An email was just sent out to all parents with information about Google Classroom and Google Meet. Our first Google Meeting will be on Thursday morning between 8:00 and 10:00 (please check in sometime by 9:30 so we have time to make sure everything is working). Students do not need to be online the whole time; we just want to connect and make sure we're ready to go for online learning next week.
All grade 6 students have been invited to classrooms for the 4 core subjects. The invitations go to their CBE gmail accounts. Please have them join the classes this week.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020
Updates for this week (March 30 - April 3)
Hi Room 20 Parents and Students,
I connected with many of you today either over phone or email (you all should have received an email - please let me know if you did not) to gather some information about your access to online learning. Our official platform for online learning will be up and running by next week and will likely be mainly through Google Classroom. At the bottom of this post I have included links to some how to guides for the Google platforms we will be using. You should also have received an email from the school with a bit of information about these sites.
All students have Google accounts already - the same username and password that they use for their school email and Google Drive are what they will need for Google Classroom and Meet. Most (possibly all) room 20 students know their Google usernames, and I included them in the email I sent you on Monday, March 16. If you need it resent to you, please email me (siwinston@cbe.ab.ca) and I'll pass it on to you. Students set their own passwords and I do not have access to them. If a student has forgotten their password, let me know, and I can get submit a request for it to be reset. Most of our class was on Google Drive typing their stories in March, so I don't anticipate too many username/password issues.
For this week, while teachers are working on setting up the new online classrooms, please continue using the resources that were sent to you before the break. The expectation set by Alberta Education is 5 hours of work per week, so try to get in that habit this week, and of course feel free to do more. I have been checking in on your Mathletics and CommonLit progress and will continue to check progress and give feedback / assign work throughout the week. I have all your stories marked and am currently considering the best option for sending the feedback to students. If you're one of the six students who didn't hand your story in before outdoor school, the time is now! You will be hearing from me next week if it's still not finished and shared with me Google Drive.
Here are the links to help you get started with Google Classroom and Google Meet.
BHS Parent Info about Google
Using Google Classroom
Using Google Meet (chat and video chat)
Using Google Chrome (web browser)
CBE Google Tech Support
We're still figuring things out, but email me any questions and I will do my best to find you an answer. More info will be coming your way later this week for sure.
I connected with many of you today either over phone or email (you all should have received an email - please let me know if you did not) to gather some information about your access to online learning. Our official platform for online learning will be up and running by next week and will likely be mainly through Google Classroom. At the bottom of this post I have included links to some how to guides for the Google platforms we will be using. You should also have received an email from the school with a bit of information about these sites.
All students have Google accounts already - the same username and password that they use for their school email and Google Drive are what they will need for Google Classroom and Meet. Most (possibly all) room 20 students know their Google usernames, and I included them in the email I sent you on Monday, March 16. If you need it resent to you, please email me (siwinston@cbe.ab.ca) and I'll pass it on to you. Students set their own passwords and I do not have access to them. If a student has forgotten their password, let me know, and I can get submit a request for it to be reset. Most of our class was on Google Drive typing their stories in March, so I don't anticipate too many username/password issues.
For this week, while teachers are working on setting up the new online classrooms, please continue using the resources that were sent to you before the break. The expectation set by Alberta Education is 5 hours of work per week, so try to get in that habit this week, and of course feel free to do more. I have been checking in on your Mathletics and CommonLit progress and will continue to check progress and give feedback / assign work throughout the week. I have all your stories marked and am currently considering the best option for sending the feedback to students. If you're one of the six students who didn't hand your story in before outdoor school, the time is now! You will be hearing from me next week if it's still not finished and shared with me Google Drive.
Here are the links to help you get started with Google Classroom and Google Meet.
BHS Parent Info about Google
Using Google Classroom
Using Google Meet (chat and video chat)
Using Google Chrome (web browser)
CBE Google Tech Support
We're still figuring things out, but email me any questions and I will do my best to find you an answer. More info will be coming your way later this week for sure.
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Spring break wishes
Hi Room 20 Students,
Don’t worry, this blog post isn’t about assignments. My only assignment for you right now is to enjoy spring break, even though it will be a bit different this year. I just want you to know that I’m thinking about you. This week was very strange. I don’t like being in our classroom all day without you (I actually spent most of this week downstairs so I didn’t have to be up there alone). Nothing is the same without you there. I’m in the middle of reading your stories right now and it’s nice to be able to hear your voices through your writing.
One thing I’ve thought about many times in the past few days is how grateful I am that we were at outdoor school last week. So many grade six classes will not get that experience now, but we did, and I’m so glad. I hope you made memories that you will carry with you forever; I know I did.
CBE staff have been working hard this week to figure out what school will look like for us while we can’t be together. We’ll all learn more after spring break. It’ll be different and maybe a little scary, but we’ll figure it out together.
I miss you and I hope you’re all healthy and doing okay with all the changes happening right now. I’m just an email away any time you want to chat.
Love, Ms. Winston
Don’t worry, this blog post isn’t about assignments. My only assignment for you right now is to enjoy spring break, even though it will be a bit different this year. I just want you to know that I’m thinking about you. This week was very strange. I don’t like being in our classroom all day without you (I actually spent most of this week downstairs so I didn’t have to be up there alone). Nothing is the same without you there. I’m in the middle of reading your stories right now and it’s nice to be able to hear your voices through your writing.
One thing I’ve thought about many times in the past few days is how grateful I am that we were at outdoor school last week. So many grade six classes will not get that experience now, but we did, and I’m so glad. I hope you made memories that you will carry with you forever; I know I did.
CBE staff have been working hard this week to figure out what school will look like for us while we can’t be together. We’ll all learn more after spring break. It’ll be different and maybe a little scary, but we’ll figure it out together.
I miss you and I hope you’re all healthy and doing okay with all the changes happening right now. I’m just an email away any time you want to chat.
Love, Ms. Winston
Friday, March 13, 2020
Upcoming Event Cancellations
There should be School Messenger emails going out with more details but just a note that March fun lunch, the spring dance, and the Aggie Days field trip have all been cancelled as a safety precaution surrounding corona virus.
Friday, March 13
Messages and Reminders:
All library books are due back by Monday and we will not have library next week. Parent council fundraising forms went home today - order by March 31 if you want cookie, cinnamon bun, or muffin dough. Next Thursday is spring photo day. Thursday is also the last day of school before spring break. School resumes on Monday, March 30.
Morning Recap:
We had a sleepy day today after our busy week at outdoor school. What an amazing experience it was! We started the day with our 5 students combining classes with Mr. Shackelton's 4 students to go help their grade 2 buddies in Ms. Cox's class. They needed help filming videos for language arts. When that was done, we went back up to play some games or watch a bit of a movie before going down to see our buddies. We talked about this month's pillar (responsibility) and watched The Incredibles with them before going to gym with all 20 of the grade sixes.
Have a great weekend - stay warm and healthy!
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, March 19 - spring photo day
Thursday, March 19 - last day of school before spring break
March 20 - March 29 - spring break
Monday, March 30 - back to school
All library books are due back by Monday and we will not have library next week. Parent council fundraising forms went home today - order by March 31 if you want cookie, cinnamon bun, or muffin dough. Next Thursday is spring photo day. Thursday is also the last day of school before spring break. School resumes on Monday, March 30.
Morning Recap:
We had a sleepy day today after our busy week at outdoor school. What an amazing experience it was! We started the day with our 5 students combining classes with Mr. Shackelton's 4 students to go help their grade 2 buddies in Ms. Cox's class. They needed help filming videos for language arts. When that was done, we went back up to play some games or watch a bit of a movie before going down to see our buddies. We talked about this month's pillar (responsibility) and watched The Incredibles with them before going to gym with all 20 of the grade sixes.
Have a great weekend - stay warm and healthy!
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, March 19 - spring photo day
Thursday, March 19 - last day of school before spring break
March 20 - March 29 - spring break
Monday, March 30 - back to school
Friday, March 6, 2020
Friday, March 6
Messages and Reminders:
Outdoor school is next week - we leave on Monday and return on Thursday. Click here if you need a copy of the info booklet with the packing list. Students who are not attending outdoor school have been assigned a classroom and are still expected to be at school each day. Friday is a regular school day (with some tiredness expected from both students and teachers).
Morning Recap:
This morning wrote our order of operations test. As we finished, we worked on unfinished work or did read to self. The test didn't go very well. We've seen our marks but didn't have time to go over the questions, so the tests will stay at school until we can go through them together (next Friday or the following Monday). Our guest teachers, the nursing students, were back for health today. They had us complete another survey on resilience and then explained our buddy activity. When buddies arrived, we made collages with positive things about ourselves. We ended the morning at gym with all the grade sixes.
Have a wonderful weekend! See you at the regular time on Monday to load luggage into the gym.
Outdoor school is next week - we leave on Monday and return on Thursday. Click here if you need a copy of the info booklet with the packing list. Students who are not attending outdoor school have been assigned a classroom and are still expected to be at school each day. Friday is a regular school day (with some tiredness expected from both students and teachers).
Morning Recap:
This morning wrote our order of operations test. As we finished, we worked on unfinished work or did read to self. The test didn't go very well. We've seen our marks but didn't have time to go over the questions, so the tests will stay at school until we can go through them together (next Friday or the following Monday). Our guest teachers, the nursing students, were back for health today. They had us complete another survey on resilience and then explained our buddy activity. When buddies arrived, we made collages with positive things about ourselves. We ended the morning at gym with all the grade sixes.
Have a wonderful weekend! See you at the regular time on Monday to load luggage into the gym.
Upcoming Important Dates:
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
March 19 - last day of school before spring break
March 20 - March 29 - spring break
March 30 - back to school
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Thursday, March 5
Messages and Reminders:
Stories are due tomorrow. Our order of operations test is tomorrow. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due tomorrow. Outdoor school is next week - we leave on Monday and return on Thursday. Click here if you need a copy of the info booklet with the packing list.
Morning Recap:
This morning after ignite, we wrote our third Edmonton spelling test of the year. When we were done, we peer marked them (Ms. Winston still goes over them after to double check). Everyone did the same or better than they did on the last test, which was great. In math, we wrote an integer order of operations mini quiz and did finish up math work. If all our work was finished, we did Mathletics on the laptops. We ended the morning with gym and library.
Stories are due tomorrow. Our order of operations test is tomorrow. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due tomorrow. Outdoor school is next week - we leave on Monday and return on Thursday. Click here if you need a copy of the info booklet with the packing list.
Morning Recap:
This morning after ignite, we wrote our third Edmonton spelling test of the year. When we were done, we peer marked them (Ms. Winston still goes over them after to double check). Everyone did the same or better than they did on the last test, which was great. In math, we wrote an integer order of operations mini quiz and did finish up math work. If all our work was finished, we did Mathletics on the laptops. We ended the morning with gym and library.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, March 6 - stories due
Friday, March 6 - stories due
Friday, March 6 - order of operations test
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart fundraising due
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
March 19 - last day of school before spring break
March 20 - March 29 - spring break
March 30 - back to school
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Wednesday, March 4
Messages and Reminders:
Stories are due by Friday and are now homework. Our order of operations test is on Friday. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due on Friday. Outdoor school is next week - we leave on Monday and return on Thursday. Click here if you need a copy of the info booklet with the packing list.
Morning Recap:
Our Wednesday schedule has changed a bit (gym and music schedules got switched around due to the gym being used as a lunchroom now), so we got right into story writing this morning instead of going to music first thing. We had a little over an hour to work on our stories for the last time. They can be handed in tomorrow or Friday but we are done working on them in class (they can still be printed at school if you don't have a printer at home - just make sure it is shared on Google Drive with siwinston@educbe.ca). If we were confident that we had done our best work and had completed one final editing checklist, we handed in our good copies and moved onto finish up or read to self before heading to music. During math, we continued working on our integer order of operations booklet. We did a challenge page and a math crossword puzzle if we finished early. After gym, we had a bit more time to work on math before lunch.
Stories are due by Friday and are now homework. Our order of operations test is on Friday. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due on Friday. Outdoor school is next week - we leave on Monday and return on Thursday. Click here if you need a copy of the info booklet with the packing list.
Morning Recap:
Our Wednesday schedule has changed a bit (gym and music schedules got switched around due to the gym being used as a lunchroom now), so we got right into story writing this morning instead of going to music first thing. We had a little over an hour to work on our stories for the last time. They can be handed in tomorrow or Friday but we are done working on them in class (they can still be printed at school if you don't have a printer at home - just make sure it is shared on Google Drive with siwinston@educbe.ca). If we were confident that we had done our best work and had completed one final editing checklist, we handed in our good copies and moved onto finish up or read to self before heading to music. During math, we continued working on our integer order of operations booklet. We did a challenge page and a math crossword puzzle if we finished early. After gym, we had a bit more time to work on math before lunch.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, March 6 - stories due
Friday, March 6 - stories due
Friday, March 6 - order of operations test
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart fundraising due
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
March 19 - last day of school before spring break
March 20 - March 29 - spring break
March 30 - back to school
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Tuesday, March 3
Messages and Reminders:
This week is club week at BHS. All week at lunch there are a variety of clubs that students can choose to check out during their lunch recess. Stories are due by Friday. We will work on them again tomorrow but then that's it and they will be homework. Our order of operations test is on Friday. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due on Friday. Outdoor school is next week - we leave on Monday and return on Thursday. Click here if you need a copy of the info booklet with the packing list. Students who are not attending outdoor school will be told this week what class they will be in while we are away.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we talked about the changes surrounding lunch. We will now be eating in the back half of the gym instead of upstairs in the classroom. In math, we reviewed multiplying and dividing integers and did a couple practice integer order of operations questions together before getting time to practice on our own. In language arts, we worked on our stories and reviewed the expectations for when we hand in our final draft. During gym, we started our floor hockey unit. Between gym and lunch, we had some finish up time or did read to self or read to someone if we were caught up on work.
This week is club week at BHS. All week at lunch there are a variety of clubs that students can choose to check out during their lunch recess. Stories are due by Friday. We will work on them again tomorrow but then that's it and they will be homework. Our order of operations test is on Friday. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due on Friday. Outdoor school is next week - we leave on Monday and return on Thursday. Click here if you need a copy of the info booklet with the packing list. Students who are not attending outdoor school will be told this week what class they will be in while we are away.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we talked about the changes surrounding lunch. We will now be eating in the back half of the gym instead of upstairs in the classroom. In math, we reviewed multiplying and dividing integers and did a couple practice integer order of operations questions together before getting time to practice on our own. In language arts, we worked on our stories and reviewed the expectations for when we hand in our final draft. During gym, we started our floor hockey unit. Between gym and lunch, we had some finish up time or did read to self or read to someone if we were caught up on work.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, March 6 - stories due
Friday, March 6 - stories due
Friday, March 6 - order of operations test
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart fundraising due
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
March 19 - last day of school before spring break
March 20 - March 29 - spring break
March 30 - back to school
Friday, February 28, 2020
Friday, February 28
Messages and Reminders:
There is no school for students on Monday. Stories are due by next Friday. We will probably work on them one or two more times, but they are more or less homework at this point. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due next Friday. Outdoor school is coming up soon! We leave March 9 and return March 12.
Morning Recap:
We started the day with the February pillars of care assembly. After helping clean up the assembly, we headed upstairs for a health workshop. We have had nursing students in to observe the grade six classes a few times, and a couple weeks ago they had us complete a survey. Based on the results of that survey, they developed a variety of activities around self-confidence and perseverance. Today we wrote letters to our future selves and played self care bingo. The bingo cards had ideas such as drinking enough water and spending time with family and friends. We spent a few minutes going over the rubric that will be used to mark our stories (it is the same rubric that is used for the PATs) and then we ended the morning at gym with all the grade sixes.
Have a great weekend!
Upcoming Important Dates:
Monday, March 2 - non-instruction day
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart fundraising due
Friday, March 6 - stories due
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
There is no school for students on Monday. Stories are due by next Friday. We will probably work on them one or two more times, but they are more or less homework at this point. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due next Friday. Outdoor school is coming up soon! We leave March 9 and return March 12.
Morning Recap:
We started the day with the February pillars of care assembly. After helping clean up the assembly, we headed upstairs for a health workshop. We have had nursing students in to observe the grade six classes a few times, and a couple weeks ago they had us complete a survey. Based on the results of that survey, they developed a variety of activities around self-confidence and perseverance. Today we wrote letters to our future selves and played self care bingo. The bingo cards had ideas such as drinking enough water and spending time with family and friends. We spent a few minutes going over the rubric that will be used to mark our stories (it is the same rubric that is used for the PATs) and then we ended the morning at gym with all the grade sixes.
Have a great weekend!
Upcoming Important Dates:
Monday, March 2 - non-instruction day
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart fundraising due
Friday, March 6 - stories due
March 9 - March 12 - outdoor school
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Thursday, February 27
Messages and Reminders:
The SJAM family orientation is tonight from 5:30 - 7:00. At the end of the student orientation today, instructions were handed out for how to register for options classes. Tomorrow is the February pillars of care assembly. There is no school for students on Monday. Stories are due by the end of next week. We will only be working on them one or two more times in class. Jump Rope for Heart Fundraising is due next Friday.
Morning Recap:
This morning after ignite, all grade six students wrote the science unit test. As we finished, we came to room 20 and worked on finish up math or did word work making words out of the letters in aerodynamics. We saw our buddies today since we have a health workshop tomorrow. We went down to their class and continued talking about empathy. We were given two scenarios and had to draw or write how we could show empathy and understanding in each situation. When we got back upstairs, we watched a MathAntics video about multiplying and dividing integers and then went over the order of operations questions that were on yesterday's mini quiz. We ended the morning with gym and library. Lunch was a bit early today because the bus picked us up for SJAM at 12:00. Or at least, it was supposed to. Unfortunately, the bus was late in both directions and we were not on our best behaviour while waiting outside for it. Luckily, things went better while we were actually at SJAM. We met some teachers and did a scavenger hunt around the school. Hopefully you can make it tonight so you can see all the cool things you will get to do next year.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Monday, March 2 - non-instruction day
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart fundraising due
The SJAM family orientation is tonight from 5:30 - 7:00. At the end of the student orientation today, instructions were handed out for how to register for options classes. Tomorrow is the February pillars of care assembly. There is no school for students on Monday. Stories are due by the end of next week. We will only be working on them one or two more times in class. Jump Rope for Heart Fundraising is due next Friday.
Morning Recap:
This morning after ignite, all grade six students wrote the science unit test. As we finished, we came to room 20 and worked on finish up math or did word work making words out of the letters in aerodynamics. We saw our buddies today since we have a health workshop tomorrow. We went down to their class and continued talking about empathy. We were given two scenarios and had to draw or write how we could show empathy and understanding in each situation. When we got back upstairs, we watched a MathAntics video about multiplying and dividing integers and then went over the order of operations questions that were on yesterday's mini quiz. We ended the morning with gym and library. Lunch was a bit early today because the bus picked us up for SJAM at 12:00. Or at least, it was supposed to. Unfortunately, the bus was late in both directions and we were not on our best behaviour while waiting outside for it. Luckily, things went better while we were actually at SJAM. We met some teachers and did a scavenger hunt around the school. Hopefully you can make it tonight so you can see all the cool things you will get to do next year.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Monday, March 2 - non-instruction day
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart fundraising due
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Wednesday, February 26
Messages and Reminders:
Library tomorrow. SJAM field trip tomorrow. Outdoor school forms are due back by Friday - we need to know if students will not be attending outdoor school, so please send us an email. Friday is the February pillars of care assembly. There is no school for students on Monday. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due Friday, March 6.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we had a few minutes of finish up time for integers and order of operations booklets. If we were all caught up, we used this time to either study for tomorrow's science unit test or read to self or someone. In math, we continued finishing our work, did an order of operations mini quiz, and then did Mathletics on the iPads. Some of us have not been using Mathletics time effectively and have a ton of unfinished assignments. After gym, we had a talk about being kind and respectful to one another, since a few of us were really struggling with this today. We did some compliment circles before lunch. We each drew a popsicle stick and we came up with something kind to say to whoever's name was on it. We went around the room to share our kind words and then put the sticks back and pulled again. Hopefully tomorrow will be a kinder day in room 20.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Monday, March 2 - non-instruction day
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart donations due
Library tomorrow. SJAM field trip tomorrow. Outdoor school forms are due back by Friday - we need to know if students will not be attending outdoor school, so please send us an email. Friday is the February pillars of care assembly. There is no school for students on Monday. Jump Rope for Heart fundraising is due Friday, March 6.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we had a few minutes of finish up time for integers and order of operations booklets. If we were all caught up, we used this time to either study for tomorrow's science unit test or read to self or someone. In math, we continued finishing our work, did an order of operations mini quiz, and then did Mathletics on the iPads. Some of us have not been using Mathletics time effectively and have a ton of unfinished assignments. After gym, we had a talk about being kind and respectful to one another, since a few of us were really struggling with this today. We did some compliment circles before lunch. We each drew a popsicle stick and we came up with something kind to say to whoever's name was on it. We went around the room to share our kind words and then put the sticks back and pulled again. Hopefully tomorrow will be a kinder day in room 20.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Monday, March 2 - non-instruction day
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart donations due
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Tuesday, February 25
Messages and Reminders:
Jump Rope for Heart fundraising envelopes went home today. The forms are due Friday, March 6. Today's basic facts / computation quiz went home - please sign and return. SJAM orientation field trip forms are due back for Thursday afternoon's trip. Outdoor school forms are due back this week - we need to know if students will not be attending outdoor school, so please send us an email. Tomorrow is pink shirt day. Friday is the February pillars of care assembly.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we wrote our basic facts / computation quiz. We took a break to go to the Jump Rope for Heart assembly and then finished up the quiz when we got back upstairs. They were sent home today, so please look over and sign them. In language arts, we continued working on our stories, both before and after gym. Gym this week is jump rope. Some of us were doing some pretty cool skipping tricks today.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Monday, March 2 - non-instruction day
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart donations due
Jump Rope for Heart fundraising envelopes went home today. The forms are due Friday, March 6. Today's basic facts / computation quiz went home - please sign and return. SJAM orientation field trip forms are due back for Thursday afternoon's trip. Outdoor school forms are due back this week - we need to know if students will not be attending outdoor school, so please send us an email. Tomorrow is pink shirt day. Friday is the February pillars of care assembly.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we wrote our basic facts / computation quiz. We took a break to go to the Jump Rope for Heart assembly and then finished up the quiz when we got back upstairs. They were sent home today, so please look over and sign them. In language arts, we continued working on our stories, both before and after gym. Gym this week is jump rope. Some of us were doing some pretty cool skipping tricks today.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Monday, March 2 - non-instruction day
Friday, March 6 - Jump Rope for Heart donations due
Monday, February 24, 2020
Monday, February 24
Messages and Reminders:
Our next basic facts / computation quiz is tomorrow. SJAM orientation field trip forms are due back for Thursday afternoon's trip. Outdoor school forms are due back this week - we need to know if students will not be attending outdoor school, so please send us an email. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Friday is the February pillars of care assembly - notes went home with our winners today.
Morning Recap:
This morning after ignite, we had a quick session with the laptops so we could work on our stories. We have decided that stories will be due at the end of next week, but we will not be working on them much in class after this week. After putting our stories away, we wrote a practice basic facts / computation quiz to prepare for tomorrow's real quiz. Today's quiz also included a bonus page of integer questions for practice, but this will not be on tomorrow's quiz. If we finished early, we worked on last week's order of operations booklets. After gym, we filled out ballots to nominate our classmates for this month's pillars of care awards. When everyone was done, we tallied the votes and announced the winners.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Tuesday, February 25 - basic facts / computation quiz
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - last day to return outdoor school forms
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Our next basic facts / computation quiz is tomorrow. SJAM orientation field trip forms are due back for Thursday afternoon's trip. Outdoor school forms are due back this week - we need to know if students will not be attending outdoor school, so please send us an email. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Friday is the February pillars of care assembly - notes went home with our winners today.
Morning Recap:
This morning after ignite, we had a quick session with the laptops so we could work on our stories. We have decided that stories will be due at the end of next week, but we will not be working on them much in class after this week. After putting our stories away, we wrote a practice basic facts / computation quiz to prepare for tomorrow's real quiz. Today's quiz also included a bonus page of integer questions for practice, but this will not be on tomorrow's quiz. If we finished early, we worked on last week's order of operations booklets. After gym, we filled out ballots to nominate our classmates for this month's pillars of care awards. When everyone was done, we tallied the votes and announced the winners.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Tuesday, February 25 - basic facts / computation quiz
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - last day to return outdoor school forms
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Friday, February 21, 2020
Friday, February 21
Messages and Reminders:
Our next basic facts / computation quiz will be on Tuesday. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. SJAM orientation field trip forms are due back for Thursday afternoon's trip. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February - we need to know if students will not be attending outdoor school, so please send us an email. Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Friday is the February pillars of care assembly - notes will go home with our winners early next week.
Morning Recap:
This morning we got right into story writing. We will have a few more in class opportunities to work on them and then they will become homework. The due date is likely being pushed back a week to allow for more editing time. In math, we continued working on our order of operations booklets. When buddies came up to see us, we talked about the pillar of the month: understanding. We looked at what it means to be understanding and show empathy. With our buddies, we completed a few activities and did some writing. We ended the morning at gym with all the grade sixes.
Have a great weekend!
Upcoming Important Dates:
Tuesday, February 25 - basic facts / computation quiz
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Our next basic facts / computation quiz will be on Tuesday. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. SJAM orientation field trip forms are due back for Thursday afternoon's trip. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February - we need to know if students will not be attending outdoor school, so please send us an email. Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Friday is the February pillars of care assembly - notes will go home with our winners early next week.
Morning Recap:
This morning we got right into story writing. We will have a few more in class opportunities to work on them and then they will become homework. The due date is likely being pushed back a week to allow for more editing time. In math, we continued working on our order of operations booklets. When buddies came up to see us, we talked about the pillar of the month: understanding. We looked at what it means to be understanding and show empathy. With our buddies, we completed a few activities and did some writing. We ended the morning at gym with all the grade sixes.
Have a great weekend!
Upcoming Important Dates:
Tuesday, February 25 - basic facts / computation quiz
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Thursday, February 20
Messages and Reminders:
Field trip forms went home yesterday for next Thursday's grade 7 orientation at SJAM. There is no cost but we do need the signed consent form returned before the trip. There is also a parent orientation that evening - see yesterday's blog post for more info. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. BHS has entered the Artworks Foundation art contest! The theme is changing seasons. Submissions are due Monday, March 30th to Mr. Shackelton. More info is available at http://www.artworksalberta.org.
Morning Recap:
This morning after ignite, we got right into story writing. Most of us are done our first drafts and are onto editing and typing our second draft. During math, we wrote a mini quiz on order of operations and then did Mathletics on the laptops. It was nice to see how well most of did after only one day of practice using BEDMAS. We ended the morning with gym and library.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Field trip forms went home yesterday for next Thursday's grade 7 orientation at SJAM. There is no cost but we do need the signed consent form returned before the trip. There is also a parent orientation that evening - see yesterday's blog post for more info. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. BHS has entered the Artworks Foundation art contest! The theme is changing seasons. Submissions are due Monday, March 30th to Mr. Shackelton. More info is available at http://www.artworksalberta.org.
Morning Recap:
This morning after ignite, we got right into story writing. Most of us are done our first drafts and are onto editing and typing our second draft. During math, we wrote a mini quiz on order of operations and then did Mathletics on the laptops. It was nice to see how well most of did after only one day of practice using BEDMAS. We ended the morning with gym and library.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Wednesday, February 19
Messages and Reminders:
Field trip forms went home today for next Thursday's grade 7 orientation at SJAM. There is no cost but we do need the signed consent form returned before the trip. There is also a parent orientation that evening - see last blog post for more info. We have library tomorrow. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. BHS has entered the Artworks Foundation art contest! The theme is changing seasons. Submissions are due Monday, March 30th to Mr. Shackelton. More info is available at http://www.artworksalberta.org.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we got right into language arts. We did a mini lesson on showing, not telling. This means describing how a character looks and what they are doing to show how they feel, rather than just saying something like "he was sad." We looked at some examples and then worked with a group to create an example for a given emotion. When we were done, we took turns reading our descriptions and guessing each other's emotions. Then we continued working on our stories. In math, we learned about the order of operations. When solving math questions, we need to remember to use BEDMAS - brackets, exponents, division/multiplication, addition/subtraction. We did some practice as a class and on our own. After gym, we learned a new math game: integer war. It's similar to gain and loss, a game we learned last week, but with an extra step. Each round, we turn over 2, 3, or 4 cards and add them together. Red cards are negative and black cards are positive. Whoever has the higher sum gets to keep the cards for that round, and whoever has the most cards at the end of the game (when the cards have run out) is the winner. Before lunch, we completed a self-assessment exit slip about how we think we did playing the game.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Field trip forms went home today for next Thursday's grade 7 orientation at SJAM. There is no cost but we do need the signed consent form returned before the trip. There is also a parent orientation that evening - see last blog post for more info. We have library tomorrow. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. BHS has entered the Artworks Foundation art contest! The theme is changing seasons. Submissions are due Monday, March 30th to Mr. Shackelton. More info is available at http://www.artworksalberta.org.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we got right into language arts. We did a mini lesson on showing, not telling. This means describing how a character looks and what they are doing to show how they feel, rather than just saying something like "he was sad." We looked at some examples and then worked with a group to create an example for a given emotion. When we were done, we took turns reading our descriptions and guessing each other's emotions. Then we continued working on our stories. In math, we learned about the order of operations. When solving math questions, we need to remember to use BEDMAS - brackets, exponents, division/multiplication, addition/subtraction. We did some practice as a class and on our own. After gym, we learned a new math game: integer war. It's similar to gain and loss, a game we learned last week, but with an extra step. Each round, we turn over 2, 3, or 4 cards and add them together. Red cards are negative and black cards are positive. Whoever has the higher sum gets to keep the cards for that round, and whoever has the most cards at the end of the game (when the cards have run out) is the winner. Before lunch, we completed a self-assessment exit slip about how we think we did playing the game.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Tuesday, February 18
Messages and Reminders:
Integers quizzes went home today for you to look over, sign, and return. There are also many ratios unit tests and basic facts / computation quizzes still need to be signed and returned. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Next Thursday afternoon is our field trip to SJAM junior high.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we did a quick integers review before writing the quiz. Quizzes have been marked and were sent home today so they can be signed and returned as soon as possible. Most of us did well on the quiz. In language arts, we continued working on our stories. The expectation is that when we finish our first draft, we revise and edit our own work and have a friend complete an editing checklist for us as well. Once both checklists are complete, we can move onto typing our second draft. During gym, we played bench dodgeball against the grade fives. We ended the morning by going over the answers to the problems on the integers quiz and putting some papers into our math folders.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Integers quizzes went home today for you to look over, sign, and return. There are also many ratios unit tests and basic facts / computation quizzes still need to be signed and returned. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Next Thursday afternoon is our field trip to SJAM junior high.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we did a quick integers review before writing the quiz. Quizzes have been marked and were sent home today so they can be signed and returned as soon as possible. Most of us did well on the quiz. In language arts, we continued working on our stories. The expectation is that when we finish our first draft, we revise and edit our own work and have a friend complete an editing checklist for us as well. Once both checklists are complete, we can move onto typing our second draft. During gym, we played bench dodgeball against the grade fives. We ended the morning by going over the answers to the problems on the integers quiz and putting some papers into our math folders.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Wednesday, February 12
Messages and Reminders:
There will be an integers quiz on Tuesday. Many ratios unit tests and basic facts / computation quizzes still need to be signed and returned. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. There is no school tomorrow, Friday, or Monday. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we got right back into story writing. Some of us asked to take our journals home so we can work on our stories over the long weekend. During math, we tried to catch up and finish all our unfinished integers work before writing an integers mini quiz and doing Mathletics on the laptops. In gym, it was our turn for the lacrosse class. We ended the morning with some guided drawing of a bouquet of roses in honour of Valentine's Day.
Have a great long weekend and a Happy Valentine's Day! See you on Tuesday.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, February 13 - no school (teachers' convention)
Friday, February 14 - no school (teachers' convention)
Monday, February 17 - no school (Family Day)
Tuesday, February 18 - integers quiz
Tuesday, February 18 - science project due
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
There will be an integers quiz on Tuesday. Many ratios unit tests and basic facts / computation quizzes still need to be signed and returned. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. There is no school tomorrow, Friday, or Monday. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we got right back into story writing. Some of us asked to take our journals home so we can work on our stories over the long weekend. During math, we tried to catch up and finish all our unfinished integers work before writing an integers mini quiz and doing Mathletics on the laptops. In gym, it was our turn for the lacrosse class. We ended the morning with some guided drawing of a bouquet of roses in honour of Valentine's Day.
Have a great long weekend and a Happy Valentine's Day! See you on Tuesday.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, February 13 - no school (teachers' convention)
Friday, February 14 - no school (teachers' convention)
Monday, February 17 - no school (Family Day)
Tuesday, February 18 - integers quiz
Tuesday, February 18 - science project due
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
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