Week 16- December 18-22

Neighbourhood Pancakes and Holiday Celebrations on Thursday
Talent Show on Friday. 

on Thursday

Bring treats to share 

or just wear pajamas,

Bring blankets, stuffies and a mug

There will be hot chocolate and pancakes 

 Crafts and games in the afternoon. 

The holiday is coming up quickly now and the festivities have begun:  holiday lights are up, parades, Santa, angelic carols, advent calendars,  shopping,  menorahs,  early solstice sunsets, travel plans, excitement and sometimes sadness when family is apart or smiles and hugs with joyful reunions. 'Tis a full season. 

This year the timing is a rush! 

Report cards went home on Friday, please make sure to sign and return the envelope. 

As the first letter grade report, this term can leave a big impression. The reports stand as a measure of how well we are doing at tackling the curriculum. We can use it as a measuring stick, a check-in and a chance to celebrate, set goals and recalibrate. 

We are all looking forward to a break and students have been working hard on book projects, our first online research, long division, basketball and introductions en francais. Last week we had a great time making corn chowder (I froze the leftovers, so I hope we can share some more this week), skating (thanks again to the Sucklings!) and Art, decorating and finger knitting. 

This week brings more celebration and wrap-up. 

English
We have finished Wonder and are using the Precept  to be more kind than necessary to decorate our class wall with thank yous and recognition of each other. Kindness takes practice and just gets better. We have some very kind students in our class and lots of friendships to be proud of. 


For writing we have be working on paragraphs and personal stories. This week we will do some editing. 

Math
We have another quiz on long division on Monday. Again, practice is essential. Students have a lot of time during class to work on their assignments and we have been using the Bird's Nest to maximize our learning. Homework is being assigned. Our goal is to move to mastery this week. 

Science
Mixtures and solutions were discussed related to our soup making ingredients and process. Our focus this week is on the complexity of separating mixtures and where we see these action everyday. We will need to wrap up with a cumulative review on Wednesday. 

Health
Food diaries have been happening in concert with nutritional studies this week. 

Growing middle schoolers have strong opinions about FOOD and clear information is a great life asset. Here is a great video on food and the brain from Ted Ed. 

Socials
Using chromebooks, students have been investigating different small French communites in Canada and finding evidence of their economies. We start to do the same with international communities this week. We will investigate different Holiday customs on different continents. 

French 

Students are completing "Me Voici" where they present information about themselves and their preferences, writing and learning several French sentences in French. We will also learn a French carol and compare it to the English Version together with the Grade 6 French Immersion class.