Try your best to stay on task and focused...

Monday, September 23
- Reading of "Crash" will hopefully finish this week
- SSR Reading Responses marked and returned


- Group novel studies continue - Chunk # 1 Conferences
- Math - TEST on all concepts so far
- Return Science Tests signed by parent
- New Word Work Lists - take last week's tests home,
  get them signed, bring them back and earn 10 HTP's.
- NEW Socials unit on "Global Citizens" begins.

Resource:       www.sciaf.org.uk

  Tuesday, September 24
- Group novel studies continue - Chunk # 2 - keep reading!
- BE READY... FOR 'Demo Science Experiment' WED.
- HCE = the benefits of DPA (CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS)
- Return math tests graded - - take tests home, get them signed,
   bring them back and earn 10 HTP's.
- New math unit - patterns, input/output theory.

Wednesday, September 25
- Group novel studies continue - Chunk # 2 + conferences
- SCIENCE DEOMS IN THE AFTERNOON
- PE - Flag Football continues - we will try a game.

Cotton ball science › Demonstrations (ABC Science)

Resource:  pinterest.com

Thursday, September 26
 - Word Work Quiz tomorrow - STUDY!
- Group novel studies continue - Chunk # 3 - keep reading!
- Science - some students may wish to show their demos to our buddy class
- ART - more projects with Mrs. Walker
**TERRY FOX RUN - ALL CANADIAN SCHOOLS**

Terry Fox Run 

Resource:  scd.schools.smcdsb.on.ca

Friday, September 27
- Group novel studies continue - Chunk # 3 + CONFERENCES
- Word Work Quiz TODAY!
- DPA BOOKLETS DUE ON MONDAY. 
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Congrats to JORDAN for being Worker of the Week
last week!
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Notable Info:

*PLEASE RETURN IMMUNIZATION FORMS FOR MRS. BOUCHARD.

*Pines camp forms, criminal record checks for chaperones,
  and $ can be handed in ASAP.
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Let's Continue Working!

Monday, September 16
- Reading more of the book on bullying = "Crash" - return quizzes
- Math - prime factorization concepts
- Science - study for the test on Wednesday - The Scientific Method
- New Word Work Lists - take tests home, get them signed,
   bring them back and earn 10 HTP's.

Tuesday, September 17
- hand-in Reading Response Books
- Introduce - 'Demo Science Experiment'(see bottom of post)
- HCE = the benefits of DPA starts today

Wednesday, September 18
- New novel study - groups / conferences / reading chunks
- SCIENCE TEST
- Math - exponents
- PE - Flag Football continues - try game situations

Thursday, September 19
- Word Work Quiz - STUDY!
- Science 'demo question project' taught in lab
- ART - your 2 projects for Mrs. Walker are due today
**ARES Potluck evening.**

Friday, September 20 
- Professional Development Day for staff

Monday, September 23
- Math Test - on all the concepts so far.
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Congrats to ANDRE for being Worker of the Week
last week!
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Noteable Info:

*Some students need to bring money for agendas and/or pencils.

*Please return verification forms.

*Pines camp forms, criminal record checks for chaperones,
  and $ can be handed in ASAP.
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Demo Science Experiment!

Goal: to demonstrate any simple science experiment to the class explaining the concept of ‘variable.’

You will:

·          Need a partner

·          Research a simple experiment

·          Make sure you have all the materials

·          Perform the experiment several times changing one item

·          Change one material in several ways and clearly explain the term ‘variable’ in your experiment

·          Formally demonstrate it to your classmates

·          State the question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions to the best of your ability

·          Not need a written component – verbal only. 

·          Be ready to present on Wednesday, September 25, 2013.

Hint: keep it a simple experiment like the first experiment we did in class with the small glass, water, and an index card.

                                        Criteria                                                          Scale

·          Clearly demonstrated a simple experiment with an introduction, a question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions.	*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory  *Basic understanding      *Unable to explain
·          Demonstrates and explains what a ‘variable’ is in their experiment and how it was ‘changeable.’	*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory  *Basic understanding     *Unable to explain

 

House Team Posters...

Reminder:  hand-in your completed house team poster to Mr. Bartraw on Monday.

For an extra 10 points per team, what does each of the following letters represent?

P = ___________________
A = ___________________
L = ___________________
S = ___________________


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Write your response on the reverse side of your poster.

Here's Brody!

 

 Using Humour - Quick Assignment:

Describe what you think he may be thinking about.

Write it in the form of a caption - like a comic book!

Enter your work in YOUR AGENDA!

Be creative and appropriate.

Earn 10 House Team Points for completing the assignment as required.

GOOD WORK, ANDRE!

Welcome Grade Sixers!

...to 
ARES Room 10  ...

– Grade 6 Blog...

Welcome Back To School!

This is an official welcome to students and parents. 

It’s time to start school and we will commence the year with positive energy, new and familiar faces, new goals, and new expectations. 

Class Expectations...

•       About 20min to 60 min of homework  (most nights)

•        Be prepared each day with the appropriate learning materials

•        Work is legible, neat, complete, and handed-in for grading on time

•        Work toward a positive “growth mindset”

•        Participate in all areas of the curriculum to the best of your ability

  

        *Try your best to keep up with the demands of grade six.*

       Work hard & have fun.

  

        Believe in yourself, in your own abilities, and in what you can accomplish.

        

        Enjoy learning!     
            .......................
            Mr. B

UPDATED! Two week schedule...

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Great trip, everyone!

Thanks to all the students and parents for making the trip
so memorable and enjoyable!

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Wednesday, June 12
- RETURN MICROSCOPE TESTS AND MATH FACTS TESTS
- MATH - problem solving focus
- POEMS - type them in the lab
- PE = track and field = RELAY

- POST- PINES CAMP ACTIVITIES TO BE WORKED AT FOR
FOUR DAYS

- HCE Test on Monday - STUDY!
- New spelling unit = #27
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Thursday, June 13
- ART = 3-D "Still Movement"
- HCE - Healthy Living - for Prescribe learning Outcomes...
             C4
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Friday, June 14

- finish spelling unit 27 & spelling test

- more track - RELAY practice

- art continued from yesterday

- Poetry covers and Table of Contents added

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Monday, June 17

- HCE TEST - Human Development

- Safety First! - HCE

- PRESENT POST-PINES ACTIVITY TODAY
- Final Word Work Unit - Unit # 28
-Last 2 days on the computers for poetry writing - Books due
tomorrow at the end of the day.

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Tuesday, June 18

- More Math Problem Solving

 

- Afternoon is final touches on POETRY BOOKS - HAND THESE IN 

TODAY BY 3PM - NO EXCEPTIONS. 

 

-WORK ON  SAFETY FIRST! BOOKLETS. 

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Wednesday, June 19

 

- Track practice - long jump, 200m, 400m

 

- DRAMA DAY!

                     ~ One Minute on the Box!

                     ~ D103 preparation for tomorrow

 

*Return Human Development tests

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Thursday, June 20

 

- D103 situation - you are dressed and ready to play your role

                          - use your pretend passports wisely

 

- POETRY SHARING - EACH STUDENT WILL SHARE THREE

FAVOURITES.

****PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND - STARTS AT 1:15PM.

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Friday, June 21

 

- HAND - IN SAFETY FIRST! BOOKLETS

 

- FIELD TRIP TO LKB TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY!

****THANKS JOSIE!****

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Monday, June 24

 

~TRACK AND FIELD DAY IN CRANBROOK

~BUSES LEAVE AT 9AM RETURN BETWEEN 4PM AND 5PM

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June has arrived!

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Tuesday, June 4
- New Spelling unit = Critical thinking challenges!
- Probability unit in math
- MICROSCOPES TODAY - plantae!
- YO-YO SALES  - this is the last week
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Wednesday, June 5
- FUN EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILITY IN MATH
- 3 Alliteration POEMS
- Science - microscopes - animalia
- PE = track and field events
- HCE - Healthy Living - for Prescribe learning Outcomes...
             C2, C3, C4 on page 41, 42 of

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/health_career_education/2006hcek7_6.pdf

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Thursday, June 6
-QUIZ ON PROBABILITY!

-More writing - monologues
-Science - HUGE TEST TOMORROW - STUDENTS HAVE KNOWN

  ABOUT THIS FOR TEN DAYS. STUDY HARD AND TRY YOUR BEST! 

-FINISH SPELLING UNIT 26 TODAY.
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Friday, June 7

- SCIENCE TEST - 125 MARKS

- more track practice

- type out more poems
- YO-YO sales continue -  ***LAST DAY IS TODAY***

- camp discussion - notice going home for cabin groups & chaperones
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Monday & Tuesday: June 10, 11

BRIEF NOTES ABOUT PINES CAMP...

-see you at 7:15am

- truck drivers be there at loading time please
- ALL GEAR IN ONE BAG IF POSSIBLE

- return time is approximately 4pm to 5pm

***NOTE TO ALL PARENT CHAPERONES: PLEASE GIVE
A COPY OF YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK TO THE
TEACHERS ASAP.

*** THANKS FOR DOING THIS - WE LOOK FORWARD TO
FUN-FILLED, OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH YOU!


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 Congrats to LAUREN for earning the 'Worker of the Week'!
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