C.F.O.O!

   In Français, it's time for our LAST CFOO 

(Le Club Fabuleux des Orateurs et Oratrices)! 

This is a public speaking "club" that will help students improve their oral French skills through short speeches.

For their last presentations, students can choose any one of the options that they have not already presented. They will prepare their short oral presentation, fulfilling all of the criteria (listed on the pages they have in their binder).

Students should also keep in mind eye contact, volume and expression during their presentation.

The CFOO Presentations will take place on Thursday, June 6th.

This Week in 209!

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

Mathématiques: working with decimal numbers, working with perimeter and area

Français: daily reading, practicing sounds, analyzing comic strips, filling in the dialogue of a comic strip

English Language Arts: daily reading, writing a persuasive essay, Shakespeare!

Sciences de la nature: learning about the properties of fluids and how hot air balloons work

Sciences Humaines: reflecting on the Treaties of Manitoba, exploring Indigenous ways of life of the past

AAiM Day!

 Students had the chance to participate in the Aerospace and Aviation in Manitoba Day today at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada!

Students learned about aircraft maintenance, the forces of flight and the composites used in building airplanes.

Students participated in a space simulation.

Students built and tested paper straw rockets and paper airplanes.

Students were able to go inside a plane!

Science + Fun = Terrific Field Trip!

This Week in 209!

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

Mathématiques: working with decimal numbers, working with triangles, working with balanced equality problems

Français: daily reading, practicing sounds, analyzing comic strips

English Language Arts: daily reading, writing a persuasive essay

Sciences de la nature: learning about the properties of fluids

Sciences Humaines: learning about the Treaties of Manitoba

Also this week: AAIM Field Trip! Fun Activity Afternoon!

This Week in 209!

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

Mathématiques: working with decimal numbers, working with angles & triangles, working with equality

Français: daily reading, practicing sounds, learning the vocabulary and components of comic strips

English Language Arts: daily reading, writing a persuasive essay, critical thinking, poetry presentations, presenting Speechtastic

Sciences de la nature: learning about the properties of air

Sciences Humaines: researching the Treaties of Manitoba

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.

Happy Friday!

French Writing!

 In Français, students invented a monster and then wrote detailed directions on how to draw it.

Then, another student read and followed the directions to draw the monster. We even exchanged directions with another class!

How clear were the directions? 

How closely could someone else recreate the monster?

Here are the results!

This Week in 209!

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

Mathématiques: working with decimal numbers, working with angles, working with equality

Français: daily reading, practicing sounds, learning the vocabulary and components of comic strips, creating a dialogue

English Language Arts: daily reading, writing a persuasive essay, critical thinking, poetry presentations, preparing Speechtastic

Sciences de la nature: learning about different types of satellites and the difference between astronomy and astrology

Sciences Humaines: creating a Google Doodle, using an atlas to identify bodies of water on a map, learning about the Treaties of Manitoba

Speechtastic!

 It's time for another Speechtastic!

This time, students are preparing a Book Talk Speech. Students have each chosen a book and are planning a 2-5 minute speech to explain to the audience why they should (or should not) read their book. Students should be sure to have an introduction, a middle (with a short retell of the book as well as a few reasons why someone should (or not) read their book) and a conclusion.

Students are reminded to add their personality and really make the speech their own!

Presentations are Monday, May 13th.