Cozy Up With A Good Book!

Today we wore our pyjamas and cozied up with a good book and some hot chocolate. It was great to have some time to really get into our books. Many students are reading our Christmas present books and we are getting some great feedback about them. We can't wait to hear some book talks on these new books!

Fun Day in Austin

Today we went to Austin for a fun day. We got to choose between curling, board games, reading, and indoor curling. We have a lot of great curlers in our grade 5&6 classes! We had homemade pizza from the bakery for lunch then we got to choose our stations again. We also went to the school and played at the playground in the afternoon. Overall, it was a fantastic day! Sorry, the curling pictures didn't turn out. 

Trivia day

We played our own version of trivia night. We split into teams with all the grade 5&6 classes and made up a team name. Then there were a variety games we had to answer trivia questions about including Hockey Night in Canada, Numb with Numbers, and Disney Delight. The teams were all very close and it came down to the last game "Who Am I ", to decide the winner. Team Thriller was the winner. Thanks quiz master Manns for the great afternoon!

New Books!

We sold the most vegetables for our school fundraiser so our classroom won some books. We made a wish list and then Mrs Zander went shopping this weekend. She wrapped up all the books in Christmas paper and we get to open four new books each day this week. Today we did a book trivia to decide which students got to open the first books! 

Horsedrawn Wagon Rides for MES!

Today everyone had a chance to enjoy the warm weather and go on a horse drawn wagon ride around town. It was a fun trip and a few Christmas carols were belted out.  Thanks to Roy, Gordon and Alex for bringing their teams to town and Ms. Manns for organizing it.

Bag Up Challenge Classroom Winners

We were given these shirts the other day because our classroom brought in the most bags for the bag up challenge. We have been on a lucky streak lately! We also won the golden garbage can and brought in the most vegetable orders. Everyone is pitching in and doing their part! Way to go team Zander!

Design Challenge

The challenge this week was to design a device that would float in the water while carrying a golf ball. Then we added marbles to it to see how many marbles it took to sink it. 

It took 80 marbles it sink this boat!

Golden Garbage Can Winners!

We won the golden garbage can this month. We worked very hard to keep our classroom clean this month and are going to continue to do so!

Skating Days

Wow! Skating time is here already! A schedule has been sent home today. All students will need skates and helmet. We have some equipment at school to borrow but please let me know ASAP if you need to borrow so we can find stuff that fits.
We are also looking for volunteers to help tie skates and come on the ice, if you wish. Please send a note in your child's agenda if you are able to help during one of our skating times. Thanks so much!


Wednesday December 10 - 9:00-10:20


Friday December 12 - 9:00-10;20


Monday December 15 - 12:40-1:40

Due Dates

Spaghetti Day Friday November 28. Orders are due Tuesday November 25 (tomorrow)


School Clothing orders due Thursday December 5

Interest Clubs

We have several clubs available for students to enjoy during noon hours. Lego club meets in the library Thursdays at noon for grade 5-8. Block club is Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for students who signed up. 

Intramurals are on days 2 and 4 at noon. 

Carol fest choir will meet noon hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday this week and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week in the music room. They will be performing Sunday December 7 and the community carol fest.

Audiobooks

We are wanting to build our audiobook library. If you have any books on cd or tape that you no longer want, we would love to take them off your hands! Please pass this information along to others as well and we thank you for your support. 

Planting

We planted our ameryllis plant the other day with the help of Mrs. MacDonald. We are going to hopefully watch it grow into a beautiful flower! We are keeping our eyes on it and are looking forward to watching it grow!

Bird Beak Experiment

We were experimenting to see how many pieces of popcorn we could pick up with our beaks in 30 seconds. Then, we tried to design a better beak to see if we could pick up more. 

Social Justice

The social justice group has a few projects on the go that they would like our help with. 

Coats for kids - you can bring in used winter clothe, mitts, hats etc that you no longer need. The donated winter gear will be given to kids who need them. Donations need to be in by Tuesday November 4.

Christmas Shoe Boxes - we are collecting items for girls and boys that are about 8-11 years old. Any items that would be suitable for this age are welcome including toys, crayons, tooth brushes, hats, paper, little games etc. Please do not send liquid items, cards, war related toys or candies. These items are due November 18.

Non perishable food collection - any non perishable food items are welcome. These will be donated to local food banks and will be collected until the end of November.

Next Bag Up Challenge Collection Day

The next day to bring in bags for the bag up challenge is on Thursday

Coats For Kids

We are collecting coats for kids this week. If you have any that you would like to donate or know of anyone wanting to donate, please send them to school this week. Thanks!

Sorting and Classifying

Some science activities today that took us outside on this beautiful day. We went out and found some items that we thought belonged in the plant kingdom and them decided how we would classify them. 

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New books!

Love these interactive history adventures! I bought about 5 or 6 of them but everyone grabbed them so quick, I only got my hands on this one!

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Enjoy A Great Book

Hope you enjoy a great book this long weekend!

When you Look at Me (Shane's Song) by Lynda Dobbin-Turner.wmv

We were very fortunate to have a presentation today by Lynda Dobbin-Turner and Trem Cleaver. Their presentation was called "Just My Friend" and focused on inclusion and making everyone feel supported. Trem's message was that the power of friendship has no limits. Our classes have been challenged to be leaders with inclusion and to invite, invite, invite!

Group Challenge

Today we completed a group challenge. Groups were given only 20 sheets of paper and were told to build the tallest paper tower they could. They had 2 minutes to come up with a group plan and then 5 minutes to build. Here are some of their towers. 

Puppet Show

Today we had a group from Winnipeg that performed with puppets. They were talking aboutkids with cancer and how they had many challenges to face and how we could help by listening with our hearts.

Place Value Practice

Here are some links to websites to help strengthen our place value skills

http://www.abcya.com/place_value_hockey.htm

http://www.math-play.com/place-value-games.html
http://mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates/
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-decim.html
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5/place-values
http://www.newbedford.k12.ma.us/elementary/gomes/stjohn/Subjects/Math/Place%20Value/Place%20Value1.html

Magazine sales go home Thursday

Magazine sales go home Thursday but the first collection day is not till the following Tuesday. The day after Thanksgiving.

Tim Hague

Motivational speaker Tim Hague spoke to us today. He participated in the Amazing Race Canada and won! He talked about their perserverance being the reason they won. Tim is also living with Parkinson's and talked about how his perserverance has helped him live a great life. 

Week at a Glance

Tuesday, Oct 7 Day 1

Staff Meeting  (School Planning)

Pizza Day 5-6

Assembly – POD TIME

Wednesday, Oct 8 Day 2

Gym

Library

MES @ Westpark (VB) Leave 2:50 pm

I WALK TO SCHOOL DAY

Thursday, Oct 9 Day 3

Puppet Show    grade 4-6  - 10:40 am


Band and Music

Friday, Oct 10

Hot dog day                   

OCTOBER LIBRARY CONTEST

Read a book and write a paragraph about the story. Did you like it, do you recommend the book, etc. Put your name and grade on it. Enter it at the library.


Each class will have one winner. Entries must be into the library by Monday October 27. Draw date October 30th.
Have fun reading!

Terry Fox Run

We had a great day for the Terry Fox Run and had no trouble pulling the fire truck! They even had to put the brakes on!

Mr. Tim Hague

MES is excited to have Mr. Tim Hague talk to our school community. Mr. Hague is a motivational speaker and brings messages of perseverance in the face of suffering, character development and hope. Tim's message of strength and courage leaves audiences motivated to meet life's challenges and do more than they ever thought they could. Please feel free to join us on Oct 6th at 10am.

Art Projects

Week At A Glance

Monday, Sept 29^th  

Divisional Soccer (pm) in Langruth

Tuesday, Sept 30^th

Library

Wednesday, Oct 1^st
Buddy Reading
Kindergarten helpers

Thursday, Oct 2^nd

Grade 4-6 Immunizations
FARM 2 SCHOOL ORDERS TURNED IN 9:00 am

Friday, Oct 3^rd

LIVE Different Presentation – Grades 5-8  (10:30 am)
Mrs. Zander away (project 11)
Picture orders are due

Monday, September 22 Day 2

PAC Meeting 7 pm (if anyone is interested)

 Redneck Day

Library

PE

Tuesday, September 23 Day 3

Kindergarten Helpers at noon and 3:00

Twin Day

BBQ orders due

Band

Choir

Wednesday, September 24 Day 4

Buddy Read

Sports Day

Fire Truck Pull (Grades 3-6) 10:20 am 

Terry Fox Run – Start 11:00 am

PE

Milk orders due 

Book Fair Period 1

Thursday, September 25 Day 5

Evening Book Fair 6:00-7:30 pm

Neon/Bright Day

Mrs. Zander away – Guest Teacher – Mrs. Sheppard

PE

Friday, September 26 Day 6

Super hero day

Band

Hot Dog Day

Choir

Farm 2 School Fundraiser (Please be sure all forms go home for the weekend)

Week At A Glance

Monday September 15 Day 3
- Kindergarten helpers




Tuesday September 16 Day 4
- Picture Day




Wednesday September 17 Day 5
- Newspaper math sheet due
- Place Value Blocks math sheet due




Thursday September 18 Day 6
- choir
- Band
- Bring in reading selfies (picture of you reading a book)




Friday September 19 Day 1
- hot dog day
- spelling test
- writing sample due
- Lego club at noon in the library

Welcome Back BBQ Tonight 4:30-6:00

Week At A Glance

Monday September 8 day 4

Gym

Tuesday September 9 day 5

Gym

Wednesday September 10 day 6

Band

Choir

Thursday September 11 day 1

Choir

Back to school BBQ 4:30-6:00

Friday September 12 day 2

Library

There will be no pizza days in September. The first hot dog day will be September 19.

Our Terry Fox run and BBQ will be held on September 24.

Each student will receive their own timetable once we have completed a full cycle. 

Next Book Club Meeting Tues Aug 5

Book Chat

Our first book chest will take place Tuesday July 15 at 10:00am at Mrs Zander's place. We will meet for about an hour to discuss books we've read or ones we want to read. You can just come and listen if you want! Look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!

Cleanup at Jackson's lake

We did a clean up at Jackson's Lake today and put up our birdhouses as part of a sustainability project. Everyone worked very hard to pick up garbage, rake, cut grass and put up birdhouses. Everyone should feel for proud about the work they did today. 

Summer Recommended Reads

Here is a list of the books that students in 5/6 Zander think you should read this year. They are in no particular order.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

See You At Harry's by Jo Knowles

The Julian Chapter by R.J Palacio

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Making Bombs For Hitler by 

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Ungifted by Gordon Korman

The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morporguo

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Charlotte's Web by E.B White

The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene

Rump by Liesl Shurtliff

Counting By 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Series

The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth

Who Was

The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins

The Breadwinner Series by Deborah Ellis

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordin

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore

Harry Potter by J.K Rowling

I Survived

The Stranded Series by Jeff Probst

The Alex Ryder Series by Anthony Horowitz

Book Chat

We skyped with Mrs B the other day via Skype. She gave us a book talk on "Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mother". Many students have added this book to their "to read next" list. Thanks Mrs. B!

Composting Presentation

This morning, we got a composting presentation from environmental officer Curt Bueckert. We learned about how to compost, and what we put in when we compost. He also showed us some samples of current compost, and completed compost.

Good Luck!

Good luck to all the students who are participating in the Hershey Provincial Track Meet tomorrow!

Welcome to 5/6 Zander

Yesterday was transition day and we welcomed our new grade 5 students and wished our grade 6's good luck!

Field Trip to Spruce Woods

The grade 5/6 field trip will be on Wednesday, June 18^th  to Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Students will travel by bus to Spirit Sands Wagon Outfitters to go on a guided tour of the Spruce Woods, with stops at the Punchbowl and in the desert. This tour starts at 10am and once the tour is over we will go to the day area of Spruce Woods and have a BBQ lunch. The afternoon will be spent hiking and playing organized games. We will return to the school by 5:30pm. Students may bring in additional money to buy an ice-cream in the afternoon, if they would like. Please make sure to dress appropriately for hiking, bring bug spray and sunscreen, as well as a hat and water. Students may also pack some extra snacks.

Leave MES at 9am

Arrive at Wagon Outfitter for guided tour 10am

BBQ lunch at 12

Hiking and organized games in the afternoon.

Leave Spruce Woods at 4pm

Birdhouses

Today we built and painted birdhouses. We had to follow the directions to nail the houses together properly and then we painted them. We are making plans to hang them up later. Hopefully some little birds will find them and move in.

Johnny Appleseed

Thanks to Chris and Morley from Whitemud Watershed for our new trees. The grade 5'a received Carlos Queen apple trees and the grade 6's went home with little spruce trees. Hopefully everyone got them home and will get them planted this weekend!

Upcoming Week

On Wednesday May 28, all grade 5 students will travel by bus to Gladstone for the Hershey Track Meet. If students didn't order the hotdog lunch, they will need to bring a bag lunch. They should also bring appropriate clothing, water bottle, sunscreen and bug spray.


On Thursday May 29 around 10:30, a representative from the Whitemud Watershed will be here to present the Johnny Appleseed program. All grade 5 students will receive a larger apple tree which will need to be picked up. The grade 6's will receive a smaller tree that they can just carry home.
We will be doing a town wide clean up in the afternoon on that same day.

Grade 6 track meet

Monday May 26, the grade 6's will travel to Gladstone for their track and field divisionals. Please dress appropriately and bring a bag lunch. I'm not sure if a canteen is available or not. 

Chemical Testing

We were testing household chemicals in science class and I did 

Sensodyne toothpaste. We had to show the effectiveness of the product so I rubbed the toothpaste on one egg and left another untreated. We put them in cups of coffee and waited 8-10 hours when I took them out there was a drastic difference. The toothpaste egg was still really white but the untreated egg looked like one of those farm eggs that are brown.