Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Today we:

• learned another affix as a part of our morphology study
• worked on the rough draft of our original lyrical poems about Spring
• had time for our reading race work
• read three chapters from our class novel
• had French class
• worked on a non-fiction book report using what we have learned about non-fiction text structures and text features
• had gym class

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1
• There is a Social Studies review in Google Classroom

Upcoming Dates:

• May 1 - Social Studies test
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Monday, April 29, 2024

   Today we:

• started our Air and Flight unit with an examination of the Miracle on the Hudson, we predicted which words will be important during this Science unit
• learned another affix as a part of our morphology study
• started learning about poetry, we wrote a lyrical poem as a class
• had time for our reading race work, we have 9 more books to go until we get a chip buffet
• read three chapters from our class novel
• worked on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
• had gym class

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1
• There is a Social Studies review in Google Classroom

Upcoming Dates:

• May 1 - Social Studies test
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Thursday, April 25, 2024

  Today we:

• had an extra recess outdoors because we worked really hard and quietly in the morning
• studied for our upcoming Haudenosaunee unit test by completing review assignments in pairs
• worked on the Reading Race, we have read 71 books this year but we are trying to get to 100
• had French class
• started a new class novel, Front Desk by Kelly Yang
• learned how to add fractions and mixed numbers with common denominators

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1
• There is a Social Studies review in Google Classroom

Upcoming Dates:

• May 1 - Social Studies test
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

 Today we:

• had gym class
• worked on a visual journal page to express our understanding of consensus making in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
• Attended the David Thompson production of the Hobbit
• learned how to order groups of three fractions with unlike denominators, using the common denominator method

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1
• We are going to see The Hobbit at David Thompson tomorrow after lunch

Upcoming Dates:

• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Today we:

• went to tennis lessons 
• finished our class novel, A Long Walk to Water
• worked on a setting and summary assignment for A Long Walk to Water
• learned another affix as a part of our vocabulary unit
• had French class
• learned how to compare fractions with unlike denominators, using the butterfly method

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1
• We are going to see The Hobbit at David Thompson tomorrow after lunch

Upcoming Dates:

• April 24 - The Hobbit at David Thompson
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Monday, April 22, 2024

 Today we:

• finally came to a consensus on a theme for our Grade 6 Farewell, we learned that consensus has many pros but it is also very difficult
• had gym class
• made thank you cards for the support workers in our school
• worked on finishing our short stories, they have to be complete this week
• learned how to simplify fractions

Don't Forget

• Bring a water bottle and indoor runners for Tennis tomorrow
• Camp forms due by May 1

Upcoming Dates:

• April 19 - No School
• April 23 - Tennis Lesson
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Today we:

• worked on revising and stretching out the details in our own short stories, Mrs. Bradley is trying to keep up with writing conferences and students can work on reading while waiting for feedback
• worked on rainbow themed paper table cloths for the Volunteer tea
• collaborated on a giant three circle Venn Diagram to compare and contrast democracy in Ancient Athens, the Iroquois Confederacty and Canada
• read aloud two chapters from our class novel
• played a Kahoot with review questions from our fractions unit and from our Iroquois unit
• had a Grade 6 meeting about expectations for behaviour at recess and during interactions with supervisors

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1
• We still need volunteers for tennis on April 23 and May 7

Upcoming Dates:

• April 19 - No School
• April 23 - Tennis Lesson
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

 Today we:

• did group edits on two short stories to model revision strategies
• worked on revising and stretching out the details in our own short stories, Mrs. Bradley is trying to keep up with writing conferences and students can work on reading while waiting for feedback
• had a choice between volleyball, floor hockey, and free choice in gym class
• continued our extended role play, using a Iroquois consensus making model to determine the theme of our Grade 6 farewell.
• learned about how to convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions using division and multiplication

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1
• We still need volunteers for tennis on April 23 and May 7

Upcoming Dates:

• April 19 - No School
• April 23 - Tennis Lesson
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Today we:

• worked on revising and stretching out the details in our own short stories
• had a choice between volleyball, floor hockey, and free choice in gym class
• worked on a Social Studies assignment answering questions about Haudenosaunee decision making
• continued our extended role play, using a Iroquois consensus making model to determine the theme of our Grade 6 farewell.
• learned about how to represent mixed numbers and improper fractions

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1

Upcoming Dates:

• April 19 - No School
• April 23 - Tennis Lesson
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Monday, April 15, 2024

Today we:

• worked on a whole class edit of a story starter
• worked on revising and stretching out the details in our own short stories
• practiced bumping and serving in volleyball during physical education
• had a lesson to learn about how the Grand Council of the Iroquois was structured and how it operated
• started an extended role play, using a Iroquois consensus making model to determine the theme of our Grade 6 farewell.
• read aloud a chapter from our class novel
• learned about how fractions are actually division statements for equal sharing and found quotients to go with them

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1

Upcoming Dates:

• April 19 - No School
• April 23 - Tennis Lesson
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Friday, April 12, 2024

 Today we:

• had an Awesome Acadia Assembly
• read the beginning of Gregor the Overlander for First Chapter Friday
• worked on finishing out missing social studies assignments for this week in preparation for our Haudenosaunee government role play next week
• had a question and answer time about Outdoor School for students who missed the presentation
• had gym class outside
• had a class sharing circle

Don't Forget

• Camp forms due by May 1

Upcoming Dates:

• April 19 - No School
• April 23 - Tennis Lesson
• May 7 - Tennis Lesson
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Wednesday and Thursday, April 10 & 11, 2024

 Today and yesterday we:

• practiced serving volleyballs in gym class
• went to work on our collaborative cookbook with our Grade 8 buddies at David Thompson
• did our translations quiz for the coordinate plane
• started learning more about Haudenosaunee government
• worked on a visual journal page about the Hiawatha Wampum and the Great Law of Peace
• did non-fiction reading comprehension about the solar eclipse
• started learning about fractions
• worked on our short story writing
• learned another affix to support our vocabulary development
• had routine immunizations for those with signed permission forms

Don't Forget

• Outdoor School Meeting this Thursday at 6 pm.

Upcoming Dates:

• April 11 - Outdoor School Parent Information Meeting @ 6pm
• April 19 - No School
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Today we:

• practiced bumping in volleyball
• worked on our original short stories
• went to French class
• learned a new affix for understanding vocabulary
• watched a documentary about the Coming of the Peacemaker
• did a math review for our transformations quiz tomorrow

Don't Forget

• Outdoor School Meeting this Thursday at 6 pm.
• David Thompson Leadership Buddies, Wednesday, April 10th

Upcoming Dates:

• April 11 - Outdoor School Parent Information Meeting @ 6pm
• April 19 - No School
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Monday, April 8, 2024

Today we:

• had free choice or floor hockey in gym class
• reviewed our Sky Science lesson about how solar eclipses occur and watched a live stream of the eclipse from the path of totality
• wrote our non-fiction text structures quiz
• had an hour to work on reading race books
• found and typed our recipes for our collaborative cookbook with our David Thompson leadership buddies
• started new short stories, we were able to do the planning collaboratively, working in pairs or small groups to discuss a picture prompt, we filled out graphic organizers and some of us started writing our first drafts

Don't Forget

• Outdoor School Meeting this Thursday at 6 pm.
• David Thompson Leadership Buddies, Wednesday, April 10th

Upcoming Dates:

• April 11 - Outdoor School Parent Information Meeting @ 6pm
• April 19 - No School
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Friday, April 5, 2024

   Today we:

• had an Awesome Acadia Assembly
• reviewed non-fiction text structures by completing a non-fiction text structure escape room
• worked on our visual journals to share our understanding of Haudenosaunee society
• worked on completing rotations around the four quadrants of the cartesian plane
• had gym class
• had a class sharing circle

Don't Forget

• Each student needs a copy of a recipe for our collaborative recipe book with David Thompson Grade 8's

Upcoming Dates:

• April 11 - Outdoor School Parent Information Meeting @ 6pm
• April 19 - No School
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Thursday, April 4, 2024

  Today we:

• had French class
• learned about gender roles and longhouses in Haudenosaunee communities and what this tells us about their collective identity.  We also learned about what it means to be a part of a matrilineal society
• worked on reading comprehension with cause and effect non-fiction text structures
• started work on a visual journal page about Haudenosaunee society
• worked on rotations using all four sections of the Cartesian plane, using (0,0) as our fixed point
• read aloud two chapters from our new class novel, A Long Walk To Water, by Linda Sue Park
• did a practice test to identify different non-fiction text structures

Don't Forget

• Each student needs a copy of a recipe for our collaborative recipe book with David Thompson Grade 8's

Upcoming Dates:

• April 11 - Outdoor School Parent Information Meeting
• April 19 - No School
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT

Monday and Tuesday, April 2 & 3, 2024

 Today and yesterday we we:

• had gym class
• had French class
• started learning about the Haudenosaunee people and the landscape they called home
• worked on reading comprehension with cause and effect non-fiction text structures
• went to a junior high orientation day at David Thomson
• learned two new affixes and discovered how they can change the meaning of a root word
• worked on translations and reflections using all four sections of the Cartesian plane
• went to the Library

Don't Forget

• Each student needs a copy of a recipe for our collaborative recipe book with David Thompson Grade 8's

Upcoming Dates:

• April 11 - Outdoor School Parent Information Meeting
• April 19 - No School
• May 17 - No School
• May 20 - No School / Victoria Day
• May 28 - 30 - Outdoor School
• June 19 - Social Studies PAT
• June 20 - Science PAT