Friday, December 11, 2015
Orcara
"He made out a huge mound of knotted seaweed, this time heaped in a pile the size of a beach hut. Looking closer he saw that it was tangled up with shells, twine, fragments of cork, and crabs' claws, the sort of flotsam and jetsam he loved to trawl through at the tide line. Then the whole mound heaved and shook, and a shower of slugs dropped from its fronds. To Jake's horror a withered finger emerged halfway up the heap. It grew into a gnarled hand that stretched up, parting the seaweed to reveal a small face, white as bone, with hooded yellow eyes and cruel lips. Orcara! Her mess of hair, with matted skullcap of algae, had been extended with lengths of kelp and weed to the floor and threaded with small bones, beads of glass and sea trinkets. It was so long and thick that her body was completely hidden. (...) Orcara lifted the shell to the light and smiled, revealing a solitary tooth - sharp and serrated, like that of a shark."
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Hour of Code
Wednesday, December 9th, after the Advent Liturgy, our class will be dedicating the morning to learning about coding. Students can choose to bring their own device to school (BYOD); however, I will have enough Chromebooks for all students. All students need a pair of headphones or earbuds. For more detailed information about Hour of Code, please visit https://hourofcode.com/ca.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Hour of Code
Coding is a creative way for boys and girls to express themselves and discover...
Coming to 6B the week of Decmeber 7-13
Friday, November 20, 2015
Hour of Code....coming soon
An hour of code for every student....For more information, please visit The Hour of Code website.  |
| Week of December 7-13, 2015 |
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Remembrance Day video
We honour our Canadian military and their ongoing sacrifice in this video play adapted from the Veteran Affairs Canada website by the Grade 6 students and teachers.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
We Day
What an inspirational and fun-filled day! We saw many musical acts and heard many dynamic speakers...oh, and Prime Minister Trudeau joined us too! It was his first public appearance since his inauguration.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Design Challenge on Friday, October 23
On Friday, October 23, 5/6A and 6B embarked on a learning discovery. Watch below to see our learning in action....
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Harvest Dance videos by Lena and Vanessa
Check out these awesome Powtoon videos. I challenged students to accept an extra task to advertise the St. Francis of Assisi Harvest Dance... They sure rose to the challenge!
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
XtraMath Success
Hard work and dedication pay off. We already have 2 students who have mastered their basic addition facts and moved on to conquer subtraction. Keep working...you will all get there if you use your grit!
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Amazing artistic talent!
I am thankful that my students share their amazing talents with me. Take the time to peruse Jessica M's acrylic paint creations.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Fun day!
It was a fun day filled with learning, beautiful recess weather and a visit from the RedBlacks!
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Successful Terry Fox Run/Walk
The Grade 6 students were our leaders to start off our annual Terry Fox Run/Walk. They took responsibility for leading every class. By the end, a few were really tired!
Monday, October 5, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Homework Excuses!!
We've been writing up some pretty creative excuses about incomplete homework. "The dog ate it" just doesn't cut it anymore. Check out these Powtoon videos students created to animate their best excuse... (there are more on the way)
Descriptive Writing
We are working on improving our writing by using various strategies, such as tapping into our five senses and choosing rich vivid vocabulary (a.k.a. juicy words) to create visualizations. See our palette of colour below...
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