The Last Wednesday!

Hello! Happy Wednesday! We had a great last morning together.

We started with our 'Célébration d'apprentissage' assembly in the gym, followed by 3 three winter/holiday themed Kahoots and finished with a Grinch-matiques task that ended with a sweet treat!

Wishing you all a lovely, warm, restful and joyful winter break.

I look forward to continuing our learning journey in 2023!

🎄 Meuilleurs voeux! 🎄

❄ Oh, snow! ❄

Hello! Happy Snow-day!

This morning in class, all of our activities were themed around snow! A snowball Math question, videos about the Science of snow, a snow poem, The Snowy Day, a snow Haiku and a 3D snowflake!

❄ So snow-rrific! ❄

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AGENDA

1. Reading in French is a great idea in any sort of weather! Read, read, read!

2. Wear GREEN tomorrow (and your Ness gear, too) for our first celebration of learning assembly.

3. Bring a tin (or many tins!) for the bin to play in the Grade 6 dodgeball tomorrow at lunch!

🎵 The 12 Days of Christmas! 🎵

Happy Monday!

Today in Math we worked in randomized groups of three to calculate the total amount of items and the total cost of the 12 days of Christmas. Using a pre-set price list, we approached the solution from many different ways, and learned that someone spent a lot of money on so, so many birds!

If you could create your own 12 days of Christmas, what would be on your list?

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

2. A message from the school (Mme Troop): With the holiday spirit in the air, I wanted to find a way for our students to give back to the community (and promote physical activity:) ). I will be organizing 3 dodgeball games (12:10-12:45) leading up to the break. Entry into the game will be 1 non-perishable food item in a tin can. The Grade 6 game will be Wednesday, December 21.

3. SPIRIT WEEK! NEXT WEEK! See THIS POST for all the info! 

(Tomorrow is Célé-fêtes (Holi - Day!)

Debates!

Happy Friday!

After many great suggestions, we've narrowed down our fun debate topics to:

" Frites ou quartiers de pomme de terre?" (Fries or potato wedges?)

"Quel console de jeu est mieux: Play Station ou Switch?" (What gaming station is better: Play Station or Switch?)

We each chose which topic we'd like to debate and then picked our side. We had a block of time to meet and collaborate with our debate-mates and will have another short block of time next week before we debate!

Please ask me what topic I chose to debate and what side I am arguing for. What is my strongest argument? What argument do I think my opposition will make?

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AGENDA

1. CFOO #2 - Créativité. Presentations are Monday, December 19.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

3. BrainWork: Keep thinking about your debate topic! What other arguments can you add?

4. A message from the school (Mme Troop): With the holiday spirit in the air, I wanted to find a way for our students to give back to the community (and promote physical activity:) ). I will be organizing 3 dodgeball games (12:10-12:45) leading up to the break. Entry into the game will be 1 non-perishable food item in a tin can. The Grade 6 game will be Wednesday, December 21.

5. SPIRIT WEEK! NEXT WEEK! See THIS POST for all the info! 

(Monday is Pyjama Day!)

Thank you!

I was invited to the loveliest surprise period 2 this morning...

... a celebration of me!?!

I was touched with such kind words and was gifted the most delicious present! Cookies and coffee?! Amazing! Yum!

I have been trying to type out this post all afternoon and keep falling short on words. I was surprised, overwhelmed and filled with so many emotions that I thought my heart might burst!

I am truly blessed to have this group of such amazing kiddos in my classroom. I look forward to seeing them and learning with them each day and can't wait to continue our Grade 6 adventures together in the new year.

Mille mercis! 💚

Thursday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Math - 'PEMDAS' assessment - Students will write a short assessment tomorrow (Friday). We have been practicing this skill in a variety of ways for the past two weeks. Students were given a review sheet with similar questions to the assessment in class today. They can use this sheet as a revision tool this evening if they would like. Any questions from the sheet will be addressed in class tomorrow (Friday) morning before the start of the assessment.

2. CFOO #2 - Créativité. Presentations are Monday, December 19.

3. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

4. A message from the school (Mme Troop): With the holiday spirit in the air, I wanted to find a way for our students to give back to the community (and promote physical activity:) ). I will be organizing 3 dodgeball games (12:10-12:45) leading up to the break. Entry into the game will be 1 non-perishable food item in a tin can. The Grade 6 game will be Wednesday, December 21.

5. SPIRIT WEEK! NEXT WEEK! See THIS POST for all the info! 

PEDMAS puzzles and "Aimerais-tu...?"

Hello! Happy Wednesday!

Today in Math we worked on a PEDMAS puzzle. It was a bit tricky because there were not clearly defined outside/corner pieces, so we had to do lots of Math to figure it out! :)

In Français, in keeping with our current debate theme, we started the class watching THIS VIDEO (in English - a treat!). Then, Mme divided us up into small groups to have "Aimerais-tu" discussions. Please ask me about the questions my group discussed. Did we all agree?

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AGENDA

1. CFOO #2 - Créativité. Presentations are Monday, December 19.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

3. Brainwork (Francais): Students are encouraged to start brainstorming topics that they'd like to debate in class. We'll be working on a series of debate questions up until the break and then again in January.

4. A message from the school (Mme Troop): With the holiday spirit in the air, I wanted to find a way for our students to give back to the community (and promote physical activity:) ). I will be organizing 3 dodgeball games (12:10-12:45) leading up to the break. Entry into the game will be 1 non-perishable food item in a tin can. The Grade 6 game will be Wednesday, December 21.

5. SPIRIT WEEK! NEXT WEEK! See THIS POST for all the info! 

Tuesday Treats!

Hello! It's Tuesday!

A big thank you to our SOS team for a hot chocolate and candy cane surprise this morning!

Each candy cane had a special handwritten message. Please ask me what my candy cane note said!

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AGENDA

1. CFOO #2 - Créativité. Presentations are Monday, December 19.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

3. NetMath - Students have had two periods to work on 2 Netmath books, one for "PEDMAS" and the other about place value with decimal numbers. If students were unable to finish in class today, they are encouraged to set some time aside this evening to finish.

4. Brainwork (Francais): Students are encouraged to start brainstorming topics that they'd like to debate in class. We'll be working on a series of debate questions up until the break and then again in January.

5. A message from the school (Mme Troop): With the holiday spirit in the air, I wanted to find a way for our students to give back to the community (and promote physical activity:) ). I will be organizing 3 dodgeball games (12:10-12:45) leading up to the break. Entry into the game will be 1 non-perishable food item in a tin can. The Grade 6 game will be Wednesday, Decemeber 21.

6. SPIRIT WEEK! NEXT WEEK! See THIS POST for all the info! 

Four Fours

Hello! Happy Monday!

The Math Challenge of the Day: Quatre Quatres (Four Fours)!

Make the numbers 0 - 16 using 4 4s and any operations. 

(Brackets and exponents of 2 are also permitted.)

Please ask me: What number was the easiest to solve for? The hardest? What number could I not solve for? What numbers had more than 1 solution?

Also, please consider today's silly debate question:

Does a straw have one hole or two? 🤔

Please ask me about some of the arguments made today during our discussion. Not many people were swayed from their original opinion...

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AGENDA

1. CFOO #2 - Créativité. Presentations are Monday, December 19.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

3. Lunchtime clubs and activities: There is so much happening over the noon hour! A list of activities are reviewed each morning during morning announcements. If there is something you're hoping to be involved in, please make sure you know where to be!

4. A message from the school (Mme Troop): With the holiday spirit in the air, I wanted to find a way for our students to give back to the community (and promote physical activity:) ). I will be organizing 3 dodgeball games (12:10-12:45) leading up to the break. Entry into the game will be 1 non-perishable food item in a tin can. The Grade 6 game will be Wednesday, December 21.

5. SPIRIT WEEK! NEXT WEEK! See THIS POST for all the info! 

WINTER SPIRIT WEEK!

Winter break is coming and we are going to send off 2022 in super-spirit style!

Here are the dress-up days for our holiday spirit week!

Monday (19 décembre) -  Les pyjamas parfaits!

Start the week in your cozy pyjamas. You're welcome! :)

Tuesday (20 décembre) - Célé-fêtes

Holi-day! Dress up for your favourite holiday (Halloween, Eid, Christmas, Diwali, Easter, etc...) or like you are going on a holiday!

NESSness (21 décembre) - Les couleurs Ness!

Dress in one of our school colours to create a sea of NESSness and show your school spirit for our first "Celebration of Learning" assembly this morning. 

6e: GREEN 7e: GREY 8e: BLACK

Friday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. CFOO #2 - Créativité. Presentations are Monday, December 19.

2. Science Design Process - Rough drafts are now due. Mme Careen will now give us feedback and we will then have a chance to make revisions and work on our final copy in class next week.

3. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

4. Lunchtime clubs and activities: There is so much happening over the noon hour! A list of activities are reviewed each morning during morning announcements. If there is something you're hoping to be involved in, please make sure you know where to be!

Bravo!

Good evening!

A special post this evening to say une grande félicitation to our musicians who performed in the Winter Concert this evening.

I was sad that I couldn't be there in person, but was happy to be able to watch online!

Bravo à tous!

Mystery Picture: PEDMAS

Math calculations + Colouring = Math Art!

What will it be....?

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AGENDA

1. Science Design Process - Rough drafts are now due. Mme Careen will now give us feedback and we will then have a chance to make revisions and work on our final copy in class next week.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

3. Lunchtime clubs and activities: There is so much happening over the noon hour! A list of activities are reviewed each morning during morning announcements. If there is something you're hoping to be involved in, please make sure you know where to be!

Is Water Wet?

Hello! Happy Wednesday!

Today's topic of discussion: Is Water Wet?

Is Water Wet?

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AGENDA

1. Science Design Process - Rough drafts are due at the end of class tomorrow (Thursday). Mme Careen will give us feedback and we will then have a chance to make revisions and work on our final copy in class next week.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

3. Lunchtime clubs and activities: There is so much happening over the noon hour! A list of activities are reviewed each morning during morning announcements. If there is something you're hoping to be involved in, please make sure you know where to be!

Is Cereal a Soup?

Hello! Happy Tuesday!

Silly debates have started in Français and today's topic was a good one!

Is Cereal a Soup?

Using the structured sentence-starters provided, students respectfully shared their opinions with the class, in an attempt to convince the opposing view that they were correct. Each student participated in the debate at least once, with some admitting at the end that their original opinion had changed after hearing some of their classmates' arguments! Bravo à tous!

Stay tuned for the next silly debate topic... it's a good one! :)

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AGENDA

1. Science Design Process - Students are brainstorming, researching and planning their plant experiments. A due date has not yet been set, but projects will likely be due the end of this week. More work time and project details will be provided in class this week.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

3. Lunchtime clubs and activities: There is so much happening over the noon hour! A list of activities are reviewed each morning during morning announcements. If there is something you're hoping to be involved in, please make sure you know where to be!

Monday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Science Design Process - Students are brainstorming, researching and planning their plant experiments. A due date has not yet been set, but projects will likely be due the end of this week. More work time and project details will be provided in class this week.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

La priorité des opérations

Hello! Happy Friday!

This morning in Math we continued our exploration of "la priorité des opérations." We learned that multiplication and division take priority over addition and subtraction, but that within each group, the two operations are equals. We also learned that "les parathèses" are the bossiest and take priority over everything! 

We will continue to work on a variety of "PEDMAS" questions over the coming week. This is also an excellent way for us to practice our basic facts. We will be calculating experts by Christmas! :)

Have a great weekend! Stay warm!

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AGENDA

1. Math - The first side of our "PEDMAS" worksheet will be corrected in class on Monday. 
Q: 2 - all, Q: 3 - all, Q: 4 - 10 questions of your choice.

2. Science Design Process - Students are brainstorming, researching and planning their plant experiments. A due date has not yet been set, but projects will likely be due the end of next week. More work time and project details will be provided in class over the coming week.

3. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

Thursday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Science Design Process - Students are brainstorming, researching and planning their plant experiments. A due date has not yet been set, but projects will likely be due the end of next week. More work time and project details will be provided in class over the coming week.

2. Read, read, read! Please set aside a minimum of 10 minutes each evening to read in French. Je Lis (our home reading site) is now set up and ready to use. Please see the email sent home last week for more the details. https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ is another great site if looking for a bit of variety.

3. Basketball News:

The Basketball ID camps for those interested in the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Teams start this week. 

Boys will start Today (Thursday) 3:45-5:30pm

More dates will follow.

If the child is new to the sport or doesn't get identified as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 player:

Atomic basketball (2 lunch time practices a week, 2 half day tournaments, ½ court 4-4) will start in January after the break.