Friday February 28, 2020 - Week in Review

Dear 6B Parents and Students,

Yesterday students had the opportunity to participate in a school tour of Sir John A. MacDonald. While touring the school, students completed a scavenger hunt and learned all about what options they could take. A notice went home about how to register for the options in Power School for the next school year.

In Math, we have been learning about decimals. Students have been able to take their understanding of fractions and interpret this into a decimal. They will soon be working on adding and subtracting decimals.

In Science, we are wrapping up our learning around Sky Science. Students completed their Planet trading cards and will be reviewing for their end of unit quiz.

In Social, we have been writing a news article about an event that happened in Ancient Athens. The events are ranging from a decision made on Pnyx Hill, a trial that happened or an event that happened in the community. Students will be wrapping up their article this upcoming week.

We will be having a meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at 4:00 for any parents who are interested in having a conversation about what the Grade 6 Farewell is going to look like. We will chat about what we have done in the past and people can share their ideas for this year’s event.

Have a great weekend!

Homework
-Jump Math Pg 11, 12 of the new Jump 6.2 book
-Weekly math sheet due today
-French Menu due now
-Science Sketchnotes due March 4th
-Figure Drawing Art Project due on Monday, March 2 (Sketch and Google Form)

Quizzes/ Tests
-Sky Science Quiz March 4th (use the class website to review)
-Math Fraction quiz went home today. As your child's mark out of 44

Forms
-Please sign and return the Safety Expo Forms

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year. If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Events
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Thursday February 26, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 9, 10 of the new Jump 6.2 book
-Weekly math sheet due today
-French Menu due now
-Science Sketchnotes due March 4th
-Figure Drawing Art Project due on Monday, March 2 (Sketch and Google Form)

Quizzes/ Tests
-Sky Science Quiz March 4th (use the class website to review)
-Math Fraction quiz went home today.  As your child's mark out of 44

Forms
-Please sign and return the Safety Expo Forms

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Wednesday February 26, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 7, 8 of the new Jump 6.2 book
-Weekly math sheet due today
-French Menu due now
-Science Sketchnotes due March 4th
-Figure Drawing Art Project due on Monday, March 2 (Sketch and Google Form)

Quizzes/ Tests
-Sky Science Quiz March 4th (use the class website to review)
-Math Fraction quiz went home today.  As your child's mark out of 44

Forms
-Please sign and return the Safety Expo Forms

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Tuesday February 25, 2020

*Pink Shirt Day Tomorrow*

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 4, 5, 6 of the new Jump 6.2 book
-Weekly math sheet due Wednesday
-French Menu due now
-Science Sketchnotes due March 4th
-Figure Drawing Art Project due on Monday (Sketch and Google Form)

Quizzes/ Tests
-Sky Science Quiz March 4th (use the class website to review)
-Math Fraction quiz went home today.  As your child's mark out of 44

Forms
-Please sign and return the Safety Expo Forms

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Monday February 24, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 1, 2, 3 of the new Jump 6.2 book
-Weekly math sheet due Wednesday
-French Menu due now
-TUSC presentations will be on Monday

Quizzes/ Tests
-No upcoming quiz

Forms
-Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour forms due Monday

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Friday February 21, 2020 - Week in Review

Dear Grade 6 Parents

*Correction* The Sir John A Macdonald Student tour and open house are on Thursday, February 27th, not Wednesday.
Student Tour - Thursday, February 27, 2020, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Open House - Thursday, February 27, 2020, 5:30pm to 7:00pm

This week we concluded our fraction unit with a look at word problems, writing a fraction as a division statement and finding the fraction of a whole number.  We worked to deepen our understanding of how to find the fractional amount of a whole number by drawing pictures but also learned that a quicker answer can be found by dividing the whole number by the denominator and then multiplying that answer by the numerator of the fraction.  Starting next week, we will be working with decimal numbers.

We continued our work on writing elaborate detail in our stories this week by completing a paragraph about a mysterious sled (object) and someone freezing outside (character).  The students brainstormed descriptive language they could use in their paragraphs and then set the scene for their descriptive piece before beginning to write.  Setting the scene helps put the writing into some context and also helps the students transition from the "action" of their story to the pause with description and then back to the "action".  We will be looking at larger plot development approaches in our writing next week by watching and summarizing Pixar short movies.

Have a great weekend,
Mr. Cull

Homework

-Jump Math (No Homework)
-Weekly math sheet due Wednesday
-French Menu due today
-TUSC presentations will be on Monday

Quizzes/ Tests
-Math Quiz on Fractions was today. Results next week

Forms
-Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour forms due Monday

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Thursday February 20, 2020

Don't Forget! Sir John A Macdonald Open House

Grade 6 Transition Family Information Evening
Who	Students and Parents
What	Grade 6 Orientation to SJAM
Where	Meet in Main Gym (tour to follow)
When	February 27, 2020, 5:30-7:00 pm
How	Come in through front doors, parking is at the corner of 4th street & 64th ave

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 165
-Constellation lesson was due Tuesday
-Weekly math sheet due yesterday
-French Menu due Friday
-Athens board game is was due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Math Quiz on Fractions this Friday (Use Pg 140 to 165 in Jump Math to review)

Forms
-Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour forms due Monday

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Wednesday February 19, 2020

Don't Forget! Sir John A Macdonald Open House

Grade 6 Transition Family Information Evening
Who	Students and Parents
What	Grade 6 Orientation to SJAM
Where	Meet in Main Gym (tour to follow)
When	February 27, 2020, 5:30-7:00 pm
How	Come in through front doors, parking is at the corner of 4th street & 64th ave

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 162, 163, 164
-Constellation lesson was due yesterday
-Weekly math sheet due today
-French Menu due Friday
-Athens board game is was due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Math Quiz on Fractions this Friday (Use Pg 140 to 165 in Jump Math to review)

Forms
-Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour forms due Monday

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Tuesday February 18, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 161 and "Fraction of a Number" sheet
-Constellation lesson due today
-Weekly math sheet due Wednesday
-French Menu due Friday
-Athens board game is due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Math Quiz on Fractions this Friday (Use Pg 140 to 165 in Jump Math to review)

Forms
-Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour forms due Monday

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Wednesday February 12, 2020

Dear 6B Parents,

   We had a short but enjoyable week skating on the ring beside the school.  A big thanks to all of the parent volunteers who came out to hand out skates and helmets, tie laces and console students who fell!

   We have continued our look at fractions this week, learning how to compare them by making common denominators.  Using either division or multiplication, the students looked for the lowest common multiple between the two denominators and either changed one or both fractions.  We will be concluding this unit next week with a look at finding the factional amounts of whole numbers and fraction word problems.  We will have a quiz next Friday on all concepts related to fractions.

    The students learned about the position of the sun and how it affects the seasons this week.  In the summer months, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun giving us more direct sunlight and thus warmer temperatures.  In the winter, our hemisphere is tilted away from the sun causing the rays to be more spread out and cool temperatures.

Enjoy your long weekend,
Mr. Cull

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 159, 160
-Constellation lesson due next Tuesday
-Weekly math sheet due next Wednesday
-Athens board game is due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Math Quiz on Fractions next Friday (Use Pg 140 to 165 in Jump Math to review)

Forms
-No forms due at this time

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Eve
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Tuesday February 11, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 157, 158
-Constellation lesson due next Tuesday
-Weekly math sheet due tomorrow
-Athens board game is due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Science Quiz was handed back yesterday

Forms
-No forms due at this time

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Skating
During the week of Monday, Feb 10 to Wednesday, Feb 12 the students in grade 6 will be skating at the ring, weather permitting.  We are looking for volunteers to help put on skates and helmets during those three days.  A more detailed schedule will be coming out soon.

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Events
February 11: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 12: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Monday February 10, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 156 and the extra practice sheet
-Constellation lesson due next Tuesday
-Weekly math sheet due Wednesday
-Athens board game is due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Science Quiz was handed back today

Forms
-No forms due at this time

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Skating
During the week of Monday, Feb 10 to Wednesday, Feb 12 the students in grade 6 will be skating at the ring, weather permitting.  We are looking for volunteers to help put on skates and helmets during those three days.  A more detailed schedule will be coming out soon.

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Events
February 10: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 11: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 12: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Friday February 7, 2020

Dear 6B Parents,

On Monday the students participated in an Artificial Intelligence Workshop hosted by Kids Code.  We learned how computers are being trained and coded to recognize images, human gestures, and facial features.  Like a young child, a computer needs to see a variety of images and examples if it wants to understand and recognize an object in the future. The students played a card game that asked them to identify common everyday object based on it characteristics (colour, shape, size, texture, etc).  After this, we used the website https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/ to teach a computer to recognize classroom objects and perform a task (i.e. show the computer a ruler and have it say your name.)

We completed our second newspaper article write this year on Tuesday, as part of our preparations toward the writing PAT in May.  The students were given a collection of facts about the International Space Station and using the knowledge they have gained about how articles are written, to create their own.  As we mark these articles we are looking for a catchy headline, and intro paragraph with the 5Ws, well-organized paragraphs, quotes throughout, and a strong conclusion.  The students will be sharing the progression of their article writing at Parent-Teacher conferences on March 19 & 20.

Have a great weekend!
Mr. Cull

Homework

-Jump Math - No Jump Homework this Weekend
-Weekly math sheet due now
-Athens board game is due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Science quiz was today on Moon Phases and reasons for the seasons (use the class website to study)
-Math Quiz went home Tuesday.  Ask your child their mark out of 42!

Forms
-Skating forms are due now!!  Skating starts Monday morning at 9:15am for 6A/B

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Skating
During the week of Monday, Feb 10 to Wednesday, Feb 12 the students in grade 6 will be skating at the ring, weather permitting.  We are looking for volunteers to help put on skates and helmets during those three days.  A more detailed schedule will be coming out soon.

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Events
February 10: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 11: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 12: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip
March 19: Dress like your teacher day
March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 23 to March 29: Spring Break
March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break
April 3: Family Movie Night

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Thursday February 6, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math - Pg 154, 155
-Weekly math sheet due now
-Athens board game is due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Science quiz Friday on Moon Phases and reasons for the seasons (use the class website to study)
-Math Quiz went home yesterday.  Ask your child their mark out of 42!

Forms
-Skating forms are due now

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Skating
During the week of Monday, Feb 10 to Wednesday, Feb 12 the students in grade 6 will be skating at the ring, weather permitting.  We are looking for volunteers to help put on skates and helmets during those three days.  A more detailed schedule will be coming out soon.

Parent Council Meeting
The next Parent Council meeting is next week on Thursday, February 6th at 7 pm in our DLC. We are holding the meeting a week early to accommodate the Teachers' Convention break. It’s our Grade 2 teaching teams' turn to present what your kids have been working on in their classrooms. There will also be the usual updates from our Admin team and other committees.
Babysitting will be available.
And in case you missed this on our school website, you can review our January meeting minutes here: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/simonsvalley/get-involved/school-council/pages/default.aspx

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Events
February 10: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 11: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 12: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Wednesday February 5, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math - Pg 151, 152, 153
-Weekly math sheet due now
-Athens board game is due Tuesday, February 18th
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
     4. Playing Pieces
     5. Game Board

Quizzes/ Tests
-Science quiz Friday on Moon Phases and reasons for the seasons (use the class website to study)
-Math Quiz went home yesterday.  Ask your child their mark out of 42!

Forms
-Skating forms are due now

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades, math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Skating
During the week of Monday, Feb 10 to Wednesday, Feb 12 the students in grade 6 will be skating at the ring, weather permitting.  We are looking for volunteers to help put on skates and helmets during those three days.  A more detailed schedule will be coming out soon.

Parent Council Meeting
The next Parent Council meeting is next week on Thursday, February 6th at 7 pm in our DLC. We are holding the meeting a week early to accommodate the Teachers' Convention break. It’s our Grade 2 teaching teams' turn to present what your kids have been working on in their classrooms. There will also be the usual updates from our Admin team and other committees.
Babysitting will be available.
And in case you missed this on our school website, you can review our January meeting minutes here: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/simonsvalley/get-involved/school-council/pages/default.aspx

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Events
February 5: G.P Vanier Open House (6:30 pm to 7:30 pm)
February 10: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 11: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 12: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 26: Pink Shirt Day
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 6: CAD
March 11: Safety Expo field trip

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Tuesday February 4, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math - No homework
-Weekly math sheet due tomorrow
-Athens board game parts now due
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards

Quizzes/ Tests
-Science quiz Friday on Moon Phases and seasons
-Math Quiz went home today.  Ask your child their make out of 42

Forms
-Skating forms are due now

Parent Math Resources
As students get older and start to move into the upper grades math becomes more challenging for students and parents who are helping them.  Below is a grade YouTube resource for parents looking for a refresher.
https://www.youtube.com/user/PISDMathematics/featured

Skating
During the week of Monday, Feb 10 to Wednesday, Feb 12 the students in grade 6 will be skating at the ring, weather permitting.  We are looking for volunteers to help put on skates and helmets during those three days.  A more detailed schedule will be coming out soon.

Parent Council Meeting
The next Parent Council meeting is next week on Thursday, February 6th at 7 pm in our DLC. We are holding the meeting a week early to accommodate the Teachers' Convention break. It’s our Grade 2 teaching teams' turn to present what your kids have been working on in their classrooms. There will also be the usual updates from our Admin team and other committees.
Babysitting will be available.
And in case you missed this on our school website, you can review our January meeting minutes here: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/simonsvalley/get-involved/school-council/pages/default.aspx

Used Skates
Sandstone MacEwan Community Association has been collecting used skates for kids in the community who cannot afford to skate. If you are a family who would like to receive or who would like to donate skates, please contact info@sandstomemacewan.com. As well, if you are interested, there is a family willing to do some sharpening and some intro lessons! What a great opportunity!

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Events
February 5: G.P Vanier Open House (6:30 pm to 7:30 pm)
February 10: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 11: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 12: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 11: Safety Expo field trip

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Monday February 3, 2020

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 150 is due tomorrow
-TUSC (totally unbelievable speaking club) presentations due Monday
-Weekly math sheet due now
-Athens board game parts now due
     1. Character Cards
     2. Five Travel Cards
     3. Six Ancient Cite Cards
-Moon Phases flipbook due now

Quizzes/ Tests
-No upcoming quizzes

Skating
During the week of Monday, Feb 10 to Wednesday, Feb 12 the students in grade 6 will be skating at the ring, weather permitting.  We are looking for volunteers to help put on skates and helmets during those three days.  A more detailed schedule will be coming out soon.

Parent Council Meeting
The next Parent Council meeting is next week on Thursday, February 6th at 7 pm in our DLC. We are holding the meeting a week early to accommodate the Teachers' Convention break. It’s our Grade 2 teaching teams' turn to present what your kids have been working on in their classrooms. There will also be the usual updates from our Admin team and other committees.
Babysitting will be available.
And in case you missed this on our school website, you can review our January meeting minutes here: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/simonsvalley/get-involved/school-council/pages/default.aspx

Used Skates
Sandstone MacEwan Community Association has been collecting used skates for kids in the community who cannot afford to skate. If you are a family who would like to receive or who would like to donate skates, please contact info@sandstomemacewan.com. As well, if you are interested, there is a family willing to do some sharpening and some intro lessons! What a great opportunity!

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year.  If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.
https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget
-Headphones: please bring an extra set of headphones to school if you have them
-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Forms
-No forms are due at this time

Upcoming Events
February 5: G.P Vanier Open House (6:30 pm to 7:30 pm)
February 10: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 11: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 12: 6A/B Skating at SVS
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Tour
February 27: Sir John A MacDonald Jr High Parent Information night (5:30 pm to 7:00 pm)
March 11: Safety Expo field trip

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home