REMINDERS
LA SEMAINE DU 24 JUIN
Last Vocabulary QUIZ
This Monday students will have their final quiz on the vocabulary wall. Students need to be able to translate words from French to English. I will also ask them to write three sentences in: 1) le passé composé, 2) le présent and 3) le future proche
French Party this Monday
We have been accumulating French speaking points as a class using Classroom Dojo. We have collectively reached our target goal of 500. As such, this Monday afternoon, students have requested a French Party. I will provide some vanilla ice-cream and we will play some French games. If you would like to bring some treats to share with the class, please do so.
NO NUTS please.
Social studies
Everyone did a great job presenting their Pechakucha speeches. Please check SEESAW for student presentations and Teacher Assessment on this project. This Monday, I will select two lucky students that will present this Wednesday to all French Immersion students in grades 5/6/7.
Math
We will continue building our Tiny Houses this Tuesday and Wednesday morning from 8:45 to 10:10. Thanks for all the parents that came to help out last week. We need more volunteers this week. Please email me if you can help out.
Iron Chef Challenge - Wednesday
On Wednesday, June 26 from 10:45 to 2:30, we are walking to Cheakamus park and taking part in an Iron Chef Challenge. Students have been put into groups and will be preparing lunch for their team members. Each group has created their own menu. Each team member, must decided what they are bring. Here is a list of items students should consider bringing:
• food items
• a lighter
• a small camping stove (I will provide mini camping stoves)
• propane canister
• pot to cook in
• utensils and plates
• cleaning supplies if necessary
Just before walking to Cheakamus park, I will surprise students with a secret ingredient which they will have to incorporate into their menu. The criteria for this challenge includes:
• Food prepared must be nutritious
• Food must contain all food groups
• Be lightweight for carrying
• Team members must collaborate and problem solve together.
• Teams must incorporate the secret ingredients into their menus in a creative way.
• Menus need to be written in French
• Present their meal in French to judges.
I have currently have 2 parent volunteers but anyone can come, the more the merrier. Dogs are welcome.
Library and French books
Please look around your home and return all books. I am missing several Home Reading books.
Clean up
We will be cleaning out the classroom this week. Please provide a bag for you child.
Summative Reports
This Thursday, students will receive their final summative assessment. I will also include all the teacher assessments that were posted on Seesaw.
LA SEMAINE DU 17 JUIN
French
This week students are encouraged to review both word walls.
Les mots BLEU: verbes
Les mots JAUNE: prépositions
Les mots ROSE: conjunctions
Les mots VIOLET: Mots- questions
Les mots VERTS: Adverbs
Click HERE to see a picture of our word wall.
There will be a final vocabulary quiz on Monday, June 24. Students need to know what the words mean in English. For example: écrire = to write
Social Studies
Students will continue presenting their Social Studies presentations individually to our classroom. On Tuesday, June 25 two students will be selected to present to all French Immersion students.
Math
For the last two weeks of school, students will be building models of their tiny homes.
I will really need several parents volunteers to help out on the following days:
Tuesday, June 18 from 8:45 to 10:00
Wednesday, June 19 from 8:45 to 10:00
Field Trip to Rope Runners
On Thursday, June 20 we will be going on a field trip to Rope Runners in Squamish. I am looking for 3 parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out. We are leaving at 8:45 am
Iron Chef Challenge - Walking Field Trip
On Wednesday, June 26 from 10:45 to 2:30, we are walking to Cheakamus park and taking part in an Iron Chef Challenge. Students will be put into groups and will be preparing lunch for their team members. For this trip, each group must bring the following:
• food items
• a lighter
• a small camping stove (I will provide mini camping stoves)
• propane canister
• pot to cook in
• utensils and plates
• cleaning supplies if necessary
Just before walking to Cheakamus park, I will surprise students with a secret ingredient which they will have to incorporate into their menu. The criteria for this challenge includes:
• Food prepared must be nutritious
• Food must contain all food groups
• Be lightweight for carrying
• Team members must collaborate and problem solve together.
• Teams must incorporate the secret ingredients into their menus in a creative way.
• Menus need to be written in French
• Present their meal in French to judges.
I will need at least 2 parent volunteers for this field trip. Please email me if you can help out. Dogs are welcome.
lundi le 17 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Pechakucha Presentations 1:30 pm
mardi le 18 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• National Aboriginal Day 10:45 Assembly
• Pechakucha presentations 1:45 pm
mercredi le 19 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Pechakucha presentations 10: 45 am
jeudi le 20 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Field Trip to Rope Runners
vendredi le 21 juin
Fun Day
Other important dates:
mardi, le 18 juin - National Aboriginal Day
jeudi, le 20 juin - Field Trip - Rope Runners
LA SEMAINE DU 10 JUIN
French
This week students are encouraged to study 10 to 20 new vocabulary words from the 2nd part of our classroom word wall.
Les mots BLEU: verbes
Les mots JAUNE: prépositions
Les mots ROSE: conjunctions
Les mots VIOLET: Mots- questions
Les mots VERTS: Adverbs
Click HERE to see a picture of our word wall.
Social Studies Project: Pechakucha
On Monday June 10, students need to be prepared to take part in a practice round of presentations. During this practice round, students will present several times one on one to different students. They will also record it on SEESAW. I will be assessing this recording and where they are at.
From Tuesday June 11 to Wednesday June 19, students will be presenting their Social Studies presentations individually to our classroom. Please see below when your child will be presenting:
This Monday students will have their final quiz on the vocabulary wall. Students need to be able to translate words from French to English. I will also ask them to write three sentences in: 1) le passé composé, 2) le présent and 3) le future proche
French Party this Monday
We have been accumulating French speaking points as a class using Classroom Dojo. We have collectively reached our target goal of 500. As such, this Monday afternoon, students have requested a French Party. I will provide some vanilla ice-cream and we will play some French games. If you would like to bring some treats to share with the class, please do so.
NO NUTS please.
Social studies
Everyone did a great job presenting their Pechakucha speeches. Please check SEESAW for student presentations and Teacher Assessment on this project. This Monday, I will select two lucky students that will present this Wednesday to all French Immersion students in grades 5/6/7.
Math
We will continue building our Tiny Houses this Tuesday and Wednesday morning from 8:45 to 10:10. Thanks for all the parents that came to help out last week. We need more volunteers this week. Please email me if you can help out.
Iron Chef Challenge - Wednesday
On Wednesday, June 26 from 10:45 to 2:30, we are walking to Cheakamus park and taking part in an Iron Chef Challenge. Students have been put into groups and will be preparing lunch for their team members. Each group has created their own menu. Each team member, must decided what they are bring. Here is a list of items students should consider bringing:
• food items
• a lighter
• a small camping stove (I will provide mini camping stoves)
• propane canister
• pot to cook in
• utensils and plates
• cleaning supplies if necessary
Just before walking to Cheakamus park, I will surprise students with a secret ingredient which they will have to incorporate into their menu. The criteria for this challenge includes:
• Food prepared must be nutritious
• Food must contain all food groups
• Be lightweight for carrying
• Team members must collaborate and problem solve together.
• Teams must incorporate the secret ingredients into their menus in a creative way.
• Menus need to be written in French
• Present their meal in French to judges.
I have currently have 2 parent volunteers but anyone can come, the more the merrier. Dogs are welcome.
Library and French books
Please look around your home and return all books. I am missing several Home Reading books.
Clean up
We will be cleaning out the classroom this week. Please provide a bag for you child.
Summative Reports
This Thursday, students will receive their final summative assessment. I will also include all the teacher assessments that were posted on Seesaw.
LA SEMAINE DU 17 JUIN
French
This week students are encouraged to review both word walls.
Les mots BLEU: verbes
Les mots JAUNE: prépositions
Les mots ROSE: conjunctions
Les mots VIOLET: Mots- questions
Les mots VERTS: Adverbs
Click HERE to see a picture of our word wall.
There will be a final vocabulary quiz on Monday, June 24. Students need to know what the words mean in English. For example: écrire = to write
Social Studies
Students will continue presenting their Social Studies presentations individually to our classroom. On Tuesday, June 25 two students will be selected to present to all French Immersion students.
Math
For the last two weeks of school, students will be building models of their tiny homes.
I will really need several parents volunteers to help out on the following days:
Tuesday, June 18 from 8:45 to 10:00
Wednesday, June 19 from 8:45 to 10:00
Field Trip to Rope Runners
On Thursday, June 20 we will be going on a field trip to Rope Runners in Squamish. I am looking for 3 parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out. We are leaving at 8:45 am
Iron Chef Challenge - Walking Field Trip
On Wednesday, June 26 from 10:45 to 2:30, we are walking to Cheakamus park and taking part in an Iron Chef Challenge. Students will be put into groups and will be preparing lunch for their team members. For this trip, each group must bring the following:
• food items
• a lighter
• a small camping stove (I will provide mini camping stoves)
• propane canister
• pot to cook in
• utensils and plates
• cleaning supplies if necessary
Just before walking to Cheakamus park, I will surprise students with a secret ingredient which they will have to incorporate into their menu. The criteria for this challenge includes:
• Food prepared must be nutritious
• Food must contain all food groups
• Be lightweight for carrying
• Team members must collaborate and problem solve together.
• Teams must incorporate the secret ingredients into their menus in a creative way.
• Menus need to be written in French
• Present their meal in French to judges.
I will need at least 2 parent volunteers for this field trip. Please email me if you can help out. Dogs are welcome.
lundi le 17 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Pechakucha Presentations 1:30 pm
mardi le 18 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• National Aboriginal Day 10:45 Assembly
• Pechakucha presentations 1:45 pm
mercredi le 19 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Pechakucha presentations 10: 45 am
jeudi le 20 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Field Trip to Rope Runners
vendredi le 21 juin
Fun Day
Other important dates:
mardi, le 18 juin - National Aboriginal Day
jeudi, le 20 juin - Field Trip - Rope Runners
LA SEMAINE DU 10 JUIN
French
This week students are encouraged to study 10 to 20 new vocabulary words from the 2nd part of our classroom word wall.
Les mots BLEU: verbes
Les mots JAUNE: prépositions
Les mots ROSE: conjunctions
Les mots VIOLET: Mots- questions
Les mots VERTS: Adverbs
Click HERE to see a picture of our word wall.
Social Studies Project: Pechakucha
On Monday June 10, students need to be prepared to take part in a practice round of presentations. During this practice round, students will present several times one on one to different students. They will also record it on SEESAW. I will be assessing this recording and where they are at.
From Tuesday June 11 to Wednesday June 19, students will be presenting their Social Studies presentations individually to our classroom. Please see below when your child will be presenting:
Little buddies
This Tuesday, our little buddies will be joining us for snack, library and gym time. Mme Filliter and I hoping to get students to read books to each other and each class will teach the other a PE game.
WORCA
We will be taking part in WORCA (biking) all day this Thursday. I will be handing out permission forms out on Monday. Please return signed forms by Thursday morning or your child won't be able to join in.
Applied Design: 3D printing
Students need to finish their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
On Thursday, June 20th we will be going on field trip to Rope Runner in Squamish. Earlier this year, as a class students decided to fundraiser money for a field trip. Later students presented trip proposals to their peers and Rope Runner was the clear student choice. I am looking for 3 parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out.
Please sign all permission forms:
• WORCA - orange form
(due this Wednesday, June 12)
• Rope Runners - Blue form
(due on June 18)
• Rope Runners - White form
(due on June 18)
lundi le 10 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 11 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Pechakucha presentations 1:30 pm
• Fire Drill 11:30 am
mercredi le 12 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• LIP Sync 10:30 am
• Pechakucha presentations 1:30 pm
jeudi le 13 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• WORCA biking (all day)
vendredi le 14 juin
• Collaborative Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 18 juin - National Aboriginal Day
jeudi, le 20 juin - Field Trip - Rope Runners
LA SEMAINE DU 3 JUIN
French
This week students are encouraged to study 10 to 20 new vocabulary words from our classroom word wall.
Les mots BLEU: verbes
Les mots JAUNE: prépositions
Les mots ROSE: conjunctions
Les mots VIOLET: Mots- questions
Click HERE to see a picture of our word wall.
Social Studies Project: Pechakucha
This is the last week to finish writing up 1 to 3 French sentences (20 secondes) per slide and build a powerpoint with images. Student must also practice reading out their French sentences. Next week, students will be presenting to our classroom. I will be selecting 2 students to present their PECHAKUCHA on June 20 to all French Immersion students from grades 5 to 7.
Math
Please check SEESAW because I have posted students' Math assessment and quiz on measurements.
This week, student need to finish their Tiny Home floor plans and calculate the area and perimeter. I am hoping that we start building our tiny homes by the end of this week. I will need parent volunteers to help out with this stage of the project. Wednesday and/or Thursday from
11:00 to 12:05.
Please email me if you are interested.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
Applied Design: 3D printing
This week students will continue designing their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
lundi le 3 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 4 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Capoeira presentation 1:15pm
mercredi le 5 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Fine Arts presentations of learning (AM)
• Filming for National Aboriginal Day (Our classroom: BANNOCK)
jeudi le 6 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Pechakucha 10 slides ON Powerpoint DUE today
vendredi le 7 juin
• Collaborative Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 11 juin - Fire Drill 11:30 am
mercredi, le 12 juin - LIP Sync 10:30 am
mardi, le 18 juin - National Aboriginal Day
jeudi, le 13 juin - WORCA
LA SEMAINE DU 27 MAI
French
Students need to review their vocabulary from the last 4 weeks. This Friday there will be an open ended quiz. Students should know at least 10 vocabulary words from the following categories:
• Future Proche
• Le jardin
• Le passé composé
• Les traits physiques.
Social Studies
We will continue working on our Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Click HERE to see the criteria. Students should have finished writing sentences for each of the 10 slide. This week, I will be correcting their sentences and they will begin creating their powerpoint.
Math
Tuesday morning, I handed back the Math Quiz on Measurements and went over some of the more challenging questions. Students self-assessed themselves and I will be posting their assessments up on Seesaw with their quizzes.
We will also continue working on our inquiry project on Tiny Homes. This is the last week for the students to design their floor plans on graph paper.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
Applied Design: 3D printing
This Wednesday morning students continue designing their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
Track and Field
The track and Field meet takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday May 28 and 29.
Morning Run
The morning run will take place this Thursday morning. Parents and dogs are welcome. We leave school at 8:45 and should be back by 9:15.
lundi le 27 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 28 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Track and Field Gr 5 - Field)
mercredi le 29 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Track and Field (Gr5 - Track)
jeudi le 30 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Pechakucha 10 slides of Powerpoint DUE today
vendredi le 31 mai
• Vocabulary QUIZ
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi le, 28 mai - Track and Field meet (Gr6/7 track - Gr 4/5 field)
mercredi, le 29 mai - Track and Field meet ( Gr6/7 field - gr4/5 track)
LA SEMAINE DU 21 MAI
Field trips:
This Tuesday, May 21, we are leaving at 8:45 to 10:30 to MY place for RMOW's council meeting. Please make sure your child is on time to school.
This Thursday, May 23, we will be going to Bayly Park in Cheakamus to take part in the Invasive Plant presentation. We will leave school at 10:25 and walk to Cheakamus. I will need two parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out (Dogs are welcome). Students will be doing some hands on activities in the dirt, so they should bring appropriate clothing. If they can bring some gardening gloves that would be great!
French
Click HERE to see this week's vocabulary on the FUTURE TENSE . There will be a vocabulary challenge this Friday.
Social Studies
We will continue working on our Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Click HERE to see the criteria. This is the last week to finish their 10 slides.
Math
We will continue working on our inquiry project on Tiny Homes. This week students will begin drawing out their own Tiny Home Floor Plans.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
Applied Design: 3D printing
This week students continue designing their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
Track and Field
This week we will continue training for Track and Field. The track and Field meet will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday May 28 and 29. Therefore, this Wednesday morning (if weather permits) we will be going to a outdoor run. I will need one parent volunteer (dogs are welcome).
mardi le 21 mai
• RMOW council meeting 8:45 to 10:30
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mercredi le 22 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
jeudi le 23 mai
• Field Trip - Invasive plants Cheakamus 10:25 to 12:30
• Review French Vocabulary
• Pechakucha 10 slides DUE today
(first draft)
vendredi le 24 mai
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 21 mai - RMOW council meeting (mayor of the day)
jeudi, le 23 mai - Invasive Plant présentation
mardi le, 28 mai - Track and Field meet (Gr6/7 track - Gr 4/5 field)
mercredi, le 29 mai - Track and Field meet ( Gr6/7 field - gr4/5 track)
LA SEMAINE DU 13 MAI
This week's French vocabulary is on le "Le Jardin". Click HERE to practice your vocabulary.
Social Studies
We will continue working on our Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Click HERE to see the criteria. There students will find great French sentences starters for their story boards.
Math
There will be a QUIZ this Thursday on conversions between metric units and the relationship between perimeter and area.
Also, we will continue working on our inquiry project on Tiny Homes. This week students will begin drawing out their own Tiny Home Floor Plans.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
Applied Design: 3D printing
This week students begin designing their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
Track and Field
This week we will begin training for Track and Field. The track and Field meet will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday May 28 and 29. Therefore, this Wednesday morning (if weather permits) we will be going to a outdoor run. I will need one parent volunteer (dogs are welcome).
lundi le 13 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 14 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mercredi le 15 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
jeudi le 16 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Math Quiz (perimeter, area, volume, metric conversions)
vendredi le 17 mai
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 14 mai - Princess Margaret Secondary School Band visit 9 am concert in gym
lundi, le 20 mai - Victoria Day
mardi, le 21 mai - RMOW council meeting (mayor of the day)
jeudi, le 23 mai - Invasive Plant présentation
mardi le, 28 mai - Track and Field meet (Gr6/7 track - Gr 4/5 field)
mercredi, le 29 mai - Track and Field meet ( Gr6/7 field - gr4/5 track)
LA SEMAINE DU 6 MAI
This week's French vocabulary is on le "Passé Composé". Click HERE to practice your vocabulary. I have put several videos to help students learn and reinforce the vocabulary.
Social Studies
We will continue working on our Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Last week, students selected 4 unknown individuals and researched about them. This week, they will select one out of the 4 for their final pechakucha speech and begin writing their story board. Click HERE to see the criteria. There students will find great French sentences starters for their story boards.
lundi le 6 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 7 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mercredi le 8 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
jeudi le 9 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Math Quiz (perimeter, area, volume, metric conversions)
vendredi le 10 mai
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 14 mai - Princess Margaret Secondary School Band visit 9 am concert in gym
lundi, le 20 mai - Victoria Day
mardi, le 21 mai - RMOW council meeting (mayor of the day)
LA SEMAINE DU 29 AVRIL
This week's French vocabulary is on Physical traits. Click HERE to practice your vocabulary. I have put several videos to help students learn and reinforce the vocabulary.
Social Studies
Last week, we started a new Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Instead of our English speeches this year, all French Immersion students will be preparing a French speech in a PECHAKUCHA format. I have already explained to students what a pechakucha is and we have practiced a French version of it with comprehension questions on Marie Curie. Click HERE for more details. This week students will select 4 unknown individuals to research before selecting one for their final pechakucha speech.
PLEASE - Return English books
Please return all Reading Link Challenge books. Books that need to be returned: Howard Wallace 1, 8, 11
Stella by Starlight 7, 10, 11
Humphrey 5, 10
Land of Forgotten Girls 5, 11
Ungifted 10
Math
We have begun an inquiry project on Tiny Homes. Students will be designing their own Tiny Home floor plans, orthographic and isometric drawings and eventually build their Tiny home models. At the same time, students are learning about conversions between metric units and we will begin learning about the relationship between perimeter and area.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
lundi le 29 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Math Activity 1 (Floor plans of your own home due today)
mardi le 30 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mercredi le 1 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
jeudi le 2 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Whole School Photo
vendredi le 3 avril
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading DUE today
Other important dates:
lundi, le 6 mai - Pitch in Day
vendredi, le 10 mai - Pro-D
mardi, le 14 mai - Princess Margaret Secondary School Band visit 9 am concert in gym
lundi, le 20 mai - Victoria Day
mardi, le 21 mai - RMOW council meeting (mayor of the day)
LA SEMAINE DU 23 AVRIL
Congratulations to all the students who participated and helped out for the Harry Potter Play.
PLEASE - Return English books
Please return all Reading Link Challenge books. Books that need to be returned: Howard Wallace 1, 8, 11
Stella by Starlight 7, 10, 11
Humphrey 5, 10
Land of Forgotten Girls 5, 11
Ungifted 10
Mayor of the Day (Social Studies)
Students will be participating in our annual Mayor of the Day contest. Forms were due last Thursday, April 18. There are still some students that have not handed them in. I will be giving some extra time this week for students to finish writing their letters for RMOW.
Francais
This week students need to review their vocabulary from the past 5 weeks. There will be a small open ended quiz on the vocabulary this Friday. Students should know at least 10 vocabulary words from each of the following categories:
• Les animaux
• Appréciation des chansons
• Les vacances de printemps
• Les verbes ir (présent)
• Les verbes er (présent)
mardi le 23 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Hand in - Mayor of the Day forms
mercredi le 24 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
jeudi le 25 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• RMOW letters last day to hand them in
vendredi le 26 avril
• Vocabulary Quiz
Other important dates:
mardi, le 23 avril - Pa-Moja fundraiser at Creekbread Pizza. 5-8pm
lundi, le 6 mai - Pitch in Day
vendredi, le 10 mai - Pro-D
mardi, le 14 mai - Princess Margaret Secondary School Band visit 9 am concert in gym
LA SEMAINE DU 15 AVRIL
Return English books
Please return all Reading Link Challenge books. Books that need to be returned: Howard Wallace 1, 8, 11
Stella by Starlight 7, 10, 11
Humphrey 5, 10
Land of Forgotten Girls 5, 11
Ungifted 10
Mayor of the Day (Social Studies)
Students will be participating in our annual Mayor of the Day contest. Forms are due this Thursday, April 18. In school, students will be writing a letter to the municipality for a change that they propose. I encourage you to start the conversation with your child to help them understand what the RMOW can influence and what they might suggest. Previous topics selected have included: improvements to dog parks, dog poo disposal, cigarette butt disposal, a proposed new village festival, emergency preparedness in Whistler, youth programming at the library, wildfire thinning and tree cutting, tiny homes and sustainability.
Speeches
If students are interested in participating in the English speeches, they will have to do the prep work on their own time. Our French Immersion team has decided to host their own French speeches later this term.
Play
Harry Potter play is this Wednesday. Doors open at 5:45, play begins at 6pm.
Math
The Math quiz will be handed back this week with student and teacher assessments. Please check Seesaw for this.
lundi le 15 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
mardi le 16 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
mercredi le 17 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Harry Potter Play 5:45 doors open
jeudi le 18 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Mayor of the Day forms due
vendredi le 19 avril
• Congé
Other important dates:
jeudi, le 18 avril - Government awareness forms need to be handed in
vendredi, le 19 avril - congé
lundi, le 22 avril - congé
mardi, le 23 avril - Pa-Moja fundraiser at Creekbread Pizza. 5-8pm
LA SEMAINE DU 9 AVRIL
This Wednesday students will wrap up their Genius Hour projects for science. They will be presenting their projects in French to other French Immersion students. Presentations will take place this Wednesday afternoon.
Math
Students will be given a pre-quiz on decimals mid-week. Click HERE to see the pre-quiz. Pre-quizzes are to be done and corrected at school. However, students are encouraged to go over them before the actual QUIZ which will take place on either this Friday or next Monday.
French
Students will begin listening to different Francophone music from around the world. and learn how to give their opinions. Click HERE to see the vocabulary for this week.
Home Reading
Students need to bring back to school all Home Reading books. I would like to do an inventory before we begin our next Home Reading Program for term 3.
3D Printing
This week students will start learning about 3D printing. For more details click HERE.
Social Studies
Our students will participate in Local Government Awareness Week by applying to be a councillor, mayor, staff or by writing letters to the Municipality for a change they propose. I encourage you to start the conversation with your child to help them understand what the RMOW can influence and what they might suggest. Previous topics selected have included: improvements to dog parkss, dog poo disposal, cigarette butt disposal, a proposed new village festival, emergency preparedness in Whistler, youth programming at the library, wildfire thinning and tree cutting, tiny homes and sustainability.
mardi le 9 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
mercredi le 10 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Present Science projects in French 1:15 to 2:30 pm
jeudi le 11 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• French Play 11 to 12pm gym
vendredi le 12 avril
• Vocabulary Group Challenge
• Math Quiz
Other important dates:
mercredi le 17 avril - Harry Potter Play
jeudi, le 18 avril - Government awareness forms need to be handed in,
vendredi, le 19 avril - congé
lundi, le 22 avril - congé
mardi, le 23 avril - Pa-Moja fundraiser at Creekbread Pizza. 5-8pm
LA SEMAINE DU 1 AVRIL
Welcome back ! A reminder that we are going cross-county skiing this Thursday, April 4. Please bring in your permission forms and money by Tuesday, April 2. I will need some parent volunteers, please email me if you can help out.
French vocabulary
This week students will learn to ask and answer questions about their spring break. Click HERE to see the vocabulary.
Math
We will begin the week with some fun dice games such as Farkle just to get back in the rhythm of school. On Tuesday, we will continue learning about decimals. Next week, students will receive a Math pre-quiz on decimals.
lundi le 1 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Micheal Allen Presents (Bear Talk)
mardi le 2 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
mercredi le 3 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
jeudi le 4 avril
• xc skiing in the Callaghan
vendredi le 5 avril
• Vocabulary Quiz
LA SEMAINE DU 11 MARS
Report Cards
A reminder that report cards were handed out last Friday. I also included a package of assessment rubrics and evidence of your child's learning in the same envelop. Please also take a look at your child's seesaw for more evidence and details of their learning.
Presentations of Learning:
March 12, 2019 from 1:15 – 2:20
This Tuesday all parents are welcome to attend our Presentations of Learning. Students will be presenting their Science inquiry projects. Just a reminder that the learning that students present may NOT be completed, yet. It could be a work in progress. And this is ok!
How do parents support the Presentations of Learning?
First is by showing up, second is by taking an interest in more presentations than those of your own kids. We are a community school, after all! Third and fourth are by asking good questions and providing helpful, strength-based feedback.
What about meetings with teachers?
The presentations of learning are one of the informal reports our school provides to parents. If there are other questions you have for your child’s teacher, please connect with me to request a time together, but please do not do this during the Presentations of Learning. Please email me if you would like to meet personally on Wednesday from 1:35 to 2:35.
Parking? Consider car-pooling
Make room for others when you are done
Looking forward to seeing all on Tuesday!
French vocabulary
Two weeks ago, we learned how to conjugate verbs ending with "er" in the present tense.
This week we are looking at verbs ending in "ir" and learning how to conjugate them. Click here to see the vocabulary for this week.
lundi le 11 mars
• Review French Vocabulary -ir verbs
• Home Reading
• Genius Hour Science practice presenting
mardi le 12 mars
• Review French Vocabulary - ir verbs
• Home Reading
• Presentations of learning
mercredi le 13 mars
• Review French Vocabulary - ir verbs
• Home Reading
• Early dismissal 1:35 pm
jeudi le 14 mars
• Vocabulary "ir" pre-quiz
vendredi le 15 mars
• Quiz - ir verbs
• Home reading due
• Last day before spring break
• XC permission form due
Other important dates:
Thursday, April 4 - XC skiing at the Callaghan
LA SEMAINE DU 19 FÉVRIER
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is more ACTION VERBS. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. At the end of this week, there will be a quiz on the action verbs and conjugating -er verbs in the present tense.
Carnaval de Quebec
Congratulations to all the grade 5 students for speaking ONLY in French while leading our outdoor "Carnaval" for the kindergarten and grade 1/2 students of École Paserrelle. Wonderful work!
Robotics Challenge
For the last 2 months, students have been using the online program "Open Roberta" to learn how to code by using robots. This Friday, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm students will be taking part in a Robotics Challenge. Students will be paired up with Mme Warren's class and will have several challenges to complete. The event will take place in the gym. Parents are welcome to watch or to take part.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week. Click HERE for more details.
Genius Hour: Science Project
Students will have time every Monday and Wednesday afternoons to work on their Science project. Click HERE to see the criteria, assessment rubric and other info. This week students will be posting on Seesaw what they have learnt and where they are at.
Math
I am handing back the Math Quiz on Multiplication and Division. Students will correct their quiz and self-assess. This week, we will play some multiplication and division games in order to help students reinforce what they have learnt.
Read-link challenge
This Thursday students will be participating in the first practice round of our Reading-Link Challenge. It will take place in our classroom with one of the librarian's from Whistler's Public Library.
mardi le 19 février
• Review French Vocabulary -Action verbs
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
• Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
mercredi le 20 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Action verbs
• Home Reading
• EARLY Dismissal - 11:10am
jeudi le 21 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Action verbs
• Home Reading
• Reading link Challenge - Practice Round
vendredi le 22 février
• Vocabulary and "er" verbs Quiz
• Home reading due
• Robotics Challenge 1:00 to 2:30 pm
Other important dates:
Monday, Feb 18 - Family Day
Wednesday, Feb 20 - Early dismissal 11:10
Thursday, Feb 21 - Reading Link Practice library
Friday, Feb 22 - Robotics Challenge Gym
Monday, Feb 25 - Pro-D
Thursday, Feb 28 - Reading link in school challenge (gym)
Thursday, March 7 - Field trip for Reading link Challenge at Whistler library
LA SEMAINE DU 11 FÉVRIER
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on Saint-Valentine's Day. Click HERE to see the vocabulary.
Carnaval de Quebec
Last week the grade 6s organized an outdoor"Carnaval" for our grade 5s. This week our class is organizing a "Carnaval" with outdoor activities for the kindergarten and grade 1/2s of École Paserrelle. The purpose of this activity is to provide an authentic experience where our students need to explain and speak only in French to the francophone students.
Bake Sale
Thank you to all the parents and students that helped out baking and selling goodies. We raised just over 400$.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week. Click HERE for more details.
Genius Hour: Science Project
Students will have time every Monday and Wednesday afternoons to work on their Science project. Click HERE to see the criteria, assessment rubric and other info. This week students will continue researching and start taking notes in English and French.
Math
I am handing out a Pre-quiz this Monday on Multiplication and long division. Click HERE to see the pre-quiz. We will correct it on Wednesday and the math quiz will be this Thursday.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am still looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
lundi le 11 février
• Review French Vocabulary - St-Valentin
• Home Reading
Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
mardi le 12 février
• Review French Vocabulary - St-Valentin
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
mercredi le 13 février
• Review French Vocabulary - St-Valentin
• Home Reading
• Math pre-quiz due
• Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
jeudi le 14 février
• Review French Vocabulary -St-Valentin
• Home Reading
• Math quiz (Multiplication and long division)
• Bring Reading link challenge book
vendredi le 15 février
• Vocabulary challenge
• Home reading due
• Carnaval de Québec with École Paserrelle 11 am to noon.
• Robotics 1:45 to 2:30
Other important dates:
Monday, Feb 18 - Family Day
Wednesday, Feb 20 - Early dismissal 11:10
Thursday, Feb 21 - Reading Link Practice library
Friday, Feb 22 - Robotics Challenge Gym
Monday, Feb 25 - Pro-D
Thursday, Feb 28 - Reading link in school challenge (gym)
Thursday, March 7 - Field trip for Reading link Challenge at Whistler library
LA SEMAINE DU 4 FÉVRIER
French vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on French Action verbs and the present tense of verbs ending in "er". Click HERE to see the vocabulary. I have included several videos, a powerpoint and a jeopardy game to help students practice their vocabulary.
Carnaval de Québec
At the end of this week (either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning) student will be participating in our own Carnaval de Québec. The grade 6s are helping me to lead the outdoor activities. I will need some parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out.
Bake sale
Our classroom is organizing a bake sale this Friday, Feb 8 to raise money for a field trip. Please bake or buy items that can be sold. NO NUTS please. The bake sale will take place during both recess times.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week. Click HERE for more details.
Genius Hour: Science Project
Students will have time every Monday and Wednesday afternoons to work on their Science project. Click HERE to see the criteria, assessment rubric and other info. Last week students worked on finalizing their inquiry questions and started building their vocabulary. This week they need to continue researching and start taking notes in English and French.
Math
Last week, I we reviewed long multiplication. This week we will focus on long division. Click HERE to see some videos which explain both.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am still looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
lundi le 4 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Verbes d'actions
• Home Reading
Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
mardi le 5 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Verbes d'actions
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
mercredi le 6 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Verbes d'actions
• Home Reading
• Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
jeudi le 7 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Verbes d'actions
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
• Bring Reading link challenge book
vendredi le 8 février
• Vocabulary challenge
• Home reading due
• Bake Sale (Bring baked goods)
Other important dates:
Friday, Feb 15 - Carnaval de Québec with École Passerelle.
Wednesday, Feb 20 - Early dismissal 11:10
Thursday, Feb 21 - Reading Link Practice library
Friday, Feb 22 - Robotics Challenge Gym
Monday, Feb 25 - Pro-D
Thursday, Feb 28 - Reading link in school challenge (gym)
Thursday, Feb 7 - Field trip for Reading link Challenge at Whistler library
LA SEMAINE DU 28 JANVIER
French Vocabulary
This week students will be choosing their own French vocabulary words related to their Genius hour Project for Science. They must select 10 to 20 words in French.
Carnaval de Québec - Voiceover
This is the last week to finish the voiceover for the "Carnaval de Québec" video. Students will need to include as many vocabulary words (Click HERE to see the vocabulary) and answer the following questions:
• Où est le carnaval?
• Qui participate au carnaval?
• Quand a lieu le carnaval? (la date)
• Quelles activités ont lieu durant le carnaval de Québec?
Genius Hour: Science Project
Students will have time every Monday and Wednesday afternoons to work on their Science project. Click HERE to see the criteria, assessment rubric and other info. This week students will work on finalizing their inquiry questions, start researching and taking notes in English and in French.
Math
Last week, I organized different Math stations based on long division and multiplication. This week, I plan on reviewing different strategies students can use to solve long division and multiplication.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am still looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
French Project - Les Octonauts
There are still a few students that need to finish their art work for this project.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week.
lundi le 28 janvier
• Build your vocabulary - for science
• Home Reading
Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
mardi le 29 janvier
• Build your vocabulary - for science
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
mercredi le 30 janvier
• Build your vocabulary - for science
• Home Reading
• Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
jeudi le 31 janvier
• Build your vocabulary - for science
• Home Reading DUE
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
• Bring Reading link challenge book
• Presentation by Tanina 11:15 -12:05
vendredi le 1 février
• Pro-D
LA SEMAINE DU 21 JANVIER
French Vocabulary
This week students will become French news reporter. They will use a "Carnaval de Québec" video and create a voiceover that explains what goes on during "Carnaval". Students will need to include as many vocabulary words (Click HERE to see the vocabulary) and answer the following questions:
• Où est le carnaval?
• Qui participate au carnaval?
• Quand a lieu le carnaval? (la date)
• Quelles activités ont lieu durant le carnaval de Québec?
NEW Science PROJECT
Last week we divided up all French Immersion students (Gr 5,6,7 ) into different groups and taught them the following:
• What does an inquiry question look like?
• How to research & gather information (Mme Millen)
• Note taking strategies (Mme Leah)
• What is the scientific process (Mme Rachelle)
• How to edit their work using Bon Patron ( Mme K )
These mini guided lessons have hopefully prepared students to begin their science projects. Students will begin researching this Tuesday. Each teacher will take on different themes:
This Tuesday, our little buddies will be joining us for snack, library and gym time. Mme Filliter and I hoping to get students to read books to each other and each class will teach the other a PE game.
WORCA
We will be taking part in WORCA (biking) all day this Thursday. I will be handing out permission forms out on Monday. Please return signed forms by Thursday morning or your child won't be able to join in.
Applied Design: 3D printing
Students need to finish their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
On Thursday, June 20th we will be going on field trip to Rope Runner in Squamish. Earlier this year, as a class students decided to fundraiser money for a field trip. Later students presented trip proposals to their peers and Rope Runner was the clear student choice. I am looking for 3 parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out.
Please sign all permission forms:
• WORCA - orange form
(due this Wednesday, June 12)
• Rope Runners - Blue form
(due on June 18)
• Rope Runners - White form
(due on June 18)
lundi le 10 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 11 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Pechakucha presentations 1:30 pm
• Fire Drill 11:30 am
mercredi le 12 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• LIP Sync 10:30 am
• Pechakucha presentations 1:30 pm
jeudi le 13 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• WORCA biking (all day)
vendredi le 14 juin
• Collaborative Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 18 juin - National Aboriginal Day
jeudi, le 20 juin - Field Trip - Rope Runners
LA SEMAINE DU 3 JUIN
French
This week students are encouraged to study 10 to 20 new vocabulary words from our classroom word wall.
Les mots BLEU: verbes
Les mots JAUNE: prépositions
Les mots ROSE: conjunctions
Les mots VIOLET: Mots- questions
Click HERE to see a picture of our word wall.
Social Studies Project: Pechakucha
This is the last week to finish writing up 1 to 3 French sentences (20 secondes) per slide and build a powerpoint with images. Student must also practice reading out their French sentences. Next week, students will be presenting to our classroom. I will be selecting 2 students to present their PECHAKUCHA on June 20 to all French Immersion students from grades 5 to 7.
Math
Please check SEESAW because I have posted students' Math assessment and quiz on measurements.
This week, student need to finish their Tiny Home floor plans and calculate the area and perimeter. I am hoping that we start building our tiny homes by the end of this week. I will need parent volunteers to help out with this stage of the project. Wednesday and/or Thursday from
11:00 to 12:05.
Please email me if you are interested.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
Applied Design: 3D printing
This week students will continue designing their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
lundi le 3 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 4 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Capoeira presentation 1:15pm
mercredi le 5 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Fine Arts presentations of learning (AM)
• Filming for National Aboriginal Day (Our classroom: BANNOCK)
jeudi le 6 juin
• Review French Vocabulary
• Pechakucha 10 slides ON Powerpoint DUE today
vendredi le 7 juin
• Collaborative Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 11 juin - Fire Drill 11:30 am
mercredi, le 12 juin - LIP Sync 10:30 am
mardi, le 18 juin - National Aboriginal Day
jeudi, le 13 juin - WORCA
LA SEMAINE DU 27 MAI
French
Students need to review their vocabulary from the last 4 weeks. This Friday there will be an open ended quiz. Students should know at least 10 vocabulary words from the following categories:
• Future Proche
• Le jardin
• Le passé composé
• Les traits physiques.
Social Studies
We will continue working on our Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Click HERE to see the criteria. Students should have finished writing sentences for each of the 10 slide. This week, I will be correcting their sentences and they will begin creating their powerpoint.
Math
Tuesday morning, I handed back the Math Quiz on Measurements and went over some of the more challenging questions. Students self-assessed themselves and I will be posting their assessments up on Seesaw with their quizzes.
We will also continue working on our inquiry project on Tiny Homes. This is the last week for the students to design their floor plans on graph paper.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
Applied Design: 3D printing
This Wednesday morning students continue designing their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
Track and Field
The track and Field meet takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday May 28 and 29.
Morning Run
The morning run will take place this Thursday morning. Parents and dogs are welcome. We leave school at 8:45 and should be back by 9:15.
lundi le 27 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 28 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Track and Field Gr 5 - Field)
mercredi le 29 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Track and Field (Gr5 - Track)
jeudi le 30 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Pechakucha 10 slides of Powerpoint DUE today
vendredi le 31 mai
• Vocabulary QUIZ
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi le, 28 mai - Track and Field meet (Gr6/7 track - Gr 4/5 field)
mercredi, le 29 mai - Track and Field meet ( Gr6/7 field - gr4/5 track)
LA SEMAINE DU 21 MAI
Field trips:
This Tuesday, May 21, we are leaving at 8:45 to 10:30 to MY place for RMOW's council meeting. Please make sure your child is on time to school.
This Thursday, May 23, we will be going to Bayly Park in Cheakamus to take part in the Invasive Plant presentation. We will leave school at 10:25 and walk to Cheakamus. I will need two parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out (Dogs are welcome). Students will be doing some hands on activities in the dirt, so they should bring appropriate clothing. If they can bring some gardening gloves that would be great!
French
Click HERE to see this week's vocabulary on the FUTURE TENSE . There will be a vocabulary challenge this Friday.
Social Studies
We will continue working on our Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Click HERE to see the criteria. This is the last week to finish their 10 slides.
Math
We will continue working on our inquiry project on Tiny Homes. This week students will begin drawing out their own Tiny Home Floor Plans.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
Applied Design: 3D printing
This week students continue designing their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
Track and Field
This week we will continue training for Track and Field. The track and Field meet will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday May 28 and 29. Therefore, this Wednesday morning (if weather permits) we will be going to a outdoor run. I will need one parent volunteer (dogs are welcome).
mardi le 21 mai
• RMOW council meeting 8:45 to 10:30
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mercredi le 22 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
jeudi le 23 mai
• Field Trip - Invasive plants Cheakamus 10:25 to 12:30
• Review French Vocabulary
• Pechakucha 10 slides DUE today
(first draft)
vendredi le 24 mai
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 21 mai - RMOW council meeting (mayor of the day)
jeudi, le 23 mai - Invasive Plant présentation
mardi le, 28 mai - Track and Field meet (Gr6/7 track - Gr 4/5 field)
mercredi, le 29 mai - Track and Field meet ( Gr6/7 field - gr4/5 track)
LA SEMAINE DU 13 MAI
This week's French vocabulary is on le "Le Jardin". Click HERE to practice your vocabulary.
Social Studies
We will continue working on our Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Click HERE to see the criteria. There students will find great French sentences starters for their story boards.
Math
There will be a QUIZ this Thursday on conversions between metric units and the relationship between perimeter and area.
Also, we will continue working on our inquiry project on Tiny Homes. This week students will begin drawing out their own Tiny Home Floor Plans.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
Applied Design: 3D printing
This week students begin designing their selected 3D printing solutions. Please make sure that your child has specific measurements in cm or mm to help with the accuracy of their design.
Track and Field
This week we will begin training for Track and Field. The track and Field meet will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday May 28 and 29. Therefore, this Wednesday morning (if weather permits) we will be going to a outdoor run. I will need one parent volunteer (dogs are welcome).
lundi le 13 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 14 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mercredi le 15 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
jeudi le 16 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Math Quiz (perimeter, area, volume, metric conversions)
vendredi le 17 mai
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 14 mai - Princess Margaret Secondary School Band visit 9 am concert in gym
lundi, le 20 mai - Victoria Day
mardi, le 21 mai - RMOW council meeting (mayor of the day)
jeudi, le 23 mai - Invasive Plant présentation
mardi le, 28 mai - Track and Field meet (Gr6/7 track - Gr 4/5 field)
mercredi, le 29 mai - Track and Field meet ( Gr6/7 field - gr4/5 track)
LA SEMAINE DU 6 MAI
This week's French vocabulary is on le "Passé Composé". Click HERE to practice your vocabulary. I have put several videos to help students learn and reinforce the vocabulary.
Social Studies
We will continue working on our Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Last week, students selected 4 unknown individuals and researched about them. This week, they will select one out of the 4 for their final pechakucha speech and begin writing their story board. Click HERE to see the criteria. There students will find great French sentences starters for their story boards.
lundi le 6 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mardi le 7 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mercredi le 8 mai
• Morning Run 8:45 to 9:15
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
jeudi le 9 mai
• Review French Vocabulary
• Math Quiz (perimeter, area, volume, metric conversions)
vendredi le 10 mai
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice DUE
Other important dates:
mardi, le 14 mai - Princess Margaret Secondary School Band visit 9 am concert in gym
lundi, le 20 mai - Victoria Day
mardi, le 21 mai - RMOW council meeting (mayor of the day)
LA SEMAINE DU 29 AVRIL
This week's French vocabulary is on Physical traits. Click HERE to practice your vocabulary. I have put several videos to help students learn and reinforce the vocabulary.
Social Studies
Last week, we started a new Social Studies project called PECHAKUCHA. Instead of our English speeches this year, all French Immersion students will be preparing a French speech in a PECHAKUCHA format. I have already explained to students what a pechakucha is and we have practiced a French version of it with comprehension questions on Marie Curie. Click HERE for more details. This week students will select 4 unknown individuals to research before selecting one for their final pechakucha speech.
PLEASE - Return English books
Please return all Reading Link Challenge books. Books that need to be returned: Howard Wallace 1, 8, 11
Stella by Starlight 7, 10, 11
Humphrey 5, 10
Land of Forgotten Girls 5, 11
Ungifted 10
Math
We have begun an inquiry project on Tiny Homes. Students will be designing their own Tiny Home floor plans, orthographic and isometric drawings and eventually build their Tiny home models. At the same time, students are learning about conversions between metric units and we will begin learning about the relationship between perimeter and area.
Home Reading - Voice and Choice
To encourage continuous practice with French at home, students now have several options for their weekly home reading assignments. Click HERE to see the 9 opinions. Everything they do must be recorded in a notebook. A minimum of 2 different activities must be completed each week. Each activity should last at least 15 minutes. Students are encouraged to choose different activities each week.
lundi le 29 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Math Activity 1 (Floor plans of your own home due today)
mardi le 30 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
mercredi le 1 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
jeudi le 2 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Home Reading- Voice and Choice
• Whole School Photo
vendredi le 3 avril
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading DUE today
Other important dates:
lundi, le 6 mai - Pitch in Day
vendredi, le 10 mai - Pro-D
mardi, le 14 mai - Princess Margaret Secondary School Band visit 9 am concert in gym
lundi, le 20 mai - Victoria Day
mardi, le 21 mai - RMOW council meeting (mayor of the day)
LA SEMAINE DU 23 AVRIL
Congratulations to all the students who participated and helped out for the Harry Potter Play.
PLEASE - Return English books
Please return all Reading Link Challenge books. Books that need to be returned: Howard Wallace 1, 8, 11
Stella by Starlight 7, 10, 11
Humphrey 5, 10
Land of Forgotten Girls 5, 11
Ungifted 10
Mayor of the Day (Social Studies)
Students will be participating in our annual Mayor of the Day contest. Forms were due last Thursday, April 18. There are still some students that have not handed them in. I will be giving some extra time this week for students to finish writing their letters for RMOW.
Francais
This week students need to review their vocabulary from the past 5 weeks. There will be a small open ended quiz on the vocabulary this Friday. Students should know at least 10 vocabulary words from each of the following categories:
• Les animaux
• Appréciation des chansons
• Les vacances de printemps
• Les verbes ir (présent)
• Les verbes er (présent)
mardi le 23 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Hand in - Mayor of the Day forms
mercredi le 24 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
jeudi le 25 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• RMOW letters last day to hand them in
vendredi le 26 avril
• Vocabulary Quiz
Other important dates:
mardi, le 23 avril - Pa-Moja fundraiser at Creekbread Pizza. 5-8pm
lundi, le 6 mai - Pitch in Day
vendredi, le 10 mai - Pro-D
mardi, le 14 mai - Princess Margaret Secondary School Band visit 9 am concert in gym
LA SEMAINE DU 15 AVRIL
Return English books
Please return all Reading Link Challenge books. Books that need to be returned: Howard Wallace 1, 8, 11
Stella by Starlight 7, 10, 11
Humphrey 5, 10
Land of Forgotten Girls 5, 11
Ungifted 10
Mayor of the Day (Social Studies)
Students will be participating in our annual Mayor of the Day contest. Forms are due this Thursday, April 18. In school, students will be writing a letter to the municipality for a change that they propose. I encourage you to start the conversation with your child to help them understand what the RMOW can influence and what they might suggest. Previous topics selected have included: improvements to dog parks, dog poo disposal, cigarette butt disposal, a proposed new village festival, emergency preparedness in Whistler, youth programming at the library, wildfire thinning and tree cutting, tiny homes and sustainability.
Speeches
If students are interested in participating in the English speeches, they will have to do the prep work on their own time. Our French Immersion team has decided to host their own French speeches later this term.
Play
Harry Potter play is this Wednesday. Doors open at 5:45, play begins at 6pm.
Math
The Math quiz will be handed back this week with student and teacher assessments. Please check Seesaw for this.
lundi le 15 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
mardi le 16 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
mercredi le 17 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Harry Potter Play 5:45 doors open
jeudi le 18 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Mayor of the Day forms due
vendredi le 19 avril
• Congé
Other important dates:
jeudi, le 18 avril - Government awareness forms need to be handed in
vendredi, le 19 avril - congé
lundi, le 22 avril - congé
mardi, le 23 avril - Pa-Moja fundraiser at Creekbread Pizza. 5-8pm
LA SEMAINE DU 9 AVRIL
This Wednesday students will wrap up their Genius Hour projects for science. They will be presenting their projects in French to other French Immersion students. Presentations will take place this Wednesday afternoon.
Math
Students will be given a pre-quiz on decimals mid-week. Click HERE to see the pre-quiz. Pre-quizzes are to be done and corrected at school. However, students are encouraged to go over them before the actual QUIZ which will take place on either this Friday or next Monday.
French
Students will begin listening to different Francophone music from around the world. and learn how to give their opinions. Click HERE to see the vocabulary for this week.
Home Reading
Students need to bring back to school all Home Reading books. I would like to do an inventory before we begin our next Home Reading Program for term 3.
3D Printing
This week students will start learning about 3D printing. For more details click HERE.
Social Studies
Our students will participate in Local Government Awareness Week by applying to be a councillor, mayor, staff or by writing letters to the Municipality for a change they propose. I encourage you to start the conversation with your child to help them understand what the RMOW can influence and what they might suggest. Previous topics selected have included: improvements to dog parkss, dog poo disposal, cigarette butt disposal, a proposed new village festival, emergency preparedness in Whistler, youth programming at the library, wildfire thinning and tree cutting, tiny homes and sustainability.
mardi le 9 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
mercredi le 10 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Present Science projects in French 1:15 to 2:30 pm
jeudi le 11 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• French Play 11 to 12pm gym
vendredi le 12 avril
• Vocabulary Group Challenge
• Math Quiz
Other important dates:
mercredi le 17 avril - Harry Potter Play
jeudi, le 18 avril - Government awareness forms need to be handed in,
vendredi, le 19 avril - congé
lundi, le 22 avril - congé
mardi, le 23 avril - Pa-Moja fundraiser at Creekbread Pizza. 5-8pm
LA SEMAINE DU 1 AVRIL
Welcome back ! A reminder that we are going cross-county skiing this Thursday, April 4. Please bring in your permission forms and money by Tuesday, April 2. I will need some parent volunteers, please email me if you can help out.
French vocabulary
This week students will learn to ask and answer questions about their spring break. Click HERE to see the vocabulary.
Math
We will begin the week with some fun dice games such as Farkle just to get back in the rhythm of school. On Tuesday, we will continue learning about decimals. Next week, students will receive a Math pre-quiz on decimals.
lundi le 1 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
• Micheal Allen Presents (Bear Talk)
mardi le 2 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
mercredi le 3 avril
• Review French Vocabulary
jeudi le 4 avril
• xc skiing in the Callaghan
vendredi le 5 avril
• Vocabulary Quiz
LA SEMAINE DU 11 MARS
Report Cards
A reminder that report cards were handed out last Friday. I also included a package of assessment rubrics and evidence of your child's learning in the same envelop. Please also take a look at your child's seesaw for more evidence and details of their learning.
Presentations of Learning:
March 12, 2019 from 1:15 – 2:20
This Tuesday all parents are welcome to attend our Presentations of Learning. Students will be presenting their Science inquiry projects. Just a reminder that the learning that students present may NOT be completed, yet. It could be a work in progress. And this is ok!
How do parents support the Presentations of Learning?
First is by showing up, second is by taking an interest in more presentations than those of your own kids. We are a community school, after all! Third and fourth are by asking good questions and providing helpful, strength-based feedback.
What about meetings with teachers?
The presentations of learning are one of the informal reports our school provides to parents. If there are other questions you have for your child’s teacher, please connect with me to request a time together, but please do not do this during the Presentations of Learning. Please email me if you would like to meet personally on Wednesday from 1:35 to 2:35.
Parking? Consider car-pooling
Make room for others when you are done
Looking forward to seeing all on Tuesday!
French vocabulary
Two weeks ago, we learned how to conjugate verbs ending with "er" in the present tense.
This week we are looking at verbs ending in "ir" and learning how to conjugate them. Click here to see the vocabulary for this week.
lundi le 11 mars
• Review French Vocabulary -ir verbs
• Home Reading
• Genius Hour Science practice presenting
mardi le 12 mars
• Review French Vocabulary - ir verbs
• Home Reading
• Presentations of learning
mercredi le 13 mars
• Review French Vocabulary - ir verbs
• Home Reading
• Early dismissal 1:35 pm
jeudi le 14 mars
• Vocabulary "ir" pre-quiz
vendredi le 15 mars
• Quiz - ir verbs
• Home reading due
• Last day before spring break
• XC permission form due
Other important dates:
Thursday, April 4 - XC skiing at the Callaghan
LA SEMAINE DU 19 FÉVRIER
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is more ACTION VERBS. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. At the end of this week, there will be a quiz on the action verbs and conjugating -er verbs in the present tense.
Carnaval de Quebec
Congratulations to all the grade 5 students for speaking ONLY in French while leading our outdoor "Carnaval" for the kindergarten and grade 1/2 students of École Paserrelle. Wonderful work!
Robotics Challenge
For the last 2 months, students have been using the online program "Open Roberta" to learn how to code by using robots. This Friday, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm students will be taking part in a Robotics Challenge. Students will be paired up with Mme Warren's class and will have several challenges to complete. The event will take place in the gym. Parents are welcome to watch or to take part.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week. Click HERE for more details.
Genius Hour: Science Project
Students will have time every Monday and Wednesday afternoons to work on their Science project. Click HERE to see the criteria, assessment rubric and other info. This week students will be posting on Seesaw what they have learnt and where they are at.
Math
I am handing back the Math Quiz on Multiplication and Division. Students will correct their quiz and self-assess. This week, we will play some multiplication and division games in order to help students reinforce what they have learnt.
Read-link challenge
This Thursday students will be participating in the first practice round of our Reading-Link Challenge. It will take place in our classroom with one of the librarian's from Whistler's Public Library.
mardi le 19 février
• Review French Vocabulary -Action verbs
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
• Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
mercredi le 20 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Action verbs
• Home Reading
• EARLY Dismissal - 11:10am
jeudi le 21 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Action verbs
• Home Reading
• Reading link Challenge - Practice Round
vendredi le 22 février
• Vocabulary and "er" verbs Quiz
• Home reading due
• Robotics Challenge 1:00 to 2:30 pm
Other important dates:
Monday, Feb 18 - Family Day
Wednesday, Feb 20 - Early dismissal 11:10
Thursday, Feb 21 - Reading Link Practice library
Friday, Feb 22 - Robotics Challenge Gym
Monday, Feb 25 - Pro-D
Thursday, Feb 28 - Reading link in school challenge (gym)
Thursday, March 7 - Field trip for Reading link Challenge at Whistler library
LA SEMAINE DU 11 FÉVRIER
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on Saint-Valentine's Day. Click HERE to see the vocabulary.
Carnaval de Quebec
Last week the grade 6s organized an outdoor"Carnaval" for our grade 5s. This week our class is organizing a "Carnaval" with outdoor activities for the kindergarten and grade 1/2s of École Paserrelle. The purpose of this activity is to provide an authentic experience where our students need to explain and speak only in French to the francophone students.
Bake Sale
Thank you to all the parents and students that helped out baking and selling goodies. We raised just over 400$.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week. Click HERE for more details.
Genius Hour: Science Project
Students will have time every Monday and Wednesday afternoons to work on their Science project. Click HERE to see the criteria, assessment rubric and other info. This week students will continue researching and start taking notes in English and French.
Math
I am handing out a Pre-quiz this Monday on Multiplication and long division. Click HERE to see the pre-quiz. We will correct it on Wednesday and the math quiz will be this Thursday.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am still looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
lundi le 11 février
• Review French Vocabulary - St-Valentin
• Home Reading
Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
mardi le 12 février
• Review French Vocabulary - St-Valentin
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
mercredi le 13 février
• Review French Vocabulary - St-Valentin
• Home Reading
• Math pre-quiz due
• Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
jeudi le 14 février
• Review French Vocabulary -St-Valentin
• Home Reading
• Math quiz (Multiplication and long division)
• Bring Reading link challenge book
vendredi le 15 février
• Vocabulary challenge
• Home reading due
• Carnaval de Québec with École Paserrelle 11 am to noon.
• Robotics 1:45 to 2:30
Other important dates:
Monday, Feb 18 - Family Day
Wednesday, Feb 20 - Early dismissal 11:10
Thursday, Feb 21 - Reading Link Practice library
Friday, Feb 22 - Robotics Challenge Gym
Monday, Feb 25 - Pro-D
Thursday, Feb 28 - Reading link in school challenge (gym)
Thursday, March 7 - Field trip for Reading link Challenge at Whistler library
LA SEMAINE DU 4 FÉVRIER
French vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on French Action verbs and the present tense of verbs ending in "er". Click HERE to see the vocabulary. I have included several videos, a powerpoint and a jeopardy game to help students practice their vocabulary.
Carnaval de Québec
At the end of this week (either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning) student will be participating in our own Carnaval de Québec. The grade 6s are helping me to lead the outdoor activities. I will need some parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out.
Bake sale
Our classroom is organizing a bake sale this Friday, Feb 8 to raise money for a field trip. Please bake or buy items that can be sold. NO NUTS please. The bake sale will take place during both recess times.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week. Click HERE for more details.
Genius Hour: Science Project
Students will have time every Monday and Wednesday afternoons to work on their Science project. Click HERE to see the criteria, assessment rubric and other info. Last week students worked on finalizing their inquiry questions and started building their vocabulary. This week they need to continue researching and start taking notes in English and French.
Math
Last week, I we reviewed long multiplication. This week we will focus on long division. Click HERE to see some videos which explain both.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am still looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
lundi le 4 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Verbes d'actions
• Home Reading
Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
mardi le 5 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Verbes d'actions
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
mercredi le 6 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Verbes d'actions
• Home Reading
• Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
jeudi le 7 février
• Review French Vocabulary - Verbes d'actions
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
• Bring Reading link challenge book
vendredi le 8 février
• Vocabulary challenge
• Home reading due
• Bake Sale (Bring baked goods)
Other important dates:
Friday, Feb 15 - Carnaval de Québec with École Passerelle.
Wednesday, Feb 20 - Early dismissal 11:10
Thursday, Feb 21 - Reading Link Practice library
Friday, Feb 22 - Robotics Challenge Gym
Monday, Feb 25 - Pro-D
Thursday, Feb 28 - Reading link in school challenge (gym)
Thursday, Feb 7 - Field trip for Reading link Challenge at Whistler library
LA SEMAINE DU 28 JANVIER
French Vocabulary
This week students will be choosing their own French vocabulary words related to their Genius hour Project for Science. They must select 10 to 20 words in French.
Carnaval de Québec - Voiceover
This is the last week to finish the voiceover for the "Carnaval de Québec" video. Students will need to include as many vocabulary words (Click HERE to see the vocabulary) and answer the following questions:
• Où est le carnaval?
• Qui participate au carnaval?
• Quand a lieu le carnaval? (la date)
• Quelles activités ont lieu durant le carnaval de Québec?
Genius Hour: Science Project
Students will have time every Monday and Wednesday afternoons to work on their Science project. Click HERE to see the criteria, assessment rubric and other info. This week students will work on finalizing their inquiry questions, start researching and taking notes in English and in French.
Math
Last week, I organized different Math stations based on long division and multiplication. This week, I plan on reviewing different strategies students can use to solve long division and multiplication.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am still looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
French Project - Les Octonauts
There are still a few students that need to finish their art work for this project.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week.
lundi le 28 janvier
• Build your vocabulary - for science
• Home Reading
Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
mardi le 29 janvier
• Build your vocabulary - for science
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
mercredi le 30 janvier
• Build your vocabulary - for science
• Home Reading
• Genius Hour Science 1:00 to 2:00 pm
jeudi le 31 janvier
• Build your vocabulary - for science
• Home Reading DUE
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
• Bring Reading link challenge book
• Presentation by Tanina 11:15 -12:05
vendredi le 1 février
• Pro-D
LA SEMAINE DU 21 JANVIER
French Vocabulary
This week students will become French news reporter. They will use a "Carnaval de Québec" video and create a voiceover that explains what goes on during "Carnaval". Students will need to include as many vocabulary words (Click HERE to see the vocabulary) and answer the following questions:
• Où est le carnaval?
• Qui participate au carnaval?
• Quand a lieu le carnaval? (la date)
• Quelles activités ont lieu durant le carnaval de Québec?
NEW Science PROJECT
Last week we divided up all French Immersion students (Gr 5,6,7 ) into different groups and taught them the following:
• What does an inquiry question look like?
• How to research & gather information (Mme Millen)
• Note taking strategies (Mme Leah)
• What is the scientific process (Mme Rachelle)
• How to edit their work using Bon Patron ( Mme K )
These mini guided lessons have hopefully prepared students to begin their science projects. Students will begin researching this Tuesday. Each teacher will take on different themes:
Please click HERE for the criteria of the science project.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am still looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
French Project - Les Octonauts
This week students need to finish their art work for this project.
Math
This is the last week to finish their 4 FOURs project. This mini Math project is based on Orders of Operations. This project allows for differentiation in the classroom as well as helps each student work on their computation skills. We will start long multiplication and division later this week.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 21 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Carnaval du Québec
• Home Reading
mardi le 22 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Carnaval du Québec
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
• Start Science project (research) at school
mercredi le 23 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Carnaval du Québec
• Home Reading
jeudi le 24 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Carnaval du Québec
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
• Zero Waste Presentation 10:25 to 11:15
• Bring Reading link challenge book
vendredi le 25 janvier
• Walking Field Trip 8:45 to 10:10 am (snow carving and story telling in French)
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge
LA SEMAINE du 14 JANVIER
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on what students did during the winter holidays. Click HERE to see the vocabulary.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
French Project - Les Octonauts
We are finishing up this project. Most of the students have printed out their written report on their animal and have handed it in. Students now need to finish their art work and record themselves reading out their report in French on SEESAW.
Math
I am challenging the students with a mini Math project based on Orders of Operations. This project will allow for differentiation in the classroom as well as help each student work on their computation skills.
NEW Science PROJECT
We are launching a Genius Hour Science Project which will culminate in a Science Fair open house in mid-March. The premise is the exploration of Inquiry learning. Projects will be related to students’ interests and the curriculum. Hence, students will choose their own projects and be given the freedom to pursue their learning goals.
Please click HERE for the criteria for this project. This is the last week for students to come up with their topic and inquiry question.
Home Reading
Students are encouraged to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 14 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Vacances de Noël
• Home Reading
• Read - Reading link challenge Book
mardi le 15 janvier
• Review vocabulary -Vacances de Noël
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
mercredi le 16 janvier
• Review vocabulary -Vacances de Noël
• Home Reading
jeudi le 17 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Vacances de Noël
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
• Bring Reading link challenge book
vendredi le 18 janvier
• Walking Field Trip 8:45 to 10:10 am
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge
• LAST DAY Science topics proposal due
LA SEMAINE DU 7 JANVIER
Welcome BACK !
French Vocabulary
Students are to review their vocabulary from the last 4 weeks. There will be a small open ended quiz on the vocabulary this Friday. Students should know up to 10 vocabulary words from each of the following categories:
• NOËL
• LA FAMILLE
• LES VÊTEMENTS
• LES ALIMENTS
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
French Project - Les Octonauts
Please click HERE to see the project criteria, sample report, big ideas, learning intentions and French questions. Before the winter break, students finished up researching about their animal and answered questions in French. This week student need to type out their report in paragraphs and use French transition words. Students also need to proofread their work using the program "Bon Patron". Written reports are due this Friday (printed) and need to be saved onto the classroom google drive.
Math
Before the winter break students completed a Math Quiz on algebra. Quizzes will be handed back this week.
NEW Science PROJECT
We are launching a Genius Hour Science Project which will culminate in a Science Fair open house in mid-March. The premise is the exploration of Inquiry learning. Projects will be related to students’ interests and the curriculum. Hence, students will choose their own projects and be given the freedom to pursue their learning goals.
All French Immersion students will be taking part in the event. Students will choose topics from in the grade 5, 6, 7 Science curriculums. By the end of this week, students need to come up with 3 topics choices and inquiry questions. One aspect of this project is for students to find a real-world problem and then suggest a solution. We will be evaluating using the Critical-Thinking rubric and the Science Process rubric. Students can choose to work in small groups or alone. We encourage you to discuss your child’s ideas for topics at home. Research for this project will be done in January and during classroom time.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 7 janvier
• Review vocabulary - REVIEW
• Home Reading
• Reading link challenge
mardi le 8 janvier
• Review vocabulary -REVIEW
• Home Reading
• Reading link challenge
mercredi le 9 janvier
• Review vocabulary -REVIEW
• Home Reading
jeudi le 10 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Noël
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
vendredi le 11 janvier
• Walking Field Trip 8:45 to 10:10 am
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary QUIZ
• Science topics due
• Adventure Smart Presentation 11:15 to 12:05
LA SEMAINE DU 17 DÉCEMBRE
French vocabulary (Noël)
. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. This week's vocabulary challenge will take place on Friday.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their books on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
French Project - Les Octonauts
Please click HERE to see the project criteria, big ideas, learning intentions and French questions. This week student will finish up researching about their animal and answering questions in French. The next step, includes typing it out, proofreading it using the program "Bon Patron" and saving it onto my classroom google drive.
Math
I will be handing out a Math Pre-quiz on algebra this Tuesday. (The pre-quiz is to be done during classroom time). The Math Quiz will take place this Friday. Click HERE to see the Pre-quiz.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 1`7 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Noël
• Home Reading
mardi le 18 décembre
• Review vocabulary -Noël
• Home Reading
• Winter concert Dress rehearsal
mercredi le 19 décembre
• Review vocabulary -Noël
• Home Reading
• Winter concert (6pm doors open)
jeudi le 20 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Noël
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
vendredi le 21 décembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• Math QUIZ on Algebra
• Vocabulary Challenge on "Noël"
LA SEMAINE DU 10 DÉCEMBRE
Building Ginger Bread Houses
We will be making gingerbread houses with our buddy class this Wednesday, Dec 12. Please bring some candy to share. I will provide the graham crackers and icing.
Pleased don't forget to sign and return the first page of your child's second package for on-going communication. The package includes: evidence of your child's learning for: Social Studies, Physical Education, Math, Health and Career and French.
FIELD TRIPS:
On Thursday, December 20,we will be joining Mme Millen’s class at Meadow Park Sports Centre for the day ($5).
And on Friday, December 21, we will be joining the EagleWatch Interpretive Program in Brackendale ($11). Please return forms signed. Total cost $16.
The kindness challenge
Students will continue to perform random acts of kindness for the month of December. Students will fill out in advance this week's kindness actions.
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on FAMILY in French. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. There are several videos to help out with the pronunciation. This week's vocabulary challenge will take place on Friday.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their books on Tuesdays and Thursdays because I will be giving them time in class to read them.
French Project - Les Octonauts
Students will be writing a report on a sea creature in French as well as drawing a surreal self-portrait of themselves and the animal they chose. Please click HERE to see the project criteria, big ideas, learning intentions and French questions. I have given students an example of a report on "La baleine bleu" and we have gone over it as a class. This week student will finish up researching about their animal and answering questions in French. The next step, includes typing it out, proofreading it using the program "Bon Patron" and saving it onto my classroom google drive.
Robotics
Last week students all successfully built their robots. On Thursday, Chris is back in our classroom and will continue to teach us about programming our robots with open-roberta.
Math
We will continue working on ALGEBRA - single step equations. Click HERE to see some instructional videos and exercises.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 10 décembre
• Review vocabulary - La famille
• Home Reading
mardi le 11 décembre
• Review vocabulary - La famille
• Home Reading
mercredi le 12 décembre
• Review vocabulary - La famille
• Home Reading
• Bring candy to share for gingerbread houses.
jeudi le 13 décembre
• Review vocabulary - La famille
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
vendredi le 14 décembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge on "La famille"
• Dance Party and ice cream
(DJ Molly and Keira)
• Winter Wonderland Dance Primary 4pm, Intermediate 5:30-7.
• Santa's workshop $2
Other important dates:
Friday, Dec 14 - Santa's Workshop
Wednesday, Dec 19 - Winter concert
Thursday, Dec 20 - Field Trip to Meadow Park Sport centre (swimming and skating)
Friday, Dec 21 - Field Trip: Eagle watching in Squamish and Brackendale art gallery
LA SEMAINE DE 4 DÉCEMBRE
Communicating Student learning
Last Friday, students received their first written point of progress (Sept to Dec). This included a PDF form summarizing students' strengths and goals for each of the subject areas. In addition, this week you will also receive a second package that includes evidence of your child's learning for: Social Studies, Physical Education, Math, Health and Career and French. Please take the time to discuss with your child their recent learning. Don't forget to sign the front cover of their second package and pdf file - return only the cover and envelop back to school.
The kindness challenge
I am challenging students for the month of December to perform random acts of kindness. Students will fill out a calendar each day and reflect on their actions. Here are some examples:
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am still looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
French Project - Les Octonauts
This week students need to finish their art work for this project.
Math
This is the last week to finish their 4 FOURs project. This mini Math project is based on Orders of Operations. This project allows for differentiation in the classroom as well as helps each student work on their computation skills. We will start long multiplication and division later this week.
Home Reading
Please encourage your child to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 21 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Carnaval du Québec
• Home Reading
mardi le 22 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Carnaval du Québec
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
• Start Science project (research) at school
mercredi le 23 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Carnaval du Québec
• Home Reading
jeudi le 24 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Carnaval du Québec
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
• Zero Waste Presentation 10:25 to 11:15
• Bring Reading link challenge book
vendredi le 25 janvier
• Walking Field Trip 8:45 to 10:10 am (snow carving and story telling in French)
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge
LA SEMAINE du 14 JANVIER
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on what students did during the winter holidays. Click HERE to see the vocabulary.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our literature circles. I am looking for parents volunteers that could help out on Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 with the literature circles. Please email me if you can help out.
French Project - Les Octonauts
We are finishing up this project. Most of the students have printed out their written report on their animal and have handed it in. Students now need to finish their art work and record themselves reading out their report in French on SEESAW.
Math
I am challenging the students with a mini Math project based on Orders of Operations. This project will allow for differentiation in the classroom as well as help each student work on their computation skills.
NEW Science PROJECT
We are launching a Genius Hour Science Project which will culminate in a Science Fair open house in mid-March. The premise is the exploration of Inquiry learning. Projects will be related to students’ interests and the curriculum. Hence, students will choose their own projects and be given the freedom to pursue their learning goals.
Please click HERE for the criteria for this project. This is the last week for students to come up with their topic and inquiry question.
Home Reading
Students are encouraged to complete their Home Reading books and handouts every week.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 14 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Vacances de Noël
• Home Reading
• Read - Reading link challenge Book
mardi le 15 janvier
• Review vocabulary -Vacances de Noël
• Home Reading
• Bring Reading link challenge book
mercredi le 16 janvier
• Review vocabulary -Vacances de Noël
• Home Reading
jeudi le 17 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Vacances de Noël
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
• Bring Reading link challenge book
vendredi le 18 janvier
• Walking Field Trip 8:45 to 10:10 am
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge
• LAST DAY Science topics proposal due
LA SEMAINE DU 7 JANVIER
Welcome BACK !
French Vocabulary
Students are to review their vocabulary from the last 4 weeks. There will be a small open ended quiz on the vocabulary this Friday. Students should know up to 10 vocabulary words from each of the following categories:
• NOËL
• LA FAMILLE
• LES VÊTEMENTS
• LES ALIMENTS
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their English books on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
French Project - Les Octonauts
Please click HERE to see the project criteria, sample report, big ideas, learning intentions and French questions. Before the winter break, students finished up researching about their animal and answered questions in French. This week student need to type out their report in paragraphs and use French transition words. Students also need to proofread their work using the program "Bon Patron". Written reports are due this Friday (printed) and need to be saved onto the classroom google drive.
Math
Before the winter break students completed a Math Quiz on algebra. Quizzes will be handed back this week.
NEW Science PROJECT
We are launching a Genius Hour Science Project which will culminate in a Science Fair open house in mid-March. The premise is the exploration of Inquiry learning. Projects will be related to students’ interests and the curriculum. Hence, students will choose their own projects and be given the freedom to pursue their learning goals.
All French Immersion students will be taking part in the event. Students will choose topics from in the grade 5, 6, 7 Science curriculums. By the end of this week, students need to come up with 3 topics choices and inquiry questions. One aspect of this project is for students to find a real-world problem and then suggest a solution. We will be evaluating using the Critical-Thinking rubric and the Science Process rubric. Students can choose to work in small groups or alone. We encourage you to discuss your child’s ideas for topics at home. Research for this project will be done in January and during classroom time.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 7 janvier
• Review vocabulary - REVIEW
• Home Reading
• Reading link challenge
mardi le 8 janvier
• Review vocabulary -REVIEW
• Home Reading
• Reading link challenge
mercredi le 9 janvier
• Review vocabulary -REVIEW
• Home Reading
jeudi le 10 janvier
• Review vocabulary - Noël
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab 9 to 10:10 am
vendredi le 11 janvier
• Walking Field Trip 8:45 to 10:10 am
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary QUIZ
• Science topics due
• Adventure Smart Presentation 11:15 to 12:05
LA SEMAINE DU 17 DÉCEMBRE
French vocabulary (Noël)
. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. This week's vocabulary challenge will take place on Friday.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their books on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
French Project - Les Octonauts
Please click HERE to see the project criteria, big ideas, learning intentions and French questions. This week student will finish up researching about their animal and answering questions in French. The next step, includes typing it out, proofreading it using the program "Bon Patron" and saving it onto my classroom google drive.
Math
I will be handing out a Math Pre-quiz on algebra this Tuesday. (The pre-quiz is to be done during classroom time). The Math Quiz will take place this Friday. Click HERE to see the Pre-quiz.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 1`7 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Noël
• Home Reading
mardi le 18 décembre
• Review vocabulary -Noël
• Home Reading
• Winter concert Dress rehearsal
mercredi le 19 décembre
• Review vocabulary -Noël
• Home Reading
• Winter concert (6pm doors open)
jeudi le 20 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Noël
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
vendredi le 21 décembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• Math QUIZ on Algebra
• Vocabulary Challenge on "Noël"
LA SEMAINE DU 10 DÉCEMBRE
Building Ginger Bread Houses
We will be making gingerbread houses with our buddy class this Wednesday, Dec 12. Please bring some candy to share. I will provide the graham crackers and icing.
Pleased don't forget to sign and return the first page of your child's second package for on-going communication. The package includes: evidence of your child's learning for: Social Studies, Physical Education, Math, Health and Career and French.
FIELD TRIPS:
On Thursday, December 20,we will be joining Mme Millen’s class at Meadow Park Sports Centre for the day ($5).
And on Friday, December 21, we will be joining the EagleWatch Interpretive Program in Brackendale ($11). Please return forms signed. Total cost $16.
The kindness challenge
Students will continue to perform random acts of kindness for the month of December. Students will fill out in advance this week's kindness actions.
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on FAMILY in French. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. There are several videos to help out with the pronunciation. This week's vocabulary challenge will take place on Friday.
Read-link challenge
Students need to bring in their books on Tuesdays and Thursdays because I will be giving them time in class to read them.
French Project - Les Octonauts
Students will be writing a report on a sea creature in French as well as drawing a surreal self-portrait of themselves and the animal they chose. Please click HERE to see the project criteria, big ideas, learning intentions and French questions. I have given students an example of a report on "La baleine bleu" and we have gone over it as a class. This week student will finish up researching about their animal and answering questions in French. The next step, includes typing it out, proofreading it using the program "Bon Patron" and saving it onto my classroom google drive.
Robotics
Last week students all successfully built their robots. On Thursday, Chris is back in our classroom and will continue to teach us about programming our robots with open-roberta.
Math
We will continue working on ALGEBRA - single step equations. Click HERE to see some instructional videos and exercises.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 10 décembre
• Review vocabulary - La famille
• Home Reading
mardi le 11 décembre
• Review vocabulary - La famille
• Home Reading
mercredi le 12 décembre
• Review vocabulary - La famille
• Home Reading
• Bring candy to share for gingerbread houses.
jeudi le 13 décembre
• Review vocabulary - La famille
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
vendredi le 14 décembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge on "La famille"
• Dance Party and ice cream
(DJ Molly and Keira)
• Winter Wonderland Dance Primary 4pm, Intermediate 5:30-7.
• Santa's workshop $2
Other important dates:
Friday, Dec 14 - Santa's Workshop
Wednesday, Dec 19 - Winter concert
Thursday, Dec 20 - Field Trip to Meadow Park Sport centre (swimming and skating)
Friday, Dec 21 - Field Trip: Eagle watching in Squamish and Brackendale art gallery
LA SEMAINE DE 4 DÉCEMBRE
Communicating Student learning
Last Friday, students received their first written point of progress (Sept to Dec). This included a PDF form summarizing students' strengths and goals for each of the subject areas. In addition, this week you will also receive a second package that includes evidence of your child's learning for: Social Studies, Physical Education, Math, Health and Career and French. Please take the time to discuss with your child their recent learning. Don't forget to sign the front cover of their second package and pdf file - return only the cover and envelop back to school.
The kindness challenge
I am challenging students for the month of December to perform random acts of kindness. Students will fill out a calendar each day and reflect on their actions. Here are some examples:
French Vocabulary
This week's vocabulary is on clothing in French. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. There are several videos to help out with the pronunciation. This week's vocabulary challenge will take place on Friday and will be on last week's Christmas song and this week's clothing vocabulary.
French Project - Les Octonauts
Students will be writing a report on a sea creature in French as well as drawing a surreal self-portrait of themselves and the animal they chose. Please click HERE to see the project criteria, big ideas, learning intentions and French questions. I have given students an example of a report on "La baleine bleu" and we have gone over it as a class. This week student start researching about their animal and answering questions in French.
Mind up
We will continue reviewing what Mindful listening looks, sounds and feels like with some fun activities.
Read-link challenge
Last week the librarian from Whistler Public library came to talk to students about the books they will be reading for the Reading-Link-Challenge. Every student has chosen a book and is encourage to read it a home. Students will also be given time every Tuesday from 11 to 11:30 as well as this Thursday from 1:45 to 2:30 pm to read their English books.
Hanukkah celebration
This Friday we will be celebrating Hanukkah. In the morning, students will be making Latkes and therefore I will need some parent volunteers to help out from 8:45 to 10 am. Also, in the afternoon, I will teach the students how to play the dreidel activity in French.
Robotics
This week we continue building our Mind storm robots because on Thursday, Chris is back in our classroom and will teach us about programming our robots.
Math
We begin a unit on ALGEBRA - single step equations. Click HERE to see an introduction video.
HOMEWORK:
mardi le 4 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Les vêtements
• Home Reading
mercredi le 5 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Les vêtements
• Home Reading
jeudi le 6 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Les vêtements
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
vendredi le 7 décembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge on "Le père Noël" et "les vêtements"
• Cooking Latkes and Hanukkah games
Other important dates:
Friday, Dec 7 - Writing Day
Friday, Dec 14 - Santa's Workshop
Wednesday, Dec 19 - Winter concert
Thursday, Dec 20 - Field Trip to Meadow Park Sport centre (swimming and skating)
Friday, Dec 21 - Field Trip: Eagle watching in Squamish and Brackendale art gallery
This week's vocabulary is on clothing in French. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. There are several videos to help out with the pronunciation. This week's vocabulary challenge will take place on Friday and will be on last week's Christmas song and this week's clothing vocabulary.
French Project - Les Octonauts
Students will be writing a report on a sea creature in French as well as drawing a surreal self-portrait of themselves and the animal they chose. Please click HERE to see the project criteria, big ideas, learning intentions and French questions. I have given students an example of a report on "La baleine bleu" and we have gone over it as a class. This week student start researching about their animal and answering questions in French.
Mind up
We will continue reviewing what Mindful listening looks, sounds and feels like with some fun activities.
Read-link challenge
Last week the librarian from Whistler Public library came to talk to students about the books they will be reading for the Reading-Link-Challenge. Every student has chosen a book and is encourage to read it a home. Students will also be given time every Tuesday from 11 to 11:30 as well as this Thursday from 1:45 to 2:30 pm to read their English books.
Hanukkah celebration
This Friday we will be celebrating Hanukkah. In the morning, students will be making Latkes and therefore I will need some parent volunteers to help out from 8:45 to 10 am. Also, in the afternoon, I will teach the students how to play the dreidel activity in French.
Robotics
This week we continue building our Mind storm robots because on Thursday, Chris is back in our classroom and will teach us about programming our robots.
Math
We begin a unit on ALGEBRA - single step equations. Click HERE to see an introduction video.
HOMEWORK:
mardi le 4 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Les vêtements
• Home Reading
mercredi le 5 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Les vêtements
• Home Reading
jeudi le 6 décembre
• Review vocabulary - Les vêtements
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
vendredi le 7 décembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge on "Le père Noël" et "les vêtements"
• Cooking Latkes and Hanukkah games
Other important dates:
Friday, Dec 7 - Writing Day
Friday, Dec 14 - Santa's Workshop
Wednesday, Dec 19 - Winter concert
Thursday, Dec 20 - Field Trip to Meadow Park Sport centre (swimming and skating)
Friday, Dec 21 - Field Trip: Eagle watching in Squamish and Brackendale art gallery
La semaine du 26 novembre
Congratulations to all the students on their fantastic debate on Electoral Reform. Every student worked hard to practice their role and to speak in French.
French
Students need to practice their French song "Le Père Noël a beaucoup engraissé" as well as select 10 words from the song to study for this week's vocabulary challenge. Click HERE for the vocabulary.
Home Reading
All students will NOW be ask to take home Level 2 books. In addition to selecting 5 vocabulary words, students will be asked to describe the characters in the story, setting, what is happening etc. I will be going through an example with students at the beginning of the week. Click HERE to see the Home reading page of my website.
Math
I will be handing back the Math Quiz later this week and students need to show me their corrections. Also, students need to finish their Place Value poster in French. This week we will also begin working on some algebra.
Communicating Student learning
This Friday, students will receive their first written point of progress (Sept to Dec). This will include a summary of their strengths and goals for each subject areas. There will be two more written points of progress throughout the year (March and June).
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 26 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Le père Noël
• Home Reading
mardi le 27 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Le père Noël
• Home Reading
mercredi le 28 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Le père Noël
• Home Reading
jeudi le 29 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Le père Noël
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
vendredi le 30 novembre
• Walking Field Trip 8:45 to 10:00
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge on "Le père Noël"
• Handed out: First written point of progress
(Sept to Dec)
Other important dates:
Monday, Dec 4 - No school: ProD Day
Friday, Dec 7 - Writing Day
Friday, Dec 14 - Santa's Workshop
Wednesday, Dec 19 - Winter concert
La semaine du 19 novembre
For social studies, students have been assigned different roles in our debate over BC's Referendum on FPTP vs PR. Click HERE if you want to find out more about these two systems. Our dress rehearsal in this Tuesday afternoon. Our debate takes place on Wednesday, Nov 21 at 1:30 in the gym. All parents and intermediate grades are welcome. On Thursday, Nov 22 students will participate in a mock referendum vote on which system they prefer for BC - FPTP or PR.
A reminder that a package was sent home (in your child's agenda) that includes evidence of your child's learning for French, Math, Work habits & self-regulation and Science.
You can expect another package sent out late November/early December with all other subject areas. Please take the time to discuss with your child their recent learning. Don't forget to sign the front cover of their package and return only the cover back to school.
In addition, a pdf will be sent home on Nov 30 and will include a strengths and goals in each curricular area (based on the evidence of learning that has been sent home in the packages)
For French, students need to select and review 10 to 25 vocabulary words on "Les Aliments". Click HERE to see the vocabulary page. There will be a vocabulary challenge this Friday based on the words students selected. Also, this week students need to complete their creative writing in French about their inner monsters.
For Math, I am giving out a pre-quiz on Number concepts to 1 000 000. The Math quiz will take place at the end of this week. Students should be comfortable with the following themes.
• Understands the place value chart in French
• Can compare 5 digit numbers using symbols: <, >, =
• Can put 5 digit numbers in a sequence from smallest to biggest
(ordre croissant et décroissant)
• Can estimate numbers to the nearest tenth, hundredth and thousandth.
• Can write a number in expanded form
• Can write 5 digit numbers in French
• Can add 4 digit numbers
• Can subtract 4 digit numbers
• Can independently solve addition and subtraction Math problems in French
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 19 novembre
• Review vocabulary -Les aliments
• Home Reading
mardi le 20 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Les aliments
• Home Reading
• Dress rehearsal 1:00 pm (debate)
mercredi le 21 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Les aliments
• Home Reading
• Debate on BCs referendum 1:30 pm (parents are welcome)
jeudi le 22 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Les aliments
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
• Mock referendum vote
• Pomoja Night MOVIE 6 pm - Space Buddies
vendredi le 23 novembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge on "les aliments"
La semaine du 13 novembre
Our class is part of the pilot project and therefore we are shifting from “reporting/report cards” to “communicating student learning”. I have been using Seesaw to encourage an open dialogue between the student, home and school. This Monday, students will receive a package that includes evidence of your child's learning for French, Math, Work habits & self-regulation and Science.
You can expect another package sent out late November/early December with all other subject areas. Please take the time to discuss with your child their recent learning. Don't forget to sign the front cover of their package and return only the cover back to school.
In addition, a pdf will be sent home on Nov 30 and will include a strengths and goals in each curricular area (based on the evidence of learning that has been sent home in the packages)
For French, students need to review their vocabulary from the last 4 weeks. Click HERE to see the vocabulary page. There will be a quiz this Thursday. Also, this week students will be writing a creative text in French about their inner monsters.
This week for social studies, students will be assigned different roles in our debate over BC's Referendum on FPTP vs PR. Click HERE if you want to find out more about these two systems. We will be practicing with Mme Millen's class. Our debate takes place on Wednesday, Nov 21 at 1:30 in the gym. All parents and intermediate grades are welcome. On Thursday, Nov 22 students will participate in a mock referendum vote on which system they prefer for BC - FPTP or PR.
This Thursday, I have invited Chris from the school board to come back to our classroom to teach students about computer programming and robotics. He will be with us every Thursday (except on Nov22) till the winter holidays. Hooray!!!
Iguy takes place this Friday. The girls will be in Mme Leah's or Mrs. Hennessey's classroom.
HOMEWORK:
mardi le 13 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Révision
• Home Reading
mercredi le 14 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Révision
• Home Reading
jeudi le 15 novembre
• Vocabulary QUIZ
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab - guest speaker AM
vendredi le 16 novembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• guy (all day)
Other important dates:
Tuesday, Nov 20 - Dress rehearsal for the referendum debate
Wednesday, Nov 21 - Referendum DEBATE - in the gym at 1:30 - parents are welcome
Thursday Nov 22 - Mock referendum vote
Thursday, Nov 22 - Pomoja Night MOVIE
6 pm - Space Buddies
La semaine du 4 novembre
I would like to congratulate all the students on all their hard work and how much they have been progressing in French. I am so please with all the effort they put into their Halloween skits. If you were not at our Halloween play please check out SEESAW, their skits have been posted.
This week students need to finish their Math Fibonacci posters as well as their persuasive ads for Social Studies. They will be self-assessing themselves on their posters this week.
Click HERE to see this week's FRENCH vocabulary on Remembrance Day. Students need to also practice the French poem "Au champs d'honneur". We might be reciting it during the assembly on Friday.
This Wednesday is the Diwali festival, a hindu festival of lights. If it does not rain we will be going outside to create some Diwali Rangoli art.
On Thursday morning, I have invited a guest speaker to start up a robotics lab in our classroom.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 5 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Jour de souvenir
• Home Reading
mardi le 6 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Jour de souvenir
• Home Reading
mercredi le 7 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Jour de souvenir
• Home Reading
• Diwali Festival
jeudi le 8 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Jour de souvenir
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab - guest speaker AM
vendredi le 9 novembre
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading is DUE
• Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45
Other important dates:
Monday, Novembre 12 - Remembrance Day - No school
La semaine du 29 octobre
Last week we had a lot of fun creating and baking Bannock Pizzas. Here are the results:
Congratulations to all the students on their fantastic debate on Electoral Reform. Every student worked hard to practice their role and to speak in French.
French
Students need to practice their French song "Le Père Noël a beaucoup engraissé" as well as select 10 words from the song to study for this week's vocabulary challenge. Click HERE for the vocabulary.
Home Reading
All students will NOW be ask to take home Level 2 books. In addition to selecting 5 vocabulary words, students will be asked to describe the characters in the story, setting, what is happening etc. I will be going through an example with students at the beginning of the week. Click HERE to see the Home reading page of my website.
Math
I will be handing back the Math Quiz later this week and students need to show me their corrections. Also, students need to finish their Place Value poster in French. This week we will also begin working on some algebra.
Communicating Student learning
This Friday, students will receive their first written point of progress (Sept to Dec). This will include a summary of their strengths and goals for each subject areas. There will be two more written points of progress throughout the year (March and June).
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 26 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Le père Noël
• Home Reading
mardi le 27 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Le père Noël
• Home Reading
mercredi le 28 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Le père Noël
• Home Reading
jeudi le 29 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Le père Noël
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
vendredi le 30 novembre
• Walking Field Trip 8:45 to 10:00
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge on "Le père Noël"
• Handed out: First written point of progress
(Sept to Dec)
Other important dates:
Monday, Dec 4 - No school: ProD Day
Friday, Dec 7 - Writing Day
Friday, Dec 14 - Santa's Workshop
Wednesday, Dec 19 - Winter concert
La semaine du 19 novembre
For social studies, students have been assigned different roles in our debate over BC's Referendum on FPTP vs PR. Click HERE if you want to find out more about these two systems. Our dress rehearsal in this Tuesday afternoon. Our debate takes place on Wednesday, Nov 21 at 1:30 in the gym. All parents and intermediate grades are welcome. On Thursday, Nov 22 students will participate in a mock referendum vote on which system they prefer for BC - FPTP or PR.
A reminder that a package was sent home (in your child's agenda) that includes evidence of your child's learning for French, Math, Work habits & self-regulation and Science.
You can expect another package sent out late November/early December with all other subject areas. Please take the time to discuss with your child their recent learning. Don't forget to sign the front cover of their package and return only the cover back to school.
In addition, a pdf will be sent home on Nov 30 and will include a strengths and goals in each curricular area (based on the evidence of learning that has been sent home in the packages)
For French, students need to select and review 10 to 25 vocabulary words on "Les Aliments". Click HERE to see the vocabulary page. There will be a vocabulary challenge this Friday based on the words students selected. Also, this week students need to complete their creative writing in French about their inner monsters.
For Math, I am giving out a pre-quiz on Number concepts to 1 000 000. The Math quiz will take place at the end of this week. Students should be comfortable with the following themes.
• Understands the place value chart in French
• Can compare 5 digit numbers using symbols: <, >, =
• Can put 5 digit numbers in a sequence from smallest to biggest
(ordre croissant et décroissant)
• Can estimate numbers to the nearest tenth, hundredth and thousandth.
• Can write a number in expanded form
• Can write 5 digit numbers in French
• Can add 4 digit numbers
• Can subtract 4 digit numbers
• Can independently solve addition and subtraction Math problems in French
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 19 novembre
• Review vocabulary -Les aliments
• Home Reading
mardi le 20 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Les aliments
• Home Reading
• Dress rehearsal 1:00 pm (debate)
mercredi le 21 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Les aliments
• Home Reading
• Debate on BCs referendum 1:30 pm (parents are welcome)
jeudi le 22 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Les aliments
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab
• Mock referendum vote
• Pomoja Night MOVIE 6 pm - Space Buddies
vendredi le 23 novembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• Vocabulary Challenge on "les aliments"
La semaine du 13 novembre
Our class is part of the pilot project and therefore we are shifting from “reporting/report cards” to “communicating student learning”. I have been using Seesaw to encourage an open dialogue between the student, home and school. This Monday, students will receive a package that includes evidence of your child's learning for French, Math, Work habits & self-regulation and Science.
You can expect another package sent out late November/early December with all other subject areas. Please take the time to discuss with your child their recent learning. Don't forget to sign the front cover of their package and return only the cover back to school.
In addition, a pdf will be sent home on Nov 30 and will include a strengths and goals in each curricular area (based on the evidence of learning that has been sent home in the packages)
For French, students need to review their vocabulary from the last 4 weeks. Click HERE to see the vocabulary page. There will be a quiz this Thursday. Also, this week students will be writing a creative text in French about their inner monsters.
This week for social studies, students will be assigned different roles in our debate over BC's Referendum on FPTP vs PR. Click HERE if you want to find out more about these two systems. We will be practicing with Mme Millen's class. Our debate takes place on Wednesday, Nov 21 at 1:30 in the gym. All parents and intermediate grades are welcome. On Thursday, Nov 22 students will participate in a mock referendum vote on which system they prefer for BC - FPTP or PR.
This Thursday, I have invited Chris from the school board to come back to our classroom to teach students about computer programming and robotics. He will be with us every Thursday (except on Nov22) till the winter holidays. Hooray!!!
Iguy takes place this Friday. The girls will be in Mme Leah's or Mrs. Hennessey's classroom.
HOMEWORK:
mardi le 13 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Révision
• Home Reading
mercredi le 14 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Révision
• Home Reading
jeudi le 15 novembre
• Vocabulary QUIZ
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab - guest speaker AM
vendredi le 16 novembre
• Home Reading is DUE
• guy (all day)
Other important dates:
Tuesday, Nov 20 - Dress rehearsal for the referendum debate
Wednesday, Nov 21 - Referendum DEBATE - in the gym at 1:30 - parents are welcome
Thursday Nov 22 - Mock referendum vote
Thursday, Nov 22 - Pomoja Night MOVIE
6 pm - Space Buddies
La semaine du 4 novembre
I would like to congratulate all the students on all their hard work and how much they have been progressing in French. I am so please with all the effort they put into their Halloween skits. If you were not at our Halloween play please check out SEESAW, their skits have been posted.
This week students need to finish their Math Fibonacci posters as well as their persuasive ads for Social Studies. They will be self-assessing themselves on their posters this week.
Click HERE to see this week's FRENCH vocabulary on Remembrance Day. Students need to also practice the French poem "Au champs d'honneur". We might be reciting it during the assembly on Friday.
This Wednesday is the Diwali festival, a hindu festival of lights. If it does not rain we will be going outside to create some Diwali Rangoli art.
On Thursday morning, I have invited a guest speaker to start up a robotics lab in our classroom.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 5 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Jour de souvenir
• Home Reading
mardi le 6 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Jour de souvenir
• Home Reading
mercredi le 7 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Jour de souvenir
• Home Reading
• Diwali Festival
jeudi le 8 novembre
• Review vocabulary - Jour de souvenir
• Home Reading
• Robotics lab - guest speaker AM
vendredi le 9 novembre
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Home Reading is DUE
• Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45
Other important dates:
Monday, Novembre 12 - Remembrance Day - No school
La semaine du 29 octobre
Last week we had a lot of fun creating and baking Bannock Pizzas. Here are the results:
This week's French vocabulary is Halloween words. Our vocabulary challenge will be a Halloween bingo game at the end of this week.
Halloween
Our French Halloween Play is this Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:00. All parents are welcome and are encouraged to come ! Also, students can bring a Halloween treat to school on Wednesday to share with the class. PLEASE NO NUTS. Please check out this website for some healthy Halloween treat ideas: https://www.cleanandscentsible.com/heathy-halloween-food-ideas/
At 1:45 pm there will be a fun school wide Halloween parade and dance. Parents are also welcome to come.
Math
This week students have to finish up their Fibonacci Inquiry project. Click HERE to see the different project ideas and to keep your child on track with dialogue at home. Final projects are due this Thursday.
Math assessment for this project will be based on the following:
UNDERSTANDING of mathematical concepts
THINKING: Use of creative/critical thinking processes
COMMUNICATION of Inquiry Project (recorded on seesaw)
APPLICATION to the Real World
Walking Field Trip
We will go on a Walking Field trip this Thursday morning. I will need some parent volunteers, Dogs are welcome.
Social Studies
This week students will have one block to create a persuasive poster about BC's Referendum. Click HERE for information about the referendum. Below is the criteria for the project:
Halloween
Our French Halloween Play is this Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:00. All parents are welcome and are encouraged to come ! Also, students can bring a Halloween treat to school on Wednesday to share with the class. PLEASE NO NUTS. Please check out this website for some healthy Halloween treat ideas: https://www.cleanandscentsible.com/heathy-halloween-food-ideas/
At 1:45 pm there will be a fun school wide Halloween parade and dance. Parents are also welcome to come.
Math
This week students have to finish up their Fibonacci Inquiry project. Click HERE to see the different project ideas and to keep your child on track with dialogue at home. Final projects are due this Thursday.
Math assessment for this project will be based on the following:
UNDERSTANDING of mathematical concepts
THINKING: Use of creative/critical thinking processes
COMMUNICATION of Inquiry Project (recorded on seesaw)
APPLICATION to the Real World
Walking Field Trip
We will go on a Walking Field trip this Thursday morning. I will need some parent volunteers, Dogs are welcome.
Social Studies
This week students will have one block to create a persuasive poster about BC's Referendum. Click HERE for information about the referendum. Below is the criteria for the project:
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 29 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Halloween
• Home Reading
mardi le 30 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Halloween
• Home Reading
mercredi le 31 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Halloween
• Home Reading
jeudi le 1 novembre
• Walking Field Trip 8:30 to 10:10
•Vocabulary Challenge - Halloween Bingo
• Home Reading is due
Vendredi le 2 novembre
• CONGÉ
Other important dates:
Fri Nov 9 - Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45
lundi le 29 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Halloween
• Home Reading
mardi le 30 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Halloween
• Home Reading
mercredi le 31 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Halloween
• Home Reading
jeudi le 1 novembre
• Walking Field Trip 8:30 to 10:10
•Vocabulary Challenge - Halloween Bingo
• Home Reading is due
Vendredi le 2 novembre
• CONGÉ
Other important dates:
Fri Nov 9 - Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45
La semaine du 22 octobre
Thanks to all the parents and our classroom for setting up and preparing for Harvest Festival for our school. Well done! There was potato soup, kale salad, zucchini muffins, raw carrots, beets and tomatoes. All the food had been planted and harvested by different classrooms from our school.
Math
For math, students have this week to finish up their Fibonacci Inquiry project. Click HERE to see the different project ideas and to keep your child on track with dialogue at home. First drafts are due this Friday.
Math assessment for this project will be based on the following:
UNDERSTANDING of mathematical concepts
THINKING: Use of creative/critical thinking processes
COMMUNICATION of Inquiry Project (recorded on seesaw)
APPLICATION to the Real World
This week we will be preparing for our French Halloween Play. The play will take place next week on Wednesday, October 31 from 10:25 to 11:15, all parents are welcome to our classroom to watch.
This week's French vocabulary is on identifying objects found in a back pack. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. I have also posted next week's vocabulary: Halloween words, which will help students with their plays. Our vocabulary Challenge this week takes place on Thursday and will be on: places in school as well as objects found in a back pack.
There is igirl this week on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Friday, we will be cooking Bannock pizzas. Each table group will have an opportunity to decide what toppings they want on their pizza. I will provide the ingredients for the dough. The rest of the toppings need to be brought from home. Each group's pizza will be judged on: appearance, taste, creativity, degree of difficulty, and their ability to present their pizza in French. It would be great to have some parent volunteers from 8:30 to 10:10 to help out.
Social Studies
This week students will begin creating a project about BC's Referendum. Click HERE for information about the referendum. Below is the criteria for the project:
Thanks to all the parents and our classroom for setting up and preparing for Harvest Festival for our school. Well done! There was potato soup, kale salad, zucchini muffins, raw carrots, beets and tomatoes. All the food had been planted and harvested by different classrooms from our school.
Math
For math, students have this week to finish up their Fibonacci Inquiry project. Click HERE to see the different project ideas and to keep your child on track with dialogue at home. First drafts are due this Friday.
Math assessment for this project will be based on the following:
UNDERSTANDING of mathematical concepts
THINKING: Use of creative/critical thinking processes
COMMUNICATION of Inquiry Project (recorded on seesaw)
APPLICATION to the Real World
This week we will be preparing for our French Halloween Play. The play will take place next week on Wednesday, October 31 from 10:25 to 11:15, all parents are welcome to our classroom to watch.
This week's French vocabulary is on identifying objects found in a back pack. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. I have also posted next week's vocabulary: Halloween words, which will help students with their plays. Our vocabulary Challenge this week takes place on Thursday and will be on: places in school as well as objects found in a back pack.
There is igirl this week on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Friday, we will be cooking Bannock pizzas. Each table group will have an opportunity to decide what toppings they want on their pizza. I will provide the ingredients for the dough. The rest of the toppings need to be brought from home. Each group's pizza will be judged on: appearance, taste, creativity, degree of difficulty, and their ability to present their pizza in French. It would be great to have some parent volunteers from 8:30 to 10:10 to help out.
Social Studies
This week students will begin creating a project about BC's Referendum. Click HERE for information about the referendum. Below is the criteria for the project:
We are hoping to also create a mock debate on the different voting systems: First-Past-The-Post vs Proportional Representation. Parents will be invited to our debate in mid November.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 22 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les objects dans mon sac à dos
• Home Reading
mardi le 23 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les objects dans mon sac à dos
• Home Reading
mercredi le 24 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les objects dans mon sac à dos
• Home Reading
jeudi le 25 octobre
•Vocabulary Challenge - Les endroits dans l'école & les objects dans mon sac à dos
• Home Reading
Vendredi le 26 octobre
• Home Reading is DUE!
• Math inquiry project (first draft due)
Other important dates:
• Wednesday, Oct 31 - Halloween Play 10:25 to 11:15
• Friday, Nov 2 - Pro-D no school
La semaine du 15 octobre
The Harvest Festival takes place this Thursday, Oct 18 for students at lunch. Students need to bring their own bowls and spoons. This Monday students will be helping with the food preparation from 1:05 to 2:30 pm. We need some parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out.
Author Penny Draper is presenting to our grades 5s and 6s this Monday in the Gym after recess.
Math
For math, we are starting a Fibonacci Inquiry project. Last week, students had fun figuring out different puzzles about the Fibonacci sequence, pascal triangle and the golden ratio. This week students will select an inquiry question and work with a partner to show their learning in a creative way.
Math inquiry questions: Who was Fibonacci and what was his mathematical pattern?
How are Fibonacci numbers express in nature?
How do you solve the Fibonacci problem and why is it important?
What is the meaning of Pascal's triangle?
Why is the golden ratio most pleasing to the eye?
Math assessment for this project will be based on the following:
UNDERSTANDING of mathematical concepts
THINKING: Use of creative/critical thinking processes
COMMUNICATION of Inquiry Project (recorded on seesaw)
APPLICATION to the Real World
Social Studies
This week we will continue learning about BC's Referendum. Mme Millen and I have mixed our classes together (grade 5 and 6s) and will be preparing students to make an informed mock vote for this year's referendum. Click HERE for information about the referendum. We are hoping to also create a mock debate on the different voting systems: First-Past-The-Post vs Proportional Representation. Parents will be invited to our debate in mid November.
French
Last Friday, students practiced their French by creating a cooking show about how to cook Bannock in French. Videos have been posted on SEESAW. We will be reading a French article about the history of Bannock later this week. Next week, I am hoping to make Bannock Pizza with my classroom.
This week's vocabulary is on different locations in a school. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. Students should be studying their vocabulary everyday for 5 to 15 minutes.
The Pilot Project Parent Information Session is this Thursday, Oct 18 at 6 pm in my classroom. Mme Warren and myself will explain about the project and how we will communicate student learning throughout the year rather than assigning letter grades. Please email me if you are attending.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 15 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les endroits dans l'école
• Home Reading
• Math inquiry project explained
mardi le 16 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les endroits dans l'école
• Home Reading
mercredi le 17 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les endroits dans l'école
• Home Reading
jeudi le 18 octobre
• Walking Field Trip (morning)
• HARVEST Festival LUNCH with buddies
•Vocabulary Challenge - Les endroits dans l'école
• Home Reading is DUE!
• Pilot Project Parent Info Session - 6 pm my classroom
Vendredi le 19 octobre
NO SCHOOL
Other important dates:
• Wednesday, Oct 24 - Iguy & Igirl
• Thursday, Oct 25 - Iguy & Igirl
• Friday, Nov 2 - Pro-D no school
La semaine du 9 octobre
French
Students are to review their vocabulary from the last 4 weeks. There will be a small open ended quiz on the vocabulary this Friday. Students should know at least 10 vocabulary words from each of the following categories:
• L'action de grâce
• Le Canada
• Le calendrier
• Les numéros 1 à 100
• Les salutations
Last Friday, we made pumpkin pie from scratch using a French recipe. Click HERE to see the photos. This week we will learn how to make Bannock.
Lecture à la maison
Last week we started our French Home Reading Program. Every week students will receive one or two French books. At home they will practice listening, reading and building their vocabulary. Click HERE to learn more about the program. Home Reading books and vocabulary worksheets are due every Friday.
Goal-Setting conferences
Goal setting conferences will take place this week on Oct 10 and 11. There will be an early dismissal (1:35) on both days. I am very excited to meet with students and parents together to improve our understanding of your child, and to work with you to plan a learning goal for the year. An email was sent home for sign ups.
Math
Students will be getting back their Math quiz corrected from last week. I will not put a mark on them. Instead, I will highlight their mistakes, go over with the whole class questions that students struggled with and afterwards students will correct their work. Students will also self-assess themselves and post it on seesaw.
Mysterious Math Puzzles
This week will be all about Fibonacci numbers. I will introduce this week's math lessons as a challenge. Students will have to collaborate in groups through a set of mysterious puzzles.
The topics we explored through these puzzles included: Fibonacci numbers, Fibonacci squares, Fibonacci rabbits, the Pascal triangle and the Golden Ratio.
HOMEWORK:
mardi le 9 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Révision
• Home Reading
• Math quizzes returned to students
• Photo Retakes
mercredi le 11 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Révision
• Home Reading
• Early dismissal - Goal setting conference
jeudi le 12 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Revision
• Home Reading
• Early dismissal - Goal setting conference
vendredi le 13 octobre
• Vocabulary QUIZ
• Home Reading is DUE!
Other important dates:
• Monday, Oct 15 - Author presents
• Thursday, Oct 18 - Harvest lunch
• Friday, Oct 19 - Pro-D
• Wednesday, Oct 24 - Iguy & Igirl
• Thursday, Oct 25 - Iguy & Igirl
La semaine du 1 octobre
Thank you to all the parents that came to our walking field trip last week and practiced some French with the students. Also, a huge thanks to the parents that have come in to read in French with the students during our Daily 5s (1pm to 1:30pm). If you are interested in helping out please email me.
French
This week's French vocabulary is on "L'automne" and "L'action de grâce" (Thanksgiving). Click HERE to see the vocabulary. I am planning to make some pumpkin pies with the students on Friday.
Lecture à la maison
This week we will begin our French Home Reading Program. Reading aloud is an important part of the take home reading program, particularly for french-as-a second language learners. Every week students will receive one or two French books. At home they will practice listening, reading and building their vocabulary. Click HERE to learn more about the program.
Field trip
Please remember that we are going to NORTH ARM FARM this Thursday, Oct 4. There is no longer a 10$ charge. The TRIP is FREE. PAC is paying for our transportation and since we will be harvesting vegetables for our school's Harvest Festival, we don't need to pay anything. HOORAY! I will need 3 more parent volunteers for this trip. Please email me if you can help.
Science
Last week, we did a science experiment called Magic Milk and student learnt about soap molecules and how they react to water and grease. This week we will do a fun Gummy Bear experiment and students will continue to learn about the scientific method as well as learning about density and osmosis.
Social Studies
This week students will start learning about BC's Referendum. Mme Millen and I have mixed our classes together (grade 5 and 6s) and will be preparing students to make an informed mock vote for this year's referendum. Click HERE for information about the referendum. We are hoping to also create a mock debate on the different voting systems: First-Past-The-Post vs Proportional Representation. Parents will be invited to our debate in mid November.
Math
I will hand out a Math pre-quiz this week. Click HERE to see it. The pre-quiz will be done in class to prepare students for the quiz on Friday.
Communicating Student learning:
This will be my third year part of the pilot project which examines other ways than tradition report cards to better communicate student learning. This year, I will continue to explore ways to communicate more authentically and descriptively about student progress and their learning goals. I will be sending out a letter (mid week) with more information about the project.
Goal-Setting conferences
Goal setting conferences will take place next week on Oct 10 and 11. There will be an early dismissal (1:35) on both days. I am very excited to meet with students and parents together to improve our understanding of your child, and to work with you to plan a learning goal for the year. I will send you more info soon.
HOMEWORK:
lundi, le 1 octobre
• Review vocabulary - L'action de grâce
• Home Reading
mardi le 2 octobre
• Review vocabulary - L'action de grâce
• Home Reading
mercredi le 3 octobre
• Review vocabulary - L'action de grâce
• Home Reading
jeudi le 4 octobre
• Review vocabulary - L'action de grâce
• Home Reading
• FIELD TRIP - North Arm farm 8:45 am
• Review Math pre-quiz
vendredi le 5 octobre
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Math quiz
• Making pumpkin pies at school
• Home Reading is DUE!
Other important dates:
• Monday, Oct 8 - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, Oct 9 - Photo Retake
• Wed, Oct 10 and Thur, Oct 11 - Early dismissal - Goal setting conference
• Monday, Oct 15 - Author presents
• Thursday, Oct 18 - Harvest lunch
• Friday, Oct 19 - Pro-D
• Wednesday, Oct 24 - Iguy & Igirl
• Thursday, Oct 25 - Iguy & Igirl
La semaine du 24 septembre
Thank you to all the parents and children that came to the welcome back BBQ and met with me. If you were unable to attend the BBQ and would like to meet up, I am usually available after school Please email me before hand.
Here is what is going on this week:
French
This week's vocabulary is on the Provinces and Territories of Canada in French. Click HERE to see the vocabulary.
Also, there is a French numbers quiz #1 to 79 this Thursday. Students should not stress out about the spelling. Click HERE to practice.
My summer in a paper bag:
For students that were absent or forgot their bags, they will be presenting this Monday and recording their presentation on SEESAW later this week.
We have begun Daily 5s everyday after lunch. I am looking for some parents who are interested in volunteering between 1:05 and 1:35 pm any day of the week. Please email me if you are interested. Parent volunteers would be reading French books with a group of 6 students.
Walking Field
We are going for another walking field trip from 8:45 to 10:10 this Thursday morning. I will need 2 parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out. Leashed dogs are welcome!
Math
This week student will continue practicing
rules for increasing and decreasing patterns with words, numbers, symbols, and variables. Students will learn how to:
• identify pattern rules
•use the pattern rule to make predictions on how to extend the pattern.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 22 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les objects dans mon sac à dos
• Home Reading
mardi le 23 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les objects dans mon sac à dos
• Home Reading
mercredi le 24 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les objects dans mon sac à dos
• Home Reading
jeudi le 25 octobre
•Vocabulary Challenge - Les endroits dans l'école & les objects dans mon sac à dos
• Home Reading
Vendredi le 26 octobre
• Home Reading is DUE!
• Math inquiry project (first draft due)
Other important dates:
• Wednesday, Oct 31 - Halloween Play 10:25 to 11:15
• Friday, Nov 2 - Pro-D no school
La semaine du 15 octobre
The Harvest Festival takes place this Thursday, Oct 18 for students at lunch. Students need to bring their own bowls and spoons. This Monday students will be helping with the food preparation from 1:05 to 2:30 pm. We need some parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out.
Author Penny Draper is presenting to our grades 5s and 6s this Monday in the Gym after recess.
Math
For math, we are starting a Fibonacci Inquiry project. Last week, students had fun figuring out different puzzles about the Fibonacci sequence, pascal triangle and the golden ratio. This week students will select an inquiry question and work with a partner to show their learning in a creative way.
Math inquiry questions: Who was Fibonacci and what was his mathematical pattern?
How are Fibonacci numbers express in nature?
How do you solve the Fibonacci problem and why is it important?
What is the meaning of Pascal's triangle?
Why is the golden ratio most pleasing to the eye?
Math assessment for this project will be based on the following:
UNDERSTANDING of mathematical concepts
THINKING: Use of creative/critical thinking processes
COMMUNICATION of Inquiry Project (recorded on seesaw)
APPLICATION to the Real World
Social Studies
This week we will continue learning about BC's Referendum. Mme Millen and I have mixed our classes together (grade 5 and 6s) and will be preparing students to make an informed mock vote for this year's referendum. Click HERE for information about the referendum. We are hoping to also create a mock debate on the different voting systems: First-Past-The-Post vs Proportional Representation. Parents will be invited to our debate in mid November.
French
Last Friday, students practiced their French by creating a cooking show about how to cook Bannock in French. Videos have been posted on SEESAW. We will be reading a French article about the history of Bannock later this week. Next week, I am hoping to make Bannock Pizza with my classroom.
This week's vocabulary is on different locations in a school. Click HERE to see the vocabulary. Students should be studying their vocabulary everyday for 5 to 15 minutes.
The Pilot Project Parent Information Session is this Thursday, Oct 18 at 6 pm in my classroom. Mme Warren and myself will explain about the project and how we will communicate student learning throughout the year rather than assigning letter grades. Please email me if you are attending.
HOMEWORK:
lundi le 15 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les endroits dans l'école
• Home Reading
• Math inquiry project explained
mardi le 16 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les endroits dans l'école
• Home Reading
mercredi le 17 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Les endroits dans l'école
• Home Reading
jeudi le 18 octobre
• Walking Field Trip (morning)
• HARVEST Festival LUNCH with buddies
•Vocabulary Challenge - Les endroits dans l'école
• Home Reading is DUE!
• Pilot Project Parent Info Session - 6 pm my classroom
Vendredi le 19 octobre
NO SCHOOL
Other important dates:
• Wednesday, Oct 24 - Iguy & Igirl
• Thursday, Oct 25 - Iguy & Igirl
• Friday, Nov 2 - Pro-D no school
La semaine du 9 octobre
French
Students are to review their vocabulary from the last 4 weeks. There will be a small open ended quiz on the vocabulary this Friday. Students should know at least 10 vocabulary words from each of the following categories:
• L'action de grâce
• Le Canada
• Le calendrier
• Les numéros 1 à 100
• Les salutations
Last Friday, we made pumpkin pie from scratch using a French recipe. Click HERE to see the photos. This week we will learn how to make Bannock.
Lecture à la maison
Last week we started our French Home Reading Program. Every week students will receive one or two French books. At home they will practice listening, reading and building their vocabulary. Click HERE to learn more about the program. Home Reading books and vocabulary worksheets are due every Friday.
Goal-Setting conferences
Goal setting conferences will take place this week on Oct 10 and 11. There will be an early dismissal (1:35) on both days. I am very excited to meet with students and parents together to improve our understanding of your child, and to work with you to plan a learning goal for the year. An email was sent home for sign ups.
Math
Students will be getting back their Math quiz corrected from last week. I will not put a mark on them. Instead, I will highlight their mistakes, go over with the whole class questions that students struggled with and afterwards students will correct their work. Students will also self-assess themselves and post it on seesaw.
Mysterious Math Puzzles
This week will be all about Fibonacci numbers. I will introduce this week's math lessons as a challenge. Students will have to collaborate in groups through a set of mysterious puzzles.
The topics we explored through these puzzles included: Fibonacci numbers, Fibonacci squares, Fibonacci rabbits, the Pascal triangle and the Golden Ratio.
HOMEWORK:
mardi le 9 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Révision
• Home Reading
• Math quizzes returned to students
• Photo Retakes
mercredi le 11 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Révision
• Home Reading
• Early dismissal - Goal setting conference
jeudi le 12 octobre
• Review vocabulary - Revision
• Home Reading
• Early dismissal - Goal setting conference
vendredi le 13 octobre
• Vocabulary QUIZ
• Home Reading is DUE!
Other important dates:
• Monday, Oct 15 - Author presents
• Thursday, Oct 18 - Harvest lunch
• Friday, Oct 19 - Pro-D
• Wednesday, Oct 24 - Iguy & Igirl
• Thursday, Oct 25 - Iguy & Igirl
La semaine du 1 octobre
Thank you to all the parents that came to our walking field trip last week and practiced some French with the students. Also, a huge thanks to the parents that have come in to read in French with the students during our Daily 5s (1pm to 1:30pm). If you are interested in helping out please email me.
French
This week's French vocabulary is on "L'automne" and "L'action de grâce" (Thanksgiving). Click HERE to see the vocabulary. I am planning to make some pumpkin pies with the students on Friday.
Lecture à la maison
This week we will begin our French Home Reading Program. Reading aloud is an important part of the take home reading program, particularly for french-as-a second language learners. Every week students will receive one or two French books. At home they will practice listening, reading and building their vocabulary. Click HERE to learn more about the program.
Field trip
Please remember that we are going to NORTH ARM FARM this Thursday, Oct 4. There is no longer a 10$ charge. The TRIP is FREE. PAC is paying for our transportation and since we will be harvesting vegetables for our school's Harvest Festival, we don't need to pay anything. HOORAY! I will need 3 more parent volunteers for this trip. Please email me if you can help.
Science
Last week, we did a science experiment called Magic Milk and student learnt about soap molecules and how they react to water and grease. This week we will do a fun Gummy Bear experiment and students will continue to learn about the scientific method as well as learning about density and osmosis.
Social Studies
This week students will start learning about BC's Referendum. Mme Millen and I have mixed our classes together (grade 5 and 6s) and will be preparing students to make an informed mock vote for this year's referendum. Click HERE for information about the referendum. We are hoping to also create a mock debate on the different voting systems: First-Past-The-Post vs Proportional Representation. Parents will be invited to our debate in mid November.
Math
I will hand out a Math pre-quiz this week. Click HERE to see it. The pre-quiz will be done in class to prepare students for the quiz on Friday.
Communicating Student learning:
This will be my third year part of the pilot project which examines other ways than tradition report cards to better communicate student learning. This year, I will continue to explore ways to communicate more authentically and descriptively about student progress and their learning goals. I will be sending out a letter (mid week) with more information about the project.
Goal-Setting conferences
Goal setting conferences will take place next week on Oct 10 and 11. There will be an early dismissal (1:35) on both days. I am very excited to meet with students and parents together to improve our understanding of your child, and to work with you to plan a learning goal for the year. I will send you more info soon.
HOMEWORK:
lundi, le 1 octobre
• Review vocabulary - L'action de grâce
• Home Reading
mardi le 2 octobre
• Review vocabulary - L'action de grâce
• Home Reading
mercredi le 3 octobre
• Review vocabulary - L'action de grâce
• Home Reading
jeudi le 4 octobre
• Review vocabulary - L'action de grâce
• Home Reading
• FIELD TRIP - North Arm farm 8:45 am
• Review Math pre-quiz
vendredi le 5 octobre
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Math quiz
• Making pumpkin pies at school
• Home Reading is DUE!
Other important dates:
• Monday, Oct 8 - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, Oct 9 - Photo Retake
• Wed, Oct 10 and Thur, Oct 11 - Early dismissal - Goal setting conference
• Monday, Oct 15 - Author presents
• Thursday, Oct 18 - Harvest lunch
• Friday, Oct 19 - Pro-D
• Wednesday, Oct 24 - Iguy & Igirl
• Thursday, Oct 25 - Iguy & Igirl
La semaine du 24 septembre
Thank you to all the parents and children that came to the welcome back BBQ and met with me. If you were unable to attend the BBQ and would like to meet up, I am usually available after school Please email me before hand.
Here is what is going on this week:
French
This week's vocabulary is on the Provinces and Territories of Canada in French. Click HERE to see the vocabulary.
Also, there is a French numbers quiz #1 to 79 this Thursday. Students should not stress out about the spelling. Click HERE to practice.
My summer in a paper bag:
For students that were absent or forgot their bags, they will be presenting this Monday and recording their presentation on SEESAW later this week.
We have begun Daily 5s everyday after lunch. I am looking for some parents who are interested in volunteering between 1:05 and 1:35 pm any day of the week. Please email me if you are interested. Parent volunteers would be reading French books with a group of 6 students.
Walking Field
We are going for another walking field trip from 8:45 to 10:10 this Thursday morning. I will need 2 parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out. Leashed dogs are welcome!
Math
This week student will continue practicing
rules for increasing and decreasing patterns with words, numbers, symbols, and variables. Students will learn how to:
• identify pattern rules
•use the pattern rule to make predictions on how to extend the pattern.
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Click HERE to see what students will be learning throughout the year in Math.
Science
We will continue doing different science experiments while learning about the scientific method. This week's experiment is MAGIC MILK. Students will continue to practice:
• Making prediction
• Planning and conducting experiments
• Analyzing data and information
• Evaluating real-world problems and solutions to the topic
• Making observations and explaining results.
• Communicating ideas in a variety of ways
SEESAW
Students will be posting their learning on SEESAW, please make sure you sign up. I will resend the invitation, so check your emails. Also, students really enjoy when parents give them feedback/short comments on SEESAW.
HOMEWORK:
lundi, le 24 septembre
• Review vocabulary - Canada
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
mardi le 25 septembre
• PJ Day
• Review vocabulary - Canada
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
mercredi le 26 septembre
• Review vocabulary - Canada
jeudi le 27 septembre
• Review vocabulary - Canada
• Math Quiz on French Numbers 1 à 79
• Walking Field TRIP 8:45 to 10:10 am
vendredi le 28 septembre
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Orange Shirt Day Assembly
La semaine du 17 septembre
Click HERE to see what students did last week in class.
Here is what is going on this week:
French:
We will continue with our activities from Club Mystère. This week students are encourage to learn about the Calendar (days of the week, months, etc) Click HERE to see the vocabulary for this week.
My summer in a paper bag:
Students will be asked to bring three items that represent their summer and explain them to the class in French. Presentations will take place this Friday.
We will begin Daily 5s everyday after lunch. What is Daily 5? It is a literacy structure that allows for differentiation in the classroom. Throughout the week students will do 5 tasks in French: 1) Read to self 2) Read to someone 3) Word work 4) Listen to reading or songs 5) Guided lesson with Mme K
Science:
Last week students did a fun experiment to learn about the properties of water. They were asked to find out how many droplets of water they can fit on a coin. This week students will go deeper in their learning and understand more about water propeties by examining the following themes: hydrogen bonding, cohesion, water tension etc. Click HERE to find out more about these themes. For term 1: students will be doing several science experiments while learning about the scientific method. They will be assessed on the following:
• Making prediction
• Planning and conducting experiments
• Analyzing data and information
• Evaluating real-world problems and solutions to the topic
• Making observations and explaining results.
• Communicating ideas in a variety of ways
Math:
This week we begin learning about number patterns. Click HERE to see what students will be learning throughout the year. Don't forget that students need to learn their French numbers 1 to 50.
Walking Field
We are going for a walking field trip from 8:45 to 10:10 this Thursday morning. I will need 2 parent volunteers. Please email me if you can help out. Also make sure that you have returned the "Walking Field trip form" signed so that your child can participate in this activity.
HOMEWORK:
lundi, le 17 septembre
• Review vocabulary
• Bring in $10 for agendas this week
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
mardi le 18 septembre
• Review vocabulary
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
• Scholastic Book Fair begins Sept 18 to 21
• Terry Fox Run in the afternoon (parent volunteers needed)
mercredi le 19 septembre
• Review vocabulary
• 2nd Library orientation with Mme Leach
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
• Early dismissal 11:10 am
jeudi le 20 septembre
• Review vocabulary
• Math Quiz on French Numbers 1 à 50
• Walking Field TRIP 8:45 to 10:10 am
• Welcome Back BBQ 5 to 7 pm
vendredi le 21 septembre
• Vocabulary Challenge
• My summer in a paper bag presentations (3 items and explanations in French)
La semaine du 10 septembre
This is our second week of school. I am so pleased at how excited and motivated the students are about learning and trying to speak in French! This week students need to practice their salutations in French and French numbers 1 to 20. Click here to see the vocabulary for this week. There will be a small quiz on French numbers 1 to 20 this Thursday.
This week students will become detectives. Similar to a detective, students will need to look for clues and make connections while they are learning a new language - FRENCH. At home and at school students need to practice the games and songs from the "Club mystère- Activités" .
Agendas have been handed out to students, please send in 10$ sometime this week.
HOMEWORK:
lundi, le 10 septembre
• Review vocabulary
• Bring in $10 for agendas this week
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
mardi le 11 septembre
• Review vocabulary
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
mercredi le 12 septembre
• Welcome back assembly
• Review vocabulary
• Library orientation with Mme Leach
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
jeudi le 13 septembre
• Review vocabulary
• Play a game or listen to a song from Club mystère - Les activités
• Math Quiz on French Numbers 1 à 20
vendredi le 14 septembre
• Vocabulary Challenge
• Mme Ks birthday!
Other important dates:
Welcome Back BBQ - Sept 20
Scholastic Book Fair - September 18-21