Week 4 : September 27

Homeroom Messages : Turcotte

Monday, September 30th is Orange shirt Day. 


FLA : Poliquin

Student had their test about the noun.  The results are on Power School.  We started working on the verbs in the present and the past (imparfait).  We will continue next week with the future (futur simple) and work on practicing those tenses before moving on to something new.  

Students can practice their French skills (grammar, reading, vocabulary, etc.) by going to this website: Ortholud.

Here is a summary of the different endings for the verbs : La conjugaison des verbes

Don't forget to bring your library book.  We will renew or exchange it on October 2nd.

ELA : Feke
Students have been creating their puzzle pieces this week. Representing who they are, in every aspect of their life, and writing about how their piece is a reflection of them.
Language Power 5&6 are due on Friday. Language Power 1 - 20

We had a spelling test, Morrison & McCall, on Friday. The words start easy & get more difficult as we get to 50. Grade sixes should be getting 36+ correct to demonstrate an "at grade level" for spelling. We will be doing this test about 3 times per year.

Next week we will be reading Charles & looking at how we often show different sides of our personality to different people, at different times. Charles short story


Math : Poirier

We are continuing “Multiples” and “PPCM” and will start “Facteurs”.  We continue to develop strategies for solving problems.

Students will have a Math “Diagnostic Test” on Wednesday Oct 2^nd and Thursday Oct 3^rd.

Students don’t need to study for that test.  The purpose of it is to know what they remember from grade 5 and will not be considerate for report cards.  This test will guide me on student’s level in Math.

There are the Math homework from Sept 30th – Oct 4th:

Lundi:     p.58 # 13-14-15-16

Mardi:    p. 61 # 1-2-3

Mercredi: p. 61 # 3-4-5-8

Jeudi:                    p. 65 # 1-2-3-4

Vendredi:  Pas de devoir

Science : Poirier

We just finished our research on “sky object” and student will have to present their discoveries in front of class.  We will start talking about Seasons, moon, equinox and solstice.

Social Studies : Turcotte

This week in Social Studies we started to talk about decision models and different government. We also started to prepare a skit to present next week. Next week, we will finish "what is a government" and the differences between those models. Also, we will start to talk about Canadian rights and responsibilities. 

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Week 3

Homeroom Messages : Turcotte

Our school is raising money for the Terry Fox Foundation. Students can bring me loonies and toonies over the next two weeks. The school community has for objective to raise 1000$. The run will be Thursday, September 26th. 


FLA : Poliquin

This week we went to the library to get a French book to read at home or in class.  We  corrected the worksheet from last week and did a practice of the test they will have Monday.  Go through your notes about the nouns to be prepared for the short test.

ELA : Feke
This week we started a Puzzle Piece project to represent who we are as individuals. The work will also demonstrated how we are all a part of the same puzzle, working together to figure grade 6 out! Language Power 3 & 4 are due on Thursday so we have had some time to improve our grammar. We also visited the Learning Commons to find books we are excited to read. Every day we have a job to do when we come into class: Monday is read or journal, Tuesday is reading, Wednesday is journal, Thursday is reading and Friday is read or journal. 
Next week I will be working with small groups for guided reading during the start of class. The Puzzle Piece Project will be due on Wednesday 25th at the start of class. 

Math : Poirier

This week, (sept 23rd – sept 27^th) we are starting “estimation, multiples et multiples communs”.

There are the Math homework from sept 23rd – sept 27^th :

Lundi:     p.54 # 8-9-10-11

Mardi:    p. 56 # 1-2-3

Mercredi: p. 56-57 # 4-5-6

Jeudi:      p. 57 # 7-9-10

Vendredi:  Pas de devoir

Science : Poirier

We just finished the solar system and we will start a project about “objets du ciel”

The students picked the subject they want to explore and will have 5 days to complete a ‘Google slide” about the object they picked.

Social Studies : Turcotte

This week in Social, we worked on democracy related vocabulary, what they means and how do they relate to our Canadian government, what are the pillars of democracy and what they represent. Next week, we will complete this section and start talking about the different government and decision making in a community. 

Homeroom Messages : Turcotte

Our school is raising money for the Terry Fox Foundation. Students can bring me loonies and toonies over the next two weeks. The school community has for objective to raise 1000$. The run will be Thursday, September 26th. 

Meet the Teacher - Thursday, September 19 5:00 - 8:00pm

Parent - Teacher - Students Conferences - Mett the Learner - Friday, September 20 9am - 2:30pm

Volleyball Tryouts : Jr Boys - Monday and Wednesday from 2:45pm to 4:00pm

                               Jr Girls - Tuesday and Thursday from 2:45pm to 4:00pm

Math : Poirier

Grade 6 students received their Math Textbook on Wednesday Sept 11th.
We will ask all students to cover there book for Wednesday Sept 18th.

We are reviewing numbers and learn how to recognize and write big numbers until "Billions".

There are the homework of the week (Sept 16th to Sept 20th):
-Monday p. 48 # 1-2-3-4-5
-Tuesday p. 49 # 7-8-10-11
-Wednesday p.53 #2-3-5-6
-Thursday p. 54 # 8-9-10-11
-Friday: no homework (have a nice weekend)

Science : Poirier

We start our unit of "Astronomie"
This week we talked about space and explored the solar system.

Social Studies : Turcotte

Last week, we started our first chapter on democracy where it is from and how it is present in our everyday life. We will continue our learning next week by adding some new terms and vocabulary to our knowledge and extending our understanding of the concept.

FLA - Week 2

This week we went over what we knew about the noun and took notes about it.  The students had to find nouns (proper, common, feminine and masculine) in a text and search the rules that tell us how to transform a masculine word into a feminine word and a singular word into a plural word.

Below is a link for the worksheets we did and are still working on : 

Le nom (worksheet)
Le genre et le nombre des mots 

Students must be prepared when arriving in class.  That means they must have their FLA binder and the worksheets we are working on.  I will rarely have an extra copy of what we are currently working on, so whoever will lose their worksheet will have to print it from the blog.

Vicky Poliquin

ELA:
This week we were working on The Shark & the Goldfish. This book is about becoming a "shark" in order to build resilience & independence. We talked about ways to connect to the book, through text to self, text to text and text to world. It's important to build routine, so we will be reading or journalling at the start of every class. Grammar is also important to practice so we will be using Language Power on a weekly basis to keep our skills up. This week we did lesson 1&2.
      Next week: We will continue our reading of The Shark & the Goldfish. Students will also begin the fun project of representing themselves as a piece of a puzzle. The Puzzle Piece will represent each individual's skills, likes, family etc. with a  corresponding piece of writing to explain why the symbols and words are the way they are!
Language Power

Bienvenue

Homeroom : Turcotte

Monday, September 9th is school pictures day. 


ELA : Feke

It is lovely to be back to reading and writing again! Please ensure you have a notebook (or one will be provided for you) and a book to read on Monday 9th. I’ve included the course outline for your perusal: Course Outline 6

FLA : Poliquin

Good to have you back again this year!  This week we went over the course outline (click here to see it) and the students started a short worksheet on how to use the dictionary.  The students also brainstormed and tried to remember whatever they could on those two subjects :  grammar and descriptive writing.  There was a lot of interesting information given by the students.  Here are two pictures of their cooperative work.

 

Also, here is the link with the video about the “Alphabet”.


Social Studies : Turcotte

Welcome back to David Thompson grade 6s! It will be my pleasure to be your homeroom teacher and your social studies teacher this year. You can click on the  Course Outline 6 SS to find all the information about what we will be studying in Social Studies this year. This week, we started slowly by getting to know each other, we talked about our class routines and reviewed the geography of our country.

Math & Science : Poirier

After just 4 days of school, students had the opportunity to meet with friends, review some grade 5 knowledge from last year and meet there new teachers.

I am teaching Math, Science and art to all grade 6 students. Students are expected to speak French in my class at all time. You will notice that Social Studies and French Language Art teachers will ask for the same expectations. This is your kid's first challenge of the year. All year long, I will be there to help students in any of there school challenges.

Each Student will receive a Textbook in Math. We will ask students to cover those textbooks with strong paper (not just a book sock). They will get there own textbook before mid-September.

In Math, students will have homework every day from Monday to Thursday (never on weekend). In Science they might get 5 to 6 projects in the whole year.

You can find the courses outlines by clicking on the following links : Course Outline Math 6 Course Outline Science 6 Course Outline Art 6

jgpoirier@cbe.ab.ca

Phys. Ed. : Thalheimer

This week in Phys. Ed. we introduced the students to all the PE Teachers and talked about the expectations of PE. We explained how the students will be assessed throughout the term as well. All the students should have received a PE Locker in the Change Room. They should be bringing their Gym Strip home on Fridays to get it washed for the upcoming week. We started our Soccer Module this week and will continue that into next week as well! Have a great weekend.