We had two
sessions of inquiry time today. In the morning, students investigated what propels
an object like a plane forward, what slows it down, and what makes it turn.
They did this with a paper glider design that was provided. Folding the plane
was tough for some. They should practice these skills at home. They had turns throwing
and testing their planes after each change they made, made observations about
how the flight was affected and recorded their results. After their
investigation, they wrote a report summarizing their results. They identified
the variables in their experiment as part of their report.
Later in the
day, students learned about the ‘four forces of flight’. They watched a couple
of videos, read an informational text, discussed these forces, and answered
questions about them on a worksheet.
We continued
exploring tales and legends, which are this term’s narrative writing form. We
read the final examples of these types of writing that were written by
students. We added more criteria to the list that represents what was done well
in these writing pieces. Grade 6s are becoming more skilled at identifying the
criteria in the writing examples and supporting their ideas with examples from
the samples.
During
second recess, we had Christmas concert auditions for speaking parts. Thank you
to all who auditioned. It was a tough to be in the decision-making seat in this
way. The roles are assigned as follows:
Angel: Emana
Shepherd:
Pooshne
Magi:
Charlie, Jaiden, Himmat
King Herod:
Divyansh
More details
about costumes will be coming soon.
Students
used first recess to work on their electric cars. Those that came in early
worked on their cars before school began. Students are encouraged to come to
school early, 8 am, to give them more time to work on their science fair
projects.
Students
attended French and math class today. In math, they took up the
review questions with Ms. Joseph They discussed questions on nets, 3D views,
area and perimeter of squares and rectangles, and surface area and volume of
rectangular prisms. While solving a problem, students are reminded to write the
formula, substitute the values and give the correct answer with the units. The
unit test will be written tomorrow, Thursday, November 7th.
Hot lunch payments are to be made through QuickBooks by November 6th.
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.
Please send in newspapers if you have any. We need these for a Papier-mâché project we will be working on during this
unit.
The next Caribou Contest takes place on Wednesday, November 13th,
2019. Participants are to arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. Bring a
charged device, preferably a laptop, iPad or Tablet. You have one hour to write
the test. This month’s test includes an interactive question. The interactive
question will differ by grade: Tangram for Grades 2 to 4, Chomp for Grades 5 to
10, and finally a GeomeTree construction involving triangles for Grades
11/12. You can practice these now on Caribou’s Games page. Let
Caribou know if you have any problems with the games. Caribou strongly recommends familiarizing
yourselves with these games before the contest. Because certain games
pages can be used to solve the questions, these will be blocked from Tuesday
morning, November 12th, (start of the contest in the far East) to
Thursday evening, November 15th at 8 pm EST.
For Grades 3 to 12, there will be a history question about Emmy Noether.
Students in these grades should read the relevant section of Caribou’s
History page in your preferred language to prepare.
After-care payments for October are now due and should be paid by November
15th, 2019.
There is no school for students on Friday as teachers will be participating
in professional development activities.
There is no school on Monday to allow staff and families to attend
Remembrance Day ceremonies at their local cenotaphs. Students are encouraged to
wear a poppy in the days leading up to Remembrance Day.
Homework and Reminders
·
Math:
Study for tomorrow’s unit test
·
Bring
in newspapers
·
What
is the difference between a tale and a legend?
·
If
possible, wear a poppy this week
Thursday, November 7th
– House Game
Assembly, Math unit test
Friday, November 8th -
PD Day (No
school for students)
Monday, November 11th
– Remembrance
Day (No school)
Tuesday, November 12th
- Social Media
and Digital Citizenship Presentation for Grade 4 – 6 students
Wednesday, November 13th
·
Kindness Day
·
Caribou Contest, arrive 7:15 am for a 7:30 am
start. Bring own charged device
Thursday, November 14th - Science Fair Judging
Friday, November 15th
·
Science Fair Day
·
After-Care Payments are due
Wednesday, November 20th - Picture Retakes
Thursday, November 21st - Grade 6 Trip to Canadian
Warplane Heritage Museum (9:00 – 3:30 pm)
Saturday, November 23rd – Open House (10 am – 2 pm)
Tuesday, November 26th
·
Book Fair
·
Bake Sale
Wednesday, November 27th
·
Book Fair
·
Bake Sale
·
Casual Day
Thursday, November 28th
- Book Fair
Friday, November 29th -
Report Cards
go home
Monday, December 2nd -
Curling
Trip, 12 noon – 3 pm
Thursday, November 21st
– Canadian
Warplane Heritage Museum
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