Reminders
1. Spelling Test 2 MONDAY ...we didn't have time
2. Basic Fact Quiz Monday (practice mathletics 30mins a night)
BE SAFE THIS HALLOWEEN AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN!!
We did some reading and class cleaning to start the day.
Then we had the assembly followed by the social quiz and snack.
The class had music then mathletics / time to work on their poetry project.
We ended the day with gym.
We hope everyone has a freaky Friday!
Reminders
1. Spelling Test 2 Friday (see previous posts)
2. Social Test Friday (see previous posts)
3. COSTUME DAY FRIDAY - don't bring any props
4. Basic Fact Quiz Monday (practice mathletics 30mins a night)
5. Science tests sent home to be signed and returned and previous math tests.
Hello from room 19! Today we started with the library and got new books. Students can bring home library books now, please don't loose them.
Then we worked on our spelling sentences, and studied for our social test using the textbook and our notes.
In gym we did badminton games.
In LA we started our final poetry booklet project. I will post it Monday once I iron a few things out with my grade team for it. No due date yet, but we will give them 2 weeks of in class time for it and decide next week.
In math we continued working on our multiplication skills, we will be starting long division next week.
In science we started to learn about food chains, food webs, and the nutrient cycle.
In the afternoon we had mindfulness and Soupestars guest speaker about nutrients and what is in the food we eat.
Also today we met our student teacher, Ms. Elliott. She will be starting full time Nov 15th - Dec 20th. She will be teaching math, then science.
We hope everyone has a thunderous Thursday and don't forget to dress up tomorrow.
Reminders
1. Spelling Test 2 Friday (see previous posts)
2. Social Test Friday (see previous posts)
3. COSTUME DAY FRIDAY - don't bring any props
4. Basic Fact Quiz Monday (practice mathletics 30mins a night)
5. Science tests sent home to be signed and returned.
Today we worked on our spelling sentences after reading. Then had music and did a review about decision making that took longer than expected. We started our science food web adventure with Bill Nye before ending the day learning about Author's Purpose in poetry.
We hope everyone has a wacky Wednesday!
Reminders
1. Spelling Test 2 Friday (see previous posts)
2. Social Test Friday (see previous posts)
3. COSTUME DAY FRIDAY - don't bring any props
4. Basic Fact Quiz Monday (practice mathletics 30mins a night)
5. Science tests sent home to be signed and returned.
Sorry everyone I was away yesterday to get some medical attention.
We read and then did our spelling sentences. After that we returned the concrete poems and science tests I marked. Then went over feedback for each.
We then we reviewed for the social test, and will continue to do this week for an hour each day.
In math we focused on multiplication and division word problems.
In the afternoon we had coding, mindfulness, recess, and lunch.
We hope everyone has a Guardians of the Galaxy tribute Tuesday.
Care for Others: Sloane - Sloane has been a key player in helping quite a few students during our social skits, and during our decimal arithmetic! Thank you so much Sloane!
Care for Learning: Carman - She has received top marks this year in every major assessment! Keep up the outstanding work!
Care for Place: Max - He has volunteered on his own to help others clean their spots, wipe down laptops, and make sure they are all plugged in and charging before bringing them to the next class! Thank you so much Max!
Care for Self: Chance - Chance has been on a hot streak in gym, math, art, and social skits. In groups he always does his part to the best of his ability. Likewise, on solo tasks, he has also been putting in top effort and earning top marks!
Pillar of the Month: Rilley - He is one of the most honest students in the school. He is true to himself in his school work and with how he treats other students. He also was a big contributor to our kindness box this month. Never change RIlley!
http://gradesix.mrpolsky.com/socialstudies.html
Our quiz is on the first 2 chapters of the social textbooks. Pages 10 - 51. Great review is to read the chapters.
Reminders
1. Book Orders due Next Friday, Oct 29th
2. October 29: Costume Day and Pillars of Care Assembly
3. Social skit forms were returned to students to show you guys if they wanted. The skits turned out amazing!
4. IPP parents please returned them signed.
Today was an excellent day. We read and went for walk for Wenjack. Then we did a desk and room clean before they got their reward for their assessments this week ... probability games of chance.
After that we had snack, kindness box, appreciation circle and a kickball match.
We ended the day with mathletics focussing on multiplication and division. Parents please use mathletics more at home. You can download the app to your phones or ipads or web browser.
we hope everyone has a furry Friday!
Reminders
1. SoupeStars Guest Speaker tomorrow 1:30-2:30pm
2. Fire Drill at 1:30pm
3. Book Orders due Next Friday, Oct 29th
4. October 29: Costume Day and Pillars of Care Assembly
5. Social skit forms were returned to students to show you guys if they wanted. The skits turned out amazing!
6. IPP parents please returned them signed.
Today we did kahoots to review for the science quiz then went straight into it. I will be marking them over the weekend.
After they finished the science test they worked on their poems from the other day.
Then it was a skit filled day! We went through all 5 groups! We had to do peer assessments, self assessments, teacher assessment, and exit slips.
We also had badminton today before ending the day with multiplication and long division practice in Mathletics.
We hope everyone has a wizard's of the coast Wednesday!
Reminders
1. Science test TOMORROW - Please Study
2. Social Skits tomorrow too! Can't wait!
Today we read and then started our new math unit, multi-digit multiplication. Then we started our walk for Wenjack. We will be tying this to math and doing some graphing with our steps and distances.
The students had picture day, recesses, mindfulness, coding, a school survey and a big chunk for their final rehearsal time for the skits tomorrow.
We hope everyone has a toonie Tuesday!
Reminders
1. Picture day Reminders were sent home, next Tuesday, Oct 19th
2. Mid term test in science test Wednesday, Oct 20th
3. LA reading comprehension and Math test sent home to be signed and returned
4. Social skits starting Tuesday, practice your lines.... remember eye contact, emotion, and body language
Today we worked on social skits and lots of groups were in the rehearsal stage, and I am very excited to see them.
We then corrected the math tests, and went over the LA reading question feedback.
Then we had some time to preview our new math unit --- multiplication, on Mathletics.
We had an excellent kindness box and appreciation circle.
After that we explored tree cookies, their age and what their ailments were. We also went through the test review for the science test.
We ended our day with dodgeball!
We hope everyone has freaky Friday!
BHS Parent Council Fundraiser | School Apparel
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Beddington Heights Parent Council Association is excited to be working with Calgary Silk Screen Inc (a Calgary Based company) to offer all Beddington Heights Students, Staff and Family members our latest School Swag. Along with your comfortable, quality clothing $5.00 from each item sold will go to our school. Click on the link below to begin shopping, there is no time restriction on when you need to order by. The Campaign will remain open till the end of the 2021/2022 school year. You also have the option on to have your items delivered to your home (for a delivery fee) or you can collect your order at Calgary Silk Screen when your items are ready. Thank you for your continued support of our school. Beddington Heights Parent Council Association
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Parents,
Your students can download a free education version of Minecraft to any device that can support.
We will be starting this slowly on the school computers this month, but they can get a head start on the program.
The goal is to answer all the questions and challenges to start, then design something solo or as a class to revitalize Calgary's downtown core!
Let me know how it goes.
CBE Minecraft Challenge
The CBE is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with Microsoft, The City of Calgary, and The Calgary Public Library (CPL). Through this partnership, the CBE will deliver an engaging and immersive educational opportunity for all CBE students that leverages the power of Minecraft: Education Edition.
Beginning October 8, 2021, CBE is launching a system-wide Minecraft Design Challenge providing students with an opportunity to navigate through a customized virtual representation of downtown Calgary, interacting with experts as they consider, “How might we reimagine our public spaces to enrich the lives of Calgarians and strengthen our community?”
As teachers plan interdisciplinary tasks connected to the Alberta Program of Studies, students will build virtual proposals in Minecraft: Education Edition encapsulating their vision for Calgary’s future. These proposals will then be submitted for consideration by a panel of City of Calgary experts.
Minecraft is an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination. Minecraft: Education Edition differs from the regular video game version as it is aimed for use in the classroom and contains features such as classroom mode and assessment tools that enable powerful learning experiences.
To learn more about Minecraft: Education Edition in the classroom, watch this video.
All CBE students and teachers have access to Minecraft: Education Edition and are invited to participate in the fall system-wide challenge. Teachers will have access to an Educator’s Guide, exemplars with connections to the Alberta Program of Studies, and ongoing professional learning sessions.
Parents wishing to learn more about how Minecraft: Education Edition supports learning may access the Parent Guide.
Teachers will guide students through the challenge and submit work to each school’s Minecraft challenge designate. If your child is working on their own or with the support of their parents and/or guardians, please contact your child’s teacher or principal who will connect you with the Minecraft challenge designate for your school.
Winning entries will be announced in February 2022 with the selected virtual Minecraft prototypes becoming physical realities constructed in Calgary’s downtown core.
While Minecraft: Education Edition is available on CBE-owned devices, it can also be installed on personal devices. Please visit the Minecraft: Education Edition download page for support on how to do this.
CBE students log in to Minecraft: Education Edition with the following credentials:
Username: cbestudentID#@edu.cbe.ab.ca
Password: Same as their CBE network/Google password
Reminders
1. Concrete poems! Parents, they had 5hours to work on this school, and Thursday night, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday ... and 10 students did not complete these. There will be phone calls home starting tomorrow. I am very disappointed with this.
2. Picture day Reminders were sent home, next Tuesday, Oct 19th
3. Decimal place value, adding, and subtracting unit test Thursday, Oct 14th! ----- Practice review test sent home for tonight
4. Study for the math test tonight using Mathletics too!
5. Mid term test in science test will be next week sometime, TBD
Today we read and some students worked on their missing homework. We then reviewed for the math test that is tomorrow.
In social we continued with our equity vs equality skits. Students are learning the pros and cons of doing group projects and working through decision making.
In LA we learned about Japanese Lantern, the Cinquain, and the Acrostic poems.
In gym, they had the specialist today and she said they were great.
In science we learned all about dendro-discs aka tree cookies. We will be going hands on with them tomorrow and doing some in class tasks around them.
We hope everyone has a Willy Wonka Wednesday!
Reminders
1. Concrete poems! Parents, they had 5hours to work on this school, and Thursday night, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday ... and 10 students did not complete these. There will be phone calls home starting tomorrow. I am very disappointed with this.
2. Picture day Reminders were sent home, next Tuesday, Oct 19th
3. Decimal place value, adding, and subtracting unit test Thursday, Oct 14th!
Today, wow, flew by!
We read and talked about our weekends before diving into math and getting ready for our test Thursday.
Then we learned about hand position and gripping for badminton and worked on a few different skills.
In social we continued planning our script for the big equity vs equality skits.
In LA we learned about 4 different types of poems and had time to write them / work on our concrete poem.
In the afternoon we had recess, lunch, mindfulness, and we did our playground.robogarden.ca coding work. I encourage students to work on this an extra hour a week outside of school too! It is a very cool program, and soon we will be able to make our own basic video games!
We hope everyone has Turkey Tuesday!
2.3.3 alter words, forms and sentence patterns to create new versions of texts for a variety of purposes; explain how imagery and figurative language, such as personification and alliteration, clarify and enhance meaning
2.4.2 -Use literary devices, such as imagery and figurative language, to create particular effects
3.4.1.2 -select appropriate visuals, print and/or other media to inform and engage the audience
4.1.4.2 -choose words that capture a particular aspect of meaning and that are appropriate for context, audience and purpose
Art
4.10.iii. A. Drawing - Use drawing to add details, textures, create pattern or suggest volume including hatching and cross-hatching, shading, dotting.
Concrete poem task:
1. Have students select a theme for their concrete poem.
2. Have them brainstorm ideas that they can include in the rough draft of poem.
3. Have students write rough draft in their LA notebooks.
4. Students should edit and revise their 1st draft, improve word choice, add literary devices (check literary device wall for ideas), edit spelling.
5. Students can create a rough illustration of a noun or symbol that represents their theme
6. Students can create good copy of their concrete poem.
RUBRIC:
Reminders
1. Health forms ASAP
2. No school Friday the 8th or next Monday the 11th
3. Concrete Poem due Tuesday October 12th! I will post rubric on next post :)
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Today we started reading then we dove into rounding decimal numbers, whole numbers, and rounding to specific place values.
In social we learned about the terms equity and equality. We will be getting ready to show that knowledge off by planning a group skit around them.
In LA we worked on our poem. Students really need to incorporate more literary devices into their work.
In the afternoon we learned about the parts of a tree and their functions for the tree. We will be having an assessment coming up on dendrodiscs aka tree cookies.
In gym we are still continuing with soccer.
We hope everyone has a whimsical Wednesday!
Reminders
1. Health forms ASAP
2. No school Friday the 8th or next Monday the 11th
Today we read and continued our decimal journey but this we added in rounding! We will be doing a more in depth rounding tomorrow.
We finished off the functions of leaves and our social studies unit 1 key terms.
In LA we did a reading assessment baseline with questions based on Bloom's revised Taxonomy. Then we started planning out our concrete poems.
In the afternoon we started coding! We will be doing this for 1hour a week. They are encouraged to use it home, playground.robogarden.ca is the website. It was kind of hard but once we get the first click it will work out!
We hope everyone has a There will Be Carnage Tuesday (I'm going to see Venom 2 ;) )
Reminders
1. Health forms ASAP
2. No school Friday the 8th or next Monday the 11th
Today we were comparing decimal numbers on a number line, comparing them to each other, and adding and subtracting them.
In LA we went through a variety of poems and started introducing our assessment concrete poem.
In science we almost finished off the functions of leaves.
In social we finished learning about decision making and the outline of government roles.
We also read, had music and gym.
We hope everyone has Metroid Dread Monday!
Room 19 Winners
Care for Others: Elizaveta - She always helps others when she can. She also has been instrumental in welcoming our new student to our classroom. We are very lucky to have such a great, caring, and welcoming student as her in our room!
Care for Learning: Aaliyah - She has been working so hard this year already, I am so proud to be her teacher. She tries really hard in math class and offers her knowledge to others.
Care for Place: Ethan & Owen - Both students have stayed after numerous times to help clean our classroom. They take great pride in their desks, desk trays, and how they carry themselves during lunch.
Care for Self: Batoul - Coming to a new school can be very stressful and difficult. Batoul used the strongest weapon any student could use to make new friends, she was just herself! By being herself she was able to fit in, make new friends, and be an excellent student and classroom contributor.
