Friday, December 6

Messages and Reminders:
Our LWW chapter 7-12 quiz will likely be on Wednesday. Our fractions unit test is on Friday. The Reading... Give It a Shot program is going on until Friday, so make sure to return reading logs in exchange for hockey cards.

Morning recap:
This morning all grade six students helped put away the equipment and chairs from the winter concert. When we got up to class, we began with read to self or read to someone. During language arts, we listened to chapter 10 of LWW and did the chapter questions together as a class. In math, we did some practice converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. When our buddies came to visit, we did activities that connect to December's pillar of perseverance. Ms. Winston read one of her very favourite books to us. It's called A Perfectly Messed-Up Story and is about a boy who is trying to tell a story but things keep getting in his way. He initially wants to give up but then realizes he can work through the challenges and keep going. After the story, we helped our buddies put some perseverance synonyms in alphabetical order, sorted scenarios into ones that show perseverance and ones that don't, and wrote examples of times when each of us persevered. We also had our lockdown drill in the middle of buddies. We had talked first thing this morning about lockdown expectations and how we needed to set a good example for our little buddies. Most of us did well. After saying goodbye to our buddies, we ended the morning at gym with all the grade sixes.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Upcoming important dates:
Wednesday, December 11 - LWW chapter 7-12 quiz
Friday, December 13 - fractions unit test
Friday, December 13 - last day of the Reading... Give It a Shot program
Wednesday, December 18 - red and green day
Thursday, December 19 - fun lunch
Thursday, December 19 - last day of school - report cards sent home
Friday, December 20 - non-instruction day
December 21 - January 5 - winter break
Monday, January 6 - school resumes