Day 2 - Christmas Spirit Day

Our day started with an assembly where a lot happened. Well done to Kian for winning the Communicator Award in our class. Well done to Rishaan, Adiyah, and Lucas for winning the first, second, and third place medals for science fair in Grade 6. Three students who brought in toys for the toy drive got to pie Peel police officers. Students voted on the teacher with the ugliest sweater. The houses went up against each other in a game of Christmas Trivia which Theta won. And finally, we heard that Zeta is leading the race for the house cup.

Once in class, students who had not completed their novel study summaries and Haida art project worked to complete these. The remainder of the day was used by students to enjoy each other’s company and a viewing of Tuck Everlasting the movie. This was well deserved after a lot of hard work so far this year.

Students attended gym time today.

There is no homework assigned over the break. We will get back to hard work in January when we begin our OWAs on persuasive writing and then apply this learning to the persuasive speech competition.

For those who have time, I would like to suggest that you visit the Viking Exhibit at the ROM over the break. We will be learning about Viking explorers that reached North America when school resumes in January.

Thank you for so many generous gifts. I felt truly spoilt this year.

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate and a wonderful time to all over the holiday.

Homework and Reminders

·        Friday, December 22^nd – No School!

·        Wednesday, January 10^th – Back to School

·        Wednesday, January 24^th – Ski Trip

·        Wednesday, January 31^st – Casual Day

·        Friday, February 9^th – Oral Competition

·        Monday, February 12^th – Trip to Canadian Warplane Museum

·        Tuesday, February 13^th – Pancake Tuesday

·        Wednesday, February 14^th – Spirit Day: Valentine’s Dress up

·        Thursday, February 15^th – SJA v TMA Oral Competition

·        Friday, February 16^th – PD Day, no school for students

·        Monday, February 19^th – Family Day – no school

·        Thursday, February 22^nd – Anti-Bullying Day

·        Friday, February 23^rd – Skiing Trip

·        Wednesday, February 28^th – Casual Day

·        March 5 – March 9: Spirit Week

·        Friday, March 9^th – Skiing trip

 

Day 1 – Mass

 

Our day started with math class. We learned about the relationship between the units of mass and how to convert from one unit to another. Students are asked to complete the practice work on p. 94 & 95 of the MMS 6 workbooks. Data management tests are coming home today. Please review these, sign them, and send them back to school tomorrow.

During novel study time where we discussed Chapters 24, 25, & Epilogue as a class. One of the final tasks for novel study is a summary of the book. Students worked on this today. Those who completed this work continued working on their Haida art.

We did not get to view the final POWTOONS today. We will do this tomorrow instead.

We practiced our Christmas concert performance once and then performed for our 2 pm audience. We hope you enjoyed it. Our final performance is tonight at 7 pm. Students should arrive at 6:30 pm in costume and meet in our classroom.

 

Students attended French and had gym time today.

Homework and Reminders

·        Wednesday, December 20^th 

o   MMS 6 p. 94 - 95

o   Links to POWTOON projects are past due

o   Meet at 6:30 tonight for the 7 pm performance

·        Thursday, December 21^st – Spirit Day: Christmas Dress Up Day (Green, Red, White)

·        Friday, December 22^nd – No School!

·        Wednesday, January 10^th – Back to School

Day 6 – POWTOON Presentations

 

Our day started with a Christmas concert rehearsal where we all got to sit in and watch other classes’ performances. The Christmas concert takes place tomorrow. Students should come to school in their costume. Students should arrive at 6:30 pm for the evening performance and report to the Grade 6 class. After the performance, students should be picked up from the Grade 6 classroom. Our costume for the concert is: a Santa hat, long pants, boots, 4 small bells to attach to boots, colourful beach toys/towels, colourful summer t-shirt/short-sleeved shirt. We look forward to seeing families on this day. All are welcome.

 

We then viewed the POWTOONs that were completed on time. Students who were done their POWTOON work handed in their research. I will be marking these over the next few days. Students are asked to please keep their work posted on line and not remove the work for at least a week to allow me to view the work again. Students who are behind in this work are asked to send their POWTOON links by tomorrow morning.

During novel study time where we discussed Chapters 21, 22, & 23 as a class. Students have been assigned to complete Chapters 24, 25, & Epilogue and response pages 60 - 68. This work is due tomorrow.

We then had math class. We learned about the relationship between capacity and volume. Ask your child to explain the difference between these two related concpets. Students often have a hard time explaining this. We discussed the units (cm3, m3, mL, and L) and the relationship between the units. Students practiced converting these units. We conducted an activity where we measured the lung capacity of some students. Students are asked to complete the practice work on p. 92 & 93 of the MMS 6 workbooks

Remember to come to school wearing Christmas concert outfits. Bring all your workbooks and homework as we will be completing many tasks in class tomorrow.

Homework and Reminders

·        Tuesday, December 19^th 

o   MMS 6 p. 92 - 93

o   Novel Study: Read Chapter 24, 25, & Epilogue of Tuck Everlasting and complete responses pages 60 – 68 for these chapters

o   Links to POWTOON projects are past due

o   Start putting your Christmas concert outfit together

·        Wednesday, December 20^th – Grade 3 – Grade 8 Christmas Concert at 2 pm and 7 pm, Bake sale , come dressed in your Christmas concert costume

·        Thursday, December 21^st – Spirit Day: Christmas Dress Up Day (Green, Red, White)

·        Friday, December 22^nd – No School!

·        Wednesday, January 10^th – Back to School

 

Day 5 – Crawford Lake

 

We had a fantastic day on our trip to Crawford Lake today. We learned much about the Wendat (Iroquois), the Neutral, and the Anishinabe.

 

When we got back to school we had novel study time where we discussed Chapters 18, 19, & 20 as a class. Students have been assigned to complete Chapters 21, 22, & 23 and the response pages for these chapters (sorry, I forgot to record the page numbers). This work is due tomorrow.

We even managed to practice our Christmas concert performance on stage. Our costume for the concert is: a Santa hat, long pants, boots, 4 small bells to attach to boots, colourful beach toys/towels, colourful summer t-shirt/short-sleeved shirt. We look forward to seeing families on this day. All are welcome.

 

POWTOONS are due today. We will be watching these in class tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Casual Day.

Homework and Reminders

·        Monday, December 18^th 

o   Novel Study: Read Chapter 21, 22, & 23 of Tuck Everlasting and complete the responses pages for these chapters

o   Links to POWTOON projects are due today

o   Start putting your Christmas concert outfit together

·        Tuesday, December 19^th – Casual Day

·        Wednesday, December 20^th – Grade 3 – Grade 8 Christmas Concert at 2 pm and 7 pm, Bake sale , come dressed in your Christmas concert costume

·        Thursday, December 21^st – Spirit Day: Christmas Dress Up Day (Green, Red, White)

·        Friday, December 22^nd – No School!

·        Wednesday, January 10^th – Back to School