October 2014 archive
Skating – We will be going to Prospera Center on Monday, November 3rd. Please remember to return permission forms tomorrow and bring a helmet on Monday!
Science Quiz – The grade six students received a Science study guide today and will be having a quiz on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Remembrance Day – On Friday, November 7th we will be having a Remembrance Day service. The intermediate department will be reciting In Flander’s Field and our class will be responsible for verse two. Students will memorize verse two in place of their Bible Memory Verse next week. I have written the verse below and it will also be under the Memory Verse section of the blog.
We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields!
We had a fun and busy day today! Pumpkin Math was a blast and I think my favourite part was the impromptu pumpkin bowling competition we had at the end! It was also Cell Project Day – great work! The projects looked fabulous…and some tasted pretty great too! I will try and post pictures tonight or tomorrow!
We have some upcoming events this week:
Tuesday, October 28th – Thursday, October 30th is the Scholastic Book Fair. This will be located in the foyer of the school and will be open both before and after school.
This Wednesday, October 29th the grades 4-6’s will be having Fall Fun Day! Students do not need to wear their uniforms on this day and can dress in fall colours. We will have some fun centers for the classes to rotate through in the afternoon.
Below are the spelling lists:
List 1: family, careful, beauty, loss, wrong, engine, beneath, though, cabbage, awe, vacation, degree, beautiful, enjoy, voyage, carries, cities, empire, industry, awful BONUS WORD: hypothesis
List 2: elephant, sergeant, companion, affliction, audience, musician, niece, bachelor, college, society, frighten, acknowledge, purchase, accuse, pressure, arrive, affect, listen, investigate, supply BONUS WORD: hypothesis
I will put these words on spelling city asap.
Thanks and have a great week!
Pam
Tomorrow is the birthday for the United Nations so today we spent the day celebrating. It was a great day spent learning about why the UN was created and what its purpose is in the world today. We played a continent game, where it became very evident on who knows their world geography – yikes! We’ll be playing that game again in the future! We watched a few videos about the United Nations (see below for the links) and had some great discussions about the rights of citizens around the world. Mrs. D
United Nations – What is it? video
A Day in the Life of the Secretary General
‘I was Here’ music Video
Pumpkin Math
In the morning the Grade 5/6 students will be joining up with the Grade 4’s from Mr. Hancock’s class to have some fun with pumpkins and Math. We will be measuring pumpkins, weighing pumpkins, counting seeds, estimating and graphing everything there is to know about pumpkins. It will be a fantastic morning of fun and mess! Students will wear their uniforms on Monday but will need to bring a large shirt to wear over their uniforms as it’s going to get messy! Students may also bring some kitchen gloves if the squishy insides of the pumpkin gross them out! They will need to get their hands in the pumpkin ‘goop’ so please bring kitchen gloves if needed. We are also in need of about 6-7 pumpkins for Monday. If you are able to provide a pumpkin (it won’t be returned) then please let Mrs. Derksen know by THURSDAY of this week. And, lastly, I would love a couple of parents to help out on Monday morning. We will be starting right after morning devotions and be done by noon. If you could let Mrs. Derksen know by Thursday that would be great!
Cell Projects
Just a reminder that these projects are due next Monday, the same day as our Pumpkin Math! It will prove to be an exciting day in the grade 5/6 classroom. It is my hope to set our projects up in the Dragon’s Den from 1:15 – 2:00…please feel free to come by and see these amazing cell projects!
Empty 2 Litre Bottles
The grade 5’s are making models of the respiratory system next Tuesday and we are in need of three more empty 2 litre bottles. If you have any sitting in your recycling bins, please send them to us!
List One: cousin, passenger, nurse, mayor, tailor, daughter, guest, nephew, husband, clerk, exhort, counsel, answer, imitate, correct, commit, approve, share, reply, whisper
List Two: sleigh, affair, paragraph, island, ambition, temperature, opinion, difference, onion, pistol, recess, canvas, dictionary, community, vanity, grocery, yourself, mushroom, celery, gallows
Knight day MONDAY!! Wear your Knight shirt to support our school spirit!
Parent Teacher Conferences:
On Tuesday, October 28th Mrs Goosen and Mrs Derksen will be available for parent teacher conferences. If you are interested in meeting with them, please e-mail them with your preferred time slot (15 minute conferences) for that day. Conferences will be at the following times: 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45. Conferences are OPTIONAL, however if we requested a conference on your child’s interim report card, please make an appointment on this day or another day if the 28th doesn’t work for you. Thank you!
Our e-mail addresses are: mderksen@highroadacademy.com & pgoosen@highroadacademy.com
Next week the grade 5’s & 6’s are going to begin working on different Science units. The grade 5’s will start working on Body Systems and the Grade 6’s will begin Diversity of Life. Each grade will need to bring in different materials for Monday.
Grade 5 – each student needs to bring an empty 2 liter pop bottle. If you have any extras, please send them along. The grade 5’s will also need their headphones on Monday.
Grade 6’s need to bring in a collection of objects for our first lesson on “Classification”. This can be a collection of anything – rocks, buttons, lids, sports cards, seeds, head bands or jewelry…almost anything! Last year a student brought in their collection of lip gloss…it was impressive!
Thank you for sending these items along with your child.
Mrs. Goosen
I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend! We have a number of different items that we wanted to highlight this week. Please remember to send headphones to school this week as we will be needing them by next Monday at the latest.
Here is a list of dates to add to your calendar:
October 20th – Knight’s Day
October 27th – Cell Project Due (more information below)
October 28th – 30th – Scholastic Book Fair
November 3rd – Ice Skating at Prospera Center
The Incredible Cell Project
The students received their first at-home Science project – a model of a 3D plant or animal cell. The project outline went home yesterday and is due back on MONDAY, OCTOBER 27th. I have included the outline here in case it gets lost etc.
Both the grad 5’s and 6’s will be completing this project as it fits in with the grade 5 Science Unit on Body Systems and the grade 6 Science Unit on Diversity of Life. The grade 5’s will do an animal cell and the grade 6’s have the option of an animal or plant cell.
Students are encouraged be as creative as possible! A quick google search on ‘3D animal cell model’ or ‘3D plant cell model’ will show you lots of fantastic examples of models for your child to look at.
Have fun!
Mrs. Goosen
The Incredible 3D Cell Project
Just a reminder that Interim Report Cards are going home today so please check your child’s backpack.
Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving! See you all Tuesday!
Knight’s Day
This Thursday we will be having the first Knight’s Day of the 2014/2015 school year. Students can wear their knight’s t-shirts and jeans to school.. If you would like to purchase Knight t-shirts or other items, the store will be open after school this week and on Thursday morning. If students do not wear their Knight t-shirts to school on Thursday they must wear their uniform.
Also a reminder that Friday is a professional development day for teachers and students have the day off.
