Weekly Update

Dear Grade 6 Parents

Thank you to all of the families that made it out to our Night of Gathering and Giving, and an extra special thanks to the grade 6 students that volunteered to MC the presentation and run the various giving activities.  The evening was a huge success!

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.2099013

In this month's edition of the Hidden Valley/ Hanson Ranch Community Newsletter, the Hon. Josephine Pon wrote about her visit with the grade 6 students at Simons Valley School.  

"Also last month, I was honoured to visit the wonderful Grade 6 class at Simons Valley School. The students were eager to hear about a life in public service, and the daily routine of an MLA and Minister. Our Grade 6 classes are observing their government units as part of their social studies classes this year. It was my pleasure to spend time with our students, and tell them about my duties as their representative!"

We moved from our measurement unit, looking at perimeter and perimeter formulas, to our geometry unit.  We have been looking at identifying angles (acute, right, obtuse and reflex) and how to use a protractor to measure angles.

The students started a research project learning about the Canadian government's plan to ban single-use plastics by 2021.  The class was split into a group supporting this ban and the other group against the ban.  We will be debating this topic (let it be resolved that Canada should ban single-use plastics) next week.

Have a relaxing weekend!

Mrs. Reeve

Quizzes/ Tests

-Provincial Government Test Monday, December 2nd (study notes shared in your google drive)

-Trees and Forest Quiz on Wednesday, December 4th (study notes and review on the class website)

Homework

-Jump Math - Pg 95, 96, 97

-Social Flip-Up Legislature is was due Tuesday: 

-Science Trees and Forests Unit Project were due today

Calgary Food Bank
From now until December 17th we will be collecting non-perishable food for the Calgary Food Bank.  Foodbank boxes are now placed around the school to accept any and all donations.

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Upcoming Events
December 11: The Show Must Go On (Cast A)
December 12: The Show Must Go On (Cast B)
December 19: Last Day of classes
January 7: Classes Resume
January 15: Colonel Irvine Jr High Daytime Tour
January 15: Colonel Irvine Jr High Evening Open House (6:30 pm to 8:00 pm)

Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Update with Due Dates

Dear 6D Parents,

Thank you to all of the parents that were able to make it to our Student-Led conferences yesterday and today.  It is always nice to have a chat and it is a valuable experience for students to show off their hard work.

We moved on to our measurement unit in math this week, looking at how to convert millimeters to centimeters to meters, etc.  We learned that the metric system was designed to allow easy conversions using the power of ten and by moving the decimal place to make greater or smaller numbers as you move from one unit to the next.  We have started perimeter and we will be moving on to angles and triangles.

The students are finishing up a few projects. Their provincial government flipbooks in Social Studies are due Monday for the red group and Tuesday for the blue group. Students need to have cards completed for the following topics:     

     -The Queen

     -Speaker

     -Sergeant at Arms

     -the Mace

     -Lieutenant Governor

     -Premier

     -Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)

     -Government

     -Cabinet Minister

     -Leader of the Official Opposition

     -The Official Opposition

     -You! (citizen)

     -Making a Bill a Law

     -Services Provided by Provincial Government

There is a Google Slide presentation and review document for students to work with. Our Provincial Government Unit Test will be on Monday, December 2. 

In Science, students will have their Trees and Forests project due on Friday, November 29th. The students have the notes in their Google Drive in a powerpoint called 2019-Trees and Forests. They will also be having a unit test on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Study notes have been shared with them in their drive. 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Reeve

An Evening of Gathering and Giving Thursday, November 28th (6:30pm to 8:00 pm)

On November 28th, our school will be hosting a night of gathering and giving for our communities. This evening event will consist of an official unveiling of a mural painted in our school by Ryan Jason Allen Willert. As well as performances by Jess McMann doing a Pow Wow Mash-up. A component of the evening will consist of parents and students working at various stations throughout the school. The stations will consist of helping the food bank pack birthday packages, designing hamper boxes, creating kindness rocks, designing placemats for Veterans and making cards for those in need who use Meals on Wheels.

If you would like to donate to this night, below is a list of donations we are looking for. Please only send NEW, UNUSED items:

-Birthday Cake Mix

-Candles

-Paper Plates

-Napkins

-Cups (plastic/paper)

-Coloring Books

-Ribbon

-Stickers

If you are able to donate any of the materials listed here, please send them with your child to school any time before November 28th.

Sign-up using the following link: bit.ly/SVSEvening **We are also looking for grade 6 students to help run these different centers.  Please let your classroom teacher know if you are willing to help and available.**

Family Movie Night
When: Friday, November 29th
Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm
Movies start at 6:45 pm
Where: SVS Gymnasium
Movie Choice: Elf or The Grinch
Cost $5/family or $2 each
*Children must be accompanied by an adult (18 or older)

Calgary Food Bank

From now until December 17th we will be collecting non-perishable food for the Calgary Food Bank.  Foodbank boxes are now placed around the school to accept any and all donations.

Homework

-The Number Sense test was handed back.  Please sign and return the test.

-Jump Math - No math homework this weekend

-Social- Flip-Up Legislature: Red due Monday, November 25; Blue due Tuesday, November 26

-Social-Unit Test on provincial government-Monday, December 2nd

-Science- Trees and Forests Unit Project will be due Friday, November 29th

-Science- Trees and Forests Unit test on Wednesday, Dec. 4th

Upcoming Events

November 28: Evening of Gathering and Giving (6:30pm)

December 11: The Show Must Go On (Cast A)

December 12: The Show Must Go On (Cast B)

December 19: Last Day of classes

January 7: Classes Resume

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Calgary Food Bank

Calgary Food Bank

From now until December 17th we will be collecting non-perishable food for the Calgary Food Bank.  Foodbank boxes are now placed around the school to accept any and all donations.

Gathering and Giving Evening-November 28

On November 28th, our school will be hosting a night of gathering and giving for our communities.  This evening event will consist of an official unveiling of a mural painted in our school by Ryan Jason Allen Willert and performances by Jess McMann doing a Pow Wow Mash-up.  A component of the evening will consist of parents and students working at various stations throughout the school.  The stations will consist of helping the food bank pack birthday packages, designing hamper boxes, creating kindness rocks, designing placemats for Veterans and making cards for those in need who use Meals on Wheels. 

If you would like to donate to this night, below is a list of donations we are looking for.  Please only send NEW, UNUSED items:

-Birthday Cake Mix

-Candles

-Paper Plates

-Napkins  

-Cups (plastic/paper)  

-Coloring Books

-Ribbon

-Stickers

If you are able to donate any of the materials listed here, please send them with your child to school any time before November 28^th.

Weekly Update

6D Parents and Students,

This week we started our work on how to write a great story, by dissecting the elements that make up engaging fiction.  Using the Empowering Writers program, we started by looking at the four ways you can write an interesting beginning; with action, dialogue, thought/ question, and sound effects.  Next week we will move from finding and sharing examples of these story starters into writing our own beginnings.

We have been reviewing division and estimation this week in math.  Please look for the JUMP quiz coming home, next week.

To conclude our look at the Provincial Government, the students have been creating a Flip-Up Legislature.  We identified 14 different positions or procedures important to running the Alberta Legislature and using the format of a flip-up book, we created "flip-ups" explaining these 14 parts. Students need to include four facts as well as a relevant picture for each. Students have information in their Google Drive called Flip-Up Legislature and Provincial Government Review Part 1.

We look forward to seeing you all at the Student-Led Conferences next Thursday evening or Friday morning.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Reeve

Homework

-Social Flip-Up Legislature: Please finish the cards for The Queen, Speaker, the Mace, Lieutenant Governor, and citizen

-Science Trees and Forests Unit Project will be due November 29th

Don't Forget

-Headphones: please bring an extra set of headphones to school if you have them

-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

-Please return any math tests you have taken home, once they are signed

Quizzes/ Tests

-No scheduled tests or quizzes

Forms

-No forms due at this time

Upcoming Events

November 21 & 22: Student-Led Conferences

November 28: Evening of Gathering and Giving (6:30 pm)

December 11: The Show Must Go On (Cast A)

December 12: The Show Must Go On (Cast B)

December 19: Last Day of classes

January 6: Classes Resume

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Homework due on Wednesday

Hello, 

Please note that the following are due, tomorrow, Wednesday, November 13, 2019.
             
             1. Social Studies Sketchnotes
             2. Pages 66-70 in Jump Math book. 

There is also a multiplication and long division quiz which includes estimation on Friday, November 15, 2019.

Mrs. Reeve

Remembrance Day/Weekly Update

Dear Grade 6 Parents,

Congratulations to all of the grade 6 students on their performance today at the Remembrance Day Assembly.  Their hard work, commitment, and focus were apparent throughout the assembly. Special thanks to A.B. Dizon from the Royal Canadian Navy for his talk about the history of the Canadian armed forces and to Martin Cull for playing the Last Post and Reveille during the assembly.  

This week we have been looking at using the CUBES method to solve math word problems.  Following the CUBES steps ensure that important information is identified in the word problem and that irrelevant information is discarded.  

The students did their first write of a newspaper article this week as part of our preparations for the written part of the PAT.  With little background information about the important elements that are used in a newspaper article, the students wrote about the annual Pumpkin Regatta in Windsor Nova Scotia.  Now that we have a base example of their writing, we will start lessons on including catch headlines, quotes, the 5Ws, etc into our articles.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Reeve

Tests

-Math test on multiplication, long division and estimation of both operations. 

Homework

-Math Homework extended until now

       -Jump Pg 69 all questions, Pg 70 all question

-Social Sketch Notes due Wednesday, November 13th

-Science Trees and Forests Unit Project will be due November 29th.

Artist in Residence

Please enjoy this stop motion video of our Artist in Residence, Ryan Willert, painting his mural.

https://youtu.be/MF9vXDn_MDk

Pack in Pack Out Lunch

Starting this year, we have been attempting to reduce our SVS ecological footprint by moving towards a “Pack In and Pack Out” philosophy. Once a student has eaten their lunch or snack, the packaging of that item will be put back into lunch kits and returned home for recycling/ composting. In continuing to support this positive change, please provide a locking baggie for items such as apple cores, yogurt tubes, etc. The baggie will be returned home with the student each day for composting at home and then should be added back into the lunch kit for the next day. Help us make a difference!

Homework

-Math Homework extended until now

       -Jump Pg 69 all questions, Pg 70 all question

-Social Sketch Notes due Wednesday, November 13th

-Science Trees and Forests Unit Project will be due November 29th

Tests

-Math test on multiplication, long division and estimation of both operations. 

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 11: Remembrance Day - No School
Friday, November 15: PJ Day

November 21 & 22: Student-Led Conferences

December 11: The Show Must Go On (Cast A)

December 12: The Show Must Go On (Cast B)

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home