Week 9 : November 1st

Homeroom: 

Please note that Our Remembrance Day Assembly will be on Friday the 8th at 9:00am.

ELA:

We are reading Uneasy Homecoming so that we can practice building suspense in our own stories. The focus is on making connections to the story, learning new vocabulary & looking for those foreshadowing moments. Uneasy Homecoming story
Social: Turcotte
This week we had some time to get ready for our first quiz on the introduction and Chapter 1. We had the quiz and the marks are now uploaded on PowerSchool. Next week, we'll start Chapter 2 : La démocratie en action.

Math: Poirier

There are the Math homework from Nov 4th – Nov 8th:

Lundi:        p.81 # 10-11-12

Mardi:        p. 83 # 14-15-16

Mercredi:   p. 83 # 12-13-14

Jeudi:         Review sheet

Vendredi:   Pas de devoir

We will have a Math Quiz on “Priorite des operations” et “entiers relatifs (-/+ numbers) Tuesday November 12^th 2019.

Priorité des opérations

1-Parenthèses

2- Division, Multiplication, 

3- Addition, Soustraction

Nombres entiers relatifs

Placer sur une droite numérique et thermomètre

La différence (Ce qui les sépare)

Les problèmes à résoudre (réponse en chiffre et en mots)

Ordre croissant et décroissant

Nombres opposés

FLA : Poliquin

This week we finished looking into how to find a verb in a sentence by using the strategies seen in class : encadre par ne...pas, c'est une action, je ne peux pas l'enlever de la phrase.  We watched the movie ''Nightmare before Christmas'' (L'étrange Noël de Monsieur Jack) and the students had a short listening evaluation about it.  Next week, we will go over the strategies to find the subjects to be able to conjugate the verbs well in a sentence.  We will also start a novel study in class about this book : ''La plus grosse poutine au monde''.

Week 8 : October 25th

Homeroom
October 31st is Halloween. Students are invited to dress up if their costume follow some parameters :

• Avoid excessive gore
• Weapons of any kind are not permitted
• No masks
• Please use discretion when choosing attire, remembering the school environment includes students with varying sensitivities
• Ensure costumes are easy to get into and out of for the washroom
• Ensure costumes allow for safe and easy movement at school and will not interfere with your child's ability to participate in regular class work and in gym class.

ELA:
Language Power 1 - 20 Due Monday 28th
The work on Charles (the front of the worksheet with Laurie & Charles and the inside flaps are for you to write and draw about your own Light and Dark side).

Math 6 - Poirier

There are the Math homework from Oct 28th – Oct 31th:

Lundi:        p.80 # 1-2-3

Mardi:       p. 80 # 4-5-6

Mercredi: p. 81 # 7-8-9

Jeudi:         Pas de devoir

Vendredi:  Pas de devoir

Science 6 - Poirier

We will have a test on Astronomy (the whole unit) Wednesday October 30^th.

Études pour l’examen d’Astronomie 6e

Reconnaître les objets du Ciel. (corps célestes)

Nommer les 4 planètes de gaz / Nommer les 4 planètes de roche

Placer les planètes en ordre croissant -  de la plus grosse a la plus petite
                                                            -  de la plus proche a la plus loin du soleil
                                                            -  de la plus petite a la plus grosse

La vie d’une étoile (moyenne et massive)

Les particularités des planètes (volcans, température, eau, etc…)

Reconnaître les constellations importantes (Céphée, grande et petite ourse, Dragon, Orion, Cassiopée, etc…)

Comment utiliser un chercheur d’étoiles

Les dates de Solstices et équinoxes

Les saisons (comment la terre tourne autour du soleil)

Les phases de la lune

Mon adresse galactique

Ou se lève le soleil / ou il se couche?

Les marrées

Les éclipses de lune et du soleil

Social - Turcotte

This week we presented our project to the class and voted. The projects about Technology won in both grade 6 classes. We also started to study for our first quiz using the Study Guide. The quiz will be on Wednesday, October 30th.

FLA - Poliquin

This week, students finished their short descriptive text and took some notes on how to find a verb in a sentence to help with the conjugation with their subject.  We will continue on that subject next week.  Here is the worksheets : Verbe - Sujet

Week 7: October 18th

Homeroom:

David Thompson School Parent and Band Parent Societies have teamed up to raise money for both programs! Money raised by Band students will go directly back to their personal band accounts. Every Students received an order form and it needs to be back to school before November 6th.

For Halloween, the school is organizing a contest. As a homeroom, we need to decorate our classroom door with recycled object and make it spooky. If you have any recycling that can be use for this purpose, please send it to school with your child. Thank you

Next week, students can retake their class pictures on October 24th and they have their shots on October 25th. 

FLA: Poliquin

This week, students worked on their past, present and future tense text.  They will finish this next week.  Here is the rubric I will use to evaluate them : Grille d'évaluation.


ELA: Feke
We are reading Charles & working on an assignment exploring the 2 sides of Laurie's personality. The assignment will involve writing as well as representing. It will be due on Tuesday 22nd.
Language Power 9 is due this Friday.

Science - Poirier

Students need to finish drawing the 5 constellations for each season this weekend. Bring the work  back on Monday Oct 21th.  (North Star in the middle of the sky) Look on staratlas.com


         -Petite Ourse    - Grande Ourse  - Cassiopee  - Cephee    - Dragon

Math  - Poirier

There are the Math homework from Oct 21th – Oct 25th:

Lundi:        p.73 # 8-9-10

Mardi:       p. 73 # 11-12

Mercredi: p. 76 # 1-2-3-4

Jeudi:         p. 76-77 # 5-6-7

Vendredi:  Pas de devoir

Social : Turcotte
This week, we learned about the structure of the Canadian government and different parties, on Friday the school did the Student Vote. Next week, we will complete our School Environment Improvement project and present it..

Week 6: October 11th

Homeroom:

For Halloween, the school is organizing a contest. As a homeroom, we need to decorate our classroom door with recycled object and make it spooky. If you have any recycling that can be use for this purpose, please send it to school with your child. Thank you

FLA: Poliquin


This week we listened to a song (Coton ouaté - Bleu Jeans Bleu) and the students had an evaluation where they had to listen to it again and fill in the blanks with the missing words on their sheet.  The results will be posted during the week-end on Power School.  We went over the answers on the first part of the verb tenses worksheet (infinitif, présent et imparfait).  We will correct the future tense (futur simple) next Tuesday.

Next week, we will continue working a short descriptive text about an object or a person or a place.  They need to describe their subject in the past, present and future tense.  It is class work.  I will evaluate their use of the different verb tense we have seen in class  : imparfait, présent et futur simple.
Here is the rubric I will use : Temps des verbes.

We will go to the library on October 16th.

ELA: Feke
This week we read the short story Charles so that next week we can investigate how characters are created & developed throughout a story. How do we create interesting, multidimensional characters in our own stories.
Language Power 10 is due on Friday.

Science - Poirier

We will see the phases of the moon and review constellations.

Math  - Poirier

There will be a Math quiz on "Module 2" Wednesday October 16th, 2019
   -  Comment ecrire les nombres (tableau de valeurs, developper, symbolique, en mots)
   -  Les multiples, multiples communs et PPCM
   -  Les facteurs, facteurs communs et PGFC
   -  Arc-en ciel des facteurs, arbres des facteurs et division repetee.
   -  Nombres premiers, composes, pairs et impairs
   -  Un nombre parfait
   -  Problemes a resoudre
   -  Q'est-ce qu'une somme, quotient, difference, produit 


There are the Math homework of the week Oct 15th to Oct 18th:

Lundi:       Thanks giving - Pas de devoir
Mardi:       Se preparer pour le Quiz de Math
Mercredi:  p. 72 # 1-2-3-4
Jeudi:        p. 72 # 5-6-7
Vendredi:  Pas de devoir

Social : Turcotte

This week, we completed our study of the Canadian charter and we started to talk about politics. We watch an episode of  Dragon's Den and in groups we are getting ready to present our own school project to the class. During next week, we will organize ideas and present our school development project. We will also talk about different political party and get ready to do our Student Vote on Friday, October 18th.

FLA song

There will be a short listening evaluation this Thursday.  We read the song and listened to it together and the students will have to listen to it again Thursday and fill in the blanks with the missing words.  Here is a copy of the lyrics : Coton ouaté - Bleu Jeans Bleu.

I suggest they read the song and listen to it today and tomorrow.

FLA - homework

In FLA, students will have to finish the past tense section (Imparfait) in this booklet, "Le verbe" for Wednesday and the future tense (futur simple) for next Tuesday.

I made a mistake for the update of last week and posted it on another post (the one for this week, that is still not published).  Here is the post of last week, if you are interested :

This week we took some notes about the verb tenses : imparfait, présent, futur et infinitif.  The students also started working on a booklet about verbs and if their are not done the infinitive and the present tense they will have it as homework.  We will go over the answers Monday.

Here is the booklet : Le verbe

Next week,  the students will have to finish the verb tenses booklet and they will have a short descriptive text to write in which I will evaluate the uses of the different verb tenses we have seen so far.

FLA-Homework for Monday October 7th

We are currently working on the verb tenses (imparfait, présent, futur simple et infinitif).  The work we are doing in class will have to be done for Monday, October 7th.  We had Tuesday, Wednesday and will have tomorrow to work on the booklet.  What will not be finished, must be done for Monday.  

Sadly, students don't have a personal copy of the booklet.  If they want to finished their homework or to print it to be able to write on it, here is a copy of it : Le verbe.

Week 5: October 4th

FLA:

ELA: 
Students are working on Language Power 7&8 this week. We start each class reading or journaling, so make sure you have renewed your library book or done whatever "shark-like" behavior you need to do this week. Have a chat with your parents about The Shark & the Goldfish. They should know what it means to be a shark! Puzzle pieces and write-ups need to be done by Wednesday 2nd so that we can all start reading Charles by Shirley Jackson.

Social: Turcotte

This week in Social, we explored and discussed about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. We also talked about our school Rights and why it is important for a citizen to know them. Next week, we will start to talk about politics, how political party are formed and how to convince your audience that your ideas are the best.

Math  - Poirier

There are the Math homework of the week of Oct 7th to Oct 11th:

Lundi:       p. 65 # 5-6-7-8

Mardi:       p. 66 # 9-10-12

Mercredi:  p. 69 # 1-2

Jeudi:        p. 72 # 1-2-3 (will be done in class) No Homework for the weekend

Vendredi:   Pas de devoir

Science - Poirier

We will continue on: seasons - equinox - solstice and how the Earth rotate.