National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

This week in Room 209, students discussed Residential Schools and participated in Orange Shirt Day. 

Tomorrow is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

How can you participate?

Collaborative Art!

 Each student created a square of art.

We then assembled it together to create a classroom piece of artwork!

Wow!

Speechtastic!

 This year in English Language Arts, students will participate in Speechtastic, where, by preparing different short speeches, they will improve their speaking skills, develop their listening skills and use their creativity!

Their first speech of the year is an Impromptu Speech, a speech given with just a little preparation. Each student will give Mme McKenzie three possible topics. She will randomly choose one and the student will have to present their speech on the spot. What is most important is to speak clearly and calmly, without long pauses, umms or misused 'likes'.

Presentations will take place 
Friday, September 29th.

Terry Fox Run!

 Here is 6-1 right before the École Ness Terry Fox Run!

This Week in 209!

 Here's what we'll be working on this week:

Mathématiques: working with the Cartesian plane, mental math: addition strategies

Français: daily reading, practicing grammar, asking and answering questions

English Language Arts: daily reading, exploring genres, practicing critical thinking, Think Quick, Speechtastic, read aloud novel

Sciences de la nature: classifying objects using dichotomous keys

Sciences Humaines: discussing Canadian identity

Also this week: Terry Fox Day, participating in Truth & Reconciliation Week and Orange Shirt Day on Friday

P.O.O.F!

 Every other Friday, students will have the chance to reflect on the past week by completing a POOF (Positive Observations on Friday) page.

We shared our observations in class, and now students have been asked to share their page with someone at home.

What a great way to start the weekend!

Happy Friday!

Knights of Ness!

 Since school began, we have been discussing the four values of Knights: respect, responsibility, integrity and excellence. We combined our ideas together into a handy-dandy poster, which we have all signed and pledged to follow throughout the year. It will hang on our wall as a constant reminder of how to be a classroom community.

Droits et responsabilites!

 In Social Studies today we discussed Rights and Responsibilities.

For example, you have the right to be respected and the responsibility to respect others.

Team Challenge!

 Today's team challenge involved working together to keep a balloon in the air as long as possible - without talking!

Team Challenge!

 For today's Team Challenge, students had to work together, using all the pieces to form six squares of equal size.

What's in a name?

 On Friday, students should be prepared to tell the class the story of their name! 

Remember students: it could be how you got your name, what your name means, or who you are named for. 

You could talk about your first name, your middle name or your last name.

Team Challenge!

 Today's Mathy Team Challenge involved tangrams and perseverance! 

What a challenge it was!

First Day of School!

 Students had the chance to get know each other, get to know Mme McKenzie and get to know their new school!

Forms! Forms! Forms!

 Thank you Parents for completing and returning all the forms!

Bienvenue!

 

Welcome to 6-1

Room 209

at École Ness!

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone during 
Triad Conferences on September 7 & 8!