Friday, September 27th

Please see the attached poster for our upcoming Literacy Night on October 17, 2019

-students learned about balancing equations in Math this week

-students continued reading "The Giver" in L.A. and completing various activities about the novel

-we all had lots of fun at the Terry Fox Run this morning (we all really enjoyed the Winter weather!)

-in S.S., we are creating a journal page related to our Rights & Responsibilities as Canadians

Monday, September 23, 2019

Today students had their pictures taken and School Patrollers had a training session in the Gym with the constable responsible for Hawkwood School.

Students reviewed the Math check-in that we had last week and they also continued working on their latest Art project.

Tomorrow, there will be a patrol meeting at 11:00am in Ms. Pearson's classroom and if students are in the Hawkwood Spirit Leadership group, there will be a meeting tomorrow at lunch (12:50) in the Learning Commons.

Week of September 16-19th

Another busy week of learning at Hawkwood School.  Some of the highlights were:

-continued to work on our Patterns & Equations unit in Math; students had a check-in yesterday to see where they are at
-students learned about different leaf types and shapes; also reviewed the Nutrient and Water Cycles
-students created a Democracy journal page in S.S. and started to learn about the Charter of Rights & Freedoms in Canada
-students have read the first two chapters of the novel The Giver and brainstormed with their groups members all of the things they know so far about the main character
-continued work in their French Food booklet
-students had Gym outside twice this week with Mr. J and they trained a bit for the Terry Fox Run which is next Friday (pledge forms went home yesterday)

Tuesday, Sept. 17th

Students learned about the Nutrient Cycle, Photosynthesis and the Water Cycle in Science today.  We will go over these concepts again tomorrow so that everyone has the correct information on their worksheets.

All of the Grade 6 students started a new Art project today.  Mrs. Foret introduced the project to everyone and then students worked in the Hawk's Nest.  Please ask your child about this cool project!

In Social Studies, students are creating a two-page journal spread in their visual journals.  These journal pages must be completed for Thursday.

Monday!!!

There will be a School Patrol meeting this Wednesday from 11:00-11:14 in Ms. Pearson's room.  New patrollers are welcome to attend this info. session.

If you were not able to attend the Meet The Teacher night last week, here is the information that was presented that evening:

• Blog.
• No agendas this year for any grade.
• Email me.
• clwilson@cbe.ab.ca
• The Program of Studies can be found online at: https://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program.
• Gym with Mr. Mike Janzic
• Music with Ms. Kristen Smith.

Snack and Chat:

• Monthly book talks.
• A book is chosen at the beginning of the month and finished by the end of the third week.
• Fourth week of the month - partnered together with Mrs. Foret’s and Mrs. Pearson’s classes to discuss the books they have read.
• Classrooms are set up so that the students can feel like they are at Starbucks; eating a snack and talking about their book.  Students bring an appropriate snack.
• Students assess each other’s sharing and a minimal written response will be submitted for assessment by the teacher.

• Classroom Blog:
• Can be accessed on our school website. 
• See what we are learning in our classroom. 
• Homework instructions.
• Daily agenda messages.
• Important dates and reminders.
• Links to websites. 
• Field Trips:
• Are currently being organized, but the plan so far is: 
• School nurse.
• YMCA presentation. 
• ECO School (Outdoor School in Kananaskis)
• YouthLink Police Interpretive Centre (December).
• The Hangar Flight Museum (April). 
• Art School (May).
• Bowness Park (June).
• Opera
• This is a year long project with Calgary Opera where a librettist will gather ideas from our students to create our story, and a composer will work with us to create our music. We will have a director to help us make the opera a reality!
• It is a school wide community building event that will involve all students and staff.
• There will be both daytime and evening performances on May 27 and 28.
• We will need volunteers to help us! If you have a skill or interest you would like to share with us we will need help with costumes (sewing), set building (carpentry), prop making, choreography, setup and strike crew (muscles lol), make up, hospitality, merchandise, advertising, front of house, research, business manager or treasurer.

Calgary Opera Visit

Today we had an assembly put on by Calgary Opera.  Our students learned about "What is Opera?" and we even saw a performance by a Pianist and an Opera Singer.

Next week, we will be continuing:

-Patterns & Equations in Mathematics
-Trees & Forests in Science (examining different leaf types, bark patterns, etc.)
-Why do we need government?, levels of government, services government provides, etc. in S.S.
-continuing our novel study about "The Giver" in Language Arts
-learning about different foods in French
-relationships/communication in Health
-use of Line in Art

Wednesday, September 11th

• Students worked on a Trees & Forests introductory sheet in Science (this will be due tomorrow)
• Students continued working on Input/Output machines in Math
• In S.S., we continued talking about Democracy in Canada and the levels of government (services they provide, rights and freedoms citizens have, etc.)
• Students also completed some journal writing about a significant moment in their lives (we had a discussion about 9/11)

Happy Friday!

We had our "Welcome Back" assembly this morning in the gymnasium.  Students got introduced to our new mascot named "Harry the Hawk."

Next week we will be starting the novel The Giver in Language Arts, Patterns & Equation unit in Math and Trees & Forests unit in Science.

Welcome to Grade 6!!!

Students have been getting to know each other through a variety of activities these first few days.  We have been doing some activities with the other grade 6 classes as well.

We have also started an Introductory to Democracy in Social Studies and have also worked on a couple new art projects.  Students have already participated in two Gym classes with Mr. J and one class of Music with Ms. Smyth.

6CW students also visited the Library earlier today and received their library cards.  All students should have a book in their desks now to read on a daily basis.  Students will be participating in Snack & Chat at the end of the month with the other grade 6 classes.

Reminder that there will be no agendas this year and to check this blog on a frequent basis to see what is happening here at Hawkwood School.

Thanks!

-Mr. Wilson