I hope you had a fabulous weekend and had a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather!  I have this weeks spelling list.  Since this is a short week, Mrs. Derksen will give the class their test on THURSDAY.  I have also set up Spelling City.  This website allows your child to practice the words through different games and gives them an opportunity to take  an online test.  If they score 20/20 on their Spelling City test, and bring proof of that to myself or Mrs. Derksen (through a signed note in their planner OR by printing of a certificate from Spelling City), they will get a small treat.  Students will still be required to take the test in class at the end of the week.

I will add the link to the sidebar – and also put it below:

http://www.spellingcity.com/hragrade6/

Here are the spelling words for the week:  radio, video, shelf, valley, mouse, echo, diamond, salary, lawyer, prisoner, prefix, success, variety, sheep, moose, piano, eternity, tomato, idea, enemy

TERRY FOX RUN is happening this Tuesday.  Please bring a toonie on Tuesday in support of the Terry Fox Foundation.  I am still in need of a few parents to bring oranges.  Please let me know if you are able to help out in that way.  It would be greatly appreciated!!

Also just a reminder that Friday is a Pr0-D Day!

Thanks!  Mrs. Goosen

On Tuesday, October 2nd, the Kindergarten through Grade Six students will be running laps around the school field for Terry Fox.  The Grade 6′s will be running six laps around the school field.  The students are encouraged to bring $2 to go to the Terry Fox Foundation.  We are hoping to provide the children with orange wedges after they finish their run. Please let me know if you would like to provide some cut up oranges for the Grade 6′s.

We have been busy setting up our spelling books these last three weeks and are now ready to begin with formal spelling lists.  Spelling lists will be given in class on Monday and will  be posted on the blog.  We will do an activity with the words mid-week and the students will be tested on Fridays.  Please ensure that your child takes time each week to study and learn these words.

Here is the first set of spelling words:  loose, sweet, common, stage, resign, precious, provision, honour, congratulate, tension, tooth, patient, sword, wreck, profession, convention, tempt, facial, attention, experiment.

We will also begin Music of the Week.  Each week there will be a new artist/band they will listen to as they enjoy their lunch.   This is an opportunity for the students to be exposed to great music and  gain an appreciation for a variety of different genres.  This week we will listen to a fabulous Christian band called Reliant K.

The class has had a lot of fun these last two weeks exploring electricity!  We began our unit by looking at pages from Thomas Edison’s  journal and we discovered that it can take a long time to successfully invent something!   The students were then challenged to create light using a battery and a Christmas tree light…then combine their light and battery with other students and see if they could light multiple lights at once.  They did a great job!!

We then worked our way through eleven electric exploration station – learning what a circuit is, how to build a basic circuit, open and closed circuits, electrical safety, and played simple home made electric games.  We also used the whole class to create a large closed circuit which lit a Christmas light.  Later in the unit the students will be building a switch and creating their very own electrical invention!  Enjoy the photos!

Hi Everyone,

Just wondering if there are any current or ‘ex’-scrapbookers in our class community??  Do you have scrapbook paper taking up room in your craft box?  Mrs. Goosen and I are looking for paper donations to use during art class.  If you have any paper you would like to give us, please send it to school with your child or drop it off anytime.  Thanks again!  Mrs. Derksen

This Friday afternoon, our class will be joining Mr. Bird’s class in a fun afternoon of relay races – where athletic ability will not matter at all 🙂 – a large group game, and then everything topped off with ice cream sundaes.  We are participating in this activity to foster school spirit, develop leaderships roles in the grade 6 students, and to enjoy this beautiful weather we’ve been having!  Students will wear their gym strip for the afternoon.

I showed the students this fun video on the first day of school…disclaimer – the bird is okay!!  Enjoy!

Welcome Back to School

Just a reminder that individual class photos will take place on Monday, September 17th.  Students need to be in full dress uniform for the pictures, please.

Hot lunch is beginning tomorrow.  Forms have gone home today with the days that hot lunches are available.

Thanks!

We would like to welcome you to our grade six class!  We are so excited to have you be part of our classroom this year and we look forward to working with you and getting to know both you and your family!

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Today we sent a note home containing important information about the class.  All further information will be posted here so stay tuned…=)

Electricity materials wanted

I (Mrs. Goosen) am starting an electricity unit next week and am in need of several pairs of wire snippers and wire strippers.  I will need them for September and most of October.  If you are able to lend them out that would be fantastic – you can drop them off anytime this week or Monday next week!  Please label them so I know who to return them to.  Thank you!

Volunteers for PE needed

We are currently looking for parent volunteers that have a passion for track & field &/or soccer.  For the first 6 weeks of school we will be practicing track & field events and soccer skills.  In order to provide the students with lots of practice and involvement, we want to have several stations running at the same time.  If you are available on Mondays or Fridays, from 12:50-1:40, please contact one of us as soon as possible.  Thank you!