Agenda

• Bring money for the concession at the Halloween dance tomorrow!
• Halloween dance October 31st from 1:30-3:00. Dress up!
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms Slideshow pushed to next week! Sorry, the dance is taking up a lot of Thursday. Mrs. Lygo will do checks on Thursday and presentations will start on Monday.
• No School Friday! PD Day
• Some $7 payments are still due from the Bowmont Park field trip. If you have already paid, please ignore the reminder.

Agenda

• Please read post-vaccination care form sent home with your child today
• Some $7 payments are still due from the Bowmont Park field trip. If you have already paid, please ignore the reminder.
• Science group tasks B, C and D have presentation on Tuesday and Wednesday
• Halloween dance October 31st from 1:30-3:00. Dress up!
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms Slideshow due this Thursday. Students will need to complete most of the unfinished work at home.

Agenda

• Some $7 payments are still due from the Bowmont Park field trip. If you have already paid, please ignore the reminder.
• Grade 6 vaccinations tomorrow
• Science group tasks B, C and D have presentation on Tuesday and Wednesday
• Halloween dance October 31st from 1:30-3:00. Dress up!
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms Slideshow due this Thursday. Students will need to complete most of the unfinished work at home.

Week of October 27 - Nov 01, 2019

Humanities:

• We work on character development with a writing piece about a 'mysterious creature', including a descriptive paragraph about the creature and a choice of either an ad reporting a sighting or the legend of the creature
• Charter of Rights projects due on Friday, November 01. Students will be presenting their slideshow to the class.

Math:

• Students wrote their Number Concepts quiz this week and will be bringing the quiz home by Wednesday. 

Note *We have identified this topic as an area of growth for several students. Basic multiplication/division facts up to 81) are essential.  All students are strongly encouraged to continue working on this at home. Due to the importance of multiples/factors and applying place value number concepts to other areas of the math curriculum, we are offering support for Grade 6 students for would like additional assistance. The Grade 6 Math/Science team is going to offer weekly 'Math Support' sessions twice a week. They will be offered Monday at lunch in Mrs. Lowe's room during Lunch B (12:50 pm - 1:10 pm) and Thursday mornings in Mrs. Senholt's room, M116 (8:00 am - 8:20 am). Students may attend one or both sessions. 

Here are a couple of websites that are helpful learning tools:
Math is Fun
Grade 6 is Math-tasitc
Spy Guys... Factors, Multiples and Prime Factorization

• We will start theoretical and experimental probability 

• There are no Math Homework Duotangs this week. They will be sent them home next week. 

Science:

• Finishing up with Tree Research pages on four chosen trees. The task questions for each group are in Powerschool.
• Presentations on Forest Jigsaw activity.  Students have all shared their project with their groups on Google drive and may have some editing and tweaking to do, but no one should have to do a tremendous amount of work over the weekend.   Groups working on:

 Task A: Trees and Forest will present Monday 

 Task B: Leaf Types and Shapes will present Tuesday

 Task C : Tree Anatomy will present Tuesday

 Task D: Forest Systems and Cycles will present Wednesday

Art:

• 6-1 and 6-2 Students will be working on artwork for their mysterious creature as well as our class Remembrance Day wreath
• 6-2, Students finished a section of the 'window' grid and are beginning to piece it together with backgrounds.

Reminders:

• Grade 6 vaccinations October 29
• Halloween Dance on October 31
• November 1st system PD day, no classes
• Check for unpaid field trip fees (Bowmont Park) 

Agenda

• Some $7 payments are still due from the Bowmont Park field trip. If you have already paid, please ignore the reminder.
• The DFS fundraising goes until October 26th. Good luck!
• Grade 6 vaccinations October 29th
• Halloween dance October 31st from 1:30-3:00. Dress up!
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms Slideshow due next Friday. Students will need to complete most of the unfinished work at home.

Week of October 21-25, 2019

Humanities:

• Students are back at their Charter of Rights and Freedoms project! Students are expected to include explanations and examples of each fundamental freedom and right, and be prepared to present their work to the class. We will also begin work on character development with a writing piece about a 'mysterious creature'.
• Well done on the federal election! Results on Monday.

Math:

• Continuation of Factors, Multiples and Prime/Composite numbers, short quiz on Tuesday or Wednesday (depending timing of student vote activity).
• We started weekly challenge questions this month that are optional for students who have extra time. Have you submitted your weekly challenge responses?  We will review them both on Monday. 

 ('ELF+ELF=FOOL'  and  'how many hours/days can you make with 2 000 000 seconds?')

Science:

• Finishing up with Tree Research pages on four chosen trees.
• Practice with Dichotomous key to identify plants in coulee.
• Vocabulary added, check previous post for updated list.
• Starting Forest Jigsaw activity.  Students will work in groups to research one of four topics (Leaf Types and Shapes, Tree Anatomy, Forest Systems, and Tree Trunk Cookies).  Students will present their research to each other next week (Oct 28-30).

Art:

• 6-1, Stick painting! Students work collaboratively to design and paint a patterned branch. 
• 6-2, Students started 10x10 section of the 'window' grid mural.  As a class we decided to create a common background for our tree mural and also to theme each level of the grid by season. It's coming along beautifully!

Reminders:

• Return vaccination forms if you have not
• DFS Fundraiser ends October 26
• Grade 6 vaccinations October 29
• Check for unpaid field trip fees (Bowmont Park) 

Agenda

• Tomorrow, Friday October 18th is the grade 6 student vote. Try to bring some form of ID!
• HOMEWORK: 'Comparing Candidates' is due tomorrow. Use: pollenize.org OR CBC Canada Votes 2019
• DFS Fundraiser packages went home last week. The fundraising goes until October 26th. Good luck!
• Grade 6 vaccinations October 29th.

Build Your Writing Skills at Quill.org!

Quill is an online program that provides free writing and grammar activities for middle and high school students.

Students can join the class Mrs. Lygo has created to practice spelling, writing and grammar at home!

To join, please follow these steps:

1. Go to quill.org
2. To sign up, click the “Sign Up” button located on the top right of the screen.
3. To sign up as a student, click the "Student" button.
4. Next, fill in all of the fields below. Sign up with your student gmail account (student#@educbe.ca).
5. If your teacher has requested you to sign up with Google, press the "Sign Up with Google" button and select the Google account you would like to use.
6. Press the "Sign Up with Clever" button and search for your school.
7. Add your class code: student-fun
8. Complete assigned lesson!

This week is lesson #1: Choosing between A, An and The

Science Vocabulary Cards (so far)

Students have had class time to work on these definitions, however some will need to finish up on their own time either at school or at home. These should be put into their own words, but sound like a definition. We will review these together weekly.  Yes, spelling counts on these!


Tree
Deciduous
Producer
Consumer (Primary/secondary)
Decomposer
Shrub
Nutrient Cycle
Photosynthesis
Habitat
Ecosystem
Invasive Species
Tree Cookie
Variable

Week of October 14-18, 2019

Humanities:

• Students will take a break from their Charter of Rights and Freedoms project to prepare for the upcoming Federal Election. Students will participate in a mock vote on the Friday, and will spend the week exploring what services the Federal Government provides, candidates in our riding and the party platforms, and how the voting process works in a polling station. 

Math:

• Looking at the strategies to help remember multiplication tables
• Multiples, factors, factor trees and prime versus composite numbers
• *Homework due Monday - word puzzle questions half sheet (white sheet with star shapes)

Science:

• Students went on a walk through the coulee to notice or "observe" science in the world they live in.  We gathered leaves, berries and took photos of trees to examine and connect to our dichotomous key.  We will continue with detective work in the coming week to analyze our coulee collection.
• Students began research on two coniferous and two deciduous trees native to Alberta, paying close attention to leaf/need shape and arrangement.  We will complete these research pages in our visual journals this week.

Art:

• 6-1, Stick painting! Students work collaboratively to design and paint a patterned branch. 
• 6-2, Students got their grid number and started 10x10 section of the 'window' grid mural.

Reminders:

• Friday Oct 11 - No school for students, Common PD Day
• Monday Oct 14 - No School, Thanksgiving holiday
• Return vaccination forms if you have not
• DFS Fundraiser ends October 26

Agenda

• NO school Friday or Monday 
• Grade 6 vaccinations October 29th.
• Please return vaccination forms ASAP
• DFS Fundraiser packages went home today. The fundraising goes until October 26th. Good luck!

Student Vote 2019

The 5/6 students at TMC have been registered for the Student Vote program for the upcoming federal election. Student Vote is a parallel election for students under the voting age, coinciding with federal, provincial, territorial and municipal elections. The purpose is to provide young Canadians with an opportunity to experience the voting process firsthand and build the habits of informed and engaged citizenship.

The students are very excited and feel privileged to have these very busy leaders take the time to meet with them during their full schedules. We look forward to learning more about these candidates as the students prepare to vote along with over 700,000 other students across Canada.

If you have any questions regarding the program and the visits please feel free to contacts us. We are excited by the potential of the home discussions that may come from this event.

Agenda

• NO school Friday or Monday 
• Sorry for the miscommunication about vaccinations. Grade 6 vaccinations were NOT today. We are currently waiting for an update on the correct date, which is most likely October 29th.
• Please return vaccination forms ASAP
• Bowmont Park descriptive paragraph was due Tuesday - students can work during nutrition break or lunch to complete
• Students will be walking to the coulee tomorrow to observe trees, leaf shapes, and branching patterns, please dress appropriately for the weather (it will be wet).  If any parents would like to join us for the walk, you are more than welcome! It will take us about an hour, let Mrs. Lowe know and we can pinpoint an exact time for you.
• Scholastic book orders went home yesterday. If your child did not receive a paper copy, please go online to order

Agenda

• Please return vaccination forms ASAP
• Bowmont Park descriptive paragraph due Tuesday
• Students will be walking to the coulee to observe trees, leaf shapes, and branching patterns, please dress appropriately for the weather (it will be wet).  If any parents would like to join us for the walk, you are more than welcome! It will take us about an hour, let Mrs. Lowe know and we can pinpoint an exact time for you.
• Scholastic book orders went home
• We have been learning the ukulele!

Agenda Reminders

• Please return vaccination forms ASAP
• Photo orders are due October 8
• Bowmont Park descriptive paragraph due Tuesday
• Levels of the Forest assignment should be completed and handed in
• Students will be walking to the coulee to observe trees, leaf shapes, and branching patterns, please dress appropriately for the weather (it will be wet).  If any parents would like to join us for the walk, you are more than welcome! It will take us about an hour, let Mrs. Lowe know and we can pinpoint an exact time for you.

Scholastic News from Mrs. Macdonald

Hello Families!

October Scholastic orders are now available and will be due on Tuesday, October 15th. Some students will choose to bring home paper copies of the flyer. If you would like to shop and/ or order online, please go to scholastic.ca/canadaclubs to place your order and pay. Online orders over $30 earn a free $7 book.  If you have any questions or concerns, or are placing an order you would like me to keep a surprise, please email

Deyelle MacDonald at ddmacdonald@cbe.ab.ca

Thanks!

Agenda

• Please return vaccination forms ASAP
• Photo orders are due October 8
• Math test on Monday
• Bowmont Park descriptive paragraph due Tuesday

October 7-10,2019

Humanities:

• This upcoming week, students will complete their descriptive paragraphs (due Tuesday) and begin a mini project on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This will include research skills, rewording findings to make it personal, and using PowerPoint on Google Drive to put information together. They may do a small exercise as well on vocabulary building

Math:

• Looking for patterns in the place value system.  
• Writing lumbers without seeing them on 
• Review of common multiplication and division strategies for mental math 
• Homework sheet was given to review place value concepts 
• Challenge of the week "How many hours are in two million seconds?"
• Monday Oct 7 - place value and expressing number quiz

Science:

• Students have done some beautiful work on the Levels of the Forest Assignments.  The artist among us astound me! 
• All students had the opportunity to give and receive feedback in peer feedback loops on Thursday when the assignment was due.  Late finishers had the opportunity to learn from their peers by seeing examples, offering compliments (stars) and asking questions and advice (wishes).  All required edits should be complete and handed in this Monday Oct 7 unless other arrangements have been discussed with the teacher.
• *The requirements can be viewed on Powerschool

CTF:

• All students have started the first CTF class and are settled into their class group for round 1 (Approx 15 class periods)

Reminders:

• Friday Oct 11 - No school for students, Common PD Day
• Monday Oct 14 - No School, Thanksgiving holiday
• Return vaccination forms if you have not
• Photo order forms are due October 8th

This Week - September 30 - October 4, 2019

Humanities

• In Language Arts this week, students work on writing more complex sentences to build stronger sentence structure. They will use these new skills to apply ideas from the Bowmont Park field trip to descriptive writing
• In Social Studies, students will wrap up their work creating a Class Charter of Rights, broadening into the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Math

• Continue exploring place values in large numbers (up to one billion)
• Practice recognizing when numbers are written or ordered correctly/incorrectly
• Beginning to use basic operations with numbers over six digits (up to the billions period) and practice lining up those place values!
• Introduction to the amazing 'calculator', always a hit!

Science:

• Students have been given a 'Four Levels of the Forest' visual assignment to be completed in their visual journals.  They have pasted a more detailed rubric into their journals, the main requirements are as follows:
• Draw of a typical Alberta forest, as demonstrated in class.  This will be one full page (portrait) in their visual journal.
• The forest must show the four levels.  The 4 layers are:  1. Canopy,  2. Understory,  3. Shrubbery, 4. Forest Floor.  The page ahead of their picture is where the information and labels will go. (The corresponding label and picture will be in the same spot on two successive pages).  Students have been shown exactly what to do. 
• On the page in front of the detailed artwork there must be labels for each level (front of flap) AND descriptive information about each level(back of flap).  After information in written in the correct places, the labels will be cut as shown in class.
• MINIMUM of 3 animals, 3 plants and 3 characteristics in each level of the forest (back of flap) to match their picture. Include deciduous and coniferous plants native to Alberta.

** This has been well explained extensively in class, as I know the directions sound tricky. Students have 5 in class periods (3 left) to complete this and clarify instructions if needed, some may want to work on it as homework as well.

CTF/Fine Arts

• In Art, 6-1 has completed textural and patterned design art, 6-2 will be given their piece of our mural puzzle
• In CTF, students from all grade 6 classes will be divided into groups for 8 weeks in the following courses: tourism, color theory, film studies, outdoor leadership, needle felting and 3D printing. Groups were developed through student interest and surveys.

French

• For the month of October, students will be practicing basic conversational phrases through a variety of activities and games

Health

•  Self Image. The factors that impact it, and factors that it impacts.