A Sunny and Warm FAF!!!

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - this evening. *****If you are volunteering, please come to the school for 6:00.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due next Wednesday (Week 6).
3. Grade 6 PAT practice online: Exam Bank link - 

alberta.exambank.com 

Username: ewcoffin

Exam Password: coffin

Please ensure you complete a quiz that you start and if you are finding questions you are unsure of please bring those to our attention so we can begin reviewing these concepts.
4. Math Quiz - Measurement - next Tuesday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned why the 'Big Rock' near Okotoks is in 2 pieces.
How did you show what you learned?
Sakokoto paid us a visit and told us the story.
What do you need to learn next?
We will be visiting Nose Hill next Friday with Sakokoto.

April 26th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - tomorrow. *****If you are volunteering, please bring back permission form signed tomorrow.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due next Wednesday (Week 6).
3. Grade 6 PAT practice online: Exam Bank link - 

alberta.exambank.com 

Username: ewcoffin

Exam Password: coffin

Please ensure you complete a quiz that you start and if you are finding questions you are unsure of please bring those to our attention so we can begin reviewing these concepts.
4. Math Quiz - Measurement - next Tuesday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned a new song.
How did you show what you learned?
We performed it during our Volunteer Tea.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to thank our parent(s) for volunteering at Dr. Coffin!

April 25th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - this Friday.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due next Wednesday (Week 6).
3. Grade 6 PAT practice online: Exam Bank link - 

alberta.exambank.com 

Username: ewcoffin

Exam Password: coffin

Please ensure you complete a quiz that you start and if you are finding questions you are unsure of please bring those to our attention so we can begin reviewing these concepts.

4. Volunteer Tea - helpers - dress appropriately for tomorrow.

5. Math HW - Grade 6 (capacity + volume - displacement) - due tomorrow.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about volume, capacity, and displacement.
How did you show what you learned?
We compared volume and capacity, and then determined how to use displacement to figure out the volume of irregular objects.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn to calculate metric conversions.

April 24, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - this Friday.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due tomorrow (Week 5).
3. Grade 6 PAT practice online: Exam Bank link - 

alberta.exambank.com 

Username: ewcoffin

Exam Password: coffin

Please ensure you complete a quiz that you start and if you are finding questions you are unsure of please bring those to our attention so we can begin reviewing these concepts.

4. Solar Panel Launch Assembly tomorrow - 9:15 in the gym.  Please join us parents.

5. Volunteer Tea - helpers - dress appropriately for Thursday.

6. Math HW - Grade 6 (mass) - due tomorrow.

7. Thanks to everyone who helped out with our Treat Day today!!

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the beginning, middle and end of a story.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a 3-part movie about this, and then discussed these story elements.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply some of the techniques discussed in the videos.

April 23rd, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - form + letter  - please return.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due Wed. (Week 5).
3. Grade 6 PAT practice online: Exam Bank link - 

alberta.exambank.com 

Username: ewcoffin

Exam Password: coffin

Please ensure you complete a quiz that you start and if you are finding questions you are unsure of please bring those to our attention so we can begin reviewing these concepts.

4. Treat Day (rm. 6) - tomorrow.

5. Chemistry Quiz - tomorrow.

6. Twin Day tomorrow.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the criteria that makes up a 'good' story.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a video and had a discussion about this.
What do you need to learn next?
We need learn more about narratives.

April 20th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - form + letter  - please return.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due next Wed. (Week 5).
3. Grade 6 PAT practice online: Exam Bank link - 

alberta.exambank.com 

Username: ewcoffin

Exam Password: coffin

Please ensure you complete a quiz that you start and if you are finding questions you are unsure of please bring those to our attention so we can begin reviewing these concepts.

4. Treat Day (rm. 6) next Tuesday.

5. Chemistry Quiz - next Tuesday.

Highlights

P/T Conferences.

April 18th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - form + letter  - please return.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due next Wed. (Week 5).
3. Social Quiz + Math Quiz (Gr. 5 + 6s) - sign and return.
4. Any Social Studies questions that are incomplete.
5. ***Please see TREAT DAY note - went home yesterday.
6. P/T Conferences this Thursday evening and Friday morning.
7. Chemistry Quiz next Tuesday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about how First Nations were not treated fairly during Confederation.  
How did you show what you learned?
We answered questions and stated our opinions about FNs and Confederation.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue to learn about Reconciliation with our First Nations Peoples. 

April 17th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - form + letter  - please return.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due tomorrow.
3. Social Quiz + Math Quiz (Gr. 5 + 6s) - sign and return.
4. Any Social Studies questions that are incomplete.
5. ***Please see TREAT DAY note coming home today.
6. P/T Conferences this Thursday evening and Friday morning.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned in science about acidic and base experiments. 
How did you show what you learned?
We did a few experiments.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to be able to identify both in the future.

April 16th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - form + letter  - please return.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due Wed.
3. Social Quiz - sign and return.
4. Any Social Studies questions that are incomplete.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned who John A. Macdonald was.
How did you show what you learned?
We answered several questions regarding Confederation and the challenges the government(s) at the time faced.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to appreciate the importance of 'bilingualism' in Confederation.

A Sunny and Warm FAF!!!

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - form + letter  - please return.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due next Wed.
3. Social Quiz - sign and return.
4. Gr. 5 - math - HW due Monday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to make a 'natural' fire extinguisher. 
How did you show what you learned?
We did an experiment by mixing baking soda and vinegar and then 'dumped' the gas to extinguish a candle.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue working on our chemistry unit.

April 12th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - form + letter  - please return.
2. Book Club role(s) + readings - due next Wed.
3. Social Quiz - sign and return.
4. Gr. 5 - math - HW due Monday.
5. FAF tomorrow - please dress appropriately.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to make crystals.
How did you show what you learned?
We learned how to make them in science today.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to give our solution some time to crystallize.

April 11th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Family Dance - form + letter going home today with youngest + only.
2. Fun Lunch tomorrow.
3. Book Club role(s) - due next Wednesday (Week 4).
4. Wear a hockey jersey (or Dr. Coffin shirt or hoodie) for the Broncos.
5. Please get Social Studies Quiz signed and returned.


Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about Canadian Confederation.
How did you show what you learned?
We compared how Canada and the United States differed when becoming independent.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about how Confederation occurred in Canada.

April 10th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Math - booklet: 2nd page only - area (Gr. 6s only). Due tomorrow.
2. Fun Lunch this Thursday.
3. Book Club role(s) - due tomorrow (Week 3).

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to make a lava lamp.
How did you show what you learned?
We put vegetable oil in a bottle and mixed it with water and then added colour dyes.  We also added a tablet to the mixture.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to keep conducting experiments with different solutions.  

April 9, 2018.

Agenda:
1. WHMIS test - handed in tomorrow before chemistry.
2. Math - booklet: first page only - perimeter (Gr. 6s only). Due tomorrow.
3. Fun Lunch this Thursday.
4. Book Club role(s) - due Wednesday (Week 3).

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railway. 
How did you show what you learned?
We did a bit of research and watched a video about her life.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to begin learning about Canadian Confederation.

A Chilly FAF!

Agenda:

1) WHMIS quiz due Monday - if you aren't sure of an answer, leave it blank and check Mon. morning. Remember it's about you being prepared and ready to be safe in the Room 7 Lab. 

2) Grade 5s please fill in the missing measurement. Chat with your families and see what strategies they use to solve these questions. 

16 mm = ______ cm

28 cm = _______ mm

10 mm = ______ m

1.2 m = ______mm

3) Book Club role(s) due next Wed. (+ readings)

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to use non-standard measurements to measure length, perimeter, etc.
How did you show what you learned?
We chose a pencil, hand, boot length, etc. to measure various things outside today.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to calculate what our non-standard measurements are in standard units (cm).

April 5th, 2018.

Agenda:

1) Please dress appropriately for the weather tomorrow - FAF.

2) WHMIS quiz due tomorrow - if you aren't sure of an answer, leave it blank and check tomorrow morning. Remember it's about you being prepared and ready to be safe in the Room 7 Lab. 

3) Grade 5s please fill in the missing measurement. Chat with your families and see what strategies they use to solve these questions. 

16 mm = ______ cm

28 cm = _______ mm

10 mm = ______ m

1.2 m = ______mm

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about safety in science/chemistry.
How did you show what you learned?
We learned about safety when working with chemicals.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to complete the WHMIS quiz for tomorrow.

April 4th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Book Club reading and role(s)  - Week 3 - due next Wednesday.
2. Math Quiz - Grade 6s - multiplying and dividing decimals - tomorrow.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about 'The Great Migration' to Canada.
How did you show what you learned?
We answered and discussed some questions about this part of Canadian history.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to begin to understand the process of Confederation.

April 3rd, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Be ready to present to your Book Club role(s) tomorrow - Week 2 reading.
2. Math Quiz - Grade 6s - multiplying and dividing decimals - Thursday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about what other groups did in robotics. 
How did you show what you learned?
We showcased our robots for all grade 5/6 students.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to recognize that robots can help us accomplish certain tasks.