Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Up Coming Events

Wed 13- Band, Solar System Projects Due! Perimater of Odd Shapes
Thurs 14- Run Club 7:30, Johnny Appleseed
Fri 15- Letter Perspective Art
Tues 24-Run Club 7:30

Sunday, May 1, 2011

The Week of May 2 - May 6

Mon May 2 - Day 5
- Band
- Rough copy of Persuasive Essays

Tues May 3 - Day 6
- Health Presentation
- Run club 7:30 am
- Science title pages due
- Math Quiz on angles

Wed May 4 - Day 1
- Bring in art pictures (letters)

Thurs May 5 - Day 2
- Band
- Run Club 7:30am
- Persuasive Essay good copy due (be ready to present to the class)
- SS quiz on WW2

Fri May 6 - Day 3
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Spelling Test
- Wear old clothes or bring an old shirt to wear over your clothes. We are doing caligraphy with real ink and it probably won't come out of clothing if you get it on you.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

News

- We are looking for a few little items for our classroom. Small lamps, cushions or bean bags chairs, or a bench with a storage compartement. We are trying to create a comfortable reading area for students to enjoy.
- Students are also working on their persuasive essays and their rough copies are due on Monday.
- We are currently working on a photography project for art. Students are going around taking pictures of letters they see in the environment in order to spell a word of their choice.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

THANK YOU!!

A big thank you to Keenan, Jared, Clayton, Mats, Rachel and Emily for all their help on Sat at the rink. You really showed your pride in your community and worked very hard. MacGregor is lucky to have students like you and so am I. I am very proud of you all!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Physical Education

Grade 6 students have extra curricular badminton practises running right now. Practises are at 8:00 am and noon on Monday and Wednesday for Doubles and Tuesday and Thursday for Singles. Students have the option of attending the morning or noon hour practise, but must come at least once on their respective day. Friday practise is an open practise for doubles and singles.
Wed April 13 Games in MacGregor vs. Gladstone
Wed April 27 Divisionals in MacGregor
Sat April 30 Tournament at Westpark School.

Students are participating in playoffs now to see which students will attend the scheduled games.

RUN CLUB!!!
Run club is in Tues and Thurs mornings at 7:30am. Students needing more information about this can contact Mrs. May or check her blog.

Fundraising Opportunity

We have chocolate almond bars for sale in our class. They are $2 each and the money raised will go toward our field trip. Students may get the bars from Mrs. Zander.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Series and Parallel Circuits

Science Test

Don't forget to study for your science test on Tuesday March 22. It is on electricity. Questions will be based on your 5 learning targets. Electricity vocabulary, drawing simple, series and parallel circuits, electrical safety, the advantages and disadvantages between series and parallel circuits, and the different energy resources such as hydroelectricity, geothermal, wind power, solar power, fossil fuels and nuclear.

Some terms to know: conductors, insulators, renewable resource, non-renewable resource, circuit, current, energy source, output device, static electricity, atoms, switch, neutron, positive and negative charges.
Remember the Law of Electrostatics??? Opposites attract! Two things with different charges will attract to each other or pull together. Two things with the same charge will repel each other. Remember the balloons?

Friday, March 18, 2011

What Should I Read Next?

Are you having trouble deciding what book to try next? Here is a neat website that choses for you! http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

Type in a book you enjoyed and they will find a book that is similar. I have added it to our favorite websites so you can always go on and click it to see what suggestions they have.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Updates

Tues. March15. Badminton practice at noon for everyone.

Wed March16. 5:30-8:00 portfolio party. Division 1 due. Also badminton practice only for singles.

Thurs March17. Wear green for Saint Patricks Day. 4 square planner due and Canada posters due. Badminton practice only for doubles.

Friday March18. No school.

Mon. March21. Powerbuilder 21 due.

Tue. March22. Electricity test.

Fri. March25. Grade8 v.s staff hockey game.