Tuesday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

** Celebration of Learning Conferences - This Thurdsay (March 2) from 4:30 - 7:30. **
Please see information sent home from the school office for all the details. See you there! :)

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Zamboni novel study - A reminder that if students are absent, they should check Teams for the next chapter and questions. Chapter 1 was posted yesterday.

3. Science - "La création d'un peuple extra-terrestre" (Design Process Project) - due Monday, March 6

Project outline and criteria were handed out and discussed in class today.

Students had their last work period for planning and completing their rough copies today (Tuesday). They are now expected to complete the final representation (good copy) at home. Students requiring additional support, or who would benefit from completing their project during school hours may pre-arrange a noon-hour work schedule with Mme Careen.

Photos of the project booklet are below. The files are also uploaded in Teams (Science).

A Novel Study + Monday Agenda Items

Zamboni by François Gravel

We have started a novel study (Zamboni) in Français. We will be reading the book together as a class and will be dong word work, class discussion, and independent reflection with each chapter. For the next three weeks, if students are absent from school, they will be asked to check in Teams to read (and listen to) the day's chapter and to complete the assigned questions. (The questions can be completed and submitted in Teams, or written by hand and turned in upon return to school.) If a chapter was completed in class, it will be uploaded to Teams by 12:30 the same day. No new post = no new chapter to read. Keeping up-to-date with the story will be critical to demonstrating an understanding of the text. Thank you in advance for your hard work!

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AGENDA

** Celebration of Learning Conferences - This Thurdsay (March 2) from 4:30 - 7:30. **
Please see information sent home from the school office for all the details. See you there! :)

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Science - "La création d'un peuple extra-terrestre" (Design Process Project) - due Monday, March 6

Project outline and criteria were handed out and discussed in class today.

Students will have their last work period for planning and completing their rough copies tomorrow (Tuesday). They will then be expected to complete the final representation (good copy) at home. Students requiring additional support, or who would benefit from completing their project during school hours may pre-arrange a noon-hour work schedule with Mme Careen.

Photos of the project booklet are below. The files are also uploaded in Teams (Science).

3. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! - Last one is tomorrow!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

4. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Friday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Science - "La création d'un peuple extra-terrestre" (Design Process Project) - due Monday, March 6

Project outline and criteria were handed out and discussed in class today.

Students will receive 4 class periods for planning and completing their rough copies. They will then be expected to complete the final representation (good copy) at home. Students requiring additional support, or who would benefit from completing their project during school hours may pre-arrange a noon-hour work schedule with Mme Careen.

Photos of the project booklet are below. The files are also be uploaded in Teams (Science).

3. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

4. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Thursday Agenda Items (with a new Science project outline)!

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Math: Multiples and factors assessment - Tomorrow! (Friday)  

3. Hé Ho! Festival du Voyageur Activities at Ness - Tomorrow! (Friday)

Students will rotate through a series of activities (both inside AND outside) in the afternoon. Please ensure to have warm clothing for the outside rotation; there are two outdoor stations which may occur back-to-back for a total of ~ 50 minutes outside.

4. Science - "La création d'un peuple extra-terrestre" (Design Process Project) - due Monday, March 6

Project outline and criteria were handed out and discussed in class today.

Students will receive 4 class periods for planning and completing their rough copies. They will then be expected to complete the final representation (good copy) at home. Students requiring additional support, or who would benefit from completing their project during school hours may pre-arrange a noon-hour work schedule with Mme Careen.

Photos of the project booklet are below. The files are also be uploaded in Teams (Science).

5. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

6. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Wednesday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Math: Multiples and factors assessment - tomorrow! (Thursday)  CHANGED TO FRIDAY

* Be ready to correct/discuss the review sheet in class tomorrow.

3. Hé Ho! Festival du Voyageur Activities at Ness - Friday!

Students will rotate through a series of activities (both inside AND outside) Friday afternoon. Please ensure to have warm clothing for the outside rotation; there are two outdoor stations which may occur back-to-back for a total of ~ 50 minutes outside.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

5. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

100 Day!

Hello, friends of learning! Happy Tuesday! Happy 100th day of school!

We had a great morning celebrating 100 days of learning together!

First up, a 100-day themed Math puzzles!

Next up, a 100-day themed Amazing Race activity!

Finally, Mme's favourite activity: "Le défi de 100 secondes." How many push-ups and chair sits can you do in 100 seconds? How many times can you print your name or hop on one foot? After estimating our totals, we put ourselves to the test to see if our predictions were correct!

Watch us in action HERE or HERE or HERE or HERE!

Happy 100 Day! Here's to 100 more great days of learning. :)

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AGENDA

Journée de chandail rose - Pink Shirt Day - Tomorrow (Wednesday) 

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Math: Upcoming multiples and factors assessment - Thursday, February 23.

* Consider logging in to NetMath to complete any unfinished 'books.'  The questions are an excellent way to review for the upcoming assessment!

3. Math: We will be reviewing the multiples and factors review sheet tomorrow (Wednesday) in class.

4. CFOO # 4 - Opinions. Tomorrow. (Wednesday)

Assignment outline is posted in Teams.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

5. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Friday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Math: Upcoming multiples and factors assessment - Thursday, February 23.

* Consider logging in to NetMath this weekend to complete any unfinished 'books' from this week. The questions are an excellent way to review for the upcoming assessment!

3. CFOO # 4 - Opinions. Wednesday, February 22.

Assignment outline is posted in Teams.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

5. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Bean Sorting!

Today in Science we sorted beans!

We each received a small scoop of a dried bean mix and then, with the help of a word wall created yesterday in class, we worked to create a dichotomous key to classify the beans into groups. We had to ensure our questions were specific and the subgroups were clearly labeled.

Please ask me about my dichotomous key. What questions did I ask? What was the trickiest part of this task?

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://www.ebookids.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Math: Upcoming multiples and factors assessment - Thursday, February 23.

3. CFOO # 4 - Opinions. Wednesday, February 22.

Assignment outline is posted in Teams.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

5. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Wednesday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Math: Arbres de facteurs - Question 5 et pages 3+4 - tomorrow (Thursday)

**Also, upcoming multiples and factors assessment - Thursday, February 23. **

3. CFOO # 4 - Opinions. Wednesday, February 22.

Assignment outline is posted in Teams.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

5. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Tuesday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Français: Haiku du Chandail de hockey - copie finale: OVERDUE
Assignment outline is in Teams.

3. CFOO # 4 - Opinions. Wednesday, February 22.

Assignment outline is posted in Teams.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

5. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Math + Flower Bouquets

Hello! Happy Monday!

Today in Math we worked in randomized groups at the white boards to solve the following work problem:

We discussed what key words revealed that it was a factors question over a multiples question, and noted there would be more than one solution.

Please ask me about my group's strategy. How many bouquets could be made and sold at the craft fair? What answer was the most reasonable and why?

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Français: Haiku du Chandail de hockey - copie finale: OVERDUE
Assignment outline is in Teams.

3. CFOO # 4 - Opinions. Wednesday, February 22.

Assignment outline is posted in Teams.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! TOMORROW!

Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

5. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10. 

Sorting Objects

Hello! Happy Friday!

Today in Science we worked in groups of 4 to created a dichotomous key (un clé dichotomique) for a set of objects. We had to ensure our questions were clear and written in a yes/no format. Our keys were then tested (or will be tested on Monday) by another group.

Please ask me about my group's object set. What was the easiest and most difficult question to ask? Did I have the chance to test another group's key today? If so, how did it go?

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AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Français: Haiku du Chandail de hockey - brouillon: jeudi, copie finale: lundi, 13 février.
Assignment outline is in Teams.

3. Math: "Arbres de facteurs" sheet - page 1 and question 4 of page 2 - Monday

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

5. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10.

Thursday Agenda Items

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** REGISTRATION FORMS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR ARE NOW OVERDUE. **

AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Français: Haiku du Chandail de hockey - brouillon: jeudi, copie finale: lundi, 13 février.
Assignment outline is in Teams.

3. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

4. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10.

Show Up! Listen Up! Speak Up!

Hello, friends of learning! 

This morning, we had the opportunity to participate in the "Anti-Black Racism Presentation," presented by Inspiration Republic. Students from all five middle schools in the school division attended the virtual event.

The presentation sought to empower students to put an end to Anti-Black racism, and stressed the importance of treating everyone with kindness and respect no matter what they look like. (You can see a short promo video of the presentation by clicking this link: Anti-Black Racism Presentation: People You May Know)

Over the hour-long presentation, in addition to a virtual tour of the black settlement in Buxton, ON and the sharing of stories of "People You May Know," we learned/reviewed/experienced the definitions and analogies of:

• racism: the unfair treatment of a person simply because of the colour of their skin

• racism in systems: the unfair treatment in the education/healthcare/justice system of someone because of the colour of their skin (* high school police story)

• microagression: small, subtle and often unintended form of discrimination (* papercut analogy)

• white privilege: advantage of a white person on the basis of their race (* running a 10k race with a 50lb backpack analogy)

• allyship: standing up for others and taking up someone else's struggle as your own (applies to racism, but can also apply to anyone who is struggling.)

We learned that we can all be agents of change, starting today. We don't have to wait until we're older. When we: Show Up! Listen Up! Speak Up! we can rise up, together.

After the presentation, we took time to reflect individually and each committed to something we can do, starting today, to be an ally. Mme compiled our ideas into a list (see below) that will be posted in our classroom as a reminder of how we can be a friend to others.

It's important that the discussion of these themes extends beyond the classroom. Please take time over the coming days and weeks to continue the conversation started in the presentation today. We all play an important role in building a safe, equitable and welcoming community.

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** REGISTRATION FORMS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR ARE NOW OVERDUE. **

* Good luck to all athletes playing in the Atomic Basketball tournament tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon! Be sure you have handed in your permission forms to your coaches so that you can attend! *

AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Français: Haiku du Chandail de hockey - brouillon: jeudi, copie finale: lundi, 13 février.
Assignment outline is in Teams.

3. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

4. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10.

Math + Art!

Today in Math we learned about les nombres premiers et composés (prime and composite numbers).

We used a 100-chart to create our version of a 'sieve of Eratosthenes' which is an ancient algorithm for finding prime numbers. It does so by using multiples of prime numbers to mark off composite numbers, starting with the first prime number which is 2.

All numbers circled are prime numbers. 1 is unique as it is neither primer nor composite.

This chart will also be a good reference tool as we continue our work with factors and multiples.

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** REGISTRATION FORMS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR ARE NOW OVERDUE. **

AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Français: Haiku du Chandail de hockey - brouillon: jeudi, copie finale: lundi, 13 février.
Assignment outline is in Teams.

3. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! Every Tuesday for the month of February, lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

4. Le casse-croûte has reopened! 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:50 - 12:10.

Math + Cake!

Hello! Happy Monday!

Today in Math we put our knowledge of factors and le pgfc (plus grand facteur commun) to good use: We calculated how we can offer perfect squares of cake to our guests at a party!

Check out the question below:

Please ask me what strategy my table group and I used to arrive at the answer. What are the dimensions of the biggest piece (square) of cake? How many square pieces of cake were we able to get with these dimensions?

Who knew Math could be so useful and delicious?!

Looking forward to a great week!

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** REGISTRATION FORMS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR ARE NOW OVERDUE. **

AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Français 🧠Brainwork: Think about the subject and descriptive words for your Le Chandail de Hockey Haiku. We will begin working on our drafts in class tomorrow.

3. Science 🧠Brainwork : Notice different classification systems around you: are they efficient and easy to follow? Could you easily introduce a new object into the system without having to start from scratch? Be prepared to discuss in class tomorrow.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! - TOMORROW! 
Every Tuesday for the month of February lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

Sorting objects in Science!

Hello! Happy Thursday!

Today in Science we worked in groups to classify a series of objects.

We asked a yes/no" question to divide and subdivide the objects.

It is important that our questions are clear to ensure they will be answered the same by everyone.

Please ask me about my group's questions and categories. What was the easiest and trickiest part of the activity?

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** REGISTRATION FORMS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR WERE SENT FRIDAY. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO THE SCHOOL ASAP (BUT NO LATER THAN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6). **

AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. Français 🧠Brainwork: Think about the subject for your Le Chandail de Hockey Haiku.

3. Math: For those who didn't have their work finished today - please complete page 4 (circled questions only) for Monday.

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! - Every Tuesday for the month of February lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)

J'aime Lire! I Love to Read!

Hello! Happy Wednesday! Happy February! 

We kicked off 'I Love to Read' month with a school-wide assembly in the gym.

We were treated to a teacher read aloud, played a word game, saw book recommendations from other students and had a chance to D.E.A.R!

💚📚 We LOVE to read! Nous AIMONS lire! 📚💚

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** REGISTRATION FORMS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR WERE SENT FRIDAY. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO THE SCHOOL ASAP (BUT NO LATER THAN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6). **

AGENDA

1. Read, read, read! Je lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/ or a French reading site of your choice!

2. La présentation d'un poème: tomorrow (Thursday). Poems (and recordings) are posted in Teams. Please choose 1 poem and practice, practice, practice! Poems do not have to be memorized, but you may choose to have it memorized. Presentations will assessed for: volume, expression, pronunciation and flow.

3. Math - 2nd page of booklet (both sides) - due tomorrow (Wednesday) Thursday

4. Lemonade and Bookmarks for Reading! - Every Tuesday for the month of February lemonade and bookmarks will be sold in front of the office at lunchtime, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital. Lemonade - $2, Bookmark - $1. Exact change is appreciated! :)