Friday, September 29, 2017

Science\Social Studies- Vocab and mind map (0ct.6) test #1 (0ct.6) planet and sun due (M)

The Arts- Name Line Art (Oct.2)

Reminders- Can drive (0ct.6), Book Orders (Oct.6th) Eye glass  donations (0ct.6-30)

By: Miranda Masse Have a good weekend!!

October Events

October 2 - 6 Our class will lead prayers on the announcements.
4th - Cross Country meet (only for those on the team)
5th - Thanksgiving Mass
6th - 1:30 WOW Assembly
6th - Eye glass donations begin
13th - Pizza day for those who ordered
13th - Picture day
19th - Retreat at the church
20th - Last day of eye glass donations
27th - PD Day

Thursday, September 28, 2017

science-vocab. and mind map (oct.6)
test#1 oct6
Moons sheet (diagram and one question) and Comets sheet (two questions - second one involves a short research time) both due tomorrow.

french le verb aller test fri

family life puzzles due fri

the arts  name line art due oct6

reminders
pizza day tom
red and white tom
book orders oct.6
eye glass donations oct.6-30


by owen

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

** For math review sheet solutions, see post below.

Math - complete the review questions #4-8 (or 1-8 if you had not already) for tomorrow. Students also had the option to complete an additional review to prep them for their Unit #1 test tomorrow. The answers for the optional (but highly recommended) math are in the post below this.

Art - we had our last two class periods to work on our portfolio art, it is due Monday and must be completed at school.

Family Life - students have their personal jigsaw puzzle due Friday, they will have their last class period to work on it tomorrow.

Reminders
pizza day Friday, if you ordered
wear blue and red for spirit day Friday
book orders due next week Thursday
eyeglass donations accepted (Oct. 6 - Oct. 20)

Have a great night!!!

Math Review Solution sheets

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Math- Unit #1 Test (28th) Review Q 1-4 (W)

The Arts- Name Line Art (Oct.2)

French- le verbe Aller test (F)

 Religion\ Family life- Puzzles due (Friday)

Reminders- Toonie for Terry, Pizza day Friday, Red and white (Wed), Red and Blue (Fri), Book orders (Oct.6th) Eye glass donations (Oct.6-30)

By: Miranda Masse Have a nice night!!

Monday, September 25, 2017

Science - fill in the blank (OERB - instructions shared with you) and foldable (see video on blog Sept. 17th) completed for tomorrow.

Math- Unit #1 Test (28th) Patterns with graphs due (Tuesday)

French- le verbe Aller worksheets (Tu)

The Arts- Name Line Art (Oct,2)

 Reminders- Tonnie for Terry, Pizza day Friday, Red and white (Wed) Red and Blue (Fri)

By: Miranda Masse Have a good night!!

In addition, we have music almost every Tuesday. If your child is bringing their own guitar in, it has to be here tomorrow.   Thanks, Mrs. T.

Phases of the Moon Video Explanation

You will receive an outline in class. While watching this video complete the outline showing the phases of the moon, as well, label each with it's name/type.

Math Practise

This site has excellent activities to practise:
- representing geometric patterns in a numeric way
- using graphs to represent, extend patterns and predict future terms in a pattern

When the page loads, click start. *** Activity 4 is the page you want... wait patiently until it loads.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Health: We did a worksheet where we had to write 2 goals and a plans for those goals,  to achieve that goal between now and January.

Literacy: We read the Wonder book and found figurative language in the book.

Math: We had Mrs. Montello come teach us about patterning.

Phys.Ed: We ran across the gym doing different things going there and back.

Family Life: We started a puzzle of our life by drawing pictures.

                                        Chloe Belanger

Great week! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Literacy: We did an activity on figurative language.

Science: We watched a video on solar and lunar eclipses.

Art: We finished up our name art (due oct 2).

Math: We finished part of our note that we started yesterday, then we presented group work and after that we worked on a work sheet which is for homework if you didn't finish it.

Homework: Math Unit 1 test on Thursday.
                    Name art (Due Oct 2)
                    Literacy 5 sentences (Due Thursday sept 21)
                    Science Vocabulary (Due at the end of the unit)
                    Math sheet (due Thursday 21)
                    Flashlight Thursday (not a big honking flashlight) finger light or head light or mini light
                    Toonie for Terry
                    Journal (due Thursday)

                                                Chloe Belanger

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Literacy: We are finishing up putting nouns into sentences.

Science: We did an activity on the Chrome books about Solar and Lunar eclipses and after the activity we reviewed it on a piece of paper. Copied the fill in the blanks on a piece of paper.

Math: We did another activity on the Chrome books "Patterning With Professor Patrick" and after that we did "Demystifying Patterns."

Phys. Ed: We played a game where the other team gets in a circle after they throw a ball and the person who throws the ball runs around there team when the other gets in a line and with the ball go's over and under until they get to the end of the line and we mark how many times the other team ran around the circle and whoever gets the most points altogether wins the game. It's called Homerun Ball

Family Life: We read about four students that we will be reading about throughout our Family Life this year: Elizabeth, Don, Maureen and Rob. We also discussed how a people are sometimes like a puzzle.

                                                                 Chloe Belanger

Monday, September 18, 2017

Jobs this week:

Blog - Chloe

Absent Forms - Gabriela

Messenger - Dakohta

Board and Brushes - Andrew

Homework Board - Lleyton

See pictures of our math work below!

Literacy: We did an assessment on our Terry Fox text and started to use our nouns in sentences. 

Science: We wrote a Vocabulary of words with the definitions of the words, on our space unit.

Math: We did a short note in our toolkits, an activity on the smartboard and a math question on graph paper on terms.

We also did family life, read pg. 4-6 and answer two questions based on our reading. 

                                         Chloe Belanger

Science - Monday, September 18, 2017

There are four sections to this video. We will be taking notes and sketching drawings in a foldable throughout each section. The four sections are: solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, why the moon is seen during the day and the phases of the moon. 

Friday, September 15, 2017

Math - we worked on the whiteboards and smartboard today practising writing pattern rules and, given the pattern rule, writing our patterns. Then we practised our work with a few questions on a sheet - DUE MONDAY. We also participated in flashlight Friday (see pictures below). 

Literacy - Today we independently responded on sticky notes to the question: What makes Terry Fox a Canadian hero? Next, we put our thoughts together with two to three other students and created a "best" answer together, using all of our responses. 

Art - we continued to work on our portfolio covers. Students are needing many reminders to check over their criteria before and during work on their art. 

Have a great weekend!! 

Mrs. Thompson

Our first flashlight Friday. Students could bring a mini-flashlight, a headlamp or a finger light to do their extended independent reading today. It was great. We are aiming to have all of the classroom lights off next week for a different reading experience. 

Thursday, September 15, 2017

Literacy - we continued with our types of nouns. Students need to find five of each type of noun for TOMORROW.

Science - we completed our mind map for this unit. We will start vocabulary tomorrow.

Health - we worked on the good copy of our learning skills goal for first term, we will work on our academic goal tomorrow. They will come home for your viewing soon.

Math - We discussed different types of nouns and wrote a note with examples, as well as the two different ways we are asked for pattern rules... practise work to come tomorrow.
We also logged into our Math Prodigy accounts and will be using that for further patterning practise.

Reminders:
- Flashlight Friday tomorrow (mini handheld, head lamp or finger flashlights only)
- Bring $10 for guitar by Tuesday, if you are using one from the school
- Book orders due Tuesday
- Pizza orders due Tuesday

Have a great night!!
Mrs. Thompson

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

math Learning goals due Thursday

Bring 10$ for music

Book forms due Tuesday 19

Student Registration forms October 6

ChaceMcclelland

Today we had Mass and we sat with our JK/SK buddies. Our Grade 6 students showed a lot of patience, compassion and leadership with our buddies, I am super proud of how kind and thoughtful they were with our little buddies.

In Literacy, we finished a note on different types of nouns, then we began to look for at least five examples of each type of noun.

In Math, we wrote our our learning goals for Unit #1 (DUE TOMORROW, see below post) and looked at an in class independent question each student competed yesterday.

We also worked on our art project (portfolio cover). Students were reminded numerous times to check over their criteria (in their duotang) before and during the process of completing their art.

Mrs. T.

Learning Goals for Math - Unit #1

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

7 question math - w
student registration forms - oct6
bring 10$ for music - tu19

chace.mcclelland

Great day!! We are getting into routine and making great progress!
Literacy - we started working on different types of nouns after reading Terry Fox Canadian Hero
Math - we looked at the format of our math units this year as well as what a typical test will look like
Mrs. T.

Monday, September 11, 2017

Jobs this week:

Boards and brushes - Mercedez
Absent student forms - Emilie
Messenger - Kaitlynn
Blog - Chace
Homework board - Sarah

Today:
Literacy - we worked on some predictions for the title of a text (Terry Fox Canadian Hero). We also worked on definitions for ten words that will be in the text. Definitions due tomorrow.

Science - we brainstormed what we already know about space and started a Mind Map which covers what we will be learning about Space (mind map will be completed tomorrow).

Math - we explored the different types of patterns that we are already familiar with, and the students came up with some amazing examples. Next, we worked on our first learning goal for this unit by representing geometric patterns numerically. Seven multiple choice questions answered for tomorrow.

Family Life - we had a good discussion about everlasting love and that sometimes it is hard to love others, but we can spread God's goodness in many ways throughout the world.

If your child has a guitar that they are bringing in for music, it must be in tomorrow.

Student Registration Verification forms were sent home today. Please complete and send back by October 6th.

Mrs. T.

Friday, September 8, 2017

Happy Friday, wishing you a wonderful and rest-filled long weekend!

Math - today most students completed the Ready, Set, Go! challenge. If it has not been completed, it is due Monday. We also completed our addition error analysis and four groups presented the strategies they came up with in order for the student to prevent making this error again.

Literacy - Students handed in their quizzes today and Mrs. T. will take each quiz over the weekend! Students will mark them on Monday.
      - All students need to have an independent reading book at school by Monday (many already have theirs at school). 

Guidance - We have been becoming experts on one of the learning skills that is assessed each term and reported on. Students will be using their expertise to create a meme next week. Look forward to those being posted after completion.
      - Today we looked at the SMART goal acronym and discussed half of it... we will complete this next week. All students must have their assessment sheet completed for Monday - it required them to, upon completion of their learning skills survey, to identify one area they want to improve in and do some evaluation of that specific learning area in writing (there are four required responses to this evaluation - due Monday).

Visual Art - Today we finished our colour wheel sheets and began our first big art project - the line and colour name art (also know as their portfolio covers). There is a blog post below about this project and each student received a rubric, checklist and step by step instructions. 

:) Mrs. Thompson

Beginning next week a student will be responsible for blog posts. It will be a new student each week. I will add any necessary information to our daily blog posts. 

September Events

Update your agenda by writing ALL of these events either on the monthly calendar OR the date. 

13th - Mass at 9:45am

15th - Flashlight Friday (Independent Reading - bring a headlamp, mini handheld flashlight or a finger flashlight to read your book).

21st - Meet the Team social 8:20-8:50
22nd - P.A. Day
27th - Terry Fox walk 9:20

Line and colour art assignment

Students begin their line and colour art assignment, which will function as their portfolio cover, on Friday, September 8, 2017. Their assignment criteria, student checklist and rubric were handed out and explained.

Step #1: fold your paper horizontally once, and vertically twice to form eight equal rectangular sections.

Step #2: Using contour lines (outlines) draw your name across the middle of the paper, making your letters large enough to easily be seen. 

Step #3: Inside of your letters, using ONLY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLOURS, use a variety of lines to fill in your letters. 

Step #4: Outside of your letters, in each of the eight sections, use ONLY TERTIARY colours to fill in each section with a different type or combination of lines. 

This does not follow the same colour criteria that you are expected to follow, but it is a model to show different line ideas, as well as how awesome it will look when you are done!!

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Being sent home today is a letter informing parents of the topics involved in Theme #1 of Family Life, which we will be starting next week. 

Students finished two editing stages for their quiz and worked on their good copies. The good copies, written out in their Literacy Resource book are due tomorrow. 

Today we read the book, "The Most Magnificent Thing" and discussed further how someone might feel through the creative process while having a growth mindset (excited, challenged, frustrated, energetic, mad, proud). We also realized that it takes determination and perseverance to succeed in a task which results in something magnificent. 

Each student took a learning skills self-assessment survey today. While examining their results, they chose one specific area that they want to improve. For Monday they have to:
1. Identify the area in which they need to improve.
2. Describe why you feel you need to improve in this area.
3. Describe what you hope will be the result of improving in this area. 
4. Explain how you plan to improve in this area. 

For math, students worked on a math challenge called "Ready Set GO!" During this challenge they have to complete a series of math calculations (ideally without a calculator), in sequence to arrive at a final total. They worked on this for 16 minutes today, and will finish this tomorrow. Two students completed the task today with the correct answers. 

In visual art, we continued to work on colour theory through the colour wheel. Students reviewed concepts from previous years (warm and cool colours, primary and secondary colours) and learned about tertiary colours (new in Gr. 6). 

Students also logged into our Math Prodigy classroom. We will be using this to practise math skills in a fun and exciting way. 

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Today we discussed the difference between a GROWTH MINDSET and a FIXED MINDSET. The following two links will lead you to the videos we watched in class which demonstrate these different ways of thinking. Please watch them and continue the conversation with your child at home.

Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders

Ormie the Pig



As a class we produced a list of "what we need to be successful this year." This list was derived from individual lists the students made on the first day of school, which was revised today, then further refined through collaboration with other students and examining the similar items on students' lists. 

We continued to work on our multiple choice quizzes today. A self-edit will take place in consultation with Mrs. T. once the draft is complete. Good copies are to be done after this consultation and revisions take place. DUE TOMORROW: ROUGH DRAFT

In visual art, students reviewed the elements of art and then worked specifically with colour and line today. They are using line and colour to create their portfolio covers that will house their art work this year. 

In math today we worked on an activity with a partner where students were given an addition calculation and the pair of students had to figure out what error was made in the calculation and explain the error, rework the question and share a strategy the student could use the prevent this error in the future. 

** See the post below for duotang/binder organization for this year. 

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

The first day of Grade Six was great!

We worked on routines and recognizing what we each need to be successful this year.
Students took a quiz about Mrs. Thompson (congratulations to Mercedez who scored the highest score!!).
Today we also looked at our learning skills areas and are working collaboratively in groups of 4 or 5 to become experts in one learning skill.

Today the following items were sent home:
1. A newsletter from Mrs. Thompson.
2. A "Introducing My Child" form for parents to complete and return.
3. A lunch/walking field trip form for parents to complete and return. 
4. A newsletter from the office (orange in colour).

Also, students were asked to have appropriate gym clothing and shoes by Monday (stick deodorant is a good idea as well).
Finally, each student needs to have an independent reading book (something they have NOT read before) at their level ready for Monday. If they do not have one at home, they are welcome to choose one from Mrs. Thompson's class library prior to Monday.

Looking forward to Day #2!!
Mrs. Thompson

Organizing for the year

French - one green duotang and a 1" binder with five dividers
Music - one orange duotang

Literacy, Math, The Arts, Health, Science/Social Studies, Religion/Family Life
need either six dividers OR a binder with six dividers.
Colours as follows (if possible):
Literacy - red
Math - black
The Arts - purple
Health - blue
Science / Social Studies - yellow
Religion / Family Life - any other colour

Welcome to 6T 2017-2018

6T is ready for you!