More Investigations about Air

Our day was packed with investigations which are helping students to learn about the properties of air. We will continue these investigations tomorrow. Students are to add any new learning to their “Properties of Air’ mind map. Mind maps are due on Monday. Working on the mind map will help students prepare for the properties of air test that takes place on Tuesday, October 29^th.

We discussed the final chapter of The City of Ember during today’s novel study time. Students will be writing a book report in class next week. Students who have fallen behind with the reading of any of the chapters or with keeping up-to-date with the organizer should get caught up before Monday in order to be best prepared for writing the book report.

We continued working on our ‘Before Midnight...’ poems. Students who had not already done so completed the writing of their poem’s first draft. They used a checklist to assess their own work.

Grade 6s attended French, P.E., and math class today. Yesterday in math, students were introduced to the new unit - Geometry and Measurement. This unit is about representing 3-D objects and finding the surface area and volume of boxes – rectangular prisms. Students used linking cubes to make 3-D objects and discussed the different views. Students completed questions 1-3 from the textbook. For homework they were to complete questions 4-7.

November Lunches – Do not order for November 21^st as we will be on a field trip this day.

The lunch site is now open. It will close Wednesday, October 30th at 3:00pm.

Special of the month: Chicken Stir Fry which is available every Friday

All payments are to be made through QuickBooks by November 6th.

Students who raised $40 or more for the Fall Fundraiser will be going to the Glow Zone tomorrow. These students only should come to school dressed in their gym uniform. We will have a regular school day tomorrow. Students not attending the trip will have some much needed time to work on their science fair projects.

Our collection of ‘Lost and Found’ items is piling up. Please make some time to come into the school building and a look through the lost and found items. These are now located in the GYM. On November 8th at 4pm all left over items will be donated to the local Salvation Army. 

 

Homework and Reminders

·         Continue working on your ‘Properties of Air’ mind map. Each branch in the mind map should be about a different property. Each sub branch should provide evidence for each property, i.e. include all the experiments we have and will do before the test

·         Complete the Polar Expressions entry form

·         Return the trip form and payment for our trip to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum by Monday, October 28^th –do not order a hot lunch for this day

·         Complete the graphic organizer for The City of Ember and catch up on any chapter readings you are behind on

·         Remember to return Casual Day forms & $ if participating this year by Friday, October 25^th

Friday, October 25^th

·         Fall Fundraiser trip to Glow Zone – come to school in gym uniform is attending the trip

·         Casual Day forms and payment are due

Monday, October 28^th

·         Canadian Warplane trip form and payment are due

·         Mind maps are due

Tuesday, October 29^th

·         Picture Day

·         Bake Sale by

·         Properties of air test

Tuesday, October 29^th – Bake Sale

Wednesday, October 30^th –

·         Casual Day

·         Bake Sale

Thursday, October 31^st- Harvest/Halloween Spirit Day: Dress in Halloween costumes or harvest colours. No scary masks/face paint or weapons

Thursday, November 21^st – Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum