Monday September 30, 2019

Homework
-Jump Math Pages 28, 29, 30, 31 (four from each question only)
-Week Math Practice sheet due next Wednesday, October 2nd
-Parents need to sign the Patterns and Algebra test that came home today and return to the teacher

Don't Forget
-Apple Store field trip next Wednesday, October 2nd

Quizzes/ Tests
-Math Number Sense Quiz on Monday, October 7th. Review with pages 21 to 42 in your Jump Book

Forms
-Please bring your forms and $5.00 for our Apple Store field trip

Upcoming Events
Wednesday, October 2: Apple Store field trip to write Fractured Fairy Tales.  Forms coming home this week!
Friday, October 11: No School
Monday, October 12: Thanksgiving Day No School
October 15, 17, 25: Work with Calgary Rapper Transit
Friday, October 18: Meet with Provincial Minister Josephine Pon
Monday, October 21: Junior Achievement working with grade 6
Wednesday, October 23: Grade 6 Vaccinations
Wednesday, October 30: Edmonton Legislature Field Trip

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Friday September 27, 2019 - Week in Review

Dear Parents of 6B,

*Orange Shirt on Monday*

   We have had a very physical week in grade 6.  Despite the chilly weather, the students had a great day on Thursdays Track and Field event at the Foothills Athletic Park.  The students participated in the long jump, ball throw and either the 60m, 300m or 4 x 100m relay.  Thank you to Ms. Latham for all her hard work in putting this event together.

    We have been reviewing our numeracy skills this week with a look at place value, numeric, word and expanded form and adding and subtracting.  We will be having a small quiz on these concepts a week Monday (October 7th).

    In preparation for our field trip to the Apple store this upcoming Wednesday, the students have been working on writing a fractured fairytale.  Using a classic fairytale as their guide, the students need to either, write the story from a different point of view, change the role of the female character or introduce a "twist" in the storyline that fractured the events.  We will be learning to animate these stories using the Apple Keynote application next week.

Have a great weekend,
Mr. Cull

Homework
-Week Math Practice sheet due next Wednesday, October 2nd
-City map project (map, laws, taxes, government) due on Monday, September 30th
-Parents need to sign the Patterns and Algebra test that came home today and return to the teacher

Don't Forget
-We will be sharing our City Projects with the grade 5 students on Monday afternoon
-Apple Store field trip next Wednesday, October 2nd

Quizzes/ Tests
-Math Number Sense Quiz on Monday, October 7th. Review with pages 21 to 42 in your Jump Book

Forms
-Please bring your forms and $5.00 for our Apple Store field trip

Upcoming Events
Monday, September 30: Orange Shirt Day
Wednesday, October 2: Apple Store field trip to write Fractured Fairy Tales.  Forms coming home this week!
Friday, October 11: No School
Monday, October 12: Thanksgiving Day No School
October 15, 17, 25: Work with Calgary Rapper Transit
Friday, October 18: Meet with Provincial Minister Josephine Pon
Monday, October 21: Junior Achievement working with grade 6
Wednesday, October 23: Grade 6 Vaccinations
Wednesday, October 30: Edmonton Legislature Field Trip

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Thursday September 26, 2019

*Terry Fox run tomorrow morning.  Dress for the weather*

Homework
-Each week the students will have an additional page of practice math homework.  The students need to complete the sheet and then put their answers into a google form, so we can quickly mark it and give them back their corrections.  The first sheet is due next Wednesday, October 2nd
-City map project (map, laws, taxes, government) due on Monday, September 30th
-Parents need to sign the Patterns and Algebra test that came home today and return to the teacher

Don't Forget
-Sign up in the google forms for the running track events that you would like to participate in on Thursdays field trip

Quizzes/ Tests
-No scheduled tests or quizzes

Forms
-Please bring your forms and $5.00 for our Apple Store field trip

Upcoming Events
Friday, September 27: The Terry Fox Run. We are collecting toonies for Terry.
Monday, September 30: Orange Shirt Day
Wednesday, October 2: Apple Store field trip to write Fractured Fairy Tales.  Forms coming home this week!
Friday, October 11: No School
Monday, October 12: Thanksgiving Day No School
October 15, 17, 25: Work with Calgary Rapper Transit
Friday, October 18: Meet with Provincial Minister Josephine Pon
Monday, October 21: Junior Achievement working with grade 6
Wednesday, October 23: Grade 6 Vaccinations
Wednesday, October 30: Edmonton Legislature Field Trip

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Wednesday September 25, 2019

*Track and Field trip tomorrow all day.  Please dress for the weather and bring a water bottle and lunch/ snacks*

Homework
-Each week the students will have an additional page of practice math homework.  The students need to complete the sheet and then put their answers into a google form, so we can quickly mark it and give them back their corrections.  The first sheet is due next Wednesday, October 2nd
-Jump Math Pages 26 and 27
-City map project (map, laws, taxes, government) due on Monday, September 30th
-Parents need to sign the Patterns and Algebra test that came home today and return to the teacher

Don't Forget
-Sign up in the google forms for the running track events that you would like to participate in on Thursdays field trip

Quizzes/ Tests
-No scheduled tests or quizzes

Forms
Please bring your forms and $5.00 for our Apple Store field trip

Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 26: Track and Field Day. Dress for the weather!
Friday, September 27: The Terry Fox Run. We are collecting toonies for Terry.
Monday, September 30: Orange Shirt Day
Wednesday, October 2: Apple Store field trip to write Fractured Fairy Tales.  Forms coming home this week!
Friday, October 11: No School
Monday, October 12: Thanksgiving Day No School
October 15, 17, 25: Work with Calgary Rapper Transit
Friday, October 18: Meet with Provincial Minister Josephine Pon
Monday, October 21: Junior Achievement working with grade 6
Wednesday, October 23: Grade 6 Vaccinations
Wednesday, October 30: Edmonton Legislature Field Trip

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Tuesday September 24, 2019

Homework
-Jump Math Pages 24 and 25
-City map project (map, laws, taxes, government) due on Monday, September 30th
-Parents need to sign the Patterns and Algebra test that came home today and return to the teacher

Don't Forget
-Sign up in the google forms for the running track events that you would like to participate in on Thursdays field trip

Quizzes/ Tests
-No scheduled tests or quizzes

Forms
Please return your Track and Field form to me
Don't forget to return your Big Box Card boxes or the money if you sell it

Upcoming Events
Wednesday, September 25: School Pictures for grade 6
Thursday, September 26: Track and Field Day. Dress for the weather!
Friday, September 27: The Terry Fox Run. We are collecting toonies for Terry.
Monday, September 30: Orange Shirt Day
Wednesday, October 2: Apple Store field trip to write Fractured Fairy Tales.  Forms coming home this week!
Friday, October 11: No School
Monday, October 12: Thanksgiving Day No School
October 15, 17, 25: Work with Calgary Rapper Transit
Friday, October 18: Meet with Provincial Minister Josephine Pon
Monday, October 21: Junior Achievement working with grade 6
Wednesday, October 23: Grade 6 Vaccinations
Wednesday, October 30: Edmonton Legislature Field Trip

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

September 23, 2019

Homework
-Jump Math Pages 21, 22, 23
-Parents need to sign the Patterns and Algebra test that came home today and return to teacher

Upcoming Events
-School Pictures for grade 6 on Wednesday, September 25th
-Track and Field Day this Thursday.  Dress for the weather!
-We are collecting toonies for Terry.  The Terry Fox run will be on Friday, September 27
-Field trip to the Apple Store to write Fractured Fairy Tales on Wednesday, October 2 forms coming home this week!

Don't Forget
-Sign up in the google forms for the running track events that you would like to participate in on Thursdays field trip

Quizzes/ Tests

Forms
Please return your Track and Field form to me
Don't forget to return your Big Box Card boxes or the money if you sell it

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

September 20, 2019 - Week in Review

Dear 6B Parents and Students

    This week we have been working on building our research skills and how to check for credible sources, especially on the internet.  The students learned that finding two or more sources that corroborate the information increases the likelihood that the facts are true.  The students also worked on gathering quotes, paraphrasing and summarizing information from a newspaper article. 

     We concluded the first part of our Patterns and Algebra unit with a quiz covering all of the lessons we have completed so far.  This quiz will be marked and returned early next week and we ask that you sign it and return it back to school.

     The students have been creating Federal, Provincial and Local Bylaws this week as part of our local government unit.  The entire class came up with three laws for our "country" and in groups of two cities created three provincial laws and then three bylaws for their cities.  Next week we will be looking at how taxes are collected to pay for all of the services (police, transit, garbage/ recycling, etc), provided by local governments.

Have a great weekend!
Mr. Cull

Homework
-No homework this long weekend

Upcoming Events
-Parent-Teacher Interviews are today and Friday.  Please sign up for a time using this link 
-School Pictures for grade 6 on Wednesday, September 25th
-We are collecting toonies for Terry.  The Terry Fox run will be on Friday, September 27

Don't Forget
-Sign up in the google forms for the running track events that you would like to participate in

Quizzes/ Tests

Forms
Please return your Track and Field form to me
Don't forget to return your Big Box Card boxes or the money if you sell it

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

September 19, 2019

Homework
-No homework this long weekend

Upcoming Events
-Parent-Teacher Interviews are today and Friday.  Please sign up for a time using this link 
-School Pictures for grade 6 on Wednesday, September 25th
-We are collecting toonies for Terry.  The Terry Fox run will be on Friday, September 27

Don't Forget
-Sign up in the google forms for the running track events that you would like to participate in

Quizzes/ Tests

Forms
Please return your Track and Field form to me
Don't forget to return your Big Box Card boxes or the money if you sell it

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

September 18, 2019

Homework
-Students need to complete a small write up/ summary of what they learned from their Learning Styles Graph.

Upcoming Events
-Parent-Teacher Interviews are tomorrow and Friday.  Please sign up for a time using this link 
-School Pictures for grade 6 on Wednesday, September 25th
-We are collecting toonies for Terry.  The Terry Fox run will be on Friday, September 27

Don't Forget
-Sign up in the google forms for the running track events that you would like to participate in

Quizzes/ Tests
There will be a math quiz this Thursday (tomorrow) on Patterns and Algebra.  Review pages 9 to 20 in your Jump math books.

Forms
Please return your Track and Field form to me
Don't forget to return your Big Box Card boxes or the money if you sell it

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

September 17, 2019

Homework
-No homework tonight other than past work that a few students have not completed

Don't Forget
-Auditions tomorrow for students in 6A who want to act in the school play
-Sign up in the google forms for the running track events that you would like to participate in

Quiz
There will be a math quiz next Thursday on Patterns and Algebra.  Review pages 9 to 20 in your Jump math books.

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Forms
Please return your Track and Field form to me
Don't forget to return your Big Box Card boxes or the money if you sell it

September 16, 2019

Homework
-Jump Math Pages 12, 13, 14, 15 due today
-All About Me Sketch Notes due today
-Learning Styles bar graph due today
-Letter to the Teacher due today
*students have been given a lot of in-class time to complete these assignments*

Quiz
There will be a math quiz next Thursday on Patterns and Algebra.  Review pages 9 to 20 in your Jump math books.

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Forms
Please return your Track and Field form to me
Don't forget to return your Big Box Card boxes or the money if you sell it

Coming Up
September 19: Parent Teacher Interviews (2:00pm to 7:00pm)
September 20: Parent Teacher Interviews (8:30pm to 1:30pm)
*click the link to sign up for interviews * https://myconferences.cbe.ab.ca/Booking.aspx
September 23, 24, 25: School Pictures
September 25: Vaccination Presentation for Alberta Health Services
September 26: Division II Track and Field Day
September 27: Terry Fox Run
September 30: Orange Shirt Day
October 2: Apple Store Field trip - Story writing with Keynote
October 8: Junior Achievement Presentation - A Business of Our Own
October 15, 17, 25: Songwriting with local rapper Transit
October 23: Grade 6 Vaccinations
October 30: Edmonton Legislature Trip

September 13, 2019 - Week in Review

Good Afternoon Students and Parents,

We have been learning about creating a "T" table to identify a pattern and how to write a rule for a series of numbers this week (i.e 2, 6, 18 Pattern Rule: Start at 2 and multiply by 3 each time).  We also learned how variables are used in algebra and how they substitute for a number (i.e n + 5 = 8, so n = 3).  We will be having a small quiz next Thursday to check the students understanding of these concepts.

To kick off our unit on Local Government the students have been drawing their own city maps in groups of 3 or 4.  Each city needs to be aware of residential, commercial and industrial land use, and must also include essential buildings and services including schools, hospitals, public transportation, recycling/ compost facilities, etc.  Next week we will be looking at city bylaws and how property taxes are collected and used to fund city services.

Have a great weekend!
Mr. Cull

Homework
-Jump Math Pages 12, 13, 14, 15 due on Monday
-All About Me Sketch Notes due on Monday
-Learning Styles bar graph due on Monday
-Letter to the Teacher due on Monday
*students have been given a lot of in-class time to complete these assignments*

Quiz
There will be a math quiz next Thursday on Patterns and Algebra.  Review pages 9 to 20 in your Jump math books.

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Forms
Please return your Track and Field form to me
Don't forget to return your Big Box Card boxes or the money if you sell it

Coming Up
September 19: Parent Teacher Interviews (2:00pm to 7:00pm)
September 20: Parent Teacher Interviews (8:30pm to 1:30pm)
September 23, 24, 25: School Pictures
September 25: Vaccination Presentation for Alberta Health Services
September 26: Division II Track and Field Day
September 27: Terry Fox Run
September 30: Orange Shirt Day
October 2: Apple Store Field trip - Story writing with Keynote
October 8: Junior Achievement Presentation - A Business of Our Own
October 15, 17, 25: Songwriting with local rapper Transit
October 23: Grade 6 Vaccinations
October 30: Edmonton Legislature Trip

September 12, 2019

Good Afternoon Students,

Homework
-Please return to me your Track and Field Day forms
-Please return any Big Box Card boxes to me
-All About Me Sketch Notes due next Monday
-Learning Styles bar graph due next Monday
-Letter to the Teacher due next Monday

Coming Up
September 19: Parent Teacher Interviews (2:00pm to 7:00pm)
September 20: Parent Teacher Interviews (8:30pm to 1:30pm)
September 23, 24, 25: School Pictures
September 26: Division II Track and Field Day
September 27: Terry Fox Run
September 30: Orange Shirt Day

September 11, 2019

Good Morning Students,

Homework
-All About Me Sketch Notes due next Monday
-Learning Styles bar graph due next Monday
-Letter to the Teacher due next Monday

Coming Up
September 19: Parent Teacher Interviews (2:00pm to 7:00pm)
September 20: Parent Teacher Interviews (8:30pm to 1:30pm)
September 23, 24, 25: School Pictures
September 26: Division II Track and Field Day
September 27: Terry Fox Run
September 30: Orange Shirt Day

September 10, 2019

September 10, 2019

Homework
-Jump Math Pages 9, 10, 11 due for tomorrow
-All About Me Sketch Notes due next Monday
-Learning Styles bar graph due next Monday
-Letter to the Teacher due next Monday

Coming Up
September 19: Parent Teacher Interviews (2:00pm to 7:00pm)
September 20: Parent Teacher Interviews (8:30pm to 1:30pm)
September 23, 24, 25: School Pictures
September 26: Division II Track and Field Day
September 27: Terry Fox Run
September 30: Orange Shirt Day

September 9, 2019

September 9, 2019

Homework
-Students need to finish pages 7 & 8 in their Jump Math 6.1 books
-Each student has in their backpacks a student information envelope.  Please complete and return to Mr. Cull

September 6, 2019 - Week in Review

Dear Grade 6 Parents and Students,

We have had a great first week getting to know each other and learning about the exciting things we will be doing this year in grade 6.  Thank you to all of the parents who reached out to me this week and I look forward to meeting with all of you during the Parent/ Teacher conferences on September 19th and 20th.

We worked this week on learning about our strengths as learners, focusing on visual learning, auditory and kinesthetic learning.  The students completed three tests to see how well they could remember a series of random items using their eyes, ears and sense of touch.  We then took this information and started graphing our results.  We will be posting these results around the room and talking about the types of projects that are successful for each learning style.

To help us get to know the students, we started our "All About Me" project, which began by having the students fill in a graphic organizer about their families, backgrounds,  favorite foods, movies, books, etc.  The students then started a "sketch note" about themselves that will be posted so other students can get to know them.

Don't forget to check out our class website for resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Cull

September 5, 2019

Hello Students and Parents,

   Below is the link to the classroom website.  In our site, the students can find resources to help them study and review concepts covered in class.

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Monday September 3, 2019

Hello,

  We had a great first day back to class!  Looking forward to getting to know all of my new students in 6B.  Don't forget about our Parent/ Teacher conferences on September 19th and 20th.

Mr. Cull