March 13-17th, 2023 Thank you everyone for coming out to the spring concert. The class has worked so hard on their piece that they were excited to finally share it! This week we: -Observed reversible and irreversible reactions in chemistry and discovered 4 different ways to know if a chemical reaction has occurred. We also completed a lab testing powders and using our reasoning to figure out what the mystery powder was! -Learned about collective identity and the La Grande Paix de Montreal, a peace treaty between the Haudenosaunee and the French. -Worked on writing paragraphs with a clear topic sentence and supporting details. -Met with our book clubs to discuss our new books and reading jobs. We also completed our first reading reflection in the Google Classroom. -Grade 6's completed their unit on fractions, percent, decimals and ratios and had a math test. -Roa math continued practicing equivalent decimals and placing fractions on the number line. -Copithorne ma...
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February 27th to March 3rd, 2023 I love how much time we were able to spend outside this week. Not only we had a chance to play games outside with our buddies, we also participated in Take Me Outside Day, the Winter Edition! This week: -Began learning about Mental Health and the importance of using proper language to describe feelings/experiences. -Completed a science lab making homogeneous and heterogenous mixtures to separate. -Evaulated our news articles and set a goal before we wrote our last article. Next week, we will edit, revise and publish. -Finished our slideshow on the Iroquois Confederacy. A few students have a little work to do finish to polish up their slides (please ask your child if this pertains to them). -Reviewed our close reading strategies by reading a passage on water and its physical states. -Grade 6 math continued to practice converting improper fractions/mixed numbers. We then began learning about relationship of fractions, decimals and percentage....
February 21-24, 2023 Even though we were stuck inside this week, we had a lot fun and survived listening to Ms. Field's squeaky almost non-existent voice! This week we: -Created skits connected to Pink Shirt Day and how to be a good friend. We even had a read aloud from Ms. Rowley for Pink Shirt Day and connected with our buddies in Gr. 1/2. -Learned about Wampum Belts and their design for different Treaties. -Practiced the Scientific Method and were thrilled Ms. Field had another song to help us remember the steps. -Expanded our vocabulary with new science words such as solution, solvent, solute, solid, liquid, gas, and bond. -Grade 6 math had students applying mixed numbers and improper fractions on the number line. -Ms. Roa's math group built different fractions with pattern blocks and used this to connect to equivalent fractions. -Mrs. C's math group continued with division strategies are becoming quite the pros! -We finished our space infographics and had our unit test...
February 13-15, 2023 I'll keep this week short since well...it's a short week! -Science infographics are due next Wednesday, February 22nd. -There is a science review guide in the Google Classroom. We are having a test on sky science February 23rd. -We wrote our first news articles. We will be comparing our articles to exemplars next week, setting goals for our next articles. -In math, Grade 6's began working on improper fractions and mixed numbers. -Ms. Roa's math group has begun learning about equivalent fractions. -Mrs. C's math is finishing up division. -We learned about the wampum belt and how it represents collective identity. -Met with our buddies to draw portraits. -Began exploring why we use the scientific method and its process. -Had a performance by Evergreen Theatre titled "The Wicked Witch of the Wetlands". See you on Tuesday, February 21st.
February 6-10, 2023
February 6-10, 2023 Today you should have received an email from child highlighting some of their learning they are feeling particularly proud of and activities that they connected with. I know my highlights this last month outside of art school include watching students challenge themselves with presenting to their peers, learning motion geometry through building, making beautiful music together after only 2 music practices and demonstrating their curiosity about space. This week we also: -practiced organizing ideas to create a news article -reviewed adding in our $100000 challenge -demonstrated our understanding of transformations by having a math test (which is coming home today) -participated in mission impossible in gym -learned about matrilineal societies -started exploring space technologies and missions We were fortunate to have a bonus art school session Wednesday with Bubba B, the MC. Students worked with Bubba B to create a collaborative rap about the things they care f...
January 30-February 2, 2023 What a cold week! I was hoping to get us outside for Winter walk day but that wind had a bite! This week we: -Learned about decision making in the Iroquois Confederacy and referred back to the start of the year on how decisions are made in Canada. We compared the advantages and disadvantages of each. -Explored the roles of men, women and children in Iroquois society. -Practiced our transformations and applied our understanding in creating a visual to reflect this on the cartesian plane (will complete next week). -Began learning about newspapers and news articles. We used our close reading strategies to extract the W5's and how to summarize. -Used our planner for our upcoming article of the day presentations to practice the expectations. In the Google Classroom is the assignment and dates for presentation. Please have your child share this with you so they don't forget their presentation date. -Added to our scientific vocabulary comets,...
January 23-27, 2023 It was great to be back in the classroom this week. We completed a lot of work and enjoyed being able to reconnect with the other 5/6 learning communities. This week we: -Created "Zines" that provided instructions on how to do a specific activity. -Finished our planet cards. -Began transformations in math (motion geometry). We learned about slides, reflections, rotations and the cartesian plane, plotting coordinates. We will be continuing with this next week, moving from one step to two step directions. -Practiced using non-fiction text features by completing a textbook scavenger hunt. -Learned about the longhouse and are creating a visual replica. -Had a virtual meet with Elder Alice Kaquitts who shared the story Caretakers of the Land. -Read with our gr. 1/2 buddies. -Held balances and practiced different ways to travel in gymnastics. -Focused in on our reading comprehension by examining the main idea in a body of text about the rover Perseverance....