Quote of the Week

We start each Monday morning with a "Quote of the Week". We think about and discuss what the quote is saying, and then we try to make connections to our lives. Here is this week's quote, and a couple questions to consider...

Is it easier to give a present, or give your time? Explain your answer.
How might a person "give of themselves"?

Update from Room 301!

Greetings from Room 301!! A new week is on its way!  Here is a little update on some of what is happening in Grade 6:

• We are diving into the topic of fairness in Language Arts.  We started by looking at fairness in our families ("HEY! His piece of cake is bigger than mine!"), and last week we read three different biographies that shared stories of people fighting for fairness.  We are also reading a moving story called The Breadwinner, by Deborah Ellis.  It is based on real events in Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001.
• We are working hard to build stamina as independent readers and writers every day!  So far, we have built our "Read to Self" stamina to 17 minutes, and just last week we got off to a good start on "Work on Writing".  
• In Math, we are almost finished our first unit on Patterns and Equations.  This week we will finish Lesson 8 and complete the Unit Review.  Next Tuesday, October 4, we will have our Unit 1 Test.
• Our first Science unit, The Diversity of Living Things, is off to a great start!  So far, we have discussed classification, kingdoms of living things, and classifying tress.  This week we will look at Invertebrates, and we will also have an awesome Science field trip to Flying Creek on Friday!! :)

 Have a great week!

A Great Day at the Track!

Just click to enlarge!  I tried to get as many students from our room as I could, but it was hard to catch everybody as I was leading a group.  Awesome job at the meet, Grade 6!  From what I can tell, the day seemed to be a great success and you lived up to our school motto- ``The Joy of Effort``!  Well done!  I smell a smartie...:)

The Joy of Effort

We have had a great start to our Grade 6 year! Here are some fun photos we took the other day. The "Joy of Effort" photo is a Grade 6 tradition!