Welcome to Room 14!
We are looking for parent volunteers for our Spaceport Field Trip on April 15! Please contact Mrs. Kis or Ms. Robichaud if you are able to help us out.
Student Led Conference
Please remember that student led conferences are on Thursday March 21 and Friday March 22. Log into Powerschool to book your time.
Math
Congratulations to Rayyaan who has also figured out how to get 24 in our super challenging math problem using 1, 3,4 and 6 to make 24.
This week we tried a hands on problem called skyscrapers. We had to be able to build skyscrapers that fit the requirements of only being able to see 1, 2 or 3 from the side. It's a little complicated to explain here- parents can give it a try at our upcoming conferences.
We also looked at how to place decimals on number lines and started a project where we are pretending to go on a trip to Disneyland. We will use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals to spend our budget of $3000 per person in our family. We have learned some things about researching travel options, such as that plane tickets are sold per person, but hotels charge by the room! Parents, maybe you should include us in your next vacation planning.
Language Arts
We practiced working with suffixes such as -er, -or, and -ion to change the meaning of root words.
We also started a focus on story writing through discussing what makes a good story problem. We brainstormed some ideas for story problems using picture prompts. Next week we will discuss how to include the setting in our stories.
French
We are making progress on our french house projects. Some of us have started to add our vocabulary labels and additional details. Below are some pictures from our construction, vocabulary labeling, and houses.
Construction Zone
Vocabulary Time
Some of our houses
Social
We are working continuing our work on The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We are learning and applying different strategies to help us pull out important information when we are reading. Today we worked on the task of using highlighters as a tool to emphasize relevant information versus all information. We also talked about how our brains work differently and we need to try different ways to learn what works best us as individual learners.
Other
Special Guests and Activities
This week had lots of special events going on. On Tuesday, we had a Me to We Assembly celebrating out successful bake sale fundraiser. Our special guests were David and Vince from the Calgary Dream Centre. They were so excited to meet kids that were passionate about helping the homeless. Our class had lots of great questions for Vince and David and learned a lot more about their work.
A Flashback to Kindergarten
On Wednesday, we had an interesting morning. We got new table legs installed in our room so we went to do our work in the kindergarten room. It was fun and brought back some memories for lots of us!
A Visit from H.D. Cartwright
On Thursday, Grade 6's had a presentation from H.D. Cartwright to learn all about junior high. They talked to us about transit, clubs, different options, and the athletics programs. At the open house, they set up stations that we got to rotate through. There were some really neat activities.
Weather
It has finally warmed up enough for outdoor lunch and recess breaks. Please make sure you come prepared for the weather. It is still chilly and will soon be wet and mucky. All students will be expected to go outside so boots and outdoor clothes will continue to be needed.
Student Led Conference
Please remember that student led conferences are on Thursday March 21 and Friday March 22. Log into Powerschool to book your time.
Math
This week we tried a hands on problem called skyscrapers. We had to be able to build skyscrapers that fit the requirements of only being able to see 1, 2 or 3 from the side. It's a little complicated to explain here- parents can give it a try at our upcoming conferences.
Language Arts
We practiced working with suffixes such as -er, -or, and -ion to change the meaning of root words.
We also started a focus on story writing through discussing what makes a good story problem. We brainstormed some ideas for story problems using picture prompts. Next week we will discuss how to include the setting in our stories.
French
We are making progress on our french house projects. Some of us have started to add our vocabulary labels and additional details. Below are some pictures from our construction, vocabulary labeling, and houses.
Construction Zone
Vocabulary Time
Some of our houses
Social
We are working continuing our work on The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We are learning and applying different strategies to help us pull out important information when we are reading. Today we worked on the task of using highlighters as a tool to emphasize relevant information versus all information. We also talked about how our brains work differently and we need to try different ways to learn what works best us as individual learners.
Special Guests and Activities
This week had lots of special events going on. On Tuesday, we had a Me to We Assembly celebrating out successful bake sale fundraiser. Our special guests were David and Vince from the Calgary Dream Centre. They were so excited to meet kids that were passionate about helping the homeless. Our class had lots of great questions for Vince and David and learned a lot more about their work.
A Flashback to Kindergarten
On Wednesday, we had an interesting morning. We got new table legs installed in our room so we went to do our work in the kindergarten room. It was fun and brought back some memories for lots of us!
On Thursday, Grade 6's had a presentation from H.D. Cartwright to learn all about junior high. They talked to us about transit, clubs, different options, and the athletics programs. At the open house, they set up stations that we got to rotate through. There were some really neat activities.
Weather
It has finally warmed up enough for outdoor lunch and recess breaks. Please make sure you come prepared for the weather. It is still chilly and will soon be wet and mucky. All students will be expected to go outside so boots and outdoor clothes will continue to be needed.
What a busy week!
Have a great weekend.
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