It's November!

WHAT?! NOVEMBER ALREADY?!

 

As the clock "Falls Back" it reminds us of how dark our mornings will be and how cold it is becoming! Please remember to dress warmly and ALWAYS have a pair of indoor shoes at the school.

What's happening in Room 206:

Last month our door was Spiderman. He asked the question:  "I was bitten by this creature from this Animal Kingdom and when it bit me what system did the venom enter?"ANSWER: Arachnid, and Circulatory System. Coming soon: Our door for the month of November! Hint: it's about First Nations and our Canadian government!

News:
Congrats to Khandro for getting the Art award and the Athletic Award for the Month of October. For the month of November it's all about R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Let's Continue Our Random Acts of Kindness!

Grade 5 Elections: The grade 5s have been working hard on preparing themselves for the class mock elections. Our 4 candidates running for class president are: Wesley, Nabila, Saevion and Matthew.
Speeches will run on Tuesday November 13th! Elections are November 15th!

Math: Whole Numbers: Grade 5s: Adding and Subtracting of 3-4 Digit Numbers,  Multiplying and Dividing
 Grade 6s: Multiples, Factors, Prime Numbers, Exponents, Adding and Subtracting of 3-4 Digit Numbers, Multiplying and Dividing
Language: Narrative Writing, Finding the Main Idea,  Summarizing, Personal Logos
Continuing our Read Aloud of Touching Spirit Bear
Spelling Test and Word Study work due Friday, November 9th! Still have not received the spelling words from a number of students! Gt thos ein please!

Social Studies: Grade 5s: Mock elections are coming up on November 15th!  Government Quiz soon to follow and Bitstrips assignment!

Grade 6s: First Nations and their Environment Posters are due November 19th
Early European Explorers in Canada and Bitstrips assignment!
Trip to the ROM, Thursday, November 29th

Visual Arts: Colour Portraits and Line and Colour Pop Art
Drama: Reader's Theatre Performances of Emmy and the Rat went very well! With a sensational performance by all especially Michael and Heather's rendition and a special performance by Danielle as Goldilocks with her three bears Nyanna, Samuel and Saim... and starring our very special guest narrator Emmy (played by Fred)!
Next up: More Drama games and Script Writing

Health: Body Image and Self-Esteem


Below is our first Wall Wisher Question for our novel study Touching Spirit Bear! It's easy to do! Just read the question and leave a "sticky note" answer on our cork bulletin board!

Check out our next blog for our new spelling words! Have a great November!

Mrs. Etto