The Best of 5/6S!

Just a reminder that we will be going on our field trip to see the movie "Wonder" tomorrow. We will be leaving at 10:30 and returning around 2:00. Students will eat their Nutrition Break snack before we leave and will eat lunch as soon as we arrive back at the school.

Due to my absence yesterday, the Science quiz has been moved to tomorrow, Thursday, November 30th. Please take the extra time to review.

The Grade 6 students have been studying the solar system in Science this term. Their Unit quiz will take place on Wednesday. Students were asked to take home their Science folders at the end of the day so that they may use their notes and worksheets to review this weekend. Students will be asked to: -Identify the planets in a diagram of the solar system -Identify different attributes about each of the planets (ie: Mars is known as the Red Planet, Jupiter is the largest, it has a giant storm on its surface) -Identify the Inner Planets and the Outer Planets -Identify bodies in space that emit or reflect light -Identify attributes about the Earth (ie: rotates on an axis, orbits the sun once every 365 days) -Identify information about how astronauts survive in space as well as deal with daily routines such as eating, sleeping, using the washroom, cleaning. -Using information they have learned about how astronauts survive on the international space station (ISS) and deal with daily...

Students will be having an end of unit quiz on the body systems we have studied in Science this term. The quiz will take place Wednesday. Students were asked to take home their folders at the end of today to review their notes and worksheets over the weekend. Students will be asked to do the following: -Label the parts of the digestive system, respiratory system, and heart (right and left sides and where the blood is travelling to or from) -Answer questions on the digestive system, respiratory system, and circulatory system. -Describe the journey a piece of toast will take through the digestive system -Choose 2 systems that we discussed and describe how they interact, naming the important parts and why it is important they interact. Please have students review the information in their folders and give an answer to some of these things to you.

We have finished reading a wonderful novel called "Wonder". It is a heartwarming story filled with messages of kindness and caring. The movie based on the book is currently in theatres and we have the opportunity to see it for free. There was a letter sent home today with the details and forms to be filled out by a parent or guardian. Please return these as soon as possible so that we can ensure everyone will be able to join us on this field trip. The date of the trip is Friday, December 1. We will be leaving the school at 10:30 and should be returning around 2:00.

Students were learning about the three ways to identify triangles based on their side lengths (equilateral, isosceles, scalene). Students are encouraged to practice identifying these types of triangles for homework tonight.

The students are exploring the various attributes of the polygons. Students are to practice identifying the following polygons and discussing their attributes: triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, octagons. Here is a link to my song about identifying these types of Polygons: https://youtu.be/8TpgAk7lokM