MOVIE DAY!
All KVMS students are invited to a movie field trip this Monday, April 22nd. The cost is $5 for those students who have paid their student fees, and it covers admission and bussing. Students who wish to pre-order a 'snack pack' can do so for an additional $5. They will also have the option (although not a huge amount of time) to buy regular priced snacks at the theatre when we arrive.
Busses will leave at 9am sharp, and will be back shortly after 12. Please send in permission slips and money by Thursday, as we need to let the theatre know how many are planning to go (and students are not at school on Friday).
Thanks!
Week of April 2
GAH! In the end of day rush (we were cleaning out desks to try to convince parents that they're always that neat) I forgot about report cards. I managed to catch a few before the busses rolled, but for those students who did not bring one home, they'll have it tomorrow.
I have also sent back all of the student-led conference sheets that were brought in, with times highlighted. Official times are 6-8 tomorrow and 8:30-12 Friday. I'll be here from around 5:00 on tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
A reminder that science fair projects are due tomorrow. We'll set up right after lunch, and classes will have a chance to come by and check out all of our work. The projects will remain set up until after student-led conferences on Friday morning, at which time they can head home. We also have 2 SS projects that can go now.
I have also sent back all of the student-led conference sheets that were brought in, with times highlighted. Official times are 6-8 tomorrow and 8:30-12 Friday. I'll be here from around 5:00 on tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
A reminder that science fair projects are due tomorrow. We'll set up right after lunch, and classes will have a chance to come by and check out all of our work. The projects will remain set up until after student-led conferences on Friday morning, at which time they can head home. We also have 2 SS projects that can go now.
Week of March 25
LA - Students should be well on their way with their writing. Our topic this time is the most ______ thing that's ever happened to me. They can talk about happy, sad, scary, surprising, exciting, etc. We're focusing on just telling about that moment, not everything that happened in the hours before and after.
Keep reading every night, and writing in your journals at least twice a week (about 2 pages per week). Our next book talk will be a very short summary, and a "blurb" for the back of the book that is written by the student.
Math - We've just started a new unit on fractions. We're working on going back and forth between improper (where the numerator is bigger than the denominator) and mixed (where there is a whole number with the fraction). Click here for a practice sheet we started in class. Students should remember that the denominator is always how many pieces make up one whole thing. Is it split into 4, or 5, or 8, or ...?
Science - Science fair is just around the corner! Students should be finishing up their experiments, and filling in all of their information, data, observations etc. in their booklet, which will be handed in with the project. We will have a block of time on Tuesday morning to finish up, so students need to have everything they need to work away during that time.
Student-led conference sheets have gone home. Please check your top 3 times and send those in as soon as possible. I'll make a schedule and let you know! Official times run from 6-8 Thursday and 8:30-12 Friday, but I'll be here by 5 on Thursday evening. Report cards go out this Wednesday.
I will be in the building but out of the classroom Tuesday morning, and back for the afternoon to address any last-minute concerns.
Have a FANTASTIC long weekend.
Keep reading every night, and writing in your journals at least twice a week (about 2 pages per week). Our next book talk will be a very short summary, and a "blurb" for the back of the book that is written by the student.
Math - We've just started a new unit on fractions. We're working on going back and forth between improper (where the numerator is bigger than the denominator) and mixed (where there is a whole number with the fraction). Click here for a practice sheet we started in class. Students should remember that the denominator is always how many pieces make up one whole thing. Is it split into 4, or 5, or 8, or ...?
Science - Science fair is just around the corner! Students should be finishing up their experiments, and filling in all of their information, data, observations etc. in their booklet, which will be handed in with the project. We will have a block of time on Tuesday morning to finish up, so students need to have everything they need to work away during that time.
Student-led conference sheets have gone home. Please check your top 3 times and send those in as soon as possible. I'll make a schedule and let you know! Official times run from 6-8 Thursday and 8:30-12 Friday, but I'll be here by 5 on Thursday evening. Report cards go out this Wednesday.
I will be in the building but out of the classroom Tuesday morning, and back for the afternoon to address any last-minute concerns.
Have a FANTASTIC long weekend.
March 11 - 15
Welcome back! Hopefully everyone had a restful March Break!
LA - a few students have still not handed in their descriptive reports. Get those in, please!
Continue reading nightly and doing journal responses 2-3 times each week (not summaries, but your opinions, thoughts, feelings etc. about what you've read)
Math - we are well into our geometry unit. We've covered polygons (regular and irregular) and perimeter. Next is area, wooh!
SS - we will present our Heritage Fair projects this coming Wednesday. We have been working on these in class for several weeks now. Students chose their own topics, and should be able to answer the following questions on their projects:
· understand and be able to talk about your topic
· explain what happened – some background info
· why was it important to Canada or NB then?
· why it’s important to us (Canada or NB) now
· why you chose it
· any evidence you can have to go with it, explain it, show it
Science - We have started planning our science fair! All middle level classes will take part, and projects are due April 3rd. They will be on display for student-led conferences, which are April 4th and 5th. When planning, help your student to choose a topic that will work, not just something that looks cool.
The steps we've gone over are these: Choose a question that you would like to find an answer to. Can you personally do a test / experiment to find the answer to that question? Can you measure and report the results? If your idea meets all 3 criteria, it's a good one! We will have one full week of science classes to work on these, and then students will be responsible to finish on their own time.
Other: The results from the grade 5 math assessment have finally been released and will be sent home with your student Tuesday. We, unfortunately, do not get the actual assessments back, just the results!
LA - a few students have still not handed in their descriptive reports. Get those in, please!
Continue reading nightly and doing journal responses 2-3 times each week (not summaries, but your opinions, thoughts, feelings etc. about what you've read)
Math - we are well into our geometry unit. We've covered polygons (regular and irregular) and perimeter. Next is area, wooh!
SS - we will present our Heritage Fair projects this coming Wednesday. We have been working on these in class for several weeks now. Students chose their own topics, and should be able to answer the following questions on their projects:
· understand and be able to talk about your topic
· explain what happened – some background info
· why was it important to Canada or NB then?
· why it’s important to us (Canada or NB) now
· why you chose it
· any evidence you can have to go with it, explain it, show it
Science - We have started planning our science fair! All middle level classes will take part, and projects are due April 3rd. They will be on display for student-led conferences, which are April 4th and 5th. When planning, help your student to choose a topic that will work, not just something that looks cool.
The steps we've gone over are these: Choose a question that you would like to find an answer to. Can you personally do a test / experiment to find the answer to that question? Can you measure and report the results? If your idea meets all 3 criteria, it's a good one! We will have one full week of science classes to work on these, and then students will be responsible to finish on their own time.
Other: The results from the grade 5 math assessment have finally been released and will be sent home with your student Tuesday. We, unfortunately, do not get the actual assessments back, just the results!
Feb 11 - 15
LA - We are still working on our descriptive reports. Those who have not yet presented their book commercials will do so Monday or Tuesday. Keep reading every day / night and journaling, at least two 1-page entries every week.
Math - New unit on geometry: we'll learn all about classifying triangles and polygons.
SS - Heritage fair projects continue. Please bring in whatever materials you need to make your presentation / poster etc. Present Feb 27th.
Other - Valentine's Day dinner will be served Feb 13 (Wednesday). Tickets are on sale until the 12th, no other meals will be served that day.
Ski forms! These need to come in! If you're not planning on coming, please return the form with the "no" box checked, or send in a note so that we know for sure.
Skating continues this Thursday and for the month of February. Students MUST wear helmets (any type), gloves or mitts, and skates (of course). No exceptions, please come prepared.
We will be having a very small celebration on Valentine's Day (Thursday) afternoon. Students are not at all required to bring in valentines, but if they do, please bring in enough for the whole class! We have 23 students.
Math - New unit on geometry: we'll learn all about classifying triangles and polygons.
SS - Heritage fair projects continue. Please bring in whatever materials you need to make your presentation / poster etc. Present Feb 27th.
Other - Valentine's Day dinner will be served Feb 13 (Wednesday). Tickets are on sale until the 12th, no other meals will be served that day.
Ski forms! These need to come in! If you're not planning on coming, please return the form with the "no" box checked, or send in a note so that we know for sure.
Skating continues this Thursday and for the month of February. Students MUST wear helmets (any type), gloves or mitts, and skates (of course). No exceptions, please come prepared.
We will be having a very small celebration on Valentine's Day (Thursday) afternoon. Students are not at all required to bring in valentines, but if they do, please bring in enough for the whole class! We have 23 students.
Feb 4 - 8
Math - we finished our newest unit on decimals, so we'll have the end of unit test on Thursday. Practice estimating, multiplying and long division!
LA - keep reading and writing in your journals. We've started working on a descriptive report - basically telling 'everything you ever wanted to know about ___'. Not about a person, and not explaining why or how, just telling about. Everyone has chosen a topic, and we've had a good chunk of time to begin researching.
Anyone who hasn't done their book commercial will do them on Monday.
Science - we've started a new unit - Flight!
SS - keep working on Heritage Fair projects. We'll be presenting in a couple of weeks, so students should have a good plan by now as far as their final project: what it will look like, what they will need to complete it, etc. Power Point presentations are nice, but not enough of a display for a project. Try to find some other visuals - a poster, things for people to look at and explore, evidence of what you're talking about in your project.
LA - keep reading and writing in your journals. We've started working on a descriptive report - basically telling 'everything you ever wanted to know about ___'. Not about a person, and not explaining why or how, just telling about. Everyone has chosen a topic, and we've had a good chunk of time to begin researching.
Anyone who hasn't done their book commercial will do them on Monday.
Science - we've started a new unit - Flight!
SS - keep working on Heritage Fair projects. We'll be presenting in a couple of weeks, so students should have a good plan by now as far as their final project: what it will look like, what they will need to complete it, etc. Power Point presentations are nice, but not enough of a display for a project. Try to find some other visuals - a poster, things for people to look at and explore, evidence of what you're talking about in your project.
January 21 - 25
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!
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.
December 17 - 21
SS - Our world culture projects are due to be presented on Wednesday, please have everything ready!
Science - We did some pretty neat virtual circuits today, and we learned about how switches control the flow of power (electrons) through the circuits.
If you'd like to play / learn a bit more, click here for the circuit builder. Click "run now" to get started.
Mostly "other" announcements this week:
There will be no cafeteria this week, and breakfast program will be much smaller than usual (granola bars and clementines). Please pack accordingly!
The Christmas concert will be Tuesday, December 18th, with shows at 9 and 1. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate when you arrive.
Our class is doing a winter mug exchange this Friday. Please send in a mug filled with some treats that could be given to a boy or a girl. Each student who brings in a mug will receive one in return! We'll have a PJ / hot chocolate party on Friday.
The class did a fantastic job at the concert, thanks to those of you who were able to come out!
Science - We did some pretty neat virtual circuits today, and we learned about how switches control the flow of power (electrons) through the circuits.
If you'd like to play / learn a bit more, click here for the circuit builder. Click "run now" to get started.
Mostly "other" announcements this week:
There will be no cafeteria this week, and breakfast program will be much smaller than usual (granola bars and clementines). Please pack accordingly!
The Christmas concert will be Tuesday, December 18th, with shows at 9 and 1. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate when you arrive.
Our class is doing a winter mug exchange this Friday. Please send in a mug filled with some treats that could be given to a boy or a girl. Each student who brings in a mug will receive one in return! We'll have a PJ / hot chocolate party on Friday.
The class did a fantastic job at the concert, thanks to those of you who were able to come out!
December 3 - 7
Holy cow, it's December!
Math- We've started a new unit about polygons and angles. Do some review with naming shapes and types of angles: acute (less than 90*), right (90*), obtuse (between 90-180*), straight (180*) and reflex (greater than 180*)
LA - Everyone got their projects in, thanks! We're continuing to work on reading strategies. Have your child talk to you about their reading, and how they manage when they come to a tricky part. Do they try to see the "movie" in their head? Do they ask questions and try to find the answers? Take information with the text and try to make a good guess / inference? Think about what else they know about the topic?
SS - Projects are due on Dec 19th. We'll continue to have class time to work, please make sure your student has whatever they need to make their project.
Science - Electricity use logs due Tuesday. We'll be talking about what we could do to use less energy in our daily lives.
Math- We've started a new unit about polygons and angles. Do some review with naming shapes and types of angles: acute (less than 90*), right (90*), obtuse (between 90-180*), straight (180*) and reflex (greater than 180*)
LA - Everyone got their projects in, thanks! We're continuing to work on reading strategies. Have your child talk to you about their reading, and how they manage when they come to a tricky part. Do they try to see the "movie" in their head? Do they ask questions and try to find the answers? Take information with the text and try to make a good guess / inference? Think about what else they know about the topic?
SS - Projects are due on Dec 19th. We'll continue to have class time to work, please make sure your student has whatever they need to make their project.
Science - Electricity use logs due Tuesday. We'll be talking about what we could do to use less energy in our daily lives.
November 19 - 23
Math - we're continuing with patterns, this week we are looking at equations, and what they mean. Basically (and you know this, but might not have thought about it) both sides of the equal sign must be ... equal! So if you change one side, you have to change the other side in the same way. For example, if you needed to subtract 2 from one side, then subtract 2 from the other side as well, to keep the balance.
Keep practicing facts and reviewing graphing and input / output tables.
LA - the how-tos are late, almost everybody has them in. Almost. We are working hard on our novel projects / book reports. Your book should be finished by now, please don't start a new one! Everyone has chosen a project, they are due November 27th. We'll have class time, bring in what you need to work on your project.
Science - we're done our review and will have the quiz on Tuesday afternoon.
Social Studies - we have started our World Cultures project. Each student has chosen a country and will research the culture in that area - language, food, sports, religions, major historical events, natural resources, etc. The project guidelines handout that all students received is here. The information and pictures must be neatly organized and either written by hand or printed on the computer (either is fine!) and then made into a Bristol Board poster. We'll present the projects December 19th to the class and perhaps some other students.
Keep practicing facts and reviewing graphing and input / output tables.
LA - the how-tos are late, almost everybody has them in. Almost. We are working hard on our novel projects / book reports. Your book should be finished by now, please don't start a new one! Everyone has chosen a project, they are due November 27th. We'll have class time, bring in what you need to work on your project.
Science - we're done our review and will have the quiz on Tuesday afternoon.
Social Studies - we have started our World Cultures project. Each student has chosen a country and will research the culture in that area - language, food, sports, religions, major historical events, natural resources, etc. The project guidelines handout that all students received is here. The information and pictures must be neatly organized and either written by hand or printed on the computer (either is fine!) and then made into a Bristol Board poster. We'll present the projects December 19th to the class and perhaps some other students.
Christmas Concert
I'm quite pleased to let you know that our class will be performing a song in this year's Christmas concert. It didn't take too much convincing ;-)
If any students are interested in practicing on their own, here is the link to the video, with lyrics.
See you on the 18th!
If any students are interested in practicing on their own, here is the link to the video, with lyrics.
See you on the 18th!
November 13 - 16
LA - How-to writing is now due. Please make sure to do the checklist and hand it in with your writing. Check for diagrams, headings, steps that are well-explained etc.
Students should be reading their novels and working on their Book Talk Projects (click for the handout). They need to have a project chosen by Friday, and have it finished for Tuesday, November 27th (2 weeks from today).
Math - Page 31 # 1 and 2 are for homework. You should have a table and graph for each one, and then describe the pattern you see in the graph. Click here for the questions page!
Science - We are finishing up our review for the first unit on Diversity of Life. We'll be having our test soon, so make sure you're ready!
Exploratory - Questions / survey due Friday.
Students should be reading their novels and working on their Book Talk Projects (click for the handout). They need to have a project chosen by Friday, and have it finished for Tuesday, November 27th (2 weeks from today).
Math - Page 31 # 1 and 2 are for homework. You should have a table and graph for each one, and then describe the pattern you see in the graph. Click here for the questions page!
Science - We are finishing up our review for the first unit on Diversity of Life. We'll be having our test soon, so make sure you're ready!
Exploratory - Questions / survey due Friday.
November 5 - 8
LA - Scary stories are late, get those in please!
How-to writing *with* the self assessment / planning sheet is due Tuesday, November 13th. Please check everything carefully before you hand it in to be sure you're not missing any parts.
We have started working on our booktalk / book reports. Students must have decided which project and book they will be doing by Friday, November 16th. No changing after that, as you will not have time to finish if you do! Projects are due November 27th. We will have lots of time in class to work on the projects, but students may need to bring in supplies to complete them.
That sounds like a lot, but it's really not so bad!
Math - A new letter has gone home explaining this math unit - all about patterns, tables and graphing. There are practice questions you can work on with your student. Keep working on those math facts - adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing! Try to figure out totals at the store etc. before you get to the checkout. Look for patterns in real life.
Science - The yeast lab should be written up neatly, all questions answered, and handed in.
SS - Try to find some evidence of your family's original culture, still in your family today
Exploratory - Survey questions are due next class
Other - Student-led conferences are Thursday evening and Friday morning.
There is a scholastic book fair going on that will be open during those times as well.
A reminder that there is no school for students on Friday, and none for anybody on Monday!
How-to writing *with* the self assessment / planning sheet is due Tuesday, November 13th. Please check everything carefully before you hand it in to be sure you're not missing any parts.
We have started working on our booktalk / book reports. Students must have decided which project and book they will be doing by Friday, November 16th. No changing after that, as you will not have time to finish if you do! Projects are due November 27th. We will have lots of time in class to work on the projects, but students may need to bring in supplies to complete them.
That sounds like a lot, but it's really not so bad!
Math - A new letter has gone home explaining this math unit - all about patterns, tables and graphing. There are practice questions you can work on with your student. Keep working on those math facts - adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing! Try to figure out totals at the store etc. before you get to the checkout. Look for patterns in real life.
Science - The yeast lab should be written up neatly, all questions answered, and handed in.
SS - Try to find some evidence of your family's original culture, still in your family today
Exploratory - Survey questions are due next class
Other - Student-led conferences are Thursday evening and Friday morning.
There is a scholastic book fair going on that will be open during those times as well.
A reminder that there is no school for students on Friday, and none for anybody on Monday!
October 29 - Nov 2
LA - Stories are now due. We have worked on these for 3 weeks in class, and the due date has been clear. Please get them in as soon as possible. You must hand in your planning sheets, as they are used in the marking.
Math - Students have a journal entry and a handout on inpur output tables to hand in. The journal entry is on explaining how an input output machine would work that changes millimeters into meters.
SS - Find some evidence of your original culture (French, English, Irish, Russian, etc)
Other - Halloween Howl is Monday night! 6:30 - 8 pm, there are activities for kindergarten to grade 4 students as well as grades 5 - 8. Cost is $5 and includes lots of games and a snack.
Notices for Student-led conferences are going home Tuesday. Please check off your top 3 times, and return them to school as soon as possible. If you are not planning to attend, please let us know why. We're just wondering, and trying to be as accommodating as possible in scheduling them from now on.
Math - Students have a journal entry and a handout on inpur output tables to hand in. The journal entry is on explaining how an input output machine would work that changes millimeters into meters.
SS - Find some evidence of your original culture (French, English, Irish, Russian, etc)
Other - Halloween Howl is Monday night! 6:30 - 8 pm, there are activities for kindergarten to grade 4 students as well as grades 5 - 8. Cost is $5 and includes lots of games and a snack.
Notices for Student-led conferences are going home Tuesday. Please check off your top 3 times, and return them to school as soon as possible. If you are not planning to attend, please let us know why. We're just wondering, and trying to be as accommodating as possible in scheduling them from now on.
October 22 - 26
LA - We are still working away on our scary stories! They are due Monday, Oct 29th. We'll have time in class again Thursday and Friday, but if you're not almost done now, you'll have to finish up at home.
The first big writing that the students did has gone home with the marking sheet attached. Please have a look at them with your student and then sign and return them to school.
Math - We've started a new unit on patterns and input output machines. We are working on applying a rule (like multiply by 6 and add 1) to a set of numbers to find new numbers in the output.
Please do page 14, #2 (find the rule that relates the input to the output - what is the machine doing?)
SS - Continuing with our Global Culture theme, students have been asked to find out where their family is originally from. We'll put all of us on the map and then talk about what elements of culture (recipes, traditions etc) we might still have from those places.
Science - Writeup for the Yeast lab is due Friday. Students must rewrite their observations neatly on the handout and answer the questions on the back.
Other - There is a dance for middle school students Thursday night from 6-8. Cost is $4, or $3 with a donation for the food bank. There will be a canteen selling snacks, if students wish to bring some extra money.
A reminder that some suspicious vehicles have been spotted around a couple of schools in the Fredericton area. Please review safety rules with your students so that they know not to approach strangers in this type of situation.
Newsletters have gone home with the youngest student in the family.
The first big writing that the students did has gone home with the marking sheet attached. Please have a look at them with your student and then sign and return them to school.
Math - We've started a new unit on patterns and input output machines. We are working on applying a rule (like multiply by 6 and add 1) to a set of numbers to find new numbers in the output.
Please do page 14, #2 (find the rule that relates the input to the output - what is the machine doing?)
SS - Continuing with our Global Culture theme, students have been asked to find out where their family is originally from. We'll put all of us on the map and then talk about what elements of culture (recipes, traditions etc) we might still have from those places.
Science - Writeup for the Yeast lab is due Friday. Students must rewrite their observations neatly on the handout and answer the questions on the back.
Other - There is a dance for middle school students Thursday night from 6-8. Cost is $4, or $3 with a donation for the food bank. There will be a canteen selling snacks, if students wish to bring some extra money.
A reminder that some suspicious vehicles have been spotted around a couple of schools in the Fredericton area. Please review safety rules with your students so that they know not to approach strangers in this type of situation.
Newsletters have gone home with the youngest student in the family.
An Important Note from the Superintendant
This
afternoon, officials from one of our local Fredericton-Northside
schools reported a vehicle to the Fredericton City Police that was
suspicious in nature. Concern was raised when a man in a silver-colored SUV
followed a student to the school grounds, taking pictures along the way and
outside the school. Police responded to the call and followed up with
communication to school and district officials.
This message serves as a timely reminder for parents to speak with their
children about the importance of not talking to strangers and staying safe
while in the community and on their way to and from school.
Thank you for your extra attention in this matter.
schools reported a vehicle to the Fredericton City Police that was
suspicious in nature. Concern was raised when a man in a silver-colored SUV
followed a student to the school grounds, taking pictures along the way and
outside the school. Police responded to the call and followed up with
communication to school and district officials.
This message serves as a timely reminder for parents to speak with their
children about the importance of not talking to strangers and staying safe
while in the community and on their way to and from school.
Thank you for your extra attention in this matter.
October 15 - 19
Math - we started our unit test this week, we'll finish it up on Monday. Spend some time with the practice questions that went home!
LA - spooky story plans are due Monday. Stories are due the following Monday, October 29th. We'll go over the last story next week to see what can be worked on for this time.
Science - experiment Tuesday, jars and gelatin please!
Answer questions and have everything filled in for next Tuesday for our test with yeast.
LA - spooky story plans are due Monday. Stories are due the following Monday, October 29th. We'll go over the last story next week to see what can be worked on for this time.
Science - experiment Tuesday, jars and gelatin please!
Answer questions and have everything filled in for next Tuesday for our test with yeast.
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