Tuesday, May 31st

 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! 

Review websites for science and social

 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. 

Monday, May 30th

 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! 

Patroller Discount this Weekend!

 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:

                                                            

• Date: Saturday June 4^th and Sunday 5^th
• Time: 10:00am to 7:00pm
• Special Patroller Price: $20+GST per person for the patroller and up to 5 additional family members when the patroller shows their 2021-22 Patroller Membership Card.  

 

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 10^th. Whoo-hoo!!

 

Calaway Park has always been a fantastic supporter of the Patrollers- we are so grateful for their support!

 

THANK YOU, CALAWAY PARK!

Spelling Test 16 - Friday morning

 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

Help Ukrainians in Calgary with clothes!

 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. 

Thursday, May 26th

 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!  

May Winners!

 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!

All parents of winners are invited to the assembly! See the letters sent home for more information.

Wednesday, May 25th

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! 

Tuesday, May 24th

 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!

paper plane ideas for Friday's test

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

Thursday, May 19th

 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! 

Tuesday, May 17th

 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! 

Friday, May 13th

 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!

Exam tips!

 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)

Patroller Contest!

 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

Monday, May 9th

 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! 

Friday, May 6th

 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! 

May the 4th be with you!

 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! 

Monday, May 2nd

 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!

Spelling Test #16