This week we are focusing on wrapping up activities and preparing for camp.
Gym: We have wrapped up our hockey unit and will be learning Gaga Ball for the remainder of the week. Gaga ball will be a daily activity we will be playing at camp! Math: Students are starting to look into their measurement unit in preparation for camp activities. This week we are looking at the metric stair case and standard vs. nonstandard measurements. We will be creating an anchor flip chart as a tool to store all of our formulas and important information. Science: Grade 5: Students are finishing up their weather station and will be ready to test them this week. Grade 6: Students are finishing up their constellation brochures. They will be handing them in this week! Social Studies: Grade 5: Students are wrapping up their amazing race regions questions, and are working on a final pitstop project which will be completed after camp. Grade 6: Students are working on their Iroquois Confederacy projects. Due date and final work time for this project will be after camp. Literacy: This week we have the privilege of working with Jeff Stockton focusing on oral story telling! Jeff will be teaching us element of oral story telling. Camp Preparation:
Healthy Hunger: Don't miss out on your child's Healthy Hunger Fun Lunches/Snacks! Your Parent Association is pleased to offer parents the opportunity to purchase a lunch or snack for their students.. The funds raised go to supporting your school through Parent Association initiatives. Please log into www.healthyhunger.ca If you do not already have an account, please register. ff you do, log in and add a lunch or snack. Payment is required at time of ordering. Any questions, please use the help button on the healthy hunger website. Friday snacks are available to all students in the school, including kindergarten. The lunch option is only available to those students at school over the lunch hour, including kindergarten students at Topp Kids. Friday December 13th KERNELS popcorn snack at recess Thursday December 19th SUBWAY lunch Litter-less Lunches At North Haven we have been working on ways to positively impact our school community. We noticed that many of the lunchroom bins for recycling are full of items that cannot be recycled. What ends up happening is that the recycling and the recycling bag have to be thrown in the regular garbage -every single day! This uses an expensive recycling bag. The same thing happens with compost and compost bags. That's a lot of bags being wasted! All students can help by taking home all of their lunch containers and peels to try to have garbage-less lunches at North Haven. Thank you for working to positively impact our school community!
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Reminder: Oral storytelling residency begins next week plus lots of preparations for camp. Please be sure to be here every day so as to not miss this important and exciting work! Humanities: This week we have been busy working on finishing up the regions of Canada Amazing Race activities and starting on our final projects (Grade 5) and working on our Iroquois projects (Grade 6). Next week we will be working hard to get these projects as complete as possible before out week at camp. We have also been working on the seven steps of story ladder in preparation for next week's visit from Jeff Stockton, storyteller. Share your story orally with a parent this weekend! Math: We have been finishing up our first hand data surveys and some questions to reinforce these skills. Next week we will be moving onto linear measurement. Science: Grade 5's have mostly completed building their weather stations and will test them next week, Grade 6's are continuing work on their constellations brochures. Reminders:
Grade 5's are finishing up the amazing race questions and moving on to final project from the regions of Canada. These projects will continue after camp, due dates to be announced later. Oral Storytelling - we are excited to be hosting Jeff Stockton next week for a residency on oral storytelling. We are preparing for his visit by exploring a variety of Indigenous myths and legends, and by spending time analyzing the elements of those stories, trickster characters and looking at the 7 steps to a great story. You can rewatch a couple of the stories we have viewed in class here: How The Coyote Got his Cunning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d2Zh318kRY How Raven Stole the Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qdT2tjWI-E Math: Students are working on a Math/Health project where they are graphing the results of a Wellness survey they have conducted. Most groups are finished tallying results and have moved on to graphing. Many students are now working on interpreting the graphs they have created and sharing what they have learned from their data. They are also required to explain their methodology and the guiding questions listed in the assignment sheet in their reflection. This work will be finishing up in the next couple of days. Science- Gr. 6 Science-Constellation Brochure - students are researching their chosen constellations in groups. They have found detailed information answering guiding questions. They have found relevant pictures to accompany each section of their brochure and are moving on to working on either a digital or paper brochure. Gr. 5 Science -Weather Station project - Students are working on building weather instruments for a weather station. Most groups are in the building/testing phase. Each group has a project manager who is overseeing their group's progress. Reminders:
No school on Monday - Remembrance Day Book Orders Due Friday, November 15 Warm Weather Gear Please remember to dress for the weather as the snow piles up and the days are colder. This means coats, hats, gloves and especially winter boots for all students. If students do not have these items plus warm snowpants, please ensure that these items are purchased and ready to go to camp on November 25. Students who are not warmly attired will not be able to join the camp as most of our days at Camp Chief Hector are spent outside. For Your Information: North Haven has a lot of exciting adventures planned this year in support of our year-long inquiries. Here are the dates of the field trips that we will be inviting our parent volunteers to join. It is because of your support and time that these adventures are made possible. We would like to thank our parent community in advance. Please email the teacher if you are able to come along. September 18 - Grade 5/6 - Beakerhead - Prince's Island Park October 16 - Grade 5/6 - Telus Spark (Robb/Hastie) October 17- Grade 5/6 - Telus Spark – (O’Brien) December 9 - Grade 3/4- Glenbow Museum (Dunwoody/Collinge) December 10 – Grade 3/4 -Glenbow Museum (Henry) May 6 – Grade 1/2 - Telus Spark (Petrie/Million) May 7 – Grade 1/2 – Telus Spark (Patterson) June 8 - Grade 1/2 – Teachers Pet (Petrie/Million) June 9 - Grade 1/2 – Teachers Pet (Patterson) January 13 - Grade 5/6 - Youthlink: Calgary Police Interpretive Centre (Robb/Hastie) January 14 - Grade 5/6 - Youthlink: Calgary Police Interpretive Centre (O’Brien) April 28 - Grade 5/6 - Weaselhead April 29 - Grade 3/4 - Making Treaty 7 Philharmonic presentation Classes will also be visiting Nose Hill regularly. Please check teacher blogs for upcoming dates. Thanks again! Remembrance Day: Students who are in Scouts, Cubs, Girl Guides, Brownies, Cadets, etc. can you please wear your uniforms on Friday, as you will be a part of our Remembrance Day Processional. Homework: Grade 5 & 6
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Math - In Math students are working on developing surveys and examining the difference between first hand and second hand data. Students will be designing surveys about wellness choices such as exercise, sleep, screen time etc, and collecting first-hand data and graphing their results appropriately. Science: Grade 5 - Students have been working diligently to research how to build their chosen weather instruments. This week, students will be expected to bring in recycled materials to be used for building. Grade 6 - Students have marked their Apparent Movement of the Sun Lab and handed it in. Students worked on their Solar System Web Quest. It is due Monday Nov. 4 Humanities: Students constructed anchor charts to showcase and reinforce their understanding of figurative language. We will be moving into the study of Indigenous legends and oral storytelling int he coming weeks. Science Fiction Stories were due Monday Oct. 28. Stories and self-assessments are now overdue and must be handed in immediately. Grade 5- Students are continuing to work through the regions of Canada, learning about geography, resources, tourism, culture and the various contributions of each region to Canada. Grade 6 - Students discussed a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting our Canadian Democracy and that of the Iroquois Confederacy. We will begin an Iroquois research project this week. Reminders:
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Math - In Math students completed and handed in their Federal Election Problem-Solving. Students were able to gather second-hand data from digital and print resources and then construct and interpret double bar graphs (Gr. 5) and double line graphs (Gr. 6). Next week students will be designing surveys about healthy living information, collecting first-hand data and graphing their results appropriately. Science: Grade 5 - Students have been working diligently to research how to build their chosen weather instruments. This coming week, students will be expected to bring in recycled materials to be used for building. Grade 6 - Students have marked their Apparent Movement of the Sun Lab and handed it in. Students also began working on their Solar System Web Quest. It is due Monday Nov. 4 Humanities: Students constructed anchor charts to showcase and reinforce their understanding of figurative language. Science Fiction Stories were due Monday Oct. 28. Stories and self-assessments are now overdue and must be handed in immediately. Grade 5- Students are continue to work through the regions of Canada, learning about geography, resources, tourism, culture and the various contributions of each region to Canada. Grade 6 - Students have used print resources to complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting our Canadian Democracy and that of the Iroquois Confederacy. We will take this up in the coming week. |