Good afternoon everyone! It's Monday, the sun is out and the Canucks are playing! I hope everyone is well rested and ready for another very busy week. Thank you for keeping your child in school. We are in the middle of doing evaluations and your child's presence is important.
Of special note this week:
1. Poetry presentations are taking place between Monday and Friday. A Google Doc has been sent to all students to inform them of the presentation dates. I've also created another Google Doc to share the rubric I am using to provide feedback.
2. We are starting to work on a super fun and cool art project. As homework this evening, students are asked to make a list of possible material that could be used to create a self-portrait. The rule is that nothing can be purchased, it has to be something found either in the outdoors or around the house. Reusing junk material is fun and students are always very creative with these kinds of challenges.
Please note: No one was asked to take anything to school tomorrow but should there be some material you would like to get rid of, feel free to send it my way. The art will be hung on the walls so anything that is too big and heavy will probably be a bad idea.
3. There will be a Math Celebration this Wednesday.
-Grade 7 students: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4
-Grade 6 students: 6.2, 9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.5
4. We have begun discussing current events (in French). Each day for the next two weeks students will be given an article to discuss with a partner. I select three articles per day (regional, national, international) and after reading the articles three groups are responsible for presenting the article they were in charge of reading to the rest of the class.
If you would like to do the same at home these two sites may be of interest to you (great exercise for encouraging critical thinking!).
A few important reminders before I post the obligatory video:
1. All Grade 7 students must bring one or two baby pictures to school (preferably between age 2-3). Any format is fine. The deadline is Friday June 10.
2. Some of you may find books at home that belong to us. If you notice anything that may belong to the library or to me, please return them to school ASAP. Every year I lose books to this so any help in searching for them is greatly appreciated.3. There will be a Grade 7 student orientation session Wednesday afternoon for all students going to Byng next year.
Thanks to Max for sharing this video with us. This is perfect timing since students are learning about circumference and area of a circle!
