Friday, October 26th, 2018

Looking Back:

The YMCA visited all Grade 6's to inform everyone that every student in Grade 6 is eligible for a FREE membership to the YMCA from now until August 31st, 2019.

Math: 

• Equivalent Ratios
• Connecting Ratios to world population information 
• Ratio word problems and real life connections

Science: 

• Finishing Food Webs and Energy Pyramids
• Photosynthesis
• Transpiration

Humanities:

• Presentation of Greek Trading Cards
• Newspaper Article Writing, moving past the lead and into the body
• Vocabulary Card catch-up.  Students should have: Ancient, BCE/CE, tyrant, city-state, slave, metic, citizen, class system

Health:

• Stress - causes, physical, mental and emotional symptoms, coping mechanisms (healthy and unhealthy), preparing to be able to cope with stress in a healthy way
• Resilience - what is it and how to build

CTF: 

• Foods; Safety and sanitation when preparing, storing and consuming food
• Leadership; Qualities of a Leader, Challenge-by-Choice, Circle-up

Looking Forward:

Math: 

• Fractions, Decimals, Percent

Science:

• Trees of Alberta
• Classifying leaves with a Dichotomous Key
• Tree cookies

Humanities:

• Newspaper, backing up information with details and incorporating meaningful quotes
• Vocabulary: Agora, Assembly, Pnyx, Bouleuterion, Tholos, Longitude, Latitude, Scale
• Ancient Athenian Government and Social Structures

Key Dates and Reminders:

• Monday, October 29th - Math Ratio word problems due
• Wednesday, October 31st - Halloween Dance (periods 5 and 6) 
• Costumes should be appropriate for school, no masks and no weapons
• Food Drive is underway at TMC. Please send/bring any non-perishables food items you are able to for those in our city who are unable to afford to eat
• Please help us support students in eating healthy lunches and snacks and not bringing large amounts of candy and chocolate to school after trick-or-treating.

Friday, October 19th

TMC is a possible French Immersion site beginning September 2019. Read below information and ensure your voice is heard.

Long-Term Strategy for the Northwest and North Central French Immersion Programs

About This Project The high level of interest in the Early and Late French Immersion Programs in northwest and north central Calgary has resulted in some schools being at or over-capacity, which may limit continued growth at these locations. The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is committed to providing strong learning opportunities to all our French Immersion students and working with families to explore possibilities for the future. There are many factors that are considered in decision-making such as CBE values and planning principles, available space in schools, financial sustainability, government legislation and more. There are also different strategies we can explore to ensure long-term accessibility to the French Immersion Programs in the area. The schools identified to participate in this engagement process are: ​​​Banff Trail School Branton School Eric Harvie School F.E. Osborne School Georges P. Vanier School Hidden Valley School ​King George School Tuscany School Twelve Mile Coulee School Valley Creek School Varsity Acres School Upcoming Engagement Opportunities Share your feedback on the proposed plan at these upcoming engagement opportunities. The proposed plan will be posted by end of day Nov. 6, 2018.​ Open House​Nov. 13, 2018, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sir Winston Churchill High School 5220 Northland Dr. N.W. Register Online engagement opportunity​ Link will be available in November Where We Are In The Engagement Process As per the engagement timeline on page 9 of the Northwest and North Central French Immersion Programs Engagement Roadmap, we are beginning the third phase of the engagement process: Phase 3: Proposed Plans (Sept. - Nov. 2018) Review input and feedback gathered on scenarios Develop proposed plans Share proposed plans online Host an open house and online opportunity to gather input and feedback on proposed plans from staff, parents, students and community members Decision(s) (Nov. - Dec. 2018) Review input and feedback gathered on proposed plans Make decision(s) Share decision(s) with staff, parents, students and community members Identify timing for implementation Share how input and feedback influenced the decision(s) Completed Engagement Phase 2: Scenarios (May - ​June 2018) Online discussion forum - June 1-17, 2018 In-person sessions - June 7, 11 and 13, 2018 Phase 1: Options (March - May 2018) ​Online discussion forum - April 13-29, 2018 In-person sessions - March 6 and 21 and April 9, 2018 Next Steps Decisions made through this process may be implemented for the 2019-20 school year or later.  We look forward to working with you to develop a long-term strategy for the French Immersion Programs in northwest and north central Calgary. Decision(s) will be shared with staff, parents, students and community members the week of Dec. 4-7, 2018. Looking Back: Math:  Representing ratios Equivalent ratios Science: Food chains Foods webs Energy pyramid Nutrient cycle Humanities: Charter Quiz corrections (sign and return by Tuesday) Into to Ancient Athens, BCE/CE (ask your child what this means) Myth Research and Trading Card (due Monday, criteria in Drive) Free-write on "Tests!" CTF (Foods): Safety and sanitation in the kitchen Food born illnesses knife skills Making salsa Making tacos CTF (Leadership): Qualities of a Leader Optimal Level of Anxiety Group Juggle Trust Sequence and Spotting Looking Forward: Math: Fractions, Decimals, Percent Science: Trees of Alberta Tree cookies Humanities: Sharing of Trading Card Task Athens, examining class system, note taking News Paper articles, writing the 'Body'  Vocabulary: Tyrant, Assembly, Agora, alot? Key Dates: Monday, October 22nd - Food chain/web and Energy Pyramid assignment due  Friday, October 26th - Professional Development Day (no school for students) If you are having trouble finding assessment on PowerSchool, try this: Be sure you have created a PowerSchool account  After you log in, click on the assignment section Click on the 'i' to the right of the subject you are looking for Scroll down to see the assignments and assessments Cooking and eating in CTF! ​​​​​

Building Food Chains, Food Webs and Energy Pyramids:

Friday, October 12th

Looking Back

Math:

• Ratios
• More place value review (standard form, expanded form, word form, number word form)
• Place value assignment has been assessed and assessment will be posted on Powerschool
• Place value coloring due Monday

Science:

• Importance of forests - work due Monday
• Layers of the Forest assignment in visual journals has been assessed and assessment will be posted on Powerschool

Humanities:

• Review of Four Pillars, Vocabulary, Charter or Rights and Freedoms and basic test-taking skills
• Charter of Rights Quiz
• Introduction to Ancient Athens, the first recorded democracy
• Began a "Greek God Trading Card" task and have access to criteria and template in Drive

CTF and French have now begun!

Looking Forward

Math:

• Equivalent ratios
• Percent

Science:

• Food chains/Food webs
• Nutrient cycle
• Energy pyramid

Humanities:

• Research and note taking skills (recording notes on inquiry and managing information to organize and triangulate information)
• Continue with research on the Greek God/Goddess,  identifying key details/retelling skills
• Vocabulary: Ancient,  Citizen, Metic, Slave, Class (system)
• Reading Comprehension Strategies

Key Notes:

• Auditions for 'Annie' Oct 23, 24, 25
• Cross-country practice Monday and Tuesday after school
• Wednesday, October 17th  - last Cross-country meet
• Scholastic Book orders due Monday, October 15th

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Visual Journal Work from Layers of the Forest Assignment:

Charter of Rights and Freedoms Skits:


CTF - Outdoor Leadership:

Friday, October 5, 2018

Looking Forward:

In Math:
- continuing with our work exploring our world as a village of one hundred 
- students will begin painting the mural, showing different aspects of our village (nature, people, transportation, population, etc.). 
- through mural art we will begin work on percent, fractions, decimals and ratios.

In Science:
- investigating human impact on forests, both positive and negative.

In Humanities:
- Reviewing and Connecting the Four Pillars of democracy to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- Charter quiz on Wednesday/Thursday. Review the main points within each of the seven categories and be ready to make direct connections to the four pillars of democracy. Students will be asked to provide real life examples of this connection (as practiced in the skits).
Some examples are;

The pillar "Representation" is present in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by ensuring my "Democratic Right" to vote in an election to choose a representative to speak and make decisions on my behalf.

The pillar "Equity" is imbedded in the Charter by ensuring my "Equality Rights" to have fair and equal access to services regardless of my culture, gender, ethnicity or religion.


CTF is Here!  
We are starting CTF rotations this coming week and the classes being offered are: Food Studies, Outdoor Leadership, Environmental Stewardship, Ceramics, Drawing Skills and Color Therapy
6-1 - Starts in Food Studies with Ms. Woolfrey
6-2 - Starts in Outdoor Leadership with Mrs. Lowe. Please dress for the weather

Looking Back:

In Math:
- we have begun to explore our world as though it was a village of 100 people, using the book "If the World Were a Village" by David J. Smith.
- We have been reviewing place value and numbers in standard, word and expanded form, as we work with some of the large numbers depicted at the beginning of the book.

In Science:
- we have been discussing the importance of forests and working at submitting work to be proud of.

In Humanities:
- Students have examined the Charter of Rights and Freedoms through seven categories of Rights (Democratic, Legal, Minority/Collective)
- In groups students conducted research on specific rights within one of the categories and prepared and performed a skit. Amazing job!
- Vocabulary Cards: Rights vs. Freedoms, Collective Rights, Collective Identity, Bias
- Wrote 'Lead' Sentences for a Newspaper article on La Grande Paix de Montreal.

Important Reminders:

• Happy Thanksgiving! No school for students on Thanksgiving Monday, October 8th.

• If you have any outstanding Entertainment Book Fundraiser books or money please bring them back to the school as soon as possible.

• School photos went home this week. Please have photo orders in by Tuesday.

• Student Demographic Verification forms went home this week, as well. Please return these ASAP and include any changes to information.

• Humanities quiz on Wednesday/Thursday.