Busy! Busy! Busy!

We have had a very busy day in the grade 5/6 classroom. 

I have had to remind students that keeping up in class and doing your homework is very important!

This is what we covered today:

Any unfinished work needs to be done at home!

Gr. 6 Math SWYK page 40 to 41
Gr. 5 Math SWYK Page 30 to 31

Health Food Journals for Mrs. Keen

Setting and Mood paragraphs due tomorrow.

Gr. 5 Music....finish your sheets on what you know and what you want to know about music.

Gr. 6 Career Guidance "Catherine's Story" and activity questions.

Pizza money due.

WOW!!! THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF!!!!!

IT'S MONDAY!!!

Another week in grade 5/6...

It was a little cooler than last week's start, but nonetheless still a great way to start the week.  I hope you all had a great weekend.

Here is what's up for today!

MATH TEST THURSDAY OCTOBER 2!!! UNIT 1.......STUDY HARD

Bring your pizza money!

Health Food Journal's are due for Mrs. Keen.

Grade 5 please work on you "Show What You Know" in math.

Speak some French to your families!....They will be impressed.  Practice your "Bonjour" scripts!

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY

Another week done!!! Where has the time gone?

There is no school tomorrow FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26th as we are on Staff Retreat. Have a great day off students!  I will be busy learning great things!

For the weekend:

Gr.6 please work on your workbook for math.
Gr. 5 please work on multiplication tables!!! Take you stuff home.

READ YOUR A.R. BOOK

ENJOY THE SUNSHINE....GOD BLESS!
 

Terry Fox Day!

Hello families!

We have had another very productive day in grade 5/6.

This morning we continued to work on our writing assessments.  I an so proud of the way the children were able to plan yesterday and write their rough draft today!  Ask your child what they wrote about.

This afternoon we participated in the Terry Fox run/walk.  It was a beautiful day for this.  As well, students were able to enter a draw to have one teacher in our school doused with a bucket of ice cold water.  For every "Toonie for Terry" they brought they received an entry.  The lucky teacher was......Mrs. Brassard!!!

Homework:

Gr. 6 nothing
Gr. 5 work on outcome worksheets for math

Parents please see blessing note!

Oh what a beautiful Tuesday!

What's up in Grade 5/6...

Grade 5's brought home a cooking note. Parents please have a look!

School Picture note came home. Pictures will be on October 2, 2014.

Please ask your child about our Suspense Unit! We have been learning about plot outline, foreshadowing, mood and setting. Students are going to write their very own "Suspenseful Radio Play!" based upon popular fairy tales....SOOOOOO COOOOOL!

Homework:

Some students have already had to go to lunch time homework club for unfinished work.  Please get your work done on time it really is important!

Gr. 5 Math pg. 28 #6,7,8,9
Gr. 6 Math review workbook

Get your book orders  and pizza orders in!

WOW!!! Look at that play structure!!

A HUGE thank-you to all of our parents and volunteers for the awesome new play ground!

Here is what we have going on this week:

1.  Terry Fox Run September 24th.
2.  Book Orders due September 24th.
3.  Pizza orders...get them in.
4.  Staff Retreat September 26th....no school for students.

Homework:

Gr. 6 please work on your review workbook.
Gr. 5 please do pg. 27 to 28 #1 to 5

Example: 3 x p=18
                 we should re write that to be 3p=18

                 then p=18/3
                         p=6

                 check: 3 x 6=18   GREAT WORK!!!

Students please think about your topic for your Expository writing!

Happy Friday!!!

Well another Friday has come our way! What a blessing to have such lovely weather. 

We had a gorgeous walk to Mass today and such a great message was given to us by Father John.  Father told us a story about his car breaking down on the way to mass in Lumsden as a young priest.  It was a story similar to that of the Good Samaritan.  Ask your child what he said.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our St. Francis Family volunteers and the  CSCC for the amazing new playground that is going in this weekend.  If you have time to stop by, lend a hand or bring treats I'm sure they would be most grateful!

Homework:

Gr. 5...work on your multiplication booklet
Gr. 6...Page 32 #5 and 6

Please see Pizza Lunch Note for October 8th

Thursday Items!

Hello families....

It has been a very busy week in our classroom.  Here is what we have been up to:

1.  Mass is this Friday.  Please wear  RIDER GREEN.

2.  Scholastic Book Orders are due September 24th.

3.  Toonies for Terry Fox...bring a toonie and watch your favorite teacher get dunked!

4. Parents Please see the note about the Senior End Homework Room and "3 strike rule."

Homework and School Things:

Gr. 6 have pg. 31 to 32 # 1 to 3
Gr. 5 Homework booklet should be handed in.

Ask you child about the AR Walby's Wockets
Ask your child what biotic, abiotic, diversity and organisms are!!! They are rocking out in science!

MULTIPLY,MULTIPLY,MULTIPLY.....WORK ON MULTIPLICATION TABLES!!

It's a Beautiful New Week!!!!

What a lovely sunshine filled day!

We are beginning our "Toonies for Terry Fox" fundraiser. Please bring a Toonie and nominate the teacher of your choice for the Ice Bucket Dump!!!

 

 

Homework:

Gr. 6 Math Pg. 26 #1
Gr. 5 Math Pg. 24 to 25 # 1to5

PLEASE REMEMBER BOOK ORDERS!!!

Happy Weekend

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend with your families! I am curled up with my boys as I write this!

Here are some things for Monday:

1) please have your math done and ready to correct.
2) please bring your sunshiny smiling faces Monday and be ready to learn.
3) bring your book orders.

Remember you are all so brilliant and awesome!

I can't' wait to see you Monday morning!

Thursday Things!

Great day today everyone!

Today we started to talk about the Diversity of Living Things in Science, we continued to work on variables and patterning in math, we discussed the themes for both grade 5 and grade 6 art, and we played multiplication "war!"

Families...ask your child what biotic and mandala mean!!! I bet they can tell you.  They are so brilliant!!!

Students...play some multiplication was with your family. You just need a deck of cards.

Homework:
Grade 6 math page 22 #2,3,4
Grade 5 math page 16 #4,5,6,8

Scholastic book orders are due September 24th.

Friday is RIDER GREEN day!

Wednesday...OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE tonight at 6:30 to 7:30!!

Homework:

Gr. 6 math 6.1 worksheets
Gr. 5 math pg. 16 #3

Letter to Myself due tomorrow!

Book orders due September 24, 2014. READ READ READ

Tuesday Items!

Please make sure you read the yellow newsletter that came home with your child today. 

As well, grade 6 girls all received a newsletter for "Girl Talk", please take a look as well if this pertains to your child.

Homework is a part of school.  There is always time given in class to complete assignments and projects.  If however, students are unable to complete their work in the time given they will have to take it home. Students MUST hand things in on time.  If there are extenuating circumstances please let me know.

Homework for today:

Gr. 5 Math worksheet for lessons 1 and 2
Gr. 6 Math Pg. 14 1 and 2

"Letter to Myself" due Thursday September 11, 2014.

OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW 6:30 to 7:30

Happy Monday!!

I hope everyone had a great Monday!

Here is the scoop for today:

All students received their Pearson Portal login names and passwords as well as their Office 365 login names and passwords.  PLEASE SEE NOTES

Homework:

1.  Gr. 6 math: worksheet on input and output machines.
2. Gr. 5 math: pg. 12  questions 4,5
3.  My Amazing Life posters are due tomorrow!

OPEN HOUSE Wednesday September 10, 2014 at 6:30
Looking forward to seeing all of my families!

Community Service!

Our class spent Friday afternoon decorating the paths at AE Wilson Park for the Ovarian Cancer Walk that will take place Sunday September 7, 2014!

I am so proud of the kindness of my students!

Happy Weekend!

We had a great first week of school!

I hope all of you enjoyed your first week as much as I enjoyed being with all of you!

Please remember to do your math homework and work on your "My Amazing Life" posters!

Open House is September 10!

Have a great weekend!

Neat Things in Ms.Walby's Class!

• Tomorrow is Rider Day...Wear your Green!
• Remember we are doing our service project for the Ovarian Cancer Walk at AE Wilson Park. Slurpees after our hard work!

Homework and Reminders:

1. Grade 6 parents please see the immunization form that was sent home.

2. ALL parents please complete and return your demographic sheet and return to the school. Also see the calendar sent home.

3. Gr. 5 Math Pg. 8 to 9 1,3,4,5,6 AND Gr. 6 Math Pg. 8 to 9 1,2,4,5

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back St. Francis Families!

I am so excited to once again be teaching at St. Francis. This year's Grade 5/6 class are in for some amazing learning experiences and spectacular St. Francis "culture!"

I look forward to meeting each and every family this year and hope that you visit my classroom blog regularly to keep updated on all that is happening in our Grade 5/6 class; this includes homework, links to special sites, school activities and interesting things we have planned.

Agenda Message:

• Please finish the first two pages of your "application for a great year."
• Remember to sign all notes and bring them back.
• Don't forget to bring your 80 pg. Hilroy Notebooks for math.
• Friday is RIDER GREEN day!!! GO RIDERS GO!