Friday!

Some bonus reading buddy time while the Band crew is away! 

Way to go, Grade 6!  We reached our goal for the Food Drive and, as a result,
Mrs. McCrea treated everyone to some amazing cupcakes!
The final result: happy students!

The Great Tree Investigation

Exploring the diversity of plant life....sneak peek into today's Science lesson:

Update Time!

Hello, everyone!  I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends! A couple things to note:

• Math: We are correcting the Review assignment today, tomorrow we will play a review game to practice, and Friday we will write the Unit 1 Test.  Today we are also spending time specifically reviewing Lesson 8.  
• Reading: We are closing in on the end of our novel study on the The Breadwinner.  Our booklets should be completed by Wednesday, October 17, and we will have a test next Friday, Wednesday 19.
• Next week, Mrs.McCrea will begin teaching Unit 2 in Math.  The following week, beginning Oct. 22, she will begin teaching her three-week block, which means she will be handling the full load of classroom responsibilities.  You may contact Mrs. McCrea by phone at the school, or email: tiffany.mccrea@go.rbe.sk.ca.
• One of the highlights of our Grade 6 Phys. Ed. program is curling lessons!  We will be going to the Tartan for our curling lessons on the following dates: Nov. 29, Dec. 11, Dec. 13, and Dec. 18, from 9:30-10:30am.  Parents are more than welcome to join us for any of the above dates, but especially on Dec. 18.  This final lesson is a "game day" and we could use extra hands to help out on the ice.

That's all for now!  Have a great day!

The Gratitude Experiment

With Thanksgiving approaching, we have been discussing the importance of gratitude in our everyday life.  Our quote of the week was: 

"It is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy".

We have also considered that  often a grumbling or complaining spirit gets in the way of being a thankful person.  We decided to try out a simple little experiment in gratitude this week.  Students were given elastic bands to wear as bracelets. Each time they audibly complained, they were to switch the band to the opposite wrist- the intent being to raise  awareness about our grumbling habits!  So....onto the homework assignment!

I am curious to hear reflections on your 48 hour (or more!!) bracelet experiment.   Here are some questions to guide you along the way:

• Was it easy or difficult to keep your bracelet on one arm? Why?
• What did you find yourself complaining about most often? 
• Did anything surprise you about this experience?
• What did you learn about your attitude?  Reflect!

Your response should be a minimum of 3-5 sentences long.  Just click on "comments" below to get started!  Don't forget to include your name at the end of your response.

Mr. MacKenzie's 85th Birthday Party!

We had such a fun celebration for Mr. MacKenzie's 85th Birthday today!  We had many special people at the school for the party- parents, students, former principals and directors and other friends of Mr. MacKenzie!  A big shout-out to our very own Mrs. Turta, Mrs. Leflar and Mrs. Markusson who were busy bees in the pancake making and flipping business...thank you for your help!

Here is the video/game, "The True, Or Not So True Story of Mr. MacKenzie" that was shared at the assembly! I think we all learned some new things about Mr. MacKenzie (I sure did!).

Flying Creek Comic Strip Assignment

Task:

• Using the Flying Creek photos, create a comic strip (using Comic Life) that represents the diversity of life you observed at Flying Creek.  Your goal is to use the comic strip to demonstrate what you learned during the day, including at least one living thing for each ecosystem and six or more living things overall.  Make sure that you include the appropriate titles for each ecosystem (grasslands, woodlands, riparian, aquatic).  To show deep understanding, also include the categories for organisms (producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, scavengers/decomposers).

Must Haves: 

• There is a title.
• There are captions for each photo describing the learning.
• Each ecosystem is represented in the comic strip, and there are at least 6 living things shown overall.

Criteria:

• The writing on the comic strip is free of spelling and grammatical errors.  It is well-written and shows proof of editing.
• The layout of the comic strip is a creative, well-thought out design.
• The comic strip shows deep understanding of the diversity of life in ecosystems at Flying Creek.

You can find photos to use for your comic strip here.

My Photo of the Week...

(What caption might you give this photo?)

This is "My Photo of the Week" because I think it speaks very well about the character of this group of students.  Here's a little homework assignment for you: come up with a caption for this photo and leave a comment on this post.  What might you title this photo?