Wednesday March 30, 2022

Happy Wednesday March 30, 2022!

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Reminders:

Narrative stories final copies are DUE FRIDAY!

Pillar of the month: Self Reflection

We have spelling this week and a test Friday. 

Spelling Sentence are also due Friday.

Spelling Test 12- Properties of Air

1. Oxygen

2. Argon

3. Carbon Dioxide

4. Atmosphere

5. Pressure

6. Temperature

7. Explosion

8. Extinguish

9. Altitude

10. Weight

11. Expansion

12. Compression

13. Nitrogen

14. Odorless

15. Contraction

Bonus Random word from dictionary:

Paralyze

Today in room 16:

We started our morning with some quiet DEAR time before starting math. In Math today we continued our practice with the addition and subtraction of integers. I have included some questions below for extra practice.

Adding and subtracting integers

After math we moved into social studies and began working on our provincial government posters. These posters are designed for the students to answer questions about the provincial government unit and teach it to their peers. They will be using textbooks in class to answer their given questions.

In science today I gave the students time to work on their spelling sentences which we will be due Friday. We then did an experiment using balloons to test if air takes up enough space to lift a textbook off of a desk.

We finished off our afternoon with a large chunk of time to work on stories. Students will be printing them Friday so I can mark them. Today some students were finishing while others revised and edited other students work. 

Hope everyone has a great evening!

Mr Lancee

Monday March 28, 2022

 Happy Monday March 28, 2022!

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Reminders:

Narrative stories final copies are DUE FRIDAY!

Pillar of the month: Self Reflection

We have spelling this week and a test Friday.

Spelling Test 12- Properties of Air

1. Oxygen

2. Argon

3. Carbon Dioxide

4. Atmosphere

5. Pressure

6. Temperature

7. Explosion

8. Extinguish

9. Altitude

10. Weight

11. Expansion

12. Compression

13. Nitrogen

14. Odorless

15. Contraction

Bonus Random word from dictionary:

Paralyze

Today in room 16:

We started our morning with an appreciation circle to go over what we did on the break and discuss how our goal this week is to not gossip or spread rumours about friends and classmates.

We then moved into math and focused on our new unit: Integers. Below is a link to a great video from today and some practice questions if you were away.

Integers

After Math we moved into social and continued our exploration of provincial government by learning about cabinet ministers and their responsibilities within the provincial government.

This week in phys ed we are playing cooperative games such as capture the gold, rock paper scissors war and twins.

In science we started our new unit: Properties of Air. We did a what do you know? and What do you wonder? before watching a Bill Nye.

The afternoon was a long block to do story writing and work to finish our stories due Friday!!!

Hope everyone has a great evening!

Mr Lancee

Friday March 18, 2022

 Happy Friday March 18, 2022

Happy St Patrick Day!

Reminders:

Pillar of the month: Truth

Pillars of Care March 18

Spring break March 19-27

Congrats to the winners of the pillars of care awards.

This is a friendly reminder that all stories should be finished over the spring break! We will be working on them when we get back!

Have a fantastic spring break! I will see you when we come back :)

Mr Lancee

Thursday March 17, 2022

Happy Thursday March 17, 2022

Happy St Patrick Day!

Reminders:

Pillar of the month: Truth

Pillars of Care March 18

Spring break March 19-27

Congrats to the winners of the pillars of care awards.

Today in room 16:

We started our morning with our 30 question multiple choice sky science test.

After the test we marked the answers and it will be sent home today. Both the transformations and sky science test will be sent home today. Please have them marked and returned tomorrow or I will email parents marks.

The next chunk of the morning was spent watching sky science presentations. We are now almost officially done! One or two more to go tomorrow!

After science we worked on creating some truth bubbles to reflect on how we show truth, be honest and be truthful to ourselves.

In gym today we had jump rope for heart competitions with Ms Sterne including who can skip the longest and team skip routines. 

After lunch we had mindfulness before diving into story writing for the last hour. I have students some time yesterday to work and then today/tomorrow will be big story days. 

Hope everyone has a great evening!

Mr Lancee

Monday March 14, 2022

Happy Monday March 14, 2022

Reminders:

Starting March 1st Masks are optional.

Pillar of the month: Truth

Pillars of Care March 18

Science Projects due March 14, then we will start presenting

Spring break March 19-27

Sky science test moved to Thursday! Please study your notes to be ready for the test.

Transformations quiz Wednesday. 

Today in room 16:

We started our morning with an appreciation circle to talk about some sad news we received over the weekend. I gave students a chance to share their feelings and discuss the week.

In math today did some tricky multiple choice questions to prep for our test on Wednesday. Students will need to understand how to rotate, reflect and translate triangles and polygons on a grid. I will attach some extra practice below.

After math I gave the students an hour to prep and plan their stories. We are starting the story writing this week and I want all students to have a plan before they start writing. 

Students must write with our graphic organizer that has them plan out:

Characters

Setting

Conflict Resolution

An Inciting incident to start the story

3 events

Climax

Falling action

After LA we moved into science and started our presentations. This will be combined with review this week to study for the test. 

In the afternoon we had a presentation from Save On Foods to describe how to go shopping and explore the healthy foods our body needs. 

Hope everyone has a great evening!

Mr Lancee

Taken from worksheetsworks.com

Thursday Mar 10, 2022

Happy Thursday Mar 10, 2022!

Reminders:

Starting March 1st Masks are optional.

Pillar of the month: Truth

Parent teacher conferences March 10, 11.

No school March 11

Pillars of Care March 18

Science Projects due March 14, then we will start presenting

Spring break March 19-27

Sky Science Test Next Friday

Transformations quiz next week! (Most likely Tuesday or Wednesday)

Today in room 16:

We started our morning on laptops in order to finish our science projects. These are due Monday so please finish them over the weekend. 

After science we had math and focused on performing multiple transformations on a shape.

In Gym today we had a large curling tournament in which all students will win a prize.

We also began planning out our stories today! We focused on characters and settings and next week we will get into actually writing them.

We finished our day with a session from safety expo, a desk clean and an appreciation circle. Looking forward to seeing everyone during conferences!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Mr Lancee

Monday March 7, 2022

 Happy Monday March 7, 2022!

Reminders:

Starting March 1st Masks are optional.

Pillar of the month: Truth

Parent teacher conferences March 10, 11.

No school March 11

Pillars of Care March 18

Science Projects due March 14, then we will start presenting

Spring break March 19-27

Today in room 16:

We started our morning with some time to work on our science projects. These are due next Monday!

After science we had a long appreciation circle to talk about our goals for the week and the weekend.

After recess we moved into LA and learned about how to add description to our writing and show instead of tell our ideas.

In math today we completed some more work with transformations. We will have a quiz on this unit on Monday next week.

In the afternoon we finished up social presentations and then started our new unit: Provincial Government!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Mr Lancee

Friday March 4, 2022

 Happy Friday March 4, 2022

Reminders:

Starting March 1st Masks are optional.

Pillar of the month: Truth

Parent teacher conferences March 10, 11.

No school March 11

Pillars of Care March 18

Science Projects due March 14, then we will start presenting

Spring break March 19-27

Today in room 16:

We started our morning with diving into math and working on transformations. Students completed two handouts, in which they described transformations as translations, reflections and rotations.

After math we had a half hour block in which the students earned some minecraft time. 

Our assistant principal came at 9:30 to complete a survey with the students on their well being and relationships within the school.

After the survey got to work on creating our poem that is being filmed and presented to the school. 

We finished off our day with gym playing dodgeball and an appreciation circle/kindness box.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Mr Lancee

Wednesday March 1, 2022

Happy Wednesday March 2, 2022

Reminders:

Starting March 1st Masks are optional.

Pillar of the month: Truth

Parent teacher conferences March 10, 11.

No school March 11

Pillars of Care March 18

Science Projects due March 14, then we will start presenting

Spring break March 19-27

Today in room 16:

We started our morning by learning about sit spots for our walk to confluence park. We then immediately set out and braved the winter winds to walk down to Split Rock. Students loved experiencing the nature and connecting with the land. 

When we returned we had snack and library before starting our social presentations. Students presented their Black History Month projects to their class and helped us learn about the amazing individuals accomplishments and lives.

In the afternoon I gave the students a long block to work on their science projects. 

Have a great day everyone!

Mr Lancee