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We took a break today and did some origami. We'll keep going with wetlands tomorrow.

Grade 6

Language Arts provincial achievement test first 3 periods. Math review after that. Feels like the movie "Groundhog Day!" Math p.a.t. tomorrow. Get a good sleep and have a good breakfast.

Important: The kids were given Complementary Course choice sheets for next year. It is important that they get these completed properly and returned a.s.a.p. because the courses will be filled on a first come first serve basis. So, if they take too long to get their form in, they may be in some courses next year they don't really want.

Just for fun.

Does anyone know what this is a picture of?

Science 5W

No science today because of the grade 6 social studies provincial achievement test. The luck kids had phys. ed instead.

Grade 6

We spent the morning doing the Social Studies provincial achievement test. After the exam the 6R class went out and played soccer on the wet field. Sorry about the wet clothes and shoes! (but we had fun). Other than that, we just continued plugging away at the math and science review.

Science 5W

We continued with wetlands today. The kids classified various plants and animals as emergent, floating and submerged.

Grade 6

We kept reviewing for the math Provincial Achievement Test. Fun, fun, fun!

Science 5W

We started on Wetlands today with a Bill Nye video. Ask your kids to sing you the Bill Nye song!

Grade 6

We wrote our quiz on perimeter, area, surface area and volume today in math. In 6R we started working in groups reviewing for the Provincial Achievement Test. The 6S's had their paper airplane competition today. Good work on the airplanes!

Grade 6

Math: Quiz tomorrow on perimeter, area, surface area and volume.

Science: No assignment today.

Science 5W

Today we watched some online animations showing how the greenhouse effect works, and how it changes the water cycle. The students have a 2 page assignment on the greenhouse effect due tomorrow (Wednesday).

Computer Animation 6

We started putting our animations onto web pages today so our animated comic strips will all be together.

Grade 6

Math: We are finishing up surface area and volume.

Science: We had our parachute competition today, and started our paper airplane competition.

Homeroom: Mrs. Rahn came in today to visit the kids with little Gabe. She will be back next week to help review for the science Provincial Achievement test.

Zoo forms were due today. There are 3 or 4 still to come in. Thank you for getting them in promptly - it helps a lot! Thank you also to the parents that volunteered to come and help out.

Science 5W

Today we had a good lesson, reading and discussion about the greenhouse effect and global warming. No homework.

Science 5W

Today we talked about why cities near large bodies of water stay warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. We also started looking at climate maps and graphs of Canada and the world.

Grade 6

In science we continued working on parachute and paper airplane design. In math we worked on perimeter and area. No assignments.

Permission forms went home for the zoo field trip today. It would be great if we could have these back by Monday. Thanks.

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We wrote our weather vocabulary quiz today.

Grade 6 Computer Animation

We have started learning how to make web sites using Mozilla Composer.

Grade 6

No assignments in math or science. In Science we are building parachutes and paper airplanes. In math we are working on perimeter and area. Today we designed "Ant Houses."

I will be sending a science provincial achievement test review sheet tomorrow.

Fun Stuff

Try this out. The computer can read your mind! Follow the instructions carefully.

http://www.caveofmagic.com/

Grade 6

Science: We had a quiz today on parts of a plane, and movements of a plane. The kids marked theirs already, so you can ask them how they did.

The Flight title pages were due today and a few kids didn't hand theirs in. They are losing marks for every day late.

Today we made "Flying Rabbits" and tried manipulating different variables to see how the "Rabbits" responded. Lots of fun.

Math: We did a review today on measuring, drawing and classifying angles. We will have a short quiz on this tomorrow.

Science 5W

Test on Wednesday! We are going to have a test on Wednesday on everything we have done to this point in the Weather unit. We brainstormed a review outline together today in class, so the students should use that as their study guide.

Free dance entry

I'll cover the cost of the dance for the first student to tell me what the pictures at the top of my blog represent. A hint: you may want to look up the Greek alphabet online.

Science 5W

Today we put a couple of light bulbs over an aquarium that has dirt and water in it. We graphed the temperature increase of the air, dirt and water over a few hours, and then the temperature decrease after the bulbs were turned off. If the students didn't finish their graph in class, they were to take it home to finish.

Grade 6

Math: We continued with measuring angles today. If the students didn't finish measuring and adding up the angles in the 8 triangles, they should finish this if they have a protractor. We will be having a quiz next week on measuring, drawing and classifying angles.

Science: 6R and 6S have their Flight title pages due on Monday. They are also having a short vocabulary quiz on Monday (6R will be told about this tomorrow).

Other: There is a dance tomorrow after lunch. The students need to bring $2 to get in (you're welcome A***). They also can bring a non-perishable food donation and get entered in a draw.