Friday, April 28th

Reminders
1. Poetry Anthology - DUE MAY 16th!
2. SJAM visit May 25th 1-2:30pm
3. Social Textbook questions Mr. Shackelton due May 2nd / Mrs. Harris due May 5th
4. The Day in the Life of  Boule member - social: ancient Athens - due Tuesday May 2nd
5. Fun Lunch May 4th
6. PAT LA Part A - Writing - May 11th
7. Math quiz - triangles and angles Tues May 2nd
8. Book orders due May 20th
9. May calendars sent home
10. Annual Carnival Thursday May 11th 6-8pm, no dropping off, an adult must attend with your child/children.

Today we went over angles, triangles, and measurement by using math antics videos to start.  Then students continued on open ended problems to prepare them for the 'show what you know' quiz May 2nd.

In social studies we are reviewing the textbook chapter on ancient Athens, every student has their own textbook till end of the year.   We are working on summarizing, writing in full sentences, scanning and skim reading for key terms / phrases.  Mr. Shackelton's class questions are due Tuesday May 2nd, Mrs. Harris' class due Friday May 5th because of our science / social rotation.

In LA we continued social studies and did a genius half-hour.

In the afternoon we cleaned up files, continued social studies, had gym and both classes had music to practice for the concert.

We hope everyone has a fantastic Friday, and great comicon weekend!

Thursday, April 27th

Thursday is MATH NIGHT!

Students will share activities recently covered in their classrooms.  Students will also be showcasing their math related art projects completed with Jennifer Stables, our artist in residence.  You will also be introduced to our Mathletics online math program.

Thursday, April 27th – There are 2 different times available: 5:30pm – 6:30pm OR  6:30pm – 7:30pm. To help manage crowd size, we are asking families to register for ONE time only.

Mavericks will be selling popcorn for $2.00.

HOW TO REGISTER: 

Go to our school website (www.cbe.ab.ca/b372)
Click on the my CBE Account link and login (just like conferences)
Book one of the two time slots

Reminders
1. Poetry Anthology - DUE MAY 16th! 
2. SJAM visit May 25th 1-2:30pm
3. Math / Social tests green sheets
4. The Day in the Life of  Boule member - social: ancient Athens - due Tuesday May 2nd
5. Fun Lunch May 4th
6. PAT LA Part A - Writing - May 11th
7. Math quiz - triangles and angles Tues May 4th
8. Book orders due May 20th

Today in class we worked on our math city project, triangles, angles, and Mathletics all morning, the end result is awesome!
We continued to work on our poetry anthologies, due date is May 16th.
In the afternoon we spent most of the time organizing for math night: display boards, gym display, and games in both rooms, 14 and 15.
We look forward to seeing you all tonight and hope everyone has a thrifty Thursday!

Other
Popcorn is back at Beddington Heights!
Mavericks will be selling them Monday, Thursday, and Friday at lunch in Room 14!
Mr. Shackelton will be selling them every morning recess, and TUES/WEDS 11:30-11:40am before supervision duty.
The Mavericks are fundraising for the school, WE Day, and local women crisis shelters.
$2 per bag
Flavors (we selected the top 4 sellers)
1. Carmel
2. Dill Pickle
3. Butter
4. Jalapeno Jack Cheddar

Wednesday, April 26th

Thursday is MATH NIGHT!

Students will share activities recently covered in their classrooms.  Students will also be showcasing their math related art projects completed with Jennifer Stables, our artist in residence.  You will also be introduced to our Mathletics online math program.
Mavericks will be selling popcorn for $2.00.

Thursday, April 27th – There are 2 different times available: 5:30pm – 6:30pm OR  6:30pm – 7:30pm

To help manage crowd size, we are asking families to register for ONE time only.

HOW TO REGISTER: 
Go to our school website (www.cbe.ab.ca/b372)
Click on the my CBE Account link and login (just like conferences)
Book one of the two time slots

Reminders
1. Poetry Anthology - ongoing, plan at home!
2. SJAM visit May 25th 1-2:30pm
3. Math / Social tests green sheets
4. The Day in the Life of  Boule member - social: ancient Athens - due Tuesday May 2nd
5. Fun Lunch May 4th
6. PAT LA Part A - Writing - May 11th
7. Math quiz - triangles and angles Tues May 4th

Today in class we worked on our math city project, triangles, angles, and Mathletics all morning.

In the afternoon we watched some science presentations, as well as learned about the solar system, planets, and different moons.

The other class started their social students Athens narrative about the day in the life of a Boule member.

We hope everyone has a wacky Wednesday!

Other
Popcorn is back at Beddington Heights!
Mavericks will be selling them Monday, Thursday, and Friday at lunch in Room 14!
Mr. Shackelton will be selling them every morning recess, and TUES/WEDS 11:30-11:40am before supervision duty.
The Mavericks are fundraising for the school, WE Day, and local women crisis shelters.
$2 per bag
Flavors (we selected the top 4 sellers)
1. Carmel
2. Dill Pickle
3. Butter
4. Jalapeno Jack Cheddar

Tuesday, April 25th

Today we discovered more about ancient Athens.  Students had to write a narrative about being a citizen who is apart of the Boule and what their day would be like during a Boule meeting, and citizen assembly at Pnyx hill.  The other class caught up on important PAT notes about ancient Athens before being introduced to the narrative assignment about being a Boule member.

After exploring planets, moons, and solar systems, the classes dove into the first full-hour allotted for their poetry anthology.  The classes will be given sometime Friday and maybe Thursday for this project depending how the math night projects' pace.

We hope everyone has a tubular Tuesday!

Reminders
1. Poetry Anthology - ongoing, plan at home!
2. 3 more Sky science presentations
3. SJAM visit May 25th 1-2:30pm
4. Math / Social tests green sheets
5. Fun lunch money $$ due April 26th, lunch on May 4th
6. The Day in the Life of  Boule member - social: ancient Athens - due Tuesday May 2nd

Hi parents. Math Showcase is on Thursday April 27th.   You will have a choice of two time slots:
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm  OR  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
To help manage crowd size, we are asking families to register for their preferred time.  Please register through your my CBE Account, the same way you would for parent teacher interviews.  If you have any questions, please contact the school.  Hope to see you there.  We are selling popcorn too!

Other
Popcorn is back at Beddington Heights!
Mavericks will be selling them Monday, Thursday, and Friday at lunch in Room 14!
Mr. Shackelton will be selling them every morning recess, and TUES/WEDS 11:30-11:40am before supervision duty.
The Mavericks are fundraising for the school, WE Day, and local women crisis shelters.
$2 per bag
Flavors (we selected the top 4 sellers)
1. Carmel
2. Dill Pickle
3. Butter
4. Jalapeno Jack Cheddar

Monday, April 24th

Math Showcase - April 27, 2017

Hi parents. Math Showcase is on Thursday April 27th.   You will have a choice of two time slots:
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm  OR  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
To help manage crowd size, we are asking families to register for their preferred time.  Please register through your my CBE Account, the same way you would for parent teacher interviews.  If you have any questions, please contact the school.  Hope to see you there.  We are selling popcorn too!

Sorry about missing the blog Friday!

Reminders
1. Poetry Anthology - ongoing, plan at home!
2. 3 more Sky science presentations
3. SJAM visit May 25th 1-2:30pm
4. Book orders due April 25th
5. Math / Social tests green sheets
6. Fun lunch money $$ due April 26th, lunch on May 4th

Other
Popcorn is back at Beddington Heights!
Mavericks will be selling them Monday, Thursday, and Friday at lunch in Room 14!
Mr. Shackelton will be selling them every morning recess, and TUES/WEDS 11:30-11:40am before supervision duty.
The Mavericks are fundraising for the school, WE Day, and local women crisis shelters.
$2 per bag
Flavors (we selected the top 4 sellers)
1. Carmel
2. Dill Pickle
3. Butter
4. Jalapeno Jack Cheddar

Today in class we began applying the finishing touches to our math cities for half the morning.  The other half was dedicated to triangles, angles, and Mathletics; you will learn more about this program on our math night!  The students are eager to share their work!

In the afternoon, we read, gym, had musics, and worked on our poetry anthology, while the other half worked on science.

We wish everyone a melt-that-snow Monday!
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Thursday, April 20th

Happy Thursday!

Reminder, there is early dismissal tomorrow after our Pillars of Care Assembly which is at 8:15am.

Today was a bit of a different day. We began the day by working on our Sky Science watercolor art pieces. The art is looking fabulous so please be sure to check them out in the classroom when you visit us next Thursday for Math night!

That's right! Thursday night is the school's math night to showcase the work all students did with resident artist Jen Stables. There will be more information coming out on this as soon as the details are ironed out. Some of our Marvelous Mavericks have volunteered for this evening to sell popcorn so ask your child about this.

Following science / art, the grade 6 students all looked into ancient Athenian society and learned about their scientific and mathematical contributions to Western society.

The afternoon consisted of some down time reading, physical fitness in the gym, science presentations as well as music/band for all!

There is no official homework tonight, but students are more than welcome to come prepared to begin their Poetry Anthologies or continue with their Genius Hour work. Depending on the flow of the day tomorrow, one of those two things will be tackled tomorrow.

Reminders
1. Poetry Anthology - ongoing, plan at home! 
2. 3 more Sky science presentations
3. SJAM visit May 25th 1-2:30pm
4. Book orders due April 21st
5. Math / Social tests green sheets
6. Fun lunch money $$ due April 26th, lunch on May 4th

Other
1. Bottle drive this Saturday 10-2pm, if you / your child can help out please email Tammyt_79@hotmail.com ASAP
2. Popcorn is back at Beddington Heights! 

Mavericks will be selling them Monday, Thursday, and Friday at lunch in Room 14!  

Mr. Shackelton will be selling them every morning recess, and TUES/WEDS 11:30-11:40am before supervision duty.

The Mavericks are fundraising for the school, WE Day, and local women crisis shelters. 

$2 per bag

Flavours (we selected the top 4 sellers)

1. Carmel

2. Dill Pickle 

3. Butter

4. Jalapeno Jack Cheddar

Poetry Anthology project and rubric

Poetry Anthology

Poetry is a difficult thing to assess as it has so much meaning behind it. Assessment, however, is required for this unit. In an effort to make it fair and accessible for all students, assessment will largely be based on an observational approach and a formal rubric. Students are required to participate in all activities or to make up work. The completion of the poetry journey in class is essential. Students must submit all the poems requested. A checklist will accompany the journal so each student knows what is required of them (look at your class notes!). The journals will be given a mark based on completion; there will be a minimum of 2 in-class work periods to catch up and edit poems. Meaning in “Performance Standards”/Ideas in “Traits of Writing.” The writing/representation: – makes sense and develops clear, focussed ideas which may be imaginative and original – narrows and focuses a topic – includes well-developed paragraphs with sensory detail that creates meaning for the reader; poetry uses sensory detail and follows the pattern provided – may include pictures that enhance the main ideas but are not necessary for comprehension Style in “Performance Standards”/Sentence Fluency, Word Choice and Voice in “Traits of Writing.” The writing/representation: – includes a deliberate choice of word order within a sentence or line of poetry, for effect – emulates elements of style from literature, visuals, or from a poetic form – experiments with new and different words with some success and uses some words for specificity (e.g., content words, powerful verbs, adjectives, adverbs) – shows a clear sense of audience; engages the reader and creates an emotional impact – uses literary devices (e.g., similes, metaphors, alliteration) – demonstrates some sense of individuality Form in “Performance Standards”/Organization in “Traits of Writing.” The writing/representation: – uses genre or form appropriate to purpose and audience – uses text structures appropriate to form or genre – develops a complete plot, with characters, settings, problems, events, and resolutions – uses an extended range of connecting words to combine ideas strategically, and to indicate comparisons, sequence, and describe cause and effect relationships – reads smoothly – includes a thoughtful and expressive title

9 Poems expected to be in anthology: acrostic, haiku, biopoem, tercet, cinquain, diamanté, ode, ballad, concrete–must be a new poem for concrete.  Improve on your first drafts, have a peer/parent/sibling edit them

-Make a title page, table of contents, a dedication page

Extras

If possible, have an overall theme for the entire anthology! Yes you can submit more than one type of poem if you wish.

HAVE FUN!

Helpful Sites for Poetry Reminders

Writing Tips Websites

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm?eml=TNL/20100330/TNL

http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/2nd/more/poetrykids2.htm http://www.southjerseyacademy.com/academy/interactive_poetry_tools_and_les.htm

http://www.poetry4kids.com/modules.php?name=Games&op=display_game&game=Word Magnets

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO5JHUj4aiI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLFBXXgHLYc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MLV89hvNpk
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuPlUQvViX8

USE YOUR NOTES!

Wednesday, April 19th

Reminders
1. Poetry Anthology - ongoing, plan at home! 
2. Sky science presentations are on-going, be ready!
3. SJAM visit May 25th 1-2:30pm
4. Book orders due April 21st
5. Half day this Friday 11am dismissal
6. Pillars of Care Assembly this Friday 8:15am
7. Math / Social tests green sheets
8. Fun lunch money $$ due April 26th, lunch on May 4th

Other
1. Bottle drive this Saturday 10-2pm, if you / your child can help out please email Tammyt_79@hotmail.com ASAP
2. Popcorn is back at Beddington Heights! 

Mavericks will be selling them Monday, Thursday, and Friday at lunch in Room 14!  

Mr. Shackelton will be selling them every morning recess, and TUES/WEDS 11:30-11:40am before supervision duty.

The Mavericks are fundraising for the school, WE Day, and local women crisis shelters. 

$2 per bag

Flavours (we selected the top 4 sellers)

1. Carmel

2. Dill Pickle 

3. Butter

4. Jalapeno Jack Cheddar

Today in math class we practiced volume questions before moving onto angle and triangle work.  We were labeling angles, triangles, and measuring them to prove why.

In social we continued to explore ancient Athens by exploring the assembly, council of 500, and the court system.  

In science we continued our study of space and the sky above us.

During LA, we took up last night's homework by sharing poems with the class before introducing our poetry anthology project that will be posted to the blog after this posting.

In the afternoon the students received their awards for gym olympics and were excellent during the surprise lockdown!! 

We hope everyone has a wacky Wednesday! 

Tuesday, April 18th

Good day all!

Hope you all had a good break.

It is early dismissal this Friday as well as a Pillars of Care Assembly at 8:15 a.m.

LA.

Students were introduced to Tercet poems today. The rhyme scheme goes:

A

A

A

B

B

B

C

C

C         Where the C section (the ending) forces the reader to revisit the poem and what was written before in AAA and BBB.

Math

Today we continued work on Angles. Defining angles was the tricky part, but students really do show that that know a lot of characteristics about angles. This work will continue and be applied in a problem-solving context throughout the next couple of weeks.

Green sheets were sent home for signing from the quiz last Thursday.

Science

Room 14 finished off the majority of their sky science centers and many students began their watercolor sky science projects to demonstrate their understanding in another way.

Social

Students are still working on understanding democracy in ancient Athens and how that society looked at that time in in history. Ask your child what some of the major differences are between ancient Athenian democracy and our current day democracy in Canada.

Reminder

Tercet Poem due tomorrow

Special Lunch order forms due April 26

Math and Social green sheets