Tuesday October 29th
Literacy
Students continued with their VSJ page on 'Ugly' and discussing the character Robert Hoge and his demonstration of resiliency and courage.
Science
As part of our Evidence and Investigation unit in science we will be going on a Field trip to the Police Interpretive Center to do several programs through Youthlinks. Today the students completed a pre-assessment survey.
Social
We continued with our learning on the 7 Sacred Teachings.
Math
Students worked on creating a page on 'division' in their math journals.
Reminders:
-Patrol Meeting tomorrow at lunch
-Thursday is Black and Orange Day
-November 4th is picture re-take day
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
Monday October 28th
Math
In our MWB we reviewed how to estimate and explain why and how we chose how to round our numbers up or down. Today we started our Math Journals. In these journals students demonstrate their understanding of concepts/objectives/topics/etc. by explaining and giving examples. They use numbers, words, pictures, graphs, tables, charts, diagrams, etc. In their journal there is a rubric to help guide them with expectations and marks.
Science/Literacy Centers
We are wrapping up our second center and will be starting the last rotation this week. We will be having a Tree & Forests Test within the next week.
Literacy
We finished reading 'Ugly' and the students are starting a VSJ page demonstrating their understanding. The have been asked to: summarize a favorite part, make a connection, reflect by answering and asking questions and design by choosing 10 words that describe the book for them.
Social
Today we began our review and teaching of the 7 Sacred Teachings.
Reminders
-Photo retakes Monday November 4th
-Thursday October 31 is Black and Orange day (not costumes please)
-No school Friday November 1st
Math
In our MWB we reviewed how to estimate and explain why and how we chose how to round our numbers up or down. Today we started our Math Journals. In these journals students demonstrate their understanding of concepts/objectives/topics/etc. by explaining and giving examples. They use numbers, words, pictures, graphs, tables, charts, diagrams, etc. In their journal there is a rubric to help guide them with expectations and marks.
Science/Literacy Centers
We are wrapping up our second center and will be starting the last rotation this week. We will be having a Tree & Forests Test within the next week.
Literacy
We finished reading 'Ugly' and the students are starting a VSJ page demonstrating their understanding. The have been asked to: summarize a favorite part, make a connection, reflect by answering and asking questions and design by choosing 10 words that describe the book for them.
Social
Today we began our review and teaching of the 7 Sacred Teachings.
Reminders
-Photo retakes Monday November 4th
-Thursday October 31 is Black and Orange day (not costumes please)
-No school Friday November 1st
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Tuesday October 23.
Math
Students are working on adding decimals and reading numbers with decimals. As part or our science learning, we are also using the City of Calgary Urban Forestry Website to recognize a variety of tree species and utilize math skills to add costs of different trees.
Science
Students continue to work on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next several days and then we will rotate to the last center.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Reminders:
-Halloween family dance tomorrow Thursday October 24th 5:30-7:30. Grade 6s attending the dance are also volunteering for a shift (selling pizza/water/glow sticks) as part of 'giving back' and contributing to our social action work.
-Please note that there are no masks or weapons permitted with costumes - thank you for understanding.
Math
Students are working on adding decimals and reading numbers with decimals. As part or our science learning, we are also using the City of Calgary Urban Forestry Website to recognize a variety of tree species and utilize math skills to add costs of different trees.
Science
Students continue to work on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next several days and then we will rotate to the last center.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Reminders:
-Halloween family dance tomorrow Thursday October 24th 5:30-7:30. Grade 6s attending the dance are also volunteering for a shift (selling pizza/water/glow sticks) as part of 'giving back' and contributing to our social action work.
-Please note that there are no masks or weapons permitted with costumes - thank you for understanding.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Friday October 18
Friday Journals
Part of our weekly writing and demonstration of things students have learned over the past week. Today the students had approximately half an hour to write about their week. Please take time to read and respond to your child's journal.
Science
Students continue to work on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next several days and then we will rotate to the last center.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Social Studies
Today the students voted in the student vote for candidates in the local riding. Several students were chosen randomly to take on different roles in the process including: set up, handing out and initializing ballots, validating and checking names from lists. Results will be shared after the election on Monday.
Reminders:
-Halloween family dance Thursday October 24th 5:30-7:30 (see form coming home today) forms and payment due by October 23rd.
-Please note that there are no masks or weapons permitted with costumes - thank you for understanding.
Friday Journals
Part of our weekly writing and demonstration of things students have learned over the past week. Today the students had approximately half an hour to write about their week. Please take time to read and respond to your child's journal.
Science
Students continue to work on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next several days and then we will rotate to the last center.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Social Studies
Today the students voted in the student vote for candidates in the local riding. Several students were chosen randomly to take on different roles in the process including: set up, handing out and initializing ballots, validating and checking names from lists. Results will be shared after the election on Monday.
Reminders:
-Halloween family dance Thursday October 24th 5:30-7:30 (see form coming home today) forms and payment due by October 23rd.
-Please note that there are no masks or weapons permitted with costumes - thank you for understanding.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Thursday October 17
Today we had a practice lockdown around 9:00.
Morning Work Book (MWB)
Students chose one of the WE pillars and discussed their reasons for why they believe it to be the most important. https://www.we.org/our-work/we-villages/
Science
Students started working on second round of science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next several days and then we will rotate to the last center.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Social Studies
Students have been learning about the different political parties over the last several days and researching their stance on a variety of topics. Students will participate in a student vote tomorrow and choose a candidate that is in the local riding.
All the grade 6 students joined together and voted for one of the WE pillars that we will be donating to as part of our social action.
Reminders:
-Halloween family dance Thursday October 24th 5:30-7:30 (see form coming home today)
-
Today we had a practice lockdown around 9:00.
Morning Work Book (MWB)
Students chose one of the WE pillars and discussed their reasons for why they believe it to be the most important. https://www.we.org/our-work/we-villages/
Science
Students started working on second round of science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next several days and then we will rotate to the last center.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Social Studies
Students have been learning about the different political parties over the last several days and researching their stance on a variety of topics. Students will participate in a student vote tomorrow and choose a candidate that is in the local riding.
All the grade 6 students joined together and voted for one of the WE pillars that we will be donating to as part of our social action.
Reminders:
-Halloween family dance Thursday October 24th 5:30-7:30 (see form coming home today)
-
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Wednesday October 9th
Morning Work Book (MWB)
Students explained 3 different ways to make group decisions.
Science
The students have had their fifth day working on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next few days and then we will rotate.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Math
We reviewed the box method and practiced multiplication 3 -digit by 1-digit and then worked on using the standard algorithm as a more efficient method. As part of our science study we are accessing the City of Calgary website - environment-urban forestry management and collecting data about trees in our neighborhood. Students will work toward adding/multiplying numbers with decimals.
Social Studies
All the grade 6 students joined together to begin our work around Social Action. We read 'One Hen' and discussed the ideas around the concept employed in the story.
Reminders:
-Photo orders due by October 11th
-NO School on Friday or Monday
-Please respond to your child's Friday journal and ensure it is returned on Monday each week.
Morning Work Book (MWB)
Students explained 3 different ways to make group decisions.
Science
The students have had their fifth day working on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next few days and then we will rotate.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Math
We reviewed the box method and practiced multiplication 3 -digit by 1-digit and then worked on using the standard algorithm as a more efficient method. As part of our science study we are accessing the City of Calgary website - environment-urban forestry management and collecting data about trees in our neighborhood. Students will work toward adding/multiplying numbers with decimals.
Social Studies
All the grade 6 students joined together to begin our work around Social Action. We read 'One Hen' and discussed the ideas around the concept employed in the story.
Reminders:
-Photo orders due by October 11th
-NO School on Friday or Monday
-Please respond to your child's Friday journal and ensure it is returned on Monday each week.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Tuesday October 8th
Morning Work Book (MWB)
Today students explained their understanding of the nutrient cycle that pertains to our science learning.
Science
The students have had their fourth day working on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next few days and then we will rotate.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Students worked in groups to dramatize the concepts of: photosynthesis, nutrient cycle and tree cookie (inside of a tree).
Math
We continued to work in small groups today to find a solution to "how tall a stack of 1000 pennies would be", shared our ideas and came to a solution in large group.
Social Studies
Students talked about how to make decision and reflected on what worked in small/large group discussions. We learned about three ways to make decisions (autocratic, democratic, consensus).
Reminders:
-Photo orders due by October 11th
-NO School on Friday or Monday
-Please respond to your child's Friday journal and ensure it is returned on Monday each week.
Morning Work Book (MWB)
Today students explained their understanding of the nutrient cycle that pertains to our science learning.
Science
The students have had their fourth day working on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next few days and then we will rotate.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Students worked in groups to dramatize the concepts of: photosynthesis, nutrient cycle and tree cookie (inside of a tree).
Math
We continued to work in small groups today to find a solution to "how tall a stack of 1000 pennies would be", shared our ideas and came to a solution in large group.
Social Studies
Students talked about how to make decision and reflected on what worked in small/large group discussions. We learned about three ways to make decisions (autocratic, democratic, consensus).
Reminders:
-Photo orders due by October 11th
-NO School on Friday or Monday
-Please respond to your child's Friday journal and ensure it is returned on Monday each week.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Monday October 7th
Morning Work Book (MWB)
The students work in their MWB most mornings for the first 1/2 hour. They will apply their knowledge to answer a variety of questions related to different subject areas. Today they worked on division, place value and multiplication. If they are bringing their red MWB home today that means they did not finish in class or need to make some corrections. Please help your child by setting aside sometime to complete this homework.
MWB questions from today:
1. 531 divided by 7
2.Write the number 1 307 026 108 in expanded form and word form.
3. 364 x 23
Science
The students have had their third day working on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next few days and then we will rotate.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Math
We worked in small groups today to find a solution to "how tall a stack of 1000 pennies would be".
Social Studies
As a preliminary learning time on democracy, the students were engaged in a scenario about being stranded on an island as a class. Students are discussing how to live and survive as a group and given specific circumstances to address as a group.
Buddies
As part of our grade 6 leadership, we have partnered up with a grade 1 class and each have a buddy. To support the grade1s with their science learning, we did a 'senses' walk to look/listen/feel for signs and indications of fall. The grade 6s worked to build relationship today by asking questions and sharing information about themselves. Our class also shared some of our knowledge about trees as we did our walk.
Reminders:
-Photo orders due by October 11th
-NO School on Friday or Monday
-Please respond to your child's Friday journal and ensure it is returned on Monday each week.
Morning Work Book (MWB)
The students work in their MWB most mornings for the first 1/2 hour. They will apply their knowledge to answer a variety of questions related to different subject areas. Today they worked on division, place value and multiplication. If they are bringing their red MWB home today that means they did not finish in class or need to make some corrections. Please help your child by setting aside sometime to complete this homework.
MWB questions from today:
1. 531 divided by 7
2.Write the number 1 307 026 108 in expanded form and word form.
3. 364 x 23
Science
The students have had their third day working on science/literacy centers. They will continue with this center for the next few days and then we will rotate.
Centers:
1.Visual Vocabulary
2.Life of a Tree (tree cookies)
3.Legends
Math
We worked in small groups today to find a solution to "how tall a stack of 1000 pennies would be".
Social Studies
As a preliminary learning time on democracy, the students were engaged in a scenario about being stranded on an island as a class. Students are discussing how to live and survive as a group and given specific circumstances to address as a group.
Buddies
As part of our grade 6 leadership, we have partnered up with a grade 1 class and each have a buddy. To support the grade1s with their science learning, we did a 'senses' walk to look/listen/feel for signs and indications of fall. The grade 6s worked to build relationship today by asking questions and sharing information about themselves. Our class also shared some of our knowledge about trees as we did our walk.
Reminders:
-Photo orders due by October 11th
-NO School on Friday or Monday
-Please respond to your child's Friday journal and ensure it is returned on Monday each week.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Thursday October 3rd
Math
Discussed large numbers with relation to the most recent snowfall in Calgary. We are working on numbers up to 1 trillion.
Science
The students are working on science/literacy centers focused on: tree cookies, vocabulary and legends. Ask about specific tasks and expectations for each center.
We looked at the City of Calgary Website to gather information about the types of trees located on our school ground. Students read and discussed an article about the past snowfall and compared it to 'Snowtember' snow storm of September 2014.
Literacy
Tree/snowfall article and questions. Students also made connections to our read aloud book 'Ugly'.
Secret Question
If you are reading the blog come to me with the answer tomorrow.
How many phases are in the nutrient cycle?
Math
Discussed large numbers with relation to the most recent snowfall in Calgary. We are working on numbers up to 1 trillion.
Science
The students are working on science/literacy centers focused on: tree cookies, vocabulary and legends. Ask about specific tasks and expectations for each center.
We looked at the City of Calgary Website to gather information about the types of trees located on our school ground. Students read and discussed an article about the past snowfall and compared it to 'Snowtember' snow storm of September 2014.
Literacy
Tree/snowfall article and questions. Students also made connections to our read aloud book 'Ugly'.
Secret Question
If you are reading the blog come to me with the answer tomorrow.
How many phases are in the nutrient cycle?
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Tuesday October 1st
Yesterday we fully enjoyed our Dare to Care - Take the Time day. The students learned valuable information about themselves and their classmates.We discussed the difference between being rude, mean and bullying. Our activities focused on the differences between positive and negative interactions/decisions/behaviors. Ask your child about 'Nick'. We will continue to use these concepts/language and ideas as we move forward in grade 6.
Science
Today we learned about tree cookies and how to read the life of a tree by the information in a tree section. Students labelled the parts of the tree cookie and discussed the function of bark.
Orange Shirt Day
Today we honored and remembered the effects of Residential Schools on First Nations peoples and read the story "I'm Not A Number".
Math
The students worked on reading, writing and expanding large numbers up to 100 billion.
Yesterday we fully enjoyed our Dare to Care - Take the Time day. The students learned valuable information about themselves and their classmates.We discussed the difference between being rude, mean and bullying. Our activities focused on the differences between positive and negative interactions/decisions/behaviors. Ask your child about 'Nick'. We will continue to use these concepts/language and ideas as we move forward in grade 6.
Science
Today we learned about tree cookies and how to read the life of a tree by the information in a tree section. Students labelled the parts of the tree cookie and discussed the function of bark.
Orange Shirt Day
Today we honored and remembered the effects of Residential Schools on First Nations peoples and read the story "I'm Not A Number".
Math
The students worked on reading, writing and expanding large numbers up to 100 billion.
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