Weekly Update: May 30

Hello! Here’s what’s happening this week:

• ELA- We are spending a lot of time working on our non-fiction projects this week.
• Social- Global Teenager Project is due on Tuesday. We’ll be doing some peer feedback and hopefully will be connecting with a class in Ontario to provide feedback to each other.
• Math- Finishing up volume on Monday and a quick review of types of triangles and coordinates on a grid.
• Art- We are working on our final art projects on Tuesday and Friday. Students should have all supplies they need.
• Genius Hour- We are missing our Genius Hour time slot on Wednesday because of the Track Meet. We will be moving our time to Friday afternoon.

A quick reminder that our Grade 6 track meet is on Friday. The schedule is available on a previous blog post.

Upcoming dates:

• June 1- Grade 6 Track Meet
• June 9- Redberry Trip
• June 15- School wide reading party (invitations to come)\
• June 17- Last day for class book exchange in library (students will need library card after this)
• June 23 (tentative)- 6Korver’s Art Show and Genius Fair
• June 28- Last day of classes!

Weekly Update: May 24

Good morning! I hope everyone had a relatively dry May long weekend! We are on the last stretch of school until summer break!

Here’s what’s happening in 6Korver this week:

• ELA- Students are busy working on their non-fiction book projects. They have been a blast to read! Students should be finished their rough copy by the end of class tomorrow- this means some students should be taking it home tonight or working on it in the library at lunch.  Miss Hartl and I will be giving mini-lessons on organization, writer’s voice, and adding “bling” to your writing. We are working on this project today, tomorrow and Thursday.
• Math- Zoo design projects should be done and handed in on Thursday morning. Students will be given time to work on them today and tomorrow. The primary goal of the project is to demonstrate knowledge of area and perimeter. On Friday, we will be introducing volume. Students are asked to bring a rectangle or square box (a shoe box, jewelry box, cake pan, etc.) that they are able to measure the perimeter, area, and volume of.
• Social Studies- we are currently working on our final Global Teenager projects. They should be completed and handed in by Tuesday, May 31. Students will have lots of time this week to work on them.
• Art- We are starting on our individual art projects on Thursday. If students need supplies, they should bring them. Our final art show is tentatively set for  Thursday, June 23 (combined with Genius Fair).
• Genius Hour- is happening today and Friday (every Day 1 and 4). Many students have fairly large projects. They should be taking some time to work on them at home. Our genius fair is tentatively scheduled for: Thursday, June 23.

With the school year slowly wrapping up, many final dates are popping up. Here is what I have on my calendar:

• May 26- Assembly at 9am; Talent night at 7pm
• June 1- Grade 6 Track Meet
• June 9- Redberry Trip
• June 15- School wide reading party (invitations to come)\
• June 17- Last day for class book exchange in library (students will need library card after this)
• June 23 (tentative)- 6Korver’s Art Show and Genius Fair
• June 28- Last day of classes!

Track and Field Schedule

Redberry Schedule

 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Grade 6 year end field trip is coming up! On June 9 we will travel by bus to Redberry Bible Camp for a full day of fun activities. The cost per student is $25. Our agenda is as follows:

7:45 am-Students arrive to their homerooms

8:00-Buses leave from the Legends Center (we can’t wait for late arrivals)

900-12:00-Activities at Redberry

12:00-12:45-Hot dog lunch-hot dogs, chips and pop provided by the grade 6 team

12:45-1:45-Activities at Redberry

1:45-Load buses for return home

2:00-Depart Redberry

3:00-Arrive in Warman in time for dismissal and busses home

We are asking students to bring the following items (depending on weather)-sunscreen, bug spray, snacks and additional lunch(if they do not like hot dogs), good walking shoes and a great attitude! We will go on our field trip rain or shine, so if it’s wet, please bring rain gear.

Weekly Update: May 16

Hello! Here is what is happening in 6Korver this week:

• ELA- Students are well into their non-fiction writing projects with Miss Hartl’s class. This week we will be looking add starting each class with a mini-lesson to make their writing more exciting and guide the organization of the writing. Most students should be done their first draft by Thursday. Students will have Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon to work on this.
• Math- Most students have a pretty strong understanding of perimeter. We will be looking at different types of polygons and finding area this week. Students will be starting on their project: Design a Zoo today.
• Social Studies- final project is under way for the Global Teenager project. We will be hopefully sharing our projects with school in Thornhill, Ontario.
• Fine Arts- students will be writing their proposals for their final art projects this week. We will start working on them next week.
• Genius Hour is booked for Tuesday of this week. Tomorrow, students will be receiving individual written feedback on their projects. They are asked to take them home for you to review with them. We have Genius Hour booked for next Tuesday and Friday.

Other things to note:

• No school on Friday, May 20 and Monday, May 23. Happy May long weekend!
• Grade 6 Track and Field Meet is Wednesday, June 1. Students are asked to sign up for at least 5 events. We will do a sign up early this week. Parent notices with approximate event times will be sent home today.
• Redberry permission form is going home today and should be returned as soon as possible. The cost is $25/student. We are going to Redberry for our final grade 6 field trip on Thursday, June 9.

Have a wonderful week!

Weekly Update: May 8

Hello! Here is what is happening in 6Korver this week:

• Math- Angles exit cards should be completed by Tuesday. At this point, students have had the opportunity to have it marked once and are doing corrections on the cards.  Next up: perimeter, area, and volume. You can start the conversation at home by discussing the difference and when you would need to know each one (ie. home renovations, buying a new carpet, etc).
• ELA- Non-fiction picture book project. Last week, each publishing company group got together to determine deadlines for research, first draft, editing days, second draft and publishing days. Most groups are working on research and should be starting to write their articles this week. They may want/need to work on this at home this week. 
• Genius Hour- most students are excited and are deep into their projects. We are working on Genius Hour on Monday and Thursday of this week. Check with your child to discuss what their project is and what their key question is. Many students have chosen really awesome topics, but haven’t necessarily narrowed in on what their question is (ie. many students want to build a video game, but the question needs to be something along the lines of “How can I make this level impossible to complete? How can make a video game that is appropriate for my younger sister?”) Mr. Woods-Fehr and I will be working with small groups to narrow down their projects this week.
• Social Studies- we will continue to work on the Global Teenager project this week. We will also start looking at GDP in countries and how it applies to quality of life.
• Fine Arts- Students are presenting their creative dances to the class on Tuesday. Next up: students have the opportunity to take on an individual fine arts project for the rest of the year.
• Health- our last unit in health will be examining dealing with stress. We will look at the closer to the end of the month. I’d like to try and focus on math, ELA, and Social for the next week or two.

Important dates:

• Thursday, May 12- last bible history class for bible history students. There is a wrap up party the following week.
• Friday, May 20- No school. Teacher prep day.
• Monday, May 23- No school. May long weekend.
• Wednesday, June 1- Grade 6 Track and Field meet.

Have a great week!

 

Angles Practise

Check out these games:

• Alien Angles 
• Jeopardy (play with a friend or two!) 
• Kung Fu Angle

Can you find another way to practise and show me your angle knowledge?

Weekly Update: May 2

Hello! Here’s what is going on in 6Korver this week. As a reminder, I am away at the IT Summit Conference on Monday and Tuesday and away for PD on Wednesday.

• Math- finishing up angles on triangles and quadrilaterals. Students should be starting their exit cards by Wednesday. Extra help is available with these two youtube videos:

• ELA- Reader’s Workshop continues. Our non-fiction project started last week: We have met and formed publishing companies with Miss Hartl’s class. Each student has been assigned to write a “chapter” of their book. On Wednesday, students will be skyping with author Kevin Kurtz to ask him specific questions on how to write non-fiction.
• Health- we’ll be finishing up our conflict management unit this week. We’ll be exploring a couple topics regarding growth mindset to set us up for success for our Genius Hour projects.
• Fine Arts- we are starting our creative dance project this week. Students will be developing their own creative dance in small groups. They will perform them to the class next week.
• Genius Hour- students have started on their genius hour projects. We will meet on Wednesday to continue working on them. Check with your child as to what their project is and if there are any supplies they should be bringing from home.
• Social Studies- we’ll be starting on our final project with the global teenager project this week.

Have a great week!

Amy