Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Hello everyone,
Today I sent home a permission slip to go swimming. The students worked to earn a swim afternoon, and we are going to Lakeview Civic Centre tomorrow. Each child must have a signed permission slip to be able to come along, so please make sure to sign it and send it back for tomorrow.
The rough copy of the five paragraph essay was due today. If there are students who have not completed it for tomorrow, they can have more time to finish it at the pool tomorrow. I can even sit with them and help them get it done.
There is a word-a-day quiz tomorrow. The quiz will be on the ten vocabulary words we have taken this year. There will be 10 matching questions and 10 fill in the blank questions.
The good copy of the persuasive essay will be due on Thursday, November 1st, unless we run out of class time to do our editing and revising. I just noticed that we have swimming Tuesday afternoon, and a dance Wednesday afternoon, so we may have to make the due date Friday. I will keep you posted.
Have a good night everyone!
Today I sent home a permission slip to go swimming. The students worked to earn a swim afternoon, and we are going to Lakeview Civic Centre tomorrow. Each child must have a signed permission slip to be able to come along, so please make sure to sign it and send it back for tomorrow.
The rough copy of the five paragraph essay was due today. If there are students who have not completed it for tomorrow, they can have more time to finish it at the pool tomorrow. I can even sit with them and help them get it done.
There is a word-a-day quiz tomorrow. The quiz will be on the ten vocabulary words we have taken this year. There will be 10 matching questions and 10 fill in the blank questions.
The good copy of the persuasive essay will be due on Thursday, November 1st, unless we run out of class time to do our editing and revising. I just noticed that we have swimming Tuesday afternoon, and a dance Wednesday afternoon, so we may have to make the due date Friday. I will keep you posted.
Have a good night everyone!
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Art auction and other information
Hello everyone.
I have to apologize for not updating you on the status of our art auction. We will run it next week and have Friday, November 2nd be the last day.
I have been working very hard to get the ArtsSmarts grant completed for November 1st. It's a very time consuming grant, but it's worth $7500 for our school if we are successful. I am so excited about what we have planned that I can hardly stand it. The draw back of applying for this grant is that you have to complete the entire idea for the grant, and then wait to see if you are accepted. Needless to say, I hope to be back to my regular self after this work is completed.
For next week:
Monday presentations are due for the Human Rights unit.
Tuesday we have a word-a-day quiz and the typed rough copy of the persuasive essay is due.
We will also go swimming on Tuesday afternoon. Watch for a newsletter and permission form on Monday.
Thursday the good copy of the persuasive essay is due.
Have a great weekend everyone!
I have to apologize for not updating you on the status of our art auction. We will run it next week and have Friday, November 2nd be the last day.
I have been working very hard to get the ArtsSmarts grant completed for November 1st. It's a very time consuming grant, but it's worth $7500 for our school if we are successful. I am so excited about what we have planned that I can hardly stand it. The draw back of applying for this grant is that you have to complete the entire idea for the grant, and then wait to see if you are accepted. Needless to say, I hope to be back to my regular self after this work is completed.
For next week:
Monday presentations are due for the Human Rights unit.
Tuesday we have a word-a-day quiz and the typed rough copy of the persuasive essay is due.
We will also go swimming on Tuesday afternoon. Watch for a newsletter and permission form on Monday.
Thursday the good copy of the persuasive essay is due.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Friday, October 19, 2012
A mid-month check in...
Hello All,
I have to apologize for leaving this blank for so many days in a row. I've been all consumed with an ArtSmarts grant application that I've been working on for our class.
Yesterday was a very busy day. We had students coming and going from Teen Aid presentations, and working busily on their crayon art. There is a lot of great art coming along, and the some kids are in love with the melting wax process.
The students have probably mentioned that this will be for an art auction. I'm hoping that we can re-coup the cost of the art supplies and then make around 1-2 dollars per art piece to donate to an organization that helps increase the standard of living for people... children...(?).... We still have to decide where we want to donate to, but I did wanted to give you an idea of what we're doing.
The art auction will be a silent auction. Our crayon canvases will be on display in the main hallway around the kindergarten room. We will have sheets of paper on tables allowing people to write in their bid for whichever art piece they'd like to win. I think most of the students are planning to buy their own art, and the idea that someone else might buy it, isn't really a concern to them. I still need to prep them for the fact that someone besides them may want to purchase their art, and that they should try to be okay with that.
We will start putting the art up on Monday. It will be on display all week. We will put out the auction pages on Wednesday, and leave them out until Friday, October 26 at 3:00. At that point, we'll call the auction closed and contact the highest bidders.
If you have any questions or concerns about the auction, please contact me.
As for homework:
The grade 6 class will start work on the "show what you know" lesson today. It's the last lesson of unit 1. The students must complete all of the questions for Monday, at which time we will correct the questions, and do last minute preparations for the test. The test will be on Tuesday, October 23rd.
We have also been working on our persuasive essays. The rough draft will be due on Wednesday, October 24th. They essay should be 5 paragraphs long and include: an introduction with a theses, 3 supporting paragraphs, and a closing paragraph. We've spent a lot of time going over the structure of the essay, so hopefully the students are confident in what they are doing.
We will take time on Thursday and Friday to do the revisions and edits to the essay, and good copies will be due on Tuesday, October 29th. The students will need to submit a paper copy along with their rough draft. They will also need an electronic version that they will upload to a blog that I will loan them for the year. This blog will be their blog to use, but their name and anything that identifies them will not be included in the blog. I will have the ability to control and monitor their use of the blog. I have the blogs linked to my school email account, which means that when the students post or comment, I get email notifications sent to my smart phone. It's really a fast and convenient way to monitor the blog usage. I will send you more info about the class blogs next week.
At the end of October, we will be wrapping up our unit on Human Rights, and moving into a new inquiry unit on electricity and sustainability called: Will we have enough energy? Thank you to Mrs. Wheaton for all of her help with obtaining old appliances for the class. She has rounded up a plethora of old appliances for us to take apart and investigate. I can hardly wait!
Have a great weekend everyone. I will be at a convention today, and won't see your children until Monday.
-Jen Gallays
I have to apologize for leaving this blank for so many days in a row. I've been all consumed with an ArtSmarts grant application that I've been working on for our class.
Yesterday was a very busy day. We had students coming and going from Teen Aid presentations, and working busily on their crayon art. There is a lot of great art coming along, and the some kids are in love with the melting wax process.
The students have probably mentioned that this will be for an art auction. I'm hoping that we can re-coup the cost of the art supplies and then make around 1-2 dollars per art piece to donate to an organization that helps increase the standard of living for people... children...(?).... We still have to decide where we want to donate to, but I did wanted to give you an idea of what we're doing.
The art auction will be a silent auction. Our crayon canvases will be on display in the main hallway around the kindergarten room. We will have sheets of paper on tables allowing people to write in their bid for whichever art piece they'd like to win. I think most of the students are planning to buy their own art, and the idea that someone else might buy it, isn't really a concern to them. I still need to prep them for the fact that someone besides them may want to purchase their art, and that they should try to be okay with that.
We will start putting the art up on Monday. It will be on display all week. We will put out the auction pages on Wednesday, and leave them out until Friday, October 26 at 3:00. At that point, we'll call the auction closed and contact the highest bidders.
If you have any questions or concerns about the auction, please contact me.
As for homework:
The grade 6 class will start work on the "show what you know" lesson today. It's the last lesson of unit 1. The students must complete all of the questions for Monday, at which time we will correct the questions, and do last minute preparations for the test. The test will be on Tuesday, October 23rd.
We have also been working on our persuasive essays. The rough draft will be due on Wednesday, October 24th. They essay should be 5 paragraphs long and include: an introduction with a theses, 3 supporting paragraphs, and a closing paragraph. We've spent a lot of time going over the structure of the essay, so hopefully the students are confident in what they are doing.
We will take time on Thursday and Friday to do the revisions and edits to the essay, and good copies will be due on Tuesday, October 29th. The students will need to submit a paper copy along with their rough draft. They will also need an electronic version that they will upload to a blog that I will loan them for the year. This blog will be their blog to use, but their name and anything that identifies them will not be included in the blog. I will have the ability to control and monitor their use of the blog. I have the blogs linked to my school email account, which means that when the students post or comment, I get email notifications sent to my smart phone. It's really a fast and convenient way to monitor the blog usage. I will send you more info about the class blogs next week.
At the end of October, we will be wrapping up our unit on Human Rights, and moving into a new inquiry unit on electricity and sustainability called: Will we have enough energy? Thank you to Mrs. Wheaton for all of her help with obtaining old appliances for the class. She has rounded up a plethora of old appliances for us to take apart and investigate. I can hardly wait!
Have a great weekend everyone. I will be at a convention today, and won't see your children until Monday.
-Jen Gallays
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Homework for today:
Persuasive writing:
First Draft of the introductory paragraph with thesis statement is due tomorrow. We have been working on this in class for the last week. I broke down the thesis statement into parts and showed them today how to write their introduction. They should have a "hook" in their intro - something that grabs the reader. We worked a lot on imagery. I asked them to put their thesis statement at the end of their paragraph.
Math:
Grade six students have questions 1-4 page 31 and 32 due for homework for tomorrow.
They will also have a math test next week - likely on Friday, October 19th.
Notes:
Movie Night notes were sent home today.
Pizza lunch forms were sent home today and are due back for October 18th.
Have a great night everyone!
Persuasive writing:
First Draft of the introductory paragraph with thesis statement is due tomorrow. We have been working on this in class for the last week. I broke down the thesis statement into parts and showed them today how to write their introduction. They should have a "hook" in their intro - something that grabs the reader. We worked a lot on imagery. I asked them to put their thesis statement at the end of their paragraph.
Math:
Grade six students have questions 1-4 page 31 and 32 due for homework for tomorrow.
They will also have a math test next week - likely on Friday, October 19th.
Notes:
Movie Night notes were sent home today.
Pizza lunch forms were sent home today and are due back for October 18th.
Have a great night everyone!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Wanted: An expert (A.K.A. an electritian)
Hello again everyone,
I am looking for an electrician that can come into our classroom to assist us with our electricity project. What I've imagined is that we will have our expert circulate while we take apart our appliances and identify the "electrical parts". The expert could let the children know if their identifications are correct, and answer questions that the children have. Later in the unit, I am hoping to have children build something electrical - maybe potato lights and clocks? If we could have an expert come and help us trouble shot that day, that would be so helpful. I'm not very knowledgeable about electricity, and if we encounter any problems, I'm not sure I'll be that helpful with the trouble shooting.
So this would be low key - no presentations, no being put on the spot. We just need someone that can come and assist us with our learning. If you think that you can help, and you have an electrical background, please let me know. I'm sort of aiming to have kids take apart the appliances on October 24th in the morning.
You can contact me through email: jgallays@gscs.sk.ca or by phone: 659-8100.
Thanks,
Ms. Gallays
I am looking for an electrician that can come into our classroom to assist us with our electricity project. What I've imagined is that we will have our expert circulate while we take apart our appliances and identify the "electrical parts". The expert could let the children know if their identifications are correct, and answer questions that the children have. Later in the unit, I am hoping to have children build something electrical - maybe potato lights and clocks? If we could have an expert come and help us trouble shot that day, that would be so helpful. I'm not very knowledgeable about electricity, and if we encounter any problems, I'm not sure I'll be that helpful with the trouble shooting.
So this would be low key - no presentations, no being put on the spot. We just need someone that can come and assist us with our learning. If you think that you can help, and you have an electrical background, please let me know. I'm sort of aiming to have kids take apart the appliances on October 24th in the morning.
You can contact me through email: jgallays@gscs.sk.ca or by phone: 659-8100.
Thanks,
Ms. Gallays
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Wanted: Old Appliances
Hello everyone,
In the next few weeks we will wrap up our first inquiry unit. The next inquiry based unit will have a science theme and will focus on electricity and energy conservation. I'm hoping to round up enough toasters and small appliances to allow the children to work in groups of two to disassemble them and look at the wires and circuits. So far, I have 4 appliances and need to acquire 9 or 10 more. If you have an old unused, even broken appliance at home, please send it to school with your child. I'd also appreciate it if you could mention this project to friends and relatives - maybe they'd have old appliances that they were going to be getting rid of, and could give it to us for this project.
Thanks so much for your help!
Ms. Gallays
In the next few weeks we will wrap up our first inquiry unit. The next inquiry based unit will have a science theme and will focus on electricity and energy conservation. I'm hoping to round up enough toasters and small appliances to allow the children to work in groups of two to disassemble them and look at the wires and circuits. So far, I have 4 appliances and need to acquire 9 or 10 more. If you have an old unused, even broken appliance at home, please send it to school with your child. I'd also appreciate it if you could mention this project to friends and relatives - maybe they'd have old appliances that they were going to be getting rid of, and could give it to us for this project.
Thanks so much for your help!
Ms. Gallays
Friday, October 5, 2012
Here are a few things that I forgot to add to the blog yesterday.
The grade six students have math homework. They are to complete questions 1-4 for Tuesday. (I know - homework on a long weekend is obnoxious - most of them were done already.)
Grade 7 students have a math test on Thursday, October 11th.
There are a couple of girls in the classroom who are selling Girl Guide cookies. They are $5 a box, and if anyone is interested, please send money with your child next week.
I also added the class schedule to the blog. Please follow the link on the side of this page. Click on "assignments and handouts".
Note that band is on Tuesday and Friday every week. Please have your child bring their band instrument to school on those days.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and get to spend time with family and loved ones.
The grade six students have math homework. They are to complete questions 1-4 for Tuesday. (I know - homework on a long weekend is obnoxious - most of them were done already.)
Grade 7 students have a math test on Thursday, October 11th.
There are a couple of girls in the classroom who are selling Girl Guide cookies. They are $5 a box, and if anyone is interested, please send money with your child next week.
I also added the class schedule to the blog. Please follow the link on the side of this page. Click on "assignments and handouts".
Note that band is on Tuesday and Friday every week. Please have your child bring their band instrument to school on those days.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and get to spend time with family and loved ones.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The classroom is buzzing with excitement. The children have been busy creating their cardboard creations. It's exciting to see their enthusiasm and passion. We did not do day planner today as they did not have homework. However, I did forget to tell them that their school picture orders are due tomorrow.
Have a great night everyone.
Have a great night everyone.
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