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This week and next week are short weeks due to Teachers Convention and Family Day. There is no school Thursday Feb. 13, Friday Feb. 14 and Monday Feb 17. Gym: Basketball, this week we are working on developing our shooting skills. We will be focusing on layups and free throws. Next week we will be moving into a game setting! Health: We worked on strong roots and healthy relationships. Students have been focusing on how to foster healthy relationships with others around them. French: We are starting a new project Carnaval du Quebec (Grade 6) and Festival de Voyageur (Grade 5). Students will be researching these festivals and displaying their work through different project styles. Library: Today we went to library, please look for new books coming home. As a reminder book are to be brought back for return or renewal each Monday, this will ensure our books are checked out accurately and that there are no overdue books! Math: Today we had a division quiz focusing on long division and big 7. Students displayed their understanding in the technique they felt most comfortable about. on Wednesday students will be having a multiplication quiz, also focusing on the strategy they feel most comfortable with. Next week we will be moving into fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios (grade 6). Humanities: Grade 5: Students completed their study on their Indigenous group of Canada. Today, they finished editing and handing in their work. If they did not hand in their paragraph today at the end of class, it is homework. Any corrections or edits that need to be done are due tomorrow. Grade 6: Students finished and self assessed their Athens Mapping project. If this was not completed in class today it is now homework, due tomorrow. Students then looked into different structures and functions of the democratic system within Ancient Athens. Science: Grade 5: Students were introduced to a new activity today. We started this activity by looking at different fractions and how to reduce or double them. We then moved into learning about our new project "Cookie Chemistry". Students started converting measurements to allow for a smaller batch of cookies. Students have been asked to bring in ingredients for the recipe according to the measurements they have. Please see the recipe below for measurements: 1 and 1/8 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter (softened) 3/8 cup (6 tablespoons) granulated white sugar 3/8 cup (6 tablespoons) cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 large egg 1 cups chocolate chips -supplied by Mrs. Hastie Groups have decided which ingredient they will remove or which they will add to see what effect this will have to the chemical reaction during baking. Additionally students have been asked to bring baking equipment such as large and small mixing bowls, cookie sheets, measuring cups and measuring spoons, whisks, spatulas. Please label all supplies with your child's name. Baking day will be Wednesday so all supplies need to be in on Tuesday please. Grade 6: Students were introduced to two new units today - Air, Aerodynamics and Flight. We by examining different properties of air and vocabulary around these two units. Reminders: Healthy Hunger! The Parent Association is offering 4 more options in February and March. Please sign up at www.healthyhunger.ca Proceeds of these Fun Lunches and Snacks help the school directly. Snacks costs as little as $2, and both lunches have a small option so students don't have to order a full meal if they choose. February 21- Kernels Popcorn February 27- Little Ceases March 13- Kernels Popcorn March 18- Edo Japan
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