It's Another Fantastic Friday!!!
Celebrate your learning this week!!! Talk to your parents about one thing that has really stuck with you in your learning.
Important Reminders:
1. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on March 25th and 26th. Information has been sent home about how to sign up for these conferences.
Another Terrific Thursday!!
In Science, Room 6 is going to be finishing our Sky Science unit and Room 5 has made aliens and discussed their adaptations. Please talk to your parents about the most exciting and interesting part of our Sky Science unit.
Important Reminders:
1. Room 6: Please bring in empty cereal boxes for an upcoming science activity.
2. Cst. Enzie will be visiting Room 5 on Thursday to talk about online safety.
3. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on March 25th and 26th. Information has been sent home about how to sign up for these conferences.
4. Please complete and return the survey regarding possible Shortened Fridays for the 2021/2022 school year. This is on the bright pink paper that was sent home with your child.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
Fun Fact for St. Patrick's Day 😀:
In Chicago, they dye the river green in order to celebrate this special day.
https://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/dyeing-of-the-chicago-river
Important Reminders:
1. Room 6: Please bring in empty cereal boxes for an upcoming science activity.
2. Cst. Enzie will be visiting Room 5 on Thursday to talk about online safety.
3. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on March 25th and 26th. Information has been sent home about how to sign up for these conferences.
4. Please complete and return the survey regarding possible Shortened Fridays for the 2021/2022 school year. This is on the bright pink paper that was sent home with your child.
It's Been a Terrific Tuesday!!!
This week we have the privilege of hosting Cst. Mark Enzie in our classrooms to discuss online safety. Cst. Enzie is our School Resource Officer. He spoke to Room 6 today and he will visit Room 5 on Thursday. Some of the points he covered was:
-phones should be left with parents at bedtime
-everything you put online is traceable and cannot be deleted
-do not share personal information
-be careful of the number of pictures that you post online
-do not post anything inappropriate (pictures, memes, etc.)
-texting- nothing can actually be deleted
-when using a chat room, you don't actually know who you are speaking to
-in chat rooms, everything is watched
-don't accept friend requests that you don't know personally
Above all, please be careful and be kind!!!!
***Room 6 students, please begin bringing in empty cereal boxes.***
Important Reminders:
Wear Green Tomorrow for St. Patrick's Day.
Notices are coming home this week regarding parent teacher conferences. These will be held on March 25th and 26th.
A notice is also coming home regarding a survey for the possible shortened Fridays for the 2021/2022 school year. The survey is on neon pink paper. Please complete this survey and return it to your child's teacher by this Friday, March 19th.
Another Marvelous Monday!!
We hope that everyone had a fantastic weekend!
This week we are continuing our learning about Sky Science. Please share with your parents about the topics we have been discussing and the activities that we have been doing.
We are also privileged to have Constable Mark Enzie visiting us this week in both Room 5 and Room 6. He will be discussing online safety with our students. Room 6 students heard his presentation today and Room 5 will have him in their classroom on Thursday.
Important Reminders:
**Parent/Teacher Conferences are being held via phone conversations on March 25th and March 26th. More information will be coming home with students.***
**Please see below for important information regarding possible Shortened Fridays for the 2021/2022 school year.***
Another week in the books!
Today we began building our Aliens using recycled materials. Our Aliens that we have created have special adaptations that allow them to survive on the planets we have been researching. Share with a family member your favourite part of constructing your Alien.
Reminders:
- NO SCHOOL - March 12. It is a Professional Development Day.
Welcome to another Terrific Tuesday!
With our Underground to Canada novel study coming to an end, reflect on your favourite part of the story. Share with a family member your favourite part as well as the climax of the story.
Reminders:
- Start collecting recycled/reusable items for our building an alien project. Possible items: plastic containers, cardboard, cans, etc. anything that could go into a blue bin. The items will not be shared, so we do not have to quarantine.
- NO SCHOOL - March 12. It is a Professional Development Day.
School Council| March 9, 2021
Please mark your calendars and join us for the next School Council meeting on March 9, 2021 at 6:30 pm. I will be presenting a proposal for a Shortened Friday for Professional Learning beginning in the 2021-22 school year. We meet virtually through TEAMS.
There will also be further opportunities to provide feedback as the consideration of the Shortened Day process progresses. More information will be available on the Vista Heights website https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/VistaHeights/Pages/default.aspx
Please use this link:
Happy Monday!
Today we finished our research notes for our chosen planets. After our notes were taken, we started to decide which adaptations we are going to give our Aliens we will be designing this week. Share with a family member how you plan to adapt your Alien to live on your chosen planet.
Reminders:
- Start collecting recycled/reusable items for our building an alien project. Possible items: plastic containers, cardboard, cans, etc. anything that could go into a blue bin. The items will not be shared, so we do not have to quarantine.
- NO SCHOOL - March 12. It is a Professional Development Day.
School Council| March 9, 2021
Please mark your calendars and join us for the next School Council meeting on March 9, 2021 at 6:30 pm. I will be presenting a proposal for a Shortened Friday for Professional Learning beginning in the 2021-22 school year. We meet virtually through TEAMS.
There will also be further opportunities to provide feedback as the consideration of the Shortened Day process progresses. More information will be available on the Vista Heights website https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/VistaHeights/Pages/default.aspx
Please use this link:
Celebrate another week of learning together!
Reminder:
-Start collecting recycled / reusable items for our building an alien project. Possible items: plastic containers, cardboard, cans, etc. anything that could go into a blue bin. The items will not be share, so we do not have to quarantine.
-NO SCHOOL - March 12. It is a Professional Development Day.
School Council| March 9, 2021
Please mark your calendars and join us for the next School Council meeting on March 9, 2021 at 6:30 pm. I will be presenting a proposal for a Shortened Friday for Professional Learning beginning in the 2021-22 school year. We meet virtually through TEAMS.
There will also be further opportunities to provide feedback as the consideration of the Shortened Day process progresses. More information will be available on the Vista Heights website https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/VistaHeights/Pages/default.aspx
Please use this link:
In our novel of Underground to Canada, the author Barbara Smucker expertly uses imagery and figurative language, often including animals. Teach a family member what you know about imagery. What example do you remember as the most important from the book? Why? What did this mean?
Homework:
Mathetics - 15 minutes
Reminder:
-Start collecting recycled / reusable items for our building an alien project. Possible items: plastic containers, cardboard, cans, etc. anything that could go into a blue bin. The items will not be share, so we do not have to quarantine.
-NO SCHOOL - March 12. It is a Professional Development Day.
Please teach a family member what you learned today in Math about shapes and their measurements. Be specific in your instructions and be sure to include some visuals about your lesson.
Homework:
Mathetics - 15 minutes
Reminder:
-Start collecting recycled / reusable items for our building an alien project. Possible items: plastic containers, cardboard, cans, etc. anything that could go into a blue bin.
-NO SCHOOL - March 12. It is a Professional Development Day.
We are going to begin our study of the planets. Which planet have you chosen to study? Why? What would you need to know about your planet, knowing you will need to create an alien that could adapt to your planets living conditions?
Homework:
Mathletics - 15 minutes
Reminder:
-Start collecting recycled / reusable items for our building an alien project. Possible items: plastic containers, cardboard, cans, etc. anything that could go into a blue bin. The items will not be share, so we do not have to quarantine.
-NO SCHOOL - March 12. It is a Professional Development Day.
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...
