Friday, Nov. 29th

Good afternoon,

Students participated in a buddies activity today for our Deck The Halls celebration.  We will be completing and hanging these art projects up in our hallway on Tuesday.  The kids did an excellent job using water colour paints.

Just a friendly reminder that we will be going on our field trip on Monday to the Police Centre.  Please ensure students bring a water bottle, lunch and indoor shoes.  They will be completing their Detective Notebook booklet at the field trip.

Monday, Nov. 25th

Students are starting their In-Line Skating tomorrow and it will continue on Wednesday and Thursday.  They can bring their own helmets to use.

Students are continuing to learn about angles and how to use a protractor in Math.  Reflex angles will be the focus today and tomorrow.

In Language Arts, they will be continuing to learn about different figures of speech and start some poetry work.

Students will be continuing Evidence & Investigation work in Science in preparation for our upcoming field trip next Monday.

Friday, November 15th

As part of our Mental Health block today, students started creating posters showing various emotions that children experience.  The kids did an excellent job this afternoon working on their posters.

We will be starting our unit on Evidence & Investigation next week in Science.  A reminder that we will be going to the Youthlink Police Interpretive Centre on December 2nd.  Please return the field trip forms as soon as possible.

In Math, students are learning to use a protractor and to draw a specific angle.

In Language Arts, we will be starting our Poetry unit on Monday.

Have an excellent weekend.

Tuesday, November 12th

Our Science Unit Test will be written tomorrow.  Here are a few links to help you review:

http://gradesix.mrpolsky.com/science-treesandforestslinks.html (Trees and Forests Resources/Games)

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/enter-title24455 (Jeopardy Game #1)

https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=371851#.XcrHeyMrIzY (Jeopardy Game #2)

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Students have been reviewing concepts for their Social Studies test tomorrow.  All students have a study guide and have been making a review sheet for themselves. 

In Language Arts, we have recently finished The Giver.  Students are starting to work on the final project.  The final project will be due on Friday, November 15.  We will be watching the movie the day before.

In Math, students learned about Prime and Composite Numbers.  They worked on some textbook work and watched a Brainpop video about Prime Numbers.

We are very close to finishing our unit on Trees & Forests.  Our unit test will be this Friday.

October 22, 2019

Students have been working on various activities related to the novel "The Giver."  Most recently for Chapter 20, they have been creating a visual that represents the "escape plan" that was outlined in the book.

In Math, students have worked through a Place Value "Detective" booklet solving various crimes (the booklet will be handed in on Thursday).

In French, students have a menu for their restaurant which is due tomorrow.

In Social Studies, we talked about the results of our Student Vote with Mrs. Foret's class.

Outdoor School Packing List

PACKING LIST (STUDENTS)

Outdoor Gear o     Raincoat/Rain pants o     Winter Jacket/Snow pants o     Warm Mittens o     Running shoes/hiking shoes o     Warm winter boots (lined) o     Thermal long underwear bottoms and top o     Warm layer (i.e. fleece) o     Warm socks (i.e. wool) o     Toque/beanie o     Day pack and water bottle Clothing o     Pajamas o     2-3 Sweaters and Shirts o     2 Pants o     2-3 T-shirts o     4-6 Pairs of socks o     4-6 Underwear o     Slippers or indoor shoes for the lodges and dorms

Personal Articles o     Towel(s) o     Toothbrush & Toothpaste o     Lip Balm o     Sunscreen o     Sunglasses o     Soap/Shampoo o     Deodorant o     Comb or Hair Brush o     Sleeping bag or sheets and a blanket o     Pillow and pillow case o     Blanket o     Flashlight/Headlamp o     Personal Medications Fun Stuff (optional) o     Musical instrument o     Books/Journal o     Camera (that is only a camera)

Please leave the following items at home. 



-       Luggage must not exceed 67 cm x 45 cm, and not weigh more than 25 kg.  Please do not pack items in oversized bags, hockey bags, or garbage bags

-       Money

-       Knives, hatchets, matches and lighters

-       All electronics including cell phones, iPods, DSs, Gameboys and laptops/tablets

-       Food and snacks

-       Make-up, curling irons/straighteners, perfumes, colognes, and body sprays (i.e. Axe)