Tuesday, February 28th

Great job skipping in Phys. Ed. today grade 6. There were some really interesting jump rope routines going on!

Science
Test on Friday!
How can you study?
-come to the lunch time drop in sessions with Mrs. Harris on Wednesday and Thursday
-take your notes home to be quizzed on with your parents
-review the blog post with all of the video links

L.A.
Newscast scripts, props and preparation for Friday March 3rd

Math
Upcoming concepts will include perimeter and area, as well as triangles that are found on the recent city projects that were created in class with the artist in residence.

Library book exchange on Wednesday for ALL
Jump Role for Heart - Due March 17th
Book orders - Due March 17th

Monday, February 27th

Reminders
1. Science test Friday - links to review posted on previous post
2. Jump Rope for Heart - $$ raised due Friday March 17th
3. Book orders due Friday March 17th
4. Genius Hour project - bring materials / research Friday March 3rd
5. Newscast individual script due tomorrow!

Today we continued with our math cities - the paper mache was really fun!  (Don't work it is just flour and water, it will come off in the wash)

The LA newscasts seem to be coming along, we are hoping to be presenting this Thursday and Friday (we will see if we meet those goals).

In science we took some valuable notes on air and air pollution that will be key to comprehend for the test this Friday.

After gym we caught up on the 2017 Jump Rope for Heart and explored reasons why to fundraise, and how to maintain a healthy heart.

We hope everyone has a Marvel Comics Monday! 

Science Links from class to review for test on Friday

The Aerodynamics of Flight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ltjFEei3AI&feature=related

How can planes fly?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyeX6ArxCYI

Stabilizers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ipfkuicTc

Birds and Flight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3So7OMwNgy8

Propulsion definition

http://www.schooltube.com/video/0d83854d367248a492f6/What%20is%20Propulsion

Propulsion Kids Experiment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4vlyNVY5-8

Propulsion in Spacecraft and Alternative Sources of Fuel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZAwucgUt1E

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propulsion

Flying Animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOsvt36HdN8

Rockets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMX7zgaLC0w

Rocket Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEoWoQ_Nyaw

evidence of different gases in air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUybtRlaLLw

Air is matter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELchwUIlWa8

Parachutes

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-3/Free-Fall-and-Air-Resistancehttp://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-3/Free-Fall-and-Air-Resistance

Properties of air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUWmjSaRd_g

Composition of air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw6qj8X4xTg

Air as a fluid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDf00z8sMFw

Straw and pressure and gravity

https://www.howitworksdaily.com/if-i-seal-a-straw-with-my-finger-the-liquid-stays-inside-why/

Hot Air Balloons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABsVP41-EeY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Ej_Ayugxk

Parachutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6xxRZWnI4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tofBRpzB5n4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur40O6nQHsw

Friday, February 24th

Today students were utterly consumed by cardboard!

There are so many creative building designs that are coming out of these grade 6 students. Today was our final day for construction. Your child might be working on some last minute project details this weekend to bring back next week.

As for Monday.....please do not wear your favorite outfit! With our fabulous artist, the grade 6s will be paper macheing (sorry no spell check for French) all of their buildings. As well, a student self-reflection on their own piece of work and their group collaboration will be done.

As for other homework....
News broadcast plans and write-ups are due Monday
Social Frayer models were due Friday
Begin to review your Science notes for the Air, Aerodynamics and Flight test on Friday

Look forward to an upcoming blog post with all of the Science links used in class since January.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thursday, February 23rd

Reminders
1. LA Genius hour tomorrow - bring your research!
2. LA newscast individual script due Monday
3. Science Test next Friday!

Gr 6 Basketball player reminders
1. Wear black
2. Bring running shoes and shorts!
3. Bring snacks and a water bottle
4. Best behaviour at a new school

Today in class we had our 2nd session with the artist in residence program.  The students are enjoying their city creations and all the math and social studies they're learning in a new way.

In LA we continued with our newscast project.  Students had to create a storyboard, transition plan, and assign who is doing what for each part of the newscast and commercial break(s).

In science we continued to review air and aerodynamics for the test next week.

We hope everyone has a trendy Thursday! 

Wednesday, February 22nd

Thanks to everyone who joined us at our Pillars of Care Assembly!

Science
Frayer Model on Air due tomorrow

Social Studies
Frayer Model on Municipal Government due Friday

Math
Thanks for all of the cardboard for our city project in math!
Everyday for the next 4 days students will be building and creating a small city out of 3-d shapes. Ask them about their plans, scaled drawings and construction.

No spelling words for the next few weeks because of this awesome project!

Tuesday, February 21st

Reminders
1. Pink shirt day tomorrow!  Wear pink!
2. Fun lunch this Thursday
3. Pillars of Care Assembly at 1:45pm tomorrow
4. Social studies Municipal Government Frayer Model and Narrative due Friday

Today was a day zero at our school so it was a little different. We focussed on graphing and data collection in the morning,

In LA we started our newscast project which we, and the students are really excited about!

In the afternoon we had a double Frayer model lesson about air and the municipal government respectively.

We hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday and is in pink tomorrow! 

Wednesday, February 15th

Reminders
1. Report card forms ASAP!
2. Fun Lunch on the 23rd
3. Book orders due Feb 21st
4. Grammar due Feb  21st
5. No school Thursday / Friday / Monday
6. Green sheets for LA and Math Tests!

Today was a great day at the Avro Arrow Museum!  The students learned about the history of the Avro, the cold war, as well as the overall history of Canadian flight.  We had to read old news articles, find the 5 Ws and 1 H, sketch the blueprint of the Avro that was suppose to be destroyed!

As we toured the museum the volunteer workers provided a great information from subtle details to ground-breaking news in aviation.

We hope everyone has a wacky Wednesday and an awesome rest of the week.  See you back on Tuesday!

Tuesday, February 14th

Reminders!

Field trip tomorrow to Aero Space Museum. Bus leaves at 9:00 a.m.

Bring your forms and money in.

February 20th – Book Orders due

February 21st – Grammar due

February 22nd – Pink Shirt Day – wear pink

February 23rd – Hot lunch

Still collecting report card envelopes, green sheets and cardboard!

Monday, February 13th

Reminders
1. Report card forms ASAP!
2. Field trip forms and $10 ASAP!
3. Fun Lunch on the 23rd
4. Book orders due Feb 20th
5. Grammar due Tuesday the 14th
MISSING HOMEWORK - you know who you are! We will be calling parents tomorrow if we do not have the work!
6. No school Thursday / Friday.
7. Green sheets for LA and Math Test

Today in math we focused on making our charts and showing the different ways to represent data: fractions, percent, a chart, and graphs.  We will be continuing this project this week.

In social we started planning our artist in residency project.  The students are building a city with the theme of a specific shape, and must figure out how to work together.  They have to map the city using grid paper and each person much of a have role before the artist arrives next week.

In LA we filled out the green post-test papers that were sent home to be signed.  For the most part everyone did a great job.   Next we worked on grammar that is due tomorrow.

In the afternoon we worked on Valentine Day cards.

We hope everyone has a Marvel Comics Monday! 

Science visual journal

Research Work

How you will be assessed:

1 – sections are incomplete without any information

2 – basic info, words or pictures are used as explanation

3 – good explanation using both words and pictures with thorough understanding

4 – excellent explanation – jot notes, pictures and labels, extended ideas beyond what is asked

This task will require you to draw and explain your understanding on a variety of ideas about air.

Basically you are doing a visual journal entry that looks something like this. Much like the work you already do. Just a bit better quality.

  

Using drawings and explanations.

1 Prove that air takes up space.

2 Prove that air can be compressed.

3 Prove that air exerts pressure.

4 Prove that air has weight.

5 Prove air flows and is fluid (you might have to look up what fluid means)

6 Prove how we use air in our daily lives and in what ways.

7 Prove / show some adaptations that birds and insects have to use air to fly. (This is actually in your notes).

8 Show what air is made up of.

9 Explain what happens with gravity and air pressure in the straw experiment

Properties of air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUWmjSaRd_g

Composition of air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw6qj8X4xTg

Air as a fluid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDf00z8sMFw

Straw and pressure and gravity

https://www.howitworksdaily.com/if-i-seal-a-straw-with-my-finger-the-liquid-stays-inside-why/

Friday, February 10th

Fitness Friday!

These kids are really getting in shape! Ask about how tired they were today.

Reminders
1. Report card forms ASAP!
2. Field trip forms and $10 ASAP!
3. Novel news report due this Friday, deadline Monday the 13th
4. Book orders due Feb 20th
5. Basketball permission form for before and after school practice due Monday the 13th / ASAP
6. Grammar due Tuesday the 14th
7. Green Math reflection sheets in Monday

Valentine's Day
Creating cards in class on Monday (for 30 minutes)
Card exchange will be on the 14th for 10mins

Math
We also took up the 'show what you know' and based on the assessment reflected and created goals for continued learning success. These green reflection sheets will be sent home for signing.

Science
Student's visual journal sheets are due Monday. There are about 9 concepts they were learning about. The information will be on a new blog post.

LA
Spelling tests were done and Genius Hour was in effect. Ask your child what they learned about on their topic.

Field trip is Wednesday. If you are volunteering you are welcome to come to the school for 8:30 a.m. We will be getting organized and reviewing groups and expectations at that time and then leaving at 9:00 a.m.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, February 9th

Reminders
1. Report card forms ASAP!
2. Field trip forms and $10 ASAP!
3. Fun lunch money $6 due this Friday, Fun Lunch on the 23rd
4. Math test tomorrow!
5. Novel news report due this Friday, deadline Monday the 13th
6. Spelling Test #10 this Friday
7. Book orders due Feb 20th
8. Basketball permission form for after school practice due Monday the 13th / ASAP
9. Grammar due Tuesday the 14th

Today in math we continued to learn about graphing the elements it contains.  We also took up the 'show what you know' practice review for tomorrow's test.  We are going to be graphing our time used each day in a 24hr period. 

In social we explored the roles and responsibilities of each of the three levels of government.  Then we briefly talked about eco-cities, and smart-cities, the way of the future, to introduce our new math city project.

When the artist in residence program begins each group will be creating a 3D city themed after a math shape like pentagons.  Each city must have the required buildings / sections we learn about in social that actually make a city a city. 

In LA we corrected the tests and started learning about the comma, semi-colon, and conjunctions.  The grammar practice is due Valentine's Day.

In the afternoon the classes were outstanding again with their reading  buddies. 

Have a Thisty Thursday :)

Wednesday, February 8th

Hello hello!

Just a reminder:

-field trip forms and money - Try to have them in Friday....

If you would like to volunteer please let your child know.

Science

Students worked really well in research groups to find out about air qualities. They will continue this work Friday. Basically they are doing a "visual" journal entry about their learning; writing and drawing their knowledge.

L.A. test and Math SWYK and goal sheets will be set home later this week or early next week.

Writing and Spelling

Articles due Friday and Spelling Test Friday

Book orders due to Mr. Shackleton on Feb 20th

Till then....stay warm, review spelling words remember Genius hour is Friday.

Science Links

Properties of air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUWmjSaRd_g

Composition of air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw6qj8X4xTg

Air as a fluid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDf00z8sMFw

Straw and pressure and gravity

https://www.howitworksdaily.com/if-i-seal-a-straw-with-my-finger-the-liquid-stays-inside-why/