Wednesday 30 September 2020

Wednesday, September 30th

Reminders

1. Spelling Test 2 Oct 2nd words are posted in a previous blog

2. Book orders due at the end of the month ...see blog post about them

3. Terry Fox Run Donation - if the school raises $400 they can dress me up!  We are doing great on the donations keep those toonies for Terry coming in! 

----WE RAISED $519.25 in our class alone!  Students can come early to dress me up I will let them in the 5/6 door at 7:30


Our Terry Fox Run time is 8:30am, so bring a change of clothes if you wish and a water bottle! 


Today we read and had gym with Mr. Sadowsky.  In math we did our tri-weekly basic fact quiz.  In LA we worked on 4 kinds of poems; bio poem, mirror poem, opposite poem, and I am poem.  The students had a lot of fun doing these.  

In social we watched a documentary about residential schools; what happened in them, their history, the path to Canada's reconciliation process.  Then we explored on computers how Orange shirt day started and what it means and its legacy.  This carried over to after mindfulness and lots of questions and research as a class continued.  

We hope everyone has a whimsical Wednesday! 


Monday 28 September 2020

Monday, September 29th

Reminders

1. Class contracts, school forms, and digital citizenship forms ASAP

2. Spelling Test 2 Oct 2nd words are posted in a previous blog

3. Science Layers of the forest project due Mon. Sept 28th  ---- HOMEWORK ...check your child's bag! 

They had 4 hours this week to complete ...only missing 2 students!

4. Book orders due at the end of the month ...see blog post about them

5. Terry Fox Run Donation - if the school raises $400 they can dress me up!  We are doing great on the donations keep those toonies for Terry coming in! 

6. Orange shirt day is Wednesday!!  We will be doing an LA lesson on it tomorrow and Wednesday.


Today in class we read, and had gym on the compound.  After that we worked on mathletics with a place value focus, and gave some students time to finish up their science homework instead. 

During LA we talked about what makes mood in poems and read through examples, and played a guessing game with them.  Then we finished watching our Terry Fox documentary and shared our 5 things we believe that made Terry a special person.

In social we learned about what is fairness?  And we discussed the difference of equity vs equality.  We will be talking about discrimination tomorrow and injustice.

After lunch we had mindfulness and for science we learned about the forests by watching Bill Nye and filing out a hand out to the video.  Then due to student interest we learned about people cut down massive trees. 


We hope everyone has a magnificent Monday! 

Friday 25 September 2020

Parent Drop Off Rule for the Morning

 Dear all,

Please drop your children off at the basketball court or in front of the school. 


Parents are not permitted to be on the hill and we will be enforcing this. 


If you are concerned about these school rules, please contact the administrators if you have any questions regarding this. 

Thursday 24 September 2020

Thursday, September 24th

    Reminders

1. Class contracts, school forms, and digital citizenship forms ASAP

2. Spelling Test 2 Oct 2nd words are posted

3. Science Layers of the forest project due Mon. Sept 28th  ---- HOMEWORK ...check your child's bag! 

They had 4 hours this week to complete

4. Meet the teacher will be digital this year on Thursday...there will be a video to watch in my blog

5. Book orders due at the end of the month ...see blog post about them

6. Terry Fox Run Donation - if the school raises $400 they can dress me up!  Big shoutout this time to Sloane for raising $100! 



Meet the Teacher tonight:

See my blog post yesterday about it.  There are 3 videos to watch. Email me any questions.


Bridge Club information!!

 Hi parents and caregivers,

Bridge Club is back! For those students who speak a second language at home, Bridge Club is a place where you can get together with other English language learners at our school, play fun games, practice and learn English, and get help with homework. This year Bridge Club will be all online so this means you will need to have a computer, tablet, or smartphone at home for your children to use. 

Bridge Club starts October 8th and will start at 4:30pm to give you a chance to get home and log on. 

Call, email, or click the link to register. 

Call (403) 909-0605, email Khadigah Samhat KSamhat@cbfy.ca, or click the link https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beddington-heightsschool-bridge-club-registration-121659028429

It will be $30 to join.

Scholastic Book Orders

 My class code is:

RC154432


Use this when using their online ordering system.  Or bring cash in with the books you want and the proper tax too please, and I will order it with my credit card.


Hope this help!

Wednesday 23 September 2020

Wednesday, September 23rd

   Reminders

1. Class contracts, school forms, and digital citizenship forms ASAP

2. Spelling Test 2 Oct 2nd words are posted

3. Science Layers of the forest project due Mon. Sept 28th 

3. Outstanding homework - fingerprint poem and shield crests

4. Meet the teacher will be digital this year on Thursday...there will be a video to watch in my blog

5. Book orders due at the end of the month

6. Terry Fox Run Donation - if the school raises $400 they can dress me up!  ....... Big shoutout to Amy for raising $125!!!   (I will be getting donations from friends and family to help the cause too)


Google Classroom disclaimer ----- the work being posted to google classroom is for when students are going to be away 5-10s or more.  We will be uploading our entire year there throughout these upcoming months to stay head of the game so no child is left behind when away ill.


Today we read and had gym on the compound in the morning.  In LA we continued our journey learning about different poems and their rules.    After snack we worked on our place value and number expression hand outs. 

After music we had recess then had our fact vs opinion lesson in social studies.  

We ended our day with working on our science project that is due Monday.


We hope everyone has a wondrous Wednesday!

Meet the Teacher 2020 - Please Watch!


These videos take the place of meet the teacher this year. Please watch them and email us any questions you have.

If the videos above are not working, you can find them at these links: 

Principal Video https://youtu.be/JtNFht7haQI
Assistant Principal Video https://youtu.be/lAHsrur8zuk

Tuesday 22 September 2020

Tuesday, September 22nd

  Reminders

1. Class contracts, school forms, and digital citizenship forms ASAP

2. Spelling Test 2 Oct 2nd words are posted

3. Science Layers of the forest project due Mon. Sept 28th 

3. Outstanding homework - fingerprint poem and shield crests

4. Meet the teacher will be digital this year on Thursday...there will be a video to watch in my blog

5. Book orders due at the end of the month

6. Terry Fox Run Donation - if the school raises $400 they can dress me up! 


Today in class we read, and got our new library books to start our day.  We were on the compound for gym. 

After gym we continued working on place value, number expression and basic fact skills for math.

We had a fire drill and the class was excellent. 

In LA we took some notes on literary terms and learned some different types of poems.

In science we worked on our layers of the forest project.

In social studies we discussed a variety of topics that reflect rules of society and equality.


Terry Fox Blog Post

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope and we are excited to share that Beddington Heights will be proudly supporting this cause.  While this year’s event might look a little different, the result remains the same; to raise funds for cancer research. Let’s all use Terry’s message of hope and strength to inspire us during these challenging times. 

 

Each class will take part in the Terry Fox Run on Thursday, October 1st, 2020 during our scheduled Phys. Ed class.  

 

It is our priority to maintain the safety of students and staff while supporting this wonderful cause. To help support safety measures in all schools, the Terry Fox Foundation has created an online fundraising page for our school as well as provide classroom/individual “Terry” activities. Here are some of the ways you can support your child for this year’s Terry Fox event: 

 

1)Donate online at:  http://www.terryfox.ca/BeddingtonHeights 

  • Click the link above to donate or search for our school name at terryfox.org 
  • There is no minimum donation, every dollar counts! 
  • Receipts are issued immediately to donors by email 

 

2)Set up a student fundraising page https://terryfox.org/schoolrun/students/

  • Students are encouraged to set up a page under their school name 
  • Students can fundraise by sharing their link with family and friends  
  • All student logins and links are private and secure 

 

3)Cash donations:  While we prefer online donations classroom teachers will accept cash donations.   

  

4)Support your child’s “What’s Your 40?” Terry activity 

  • Individual classrooms may be engaging in a Terry activities 40 times, 40 minutes or 40 ways… 
  • Students at home can also join in by doing their own “What’s Your 40?” Terry activity 
  • Try one of the suggested activities online (https://terryfox.org/schoolrun/whats-your-40/) or come up with your own 
  • Share your activity on social media and tag others to join  

 

If our school raises $400 or more, Mr. Shackelton will have his class dress him up and do his hair and makeup for the school to see!

 

We are very excited to be a part of this year’s Terry Fox event.  This is our opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those suffering from cancer as well as build school spirit. We hope you will join us as our school community works together in the fight against cancer. Thank you in advance for your support! 

Stay safe, stay strong

Monday 21 September 2020

Monday, September 21st

 Reminders

1. Class contracts, school forms, and digital citizenship forms ASAP

2. Spelling Test 2 Oct 2nd words are posted

3. Science Layers of the forest project due Mon. Sept 28th 

3. Outstanding homework - fingerprint poem and shield crests

4. Meet the teacher will be digital this year on Thursday

5. Book orders due at the end of the month

6. Terry Fox Run Donation - if the school raises $400 they can dress me up! 

Today we started off by reading and collecting our homework (poem and crest).  Then they had gym with Mr. Sadowsky on the soccer field.  

In LA we finally started our poetry unit, learning what makes up a poem.   In math we continued to work on place value, number expression, and some basic skills of adding, subtracting and multiplying.

After recess, we had time to work on our science projects.

In the afternoon we had mindfulness, recess, and started our decision making unit learning about how rules are made.


We hope everyone has a magical Monday! 



Spelling Test 2 - Friday, October 2nd

 Spelling Words Test 2 Friday, October 2nd 

  1. Sound
  2. Pattern
  3. Repetition
  4. Imagery
  5. Couplet
  6. Tercet
  7. Acrostic
  8. Cinquain
  9. Haiku
  10. Senryu
  11. Limerick
  12. Ballad
  13. Quatrain 
  14. Diamante
  15. Nonsense 

These are all poems we will be learning how to write this unit, along with terms that are related to the unit. 

Friday 18 September 2020

Friday, September 18th

 Reminders:

1. Crest and Fingerprint poem due Monday, Sept 21st

2. Digital citizenship form, class contract, school forms due ASAP

3. Book orders due by end of September so I can place the order.

4. Spelling TEST 1 has been sent home to be signed and returned!  Very impressive results for our first one! 

We had another sub in today while I had to help in the office until the spelling test was over, and the class was great!!

Today we practiced before before the test during attendance and class talk time.   We then picked new library books and returned the old ones and read. 

Spelling test 1 happened and we marked it together after.  

Then we dove back into place value via mathletics for 45mins.  

After snack we engaged in science layers of the forest project and most students. 


After sanitized ourselves, the computers, our desks and chairs we headed out for gym and had a good ole  classic match of kickball.  The final score was 5-3, great fun was had by all.


We hope everyone has a flowing Friday! 

Thursday 17 September 2020

Thursday, September 17th

Reminders:

1. Crest and Fingerprint poem due Monday, Sept 21st

2. Digital citizenship form, class contract, school forms due ASAP

3. Book orders due by end of September so I can place the order.

4. Spelling TEST 1 Tomorrow!!

Spelling words Week 1

1. Simile

2. Metaphor

3. Personification

4. Rhyme

5. Rhythm

6. Verse

7. Stanza

8. Onomatopoeia

9. Scheme

10. Symbol

11. Alliteration

12. Poetry

13. Abstract

14. Expression

15. Concrete 

This Thursday morning was a bit different today.  I was acting AP to help out in the office, and we had a sub teacher in.  Apparently, they were outstanding, which is music to my ears! 

They read, had gym, and in LA had time to work on their crest and fingerprint poem.  Those who were finished were given a reading about the WE scandal to learn more about current events and government.  It had questions to answer after as well. 

After music we figured out our mathletics log ins and went through how that runs with me.  We also signed up to Google classroom. Your child has an invite to join my classroom in their gmail account provided by the school.  

After lunch we had mindfulness and recess.  In science we explored student exemplars from my previous years about what to expect for this layers of the forest project.


We hope everyone has a thoughtful Thursday! 

Wednesday 16 September 2020

Wednesday, September 16th

Reminders:

1. Crest and Fingerprint poem due Monday, Sept 21st

2. Digital citizenship form, class contract, school forms due ASAP

3. Book orders due by end of September so I can place the order.


Today in class we read and then had gym.  After gym we worked on some place value and decimal place value, and number expression. 

In LA, again we had a focus on literary terms and completely our poem.  Then for social we worked on our crests.

For those students who were finished, we were looking at current events and WE scandal in the government.  They had to do a reading and answering questions and then have a discussion about their views on it.

In science we researched our forest, the layers of it, and what creatures live there.


We hope everyone has a whirlwind Wednesday! 

Tuesday 15 September 2020

Tuesday, September 15th

 Reminders

1. Digital Citizenship form 

2. Class contract

3. Book orders

4. School package forms

5. Fingerprint poem and Crest due Monday Sept 21st


Today we read and had gym with Mr. Sadowsky. 

In LA we worked with literary terms and on our fingerprint poems.

In social we continued with the crests.

In math we did a baseline assessment that we will be marking tomorrow.

In science we picked a forest type; subalpine, tropical/rainforest, temperate, boreal and began looking up what lives in each layer; emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor. 

We also had snack, 2 recesses, and did our daily Calm mindfulness.


We hope everyone has a tropical Tuesday! 

Monday 14 September 2020

Monday, September 14th

Reminders

1. Return school forms

2. Return class contract 

3. RETURN DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP FORM (purple form) ASAP! 

4. Fingerprint poems due Monday, September 21st  ---colored neatly, written legibility 

Today we started off with some reading and class items / issues to go over.  Then we went for our walk to prep for the Terry Fox Run. 

For LA we talked about hyperbole and other literary terms to use in fingerprint poem.  We had some with similes making fun of Mr. Shackelton with them. 

For math we took up the place value sheet we were working on last week.  Tomorrow we are going to work on some basic skills before doing a pre-year school year assessment to see where the class is at. 

In social we continued working on shield, due date yet to be determined. 

After our mindfulness (daily calm) and recess, we started our first spelling list!! Week1's list is posted on the previous blog post. They are literary terms.  Tomorrow we will be doing the definitions of them and writing an example of them. 

Please practice the spelling words if you can nightly with your students.  


We hope everyone has magical Monday. 


Spelling Words Week 1

Spelling words Week 1

1. Simile

2. Metaphor

3. Personification

4. Rhyme

5. Rhythm

6. Verse

7. Stanza

8. Onomatopoeia

9. Scheme

10. Symbol

11. Alliteration

12. Poetry

13. Abstract

14. Expression

15. Concrete 


Students will be given these words today.  These are literary terms we will be using in our poetry unit that we will be starting in full force after our Introduction Activity - The Fingerprint poem.


The test will be on Friday.


We will be doing weekly spelling tests throughout the year, please if you can practice and quiz your students at home, thank you!


This group is the lowest spellers I've had in a while so we will be working on spelling a lot this year. 


The format will be new words Monday, tests on Fridays.  

Friday 11 September 2020

Friday, September 11th

 Reminders

1. Return school forms

2.  Return class contract 

3. Math place value booklet due Monday


Today we worked on exploring layers of the forest and what living and nonliving organisms live there.

Students have had 2.5 hours to work on a 4 page place value booklet to complete for Monday.   Today they had an hour or if finished could work on their social project.

We also got our library books for the next 2 weeks, so the students were excited about that. 

We had a class meeting to review what was going good or bad in the class.  Then that lead us to create our class contract (it is posted on the other side). 


We hope everyone has a Fantastic Four Friday! 

Class Contract for 2020-21

These were sent home today, please return them tomorrow. 


Room 19’s Grade 5/6 Contractual Agreements

 

Room 19 uses “The Penalty Box.”   It is a divider placed around a desk in the corner of the classroom.  When a student demonstrates the inability to work and learn safely around others in the classroom they may end up in the penalty box. Parents will be contacted and have ultimate power if their child is allowed to enter.

 

The Penalty Box

·      Parents will be informed before you enter

·      Length will depend on severity of incident and parents’ input

·      All classroom time will be spent in it

·      Out of class supervision required e.g. washroom breaks

·      No electronics, including laptops (unless it’s for a project)

How the Penalty Box Happens:

·      Putting yourself and/or others in danger

·      Any type of verbal and/or physical altercation with other students

·      Disrespecting an adult (lunch supervisor, teachers, EAs, admin) in the building e.g. swearing, aggression

·      Owing Mr. Shackelton more than three homework assignments over a long period of time i.e. like 5 weeks of not submitting any work

 

1.     No swearing

2.     Clean up after yourself and do not litter in or outside the class

3.     Be a team player

4.     No bullying, and stand up to bullies

5.     Listen when someone else is talking

6.     Hands to yourself

7.     No name-calling

8.     Electronics are teacher’s discretion

9.     Positive comments and attitudes only

10. No running in the halls/class, stealing, fighting, or standing on chairs/desks

11. Complete homework on time

12. Try to learn something new each day!

13. Be honest and truthful

14. Respect and follow the 4 Pillars of Care!

15. No Vandalism

16. Follow all school rules including the dress code

17. Do not touch the smartboard

18. The school is not liable for any lost personal property

19. BE AWESOME, HAVE FUN, & SMILE!

20. Follow all mask, hand washing, sanitizing, and social distancing rules.

 

By signing this agreement you as parents/guardians and students agree to uphold all rules and regulations stated in this document.

 

Student Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

 

Student Signature: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________________________________________

 

Date: __________________________________

Thursday 10 September 2020

Thursday, September 10th

 Reminders

1. Bring forms back signed tomorrow!  They have all been correctly sent home this time ... sorry about that!


Today we did catch up / reading before gym.  During gym we went on a walk to get ready for the Terry Fox Run. 


In math we learned more about what is a decimal number and the place value holders for them. 


In LA we continued to work on our fingerprint poems and tried to incorporate some literary devices into them: similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliterations, and personifications


In social we continued with our identity crests project. 


In science we explored what we know as a class about trees and forests already, what we want to know, and questions we have about them.  Then we learned about 4 types of forests; boreal, temperate, tropical and subalpine.  We also started learning about the layers of all forests; emergent layer, the canopy, the understory and the forest floor.


We hope everyone has a thermos Thursday!  


Wednesday 9 September 2020

Wednesday, September 9th

 Reminders

1. Forms due Friday, September 11th

2. Subscribe to my blog through the school messenger I sent out and follow the link. 


Today we started off our morning like normal: catching up on work and reading before gym.


After gym we continued learning about place valuing and reviewing basic math skills.


We then had snack, and in LA started our fingerprint poem.  This project allows me to learn more about your child and to see their level / style of writing.  We then had recess and continued working on LA until lunch.


After lunch we worked on our CALM meditation, today was learning to let go of grudges.   After PM recess we started a new assignment in social studies.   In social studies we are exploring our own identity which will help us better to understand how we make decisions. 


We hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!


PS: I MADE A MISTAKE RETURN ALL STAPLED PACKAGES KEEP THE LOSE PAPERS! 

Tuesday 8 September 2020

Tuesday, September 8th

 Reminders

1. We are outside for gym all year, please dress warm! You can leave mitts and hats in your desk if you wish. Our gym is time is 8:30am - 9:00am all year, which could be chilly! 

2. Bring a water bottle! 

3. Don't forget your smile or sense of humour.  


Today in class we started with reading before our gym.  In gym we are getting our steps in when I am teaching it, we are walking in prep for the Terry Fox Run.

After that we started place value in math and some poetry in LA. 

In Science we are starting our trees and forest unit, worked on our cover page for it.

In social we started about how our identity connects to our decision making process.  


There will be info about our first units coming up this week! 


We hope everyone has a Tubular Tuesday!  

Friday 4 September 2020

Friday, September 4th

Reminders:

1. Bring s water bottle from home

2. Don't forget your masks! 

3. If you want markers this year they will have to come from home.

4. The school is asking this year that students bring their garbage home from lunch to reduce waste and getting up during lunch, please can you provide an extra grocery bag for their garbage so it doesn't dirty their backpacks or lunch containers.


Today we learned about the spread of covid outside and inside.  We also learned some tips and tricks to help prevent the spread. 

Later we did some ice breakers with the whole class before snack.  After snack we did some dice-bingo-math games with the order of operations. 

After that worked on "snapshots of summer" using the 5 senses with pictures and sentences to describe our summer.    After recess, we continued to work on this until we cleaned our desks at the end of the day. 


We hope everyone has a fabulous Friday! 

Thursday 3 September 2020

Thursday, September 3rd

 `Reminders:

1. Bring s water bottle from home

2. Don't forget your masks! 

3. If you want markers this year they will have to come from home.

4. Tomorrow is the entire class, so I am excited for that :)

5. The school is asking this year that students bring their garbage home from lunch to reduce waste and getting up during lunch, please can you provide an extra grocery bag for their garbage so it doesn't dirty their backpacks or lunch containers.

The past 2 days we went over all the new rules of the room and school, made coat rack and desk name tags, picked out book from my shelf and how the sanitation process of them will work. We also went through routines and played some ice breaker games.


I hope everyone has a terrific Thursday!