Friday, June 7th, 2019

Looking Back:

Math:
- Measuring angles
- types of triangles (isosceles, scalene, equilateral, acute, right, obtuse)
- calculating area of a rectangle
- calculating volume of a rectangular prism
- finding angles and prisms around the school

Humanities:
- Thank you so much for all your hard work this week grade 6!  Be sure to get some REST this weekend.  Take care of your bodies, brains and hearts, and know that you are awesome!
- Government quiz, students are being added to PowerSchool.
- Completed "flip-book" and handed in, marks being added to PowerSchool
- Group review presentation to revisit the three units studied this year (Ancient Athens, Haudenosaunee, local and provincial Government) Well done! Don't forget to review the items you circled.
- Chocolate Baseball Game... without the chocolate. I forgot to give it out!  Monday will be 'Double or Nothin'!"
* please see google drive for "6-1 & 6-2 2019 Class Templates" for a short doc called "Helpful Web stuff" for a few suggested websites and study links
* Have an adult ask you questions "quiz style" from the second review booklet you got yesterday (I added it to the 6-1 & 6-2 2019 Class Templates file in drive)

Science:
- Sky Science review
- Sky Science test on Wednesday, June 5th

Looking Forward:

Math:
- Review for PAT
- See 'Links for Review' page in Blog

Humanities:
- Review for PATs
- Viewing of the Giver/City of Ember
- Comparing and contrasting two versions of the same story

Science:
- Review for PAT: Trees and Forests, Aerodynamics, Flight, Evidence and Investigation
- See 'Links for Review' page in Blog

Important Reminders:

• Yearbook payments due on MyCBE
• All books need to be returned to the Learning Commons
• Wednesdays at lunch - TMC GSA - room 224
• Wednesdays at lunch - Horse club - room 201
• June 11th - SS PAT
• June 12th - Math PAT Part B
• June 13th - ELA PAT
• June 14th - Math PAT Part A 
• June 17th - Science PAT
• June 26th - last day of school for students before summer
• June 26th - report cards go home

Links for Review for PATs

All subjects

https://questaplus.alberta.ca/PracticeMain.html#

https://www.brainpop.com

(Code: Woolfrey6162)

http://gradesix.mrpolsky.com/index.html

Science

http://gradesix.mrpolsky.com/science.html

https://quizlet.com/ - sign up free for your own account

https://quizizz.com/

Sky Science:

http://www.kurpinskisclass.com/sky-science-1

http://www.kurpinskisclass.com/sky-science-1

http://www.skyscience.ca/

Trees and Forests:

http://www.kurpinskisclass.com/trees

http://www.kurpinskisclass.com/trees-forests-2

http://gsl.lethsd.ab.ca/documents/homework/5%20Trees%20and%20Forests%20Unit%20Review.pdf

Evidence and Investigation:

http://www.kurpinskisclass.com/new-page-2

  

Aerodynamics and Flight:

http://www.kurpinskisclass.com/new-page-4

http://www.kurpinskisclass.com/new-page-5

Math

All Math:

http://gradesix.mrpolsky.com/math.html

https://questaplus.alberta.ca/PracticeMain.html#

https://www.mathsisfun.com

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?l=0&ID1=AB.MATH.JR.SHAP&ID2=AB.MATH.JR.SHAP.SHAP&lesson=html/object_interactives/shape_classification/use_it.html

https://www.mathplayground.com/grade_6_games.html

Measuring angles:

https://www.mathplayground.com/measuringangles.html

Survey link

Here is the link for the student survey for Twelve Mile Coulee. http://bit.do/CBETwelve

Friday May 31

Looking Back:

Math:
- Probability review
- Calculation with multi-digit numbers with decimals
- Angles: Straight, right, acute, obtuse, reflex
- How to use a protractor
- Parallel and Perpendicular lines
- Calculation quiz

Humanities:
- Finished up with research on local and provincial government for "flip book/cheat sheet"
- No Home Journals this week

Science:
- Astrodome experience
- Check out http://stellarium.org/
- Eclipses, Equinoxes and Solstices
- How the constellations, moon and sun appear to move and why
- Rotation, revolution, orbit
- The moon and the tides
- Awesome website for Sky Science review http://www.skyscience.ca/

Looking Forward:

Math:
- Angles, shapes and measurement

Humanities:
- Government quiz, students are to bring their completed "flip-book" to the quiz on Monday to aid them during the quiz and hand in as part of the quiz.
- Share Flip Books "Gallery style" in large class groups
- Group review circles and presentation of a focus question from one of the three units studied this year (Ancient Athens, Haudenosaunee, Canadian Government)
- Chocolate Baseball Game
* please see google drive for "6-1 & 6-2 2019 Class Templates" for a short doc called "Helpful Web stuff" for a few suggested wesites and study links

Science:
- Sky Science review
- Sky Science test on Wednesday, June 5th

Important Reminders:

• Yearbook payments due on MyCBE
• All books need to be returned to the Learning Commons
• Wednesdays at lunch - TMC GSA - room 224
• Wednesdays at lunch - Horse club - room 201
• June 11th - SS PAT
• June 12th - Math PAT Part B
• June 13th   - ELA PAT
• June 14th - Math PAT Part A 
• June 17th - Science PAT
• June 26th - last day of school for students before summer
• June 26th - report cards go home