January 15th, 2019.

Agenda:

 1. Spelling exercises and Edit Phunn! - due Thursday. 

2. Sign and return: 'Government Services - 3 levels' (Social Studies).

3. Branton Open House - February 7th @ 7:00pm

4. Math booklet - p.2 (back of p. 1) - gr. 6s only.  
5. We ARE going on a field trip to City Hall and the new Central Public Library on Wednesday, January 23rd.   There is no cost for this field trip (thank you to our School Council for paying for our bussing!!).   If you are able to volunteer for this trip, please email me directly - thanks!
6. Fun Lunch is this Thursday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to graph coordinate pairs. 
How did you show what you learned?
We did an IMJ entry for it in Quadrant #1 (+,+).
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply this knowledge to our work on patterns.

January 14th, 2019.

Agenda:

 1. Spelling exercises - due Thursday. 

2. Sign and return: 'Exploring Issues from Different Points of View' (Social Studies).

3. Branton Open House - February 7th @ 7:00pm

4. Math booklet - questions #1-5 - due Tuesday.  
5. We ARE going on a field trip to City Hall and the new Central Public Library on Wednesday, January 23rd.  Please fill out the forms coming home today and return them no later than Tuesday, January 15th.  There is no cost for this field trip (thank you to our School Council for paying for our bussing!!).   If you are able to volunteer for this trip, please email me directly - thanks!

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about how a star is created.
How did you show what you learned?
We watched a video and answered questions while watching.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to continue working on our science centres.

A Sunny and Warmish FAF!!

Agenda:

                1 - Try to spot the ISS tomorrow morning around 6:20am (Sat.)

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?city=Calgary&country=Canada&region=Alberta#.XDUTfM9Kh-U

You will want a grown up's help to know which direction to look and to make sure you are up on time :-)

2. Sign and return: 'Exploring Issues from Different Points of View' (Social Studies).

3. Branton presentation - January 14th at school for the Gr. 6s only (parents and students may visit Branton during their Open House - February 7th).

4. Math booklet - question #5 only - due Monday.  
5. We ARE going on a field trip to City Hall and the new Central Public Library on Wednesday, January 23rd.  Please fill out the forms coming home today and return them no later than Tuesday, January 15th.  There is no cost for this field trip (thank you to our School Council for paying for our bussing!!).   If you are able to volunteer for this trip, please email me directly - thanks!

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about 'En Plein Air'. 
How did you show what you learned?
We went outside for FAF and drew 'Our Tree' with charcoal.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to appreciate that art created outdoors is much different than art created indoors.

January 10th, 2019.

Agenda:

                1 - Try to spot the ISS tomorrow morning around 7:14am?

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?city=Calgary&country=Canada&region=Alberta#.XDUTfM9Kh-U

You will want a grown up's help to know which direction to look and to make sure you are up on time :-)

2. Sign and return: 'Exploring Issues from Different Points of View' (Social Studies).

3. Branton presentation - January 14th at school for the Gr. 6s only (parents and students may visit Branton during their Open House - February 7th).

4. Math booklet - question #5 only - due Monday.  
5. We ARE going on a field trip to City Hall and the new Central Public Library on Wednesday, January 23rd.  Please fill out the forms coming home today and return them no later than Tuesday, January 15th.  There is no cost for this field trip (thank you to our School Council for paying for our bussing!!).   If you are able to volunteer for this trip, please email me directly - thanks!
6. FAF tomorrow - please dress appropriately for the weather.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about about how our education system prepares us for living in a democracy. 
How did you show what you learned?
We had a wide-ranging classroom discussion about it.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to appreciate how lucky we are to have such a robust public school system in Canada.

January 9th, 2019.

Agenda:

                1 - Try to spot the ISS tomorrow morning around 7:14am

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?city=Calgary&country=Canada&region=Alberta#.XDUTfM9Kh-U

You will want a grown up's help to know which direction to look and to make sure you are up on time :-)

2. Sign and return: 'Exploring Issues from Different Points of View' (Social Studies).
3. Edit Phunn! and Spelling - due tomorrow.
4. Branton presentation - January 14th at school for the Gr. 6s only (parents and students may visit Branton during their Open House - date will provided soon).

5. Math booklet - question #4 only.  
6. We are most likely going on a field trip to City Hall and the new Central Public Library on Wednesday, January 23rd.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about variables in expressions in math. 
How did you show what you learned?
We determined rules for patterns that had expressions like, x + 1 = y.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to understand that there are rules for patterns (horizontally) and patterns (growth and decreasing - vertically) that use 't' tables.

January 8th, 2019.

Agenda:

                1 - Try to spot the ISS tomorrow morning around 7:16am

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?city=Calgary&country=Canada&region=Alberta#.XDUTfM9Kh-U

You will want a grown up's help to know which direction to look and to make sure you are up on time :-)

2. Sign and return: 'Exploring Issues from Different Points of View' (Social Studies).
3. Edit Phunn! - due Thursday.
4. Branton presentation - January 14th at school for the Gr. 6s only (parents and students may visit Branton during their Open House - date will provided soon).

5. Math booklet - question #1 only.  

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned of the jobs that a school trustee has. 
How did you show what you learned?
We looked up their jobs in our text book to answer questions about School Boards.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to begin to look into the provincial government in the next few weeks.

January 7th, 2019.

Agenda:
1. Complete 2 questions for Social Studies.
2. Sign and return: 'Exploring Issues from Different Points of View' (Social Studies).
3. Spelling Exercises - due Thursday.
4. Branton presentation - January 14th at school for the Gr. 6s only (parents and students may visit Branton during their Open House - date will provided soon).

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to estimate sums and differences.  
How did you show what you learned?
We had a lesson in math and completed a few questions.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply the 'compensation' strategy with decimals.