Today is Orange Shirt Day. We had a discussion around what this day represents in our history. Explain to a family member the meaning of this day for you. What makes you feel like you belong? 

Homework:

Practice keyboarding by using the Blog Websites.  If you use our lessons at home, be sure to type at least 15 wpm with 90% accuracy before you move to the next level.  You can sign your lesson record at school.

Reminder:

Google Classroom contains assignments for those students who are working from home.  Please check everyday to see what your tasks are. 

We have begun to practice our keyboarding skills.  Please explain to a family member which keys are considered home row.  What is the important feature of these keys?  Do you need to use 2 hands to type?  Why or why not? What is the most important skill needed for keyboarding? 

Homework:

Practice keyboarding by using the Blog Websites.  If you use our lessons at home, be sure to type at least 15 wpm with 90% accuracy before you move to the next level.  You can sign your lesson record at school.

Reminder:

Google Classroom contains assignments for those students who are working from home.  Please check everyday to see what your tasks are. 

 Monday September 28th, 2020

Welcome back and Happy Monday everyone! 

In science, we started the conversation around weather. We learned about what causes weather.  Share with a member of your family what you think is the main cause of weather and how it comes to be.  Why?

In language arts, we began diving into Power Reading and its elements. We will continue to explore this topic throughout the week!

Reminders:

**Please remember to get your Digital Citizenship Contracts signed by your parents and returned to your teachers.**

**Please return demographic forms to your teachers.**

Thursday

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

Wow! We made it! It's the end of another amazing 4-day week. Good job everyone!!

No school tomorrow.

Enjoy your weekend!!!

Reminders:

**Please remember to get your Digital Citizenship Contracts signed by your parents and returned to your teachers.

**Please remember to book Parent Teacher Conferences online.  These will be held through phone conversations today Thursday, September 24th, and tomorrow Friday, September 25th.  

**Please return demographic forms to your teachers.**

Wednesday

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Digital Citizenship Contracts go home today. Please ensure they are signed by your parents and returned to your teachers.

We had fun linking math to the World! We had the opportunity of decoding some math codes related to the World (eg 10=N in a PN, 8= S in a SS). We also made some as well (eg. 12= h in h a d, 1 = Qu in E).

We practiced "Mindful Breathing" in class today. Please practice this with your families.

We get to go outside for our "Sharing Circle". We practiced active listening and taking turns.

 

*Making mistakes is good for you. It makes your brain grow!- Great Mathematical mindset

Reminders:

**Please remember to book Parent Teacher Conferences online.  These will be held through phone conversations tomorrow Thursday, September 24th, and Friday, September 25th.  

**Please return demographic forms to your teachers.**

Tuesday

 Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

In social studies, we are learning about different types of government. Please discuss the type of government we have in Canada with your families.

We discussed "The brain-body connections". Please explain to your families why we would remove our hands from a hot stove quickly without thinking. What part/parts of the brain is/are at play here?

Reminders:

**Please remember to book Parent Teacher Conferences online.  These will be held through phone conversations on Thursday, September 24th, and Friday, September 25th.  

**Please return demographic forms to your teachers.**

Monday

Monday, September 21st, 2020

Happy Monday!

We hope you all had a restful weekend after a full week of school, and ready to continue on our learning journey!

Have an awesome week, doing awesome things!

YOU ARE ALL DOING GREAT!

* We continue to discover amazing facts about our brain. Please talk to your parents and siblings (if any) about our discoveries.

*Using dominoes for subitizing in math was great! Please discuss with your family how we use different mathematical mindset to solve problems in math.

Reminders:

**Please remember to book Parent Teacher Conferences online.  These will be held through phone conversations on Thursday, September 24th, and Friday, September 25th.  

**Please return demographic forms to your teachers.**

 It's A Fabulous Friday!!

Celebrate Your Learning This Week!!!  You all did an amazing job!!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Reminders:

**Please remember to book Parent Teacher Conferences online.  These will be held through phone conversations next Thursday, September 24th and Friday, September 25th.  

**Please return demographic forms to your teachers.**

Thinking Thursday

Please think about what has worked really well for you at school so far this year. 

Wellness

Room 5

Please tell your parents more about what you have learned about the brain and mindfulness so far.

Room 6

Please tell your parents about your talking stick and the meaning of each part.

Math

Please tell your parents about the how playing a game like Tic Tac Toe involves math.  

Important Reminders

A notice about Parent Teacher Conferences was sent home yesterday with your child.  This notice contains a lot of important information.  Please be sure to read it through and email or call your child's teachers if you have any questions.

Please return demographic forms to your teachers.

Please ensure that you bring a clean mask to school each day, along with an extra one in your backpack.

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

It's been a Wonderful Wednesday!!

Social Studies

Please talk to your parents about what you have learned so far about democracy and how decisions are made in a democracy.

Math

Please discuss with your parents about how your would like to change your Mathematical Mindset.  

How have you learned to think differently about math so far?

Reminders

Please remember to return your demographic forms to your teachers.  

Please take your masks home each day to wash and then bring a fresh mask to school each day.  You are also encouraged to have an extra mask in your backpack.

Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

It's Been a Terrific Tuesday!!!

We have been talking about wellness and how it can influence different areas of our lives.  Please talk to your parents about how you can focus on wellness in the areas of:

Physical

Emotional

For Room 6, please talk to your parents about your talking stick and why you chose the pipe cleaners and beads that you did.

For Room 5, please talk to your parents about what you have learned about the brain so far.  Please name three parts of the brain and the leaders that go with each part.

Reminders:

** Please remember to return your demographic forms to your teacher.**

 Monday, September 14th, 2020

Happy Monday!

We hope that you all had a great weekend and are ready for another amazing week of learning.

We are so proud of all of you for your patience and cooperation with wearing your masks each day at school.  We know it isn't always easy, but you are all doing a great job and we are thankful for your willingness to work at keeping everyone safe.  

*Today we started talking about math and how we feel about this subject.

*We have also been trying our hand at art and learning that it is always beneficial to try something new.  Please ask me about Picasso and what "ish" means.

*Please talk to your parents about your Talking Stick and what each part means.

Reminders:

1.  Please remember to take your masks home each night to wash them and make sure they are fresh for the next day.

2.  Please remember to return your demographic forms to your teachers.

Celebrate your first full week of school! Well done Grade 5 and 6!

Quote:

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction your choose" 

- Dr. Seuss

Reminder:

Please remember to bring a water bottle with you to school next week.

Return Demographic forms.

Today we reviewed the CBE Digital Citizenship expectations for technology use and created a chart of DO's and DON'Ts for our classroom. We also began working on our own personal Talking Sticks by carefully choosing materials that represent who we are. 

Homework:

What are Talking Sticks used for in Indigenous cultures? Discuss with a family member.

Reminder:

Please remember to bring a water bottle with you to school.

Return Demographic forms.

Today our class completed our conversation around what makes schools, teachers and students GREAT. We brainstormed a comprehensive list of ideas for each category! In the afternoon, we began talking about wellness and what it means to us. Wellness comes in many different shapes and forms (i.e. physical, social, environmental, emotional, spiritual and intellectual) and can look different for each person.

Homework:

What does wellness mean to you? Discuss with a family member.

Reminder:

Please remember to bring a water bottle with you to school.

Return Demographic forms.

Today we had the opportunity to request Learning Tools by sending our teachers an email explaining which tools would help us to be great learners. In the afternoon, we shared and discovered what we truly believe makes schools, students and teachers GREAT. We individually recorded our ideas in our Thought Journals before sharing with the rest of the class. 

Homework:

Open the following link posted below and review the Code of Conduct at Vista Heights School:

VHS Code of Conduct

Which Code of Conduct expectation is the most important to you?  Why?

Reminder:

Please remember to always bring a clean mask with you to school each day. Carrying an extra mask in your backpack as well is an excellent idea! 

Please bring a water bottle with you to school.

Today our class learned how to has access to the elibrary.  We will be able to select from books that are in our Learning Commons.  Our school librarian, Mrs. Reimer, will deliver our orders to our classroom. It will be like a 'Skip the Dishes' for books! Each book will be quarantined after it is returned. We will also have a daily read aloud. What are your favorite genres to read or to listen to?  Why? Do you have any suggestions for read alouds?

Homework:

Read, read, read!

Reminder:

No School on Monday, September 7.  

Welcome Leaders of Learning to our first day together on our Learning Journey! We are very excited to have the opportunity to share this Learning Journey with you.  Today was a day filled with information!  Explain to a family member what you believe is the most important CBE safety measure in our class and at our school.  Why? Can you support your thinking with facts?  

Homework:

Please share with member of your family how to get on our blog.  Why do we have a blog?  What do you notice about our blog?  How could this be useful for your learning?

Reminder:

-Tomorrow is our first day with all Vista Height students.  You will be allowed to enter in the back door when you arrive at school, anytime after 8:35.  Please remember the playground in closed before and after school.