News Article Writing for the CBE

Agenda:

1. Ancient Athens Mini-Project due Monday, May 1st.  Here is a link to the Ancient Athens chapter in the textbook for use at home: http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/fishcreek/Grade6/Social_Studies_files/Ch3-DemocracyInAncientAthens.pdf

2.  Please sign and return the Social Studies Quiz ASAP.

3.  Please review the "Week Before Outdoor School" and it's time to start packing - only 5 more sleeps. 

4.  Parent teacher conference on Thursday and Friday this week - No school Friday

5. Millennium Kids Bake Sale will be held after school and during the Parent Teacher conferences on Friday morning. Please bring her $0.25

An Ancient Class

Agenda:

1. Ancient Athens Mini-Project due Monday, May 1st.  Here is a link to the Ancient Athens chapter in the textbook for use at home: http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/fishcreek/Grade6/Social_Studies_files/Ch3-DemocracyInAncientAthens.pdf

2.  Please sign and return the Social Studies Quiz ASAP.

3.  Please review the "Week Before Outdoor School" Letter coming home today.

4.  Parent teacher conference on Thursday and Friday this week - No school Friday

5. Millennium Kids Bake Sale will be held after school and during the Parent Teacher conferences tomorrow and Friday morning. Please bring her $0.25

Ask me what the picture below is all about........

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We continued to work on our mini-projects in Social Studies. 
How did you show what you learned?
We continued to research in the textbook and the computers. We are recording our findings in Google Slides, an organization chart and note form.
What do you need to learn next?
We will be putting this information into a PowerPoint/Google Slides, poster, booklet, pamphlet or a written report. This is due Monday. 

The Velvet Mite

Agenda:

1. Ancient Athens Mini-Project due Monday, May 1st.  Here is a link to the Ancient Athens chapter in the textbook for use at home: http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/fishcreek/Grade6/Social_Studies_files/Ch3-DemocracyInAncientAthens.pdf

2.  Please sign and return the Social Studies Quiz ASAP.

3. Please review the "Week Before Outdoor School" Letter coming home today.

4. Parent teacher conference on Thursday and Friday this week - No school Friday

5. Dress to visit Whispering Woods tomorrow as we need to collect a sample of the eggs to be sent to Dr. Fisher in Kansas. 

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We attended the Yellow Fish Road presentation and learned why there are Yellow Fish painted near the storm drains. 
How did you show what you learned?
We participated in an activity to see where the items we place on our lawns and driveways end up in our water system. The water that goes down our drains is not treated. 
What do you need to learn next?
We  need to make responsible choices about products we use our lawns and sidewalks. 

Book vs. Movie

Agenda:

1) Yellow Fish Presentation tomorrow

2) Parent Teacher Conferences start next week - no school on Friday.

3) Countdown to Outdoor School is on. Be sure you are reviewing your package and start packing. 

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We listened to the story The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and we also watched the Award winning short film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAr3hAsyAD0 
How did you show what you learned?
We discussed what the story was about and asked questions to help each other understanding. We also watched the movie to do a comparison of the two. 
What do you need to learn next?
We want to think of ways to apply imagery and personification like this to our writing. 

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Agenda:
Remember to do a Tick Check tonight at home!

1) Math Homework - complete page 2 (page 21) - Due Monday

2) Parent Teacher Conferences start next week

3) Countdown to Outdoor School is on. Be sure you are reviewing your package and start packing. 


Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We went to Nose Hill today (even though the weather wasn't great - we were awesome possums)
We did not find any examples of the same red eggs at the base of any of the Aspen Poplar trees. 
How did you show what you learned?
We hiked up to Nose Hill and went into an Aspen Grove and each group selected  25 trees to investigate. We kept track of the 25 trees in various ways. We all came to the same conclusion that there are no red eggs on the bases of these particular Aspen Poplars
What do you need to learn next?
Why are the eggs only in Whispering Woods and not on Nose Hill?
Why do the trees in Nose Hill look different than our trees? More uniform bark colour, green moss at the base, the diameter of the trunks seemed smaller

What 'Mite' it be?

Agenda:
1) Math Homework - complete page 2 (page 21) - Due Monday

2) Tomorrow we are going to Nose Hill to see if we can find the same red eggs on the trees there. Wear long pants, long sleeved shirt and as per Dr. Fry's advice do a Tick check tomorrow night. 

3) April 21st - Science Fair 

4) April 22nd - Young Writers' Conference

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We had an amazing and informative visit with Dr. Fry today. Dr. Fry talked about what we found on the base of the Aspen Poplar trees. We learned it was a type of mite but we aren't sure yet about the exact type or if it is harmful to the trees. 
How did you show what you learned?
We listened to him in the classroom first, we got to ask a few questions and then we went to Whispering Woods to look at the actual eggs on the trees. He used a microscope attached to his cell phone to show us images of the eggs. 
What do you need to learn next?
We have to find out what kind of mite it is and figure out what we need to do about it. Alex Coker from the City of Calgary will come on Monday to view the eggs with us and give us a perspective from the city. 

Whispering Woods Wonder

Agenda:
1) Math Homework - complete page 2 (page 21) 

2 ) Dr. Ken Fry is visiting tomorrow morning from Olds College. We will be discussing the red powder (Our What Mite it Be? investigation) we have found with him and taking him to Whispering Woods so that he can collect samples to take back to his lab. We are hopeful he will be able to help us understand what we have discovered. 
You need to have your question ready for Dr. Fry tomorrow morning. 
2) This Friday we would like to walk to Nose Hill to see if we can find the same red powder on the trees there. We will need a few parent volunteers to join us for the walk. Please let your classroom teacher know if you are able to join us. Thank you, in advance. 

3) Tomorrow - Fun Lunch

4) April 21st - Science Fair 

5) April 22nd - Young Writers' Conference

Learning Intention
What did you learn today?
We learned about our Social Studies mini-project today. 
How did you show what you learned?
We are going to be studying the Birth Of Democracy and Ancient Athens. We learned about what would need to be in our project and how we could present what we learn. 
What do you need to learn next?
We will be working on it in class tomorrow. We will create the rubric for this project early next week.