December 18

Today we had lots of fun skating with our buddies.

Reminders:

Read 30 minutes

Gr 7 math test 

Bring candy and ribbon

Pj+ red and green day

Band instrument

A plate for Friday 

Today we painted our Christmas craft.

Reminders:

Read 20-30 minutes

Gr 7 - math test Friday

Gr 6 sign math test

Skating - we leave at 9:45

Band

Secret Santa bump it gift 

December 16

Today we made gingerbread houses with our little buddies. The result was delicious! 

Reminders: 

- bring a paintbrush for art

- math test grade 7- Friday

- Secret Santa Gift

December 15

Reminders 

- read 20-30minutes 

- math test - grade 6

- bring candy for gingerbread cookies

- mayor's letter - Tuesday 

- Secret Santa gift

- Gr 7 math #1, 5 page 73 + 74 

- band 

- early dismissal 1:32p.m.

December, 11

Today, we discussed issues in our community that affect our lives that we wish our municipal government could change. Here is our brainstorm:

Reminders:

- Read 30 min 

- group C Writing Conference

- authors chair - Avreet - Sewak - Farhat

- Character poster Monday 

- Van Gogh art Monday

- field trip notice

- Gym

- gr 6 math test Monday 

December 10

Congratulations to Vikram and Sewak for solving the almost impossible puzzle.  Also, honourable mention to Jordan and Kouju for trying to solve it.

Reminders:

- Read 30 min

- reading conferences: Group B

- Authors chair - Bridget  - Zahra

- character poster Monday 

- food journal tomorrow 

- Van Gogh art Monday 

- band

- field trip notice

- secret Santa bump it gift

- food placemat 

- grade 7 math #1-5

December 9th

We watched a great performance by the primary students this afternoon. Most of the cast was made up of our little buddies. Great job, buddies!

Reminders:

-read 30 min

-authors chair - Harkarn and Eesha

-character poster - Monday 

-food journal this Thursday 

- gym

- field trip notice 

- Secret Santa Bump It Gift

- Gr 7 test sign/return

- group A

- art due Monday (Van Gogh)

December 8

Today we had a guest speaker, Barinder Rasode, come into our classroom to discuss the recent election and the democratic process.  The students asked her some very good questions. 

Reminders:

- Read 30 min

- authors chair -Irah and Alia

-Food journal (Thursday)

-gr 6 math #1-5 pg 80

-band

-field trip notice 

-senior centre tomorrow 

-secret Santa bump it gift

- group E conference

-character poster - Monday 

-Gr 7 test sign/return 

December 5

Our Street Display with our Buddies
 

This is a glyph; the houses are symbolic of information about each student who created them.  The following is the guide they used to make their houses. See if you can find your house.

House Glyph

·      Roof  Color – Choose the color of the roof to represent the kind of house you have.

Townhouse – brown                 Individual house – red                                                        Apartment/basement – blue

·      Number of Windows – Include a window for each person who lives in your house. Yellow windows for females                     Orange windows for males

·      Door Color – Draw or cut and glue a door to your house in a colour to represent your favorite subject in school.

Reading/writing – yellow              Math – dark blue              Science – green      Social Studies – black        Gym- purple              Music/Band – Orange Art - Pink       

·      Doorknob color – Color the doorknob to represent the pet you like best.

Dog = black        Cat = purple              Bird = orange           Other = yellow

·      Chimneys – Put a chimney on your house to represent each pet you have.

·      Address -  Use the number of the month you were born in and the day your were born to create an address

Reminders:

- Group D writing conference

- author's chair: Kouju, Manasseh

- Pizza Day notice'

- Skating fieldtrip notice

- create a question for our guest, Barinder Rasode

- food journal for Thursday

- Secret Santa Bump-It Gift ($7 or less)

December 4

Enjoying today's lunchtime dance:

Reminders;

- read 20 - 30 min

- Gym strip

- Author's chair: Esha B., Syra

- Group C to conference

- Grade 6 math workbook page 28

- Grade 7 Mid Unit Review, test tomorrow

- Writing: The Alley - include  a clause, an adverb, a strong verb, a quality adjective and a prepositional opener

- Fieldtrip notice

- Secret Santa Bump Gift (limit $7)

- Food Journal for next Thursday - see links for calculating servings here for fruits and vegetables, grains, milk, meat and alternatives, and create your personal food guide.

December 2

Yesterday we presented our static electricity experiments to the class.  Today, we learned about how electricity is produced from renewable and non-renewable resources.

In the morning we walked to Suncreek Seniors Centre and played some fun games with the residents. We were on teams and we played charades, pictionary, and a spelling bee game. We learned a lot about our big buddies.

Reminders:

- gym tomorrow

- your report card write up due on Thursday

- Author's chair Nicole and ?

- science 2 questions due on Thursday

November 26

Yesterday, we went to Suncreek Seniors Centre and the students reflected on their experience in their blogs.  Please try to read and comment on your child's blog.  

We have some very talented writers in our class.  Here is an opportunity to showcase their talent in a Canadian writing contest. Here is the link for the writing contest:  http://www.polarexpressions.ca/StudentContests.html

We have also been learning about static electricity and doing many experiments.  

Students are working on creating their own experiments.  Here is the criteria for their project:

STATIC ELECTRICITY EXPERIMENT

Learning Intention: - to show your understanding of static electricity

Criteria:

-       include a diagram (labeled)

-       include a hypothesis

-       include a detailed list of the materials

-       include the steps of the experiment – describe what happens

-       explain the     WHY   - why did it work the way it did (use scientific vocabulary)

Reminders:
- Grade 7, math page 61 #1-6 ( Here is a link to our Math Makes Sense 7 text book, it is also on our "links" at the top of this page
- Grade 6, math workbook page 24-45
- Science:
            - good copy of writeup of the static electricity experiment (see criteria)
           - perform experiment for class on Monday
- Band tomorrow
- published writing due on Friday

November 20th

Today we made our presentations to the class about our KIVA entrepreneurs and we made four loans to different entrepreneurs

We are hoping everyone will bring in a toonie for funding these loans.

We also had some fun during our daily physical activity in a brainbreak. 

If any student is interested in entering a writing contest, you can find the information here.

Reminders:

- group D conference

- math 6, page 61 #4

- Gym strip

- pyjama day tomorrow

- bring a flashlight for Read In the Dark 

- 3 Published pieces of writing due next Friday

November 19

Today we learned about electrons, protons, and static electricity.

The grade 6's also learned about factors, multiples, and prime and composite numbers.

Reminders:

- toonie for KIVA

- KIVA sheet good copy and be ready to convince us to lend to the entrepreneur you chose

- band

- group C for writing conference

- math 6 page 61 #1-3

- bring back fieldtrip notice

- Pyjama Day on Friday

November 18

Reminders:

- Read
- Booktalk: Jordan, Corey
- Conference: Group B
- KIVA and walking fieldtrip notice
- bring a toonie for KIVA
- Grade 7 Math Test - review using practise test for Unit 1
- Grade 6 WB Unit 2, Lesson 3
- Friday is Pyjama Day

November 16

Today, we researched different entrepreneurs on the KIVA site.  We are learning about microfinancing and thoughtful lending. 

Reminders:
- research for KIVA
- Grade 7 math unit test on Wednesday
- Grade 6 math #1- 4 Unit 2 Lesson 3
- Booktalk: Harkarn and Rehmit
- Group D for conferencing
- Band tomorrow
- Cozy Kids Campaign
- Photo Orders due
- Friday is Pyjama Day
- Christmas Store Fundraiser sent home

November 14

Today we learned more about the mayoral and city council candidates and exercised our civic right to vote in a (mock) municipal election.

Reminders: 

- read

- group E writing conference

- photo orders due

- Cozy Kids Campaign 

- grade 7's prepare for unit test 

November 12

Yesterday we had a great conversation in Mme. Noakes class and Miss. Grewal, who is a healthcare worker in Nepal. She told us about living in Liberia, the spread of Ebola and the challenges faced by those living in poverty.

Today we learned about the party platforms for the municipal election.

For tomorrow:

- research local political platforms further in order to participate in the student vote

- grade 6 #10 in math text

- grade 7 math workbook

- gym tomorrow

- photo orders due

- group A conference

November 7

We learned about Remembrance Day during our assembly and about our rights and freedoms during our class conversations today.

Reminders:

- Non-instructional day on Monday
- Remembrance Day holiday on Tuesday
- read 20- 30 min
- gym strip for Wednesday
- Grade 6 - sign and return math test
- finish Peace blog
- Group C conferencing on Wedensday (reading)
- hot lunch order forms due on Friday

November 6

Today, we had a lively debate on voting rights.  Each group of students put forth their ideas and supported them.  Then, they were questioned by the rest of the class.  It was an engaging and emotion filled debate.  We learned about the words: democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy, monarchy, and suffrage.

Reminders:

- read 20 - 30 min
- leave a blog comment for you little buddy
- gym strip
- grade 6 math page 50 #9
- explain some of our social studies words to your family

November 4

     Recess Friends

Reminders:

- read 20-30 min

- gym tomorrow

- math grade 7's workbook 1.6

- math grade 6's review for test tomorrow

- group A conference tomorrow

October 31

Today we had a spooooooky day of learning and fun.  

Reminders: 

- KIVA country comparison due on Monday

- read 30 min each day

- have a safe and happy Halloween

October 30

Yesterday, we went walking in our neighbourhood to collect food for the Surrey Food Bank in the We Scare Hunger campaign.  

Today, we finished our Halloween paper mache bowls.  

We also learned about different countries and compared them to Canada using CIA World Factbook.  We did this in order to be prepared to make a micro loan to an entrepreneur using Kiva.

Reminders:
- costumes in the afternoon (no weapons or masks)
- bring a mug for hot chocolate
- country comparison sheet (Kiva) due on Monday
- Grade 7 math test tomorrow
- Grade 6 page 38 #1, 2 due tomorrow
- French due tomorrow
- Grad Hoodie notice due ASAP
- read 30 min.

October 28

Today we painted our Halloween paper mâché bowls with our buddies.  It was messy but fun! We also taught a class in Argentina about North American Halloween traditions and we learned about their customs. 

Reminders for tomorrow:

- dress for the weather since we will be walking to collect donations for the We Scare Hunger campaign

- gym shoes

- be prepared for the EAGLE assembly

- French homework for Friday

October 21

October 16

Today we met a class from Ecuador through Mystery Skype.  They were able to guess where we were faster than we were able to guess their location.  They live in the capital city, Quito.  Their class had 14 students and they are an international school so they were from many different countries, like Spain and Argentina. They sang their national anthem to us and told us that they use the American dollar for their currency.

Here we are singing "O'Canada" to them.

Today, I would like you to write a blogpost either about today's Mystery Skype or about what we read in "One For the Murphy's."

During Math, the grade 6's practised relating the input to the output in a table by creating an expression.  They also practised plotting coordinates on a graph.  They have page 6-8 as homework if it is not finished.

We also met with our buddies and learned about rangoli art.  We created some chalk rangoli art and we will post some photos once we are done.  

October 14

Reminders:
- read
- Grade 6, page 22 and 23 # 2-4
- Gym tomorrow
- Band homework
- Booktalk: Jordan
- Terry Fox Toonie
- picture day on Monday, October 27
- I will be available for Meet the Teacher on Wednesday, October 29 instead of October 22nd because I will be supervising a group of students at WE Day on the day of the early dismissal

October 10

Reminders:
- Read
- Math Grade 6 p 22 #1
- Math Grade 7 p 18 #1, 3-9
- no school Thanksgiving Monday
- Tuesday Booktalk: Maysen
- prepare for your reading conference next week
Tuesday: Eesha, Zahra, Karen, Gigi, Kouju
Wednesday: Farhat, Esha, Tony, Alia, Manasseh
Thursday: Sidratul, Irah, Syrah, Nicole, Harkarn
Friday: Jordan, Rehmit, Vikram, Avreet, Sewak

October 8

Today we played a geopraphy game, Mystery Skype, with a class somewhere in the world.  We finally guessed that they were in New Jersey, near Atlanta.  

We are using atlases and Google maps to figure out where they are located.  Some of the questions they asked us were if we were west of the Prime Meridan and north of the Tropic of Cancer.  We asked them if they were north of the equator or if they were land-locked.

This is when we were asking questions.

In Science today we were lucky enough to observe a dead hornet's nest.

We looked at a cut portion of a wasp's nest too.

We discussed bees and their importance in the world's ecosystems.  

Reminders: 

- band tomorrow

- write a blogpost about your experience with this year's first Mystery Skype.