Friday, December 22

Wow! What a week! 
We've baked cookies, had a fitness fieldtrip, saw Santa, had a little party and learned about story structure and vocabulary through watching Shrek.

Reminders:
Group A Book Club
About Me Powerpoint ready to present on January 10
Math 7 page 88, 89 # 1, 2, 3 a, c
READ, READ, READ!

Tuesday, December 18

Today was a whirlwind of day of baking, working without little buddies and understanding story structure and characterization by watching the beginning of "Shrek". 

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is our fitness fieldtrip.  Please bring a change of clothes, a water bottle and a small towel.
• Group D Writing Conferences
• French booklet due on Friday
• Read!

Monday, December 17

Reminders:

• bring your baking supplies
• French booklet - Friday
• Band/Music
• sign and return report cover letters
• grade 6 math: textbook p. 92 2-3
• fieldtrip DRIVERS NEEDED for Wednesday 10:00 dropoff  12:45 pick up
• Bring your Secret Santa gift

Friday, December 14th

We will be baking next week on Tuesday.  Here is what everyone has volunteered to bring. (everyone has a list of the exact amounts in their planner)

Jasraj: baking sheet, Smarties
Jass: flour, measuring cups
Abdullah: chocolate chips, butter
Jason: mixing bowl, wooden spoon, brown and white sugar

Parjot: mixing bowl, cooling rack
Jayden: toppings, white sugar
Navraj: butter, flour
Antonio: measuring tools, wooden spoon, cookie sheets, brown sugar

Faith: brown sugar: measuring cups, cookie sheet, cooling rac
Zara: mixing bowl, butter, flour, toppings
Asia and Amira: white sugar, toppings, wooden spoon

Trinity: toppings, white sugar
Natasha: brown sugar, cooling rack, flour, butter
Manmeet: cookie sheet, mixing bowl, toppings, white sugar
Mariam: mixing bowl, wooden spoon, measuring cups, toppings

Vonn: toppings, mixing bowl, cookie sheet
Camron: brown sugar: chocolate chips
Jaslehna: butter, measuring tools
Samiyah: wooden spoon, white sugar, flour

Clarissa: brown sugar, cookie sheet, cooling rack, mixing bowl
Sahel: toppings, butter, wooden spoon, white sugar, measuring tools, cookie sheet
Kyle: ?
Keleigh: ?

Reminders:

• bring in Secret Santa Gift
• we need volunteer drivers for Wednesday
• bring in fieldrip form: Samiyah, Jasraj, Sahel, Mariam, Zara
• group C writing
• sign FreshGrade cover letter/report
• what will you do or bring to contribute to our Social Interaction Time?

Tuesday, December 11

Reminders:

• Candy grams $1
• Grade 7 math test tomorrow
• Field trip forms due
• Competency reflection (on Freshgrade)
• Group A - writing Thursday
• Gym tomorrow
• Bring toppings for truffles for next Thursday

Monday, December 10th

It's the day of the Christmas Concert!  We'll see the grade 7's in the band portable at 5:30 and the grade 6's in Ms. Vivanco's room (152) at 6:00.

Reminders:

• Group E book club
• Grade 7 dress in black for concert
• Grade 7 math page 79 all
• Grade 7 math test on Wednesday
• Candygrams sold all week 
• French finish one page for Thursday
• Field trip notice
• Rough copy reflection  due Dec.11
• Secret Santa gift
• Grade 7 band tomorrow

Friday, December 7

Reminders:

• Group D Book Club
• Music on Monday for Grade 6's
• Grade 7 math workbook page 42-43
• read 
• Secret Santa gift
• Candygrams on sale next week
• bring back the fieldtrip notice
• Monday is the concert.  (1 pm and 6:30) Grade 6's wear red/green.  Grade 7's wear black.

• Bring your Secret Santa Gift

Thursday, December 6th

Questions for writing reflection:

     As you look back at this term, reflect on the growth in your writing.  The following questions are a guide for you.

• What have you learned in writing conferences?
• Which piece of writing are you most proud of and why? (upload a photo of your writing)
• What do you prefer writing and why?
• What do you need to improve on? ( a goal) How will you reach your goal?

Reminders:

• post 2 reflections at home (reading and writing)
• Secret Santa Gift by the 17th
• Book Club C
• Bring back fieldtrip notice
• grade 7 page 73 # 1-2
• grade 6 page 82-83 5-16, Test tomorrow
• French - complete 1 page of booklet
• Band and Music dress rehearsal for concert

Wednesday, December 5th

Reminders:
- Group B Book Club
- Bake sale tomorrow
- candy grams next week
- fieldtrip notice
- toydrive
- grade 6 page 82-83, #1-5, workbook page 30-31, Test on Friday
- French speech tomorrow

Tuesday, December 4th

Reminders:

• Grade 7 math page 69 #2 - 5
• Grade 6 math page 80-81, #5, 10-12
• Candygrams on sale next week
• Bake sale this Thursday
• gym tomorrow
• personal spelling test
• Toydrive
• Answer the following reflection questions on a sheet of paper

Reading Reflection:

1. What genre do you enjoy reading?
2. How many books have you read so far this year?  What is your goal of books read by the end of June?
3. Have you been prepared for bookclub?  Give me evidence of this. 
4. What has been a favourite book you have read this year and why?
5. What have you learned in our Book Club discussions?  Give details.
6. Has your preference in books changed and if so, how and why?

Monday, December 3rd

Reminders:

• Group E for Writing 
• Compare and Contrast good copy
• Grade 7  TB pg 69 1-4
• Grade 6 WB pg 27-28
• Bake sale! Dec 6
• Band & music
• Spelling test tomorrow 
• French Presentation Thursday
• Field trip notice ASAP