Happy Halloween Wednesday!

Reminders:
Pillars of Care Assembly Friday at 8:15 am
Cyber bullying presentation Thursday
Poetry Anthology due Friday
Swimming for two more days.
Social local gov test next Friday Nov 9

Tomorrow officer Kovacs will be attending our school to do a presentation on cyber bullying for all grade six students.

Staff are raising awareness for men's prostate cancer by joining the Movemeber cause.  It costs $1 to vote for your favourite or worst moustache.  All proceeds will be donated on behalf of Beddington Heights School to the Movemeber foundation.  The teacher with the most votes for best-stache and worst will be dressing up and dying their hair for the November assembly at the end of the month.  We thank you for your donations! 

Happy Halloween everyone!

Happy Tuesday Oct 30 (Halloween eve! OoOoO Spooky!)

Reminders:
Pillars of Care Assembly Friday at 8:15 am
Cyber bullying presentation Thursday
Poetry Anthology due Friday
Swimming for two more days.
Social local gov test next Friday Nov 9
Orange and black shirt day Wednesday

LA:
Students have been hard at work for the last week creating poems for their Poetry Anthology.
The Anthology good copy is due on Friday. I am expecting 6-8 typed/hand written poems submitted in a book/magazine/catalogue. The poems should have a theme and an illustration to go with them. I recommend students do a title page and table of contents to keep their work looking neat and organized. In keeping with grade six writing there is also an expectation for students to use literary devices wherever possible in their poems. Below are some examples:



Math:
In Math students are developing their understanding of multiplication of decimals. We build up computation skills to assist with word problems solving skills. Below are some examples of questions we will see.


Also, visit Math Antics or Mathletics for helpful tips and practice!


Social:
We will be covering three essential questions about government that the students must know for their exam. These will be posted to the blog tomorrow.

Science:
Students are currently learning about the nutrient cycle and the importance of photosynthesis. These concepts are the building blocks for their upcoming project!

Happy Monday Oct 29!
Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Reminders:
Poetry Anthology due Friday
Swimming for two more days.
Social local gov test next Friday Nov 9
Orange and black shirt day Wednesday


Today the students began their day a bit different then our usual schedule. Due to swimming and when we have our EA we chose to do Social first.

In social we learned about the importance and function of a school board within a local government. This discussion lead us into the discussion of democracy! Democracy is the core of all our units in social this year. Government for the people!
Think FREJ Freedom, Representation, Equity, Justice.

After social, students were given time to work on their poetry anthologies! The expectation is for students to be done 6-8 poems by the end of today so that they could begin working on good copies tomorrow. I hope to see all poems finished when students come into school tomorrow.

After LA, students applied their knowledge of computation to decimals with some decimal multiplication! The nice thing is...There is no difference in the computation. The decimal shifting is the only part that changes! Remember: shift the decimal right until the number becomes whole...then shift it back the same number of times in the final product.

The students continued to have a wonderful time in swimming. Two more days left!

Finally we finished off the day with a big long awaited desk clean! Hooray!

Have a nice evening!
Mr Lancee

Happy Wednesday Oct 24

Reminders:
Swimming starts Wednesday Oct 24 and continues until Oct 31 from 12:40-1:50.
No School Friday
One journal topic due Oct 31. See topics below.
Swim forms due Tuesday
Halloween Dance Thursday
Orange and black shirt day Oct 31
+ - and place value of decimals quiz Thursday
Local Government unit test Friday Nov 9 (Official)

Today the students began their day by sharing some of the poems they have been working on for their final poetry anthology. Several students were excited to share limericks, acrostic, concrete, shape and ballad poems! With our new document camera students are able to see other students work and highlight examples of literary terms and comment of areas of improvement.

After LA we continued into morning math working on place value and + - of decimal problems. Tomorrow we will be having our quiz that reviews these concepts and pushes the students to solve tricky problems. Tomorrow I will be sending home our basics facts quiz from yesterday that should be signed and returned tomorrow. This test was a measure of the concepts learned within grade 5 moving into grade 6. It is my recommendation that if your child scored below 11/15 on the test they should be asking for extra help, going on mathletics, and practicing to improve their computation skills.

After math, the students were able to learn about the process of how people get elected to be mayors and councillors. We learned about the importance of the election, the election process and did a mock vote for which grade 6 teacher would make the best councillor for ward 4. Mr Lancee won :)

Probably the most exciting part of the day (other then math class of course!) was having the students take part in swimming lessons! Students were split into small groups based off their ability level and had a splash in the pool! Laps were swam, fun was had, overall a great day!

Reminders:
Swimming starts Wednesday Oct 24 and continues until Oct 31 from 12:40-1:50.
No School Friday
One journal topic due Oct 31. See topics below.
Swim forms due Tuesday
Halloween Dance Thursday
Orange and black shirt day Oct 31
+ - and place value of decimals quiz Thursday
Local Government unit test Friday Nov 9 (Official)

Quick message!
Today the students wrote their second basic facts test which will be sent out tomorrow to be signed.

Have a nice evening!

Happy Monday Oct 22

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Reminders:
Swimming starts Wednesday Oct 24 and continues until Oct 31 from 12:40-1:50.
No School Friday
One journal topic due Oct 31. See topics below.
Swim forms due Tuesday
Halloween Dance Thursday
Orange and black shirt day Oct 31
Basic Facts quiz tomorrow
+ - and place value of decimals quiz Thursday
Local Government unit test next Thursday Nov 2 (Tentative)


Today the students began their day with our Social Studies spelling test. 15 words related to social government and the sentences that students created were due.

After spelling the students were given some time to review the math work from the weekend. This will not be taken for marks but is great practice that builds student knowledge for the quiz at the end of the week.

After math, room 14 reviewed some the important literary terms needed for the poetry anthology and in depth explored the Haiku!

POETRY PROJECT

After, we started working on our poetry project.
Over the next two weeks, we are writing a minimum of 8 different types of poems to create a personal poetry anthology (= A collection of poems with title page, table of contents, overarching theme).

Here is a list of poems we discussed and practiced in class:

The Basic Poems:

Acrostic
Haiku (Senryu) =>  Japanese syllable count poems
Rhyming Couplet (2 lines)
Tercet (3 lines)
Quatrain (4 line stanza)
Cinquain (5 lines)  => syllable count poem
Limerick (5 lines)
Diamante (7 lines)
Biopoem (autobiographic / follows a pattern)
Concrete / Shape Poem (A poem written in the shape of its subject)
Free Verse (Imagery is key)

More advanced forms (level 3 & 4)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ballad  (6-8 stanzas á 4 lines)
Ode   (3 stanzas á 4 lines + a final rhyming couplet )

After lunch the students had a very busy afternoon learning the basics of how a local government is organized and the elected officials/councillor responsibilities.

No spelling this week as it is a short week!

Below are the instructions for the journal entry due next week.

Happy Friday woo hoo!

Reminders:
Spelling sentences and test extended to Monday
Math +/- sheet due Monday
Swimming starts Wednesday next week
Please bring in remaining forms

Today the students began their day with a long block of science with Mr Mueller. Students were able to compare and contrast different leaves and their specific qualities. Below are some examples of the comparisons we see within our trees and forests unit.


After LA students were given snack, CNN10 and eventually worked on some Mathletics assignments. Feel free to log on over the weekend and complete even more!

After music students experienced their first Lockdown in grade 6. The first practice lockdown was announced over the speakers and all students sat in the corner of the room very quietly. A police came around to tell us that we did an excellent job some very important tips for lockdowns.

After our lockdown we headed outside for phys ed and enjoyed a massive game of soccer.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr Lancee

Happy Wednesday Oct 17

Reminders:
1. Fun lunch Oct 18th
2. YMCA forms sent home --- bring them to YMCA
3. Swimming forms sent home!! DUE OCT 19th: Money, forms, and swim level
4. Book orders due Oct 23rd
5. Thurs Oct 25 - Halloween Dance
6. Friday Oct 26th - No school - PD Day
7. Weds Oct 31st - Orange and Black Day
8. Spelling test #3 and sentences Friday, the 19th

URGENT! I need forms from swimming back by FRIDAY if students want to go swimming!

Today the students began their day by applying their knowledge of + and - to decimals! We have begun to work through questions and are moving into word problems this week!
Show your parents how you can solve questions like these!




After math, students practiced their scripts and created props in preparation for their Bylaw skits tomorrow!

In the afternoon students were given time to self evaluate their layers of the forest projects and award their projects a mark. Finally they finished off the day with the Decomposer Bill Nye Video and a question and answer sheet!

Spelling words this week!

The students received the words Monday...Apologies for the late post on the blog!

Social Studies – Municipal Government Spelling Words

Spelling Test #3

Sentences: Write a min. 6-word sentence using the term correctly.  Look up the term in your social textbook, google, or dictionary if you are stuck.  Please underline the term in the sentence.

Sentences and Test – Friday Oct 19th

1.                 Bylaw

2.                 Municipality

3.                 Councillor

4.                 Services

5.                 Taxes

6.                 Expenditures

7.                 Motion

8.                 Citizen

9.                 Council

10.           Rally

11.           Petition

12.           Ballot

13.           Nominate

14.           Superintendent

15.           Trustee

Happy Tuesday Oct 16

Reminders:
Layers of the forest project due tomorrow
Swim forms due Friday
Swimming next week!
Social Skit Presentations Thursday


I am very pleased to report that my sub yesterday told me the students were on task and respectful! Thank room 14 for showing care for others, self, learning and place!

Today the students began their day with music practicing on their band instruments.

After music we immediately headed to the library to see all of the grade 6 social city projects and check out new books.

After an intense game of fireball in gym students returned to class for math!

In math this week we are extending our understanding of basic facts into decimal computation. The basics of decimals can be confusing for students as it is abstract to think whole numbers can be broken into smaller pieces. I am helping students to see that decimals, fractions, percents are all the same just written in different ways! This week we will be focusing on addition and subtraction of decimals...Remember: whole number - &+ is the same as decimal + & - just bring the decimal down!

I sent home a basic math sheet to practice decimals + &- for tomorrow.

In LA we continued to analyze poems in preparation for our first poetry project....The Poetry Anthology!

In the afternoon, students were given a large chunk of time to work on social bylaw skits. I expect students to be able to depict the bylaw process in the form of a small play that will be presented on Thursday!

Students also looked rather dapper for picture day!

Have a great evening!!
Mr Lancee

Happy Monday!

I am away from school today but I just wanted to remind everyone that tomorrow is picture day!

Have a great week!

Happy Friday Oct 15

Reminders:

 CocoBrooks food order $ due Oct 16th

 Picture day Oct 16th

 Junior Achievement program Friday Oct 12th
 Layers of the forest project due Tuesday Oct 16 (No more class time given)

Today the students have the privilege of participating in the Youth Leadership program that introduced the basics of running your own business.

In small groups, students had to use their knowledge of marketing, book keeping and production to select and create business. Students brainstormed ideas for an art company and used the building and purchases of pen parts to bring the process to life.

Students also played several games such as jeopardy and telephone incorporating some of the business ideals

Overall students had a blast and left a little more business savvy!

Have a great weekend!
Mr Lancee

Happy Thursday Oct 11!

Thank you to all the students that worked hard to get their projects into me on time :)


Today the students went home with two very important forms:

The first one relates to signing up for a free YMCA member ship with gr 5 report card! Amazing opportunity! Super Fun!

The second is our swim form: Students will be starting swimming on Oct 24th! Please fill in and return forms ASAP!

Students are being encouraged to take instruments home over the weekend from now on to practice! I have taken down names and instruments that students may take home.

Amazing leadership program meeting tomorrow all morning for all grade sixes!


Reminders:
 Fun lunch Oct 18th, $$ due Oct 12th

 CocoBrooks food order $ due Oct 16th

 Picture day Oct 16th

 Junior Achievement program Friday Oct 12th
 Layers of the forest project due Tuesday Oct 16 (No more class time given)

Have a nice evening!
Mr Lancee

Happy Wednesday Oct 10
Reminders:

1. Projects!! We had about 10 students not done! They were given an hr a day for 7 lessons for each project and had a 4 day weekend.  This is the most I have seen in my years at BHS.  The deadline date is Oct 11th.

2. Fun lunch Oct 18th, $$ due Oct 12th

3. CocoBrooks food order $ due Oct 16th

4. Picture day Oct 16th

5. YMCA presentation about free memberships for g6, 10:00 - 10:30am Oct 11th

6. Junior Achievement program Friday Oct 12th
7. Layers of the forest project due Monday Oct 15


Today the students started their day with morning math focusing on the four basic fact computations.
Students must be able to solve questions using the four operations such as:

75439+65234 =
76809-54216 =
765x26 =
5643/9 =

This is our grade 5 review that we have covered for the last month.

We will be taking questions like these and adding decimals starting next week. Students will fall farther behind as concepts become more difficult if they do not understand the basics. Please encourage your children to visit mathletics, ask for extra help and practice. I will be sending home the marks from the first major math test tomorrow.

After the morning math we focused on our long division skills specifically with division questions that have remainders.

Remember the steps!

Divison

Multiplication

Subtraction

Bring Down

Repeat

In LA students worked through our Poetry powerpoint experimenting with writing some new kinds of poems!

Today we focused on the acrostic poems:

Poetry is art
Original ideas
Excellently crafted
Marvelously described

In the afternoon we began a new in class activity in which we will be creating and practicing a skit that depicts the process of transforming a motion into a bylaw. This project will be completed entirely in class.
Below is the assignment and rubric:

Happy Tuesday October 9th!

Reminders:
City map + write up extended to Oct 11
Spelling Sentences due Friday
Spelling Test Thursday
Layers of the Forest Project due Monday Oct 15

Special Note: This Friday we have a presentation that will last all morning on The Junior Achievement Program! More info to come!

Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and weekend and was able to stay warm.

Today the students began their busy day with Music and Library. After warming up with instruments they were able to return their books and find some new ones!


In Gym this week students are working on fitness playing different games such as Fitness Monopoly.

After gym we had Math and began our review of division! After some basic fact practice students were able to watch the math antics videos on basic and long division.
Link:https://www.mathantics.com/

We spent some time practicing these division skills and will be continuing this unit this week. Remember:
Divide
Multiply
Subtract
Bring down!

OR Dad, Mom, Sister, Brother to remember the steps of division.

In LA students were given time to reflect on the new journaling topics:

Must:

You have got to start playing ____ ! It’s awesome!

Should:

Trees be gone!

How a world without trees would impact everything!

Could:  

Write about and summarize  a movie/TV episode you currently read/saw!

The spelling words are as follows:

Spelling Words – Trees and Forests

1)              habitat*

2)              emergent*

3)              canopy*

4)              understory*

5)              subfloor* (sub-floor – alternative spelling)

6)              organism*

7)              leaves*

8)              bacteria*

9)              producers*

10)         decomposers*

11)         ecosystem

12)         nutrients

13)         deciduous

14)         coniferous

15)         biodiversity

Finally, we spent the last part of the day working on our Science layers of the forest projects which are due 

Monday!

Happy short week Thursday!

Reminders:
 No school tomorrow or Monday
Spelling Sentences due next Friday
Spelling Test next Friday
Social City Project due Tuesday Oct 9
LA Journal entry due next week

Today students had a busy day as usual!

After our morning music students immediately dove into our September Math Quiz
I was testing the students on all the concepts covered in September including: addition, subtraction, multiplication and place value. After writing the test we spent the rest of the morning correcting and reviewing the test. I am happy to report that the marks were quite good for this test! Great work room 14!

In the afternoon, students had Science in Mr Mueller covered the question:
"How do plants and living organisms interact in each layer of the forest?" 
Students explore this concept as a class with Mr Mueller using library books, computers and videos.

We wrapped up our day with some time to work on our Social City Project. This project is due Tuesday Oct 9 (Next week). If students do not have the write up and city map complete on Tuesday they will be in at every recess and lunch until it is done. I cannot stress enough the importance of completing work with the best effort and finishing homework before it is due. 

Cannot wait to see all the amazing city maps and models on Tuesday!

Message from Mr Sadowsky

Boost Athletic – After School Sports Programs

We’d like to invite all students to our After School Soccer Program at Beddington Heights School!

Boost is excited to be offering our 2nd program at Beddington Heights School! For the 2018 Fall Season, we will be offering Soccer. The programs are led by Boost Athletic founder Andrew Fleming and our sport-specific technical staff. All kids are eligible to join, whether they already play or not! We’d love to see new faces out on the field! Our program cost is $50 for each 6 week program and financial assistance is available for those who are in need, we will not turn any kids away because of cost!

If you are interested, please register online to hold your place at www.boostathletic.ca. All students must register online, but payment can be made on the first day via either cash, cheque or debit/credit through our mobile card readers. If you require financial assistance, please email andrew.fleming@boostathletic.ca after registration and indicate that it is required.

Each program has limited places for the Outdoor Season. We will limit programs to the first 30 registrations.

Programs

They are still taking registrations as it was cancelled this week and an additional week will be added.

www.boostathletic.ca

Outdoor Soccer

Tuesdays 2.30-3.30

September 25th – October 30th

Have a wonderful weekend and Thanksgiving!

Mr Lancee

Happy Frosty Tuesday Oct 2!

I was very happy to see all the students that braved the cold and made it in to school today!

The students started their day with a trip to music where they were practicing their specific instruments. I cannot wait to see all their progress at the winter concert.

In math we continued our work with multiplication of multi digit numbers. This will be the groundwork for working with decimals in a later unit. On Thursday we will be having our first official math test. This test will test the students on all the skills they have been learning in math since September.

In LA students were putting their knowledge to work with identifying different literary devices. This knowledge will help them as they begin to create poems and eventually story writing.

In the afternoon students spent the majority of time working on their newly assigned layers of the forest project. Below is the rubric and an example for the new project.

Stay warm and please drive safe!

Mr Lancee

Happy Monday Oct 1!

Wow, where did September go?!
This week...

Social
Students will be spending this week working through projects and covering municipal government concepts in class. Today we focused on City Bylaws and how they are created. We reviewed this concept for the first half of social. Students were given the remainder of the time to work on their social projects which will be due:
TUESDAY OCTOBER 2! The day after the long weekend!

Math
In Math, students are currently learning about multi digit multiplication. Students are working hard to develop their strategies for solving 2x2 and 3x2 multiplication problems. For some helpful videos and practice go to Math Antics.com and watch the multiplication part 1 and 2 videos.

Science 
In Science, Students have begun learning about the layers of the forest and the different animal classifications within them. This week our science spelling words will be due next Friday as we have two short weeks. The Spelling words are as follows:

Spelling Words – Trees and Forests

1)              habitat*

2)              emergent*

3)              canopy*

4)              understory*

5)              subfloor* (sub-floor – alternative spelling)

6)              organism*

7)              leaves*

8)              bacteria*

9)              producers*

10)         decomposers*

11)         ecosystem

12)         nutrients

13)         deciduous

14)         coniferous

15)         biodiversity

Language Arts

In LA, students have been working on creating several different poems. Today we focused on Diamante style poems. 

Have a wonderful evening!

Mr Lancee