Extra BLOG.

Just a Reminder about our afternoon Field Trip to the Bella Concert Hall***

We will be eating lunch at 11:45 am on this day and we will be leaving the school at 12:15pm. All students must stay for lunch this day as there will not be time to go home and make it back to school in time to leave on the bus.

Please have your forms returned by Monday and if you are a parent who would like to join us for the field trip please let Mr. P or Mrs. Saunders know. 

Thanks! Remember there is no school for students tomorrow and have a great weekend. 

Twin & Triplet Day

1) Your Line Graph and IRIS are due Jan 30 
2) Report Cards will go home on Jan. 30th 
3) Friday Jan 31st is a PD Day - no School for Students 
4) Tuesday Feb. 4th - 12:15 pm until 3:00 pm - Whole School Field trip to the Bella Music Concert Hall - Field Trip Form - Please have this form back by Monday at the latest. 

5) Math Homework - Booklet pages 1 - 3 - due tomorrow

6) School Wide Winter Walk Day - Wed. Feb. 5th 

7)Science Fair - 

Our school Science Fair is in 1 week - Thursday Feb. 6th. Parents and families will be invited to come and view the fair in the morning from 9 - 11:45. We will be in the Learning Commons this year.
The afternoon will be spent with our Visiting Judges from different fields of science in our community. This is when the students will get to share their findings with 2 of the judges. 

8) Fun Lunch is on Thursday Feb. 6th 

9) Branton French Immersion came to visit our Grade 6s today - they are hosting an Open House next Thursday evening.

10) get your parents to sign your Water Cycle Rubric

Ask Me About:

LA:   Have I finished typing the new text for my Battle Bunny Book?

Science: Ask me to see a picture of my insulator in IRIS? 

Math: How can I relate decimals to fractions? 1/10    1/100    1/1000   

Social: Ask me which First Nation lives in which natural region of Canada?

Monday Reminders

Monday Reminders From Room 6 & 7

1) City of Ember permission form - please have this returned by Thursday so you can watch the movie. 

2) Our school Science Fair is in 10 Days - Thursday Feb. 6th. Parents and families will be invited to come and view the fair in the morning between 9am and 11:45am. The afternoon will be spent with our Visiting Judges from different fields of science in our community. This is when the students will get to share their findings with 2 of the judges. 

3) Stay tuned for a Field Trip permission form for our trip on Feb. 4th trip to the Bella Concert Hall. We will need 1 - 2 parent volunteers - so ask your parents nicely to come and join us :-)

Dr. Coffin Solar Array Day.

Agenda:

1) Problem Solving is Due Wednesday - there are 2 problems - we need to see your work and your solution sentence

2) Twin and Triplet day is on Tues. Jan. 28

3) Your Scientific Method Sheet is due on Jan. 28

4) Your Line Graph and IRIS are due Jan 30 

5) Report Cards will go home on Jan. 30th 
6) Friday Jan 31st is a PD Day - no School for Students 
7) Tuesday Feb. 4th - 12:15 pm until 3:00 pm - Whole School Field trip to the Bella Music Concert Hall

Lots of Deadlines are approaching - How are you managing your time at school and at home? 

Please view our Solar Panel monitoring site

http://www.cbeewcoffin.solarvu.net/green/solarVu.php?dr=cbeewcoffin&ac=cbeewcoffin

 

Warmer Winter Blog

Agenda:

1) Report Cards will go home on Jan. 30th

2) Saa'kokoto is back with us this Friday - please come dressed for the weather as we are planning to do our work with him outside that morning. 

3) Friday Jan 31st is a PD Day - no School for Students 

4) Tuesday Feb. 4th - 12:15 pm til 3:00 pm - Whole School Field trip to the Bella Music Concert Hall

Science Fair - 

Our school Science Fair is in 2 weeks- Thursday Feb. 6th. Parents and families will be invited to come and view the fair in the morning. The afternoon will be spent with our Visiting Judges from different fields of science in our community. This is when the students will get to share their findings with 2 of the judges. 

Ask Me About:

Literacy: 

Ask me about one major change I have made to my Battle Bunny Story and what I thought of our Writing Retreat on Monday. 

Math: 

We are moving on to decimals and percents in math. 

Ask me about how I felt during our fractions quiz this morning. 

Social: 

Ask me about the Natural Events (Disasters) that my group and I are researched. 

Science: 

Ask me about how well my insulator worked. Also, let me tell you about my Blue Print, Scientific Method assignment, Line Graph and let me show you my IRIS post. 

Would you like me to sing the Water Cycle song to you? 

A Frigid Air Friday!

Agenda:
1) WRITING RETREAT is ON MONDAY - please bring comfy clothing, a small stuffy, etc. to help you write.  

2) Treat Day is on Jan. 21

3) We will be testing our insulators on Friday. Please come dressed to be outside for a few minutes to place your insulator and then go back out to get it. 

4) Saakokoto is joining us tomorrow

5) Our school Science Fair is in 3 weeks. Parents and families will be invited to come and view the fair in the morning and the afternoon will be spent with our Visiting Judges from different fields of science in our community. This is when the students will get to share their findings with 2 of the judges. 

Polar Vortex Wednesday

Designers at Work

Agenda:
1) Healthy hunger is tomorrow

2) Treat Day is on Jan. 21

3) We will be testing our insulators on Friday. Please come dressed to be outside for a few minutes to place your insulator and then go back out to get it. 

4) Saakokoto is joining us tomorrow

5) Our school Science Fair is in 3 weeks. Parents and families will be invited to come and view the fair in the morning and the afternoon will be spent with our Visiting Judges from different fields of science in our community. This is when the students will get to share their findings with 2 of the judges. 

6) We will have one more day of building tomorrow so be sure to bring the insulating materials you have planned for in your blueprint. 
Here is a glimpse of our Science at Work - it was a messy process but the questions and conversations were very interesting. 
"Will more air in my container make the water freeze?"
"What if I build stilts for my insulator so it can be off the cold ground?"
"Does the temperature my water starts at matter? Can I boil the water first?"
"If we bury the insulator, the snow will act as an insulator too!"
"What happens if we cut open a thermos? Let's use what's inside there. Or inside a Hot Paw!"
"Can we put salt inside the water?"

Reminder (Science)

Water Experiment Materials

SO .... HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP YOUR THE WATER IN YOUR CONTAINER FROM FREEZING? 

Don't forget to bring your container with a lid that can hold 250mL of water!

Don't forget to gather the insulating materials you will use to build your system to keep the water from freezing. Remember... your whole system can not be larger than a shoebox. 

A Chilly FAF (2020 edition)

Agenda:

1) It looks like the weather is getting colder over the next week. Please come to school prepared for these cooler temperatures even though we will be having some Blue Days. Ensure you have your indoor shoes back at school after the break!

2) Healthy hunger is on Jan. 16th 

3) Treat Day is on Jan. 21

4) Sign and return your Social Studies test

5) Water Cycles are Due Monday

5) Math Homework - Mixed number to Improper Fraction sheet is due Monday

6) Problem Solving - Digital Clock Problem is due next Wednesday 

We learned that meteorology is an unpredictable science. 

We wonder about the accuracy of predicting temperatures. 

The temperatures change quickly so that makes it very hard to be accurate. 

The mountains to the West impact our temperatures here - we get Chinooks which equal the warmer weather AND when we get the cold weather from the North the mountains 'hold' it in over Calgary. 

When is March Break?

Agenda:

1) It looks like the weather is getting colder over the next week. Please come to school prepared for these cooler temperatures even though we will be having some Blue Days. Ensure you have your indoor shoes back at school after the break!

2) Healthy hunger is on Jan. 16th 

3) Treat Day is on Jan. 21

4) Persuasive Pitches start tomorrow

5) Math Homework - Mixed number to Improper Fraction sheet is due tomorrow

6) Problem Solving - Digital Clock Problem is due next Wednesday 

7) Friday is supposed to be -3. Please plan to go outside on this day - dress in layers with all your warm clothes. 

Science Fair - 

The school Science Fair is 4 weeks away!!!! Next week we will discuss what needs to go on your Trifold.

Ask Me About:
Literacy: 
Ask me about how we are going to be changing our chosen story.

https://galileo.org/classroom-example/writing-engaging-stories/

Math: 
Ask me about Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions and how I am able to change one to 

the other?

Social: 
Ask me about the Region I am pitching? Can I practice in front of you? 

Science: 

Ask me about me the Canadian Animal I created in Scratch.