Curriculum Update, Weekly Rubrics and Passion Project

Happy snowy Monday!

Here we are halfway through November, and working our way through the Grade 6 curriculum.
In Science, we have explored simple circuits, electricity generation and the ways that electrical energy is transformed into other types of energy, such as sound or light energy. We posted a video of our circuits on the class Twitter feed, which is embedded in this blog, and you can also follow us at this link.

In Social Studies, we continue to study Communities in Canada, Past and Present. We are exploring this concept through a closer look at the history of two distinct Canadian communities: Attawapiskat, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Themes include reasons why people settled in particular areas of the country, features of communities and contributions of different groups of people to Canada.

In French, we are reading and writing letters for different purposes, such as to say thank you, to reach out to a friend, or to ask for information from an expert. We continue to strive to speak French consistently in class. This is incredibly important for students to be prepared for Grade 7.

I will send home weekly rubrics with students which will include a self evaluation and a teacher evaluation. Generally, the rubrics will come home every Friday (or Monday of your child is away on Friday), but last week's will be sent home tomorrow. That means that you will receive two this week. Please sign them and send them back. Students are encouraged to use their evaluation as a way to set goals for French class. If they are rarely speaking French with peers this week, then sometimes speaking French is a goal to strive toward. The aim is to always speak French by the end of the year. Below is a picture of the rubric, and students will bring them home until the 1st term report card.

Students have been working on a Passion Project, which they shared with you as last week's homework. The subjects are varied and they are coming along well. We will share the products of their work here in the future, so stay tuned!

Thanks, and enjoy the winter weather,

Mme Enright

Progress report interviews

I have a previously scheduled commitment for this Thursday's interview night. As a result, I am offering interview times tomorrow November 2, Friday, November 5 and Monday, November 7. You can choose your preferred time at this link. If you would rather have a phone interview, please send me a note in your child's agenda. I will interviews in Mrs. Nielsen's class, room 136. Thank you,

Mme Enright

Student sign-up for jobs at the dance

Click below to sign up for shifts at the dance. You will want to arrive a bit early for your shift to set up of see how it is working. All students can help with cleanup at the end of the dance. It will be a great night!

Note is late!

The permission form for the Maker Mobile will come home on Monday. Thanks!

Open House and Update

It was nice to meet many of you at our Open House Tuesday evening! I sent home my brochure with information about the grade 6 curriculum and expectation with the children of those who could not attend. If you missed it, you can view a copy here.

We are looking forward to cooler days so our portable becomes a little more bearable in the afternoons!

We have been working on:

-Using sketchnoting, or visual note-taking in various subjects. See the "sketchnote" tab on this blog for some video examples of sketchnotes.

-Electricity in Science. We are looking for unused or broken electronics to take apart in class to see how circuits work. If you have any that you are looking to dispose of, please send them my way! (Small electronic toys and devices, like fans or anything that lights up or make sounds are ideal)
Please don't send anything valuable or that you hope to get back, as we will be taking them apart.

-Reading and writing personal recounts (récit personnel) See our success criteria here.

-In grammar, we have reviewed personal pronouns (Je, Tu, Il/Elle/On, Nous, Vous, Ils/Elles) and have sketched "verbes infinitif" and how to conjugate verbs to use in a sentence. We will continue to work on this, and focus specifically on past tense verbs (imparfait and passé composé) for use in our recounts.

Upcoming Events: 

-Tomorrow, Friday, September 23, is our annual Terry Fox Run. We are partnering up with Mme Villemaire and Mrs. Hall's kindergarten class for the event.

-Next Friday, September 30, the University of Ottawa Maker Mobile is visiting and offering two workshops, 3D printing and programming for grade 6 students. Students will be asked to contribute $5, and the school will cover the rest of the cost. Look for a note tomorrow.

Homework

We had our first visit to the school library today. Students each chose a French book and are expected to read it and then fill out a reading response for next Thursday. The response forms are posted on the "Devoirs" page of this blog. Paper copies are available for students who require them in cases of internet connectivity issues. Books are also due back to the library on the same day as homework is due. We will visit the library every second week. On alternate weeks, students will complete a writing assignment. Details to follow. See our class calendar embedded in this page for dates. Merci,

Mme Enright