Big shout out and thank you to everyone! All the parents, the family members, the students, everyone that helped make this year amazing!
Also, thank you for the cards, the kind words, and gifts --- you guys didn't have to!
It was an unreal year and I love each of your children and wish your children the best!
Hey all,
The Assembly starts at 12:50pm tomorrow. Please arrive for 12:40pm.
Thank you.
Care for Others: Sloane - This school year Sloane was the embodiment of care for others. She always helps and accepts all her peers, and makes the room more welcoming.
Care for Learning: Carman - She was the top student of the year and has a real thirst for knowledge. Keep growing and learning.
Care for Place: Rilley - Riley is a kind, caring student in all manners. He constantly made sure our classroom was running smoothly. Whether it was getting me copies or putting away laptops he always cared for room 19.
Care for Self: Chance - Chance always looks out for number 1, and that is an important quality in life.
School’s out, the sun’s out and the Stamps are playing!
Enjoy this awesome deal for the Stampeders game against Edmonton on Saturday, June 25th at 5:00pm.
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HOW TO STUDY FOR TOMORROW'S ELA EXAM: search Mr. Polsky grade 6 on google, click the science tab! https://gradesix.mrpolsky.com/science.html
Students will get 2hrs + 2hrs of extra time to do a 50 multiple choice question. 9am - 11am + 2 extra hours.
Bring a water bottle tomorrow and some snacks. Parent council will have some snacks to start the day.
Only 13 students asked for exam study guides / reviews for the all the units. I didn't print them for everyone because I didn't want to waste the ink for like 500+ pages.
Grade 6 farewell is this Friday at 10:30am in the gym. Please arrive by 10:15am to be seated.
Exam schedule:
HOW TO STUDY FOR TOMORROW'S ELA EXAM: Use commonlit.org ...every student has an account. I have assigned a variety of readings with questions for them to answer.
Students will get 2hrs + 2hrs of extra time to do a 50 multiple choice question. 9am - 11am + 2 extra hours.
Bring a water bottle tomorrow and some snacks. Parent council will have some snacks to start the day.
Only 13 students asked for exam study guides / reviews for the all the units. I didn't print them for everyone because I didn't want to waste the ink for like 500+ pages.
Grade 6 farewell is this Friday at 10:30am in the gym. Please arrive by 10:15am to be seated.
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Today we worked on our Iroquois Confederacy study guide. Then we read, had music, gym, snack, and recess. After those we finally start ratios and rates in math. Then we had a class meeting about exams and any questions the students had. After lunch, recess, and mindfulness we ended the day with doing commonlits to help study for the ELA exam.
We hope everyone has a Marvel movie Monday!
Reminders
1. Exams start next Tuesday. Schedule posted on previous post.
2. Grade 6 farewell Friday June 17th .. see previous post for more information.
3. Get H.S. permission forms in please
4. BABY PICTURES DUE LATEST BY MONDAY! P.C. is getting them Tuesday.
Today we read to start to the day. Then we had the JA program come. They were AMAZING! The students all bought in and tried their best to build their business for this summer! I hope some turn out.
After that we did kickball outside to end the day.
We hope everyone has a Fantastic Four Friday!
Reminders
1. JA Day Friday - kind of like a business experience day
2. Exams start next Tuesday. Schedule posted on previous post.
3. Grade 6 farewell Friday June 17th .. see previous post for more information.
4. Get H.S. permission forms in please
5. Picture orders due June 9th
6. BABY PICTURES DUE THIS FRIDAY! I need to get them printed / emailed to parent council Monday
Today we did a science forensics scavenger hunt to start out day. Then we talked about the school wide smudge and set our summer intentions for it. We went to the library and got new books and read. After that we did equivalent fractions and percent. Ratios will be Monday now ( I forgot about that tiny part of fractions).
In social we did some textbook Q and A about the Iroquois Confederacy. In gym we did belly ball, as it was student choice.
In the afternoon we had lunch, recess, mindfulness, the school-wide smudge, and then we did 1 common lit quiz and 1 mathletic quiz to end the day.
We hope everyone has a Thor Thursday!
Reminders
1. JA Day Friday - kind of like a business experience day
2. Exams start next Tuesday. Schedule posted on previous post.
3. Grade 6 farewell Friday June 17th
4. Get H.S. permission forms in please
5. Picture orders due June 9th
6. BABY PICTURES DUE THIS FRIDAY! I need to get them printed / emailed to parent council Monday
Today we worked on fractions, and ratios! We will be diving into ratios full tilt tomorrow.
It was our last day for lacrosse in gym. In social studies were learned about the Great Law of Peace.
In science we learned about the types of fingerprints and identity markers then we did our own and labelled them.
In LA we did common lit readings and questions to get ready for Tuesday's exam. After those 2 readings and questions with them, we did 2 Mathletics quizzes on ratios to preview for tomorrow.
We hope everyone has a wicked Wednesday!
Reminders
1. JA Day Friday - kind of like a business experience day
2. Exams start next Tuesday. Schedule to follow.
3. Grade 6 farewell Friday June 17th
4. Get H.S. permission forms in please
5. Picture orders due June 9th
6. BABY PICTURES DUE THIS FRIDAY! I need to get them printed / emailed to parent council Monday.
Today we did our year review of math and worked on fractions in Mathletics. After music, reading, and some excellent lacrosse games we learned a lot of about evidence and investigation. We explored how to make observations, inferences and testable hypotheses with crime scenes. In social we continued to learn about the structure of the Iroquois Confederacy.
We hope everyone has a tubular Tuesday!
Reminders
1. JA Day Friday - kind of like a business experience day
2. Exams start next Tuesday. Schedule to follow.
3. Grade 6 farewell Friday June 17th
4. Get H.S. permission forms in please
5. Picture orders due June 9th
Today we learned about equivalent fractions. We started to learn about the Iroquois confederacy. We started our evidence and investigation unit. In LA we did common lit online to practice for our exam Tuesday.
It went by very very fast as we are and will be super busy until the end of exams!
We hope everyone has a music Monday!
Reminders
1. Social open book test on Ancient Athens THURSDAY
2. Science test on flight THURSDAY. We will be doing kahoots every day to practice too.
3. Spelling test Friday, before Play Day
4. Play Day Friday... dress to be outside the entire day and bring a bottle of water
5. 2 tests to sent home to be signed and returned ...solve for X and the news report one.
6. Basic Fact quiz with PAT bubble sheet tomorrow
7. Human Sexuality form sent home to be signed and returned by June 10th
Hey all, we know there is lot of accountabilities coming up! We are in the home stretch, once exams end :)
Today we read and worked on our spelling sentences. In math we are reviewing the concept of fractions. Tomorrow we will go into improper fractions and mixed numbers.
In social we went through the government structure and social structure of ancient Athens. We will be taking up all 40 questions tomorrow.
In gym we continued to work on our lacrosse skills.
In science we went through pitch, yaw, roll and some kahoots to prep for the quiz on Thursday.
We hope everyone has tumultuous Tuesday!
https://gradesix.mrpolsky.com/science.html
then scroll down to flight and aerodynamics
https://gradesix.mrpolsky.com/socialstudies.html
scroll down to ancient Athens
Students and parents,
Exploring these links / his website, will help a lot with the upcoming exams and unit quizzes! I recommend clicking and exploring this website.
Reminders
1. Social open book test on Ancient Athens THURSDAY
2. Science test on flight THURSDAY ...read and study your notes every night. I will hand out a study guide tomorrow and a mock test to do Wednesday. We will be doing kahoots every day to practice too.
3. Spelling test Friday, before Play Day
4. Play Day Friday... dress to be outside the entire day and bring a bottle of water
5. 2 tests to sent home to be signed and returned ...solve for X and the news report one.
Today we read, ma then it took us about 45/60mins to review and peer mark last week's tests.
In math we started our new fraction unit. This should be a review since we did the grade 6 math units last term.
In spelling we used Ancient Athen terms in proper sentence.
In social we took up a handed out and learned a lot about the Athenian court system.
In science we reviewed the parts of a plane, did a kahoot mock test, then had our paper plane building competition we missed on Friday.
We hope everyone has a musical Monday!
Calaway Park is celebrating patrollers with a special entry offer and prize draw to thank the teams for their community spirit, volunteerism and dedication to safety over the 2021-22 school year. Here are the details:
In addition to the ticket offer, Calaway has made a team prize available for a patrol school to win 30 one-day admission tickets (valued at $1498)! All patrol schools will be entered into a draw. The winning school will be notified via email on June 10th. Whoo-hoo!!
Calaway Park has always been a fantastic supporter of the Patrollers- we are so grateful for their support!
THANK YOU, CALAWAY PARK!
1. Ancient
2. City States
3. Tyrants
4. Assembly
5. Bouleuterion
6. Direct Democracy
7. Decree
8. Orator
9. Lottery
10. Agenda
11. Plaintiff
12. Defendant
13. Metic
14. Citizens
15. Slaves
Dear Colleagues,
At the end of each year, schools tend to have a large number of unclaimed clothing items in their lost-and-found collections. Many Ukrainian families have arrived, and continue to arrive in Calgary. In the spirit of giving, we would like to donate clothing items to those families in need. We are looking to collect unclaimed good quality, gently-used clothing items of all kinds for donations. Items can be sent through Distribution Services or delivered directly to Ranchlands School to the attention of Steve Wigglesworth who will take the lead on redistributing in our greater community. We ask that items are washed prior to sending them, if possible. Please deliver by June 24.
Please feel free to share this request with other colleagues that may wish to join this initiative.
If you have any questions please contact sewiggleswor@cbe.ab.ca.
Reminders
1. Newspaper quiz Thursday ...we will be marking on Friday
2. Algebra quiz Friday
3. Div 2 spring concert Thursday, Doors open at 530pm, show starts at 6pm
4. Pillars of Care assembly 830am - 930am Parents of winners only are invited to attend (letters were sent home to the parents of the winners today)
5. EXAM marks sent home.
Today we worked on algebra for our math test. We also had 2 practices for music tonight and 1 school dress rehearsal in the afternoon.
In between all the music today we lacrosse games outside, our news article test. Then we had to do some google classroom surveys to end the day after our last music practice.
We hope everyone comes down to tonight for the concert!
And we wish everyone a great Battle of AB night!
GRADE 6 Mr. Shackelton
Care for Others: Hafsa - She always makes sure everyone is involved in the games outside at recess and in gym. If someone needs a partner in the gym she always volunteers to be their partner. She also shows others the proper technique in all activities.
Care for Learning: Simon - He has shown outstanding growth in his news article style writing. He has grown to be an excellent reader this year too.
Care for Place: Tina - She has really been helping with the new equipment bag, new laptop cart, and our textbook cart that we share between classes. Thank you for helping our class stay neat and organized.
Care for Self: Owen - He has shown care for self by working hard to peer edit for others, asking how to improve his writing, and asking for help with math during our new unit.
Pillar of the Month: Rosco - He has shown great resilience by always catching up on the work he misses. Rosco, when he is here, works extremely hard and always for help and always offers help. Keep up the great work!Reminders
1. Newspaper quiz Thursday
2. Algebra quiz Friday
3. Div 1 spring concert Wednesday. Doors open at 530pm, show starts at 6pm
4. Div 2 spring concert Thursday, Doors open at 530pm, show starts at 6pm
5. Pillars of Care assembly 830am - 930am Parents of winners only are invited to attend (letters were sent home to the parents of the winners today)
Today we did math review for the quiz on Friday. Then we read, and had our helicopter propeller build challenge.
After that we learned about about the structure of government in Ancient Athens.
In the afternoon we watched the div 1 rehearsal for tonight, before doing our afternoon recess. After recess we did mathletics to practice for the quiz on Friday.
We hope everyone has a Willy Wonka Wednesday!
Reminders
1. Newspaper quiz Thursday
2. Algebra quiz Friday
3. Div 1 spring concert Wednesday. Doors open at 530pm, show starts at 6pm
4. Div 2 spring concert Thursday, Doors open at 530pm, show starts at 6pm
5. Pillars of Care assembly 830am - 930am Parents of winners only are invited to attend
Today we did math for the first hour. After that we are starting our lacrosse unit in gym. We continued to work through chapter 3 of the social textbook about Ancient Athens.
Once snack and recess ended we read and then did our paper-straw rocket build competition. We had prizes for the most accurate rocket, and the ones that went the furtherest. Students will get prizes whenever I get paid this week :)
In the afternoon, we did more math on the computers to help get ready for Friday's quiz. Since they were good I let them pick from the student choice board for the last 30mins.
We hope everyone has a GO FLAMES GO Tuesday!
https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2
Paste this link to your browser. Pick 1 easy, 1 medium, 1 hard for Friday's lesson and competition.
Thanks
Reminders
1. News Article test next Thursday
2. Solve for X quiz Friday
3. Next Friday, Pillars of Care assembly, parents of winners are invited!
4. No school Friday or Monday!
Today we did our 2nd last basic fact quiz of the year! The class average was 12/15. They were sent home to be signed and return.
After music, we watched highlights from the battle of AB, and learned why the Hepatitis vaccine is important to get it.
After gym we had snack and recess, then did our final LA reading and question handout. I will mark them this weekend. I also returned the previous one and we went through the feedback on them.
In the afternoon since we did 3 assessments and 1 exam this week we had some student choice on technology to end the day.
Then we cleaned the classroom before leaving.
We hope everyone has thirsty Thursday and a safe long weekend!
Reminders
1. EXAM TOMORROW! If you miss tomorrow please call the school.
2. Get a good night's rest.
3. Have some breakfast
4. Bring a water bottle and snacks
Today we continued to work on solving for X in math. After gym, we continued with our textbook work on Ancient Athens.
After recess and snack we read then we did about 1.5hrs of exam prep and tips. Students should have brought home some tips.
In the afternoon after mindfulness, we talked about their nerves and general study tips. Then i gave them some student choice on the laptop or anything they wanted to do to help ease the anxiety of some of the students.
We hope everyone has a truthful Tuesday!
Reminders
1. Try to write a story or news article this weekend for some exam practice.
2. EXAM WEDNESDAY ...if you are going to miss you have to CALL the school before hand!
Today we did a mock reading exam that we will be doing in June. It was more of a test for exam volunteers and school to see how everything worked out before the real exams.
After the exam students worked on their news report or story based off their feedback from this week.
We also had dance, and played kick ball vs Mr. Lancee's class to end the day.
We hope everyone has a GO FLAMES GO FRIDAY!
Things to look for in a story are:
- Events organized in a logcial order => plot mountain
- Transtions between events (introduction- rising action - climax - falling action - ending)
- Paragraph with a mix of action & character dialogue
- Varied sentence beginnings and sentence structures
- Specific & descriptive (lively) vocabulary
- Writing Convetions (spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization)
Many students still need reminders to attend to writing conventions.
A news report will be marked on these categories:
- is there a headline and short lead paragarph that answers the who/what/where/when/why
- are there at least 3-5 additional paragarphs that provide more detail (how & 5 Q-words in detail)
- use of news language (e.g. formal tone - passive voice => "The man was rescued by ")
- use of the provided information and facts of the assignment
- include quotes of people invovlved /witnesses (direct & indrect quotes)
- students are encourgaed to "invent" appropriate names of people and add extra suitable information
that fits the context
- is there a conclusion (e.g. next actions/ updates to be expected)
https://amahub.wufoo.com/forms/rolling-into-summer-prize-giveaway-2022/ (use this website to register)
Make your summer even
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Enter our Rolling into Summer Prize Giveaway!
AMA Rolling into Summer
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At AMA, we’re proud of the work school safety patrollers do to make their school zones safer. In recognition of your child’s efforts, we’re offering them (and their family) a chance to win some awesome prizes to add to their summer fun.
It’s our way of saying thanks for their leadership in making the community a safer and better place.
Contest runs May 13 - June 3, 2022
Who can enter:
Contest is open to patrollers that participated during the 2021-22 school term
Parents/guardians can enter on their child’s behalf using the entry form provided
Prize details:
Super Summer Fun prize pack: Win one of two grand prizes consisting of Best Western Travel, Ultimate Dining, and Shell gift cards, plus a Family/Group Parks Canada Discovery Pass (total estimated value $550).
AMA New Driver prize pack: Win one of five learn-to-drive packages including an AMA Learner’s Licence Prep Course (online) and Flash Cards ($95 value). This can be used now or when the patroller gets road ready.
Cineplex Family Movie prize Pack: Win one of eight family movie packs (four movie passes).
Enter to Win!
Winners will be notified by email.
Thanks for participating and have an awesome summer!
CI-5408 05/22
Reminders
1. Patterns quiz Thursday
2. Social test Thursday - review notes sent home tonight
3. Spelling tomorrow from last Friday
4. Social project due tomorrow, this was the 11th hour of in class time
5. Dance residency this week
6. Mock Exam Friday LA part B
Today went by so fast! We read and talked about Mother's day weekend.
In math we did patterns to prepare for the quiz on Thursday. In LA we looked at previous student work that was a 2, 3, and 4 in story writing. Then we started to assess Friday's work. In science we are building parachutes to safely land a real egg! Tomorrow is the test day.
We ended the day with the final worked period in social. Students who finished had extra time to work on their science or do Mathletics.
We hope everyone has a Moon Knight Monday!
Reminders
1. Social project due Monday
2. Spelling test moved to Monday
3. GREAT WORK ON THE FIRST practice exam!
4. ELA PART 2 Mock exam May 13th
What a busy week! Apologies I did not do my usual 5 blogs.
Today was our first mock exam day! The students did really well and took it seriously. It was a good healthy amount of stress and anxiety. We will be self assessing, peer assessing, and marking it.
We hope everyone has a great weekend!
Remunders
1. Wear Red for missing indigenous women
2. Social project due Monday
3. Spelling test Friday
Today was fast! We did patterns before music. Then during DEAR time we checked out some Star Wars clips before going out for gym. After gym we worked on a news report about a red wolves.
We setup the gym for the SJAM band and also put it all away.
After the outstanding band, we picked out options for grade 7. Parents you can see the and make changes before May 16th.
Then we had a bit of time to work on social.
We hope everyone has a wacky Wednesday!
Reminders
1. SJAM options visit this Wednesday at 1pm. We will be picking options after their band performance.
2. Social Project due Monday May 9th
3. Social Test Thurs May 12th
4. Spelling test this Friday
5. Mock PAT practice this Friday, LA Part A.
Today we had a lot of students away but we still moved through with our day. We worked on 2 step patterns, had gym outside, explored SJAM options, moved the class around, learned about dragonflies flying then did our monthly walk to Split Rock to explore the changes in the land.
In the afternoon we had 1.25 hrs to work on our social project that is due Monday.
We hope everyone has a momentum Monday!
Reminders
1. We are going on our walk to Split Rock Monday at 11:00am. We will be back just before lunch.
2. Work on your social project this weekend if you can please.
3. Spelling tests sent home to be signed and returned ---the students did excellent!
Today we read before our first ever assembly since Covid. The students were well behaved, and the grade 5s who ran it did an awesome job!
We cleaned up after the assembly then went back and did math for an hour. After math we had snack and recess. Once that was over we did the spelling test and marked it. We then cleaned the room.
We ended the day with kickball v.s. Mr. Lancee's class and dismissed from outside.
We hope everyone has a fabulous Friday!
Reminders
1. Assembly tomorrow
2. Spelling Test 15 tomorrow
3. Social project due date...still unknown
Today we started with math and working on patterns before having music. After music we read, had library, and went to the gym.
After recess and snack we worked on our new LA focussed DL board for the class. Then to end the day we made seating signs for the assembly and setup the gym for it. Afterwards we had about 30mins to work on our social projects.
We hope everyone has a terrific Thursday!
Growing Smiles Spring Fundraiser
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It's Spring! That time of year again where everything is new and beautiful and growing! Beddington Heights Elementary is happy to be Fundraising with Growing Smiles once again we will be selling beautiful hanging baskets, along with many varieties of potted plants. Our Campaign is starting Friday April 29th - Friday May 13th. Orders will arrive Thursday May 26th at Beddington Heights School Pick up time to be determined closer to delivery date. Please click the link below and place your order. Feel free to share with your family and friends! Please place child's name, teacher's name (if you know it) and grade on order form to assist with sorting. You can make payments via credit cards or e-transfer to beddingtonpca.ca Password :plants If you have any questions about the fundraiser, please send us an email at beddingtonpca@gmail.com https://beddingtonheightsschool.growingsmilesfundraising.com/home
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Hello future SJAMers!
Over the next two weeks, staff from Sir John A. Macdonald School will be traveling to our Elementary feeder schools to assist the Grade 6s with their option selections.
Please look over the attached document with your child and decide what options they would like to take in Grade 7. Students will get four options, two per semester, or 3 if one of their choices is Band as it’s a full year option. If your child does not want Band for sure, please do not make that selection! It is a priority so any students that select Band will be placed in it. If you think your child would like Band but wants to explore, please choose Music.
Students must make four selections AND two alternates in the event that we can’t place them in their first four choices due to class size restrictions. If these choices are not made, we will make them for you and students might not like where they are placed so it’s very important to make all the selections. Please have a conversation with your child as to which options they would like to take.
It is important that we have selections chosen to ensure that we have accurate representation of students’ desires and can staff accordingly. If a class has a low request number the option may not be offered.
In the event that your child is out of area and has been accepted to SJAM for Grade 7, we are not traveling to schools out of our designated area but we will enable the feature so that they can log into their PowerSchool account and do it from home.
If your child is pre-registered to attend a different junior high next year, please do the option selection anyway. If by chance your situation changed and your child ends up coming to SJAM, we want those requests to be there.
The Power School Portal will be open from May 3rd to May 16th. You will be able to see the options in the Power School Portal and be able to change a request until May 16th.
Reminders
1. Spelling Test #15 this Friday
2. Social project will be due next week....determining the date tomorrow.
Today we read and then continued our news article scavenger hunts! Planning news articles will be tomorrow.
In math we continued our basic pattern adventures using pictures, adding, subtracting and multiplying.
In science we learning about animal adaptations, and how they can fly / adapted to not fly. We learned about eagles, geese, hawks, penguins, ostriches and moths.
In social we are working on our charter of rights story board project.
We hope everyone has a wacky Wednesday!
Care for Others: Elizaveta - She is always warm and welcoming to any student. She was voted this month by her peers for this award.
Care for Learning: Ethisham - He has been steadily improving his LA marks and Social Studies quizzes. The class voted him for this award.
Care for Place: Adam - Adam was gone for a while and the class missed him. He fit right back in by helping the teacher with the classroom organization. He was voted by his peers for this award.
Care for Self: Ammar - Ammar too has shown great resilience in getting all his work done this past month to the best of his ability. He was voted by his peers for this award.
Pillar of the Month: Aaliyah - The pillar of the month is reflection, and she has been doing a lot of self reflection by improving herself and the way she acts around others. She was voted by her peers for this award.Reminders
1. BEDMAS quiz Friday
2. Earth Day Friday ... doing something green at home for the environment
Today we combined classes for an interesting day of learning. We read, then we practiced for our quiz.
In gym we did belly ball. In LA we worked on using pre given facts to write into a news article.
For social studies we looked at how fictional characters use self-reflection to improve themselves and their relationships. This the pillar of the month, so it was quite fitting.
In the afternoon we did Mathletics, prodigy, to continue getting ready for Friday's quiz.
We hope everyone has a whimsical Wednesday!
Reminders
1. Earth Day Friday... do something Green at home!
2. BEDMAS Quiz Friday
Today in class we practiced BEDMAS to start the day before music. After we read then are playing bellyball in gym for the week. It is 12-11 for the teams.
In the mid part of the day we did about 1.5hrs of science to catch up when I was a away on Thursday.
In the afternoon we attempted to to write our own news article to see what the students can do after learning about them last week.
We hope everyone has a thrift shop Tuesday!
Hey Parents,
For the grade 6 farewell we are asking that you email us some baby photos / younger photos of your lovely children! They will be used to do a 'then & now' comparison during the farewell assembly in June.
I would need these at the end of May / start of June to mashackelton@cbe.ab.ca
Thank you!
Reminders
1. Properties of Air quiz Thursday
2. No school Friday and Monday
Today we continued working on BEDMAS followed by music. Then we read and are doing parachute games in the gym this week. In LA we learned about how to make exciting headlines and the difference between direct and indirect quotes. In social we learned about 5 rights and freedoms in the charter which sparked some great class discussions. In the afternoon we did 3 kahoots for the science test Thursday and we went through the topics to study on the test.
We hope everyone has terminator Tuesday!
Reminders
1. Properties of Air quiz Thursday
2. No school Friday and Monday
Today we read and started our new math unit, order of operations. (BEDMAS .brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction)
In LA we started our new unit, news reports. We are learning about the format. Also we talked about the child stampede news reporter competition.
In social we started our new unit about the charter of rights and freedoms. Some great class conversations today on it.
In science we did kahoots to practice for our quiz Thursday.
We hope everyone has a money Monday!
Reminders
1. Spelling test 13 sent home to be signed and returned
2. Prov. Govt test sent home to be signed and return
3. Integer test sent home to be signed and returned
Today in class the students had 15mins to study for spelling / social test. Then we did the spelling test and marked it. After that we dove into the social test. After that test, we marked it and went through it together. We then had gym, recess, and snack. On computers students had a couple choices to own their learning in math.
We hope everyone has a futuristic Friday!
Reminders
1. Social unit test tomorrow
2 Spelling test tomorrow
3. math test will be returned tomorrow after we mark them as a class
Today we did the math test and went to the library to get new books.
In gym for student game creation we played badminton.
Then we had our 2nd session with the artist, where we made backgrounds for the mural.
After that we did our poster presentations and did some notes on the properties of air.
In the afternoon we played class jeopardy to practice for the unit test. Then we did some kahoots for it too.
We hope everyone has a thrift Thursday.
Reminders
1. Spelling Test Friday, words posted
2. Social Test Posted, students did 2 mini review tests today
3. Basic Fact quiz sent home to be signed and returned
4. Integer Test Thursday - practice with mathletics ....word problems sent home to practice
5. SOME STUDENTS STILL ARE DONE THEIR STORIES
Today we read and continued to learn about Ramadan. Then we worked on our spelling sentences, examples, and posters for provincial government. Then we went through whats on the test, and I printed them a study a guide.
In science we learned through experiments that air behaves like a liquid, air takes up space, and that we can compress air.
In math we practiced for, did, and corrected the basic fact quiz. I went through the word problem handout with them as well. Tomorrow will be a test review.
In the afternoon students had more time to finish their poster presentations, and stories. While the majority of the class did the kahoot test reviews.
We hope everyone has a tunic Tuesday!
Reminders
1. Spelling Test Friday, words posted
2. Social Test Posted, students did 3 mini review tests today
3. Basic Fact quiz tomorrow, practice with mathletics
4. Integer Test Thursday - practice with mathletics
5. SOME STUDENTS STILL ARE DONE THEIR STORIES
Today we started with working on social review posters...they being presented tomorrow/ finished tomorrow for some then presented on Wednesday.
In gym its students make their own game week.
We had an artist visit the school today, we are making a mural for the fence to be up by June or earlier.
After recess and snack, we did our spelling terms, definitions and some got to the sentence part.
In science we started investigating the properties of air with experiments. We did the does air take up space? Does it have weight? And can we compress it? experiments.
In the afternoon we did 3 Kahoot test reviews for Friday's test. Students who needed that time to print their stories / edit / finish them had that time to work on them.
We hope everyone has a magnetic Monday!
Reminders
1. Spelling tests sent home to be signed and returned
2. Half the class DID NOT meeting the story deadline. Parents I gave 10hrs of drafting time, and 4 hours of planning time. This is inexcusable. Going into grade 7 your kids need to learn how to do work at home. 14 hours is a lot of class time to plan, draft, edit, and revise a short story.
3. Stories are due Monday, parents will be notified Monday if they do not meet the deadline.
Today was a busy day! We did gym and our spelling test. Then we worked on funeral cards for Mrs. Paolini. The students did an amazing job on this!
After that, we worked on our provincial government unit posters.
To end the day we worked on stories. We had some editing, some revising, some drafting, and others printing. Once they were done they worked on Mathletics; integers.
Then we cleaned desks and carpet after our busy day.
We hope everyone has a funtastic Friday!
Reminders
1. Spelling Test #12 - Friday
2. Stories due Friday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today we worked on integers in math and took them up as a class. After music, we read, and had gym. Then we learned about pressure, to get ready for our properties of air unit. In social we worked on our group posters for the provincial government unit. In the afternoon we worked on our stories. We also did a big class clean too!
We hope everyone has a thunderous Thursday!
Reminders
1. Spelling Test #12 - Friday
2. Stories due Friday
3. Walking to Confluence Park Weds 9am departure, back by 10:15 - 10:30am --- form sent home --- dress for the weather
Today we started with reading and working on our new science terms + definitions.
We then started a group social poster research project that we will be doing in class. We talked about what makes great leaders and great partners. We then talked about what makes an awesome poster as a class. Then we went through how to find information in books and make it our own.
In science we had a sun safety presentation, the students are nailed their quizzes and the whole class one we earned 100%.
In math we continued our integer journey. Today was a difficult process doing word problems with them.
In the afternoon we worked on our stories.
We hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday.
Reminders
1. Spelling Test #12 - Friday
2. Stories due Friday
3. Walking to Confluence Park Weds 9am departure, back by 10:15 - 10:30am --- form sent home
4. Sun Safety Presentation Tuesday at 11:00am
Today we started learning about negative numbers, comparing then adding and subtracting them.
After music, read, caught up as a class, and had gym.
Once recess and snack was over, we continued to learn about the provincial government and how it works.
Then we did our spelling words + definitions.
In the afternoon the students had just over an hour to work on their stories. Most are at different places and paces, but they are due this Friday.
We hope everyone has magnificent Monday! Welcome back from the break!
Forms sent home!
Reminders
1. Work on your story please. I would love it if you all came back from the break with your 1st draft complete.
2. Final copy of stories due Friday April 1st
3. No school next week, its the spring break!
4. Fundraise for Jump Rope for Heart
Today was a great last day before the much needed break. We read and prepared for the assembly. After the assembly we did our appreciation circle and had snack with an indoor recess. After that, we went through the story mark rubric, which I will post during the break. Then we had about 1.5hours to work on our story planning or drafting, depending where the students were. After that, we ended the day with our gym period.
We hope everyone has a safe, healthy, and restful break andddddd a fabulous Friday!
Care for Others: Ethan - He was nominated by his peers for helping others, being cheerful, and always having a positive attitude
Care for Learning: Leara - She was nominated by her classmates for working really hard on our past 2 projects and always tackling her learning head on!
Care for Place: Huu - He was nominated by his classmates for cleaning the entire room and carpet on his own without being asked!
Care for Self: Simon - He was nominated by his classmates for being determined to improve his writing and math skills
Pillar of the Month: Riley - Truth - He was nominated by his classmates for always telling the truth to his friends and to teachers about his life and what he thinks is important people should know
