May 31, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Social Studies H.W. - both Grades 5 and 6 - due tomorrow, Gr. 5
2. Word Work - editing - due tomorrow (see below)
3. ***We still require volunteers for our trip to Nose Hill on Thursday, June 2nd (9:30-2:30)
4. POW - Gr. 5 only - due tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the 'Great Migration' to Canada.
How did you show what you learned?
We shared some stories of family members that came to Canada during this period.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about Chinese migration to Canada.

According to Native american legend, Crater lake in Oregon was formed in a greight battle be tween the god of the above world and the god of below. a more scientific explanashun suggests the lake was form by a volcanic eruption and the collapse of near by Mount Mazama. Explorers discovered the lake in there search for gold. Thay siad crater Lake was the blewest lake they ever seen. The area around the lake became a national park on may 22, 1902.

On June 26, 1959, president Dwight Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II dedicated the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The seaway is the worlds longist inland waterway. Ships are able to travel the seaway from Duluth, Minnesota, to the atlantic ocean, which is a total distance of more then 2,000 miles. More than 50 million tons of cargo moves along the seaway each year ships carry steel wood coal and much more.

May 30, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Social Studies - Grade 5 and 6 H.W. - due tomorrow
2. Word Work - Editing - due Wed.
3. POW (Gr. 5) - due Wed.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the 'Great Migration' to Canada.
How did you show what you learned?
We researched it in Social Studies.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about other immigration patterns to Canada through history.

A cool and cloudy F.A.F.

Agenda:
1. Chemistry mats - due Monday (Mrs. Saunders away today)
2. Grade 6 - Social Studies' crossword puzzle due Mon.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned some new kinds of poetry (diamante, haiku, rhyming, etc.)
How did you show what you learned?
We looked at examples and then went outside to write some nature poems.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to edit our poems and begin publishing them next week.

From Ghost Canoe:

"'I suppose all things are difficult before they are easy.'" (p. 8)

May 26, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Come prepared for F.A.F. tomorrow.
2. Chemistry Place Mats due tomorrow
3. Grade 5 - ancestry
4. ***FYI - June 2nd - We are heading to Nose Hill to do our final shelter build and have a picnic in our shelters. We will require volunteers to walk there and back with us as well as supervising the small groups. We will leave here at 9:30 and will be back by 2:00. Please let your classroom teacher know if you are available. 
5. Electricity title pages due ASAP

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that most of the place names in Alberta have a Canadian origin. 
How did you show what you learned?
We placed all the place names we researched on a graph.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about our own origins.

May 25, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Word Work - Editing - due tomorrow (see below)
2. Grade 6 Memory Book Questions - due tomorrow***
3. See email about ExamBank for PAT practice (Gr. 6s)
4.  Social Studies H.W.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that people read poetry in different ways. 
How did you show what you learned?
We listened as several students recited their poems.
What do you need to learn next?
We will need to write our own poems (soon).

On may 3 1971 american's was treeted to the first broadcast of a national radio network without commercials. national Public Radio, or NPr is an non profit organization that produce programs herd on more than 770, public radio stations in the United States. With news programs like "All Things Considered, classical shows such as performance Today," and funny but informative programs like "Car Talk," npR is good listening!  in canada we haved the Cbc.  “i luv lissen too the cbC” exclaim won persen

May 24, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Science - email question due May 31
2. If you have your own lacrosse stick, please bring to school if you want to
3. Chemistry place mats due this Friday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the origins of place names in Alberta.
How did you show what you learned?
We read about towns, villages, hamlets, etc. in Alberta and why they were named the way they were.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to begin to look into our own stories of immigration to Canada.

May 19, 2016.

Agenda:
1. No school tomorrow and Monday - beginning of the long weekend for students (see you on Tues.)
2. Science title pages are due on Tues.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We had an interesting Privilege Day - fundraiser. 
How did you show what you learned?
Most of us enjoyed at least 1 privilege.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to know how much money we raised for this fundraising effort and how it helped.

May 18, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Science Quiz tomorrow
2. Privilege Day tomorrow - bring $ for tomorrow morning pls.
3. Grade 6s - access 'Exam Bank' for PAT practice (***see Mrs. Saunders' blog for login information)

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about questions that would be on the Math PAT (Gr. 6).
How did you show what you learned?
We did some practice test questions.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue practicing so we feel prepared to write this PAT in June.

May 17, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Book Fair tomorrow!  Price is: $0.25/book.
2. Word Work - Editing - due tomorrow (see below)
3. Privilege Day Thursday
4. Scholastic due Thursday
5. School photo - Thursday
6. Science H.W.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that similarities can also be differences.
How did you show what you learned?
We compared 2 Vermeer paintings.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to compare more of his paintings.

The first american woman to orbit earth, dr sally Ride was born on may 26, 1951. When Ride saw an add in the newspaper, she apply to the astronaut program. They're were 8,000 applicants, and Ride was one of six woman to be accepted Ride flu aboard the space shuttle Challenger. did you knew that she considered becoming a profesional tennis player she was once a highly ranked player on the Junior tennis circuit.

May 16, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Word Work - Editing - due Wed.
2. Grade 6's (Simon Fraser bound) - fill out, sign, and return Options sheets by Thursday
3. Science write up
4. Scholastic book orders due Thursday - cheques made out to: 'Scholastic'

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to work with clay.
How did you show what you learned?
We made a voyageur in a canoe with clay.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to get them back after they have baked in the clay oven.

Friday the 13th F.A.F.!

Agenda:
1. Scholastic due next Friday, May 20th

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that there were a lot of 'shrimp-like' insects at Shaganappi Pond.
How did you show what you learned?
We collected and then drew them in our journals.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to identifying them.

May 12, 2016

Agenda:
1. Science Device Write up due Monday, May 16 – we will start presentations that day also so prepare what you are going to say.

Title Page due Thursday, May 19

Science Email Questions and answers due by May 31

Science Quiz – Thursday May 19

2. F.A.F. tomorrow - please dress appropriately for the weather (cool, maybe wet?) - bring a water bottle and a snack - rubber boots if you have them - we will be heading to Shaganappi Pond (Nose Hill) again...
3. Scholastic Due by Friday, May 20th - make cheque out to 'Scholastic' please...

Highlights
What did you learn today?
The Grade 6s experienced their first PAT (writing).
How did you show what you learned?
They wrote a narrative story and a news article.
What do you need to learn next?
We will need to prepare for the last 4 PATs in June.

May 11, 2016.

Agenda:
1. P.O.W. due tomorrow - to be handed in
2. Please sign and return Math Test and P.O.W. (last week's)
3. ***Grade 6 Writing P.A.T. - get a good night's rest, and eat a nutritious breakfast (bring a snack as well for tomorrow)
 4. Fun Lunch tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about 50-50 chance in math.
How did you show what you learned?
We did a coin toss experiment (100 times) and analyzed the results.
What do you need to learn next?
We will learn about die and dice.

May 10, 2016.

Agenda:
1. Quotations H.W. - due tomorrow
2. Mrs. Lee/Lim's math group - same websites as yesterday to practice
3. Weekly Edit due tomorrow (see below)
4. Musical presentation tomorrow 9:00-9:45 - parents feel free to join us if you can
5. Please sign and return POW and Math Test**

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about probability today in math.
How did you show what you learned?
We discussed it and watched a video.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to do a few 'experiments' around probability.

On the morning of may 18 1980 mount saint helens errupted. Steem and ash flew 11 mile in to the air from the volcanic mountain in washington. Struck by an earthquake that measure 5.1 on the richter scale, part of the mountain collapsed in an avelanche. All most 230 squair miles of forrest were destroy ash turned day to night as it fell over the area and beyond. sceintists stil wotch the volcano for sings of another major eruption