Scholastics!

This year I will be offering the Scholastics flyers for Arrow, Club de lecture and Specials. This is a great place to find novels at a very reasonable prices.

You may submit your payment by cheque or by paying online (at canadaclubs.scholastic.ca) with credit card. 

Orders are due Monday, September 16th.

Happy Reading!

Team Challenge!

In today's Team Challenge, groups had to assemble all the pieces to make six identical squares!

What`s in a Name?

On Wednesday, students should be prepared to tell the class about their name! 

Remember students: it could be how you got your name, what your name means, or who you are named for. You could talk about your first name, your middle name or your last name.

Another Form!

Students received today the information and consent form for the Grade 6 Immunization.

Whether you consent to this vaccine or not, the form must be returned by September 13th.

Thank you for your prompt response.

First Day of School!

6-1 had a GREAT first day of school, getting to know Mme McKenzie, getting to know each other, getting to know their way around the school and getting to know their lockers!

Forms! Forms! Forms!

Thank you for completing and returning 

the three following forms:

-Permission form for community walks:

 -Student Emergency Medical Information

 -Application for Lunch Program

A Year of Learning!

Here is a quick rundown of the Grade 6 Curriculum we will be covering this year:

English Language Arts

The ELA curriculum centers around four bands:

*Language as Sense Making

*Language as Exploration and Design

*Language as Power and Agency

*Language as System

Français 

The three main skills explored in the new French curriculum are:
*To determine and explore the meaning of ideas and information
*To express oneself in a variety of situations and with a variety of intentions
*To develop an identity as a French Immersion learner 

In both languages, students will be reading, writing, speaking, critically thinking, representing, listening and viewing.

 

Sciences Humaines

1) Rights & Responsibilities

2) Identity

3) Immigration

4) World War I

5) Social Change & the Depression

6) World War II

7) Canadian geography

8) Canadian Prime Ministers

9) Residential Schools

 

10) The Winnipeg General Strike

Sciences de la nature

1) Diversity of Living Things

2) Exploring the Solar System

3) Properties of Air & Flight

4) Electricity

Mathématiques

1) Factors & Multiples

2) Fractions & Mixed Numbers

3) Cartesian Plane

4) Geometric Transformations

5) Order of Operations

6) Line Graphs

 

7) Ratios & Percents

8) Angles & Triangles

9) Area & Perimeter

10)  Integers

11)  Patterns & Relationships

12)  Probability

REPORT CARD

Students will be evaluated on their learning behaviours using the following scale:

Scale	C= Consistently - almost all of all of the time S= Sometimes - less than half of the time U= Usually - more than half of the time R= Rarely – almost never or never
Personal management skills	Uses class time effectively; works independently, completes homework and assignments on time
Active participation in learning	Participates in class activities; self assesses; sets learning goals
Social responsibility	Works well with others; resolves conflicts appropriately, respects self, others and the environment; contributes in a positive way to communities
Engagement in using French	Speaks French with the teacher and classmates in a variety of situations; contributes to the French ambiance by taking initiative in speaking French

Students will be evaluated on the Essential Learning Outcomes in each subject area using the following scale:
4 = Very good to excellent understanding and application of concepts and skills
3 = Good understanding and application of concepts and skills
2 = Basic understanding and application of concepts and skills
1 = Limited understanding and application of concepts and skills
ND = Does Not Yet Demonstrate the required understanding and application of concepts and skills