March 19th

Dear Grade 6 Parents,

Thank you for your patience at this time. This is definitely uncertain times and we are all trying to be safe with our families. Please let your kids know that we have been thinking of them and are missing them!

As of now, all learning materials and non-critical items like shoes will be held at the school until after the break. Please watch for an email or our school website for plans, after the March break.

Please stay safe,

Mr. Spriggs

Dear Grade 6 Parents,

We have had an interesting week fielding questions about the COVID-19 infection from students who have heard rumors or had concerns. We spoke about the importance of handwashing and avoiding touching your face, and worked to dispel some of the myths that often float around in a time like this. When a question was asked that we did not know the answer to, we looked to the Alberta Health Services website for information.

In math we have been looking at how to multiply and divide decimal numbers by powers of ten (10, 100, 1000, etc). The most effective approach to solving questions like these is to move the decimal either to the right to make a larger number (multiplication) or to the left to make a smaller number (division). With each question, we encourage the students to ask themselves, "is the answer I'm looking for going to be greater or less than the number I started with."

We concluded out Ancient Athens unit by completing our fictitious news article about an event in Athens. Students wrote about the Trial of Socrates, a war between Sparta and Athens or and important vote send by the Council of 500 to the Assembly. We also had our Athens unit test of Thursday and marks and corrections will be available next week.

The students have been learning about how to take a personal story that they have and turn it into a narrative written piece. Thinking about the pacing of their stories, the arc (conflict, climax, resolution) and how to add dialogue, helps take a personal experience and turn it into a story.




Have a great weekend!

Mr. Spriggs


Homework

-Jump Math Pg 31, 32, 33

-Athens Newspaper Article due Friday, March 13

-Weekly math sheet due Wednesday

-French Menu due now

-Science Sketchnotes due now




Quizzes/ Tests

-Social Studies Athens quiz was yesterday, Thursday, March 12th. Mark will be coming home next week.



Forms

-No forms due at this time




Junior High School

Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year. If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly. https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx




Don't Forget

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




Upcoming Events

March 13: Winter Sports Day (Cancelled)

March 13: Dress like your teacher day

March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences (2:30pm to 8:00pm) (Cancelled)

March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences (9:00am to 12:30pm) (Cancelled)

March 23 to March 29: Spring Break

March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break

April 3: Family Movie Night




Website

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

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

Homework -Jump Math Pg 28, 29, 30 -Athens Newspaper Article due Friday, March 13 -Weekly math sheet due Wednesday -French Menu due now -Science Sketchnotes due now Quizzes/ Tests -Social Studies Athens quiz is today, Thursday, March 12th. Use the class website and your notes to review https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/social-studies/ancient-athens?authuser=0 Forms -No forms due at this time Junior High School Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year. If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly. https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx Don't Forget -Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books Upcoming Events March 13: Winter Sports Day March 13: Dress like your teacher day March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences (2:30pm to 8:00pm) March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences (9:00am to 12:30pm) March 23 to March 29: Spring Break March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break April 3: Family Movie Night Website Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

Homework -Jump Math catch up on any pages you have not finished -Athens Newspaper Article due Friday, March 13 -Weekly math sheet due Wednesday -French Menu due now -Science Sketchnotes due now Quizzes/ Tests -Social Studies Athens quiz is tomorrow, Thursday, March 12th. Use the class website and your notes to review https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/social-studies/ancient-athens?authuser=0 Forms -No forms due at this time Junior High School Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year. If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly. https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx Don't Forget -Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books Upcoming Events March 13: Winter Sports Day March 13: Dress like your teacher day March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences (2:30pm to 8:00pm) March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences (9:00am to 12:30pm) March 23 to March 29: Spring Break March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break April 3: Family Movie Night Website Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home

This Week in Grade 6

Dear Grade 6A Parents

This week we have been reviewing how to add, subtract and order decimals. We learned how just because a decimal number has more digits compared to another decimal, doesn't necessarily mean that it is a larger number (0.52 > 0.4325). This is often difficult for students to understand and remember because it works differently than whole numbers (52 < 4325). Next week we will be reviewing how to multiply and divide decimal numbers.

We concluded our sky science unit this week with a unit test. The students needed to answer multiple-choice questions similar to what they will see on the PATs, as well as draw diagrams explaining lunar and solar eclipses and the position of the earth in the four seasons of the year. Marks for this test were given to the students on Thursday.

The students have been working on writing a newspaper article connected to what they have learned about Ancient Athens and democracy. Students created the 5Ws and additional facts about a fictitious event, such as an important vote, the trial of Socrates, or a battle with Sparta, that might have been collected by a reporter. Using a newspaper template in Google Docs, the students are adding pictures, headlines and the name of their newspaper.

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Spriggs


Homework
-Jump Math Pg 22, 23
-Athens Newspaper Article due next Friday, March 13
-Weekly math sheet due Wednesday
-French Menu due now
-Science Sketchnotes due now

Quizzes/ Tests
-Social Studies Athens quiz next Thursday, March 12th. Use the class website and your notes to review https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/social-studies/ancient-athens?authuser=0

Forms
-Please sign and return the Safety Expo Forms

Junior High School
Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year. If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly.

https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

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




Upcoming Events
March 6: CAD

March 11: Safety Expo field trip

March 13: Winter Sports Day

March 13: Dress like your teacher day

March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences (2:30pm to 8:00pm)

March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences (9:00am to 12:30pm)

March 23 to March 29: Spring Break

March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break

April 3: Family Movie Night




Website

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

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

Homework -Jump Math Pg 20, 21 -Athens Newspaper Article due next Friday, March 13 -Weekly math sheet due Wednesday -French Menu due now -Science Sketchnotes due now Quizzes/ Tests -Social Studies Athens quiz next Thursday, March 12th. Use the class website and your notes to review https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/social-studies/ancient-athens?authuser=0 Forms -Please sign and return the Safety Expo Forms Junior High School Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year. If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly. https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx Don't Forget -Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books Upcoming Events March 6: CAD March 11: Safety Expo field trip March 19: Dress like your teacher day March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences (2:30pm to 8:00pm) March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences (9:00am to 12:30pm) March 23 to March 29: Spring Break March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break April 3: Family Movie Night Website Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home