Upcoming Dates / Report Card info

 

Upcoming Dates / Report Cards

Upcoming Dates January 29: No School – PD day February 5:  Report Cards online February 11 & 12: No School – Teachers’ Convention February 15: No School – Family Day Report Cards Online Beginning Feb. 1, schools will have the online report card enabled for viewing according to the schedule below.  Report cards for Beddington Heights School will be available on Feb. 5. School Report Card Release Schedule (by school name) Monday (Feb. 1): Sh to Z Tuesday (Feb. 2): Ma to Z Wednesday (Feb. 3): F to Z Thursday (Feb. 4): Cl to Z Friday (Feb. 5): A to Z Viewing of the online report card is only accessible through the  MyCBE/PowerSchool Public Portal.  It is not a feature of the Mobile App. The Report 1/Semester 1(S1) online report card will be viewable on the MyCBE/PowerSchool Public Portal until schools are ready to make the Y1/June report card available. Do not want to wait? Beginning Feb. 1, you can view the report card information through a list view. While it will look different from a report card, the list of indicators (K - Gr. 9) / marks (Gr. 10-12) and report card comments are all the same as what you will see on the online report card. Please refer to the Attendance, Assessment, Reporting page for instructions. IPPs For those students with an IPP, you child should have brought home the document week.  Please return the signed signature page to the school with your child by February 5.  Thank you.

Jump Rope for Heart info

 On Monday we will begin jump rope for heart which will run for the entire month of February. Students will be doing skipping and hula hooping in phys ed when they are with their classroom teacher to promote this. (They will be doing lacrosse when with Mr. Sadowsky) If they choose to fundraise this year, all donations will be made online. 

Due to COVID we can't accept cash or cheques. A parent letter will be coming home today or Monday which explains how they register online so they can collect donations through their account. We will collect donations from Feb 1st to Feb 28th. All prizes for collecting donations this year will be gift cards due to COVID and a list of prizes can be found on the website when they register. Anyone who raises a minimum of $20.00 will also be added to a draw for a bonus prize through our school. We have about 13 prizes to give away which include soccer balls, basketballs, skipping ropes and 1 mini hockey set which includes a mini net, 2 mini sticks and a mini ball.

More info:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7sCfE8p51s&feature=youtu.be

Thank you in advance for all of your support to help a great cause. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Sadowsky. grsadowsky@cbe.ab.ca

Pillars of Care Winners for January

Keep being awesome class!

Care for Others: Alex -  When we are outside at recess Alex always makes sures to include classmates into the soccer matches.  He always makes sure everyone is having a good time and that the teams are fair.

Care for Learning: Amy - She has grown so much in her reading fluency & comprehension, as well as her math skills! Very impressive! 

Care for Place: Lily-ann - She has been outstanding with helping with laptops, tidying the room, and makes sure her spot is always super tidy. 

Care for Self: Elizabeth - She has been excellent in doing our independent work; whether it be story writing or working on her planetary science project.  Keep up the good work!

Pillar of the Month: Raina - She has been working so well this month with all of her online learning she completed at home.

Wednesday, January 27th

 Reminders

1. No school Friday

2. G.P. Vanier open house for Parents Feb 9th 6-730pm, on their school website is the link. 

3. Reading Give it a Shot!  Read a home each night :)

Today we read and played some board games as students were trickling in from the cold weather outside.  In math we continued to work on triple ratios, and finding common multiples.  

In LA we worked on our character sketch and personalities and characters.  We also did a reading comprehension quiz.

The grade 5s had time to work on their science project, while the grade 6s, who were awesome, listened intently during the G.P. Vanier student presentation.  We even got to see some former students :) 

We hope everyone has a wicked Wednesday! 

Monday, January 25th

 Reminders

1. Virtual GP Vanier tour Wednesday! 

2. No school Friday

3. Check out the links for your science research project

Today we read before starting our badminton tournament in gym.  In math we are doing more complex ratios, called rates.  

In LA we learned about the different types of characters that live in stories.

In social we learned more about Canada's history in the 50s and 60s, from the FLQ to residential schools, we learn a lot about our dark spots in history and how we can learn from them as a society.

In science we explored the mark rubric and projects and examples of a level 1-4 slide.  

We hope everyone has a moving Monday! 

Grade 5 science project and helpful links

“Wild” Weather Research

Task: Research a specific type of (extreme) weather.

Examples: hurricanes, drought, tornado, blizzard, typhoon, thunder storm, severe flooding etc.

Answer the following questions by creating at least one slide each!

1. Explain the conditions needed for your type of weather (what/ where/when)!

2. Describe the process of how the type of weather forms (how does it from in steps)!

3. How is this weather dangerous?

4. How can humans prevent or be safe in this weather?

5. Describe a historical example of your weather (e.g. Hurricane Katherina in 2005)

6. Glossary of terms (at least 5 specific words  and definitions)

7. Bibliography page with all your links to text and web resources

Tips for a great slideshow

■ Include a Title Page & Table of Contents 

■ Each slide should have at least 2 pictures

■ Weather maps or other diagrams

■ Captions (titles for pictures and graphs)

■ 1-3 short texts ( with 3-5 sentences max)

Useful Links and resources

Climate vs. Weather Explained (Video)

https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a2c-d3cb-a96c-7b2d3e210000

Weather Overview Pages:

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/weather-and-climate.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/services/search-results?query=weather

More Links to specific extreme weather conditions

http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/weather/index.html

Hurricanes:

https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hurricanes

Tornadoes:

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm

Blizzards

https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/blizzard3.htm

Drought:

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=89

Grade 6 science project and helpful links

 

Grade 6 Research Resources:

Copy and paste these websites to use them :) 

Our Solar System

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/overview/

http://www.planetsforkids.org/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/our-solar-system/

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://www.solarspace.co.uk/index.php

Seasons:

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/

http://www.skyscience.ca/seasons.html

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/earth2.htm

Moon Phases

https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/canada/calgary

https://www.space.com/62-earths-moon-phases-monthly-lunar-cycles-infographic.html

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/understanding-phases-moon-20606

Space Exploration:

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/idealabs/walking_on_the_moon.html

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/story/index.html

Websites to explore at home:

http://www.2learn.ca/kids/listSciG6.aspx?Type=58

Sky Science Project

I can research, explain and represent my understanding of our solar system, regular movements of celestial objects and the relationship between our planet, its Moon and the Sun.

Task: Create a slideshow about our solar system and galaxy and present it to your class

A good slideshow includes graphs, pictures, tables and text explaining your research findings and use scientific vocabulary.

Your texts are written in your own words and not copied directly from a source. => Plagiarism is Level 1

All slides have a title! Pictures and graphs must have a a captioning!

Must include (level 2): 9 slides

Detailed informative slides (at least 5 correct facts) about

Our Sun 

Earth

Explanation of the seasons on Earth 

The Moon and its phases

One other inner planet

One outer planet

Bibliography slide listing at least 5 sources you used to research your topic.

Should include (level 3)         12-14 slides

All of the above and at least 3 extra features listed below 

+ comets / asteroid belt / meteors

+ additional  planets in our solar system

+ our galaxy

+ stars in our galaxy (birth/ life cycle / supernova)

+ constellations and seasonal changes  in the night sky

+  Exoplanets 

+  Other galaxies

Could include (level 4) 14-16 slides

Four or more extra features of level 3 and 1-2 topics from below

+ Space exploration of your own choice

+ Human Space Exploration Missions (e.g. ISS/ Voyager/ Apollo Missions / Hubble Telescope)

+ Glossary of scientific terms

SJF School Virtual Open House information

 

Hey all,

We will go through the presentation together at some point this week or next.  But if you guys wanted in on this school, here it is! 

This is their school website:

https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/SirJohnFranklin/Pages/default.aspx

Thursday, January 21st

  Reminders

1. Report Cards will be digital this year and be able to be viewed from Feb 1 - 5th

2. G.P. Vanier virtual school tour Jan 27th 1:30 - 2:30pm 

3. Reading Give it a shot! Make sure you are reading to earn those hockey cards! 

Hey everyone! 

Today went by super fast it felt like!

We read, and earned about 20mins today for hockey cards to the start day off.  They had gym with Mr. Sadowsky before diving into types of conflicts for LA as we build towards writing the best story they have ever written.

In math we practiced computation for the basic fact quiz tomorrow, and then went over ratios in word problems.

In science we learned about the moon and its phases and explored the sizes of celestial objects in space.

For social we learned about key Canadians people in WW2.  

We hope everyone has a Thor Thursday! 

Wednesday, January 20th

 Reminders

1. Report Cards will be digital this year and be able to be viewed from Feb 1 - 5th

2. G.P. Vanier virtual school tour Jan 27th 1:30 - 2:30pm 

Today we worked on ratios with a focus on word problems of them.  

In LA we started to understand what the term conflict is.  It will be a big focus for the rest of the week.

In science we learned about wind and tornadoes.   The moon and it's phases are tomorrow.

In social we completed episode 7/10 of our video series.  We will be going a poster project on it later next week. 

In gym we did 2 on 2 badminton matches and learned the rules of the game.  They also had music and mindfulness.

We hope everyone has a weird Wednesday! 

Monday, January 18th

Reading...Give it a Shot 

BHS has enrolled in the Calgary Flames reading program.  Students will be bringing home tracking sheets to monitor how much they read each day.  Can you please sign the spot needed if they are reading at home?  

When your child reads 60mins (1hour, in grades 5/6) they will earn one reading card. Once they collect all 24, they can move onto the bonus card collection of Harvey the Hound doing funny things! The reading competition starts today (Monday, January 18^th) and ends March 26^th. Teachers will be tracking totals in order to hopefully win a virtual visit from the Calgary Flames. The more they read… the more chance we have of the Calgary Flames visiting our school virtually!   

Thank you for your support and work with encouraging your child to read!  

Go Flames Go!

Today was a fast Monday! 

We read and learned about Reading Give it a shot program (see above).  After gym we did more ratio stations.  In LA we worked on our plot mountains with pictures and summaries.    We learned about why we have seasons on Earth in science. After mindfulness we learned about how and why Canada built the railway and how the giant gold rush in Yukon came to be. 

We hope everyone has a magnificent Monday! 

Reading Give it a Shot! Starts today at BHS

 Reading...Give it a Shot 

BHS has enrolled in the Calgary Flames reading program.  Students will be bringing home tracking sheets to monitor how much they read each day.  Can you please sign the spot needed if they are reading at home?  

When your child reads 60mins (1hour, in grades 5/6) they will earn one reading card. Once they collect all 24, they can move onto the bonus card collection of Harvey the Hound doing funny things! The reading competition starts today (Monday, January 18^th) and ends March 26^th. Teachers will be tracking totals in order to hopefully win a virtual visit from the Calgary Flames. The more they read… the more chance we have of the Calgary Flames visiting our school virtually!   

Thank you for your support and work with encouraging your child to read!  

Go Flames Go!

Friday, January 15th

 Reminders

1. Have great weekend!

Today we did our appreciation circle, and it went great! In math we focused ratios and did a little quiz to see where the students are at.  In LA we read 2 myths and dissected their plots.  We then did some coding/typing.com practice before moving to kickball outside for gym.

We hope everyone has a fabulous Friday!

Thursday, January 14th

Reminders

1. Appreciation circle tomorrow - bring anything you want to share to the class or be prepared to talk about an item that is to dear to you

Today we did the library during our reading time.  In gym, we worked on our keep-ups and how to smash the birdie.  

We had a really fun math lesson about ratios and Smartie boxes.  Was visual and delicious. 

In LA we finished off analyzing the Disney short, "Hair" by going in-depth on the exposition and rising action.

After music, we checked out Bill Nye's Space Exploration episode. 

After mindfulness, we worked on Canada: the story of us, and we learning about massive bridge undertakings, canals, and how we started to trade with the rest of the world in the mid 1800s.

We hope everyone has a terrific Thursday!

Wednesday, January 13th

Reminders:

1. Be awesome! 

2. Be Safe! 

3. BE KIND! 

Today in class we started off reading and looking for literary devices in our books.

We did badminton in gym focusing on wrist flicks and serves

In math we continued with our ratio stations and simplifying them (making them the smallest term they can go).

In LA we continued with our story mountain analysis.  We looked the myth of Prometheus, and Oscar winning short film about hair. 

In science we explored storms, and how they are made out on our planet. 

In social we moved into part 3 of Canada: the story of us.  We learned about the war of 1812 and how we fought back as a united front: First Nations, British, French, Irish, and Escaped slaves to battle back the U.S. 

We hope everyone has a whimsical Wednesday! 

Tuesday, January 12th

 Reminders

1.  Mr. Santos is being evaluated tomorrow, so best behaviour! 

2.  Thank you for all the cards and gifts, being away from home this Christmas, reading your cards and notes really made my year :)

Today we continued with our story mountain and analyzation of stories in LA.  In math we worked on our ratios unit. 

In science we are doing a dual weather / space unit.  This first week is Bill Nye videos for introductions, then we will be doing a research project and teaching the class what we research,

In social we did part of the story of us for Canada.  We will be exploring this and learning how our past shaped our future. 

On Friday, we are doing our appreciation circle, so if students want to bring in an item to talk about they can. 

We hope everyone has a trusting Tuesday! 

Art Supply list for Friday

Art Supplies:

Paper

Something to paint with (tooth brush, paint brush, make up brush, sponge)

Cups

A mixer / fork Ingredients: 1 cup of water 1/4 cup of flour 4 tsp of cornstarch 1 tbsp per spice food colouring is optional

This is optional for tomorrow :)

Monday, January 4th

Here is the optional plan we made for the week with the class this morning.  It just an idea to help organize all the work this week. 

Monday

-Daily social article to find, read, and explain

-Read through the health powerpoint 

-The winter break reflection 

-Daily 30min reading for pleasure + reader’s log

-30min of math

Tuesday

-Daily 30min reading for pleasure + reader’s log

-Daily social article to find, read, and explain

-Math Google Form mental math

-30 mins of fractions review

-1 word work activity 

Wednesday

-Daily social article to find, read, and explain

-Daily 30min reading for pleasure + reader’s log

-Common Lit Reading Activity

-Science Reading + Questions + Video 

-Math 30mins daily of fractions

-Shopping for Art Supplies, read art project (optional)

Thursday

-Daily social article to find, read, and explain

-Daily 30min reading for pleasure + reader’s log

-Math Google form 2 - computation  math

-⅔ word work activities

Friday

-Daily social article to find, read, and explain

-Daily 30min reading for pleasure + reader’s log

-Fill out the what you did in math, and what you did in LA for the week

-Make sure all assignments you did are completed

-Art Activity 

Optional Mathletics - 30-60mins of math daily

-Share your science google slides about Leaves to Mr. Shackelton if you haven’t