Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Making Delicious Bread

Agenda:
We will be having an Earth Day Assembly tomorrow at 9:15 in the gym. Parents are welcome. We will also be learning about our solar panel installation!
Feel free to join us. 

1)  Volunteer Tea servers - be sure to wear white and black for the Tea in the afternoon on Thursday
2)  Have your book club work ready for tomorrow
3) Grade 6s - have math homework - the second page


Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned ideas about writing a good story. 
How did you show what you learned?
We observed a video that took you step by step through the process. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply what we learned to the Writing Diamond and write some stories of our own. 

Monday, April 23, 2018

First Gym outside!!!!

Agenda:
1) Have your Book Club work ready for Wednesday April 23rd. 

2) Grade 5/6 Cup Stacking Club is on Mondays at lunch.


3) Twin and Triplet day tomorrow.

4) Science quiz tomorrow, review sheet came home last week. 

5) Treat Day




Hi Grade 6's - 
As I mentioned at Parent Teacher Interviews, I wanted to share the Exam Bank information with you all.
Username: ewcoffin
Exam Password: coffin

Please ensure you complete a quiz that you start and if you are finding questions you are unsure of please bring those to our attention so we can begin reviewing these concepts. 


Math Centers - 

Friday, April 20, 2018

Grade 6 - Exam Bank

Hi Grade 6's - 
As I mentioned at Parent Teacher Interviews, I wanted to share the Exam Bank information with you all.
Username: ewcoffin
Exam Password: coffin

Please ensure you complete a quiz that you start and if you are finding questions you are unsure of please bring those to our attention so we can begin reviewing these concepts. 

Thanks,
Mrs. Saunders

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Agenda:
1) Have your Book Club work ready for Wednesday April 23rd. 

2) Grade 5/6 Cup Stacking Club is on Mondays at lunch.


3) Twin and Triplet day next week on Thursday, April 24th.

4) Grade 6 math test and homework is being sent home today and needs to be signed and returned.

5) Science quiz on Tuesday, April 22nd. a review sheet came home today and we can review the specific lessons on Monday too. 

Parent Teacher Conferences are this Thursday and Friday - Mrs. Baker and Mr. Gilbert are our two student teachers from the University of Calgary. They have been working with our class since before Spring Break. They will be joining the Parent Teacher Conferences next week. If you have any questions about this, please email Mrs. Saunders mlsaunders@cbe.ab.ca  


We said goodbye to our awesome student teachers today :( we will miss them a lot.

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Dangerous Bread.

Agenda:
1) Have your Book Club work ready for Wednesday April 23rd. 

2) Grade 5/6 Cup Stacking Club is on Mondays at lunch.


3) Twin and Triplet day next week on Thursday, April 24th.

4) Grade 6 math test and homework is being sent home today and needs to be signed and returned.

5) Science quiz on Tuesday, April 22nd.
Parent Teacher Conferences are this Thursday and Friday - Mrs. Baker and Mr. Gilbert are our two student teachers from the University of Calgary. They have been working with our class since before Spring Break. They will be joining the Parent Teacher Conferences next week. If you have any questions about this, please email Mrs. Saunders mlsaunders@cbe.ab.ca  



Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about surface tension and how molecules let things float
How did you show what you learned?
We did an experiment where we made a paperclip float and measured how long they could float and then added soap. and then we added drops of water to a penny and counted the drops.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to pass chemistry.

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Agenda:
1) Have your Book Club work ready for Wednesday April 18th 

2) Grade 5/6 Cup Stacking Club is on Mondays at lunch


3) Twin and Triplet day next week


4) Grade 6 math test  is being sent home today and needs to be signed and returned.

Parent Teacher Conferences are this Thursday and Friday - Mrs. Baker and Mr. Gilbert are our two student teachers from the University of Calgary. They have been working with our class since before Spring Break. They will be joining the Parent Teacher Conferences next week. If you have any questions about this, please email Mrs. Saunders mlsaunders@cbe.ab.ca  




Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We continued to work on our news articles in literacy. These articles are based on our novel study A Wrinkle in Time.  
How did you show what you learned?
We used an inverted pyramid to plan our news articles.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to finish our news articles and continue to prepare for the PATs. (Some Grade 6 students are choosing to type their news article. Please practice your typing at home.)

Monday, April 16, 2018

Agenda:
1) Have your Book Club work ready for Wednesday April 18th 

2) Grade 5/6 Cup Stacking Club is on Mondays at lunch



Parent Teacher Conferences are this Thursday and Friday - Mrs. Baker and Mr. Gilbert are our two student teachers from the University of Calgary. They have been working with our class since before Spring Break. They will be joining the Parent Teacher Conferences next week. If you have any questions about this, please email Mrs. Saunders mlsaunders@cbe.ab.ca  

Save the Date - Volunteer Tea is on Thursday April 26.



Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned about acids and bases. 
How did you show what you learned?
We did an experiment and made an acid and base tester using cabbage juice.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to complete the classroom chemistry unit.