Thank You and Merry Christmas

First off thank you for the amazing class gift:) That was so sweet, generous and thoughtful!  I promise to put it to good use:). 

Please enjoy your time together and some down time as well.  Merry Christmas and all the best for 2016!!!  See you in January!

Christmas Concert Attire

Division One and Two will be dressing in a combination of the following colours for tomorrow evening:
Black
White
Red
Green

Please attempt to avoid other colours in their outfits if possible.  They can create any combination of colours as long as it is in the colours mentioned above:)

Wednesday December 2nd, 2015

Hi all,

We are in DESPERATE need of items for our Jingle Mingle basket.  The deadline is this Friday and we only have 4 items in our basket.  Please remember that if you don't have any items to donate you can donate any amount of money and that can be used by the PAC to buy items for our BBQ themed basket. 

Grade Seven Homework:

Candy for Friday

Spelling page 49 L.P #1,2 and Writing and Revising

French Weather Sheet (due on Monday)

Clothes for tomorrow*

Essay (3 Topic Sentences only)

*Tomorrow we will be going on a walking field trip up to Sutherland to watch the Senior Boys Basketball Team.  We will leaving the school at 11:40am and returning at 2pm. Please make sure to dress appropriately!

In Search Of...

We are in need of one/two parents to come along on our Jingle Walk on December from 1:30-3pm, preferably someone with a mini van/ SUV/ Pickup that we can load the donated food into:)  Thanks in advance:)
Ange

Art Tomorrow

Boys and Girls... Ms. Beleski gave me the following message for you for tomorrow:)

Art on Wednesday

If you were planning on bringing a stick or other item for the top of your mobile, please bring it tomorrow.

There is no more origami paper. 

Reminder About Tomorrow

I hope you and your family were able to acknowledge Remembrance Day together.

Could you please remember that tomorrow we will be working with Artists for Kids and that you need to wear clothes that you're not worried about getting something on.  You can even bring along an old t-shirt of your parents' to cover up your clothes!

Thank you to all parents who attending our Remembrance Day Ceremony today.  It was truly amazing!

Grade 6

• Science Experiment (questions only)
• Math Unit Test Unit 2 
• Spelling page 41 #2, page 42 #1,2
• Mrs. Beleski's Art
• Finish Math Review Page 83 #9ab, 10a, 11d, 12, 13a, 14,15,16b
• Socials Aboriginal Sheet

Grade Seven 

• Science Experiment (questions only)
• Math Unit Test Unit 2 
• Spelling page 37 #2
• Mrs. Beleski's Art
• signed math review
• Socials Aboriginal Sheet

In Search Of...

Hi Grade Seven Parents:)  (Grade Six parents can disregard this message:)

I'm looking for one parent who is willing to pick us up 10 Gingerbread houses from Costco on one of their upcoming trips.  We will be using these for a fundraiser that the Grade Sevens do where they auction off Gingerbread houses they have decorated.   I'd need for the person who does this to have the ten houses on a bill separate from one of your own.  They do need to be from Costco as these ones are already preassembled and just require decorating.

If there is someone able to do this could you please contact me before purchasing to ensure that someone else hasn't already agreed to:)

Thanks in advance!
Ange

Welcome to November:)

Grade Seven

• Dreamtime Story
• Flag Assignment SS
• Review "er" verb patterns for French
• Math Mid Unit Review for Chapter 2 #1-9
• Sweatshirt notices
• Atom Worksheet

Grade Six

• Dreamtime Story
• Flag Assignment SS
• Review "er" verb patterns for French
• Page 77 #9-10
• Atom Worksheet

*Reminder that Photo Retakes are tomorrow

Farkle!

If your child has mentioned to you a fabulous dice game we've played in class in the past week this is the info you'd need to play at home... you just need 6 die:)
https://cdn.shptrn.com/media/mfg/1725/media_document/8976/FarkleRules_E.pdf?1401226825

October 30th

For both the Grade Six and Grade Seven students, their only homework this weekend is to work on their Dreamline Story for Social Studies and bring two AA batteries for science:)

Oh!  One more thing... stay safe this weekend and have fun!

October 28, 2015

Grade Six

• Spelling page 32 #1,2, page 33 #4
• AA battery for Monday

Grade Seven

• spelling page 27 #1,2 page 28 #4 page 29 LM
• AA battery for Monday

Reminder

We are carving pumpkins tomorrow with our primary buddies:)  If anyone has extra pumpkin carving tools at home could you please bring them with you tomorrow and I will ensure that they make it back:)

October 22nd, 2015

Grade Seven 

• science title page
• french quiz #11-30
• math test signed and corrections done
• do your own experiment Science
• Science Quest 27th
• Socials pop quiz on government Monday

Grade Six

• science title page
• french quiz #11-30
• math page 61/62 #1ace, 2,6,8,12
• do your own experiment Science
• Science Quest 27th
• Socials pop quiz on government Monday

Wednesday October 21st,2015

Hope that all the students at We Day had a great time!  We missed you:)

Grade Six
Social Studies Paragraphs (two mandatory unless spoken to by teacher)  3rd is optional
French Quiz #11-30 October 26th
Create your own science experiment October 26th
Science Quest October 27th
Science Title Page Monday

Grade Seven 
Social Studies Paragraphs (two mandatory unless spoken to by teacher)  3rd is optional
French Quiz #11-30 October 26th
Create your own science experiment October 26th
Science Quest October 27th
Science Title Page Monday

Have a Great Weekend!

Grade Six

• SS-read article and complete handout
• Science -do and write up experiment (October 26th)
• Science Quest (bigger than a quiz, smaller than a test:) October 22nd
• Information Verification Sheets
• Cup Rhythm
• Math Lesson 2.2 page 54/55 #2,3,4,6,10

Grade Seven

• Information Verification Sheets
• Cup Rhythm
• Math Unit Test (October 20th)
• Science -do and write up experiment (October 26th)
• Science Quest (bigger than a quiz, smaller than a test:) October 22nd
• SS-read article and complete handout

Reminder that the Girls' Basketball team is playing tomorrow at Sutherland at 3:30pm.  Students should aim to be there by 3:15pm so if they could please arrange rides this evening that would be great as they won't have time after school tomorrow.  Students without their athletic forms in will not be allowed to participate.

Grade Six

• French Page 17-20 (19th)
• Ma Famille
• Spelling page 24 #4
• Science Quest (bigger than a quiz, smaller than a test) Oct 22nd on the Scientific Method

Grade Seven 

• French Page 17-20 (19th)
• Ma Famille
• Spelling page Spelling 20#1
• Science Quest (bigger than a quiz, smaller than a test) Oct 22nd on the Scientific Method
• Math Unit Test October 20th
• Math Page 41 # 1ace, 2,4,6,7

Explanation pictures of Ma Famille

Wednesday October 15th

Grade Seven 

• math unit test on October 20th
• French page 17-20 due on October 19th
• SS Why should 18-25 years olds vote (para or poster)
• Spelling Page 19 #2ab, 4a

Grade Six

• SS Why should 18-25 years olds vote (para or poster)
• Spelling Page 22 #1 page 23 #1, 2
• French Page 17-20 due Oct 20th

Busy Week

I apologize for the lack of posting in the past week!  We've had a very busy, but successful week at school:)  Please be assured that even if I'm not updating the blog, I am signing planners daily, so please be sure to check your child's planner if you're curious about upcoming classwork.  I'm thrilled with the students' attention to homework completion to this point.  They are taking their responsibilities seriously!


Grade Six

• Students had their unit test today and have already got back there marked unit test.  As long as their unit test is signed, corrections done, and returned back to the Math test bin by 8:50am on Tuesday, I will remark all incorrect questions for half marks.  (Please encourage your child to take the time to do this)

Grade Seven

• Grade Sevens have their unit test coming up on Friday of next week
• magazine subscriptions are due on Wednesday of next week

Grade Seven Boys' and Girls' Basketball practices will be held Mon and Wed mornings from 7:50am-8:35am:)  This has changed from the Mon/ Thurs that was previously mentioned:)

Grade Six

-pick a career to study... no work yet:)

-Elmer's School Glue for art tomorrow (only if you have a bottle at home from previous years... do not buy any!)

Spelling page 13#1-3

Grade Seven

-pick a career to study... no work yet:)

-Elmer's School Glue for art tomorrow (only if you have a bottle at home from previous years... do not buy any!)

- Math page 27 #1b,c 2-4

Spelling Page 11 #3, page 12 #1,2

September 29th

Grade Six and Grade Seven Homework

Health and Career (Heroes) due Thursday

Scientific Method Flip book

Don't Forget Meet the "Creature" Night tonight:)

I look forward to seeing you all tonight at 7:15pm in my classroom:)

Grade Six

• Art Assignment  for Jane Beleski (Sept. 29th)
• Math Page 30/31 #1-4
• H&C Hero Assignment (Thurs)
• Pas de probleme Sept. 29th

Grade Seven

H&C Hero Assignment (Thurs)

Art Assignment  for Jane Beleski (Sept. 29th)

Pas de Probleme Sept. 29th 

Please note that the Grade 6/7's will be attending a "Safeteen" Workshop on Thursday morning.  This is an AMAZING program on keeping yourself safe as our children head into adolescence.   You are able to read about the program here:  

http://safeteen.ca/programs/elementary/

Grade Six Homework

• Silhouette (due tomorrow, front only)
• HCE Hero (just write down 10 characteristics of  HERO, point form is fine
• French (Oh non!  Pas Possible!)
• Spelling Page 7 #1,2  Page 8 #1,2
• Socials (do you live in  North Van district or city and who is your mayor)

Grade Seven Homework

• Silhouette (due tomorrow, front only)
• HCE Hero (just write down 10 characteristics of  HERO, point form is fine
• French (Oh non!  Pas Possible!)
• Socials (do you live in  North Van district or city and who is your mayor)
• Spelling page 
• Math Page 23/ 24 #1,2,3,6

Here's a picture of the board today to help cue your child's memory as to the french lesson and where things will go for their assignment that is due next Tuesday

Fabulous Day!

Everyone is really settling into the new routines!  Great job all around!

Grade Six
French Page 4 & Quiz on #1-10 (Monday)
Notices
Language Arts - WOW topic Sentence (Monday)
Collect Images for Silhouette (Thursday)
Socials Paragraph (Wednesday)
Spelling Page 3 #1-4

Grade Seven 
French Page 4 & Quiz on #1-10 (Monday)
Notices
Language Arts - WOW topic Sentence (Monday)
Collect Images for Silhouette (Thursday)
Socials Paragraph (Wednesday)
Math page 12 #1,2,3,4ab,8,9

Please be aware that I'll be away Wed- Fri this week.  The students are in capable hands with detailed notes left for TOC.  I'll be unable to update the class blog for the remainder of the week but the students will still have planners signed by the TOC so please refer to those.   Looking forward to meeting everyone at Meet the Teacher (Creature) night next week;)

Happy Monday!

Great day today!  It was very busy with getting into the new routines of Monday, but the students were VERY successful.  Students who were in continuing band this morning were given the silent reading period to do work so have had an equal amount of class time to those who weren't in band on those subjects.  You'll find as the year progresses your child will have less and less homework in spelling.  I don't reduce the quantity of work, they just start to be accustomed to the routines of the day and use time more effectively.

Grade 6
Notices if you've not yet turned them in
Spelling Page 1 #1,2 page 2 #3,1
French Page 2
Science Title Page
Collect Images for Silhouettes
Math page 14/15 #1ac, 2ac, 4a, 6ab


Grade 7
Spelling Page 1 #1,2 Page 2 #1,2
French Page 2
Science Title Page
Collect Images for Silhouettes

Have a Great Weekend

Grade Seven:
Math Page 8 #1,3,6,7
Notices
Science Title Page  (Tues)
Collect items for Silhouette
Mrs. B's Art

Grade Six:
Mrs. B's Art
Notices
Science Title Page (tues)
Collect items for Silhouettes

It's All In Your Head

You may have noticed that your son/ daughter came home with a silhouette of their profile today but it was not listed on the homework.   We are working on a Health and Career activity involves creating a collage of the things that make you special. They are going to use images (can be from magazines/ photos/ photocopies or hand drawn) to cover the side of the paper that does not have the sketch on it.  When they have completely covered the white portion, they turn back to their silhouette and follow those lines to cut it out.  This assignment will be ongoing right now, but students should be collecting the items they want to put on their silhouette. When this is complete will be working on the font portion to display their names. 

Another Great Day:)

Question of the Day:)
What is Mrs. McKay's favourite type of chocolate?
Answer:
Peanut M&M's

Please make sure to show your parents how to subscribe to the posts on this blog so they don't have to check it daily:)

Grade Six Homework:
Check Blog for Answer
Math Page 8 # 1a,2b,4,5,6
Notices

Grade Seven Homework;
Check Blog for Answer
Math Page 3
Notices

Art Assignment #1

Your son/ daughter will be doing Art with Ms. Beleski this year.  They will be introduced to assignments on Wednesdays and then have a finish up period on Fridays.  This is their first assignment that she introduced today.  The students will have an opportunity to work on this on Friday as well and should be able to complete in that time.  

Welcome Back

I'm so excited to be welcoming your son/ daughter to our Division 2 Grade 6/7 class.  We're going to have an amazing year.  Attached below is our weekly schedule which we will be sticking to 99% of the time.  Your child has a copy of this schedule either in their planner or in the front of their binder. 

Please be aware that gym strip is a MUST for PE and your son/ daughter will not be allowed to participate without it.  I require that they change their shirt for PE.  They are able to wear either shorts/ sweats/ yoga pants, but no jeans allowed. They must also have appropriate footwear for PE.

Looking forward to meeting you at "Meet the Teacher (creature) Night"!