Happy Last Wednesday!

Hello friends of learning! Happy last day of Grade 6!

We had a fun, busy morning to cap off our year together.

Today's events included: our last school-wide assembly, our last-day-of-school pictures, a Super 6-3 Kahoot Quiz (with 52 questions!!), Mme Careen reading us her favourite last-day-of-school story, and us receiving an "exce-plante" gift and sweet treat.

Some of this morning's events are captured here below. (Please also keep an eye out on your email inbox for something coming your way later today.)

(Click HERE for the slo-mo video of this picture being taken!)

Merci to everyone for a great year!

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A note from Mme Careen:

Now that our time of learning together is done, and as I begin to clean up our learning space and prepare to leave things for the summer, I am flooded with the year's memories of how much learning and growing we did together as a team. Through ups and downs, we set goals, celebrated successes, worked hard, had fun, learned and shared some hard lessons, collaborated with our peers, set new standards for ourselves, set out on field trip adventures and truly grew into our roles as "les chevaliers." I have no doubt that as you continue to grow as learners, and as people, you will achieve many wonderful things. It has been an honour and a pleasure being your teacher. My door will always be open to you for a "Bonjour" and a "high elbow" celebration.

À la prochaine, mes amis.

💚, Mme Careen

The Hockey Sweater!

Hello!

We had a great time at Rainbow Stage today!

The Hockey Sweater had it all! A singing hockey team all wearing the number 9, roller blades, the wrong sweater, dancing gospel-singing moths, a very dramatic teacher, a broken hockey stick, and more!

Please ask me about the show: What was my favourite song? Character? Part?

Thank for a fun day, everyone!

Another round of airplanes!

Happy (last) Monday!

Today we tested our paper-airplane-folding skills by either folding the "World Record Holder" plane, or creating our own design.

We tested our airplanes in the gym at the end of the morning. (See one of our launches HERE!)

Please ask me how my airplane(s) flew!

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AGENDA

**Reminder: Our field trip to Rainbow Stage is tomorrow! We will be leaving school at 9:45, and will be back at school for most of period 7 and period 8. Please ensure to have a bag lunch and a bottle of water. Phones will be left at school since they are not permitted in the theatre. As per theatre guidelines, masks are optional, but recommended.**

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Locker clean-out was this morning!

Students did their final locker clean-out this morning and will bringing home all extra, no-longer-needed supplies home with them at the end of the day. Locks were also collected. Students can continue to use their lockers (without locks) or can bring their bags with them into class for the remaining 2 day of school.

(They will need minimal supplies at this point; keeping their pencil case in their backpack would be encouraged.)

Friday Airplanes!

Hello friends of learning! Happy (last) Friday!

Today in Science we tested our paper airplanes in the gym to see how well they could fly!

We were fortunate to have Mme Scham's Science students help us with the measurements so that we could focus on the flying part!

In class on Monday we will compare our data with our airplane groups and then use this information to form our conclusions to see which airplane flew the furthest and had the longest flight time.

Thanks for a fun morning, everyone! :)

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Locker clean-out - pushed to Monday!

Students will be doing their final locker clean-out Monday morning and will bringing home all extra, no-longer-needed supplies home with them at the end of the day. Locks will also be collected at this time. Please ensure your child has an extra bag/bin with them to pack up their things if required. Thank you!

Thursday!

Hello! Happy Thursday!

Today in Science we collaborated in small groups to write our hypotheses about which airplane will fly the furthest and which will have the longest hang time. 

We will be testing our hypotheses tomorrow morning as we head to the gym to fly our airplanes!

Please ask me about my predictions. Which airplane (The Dart, The Interceptor, The Square Plane, The Eagle or The Hornet) will fly the furthest and why? Which one will have the longest hang time?

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Locker clean-out - students will be doing a big locker clean-out tomorrow morning and will bringing home any extra, no-longer-needed supplies home with them at the end of the day. Please ensure your child has an extra bag/bin with them to pack up their things if required. Thank you!

Wednesday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

Manitoba Museum and Winnipeg General Strike Tour!

We had a great day on our field trip today!

We learned about the strikes leading up to the strike, about the special police and saw the alley where "Bloody Saturday" took place. We learned about constellations and the history of dinosaurs, and explored the Nonsuch and the 1920s village.

We also experienced the kindness of strangers and learned that "dress for the weather" means more than just crossing our fingers and hoping the rain will pass!  ⛈ ☔

Despite getting caught in a downpour and spending the majority of our day with soggy, squishy feet, our spirits were high as we had fun spending some of our last days of Grade 6 together with our friends and classmates.

Indigenous Treaty Day

Today marks Treaty Day at École Ness.

As a class, we rotated through 8 different activities including: a welcome from North Star, a collaborative art activity, the reading and discussion of the book "Nous sommes les protecteurs de l'eau" ("We are Water Protectors" - hear the book read HERE) a community clean-up, smudging with Pam, and more!

Here are a few pictures from the morning. Bravo to all students who participated fully in all the activities! (And a big thank you to M. Dvorak for being with us in the afternoon.)

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. TOMORROW! (Tuesday, June 21) - Museum and Walking Tour Day! Please see the information page that was sent home with the permission form for details. Students should dress for the weather (we will be outside for a good part of the day) and should bring a water bottle and a bag lunch with them. Comfortable shoes for walking are also a must! There may be a chance to purchase a treat during our lunch break, but restaurant availability is not guaranteed. Students are responsible to carry their own items for the duration of the day.

3. Good luck to any soccer stars who are advancing to the semi-finals this week!

Friday Morning Airplanes!

Hello! Happy Friday!

This morning in Science we started a fun paper airplane project!

We had the choice between 5 different airplane designs and worked together in groups to follow the directions and get them folded up and ready to fly!

Our next step was the take some airplane measurements: the mass, the length and the wingspan.

Each group member took the measurements of their own plane and then a group average was calculated. We will compare the data of the planes next week and use this information to make predictions about what plane will fly the furthest and have the longest hang time. And then, the flight tests will begin!

Stay tuned to see our airplanes in flight!

Have a great weekend! :)

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Monday, June 20 is "le jour des traités" at École Ness. Students will be following a set schedule and completing different activities to learn about Indigenous culture, including stories, art and smudging. Please see the letter that was sent home yesterday (Thursday) or the email from Mme Careen sent home earlier today to learn more about smudging will take place.

3. Tuesday, June 21 - Museum and Walking Tour Day! Please see the information page that was sent home with the permission form for details. Students should dress for the weather (we will be outside for a good part of the day) and should bring a water bottle and a bag lunch with them. Comfortable shoes for walking are also a must! (There may be a chance to purchase a treat during our lunch break, but restaurant availability is not guaranteed.) Students are responsible to carry their own items for the duration of the day.

4.Soccer play-off schedule:

Thursday Agenda Items

Hello! Happy Thursday!

We've started learning about percentages in Math and today we calculated the percentages of the letters in our names! So fun!

 

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AGENDA

** Please sign and return field trip forms by Friday, June 17. (See THIS POST for more info!) **

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Soccer play-off schedule:

(Note: Tuesday's game has been rescheduled to Friday of this week.)

Wednesday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

** Please sign and return field trip forms by Friday, June 17. (See THIS POST for more info!) **

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Song paragraphs - A reminder to students that have not yet handed in their song paragaphs that their writing is due by the end of the noon hour tomorrow (Thurdsay). No additional class time will be given. I will be available over the noon hour tomorrow (Thursday) for any students requiring a place to work. 

3. Math Ratios Motif -  This task is now overdue. Task is posted in Teams and should be completed and submitted in Teams as soon as possible.

4. Soccer play-off schedule:

(Note: Yesterday's (Tuesday's) game has been rescheduled to Friday of this week.)

Paragraph review and agenda items

Hello! Happy Tuesday!

Today in Français we finished writing our song paragraphs, taking time to review/edit with a partner before handing in our final drafts.

Please ask me about the songs I chose. Why are they my favourite?

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AGENDA

** Please sign and return field trip forms by Friday, June 17. (See THIS POST for more info!) **

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Song paragraphs - We continued working on our song paragraphs in class today. Using teacher-created writing models and a vocabulary chart as our guide, we are piecing our song notes together into complete, descriptive sentences. Students will no longer receive time in class to work on this task. All paragraphs due no later than end of morning Thursday.

3. Math Ratios Motif -  This task is now overdue. Task is posted in Teams and should be completed and submitted in Teams as soon as possible.

4. Soccer play-off schedule:

Monday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

** Please sign and return field trip forms by Friday, June 17. (See THIS POST for more info!) **

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Song paragraphs - We continued working on our song paragraphs in class today. Using teacher-created writing models and a vocabulary chart as our guide, we are piecing our song notes together into complete, descriptive sentences. Students will receive one last block of time in class on tomorrow (Tuesday) to work, noting that all work will be collected and assessed as is at the end of the morning. (Taking time to do some writing/editing this evening is certainly an option!) An overview of the writing task is posted in Teams.

3. Math Ratios Motif -  This task is now overdue. Task is posted in Teams and should be completed and submitted in Teams as soon as possible.

4. Soccer play-off schedule:

Les aéronefs and Weekend Agenda Items

Hello! Happy Thursday!

Today in Science we were tasked with designing and building a simple aircraft.

Using a plastic straw as the main fuselage, we added and modified different wing-types using different types of paper to see which design would fly best.

After each design and test, we wrote down our observations and noted what modifications we planned on making to our aéronef before the next test.

We will finish up our final tests and conclusions on Monday. Please ask me about my aéronef designs  and what I found flew best so far!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend! :)

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AGENDA

** Please sign and return field trip forms by Friday, June 17. (See THIS POST for more info!) **

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Song paragraphs - We started writing short paragraphs in class today about 2 of our new favourite Francophone songs! Using teacher-created writing models and a vocabulary chart as our guide, we began piecing our song notes together into complete, descriptive sentences. Students will receive more time in class on Monday to work, but taking time to do some writing/editing over the weekend is certainly an option! Both short paragraphs will be due no later than end-of-morning Tuesday. An overview of the writing task is posted in Teams.

3. Math Ratios Motif -  Non-track students - this task is now overdue. Students who were away at track on Tuesday may take until the end of lunch hour on Monday to have the task completed. Task is posted in Teams.

4. Soccer play-offs schedule:

We're Going On TWO More Field Trips! :)

Hooray! We are excited to announce that we have the chance to take TWO more field trips before the end of the year! Information letters and permission forms were sent home today (Thursday) and are due back to the school no later than Friday, June 17. 

The cost for both trips.... 0$! We are very fortunate to have the school covering all field trip costs for us this year! :)

Field Trip 1 (Tuesday, June 21): Manitoba Museum and Winnipeg General Strike Walking Tour!

Field Trip 2 (Tuesday, June 28): The Hockey Sweater at Rainbow Stage!

The Grade 6 teacher team has worked hard to put these fun, educational outings together and we can't wait to spend the days learning together! :)

Wednesday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Francophone music with Ohdio - All students MUST have their music 'organigramme' sheet completed by tomorrow (Thursday). Please see task posted in Teams.

3. Math Ratios Motif -  Non-track students must have this task completed by the end of lunch hour on tomorrow (Thursday). Students who were away at track on Tuesday may take until the end of lunch hour on Monday to have the task completed. Task is posted in Teams.

4. Late/missing tasks: any students who have late/missing tasks will have the chance to work over the noon hour today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday) to complete their work. This includes the tasks noted on the board as well as missed assessments and tasks being assigned in class this week (with the exception of the track students who missed the Math task today). Please check in with your child to see if there is anything they need to be working on before the end of the Term. Thank you for your support!

Happy Tuesday!

Hello friends!

We were small but mighty in number today as 9 of our classmates were off representing our school at the divisional track meet! From what we've heard so far, École Ness is making a great showing! We can't wait to congratulate and celebrate everyone's successes when we're all back together!

We started our day in randomized groups at the white board drawing different ratios of animals, shoes, cats and dogs. Who knew that Math could be so artistic?!

We then took some Français-music-listening time before working on another Math task: rapport motifs using online pattern blocks! Using an online site, we were tasked with created a motif using at least 20 blocks or four different varieties. Once our motif was designed, we wrote 6 different ratios that could be found within our motif masterpieces.

Stay tuned to the blog to see the finished products posted! :)

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Francophone music with Ohdio - please see task posted in Teams.

(Students will have one final listening class tomorrow before we move on to the writing part of the task on Thursday. All students MUST have their music 'organigramme' sheet completed by Thursday.)

3. Math Ratios Motif - please see task posted in Teams.

(Students who were at school today (Tuesday) must have this task completed by the end of lunch hour on Thursday. Students who were away at track today (Tuesday) may take until the end of lunch hour on Monday to have the task completed).

4. Late/missing tasks: any students who have late/missing tasks will have the chance to work over the noon hour tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday to complete their work. This includes the tasks noted on the board as well as missed assessments and tasks being assigned in class this week (with the exception of the track students who missed the Math task today). Please check in with your child to see if there is anything they need to be working on before the end of the Term. Thank you for your support!

5. Soccer schedule is posted as a separate post (and will be updated as soon as a playoff schedule is available : SOCCER

Music Monday!

Hello! Happy Monday!

Today in Français we started a musical task - exploring francophone music! Using the site Ohdio we had the chance to listen to different, new-to-us genres and find some catchy, calming, upbeat, powerful, silly tunes!

Please ask me about what genres I chose to explore. What artists did I discover? Do I possibly have a new favourite song?

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Our first full week of June will be a busy one!

Be sure to stay up-to-date with all that is happening by checking back here regularly. And, if you will be away at any point during the week, a reminder to check your Teams account so you can stay up-to-date with the tasks we're working on in class.

Bonne chance to all of our track athletes participating in tomorrow's track meet, and another bonne chance to all our World Cup soccer athletes who are moving into playoffs later this week! Vive les chevaliers!

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. If you haven't had a chance to work through last week's NetMath books, please set aside some time to do so this week. (See task posted in Teams).

3. Soccer schedule is posted as a separate post (and will be updated as soon as a playoff schedule is available : SOCCER

Friday/weekend agenda items

Have a great weekend!

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Track and Soccer schedules are now posted as separate posts: TRACK  SOCCER

3. Short Science assessment on "les fluides" - Monday, June 6

What to review: 

* what 2 states of matter are considered fluids

* the 5 properties of fluids

* examples of fluids and non-fluids

* why is water a fluid

* why is sand/rice/sugar/salt not considered a fluid

* what is an example of "l'air s'école" (air flows) - be ready to explain and draw

* how does a hot air balloon floating in the sky show the 5 properties of fluids?

4. Math - complete the 4 NetMaths books assigned in class this morning. See assignment in Teams for details.

5. In-class independent "les rapports" (ratio) questions - Monday, June 6

* Identify les rapports partie-à-partie and partie-à-tout.

* Word problems involving les rapports (scaling recipes, for example)

Thursday Agenda Items

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Track and Soccer schedules are now posted as separate posts: TRACK  SOCCER

3. Short Science assessment on "les fluides" - Monday, June 6

What to review: 

* what 2 states of matter are considered fluids

* the 5 properties of fluids

* examples of fluids and non-fluids

* why is water a fluid

* why is sand/rice/sugar/salt not considered a fluid

* what is an example of "l'air s'école" (air flows) - be ready to explain and draw

* how does a hot air balloon floating in the sky show the 5 properties of fluids?

Music genres and an upcoming science assessment

Hello! Happy Wednesday!

Today in Français we shared our favourite music genre in groups of three. We needed to provide a specific example of why and include at least 2 adjectives in our answer.

Next up, is choosing our least favourite music genre and explaining why. This will be a written task that we'll work on over the coming couple of classes. Please ask me: what music genre did I choose to write about? Why did I choose it? What adjectives am I thinking of using to explain why I dislike it?

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AGENDA

1. Lecture with Je Lis or https://jeunesse.short-edition.com/

2. Track and Soccer schedules are now posted as separate posts: TRACK  SOCCER

3. Short Science assessment on "les fluides" - Monday, June 6

What to review: 

* what 2 states of matter are considered fluids

* the 5 properties of fluids

* examples of fluids and non-fluids

* why is water a fluid

* why is sand/rice/sugar/salt not considered a fluid

* what is an example of "l'air s'école" (air flows) - be ready to explain and draw

* how does a hot air balloon floating in the sky show the 5 properties of fluids?