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Thursday 31 October 2013
Tuesday 29 October 2013
Happy Hallowe'en!
Good morning! It's hard to believe that October is wrapping up, and that with our first tri-conferences done, we are now well into our academic year!
Students recently finished their first major assignment of the year, their Personal Identity Projects. I am eager to begin reading students' work and getting to know each one of them on a different level. One hiccup we ran into with this assignment is 19 of 29 students did not have their projects ready to submit on the due date (yesterday). A one day extension has been granted to allow those students who forgot it at home to bring it in, serendipitously allowing those who had not yet completed it another evening to finish it up. Any unfinished PIPs will be assessed "as is". Student self-assessments and reflections later this week are intended to help identify how each one can manage their time more effectively to meet grade-level expectations.
Students have also been busy creating hemp-bracelets and key chains with Mrs. Wood to sell to our school community to raise funds for UNICEF. We are proud of all the hard work they have done and are looking forward to making our yearly donation after Halloween.
Speaking of Halloween, the students have agreed to provide their own individual snacks for their Halloween party this year. Paper lunch bags will go home tomorrow, and students may fill it with any snacks they wish for our party. Our party will begin Thursday afternoon with a whole school parade, followed by a movie in our classroom (title to be determined). Thank you for your support.
Students recently finished their first major assignment of the year, their Personal Identity Projects. I am eager to begin reading students' work and getting to know each one of them on a different level. One hiccup we ran into with this assignment is 19 of 29 students did not have their projects ready to submit on the due date (yesterday). A one day extension has been granted to allow those students who forgot it at home to bring it in, serendipitously allowing those who had not yet completed it another evening to finish it up. Any unfinished PIPs will be assessed "as is". Student self-assessments and reflections later this week are intended to help identify how each one can manage their time more effectively to meet grade-level expectations.
Students have also been busy creating hemp-bracelets and key chains with Mrs. Wood to sell to our school community to raise funds for UNICEF. We are proud of all the hard work they have done and are looking forward to making our yearly donation after Halloween.
Speaking of Halloween, the students have agreed to provide their own individual snacks for their Halloween party this year. Paper lunch bags will go home tomorrow, and students may fill it with any snacks they wish for our party. Our party will begin Thursday afternoon with a whole school parade, followed by a movie in our classroom (title to be determined). Thank you for your support.
Friday 18 October 2013
Tri-Conferences
A big thank you to all students and caregivers for making the time to attend our fall tri-conference session. I really enjoyed having the opportunity to meet with you to set personal and achievable goals for our first term together.
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Monday 7 October 2013
October
Well, the grade six members of our class are back from a FANTASTIC three days spent at Camp Arnes. Our students were very enthusiastic about all activities and received many compliments from camp staff about their good nature and positive behaviour. When asked about their favourite camp moments, our class members' responses were varied, and answers ranged from "jumping off the zipline", to "having fun with our cabin group at lights out" to "the food- it was AMAZING". Students have been eager to share their many amazing experiences with the rest of our class, and have many words of wisdom and advice for our grade five students' trip next fall.
Now that we are back, we are hitting the ground running! We are wrapping our class study of Tuck Everlasting, we are also continuing work on Canadian Civil Rights and Responsibilities in Social Studies, starting our study of les nombres in French, and finishing up our work on understanding and writing word problems in Math. By the time our tri-conference meetings take place near the end of the month, students will be able to identify their strengths and will be ready to set their academic and personal goals for the year ahead. I look forward to meeting you all!
Now that we are back, we are hitting the ground running! We are wrapping our class study of Tuck Everlasting, we are also continuing work on Canadian Civil Rights and Responsibilities in Social Studies, starting our study of les nombres in French, and finishing up our work on understanding and writing word problems in Math. By the time our tri-conference meetings take place near the end of the month, students will be able to identify their strengths and will be ready to set their academic and personal goals for the year ahead. I look forward to meeting you all!
Friday 4 October 2013
Wrapping up after Instincts for Survival. #camparnes
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Thursday 3 October 2013
Wednesday 2 October 2013
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