometry have been corrected. they will go home to be signed tomorrow. We begin PROBABILITY this week.
SOCIAL: For the most part, we are done unit 7 on the federal government. We will have a review this week and a test next week. If it so happens that we finish Social early, I will be helping out to finish the last unit in Science. At this time of the year, we will be very flexible in our scheduling so that we can finish the material needed and ignore other subjects. We want to ensure that your children feel ready for the PAT's.
Science: Test this Thursday on Air and Aerodynamicx
Music: research projects on the musical instrument are due this Thursday, May 31. We will be presenting them.
ART: finishing painting our Picasso self portraits.
FRIDAY: our field trip to Weaselhead. the forecast looks rainy yet again, so be prepared. A note will go home later this week for a reminder of what to bring.
FLA: round 2 of Hockey Lecture. Teams were chosen today. It is to help with the reading comprehension PAT.
ELA: We will be having a look at a reading comprehension PAT so the students know what to expect. The newspapers are up on the bulletin board and the students are having fun reading them. Awesome project on collaboration.
Math: Tests on geometry have been corrected. they will go home to be signed tomorrow. We begin PROBABILITY this week.
SOCIAL: For the most part, we are done unit 7 on the federal government. We will have a review this week and a test next week. If it so happens that we finish Social early, I will be helping out to finish the last unit in Science. At this time of the year, we will be very flexible in our scheduling so that we can finish the material needed and ignore other subjects. We want to ensure that your children feel ready for the PAT's.
Science: Test this Thursday on Air and Aerodynamicx
Music: research projects on the musical instrument are due this Thursday, May 31. We will be presenting them.
ART: finishing painting our Picasso self portraits.
FRIDAY: our field trip to Weaselhead. the forecast looks rainy yet again, so be prepared. A note will go home later this week for a reminder of what to bring.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
This week in Learning:
FLA: finishing the poetry unit. Final assignments due May 24th. Then we will be doing another Hockey Lecture unit to help with reading comprehension for the PAT's.
ELA: finishing the newspaper unit. Everyone's article should be done and we will then put together the whole paper. Also to come, reading comprehension practices.
MATH: finishing the unit on polygones, area, perimeter, and volume today. Test is slated for May 25th.
SOCIAL: federal government. We will look closely at our Constitution and how it protects our rights to the democratic principles.
HEALTH: students were asked to write down their eating habits for 2 weeks; once to say what they ate, and the next week, to write from which category of the canadian food guide they ate. These are due tomorrow at the latest.
RELIGION: Still trying to finish the Family life unit...too many questions these children have! With the Ascension and Pentecost over, they should expect a quiz on the Easter season next week.
ART: Picasso self portraits
OTHER:
Volunteer tea this Wednesday @ 10am
Next week Spirit day: Artist or piece of art work, or anything to do with ART.
FLA: finishing the poetry unit. Final assignments due May 24th. Then we will be doing another Hockey Lecture unit to help with reading comprehension for the PAT's.
ELA: finishing the newspaper unit. Everyone's article should be done and we will then put together the whole paper. Also to come, reading comprehension practices.
MATH: finishing the unit on polygones, area, perimeter, and volume today. Test is slated for May 25th.
SOCIAL: federal government. We will look closely at our Constitution and how it protects our rights to the democratic principles.
HEALTH: students were asked to write down their eating habits for 2 weeks; once to say what they ate, and the next week, to write from which category of the canadian food guide they ate. These are due tomorrow at the latest.
RELIGION: Still trying to finish the Family life unit...too many questions these children have! With the Ascension and Pentecost over, they should expect a quiz on the Easter season next week.
ART: Picasso self portraits
OTHER:
Volunteer tea this Wednesday @ 10am
Next week Spirit day: Artist or piece of art work, or anything to do with ART.
Monday, May 7, 2018
This week in Learning:
FLA: Continue poetry unit. This week we will try our hand at Logo-rallyes, and Calligrammes. WEDNESDAY is the FLA PAT written component. Students can review by looking at Cathy Beveridge's notes on how to write a story.
ELA: we are in the midst of writing newspapers. the groups and the assignments have been doled out. The editors have been chosen. Students will work on this unit for about a week. FRIDAY is the ELA PAT! Rest, sleep and eat well.
MATH: today, we reviewed perimeter and began area for polygones. Students were asked to measure the area of their bathroom. We will terminate with volume and then a test will be next week for this unit.
SOCIAL: We have just finished the unit on Provincial government. Students were asked to send me their MLA and the constituency that they live in. Of the 45 students, only 24 students responded. TEST this Thursday on chapter 6 Provincial Government.
RELIGION: we continue Family life. So far the questions have thought provoking. Students are respectful and polite and curious. I did ask them to think of a trusted adult that could be a back-up for them, in case they couldn't ask parents questions. I believe it is better to be well-informed than to get their information from the Simpsons or Google!
ART: Mother's day gift, Picasso self-portraits.
HEALTH: food labels. Students are going home today with a sheet to track their daily eating. I will pick them up next Monday.
I phone the courthouse tomorrow to see if the jury selection is still on. Either way, I will let you know what happens.
Thursday: World Catholic Education Day: Wear BLUE
FIELD TRIP VOLUNTEERS:
May 17th to Camp Kiwanis:
Kristina H., Olga P., Kim N.
June 1st Weaselhead:
Kim N., Olga P., Kandy D. and possibly Shannon C. (still to confirm)
FLA: Continue poetry unit. This week we will try our hand at Logo-rallyes, and Calligrammes. WEDNESDAY is the FLA PAT written component. Students can review by looking at Cathy Beveridge's notes on how to write a story.
ELA: we are in the midst of writing newspapers. the groups and the assignments have been doled out. The editors have been chosen. Students will work on this unit for about a week. FRIDAY is the ELA PAT! Rest, sleep and eat well.
MATH: today, we reviewed perimeter and began area for polygones. Students were asked to measure the area of their bathroom. We will terminate with volume and then a test will be next week for this unit.
SOCIAL: We have just finished the unit on Provincial government. Students were asked to send me their MLA and the constituency that they live in. Of the 45 students, only 24 students responded. TEST this Thursday on chapter 6 Provincial Government.
RELIGION: we continue Family life. So far the questions have thought provoking. Students are respectful and polite and curious. I did ask them to think of a trusted adult that could be a back-up for them, in case they couldn't ask parents questions. I believe it is better to be well-informed than to get their information from the Simpsons or Google!
ART: Mother's day gift, Picasso self-portraits.
HEALTH: food labels. Students are going home today with a sheet to track their daily eating. I will pick them up next Monday.
I phone the courthouse tomorrow to see if the jury selection is still on. Either way, I will let you know what happens.
Thursday: World Catholic Education Day: Wear BLUE
FIELD TRIP VOLUNTEERS:
May 17th to Camp Kiwanis:
Kristina H., Olga P., Kim N.
June 1st Weaselhead:
Kim N., Olga P., Kandy D. and possibly Shannon C. (still to confirm)
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