LA - keep reading 20min each night and writing in your journal about what you've read. At least 2 full pages per week, please!
Math - we've started to multiply and divide decimals. We use estimation quite a bit with this unit, so practice making numbers "friendlier" to work with them more easily.
Science - electricity comic on BitStrips. Make sure it shows something that we learned in class about electricity: current, static, circuits, batteries, conductors, insulators, electromagnets...
Social Studies - choose a topic for Heritage Fair. It must be something that was important in NB's history.
Other - Have a look at home for class books, quite a few have wandered off!
This is the last week to buy tickets for Girls' Night Out on Monday, January 28th. It's a steal of a deal at $10 for a manicure, pedicure and more, as well as some tasty treats!
BitStrips
We've started using a new cool learning tool called BitStrips. It lets students create comic strips to show their understanding of any number of things in a fun way.
Right now, we are working to show our understanding of electricity - currents, batteries, circuits, etc. Students can log in from home using the class code 6Roach and their own password.
A friendly reminder that the electricity comic has to show what you know about electricity, not just be funny!
You can feel free to make other comics on your own time, keeping in mind that they go through me and *must* be school appropriate.
Have fun!
Right now, we are working to show our understanding of electricity - currents, batteries, circuits, etc. Students can log in from home using the class code 6Roach and their own password.
A friendly reminder that the electricity comic has to show what you know about electricity, not just be funny!
You can feel free to make other comics on your own time, keeping in mind that they go through me and *must* be school appropriate.
Have fun!
January 14 - 18
Math - we have started a new unit: decimals. We will be talking about place value, reviewing adding and subtracting, and learning how to multiply and divide them.
LA - read 20 minutes each night. Write at least 2 one-page entries in your journal. Update "librarything.com" site, if you like!
SS - we have started talking about the Heritage Fair. This is a project that we'll dedicate some class time to, and it will be presented around the middle of February. Projects can be on anything that is important to New Brunswick History.
Science - Lab Tuesday, bring some things from home that you would like to test for conductivity.
Exploratory: Test on the parts of a sewing machine Friday
Other: Girls' night out is January 28th, the cost is $10. This is a super fun night out of pampering and treats, for girls in grades 4-8, and is also a great fundraiser for the Care for Keswick committe! A pedicure is part of the pampering, so girls are asked to bring flip flops or something similar so that the pretty piggies can dry before being stuffed back into boots.
We will be participating in the "ski in school" program through Crabbe Mountain. It will be a full day trip on February 18th, with the weather / cancellation day of March 1. Cost is $25 and includes equipment rental and 2 hours of lessons.
An information packet has been sent home with all the nitty-gritty details. Please send back the permission slips (one for our records and one for the mountain) as soon as possible, and make a note of your student's height and weight, as Crabbe needs this information to have the gear ready. Helmets are included in the rental but students can bring their own. Goggles are not provided, but we should be able to locate a few extras, and a well-fitting pair of sunglasses works well also.
Students who are not going skiing / snowboarding are expected to attend school as usual that day; it will be business (almost) as usual.
We will also be going skating each Thursday in February. More infomation to come on this, but it's looking like middle level will be going from 9-10am. All skaters need skates (of course), helmets, and gloves or mitts. We are there just to skate. As this is a part of the phys ed curriculum, all students are expected to participate. There are extra skates available, please check in with the school if you need a pair. Any students choosing not to participate will work on a health / phys ed assignment at the school during skating time.
LA - read 20 minutes each night. Write at least 2 one-page entries in your journal. Update "librarything.com" site, if you like!
SS - we have started talking about the Heritage Fair. This is a project that we'll dedicate some class time to, and it will be presented around the middle of February. Projects can be on anything that is important to New Brunswick History.
Science - Lab Tuesday, bring some things from home that you would like to test for conductivity.
Exploratory: Test on the parts of a sewing machine Friday
Other: Girls' night out is January 28th, the cost is $10. This is a super fun night out of pampering and treats, for girls in grades 4-8, and is also a great fundraiser for the Care for Keswick committe! A pedicure is part of the pampering, so girls are asked to bring flip flops or something similar so that the pretty piggies can dry before being stuffed back into boots.
We will be participating in the "ski in school" program through Crabbe Mountain. It will be a full day trip on February 18th, with the weather / cancellation day of March 1. Cost is $25 and includes equipment rental and 2 hours of lessons.
An information packet has been sent home with all the nitty-gritty details. Please send back the permission slips (one for our records and one for the mountain) as soon as possible, and make a note of your student's height and weight, as Crabbe needs this information to have the gear ready. Helmets are included in the rental but students can bring their own. Goggles are not provided, but we should be able to locate a few extras, and a well-fitting pair of sunglasses works well also.
Students who are not going skiing / snowboarding are expected to attend school as usual that day; it will be business (almost) as usual.
We will also be going skating each Thursday in February. More infomation to come on this, but it's looking like middle level will be going from 9-10am. All skaters need skates (of course), helmets, and gloves or mitts. We are there just to skate. As this is a part of the phys ed curriculum, all students are expected to participate. There are extra skates available, please check in with the school if you need a pair. Any students choosing not to participate will work on a health / phys ed assignment at the school during skating time.
January 9 - 11
Welcome back!
The last few health classes, we've been learning about stress - what causes it, how to recognize and manage it. Today we did some activities with deep breathing and muscle relaxation. I told the kids that these would be excellent to try if ever they are having a hard time getting to sleep!
Here is the link to the video - I can't link to
it specifically but it's on this page and it's the video for lesson 3 - deep
breathing. Worth trying again, I
think! The video is long, we covered the
first and second sections which are 16 and 4 minutes each, but didn't get to
the 3rd part this week.
LA - Read 20 minutes
Math - we've finished our unit on angles, we'll have our quiz Monday
SS - those who haven't presented their world culture projects will do so on Monday
Science - bring in for Tuesday some items to test in our electricity lab
Exploratory - test on parts of the sewing machine
Girls' night out will be January 28th, the cost is $10 and a notice went home Friday.
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