A very special thank you goes out to each member of our Vista Heights learning family, including our fabulous Room 5 and 6 students and their parents and caregivers. We hope that you carry even a small piece of your learning from Vista Heights where ever your journey may take you. Stay well and see you later...
Today we had our on-line Graduation ceremony. Parents, please check your email for a private link that will be sent to within the next few days.
Homework:
Mathletics - Our accounts will close at the end of this school year. Please complete all your assigned activities
Reminders:
There are many activities coming up to close up our Learning Journey:
*We will be walking to the park on Valleyview Road sometime on Thursday or Friday (depending on the weather)
1. Thursday, June 24: 10:30: On-line Grade 6 Graduation Assembly. You may wear fancy clothes for a photo opportunity before the assembly. Be sure to bring a change of clothing for the afternoon activities.
Pizza lunch will follow the assembly for Room 5 and 6.
Parents will be sent information on how to view the assembly using Google Classroom.
2. Friday, June 25: Pyjama Day - wear your pyjamas if you would like to
All school belongings and learning materials will go home today. Report cards will be handed out.
3. Monday, June 28: Sports Day
Last day of school.
We have been busy writing about our Vista Heights learning adventure. Please share with a member of your family what you are really proud of this year. What would you like to work on for next year?
Homework:
Mathletics - Our accounts will close at the end of this school year. Please complete all your assigned activities
Reminders:
There are many activities coming up to close up our Learning Journey:
Reminders:
There are many activities coming up to close up our Learning Journey:
*We will be walking to the park on Valleyview Road sometime on Thursday or Friday (depending on the weather)
1. Thursday, June 24: 10:30: On-line Grade 6 Graduation Assembly. You may wear fancy clothes for a photo opportunity before the assembly. Be sure to bring a change of clothing for the afternoon activities.
Pizza lunch will follow the assembly for Room 5 and 6.
Parents will be sent information on how to view the assembly using Google Classroom.
2. Friday, June 25: Pyjama Day - wear your pyjamas if you would like to
All school belongings and learning materials will go home today. Report Cards will go home on Friday
3. Monday, June 28: Sports Day
Last day of school.
Share with a member of your family what has been your favourite read aloud this year. Why is this book your favourite? Can you give at least 3 reasons?
Homework:
Mathletics - Our accounts will close at the end of this school year. Please complete all your assigned activities
Reminders:
There are many activities coming up to close up our Learning Journey:
*We will be walking to the park on Valleyview Road sometime on Thursday or Friday (depending on the weather)
1. Thursday, June 24: 10:30: On-line Grade 6 Graduation Assembly. You may wear fancy clothes for a photo opportunity before the assembly. Be sure to bring a change of clothing for the afternoon activities.
Pizza lunch will follow the assembly for Room 5 and 6.
Parents will be sent information on how to view the assembly using Google Classroom.
2. Friday, June 25: Pyjama Day - wear your pyjamas if you would like to
All school belongings and learning materials will go home today.
3. Monday, June 28: Sports Day
Last day of school. Report cards will be handed out.
Our final full week of school is here! We continue to study Air, Aerodynamics and Flight in Science. Share with a member of your family what Mathematician discovered how the movement of fluids connects to air to allow us to design an airfoil wing for flying. How do bird adapt their bodies for flying?
Homework:
Mathletics - Our accounts will close at the end of this school year. Please complete all your assigned activities
Reminders:
There are many activities coming up to close up our Learning Journey:
1. Thursday, June 24: 10:30: On-line Grade 6 Graduation Assembly. You may wear fancy clothing for a photo opportunity before the assembly. Be sure to bring a change of clothing for the afternoon activities.
Pizza lunch will follow the assembly for Room 5 and 6.
Parents will be sent a Google Classroom link to view a recording of the assembly.
2. Friday, June 25: Pyjama Day - wear your pyjamas if you would like to
All school belongings will come home. Be sure to bring your backpack or a plastic bag.
3. Monday, June 28: Sports Day
Last day of school. Report cards will be handed out.
It's A Fantastic Friday!!
Celebrate a wonderful week of learning! Well done!
**As the school year draws to a close, please be thinking about what the most important part of your school experience has been this year.**
**Indigenous People's Day is on Monday, June 21st. We will be having a whole school assembly at 9:30 am that day.**
Important Information for Grade 6 students!!!
**Grade 6 students, please bring or email a baby picture for a slide show for our on-line graduation assembly. The picture will be returned. Information will be coming in the future about access to the recorded on-line assembly.**
Important reminders for all students:
1. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
2. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
3. More important dates are coming up and will be shared with you in the next few days.
4. Practice Mathletics each day for 20 minutes
It's Been a Great Thursday!!
Keep going with all of your hard work! You're doing great!!
**As the school year draws to a close, please be thinking about what the most important part of your school experience has been this year.**
**Indigenous People's Day is on Monday, June 21st. We will be having a whole school assembly at 9:30 am that day.**
Important Information for Grade 6 students!!!
**Grade 6 students, please bring or email a baby picture for a slide show for our on-line graduation assembly. The picture will be returned. Information will be coming in the future about access to the recorded on-line assembly.**
Important reminders for all students:
1. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
2. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
3. More important dates are coming up and will be shared with you in the next few days.
4. Practice Mathletics each day for 20 minutes
It's Been a Wonderful Wednesday!!!
Keep going with all of your hard work everyone. We're almost there :)
**Indigenous People's Day is on Monday, June 21st. We will be having a whole school assembly at 9:30 am that day.**
Rooms 5 and 6 have been thinking about and discussing our Vista Heights Community and how it is important to each person. Please talk to your parents about what Vista Heights means to you and the importance that it plays in your life.
Important Information for Grade 6 students!!!
**Grade 6 students, please bring or email a baby picture for a slide show for our on-line graduation assembly. The picture will be returned. Information will be coming in the future about access to the recorded on-line assembly.**
Important reminders for all students:
1. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
2. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
3. More important dates are coming up and will be shared with you in the next few days.
4. Practice Mathletics each day for 20 minutes
Happy Tuesday!!!
Please continue talking to your parents about what you are learning at school each day.
Room 5 and 6 are now both studying Air and Aerodynamics.
Room 6 is also beginning to look at Fairytales and Fractured Fairytales. Please give your parents some examples of these.
Important Information for Grade 6 students!!!
**Grade 6 students, please bring or email a baby picture for a slide show for our on-line graduation assembly. The picture will be returned. Information will be coming in the future about access to the recorded on-line assembly.**
Important reminders for all students:
1. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
2. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
3. More important dates are coming up and will be shared with you in the next few days.
4. Practice Mathletics each day for 20 minutes
Happy Monday!!!
We hope that you all had a great weekend! We are in the final two weeks of learning for this school year. There are some important events coming up during that time, so please pay close attention to any notices that go home or any announcements from your teachers.
Important Information for Grade 6 students!!!
**Grade 6 students, please bring or email a baby picture for a slide show for our on-line graduation assembly. The picture will be returned. Information will be coming in the future about access to the recorded on-line assembly.**
Important reminders for all students:
1. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
2. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
3. More important dates are coming up and will be shared with you in the next few days.
4. Practice Mathletics each day for 20 minutes
It's Friday!!!!
We made it through another week and you should all be very proud of yourselves. We are getting close to summer vacation, but we've still got some great learning to do.
Important Information for Grade 6 students!!!
**Grade 6 students, please bring or email a baby picture for a slide show for our on-line graduation assembly. The picture will be returned. Information will be coming in the future about access to the recorded on-line assembly.**
Important reminders for all students:
1. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
2. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
3. More important dates are coming up and will be shared with you in the next few days.
4. Practice Mathletics each day for 20 minutes
Welcome to Thursday!!!!
Room 5, please talk to your parents about the most interesting thing you've learned so far in the unit on Flight.
Room 6 has been working to finish up some units. Please talk to your parents about what you learned about Canadian Confederation.
Important Information for Grade 6 students!!!
**Grade 6 students, please bring or email a baby picture for a slide show for our on-line graduation assembly. The picture will be returned. Information will be coming in the future about access to the recorded on-line assembly.
Important reminders for all students:
1. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
2. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
3. More important dates are coming up and will be shared with you in the next few days.
4. Practice Mathletics each day for 20 minutes
It's Wednesday!!!! We hope it's been amazing!!!
The year is quickly coming to a close and we are so proud of all of you for your hard work this year. We're almost there.
Room 5 is continuing to learn about Air and Aerodynamics.
Room 6 will begin this Science unit later this week.
Important Reminders:
1. Grade 6 bring or email a baby picture for a slide show for our on-line graduation assembly. The picture will be returned. Information will be coming in the future about access to the recorded on-line assembly.
2. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
3. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
4. More important dates are coming up and will be shared with you in the next few days.
5. Practice Mathletics each day for 20 minutes.
It's Been a Terrific Tuesday!!
Celebrate your learning today by discussing one thing that you accomplished at school that you are very proud of.
Room 5 has begun their study on Flight and Aerodynamics. Please talk to your parents about one thing that is interesting so far to in this unit.
Room 6 is completing their Nursery Rhyme News Casts. Please talk to your parents about which Nursery Rhyme you focused on and what the event was that you were reporting on.
Important Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring an extra mask to school each day.
2. Last day of the school year is on Monday, June 28th. Report Cards will be handed out on this day.
Today was a Marvelous Monday!! We only have 3 Mondays left after today. We can do this!!!
We are quickly approaching the end of the school year. Please be watching for important dates and information that will be shared in the next few days.
Science
We are beginning our unit on Flight and Aerodynamics. If your class has already started this unit, please talk to your parents about what you have learned so far.
Important Reminders:
1. Please remember to wear your mask to school each day. It is also important to have clean masks at school if you need to change from the one you are wearing.
2. The last day of school is on Monday, June 28th. Report cards will be sent home on this day.
Today is Friday, June 4th. We have finished another week in our learning in grade 5/6.
We have been working on division in Math right now. Share with a family member what you are working on and the strategies that you have been using.
Reminders:
Practice Mathletics
Thursday, June 3rd, 2021
Our hot week continues. Remember to stay cool in this heat wave!
We are continuing to learn about the air in our Air and Aerodynamics unit for Science. Share with your family some of the characteristics of air that we have learned about so far.
Reminders
Practice Mathletics 20 minutes
Today is Tuesday, June 1st. We have started our last month of school!
This week is going to be very warm. Be prepared for the warm weather, dress appropriately, and bring a water bottle to stay hydrated!
Tomorrow is Red Shirt Day. Wear red to show support for people with disabilities.
Reminders:
Practice Mathletics for 20 minutes.
Today is the last day of May!
Tomorrow is June 1st! Our last month of school!
We have started our science unit on Air and Aerodynamics. Tell your family what we discussed about air today.
Wednesday is Red Shirt Day
Reminders
Practice Mathletics for 20 minutes.
We continue our writing lessons with a focus on narratives. Please teach a family member what the structure is of a well-organized narrative. What should be included in each of the 5 paragraphs? What is your narrative about? Share the characters, setting and the problem. What are the characters going to do to try and solve their problem?
Homework:
Mathletics - 20 minutes
Today we are finishing up our research projects on the Famous Five. Please share with a family member which of the Famous Five you chose and why? What were their main accomplishments directed towards women's rights?
Homework:
Mathletics - 20 minutes
Reminders:
Health notice coming home today.
Thursday, May 6th
We are moving to online learning starting tomorrow. All the information that you need is in google classroom. We are all looking forward to seeing you all online tomorrow. If you need anything, please email us and we will get back to you.
Reminders:
1. Read for 20 minutes each night.
2. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
Today was Hats On for Mental Health Day.
Social Studies - We are learning about the famous 5 in Social Studies. Share with your family your predictions about who they were and what they did for Canada.
More information is coming regarding at-home learning.
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Read for 20 minutes each night.
3. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
It's Tuesday. And it's Star Wars Day!
Language Arts - We have started learning about narrative writing. Share with your family what you have learned about the parts that make up a narrative story.
Social Studies - We continue to learn about Canada and events that shaped our identity. Share with your family what important people we are learning about.
Tomorrow is Hats on for Mental Health day.
Bring a water bottle to school. The hallways are often busy and there are not always going to be opportunities to go to the fountain.
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Read for 20 minutes each night.
3. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
Happy Monday!
It's May! It is officially the second last month of the school year!
Social Studies - We continue our learning about Canadian history and Identity. We are talking about the Canadian Pacific Railway. Share with your family what you know about the building of the railroad.
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Read for 20 minutes each night.
3. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
Happy Thursday!
Social Studies:
We started talking about the events leading up to the Confederation of July 1st 1867. Please share with a family member some of this events.
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Read for 20 minutes each night.
3. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
Happy Wednesday!
Social Studies:
We are looking at our personal identity and creating our personal Coat of Arms. Please discuss with a family member some of your identity you shared with the class.
Language Arts:
We continue our descriptive writing on our aliens. Please share with a family member some adaptations you made on your alien for it survive on its planet.
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Read for 20 minutes each night.
3. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
Social Studies:
We continue to learn about Canadian Identity. Please discuss with a family member what makes Canada unique as a country. What symbols did you use to represent Canada?
Language Arts:
We are introducing our aliens through a descriptive writing piece. Please share with a family member some unique features about your alien. How is it able to survive on its planet?
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Read for 20 minutes each night.
3. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
Happy Friday Everyone!!!!
Please take a moment to celebrate your learning this week.
If you could take one idea or concept that you learned this week to share with others, what would it be?
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. No school on Monday, April 26th. This is a PD Day.
4. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
Have a fabulous weekend!!!
A Terrific Thursday!!!!
Current Events
Please talk to your parents about some of the current events that are happening in the world.
Social Studies
Please talk to your parents about what makes Canada unique as a country. What specific items, animals, sports is Canada known for ?
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Today is the last day for Soup Club this year. Please be sure to bring extra food with you for lunch and snacks in the coming days.
3. Read for 20 minutes each night.
4. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
5. No school on Monday, April 26th. This is a PD Day.
Have a fantastic evening!
A Wonderful Wednesday It Is!!!!
Room 6 has now finished Sky Science and Underground to Canada. We are now moving into Social Studies and studying Canada and who we are as Canadians. We are also working on creating descriptive writing pieces.
Room 5 is also working on descriptive writing and learning about how Confederation influenced Canada to be the country it is today.
Current Events
Please talk to your parents about some of the current events that are happening in the world.
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Tomorrow, April 22nd, will be the last day for Soup Club this year. Please be sure to bring extra food with you for lunch and snacks.
3. Read for 20 minutes each night.
4. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
5. No school on Monday, April 26th. This is a PD Day.
Have a fantastic evening!
Terrific Tuesday!!! We hope it has truly been terrific for you 😀.
Please take time to read the information below and discuss it with your parents.
Social Studies
We will be continuing our exploration and study of who we are as Canadians.
Current Events
Room 5 is doing their presentations for Current Events and Room 6 are beginning to work on their projects. Please talk to your parents about the event that you are focusing on for your chosen current event.
Reminders:
1. Please remember to bring at least 2 clean masks to school each day.
2. Read for 20 minutes each night.
3. Play Mathletics each night for 20 minutes.
Have a fantastic evening!
Happy Monday!!! We hope it has been a fabulous one for all of you!!
Take a moment to talk about something positive that happened today.
Social Studies
We are beginning to discuss what it means to be Canadian and what our identity is as Canadians. Please talk to your parents about what it means to you to be a part of this great country.
In Room 5, the students are presenting their Current Events projects. Please remember to check your presentation time.
Language Arts
In Room 6 we have finished reading Underground to Canada and there will be a small quiz on this book tomorrow. We have already been reviewing this novel in class.
Homework Reminders: 
1. Read for 20 minutes each night.
2. Play Mathletics for 20 minutes each night.
In Room 5, we have been composing news casts based on fairy tales or nursery rhymes. Please show a member of your family what is your role in the news cast. Did you remember to include the 5 W's of the event?
Homework:
Mathletics - 20 minutes
Reminder:
Make sure you are wearing your mask during all transitions in our school, as well as in class. Be sure to take home your mask home and wash it, or bring a new mask to school everyday. Thank you for ensuring the safety of yourself, your family and your peers.
Share with a family member what is the setting of our class read aloud. How does an author make you feel like you are actually in that location?
Homework:
Mathletics - 20 minutes
Reminder:
Make sure you are wearing your mask during all transitions in our school, as well as in class. Be sure to take home your mask home and wash it, or bring a new mask to school everyday. Thank you for ensuring the safety of yourself, your family and your peers.
In Room 5 we continue our study of our personal identity and the identity of Canada utilizing symbols to represent our understanding. Share with a member of your family what symbols you have chosen to represent yourself? What about Canada? Why?
Homework:
Mathletics - 20 minutes
Reminder:
Make sure you are wearing your mask during all transitions in our school, as well as in class. Be sure to take home your mask home and wash it, or bring a new mask to school everyday. Thank you for ensuring the safety of yourself, your family and your peers.
Another fabulous Monday is here! We continue to focus on kindness, mindfulness and initiative at our school with our Certificate of Hearts program. Explain to a member of your family how you could earn a Certificate of Heart and the recognition that comes with it.
Homework:
Mathletics - 20 minutes
Reminder:
Make sure you are wearing your mask during all transitions in our school, as well as in class. Be sure to take home your mask home and wash it, or bring a new mask to school everyday. Thank you for ensuring the safety of yourself, your family and your peers.
Welcome back after our Spring break! We welcome Mrs. Kong back to our Grade 5/6 learning team. Share with a member of your family what are your celebrations as a learner. What are your learning goals before the end of this school year? What strategies do you have to support your goals?
Homework:
Mathletics - 20 minutes every night to review
A very special thank you goes out to each member of our Vista Heights learning family, including our fabulous Room 5 and 6 students and thei...
