Not a Pika-chu

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Math Homework - back of the 2nd page

3 - Family Dance info came home - the family invitation needs to be signed and returned. Also, the grade 5/6s have been asked to help out with the stations. Please read the blue form and email your reply if your child is interested in helping at the dance. The Dance is this Friday!


4 - Tomorrow is Hat's on for Mental Health day - please wear a hat to raise awareness.

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned how to plan our music lyrics. 
How did you show what you learned?
We found inspiration from different sources and videos. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to write our own song. 

Colin C.C. and Raven's End

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Math Homework - front of the 2nd page

3 - Family Dance info came home - the family invitation needs to be signed and returned. Also, the grade 5/6s have been asked to help out with the stations. Please read the blue form and email your reply if your child is interested in helping at the dance. The Dance is this Friday!

4 - Tomorrow is room 6 treat day

Note From Branton- 

Hello Parents and Gr 6 Students who will be attending Branton for Gr 7,

Please see the attached poster regarding an April 30 (9:15 - 11:00) tour of Branton.  Please re

Learning Intention

What did you learn today?
We listened to some of the Simon Fraser's concert band songs. 
How did you show what you learned?
The grade 8 and 9 students came to our school this afternoon to perform for us. 
What do you need to learn next?
Our grade 6's who are moving on to grade 7 could choose band as an option next year. 

Guardians of the Garden

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Math Homework - Front AND Back of the First page of the Measurement booklet are due Monday

3 - Family Dance info came home - the family invitation needs to be signed and returned. Also, the grade 5/6s have been asked to help out with the stations. Please read the blue form and email your reply if your child is interested in helping at the dance. 

4 - Math tests - please review your quiz with your parents and have it signed and returned by Monday April 29

5 - News Articles - Due by Tuesday April 30th 

6 - April 30th is room 6 treat day

Note From Branton- 

Hello Parents and Gr 6 Students who will be attending Branton for Gr 7,

Please see the attached poster regarding an April 30 (9:15 - 11:00) tour of Branton.  Please remind your teacher that you will be participating in this tour and reply to this email so the Dr. Coffin school office is also aware.

Note from HD Cartwright - Thursday May 23rd from 9:30 until 11:30 am there will be an open house and tour of this Junior High. RSVP before May 16th 

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned how to look after a garden during spring clean - up. Some of us learned how to pull weeds and protect flowers. We learned how to rake and separate garbage from leaf matter. 
How did you show what you learned?
We raked and pulled weeds from the front of the school, the side of the school and in front of the portable. Check out Twitter to see us working. 
What do you need to learn next?
We can apply this to our own homes and neighbors in our community. 
We will focus on signage to protect these spaces and warn people not to walk on the stumps. We will also begin watering our new aspen trees. 

Yummy Staff Appreciation Lunch - THANK YOU!

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Math Homework - First page of the Perimeter booklet is due Monday
3 - Family Dance info came home - the family invitation needs to be signed and returned. Also, the grade 5/6s have been asked to help out with the stations. Please read the blue form and email your reply if your child is interested in helping at the dance. 

4 - Math tests - please review your quiz with your parents and have it signed and returned by Monday April 29

5 - News Articles - Due by Tuesday April 30th 

6 - April 30th is room 6 treat day

Note From Branton- 

Hello Parents and Gr 6 Students who will be attending Branton for Gr 7,

Please see the attached poster regarding an April 30 (9:15 - 11:00) tour of Branton.  Please remind your teacher that you will be participating in this tour and reply to this email so the Dr. Coffin school office is also aware.

Note from HD Cartwright - Thursday May 23rd from 9:30 until 11:30 am there will be an open house and tour of this Junior High. RSVP before May 16th 

Fresh Air Friday 

We want to work on our Care for the Trees project. We will need to dress warm. 

What to Bring - rake, gloves, trowel, more paper leaf bags if you have extra.

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned about the changes in the land and the lesson the land can teach.
How did you show what you learned?
We learned from Saakokoto.
What do you need to learn next?
We will be able to apply some of what we learned to outdoor school and learn more of his stories and what the messages of his stories are. We also want to remember to be thankful for what we have everyday.  

Straws Suck

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Today - Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - Family Dance info came home today - the family invitation needs to be signed and returned. Also, the grade 5/6s have been asked to help out with the stations. Please read and return the blue form if your child is interested in helping at the dance. 

4 - Math tests - please review your quiz with your parents and have it signed and returned by Monday April 29

5 - News Articles - Due by Tuesday April 30th 


Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned that the first PAT will not be as bad as we worried it would be. 
How did you show what you learned?
We figured out which laptop we would use, we looked at the Picture Prompt and News Article information, we planned with a peer or 2 or 3. We followed the timeline provided so we didn't run out of time. 
What do you need to learn next?
We will write the real PAT on May 8th

Flying Discs

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Tomorrow - Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - WarHammer is tomorrow at 3:30 - 4:30 

4 - The grade 6s will have a Practice Story and News Article PAT tomorrow. The grade 5s will write it too.

5 - Think about the legacy you want to leave with Dr. Coffin and how we can play soccer in a fair and fun way. 

6 - Family Dance info came home today - the family invitation needs to be signed and returned. Also, the grade 5/6s have been asked to help out with the stations. Please read and return the blue form if your child is interested in helping at the dance. 

7 - Math tests - please review your quiz with your parents and have it signed and returned by Monday April 29

8 - News Articles - Due by Tuesday April 30th 



Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned how to play Frisbee Baseball
How did you show what you learned?
We played this new game at the baseball diamond in 2 teams. 
What do you need to learn next?
We will learn other frisbee games. 

Fly, Fly Away

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm


3  - No School Friday or Monday - enjoy your long weekend

4 - The grade 6s will have a Practice Story and News Article PAT on Wednesday. The grade 5s will write it too.

5 - Think about the legacy you want to leave with Dr. Coffin and how we can pay soccer in a fair and fun way. 



Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned which designs of paper airplanes flew the farthest. 
How did you show what you learned?
We went outside and we tested the flight our our planes 4 separate times. 
What do you need to learn next?
We will rework our designs to control for roll, pitch and yaw next week. 

If you'd like to see one of our test flights check out Dr. Coffin's Twitter account. https://twitter.com/FreshAirFriday

Run Club - Day 2

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - Paper Airplane Competition tomorrow

4 - April 18th is Fun Lunch

5 - No School Friday or Monday - enjoy your long weekend

Double Gym

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - Math HW - Grade 5's have a math quiz on Decimals tomorrow - estimation, rounding, adding and subtracting greater than and less than. Go over your Practice Quiz that you received today during math. 

Grade 6 - Have a quiz tomorrow on multiplying and dividing decimals. 
Also, there are 2 questions in the textbook that are due tomorrow also. 


6 - April 18th is Fun Lunch

7 - Research different paper airplane designs - we will be building paper airplanes and our first contest will be about greatest distance (long, level flight)

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned a variety of paper airplane designs as well as experimented with different materials to design our paper airplanes. 
How did you show what you learned?
We designed, made and tested our own airplanes. We used videos and instruction booklets. When our planes didn't fly the way we wanted, we went back and fixed something and then we tried again. We also tried different designs to accomplish the same goal. 
What do you need to learn next?
We will test which designs fly the farthest! We will also look at creative designs that students have created. 

Rosie Reveer Engineer - Design Process - Paper Airplanes

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - some grade 5s received a yellow notice and the due date is April 15th please.

4 - Please share these with your families and watch the 2 other videos that we didn't get to in class today. We had Student Vote today and will find out our results !
http://studentvote.ca/ab2019/the-leaders/

5 - Math HW - Grade 5s - 2 pages that we started in math class this morning. Also, Grade 5's have a math quiz on Decimals - estimation, rounding, adding and subtracting greater than and less than. 
Grade 6 - complete 3 math questions
6 - April 18th is Fun Lunch

7 - Research different paper airplane designs - we will be building paper airplanes and our first contest will be about greatest distance (long, level flight)


Highlights
What did you learn today?
We 
How did you show what you learned?
We
What do you need to learn next?
We

No Clean Up - April Snow

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - some grade 5s received a yellow notice and the due date is April 15th please.

4 - Please share these with your families and watch the 2 other videos that we didn't get to in class today. We have our Student Vote on Monday!
http://studentvote.ca/ab2019/the-leaders/

5 - Math HW - Grade 6s - 3 decimal questions due Monday.

6 - April 18th is Fun Lunch



Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned about the Cotoneaster Bushes and the Aspen Trees this morning. 
How did you show what you learned?
We learned from Larysa, a parent who works on the Environmental Committee for School Council. She provided us with a Slides presentation and pictures of the trees, bushes and the Pocket Gopher. 
She also shared some areas that she would appreciate some help with to keep our areas growing. 
What do you need to learn next?
We really need to focus on making positive messages on our signs and to inform our school community about protecting these trees and shrubs. 

Last Stop on Market Street

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - Get your Social Studies test signed and handed in by Friday please.

4 - some grade 5s received a yellow notice and the due date is April 15th please.

5 - Please share these with your families and watch the 2 other videos that we didn't get to in class today. We have our Student Vote on Monday!
http://studentvote.ca/ab2019/the-leaders/

6 - Math HW - Grade 6s - 3 decimal questions due Monday.

Fresh Air Friday - 
We are going to rake the flower beds, clean up the garbage in the flower beds and make signs to protect these areas.
We NEED - rakes, large leaf paper bags, and gardening gloves.
It might be rainy - so come PREPARED (footwear - rubber boots if you have them)!

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned about the different political parties and where they stand on certain issues. 
How did you show what you learned?
We watched the leaders of some of the parties answer questions about health care, education, and the future of Alberta (videos - see link above).
What do you need to learn next?
We need to keep researching about the political parties before our Student Vote on Monday!

Surprise in a Shoe Box

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - Get your Social Studies test signed and handed in by Friday please

4 - some grade 5s received a yellow notice and the due date is April 15th please.


Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned about the Control Surfaces of an airplane and how these control the movements. 
How did you show what you learned?
We watched mini videos about each of the 3 movements. The student teachers gave us worksheets to fill in what we learned. 
What do you need to learn next?
Can you apply pitch, yaw (and sort of roll) to your bicycle? 

Hi Mr. Ogilvie

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

3 - Twin and Triplet Day is on April 10th 

4 - Get your Social Studies test signed and handed in by Friday please

5 - Run Club is starting tomorrow 

Parachute Games

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Grade 5 - Show your parents the path to the largest number using addition. BUT what if you used subtraction? Multiplication? What if you tried to find the lowest number? And what if you tried division? 
 
We will go over the sheets from today in class tomorrow but you don't have to have them finished. Therefore, you may finish them if you would like to. 
3 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

4 - Twin and Triplet Day is on April 10th 

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned about all the parts of the Airplane. 
How did you show what you learned?
We placed labels on the giant airplane at the back of room 7. 
We looked on sheet with all the definitions of the parts of an airplane. 
We completed a crossword that had the definitions for each of the parts. 
What do you need to learn next?
We will be looking at Bernoullis' Principle,  how does an airplane stay in the air and how is this like a bird? 

Windy Sun Dials - Try again at Home

Agenda:
1 - Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Please bring your airplane item if you haven't had your picture already

3 - Grade 6 - Find 5 decimal numbers that are less than 1 around your house

4 - Grade 5 - 351/1000 as a decimal, 78/1000 as a decimal, 3/1000 as a decimal, 567/1000 as a decimal, 99/1000 as a decimal 

5 - DATE CHANGE -  Wednesday April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm - The YMCA rep will begin at 6pm

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned about the areas in our school yard that will need our care and attention - front of school, parking lot, portable and our 9 new aspens. 
How did you show what you learned?
We created a list of recommendations and tools that we think we can or will need to make these spaces ready for spring and to show care for the trees:
raking leaves, mixing up the dirt using a shovel, applying fertilizer and new soil to cover roots and help the plants get the nutrients they need, cutting back the grass, watering these plants enough, weeding, 
What do you need to learn next?
We will spend the next few weeks to prep these areas and create a care plan to help these areas grow. We also need to make signs and announcements to share what we are learning and doing. 

Anyone know an Arborist? :-)

Stop! Check! And don't get fooled!

Agenda:
1- Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Please bring your airplane item if you haven't had your picture already

3 - Grade 6 - Find a decimal less than 1 around your house

4 - Grade 5 - 351/1000 as a decimal, 78/1000 as a decimal, 3/1000 as a decimal, 567/1000 as a decimal, 99/1000 as a decimal 

5 - GRADE 5/6 CHECK OUT http://wodb.ca/

6 - Spelling is due on Thursday

7 - DATE CHANGE -  April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting at 5:30pm

8- Fresh Air Friday tomorrow! Please make sure your children are dressed appropriately for the weather as we will be outside for most of the day. 

9. Ask your child about Stop! Check! And don't get fooled!




Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learnt about positive self-talk (Inner critic vs. Inner coach)
How did you show what you learned?
We drew pictures of our calm/happy place (ask me to see it :-)).
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn different organizational techniques for the classroom and how to deal with procrastination.

The Cue Cards are Found! :)

Agenda:
1- Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Please bring your airplane item if you haven't had your picture already

3 - Grade 6 - No homework :)

4 - Grade 5 - 1/5 as a decimal, 1/4 as a decimal, 3/100 as a decimal, 725/1000 as a decimal. 

5 - GRADE 5/6 CHECK OUT http://wodb.ca/

6 - Spelling is due on Thursday

7 - DATE CHANGE -  April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting at 5:30pm

8- Simon Fraser Grade 6s chose their options today





Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned different components (character, setting, mood, genre) required to brainstorm the beginnings of our story writing. 
How did you show what you learned?
We used our IMJ to glue in our brainstorming maps and lake picture so we can start writing our beginnings next class.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to take what we brainstormed in the maps and write our ideas into a beginning paragraph. 

Monkey Lisa

Agenda:
1- Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Please bring your airplane item if you haven't had your picture already

3 - Grade 6 - finish the booklet

4 - Grade 5 - write 1/10, 3/10 and 13/10 as a decimal
Try and write 35/100 as a decimal
5 - Spelling is due on Thursday

6 - DATE CHANGE -  April 24th - Outdoor School Meeting at 5:30pm


Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We had a lesson about studying pictures to answer questions about characters, settings, moods, genres, and also learnt how to describe pictures in order to write our own stories in the future.
How did you show what you learned?
We answered questions and had discussions about the different features in each picture.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to create our own stories using our chosen picture prompts and tools such as word webs, outlines etc

April Fool - Pizza, Pizza

Agenda:
1- Read 20 minutes each night - You can use Raz kids if you have an account. 

2 - Please bring your airplane item if you haven't had your picture already

3 - Grade 6 - math homework finish page 8 in the decimals booklet

4 - Grade 5 - what is 1/2 as a decimal?

5 - Spelling is due on Thursday


Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned that air takes up space.
How did you show what you learned?
We did an experiment where we had a beaker and a funnel. We were able to easily fill the beaker with water. However, when we sealed the beaker and funnel together with plasticine we had a harder time getting the water into the beaker because AIR TAKES UP SPACE and wasn't able to escape. 
What do you need to learn next?
We want to prove that Air has Mass.