Homework Alert!

Final copies of biographies are due tomorrow!

Homework Alert!

The French Original Comic Strip project is due tomorrow!

Roots of Empathy!

This morning Baby Casey and his mom came to visit us!
 He was very curious and crawled over to see the students up close.

Homework Alert!

Speechtastic Presentations are tomorrow!

Biographies!

Students are now working on the final draft 

of their biographies. 

These are due Wednesday, June 1st.

Prime Minister Project!

Each student has chosen a different Canadian Prime Minister to research.

Students have had enough class time to complete their research using different texts and websites, so they should have all the information they need.

Now, students must think creatively to create a box (or bag or suitcase...) that might have belonged to their Prime Minister and fill it with at least five different items to represent their life and career.

For the presentation, students have to take on the persona of their Prime Minister! They should introduce themselves (with information such as their birthdate, when they were Prime Minister...) and they should explain their memory box and the importance of each item.

Students do have a page with all the details and the rubric. 

This project is due Thursday, June 2nd.

Quiz Alert!

The Social Studies Quiz is tomorrow!

Students should be able to identify the provinces and territories on a Canadian map 
and name each capital city.

Speechtastic!

Our next Speechtastic is an Entertaining Speech.
Students are to prepare a 2-5 minute speech. It could be a humorous story, a scary story or a dramatic story.
Students: Remember that an entertaining speech is most effective when the topic is personal and you enjoy yourself. Try to keep it simple and tell your story like a roller coaster.

Speechtastic presentations are Friday, May 27th.

Biographies!

Students have interviewed each other and are now writing their partner's biography! 
It will be interesting to learn something new about each member of our class.

The first drafts of the biographies are due Wednesday, May 25th.

French Comic Strips!

In Français, students have been reading comic books and studying the different components of comic strips such as symbols and speech bubbles. They filled in the dialogue of an existing comic strip.

 Students are now working on their final project: inventing their very own comic strip!
Their comic must be 2 - 5 pages and have at least 12 panels. It must have at least one example of each element of a comic and be written in beautiful French. Students should use their creativity and show their best work. The final comic strip could be drawn on paper or created on the iPad using Comic Life.
Students will have time all this week in class to work on their comic strip. After that it will be homework.

The Original Comic Strip Project is due Tuesday, May 31st.

Quiz!

For the Social Studies Quiz on Thursday, May 19th, 
students will need to:
*be able to identify the provinces and territories on a Canadian map
*name the capital city of each province and territory

Talent Show Fundraiser for Willow Place!

This Friday is Golden Gate's Talent Show!

Can't wait to see the very talented members of 6F1 who will be performing!

The Talent Show is a fundraiser for Willow Place, a cause chosen by the Social Justice Club of Golden Gate.

Throughout the week, we'll be collecting donations for Willow Place.

May 16th: Monday for Moms: bring in books and journals

May 17th: Tuesday for Toddlers: bring in craft and school supplies

May 18th: Wednesday for Women: bring in shampoo, conditioner, soap

May 19th: Thursday for Things: bring in large ziplock bags

May 20th: Friday for Family: bring in monetary donations

**Remember: every item donated earns 1 voting ticket for the Talent Show. The act with the most votes wins the title of 

Golden Gate's Most Talented Gator!**

Friday the 13th!

To celebrate Friday the 13th, students participated in an Amazing Race full of tasks:

(1) Can you answer True or False questions about Friday the 13th?
For example: In Eastern Asia, it's the number 4 that's unlucky. True or False?

(2) Can you calculate equations using 13?

(3) Can you associate the name of the phobia with its definition?

(4) Can you use the order of operations to write an equation equal to 13?

(5) Can you classify superstitions as good luck or bad luck?

(6) Can you fill in the blanks to complete the story of Apollo 13?

If students made it through all six tasks, they were rewarded with Lucky Charms!

Field Trip!

Today 6F1 had the chance to explore flight at the Royal Western Canada Aviation Museum.
First, students were treated to a lecture on flight by the entertaining Chris Without a Hat.
Then, they went on a tour of the museum collection with guide Amelia.
After a yummy pizza lunch, students built air craft out of recyclable materials and participated in a scavenger hunt. What a great day!

Field Trip!

The grade 6 students are off to 

the Aviation Museum 

on Monday, May 9th!

We'll be leaving around 9:45 a.m. 

and will return to school by 2:30 p.m.

Remember - 2 slices of pizza and 

a juice box will be provided for lunch!

Math Quiz!

On Tuesday, May 10th, there will be a Math Quiz on angles.

Students should be able to:
*estimate the measure of an angle
*measure an angle using a protractor
*identify the type of angle (aigu, obtus, plat, droit, rentrant)
*find a missing angle knowing that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle equals 180'
*find a missing angle knowing that the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral equals 360'

Roots of Empathy!

Baby Casey and his mom came to visit this morning.
He's crawling now and is very curious.