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.