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Grade 5 & 6 School Information
Kimberly Brown
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Page Last Updated Feb 09, 2010
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Hi everyone,

Wow! I can't believe that it's already been a month back to school after Christmas.

We've been busy learning about researching the Olympic games in Vancouver and learning about the Solar System in Science. We're doing a lot of reading comprehension activities to improve our understanding of what we read and how we read.

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, February 10th:
  • Red, Pink and White Day
  • Skype at 12:15pm with State Road Elementary School in New York State. This will be our fifth Skype call since Christmas.
  • Our CREATE artist will be here to work on some drama activities based on the history of the winter Olympics.
  • 6 Times test
Thurs. Feb. 11th - Mon. Feb. 15th: No School

Tuesday, February 16th:
  • CREATE artist will be here to work on drama activities based on our Olympic athlete biographies.
Friday, February 19th:
  • 7 Times Test
Monday, February 22nd:
  • Outdoor Ed. presentation at 1pm
Tuesday, February 23rd:
  • CREATE artist will be here and we will be participating in a mock Olympic games.
Wednesday, February 24th:
  • Celebration Assembly at 2:30pm
Thursday, February 25th:
  • 8 Times Test
Friday, Friday 26th:
  • No School for students



Thursday, December 17th

Hi everyone,

This month is flying by. We only have three more days of school left after today. We still have a few things happening before school is finished on Tuesday.

Friday, December 18th:
We have caroling 11:00am in the gym for the entire school.
We will be walking to the community centre for a turkey lunch at noon. Students will return to the school after lunch.

Monday, December 21st:
Grade 5's have their unit 2 math test in the morning.
We have caroling at 3pm in the gym.

Tuesday, December 22nd
Red and Green Day 
Caroling at 9am
Dismissal at 2:30 pm

Have a very, Merry Christmas,
Ms. B


Friday, November 27th

Hi,

December is almost here and we will be busy! I started looking at all of events listed for the month and I think we'll all be tired by the last day of school.

December 1st: Regina Symphony visits the school at 9:15
December 2nd: Grade 6 curling at 9:00
December 3rd: Grade 6 Band, grade 6 math test
December 4th: No school for students
December 7th: Grade 6 Curling at 9:00
December 8th: Grade 6 Band
December 9th: Grade 6 curling at 9:00am, MacKenzie Art Gallery Visit at 12:45
December 10th: Christmas Concert
December 11th: Grade 6 Band
December 14th: Treasure Sale
December 15th: Grade 6 Band and Band Concert
December 16th: Grade 6 Curling. Last one.
December 18th: Christmas Lunch at the Centre, Carolling at 11:15
December 21st: Carolling at 3:00
December 22nd: Carolling at 9:00am, Dismissal at 2:30am

Whew! 

Ms. B

Wednesday, November 4th

Hi,

Forms for the H1N1 immunization were sent home today. The forms need to be returned to school tomorrow, Thursday whether or not you are consenting to the immunization. Immunizations are planned to begin next week at school.

On Monday, November 9th we will have a guest from the Burrowing Owl organization along with a Burrowing Owl. The visit supports our Diversity of Living Things unit in Science.

Our Remembrance Day Assembly is on Tuesday, November 10th at 2:30 pm. Parents and guests are welcome to attend.

There is no school for students on Remembrance day,  Wednesday, November 11th. Students will be back at school Thursday and Friday.

Thank you for the parents and grand parents who sent baking for our bake sale. The bake sale along with the grade 7&8 hot chocolate sale and the hot dog lunch  have allowed us to start saving for our Outdoor School next June.

Take care,
Ms. B

Sunday, October 25th

Hi,

We have another busy week coming up. 

Monday:
Book orders need to be returned to school 

Tuesday:
Hot Dog lunch orders need to be returned to school
Social Studies Voice Threads Due

Thursday:
Hot Dog lunch

Friday:
All Day Outdoor Ed. Field Trip
Orange & Black day 

Here's a link to some great sites that the grade 5&6's can practice and learn on:
http://learnmegood2.blogspot.com/


Have a great day,
Ms. B

Thursday, October 16th

Hi everyone,

We have so many assignments and unit tests coming up. Here's the latest:

Grade 5 Math test - Tuesday, October 20th

Grade 5/6 Social Studies - Voice Thread Project due: Tuesday, October 27th

Arts Ed. - Tuesday, October 19th: Dance/Choreography/Performance
       - Wednesday, October 20th: Volleyball Exam

Grade 6 Math test- Tuesday, October 20th

Science- Weather Report & Instruments due on Monday, October 19th

Ms. B.


Wednesday, October 14

Grade sixes are preparing for their first math test. The students have finished Unit 1 and are working through a unit review on pages 40 and 41. For Thursday the students need to have finished to the end of questions #4 then for Friday to the end of question #8.
The unit test will be on Tuesday, October 20th. Students are invited to take their math home and study over the weekend.

Ms. B



Tuesday, October 13

Hi everyone,
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. We are busy finishing a science unit focusing on Weather. We have a weather station in our class that students will be using throughout the school year. For a final assignment each student needs to complete a weather report which is due on Monday, October 19th. The students are working in pairs completing their research but need to hand in their own assignment. There are three parts to the assignment: written report about a severe weather system/storm, attach a related news story and build a weather instrument that could be used to detect their storm. The students have many ideas about their instruments but have been asked to keep them very simple. I have several examples if the students are stuck or they may look on the internet.

A great site for weather information or weather instrument information is weatherwizkids. Environment Canada and The Weather Network have weather information and links.

WeatherAssignment

DueMonday, October 19th

Name:______________________

Handedin on time:_____________ (3 marks)

Report:Did you use your outline and jot notes to write your report?____________________________________________________________________________(5marks)

Grammar,Spelling, Punctuation and Capitals (5 marks)

Interestingand Informative (5 marks)

WeatherMeasurement Tool: _____________________

(5marks)

Didyou understand how it worked and when you would need to use it? (5 marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________

Articlefrom the newspaper or internet showing how your storm or weather system affectspeople: (3 marks)

____________________________________________________________________________________





Friday, October 2nd

Hi everyone,

I can't believe that we're already finished a month of school! It's been going fast but we've also been very busy.

Here's some upcoming dates in October:

5th - 8th: RAD reading assessments, Students will be assessed on reading level & 
comprehension skills
6th: Picture Day
7th: Visit from Thelfa Yee-Toi of the Mackenzie Art Gallery
9th:  Professional Development Day No School
12th: Thanksgiving Day No School
19th, 26th & Nov. 2nd: C.R.E.A.T.E artist Gerri-Ann Siweck visits the class
22nd: Ms. B away at a science workshop
30th: Hunters & Gatherers Outdoor Field Trip. Cost is $4.50. More information will be sent 
home.

Ms. Kasper, our university intern, has begun a new novel study "The Bridge to Terabithia, with the class. Here's a link to information about the book: http://www.terabithia.com/.
The students are working on a country report for Social Studies and will begin a Science report this week on an extreme weather system. We will be starting a new Science unit later this month using the new Saskatchewan grade 6 Science text books that we are piloting for the Regina Public School Board. Students have begun a Health unit on Media Awareness which will help them be critical TV viewers in particular we hope it will help them question information in TV and print advertising. 

If you have any questions about what's happening in the classroom please contact me at:
kimberly.brown@rbe.sk.ca

Ms. B



Tuesday, September 8th


Welcome to Ms Brown's  Grade 5 & 6 Classroom

Haultain Community School

This year we will be working hard to achieve our school goals and create an environment of teamwork.  We always strive to make that sure that everyone in our class has an opportunity to learn.

We will be working on our class blog, participating in collaborative projects with classrooms around the globe and developing technology skills throughout our subject areas.

A really important site!
Class blog: www.tinyurl.com/haultain
There is a link on the left side to classroom and homework information. You can subscribe to this site to receive email notification on classroom events and activities.


What we're working on right now:
  •  Language Arts: writing narratives & using the writing process, reading the novel "The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snickett" Resource link for language arts: http://language-arts1.wikispaces.com/, http://novelstudy2.wikispaces.com/
  •  Social Studies: Culture and how Canada relates to her Atlantic neighbours. Resource links and interesting web site for the many themes we will study this year. http://socialstudies1.wikispaces.com/
  •  Science: A short unit on weather so that we are ready to use our in-class weather station for the year. I add many interesting links and unit information during the school year to our science wikis: http://haultain-science.wikispaces.com
  • Math:  Math Makes Sense program unit one on Patterms. Link to Math Makes Sense website. http://www.pearsoned.ca/school/math/elementarymath/pearsonwncp/index.html
  •  Health and Phys. Ed: Wellness & Fitness
  •  French: Classroom routines, Fall Vocabulary and numbers.

There are also many important dates coming up:
September 16 & 23: Cross-Country meets at Douglas Park
September 25th: Terry Fox Run at 11am
September 28th - October 2: O.R.E.O. Literacy & Numeracy activities
October 2nd: Celebration Assembly and O.R.E.O. stack-off competition


Please email me at kimberly.brown@rbe.sk.ca or call the school at 791-8597.