Friday, December 5, 2025

December 5, 2025

Happy first week of December!  

Highlights of the Week: 

  • ELAL – We are now using the skills we practiced last week to write a short story that has a good beginning, suspense, and dialogue.  
  • Math – Students worked on subtracting whole and decimal numbers. We then practiced problems that incorporate addition, subtraction or both! We will be having a check-in on Tuesday.  
  • Science – Space Unit 
    • Grade 6 – We finished up our Planet Posters and started looking at technology in space. Students were introduced to a space project where they will choose a type of technology used in space and will build it using found objects.  
    • Check-in – Thursday, December 11 
    • Grade 5 – This week we talked about how to track different types of astronomical phenomena and how certain phenomena influence the way we live. Students were also introduced to a project where they will create a triorama to represent a specific phenomena using 3D elements. 
    • Check-in – Tuesday, December 9 
  • Social  
    • Grade 5 – We finished our ancient civilization project by finishing colouring and filling out the written worksheet.  
    • Check-in – Thursday, December 11 
    • Grade 6 – Students learned about the Roman Empire and how their government was different from Athens.  
    • Check-in – Tuesday, December 9 

How you can support at home: 

  • Homework – We sent some subtraction and dialogue practice home  
  • Math – Work on multiplication facts 
  • ELAL – Reading out loud with your child 

Important Dates: 

  • Healthy Hunger Mucho Burrito – December 11 
  • Photo Re-takes – December 11 
  • Winter Concert – December 11 
  • Spirit Days: 
  • 80’s day – December 15 
  • Triplets Day – December 16 
  • Waikiki Wednesday – December 17 
  • Dress like a Teacher Day – December 18 
  • Pyjama Day – December 19 
  • Healthy Hunger Booster Juice – December 18 
  • Last day of Classes – December 19 
  • Winter Break – December 20 – January 4 
  • Classes Resume – January 5 

Reminders: 

  • Patrols – A new patrol schedule was sent home last week. Please review it with your child so they are prepared for their morning or afternoon shifts. We cancel patrolling when it is –20 or below with windchill.  
  • Winter Concert -- Dress Rehearsal will be in the morning and the evening concert will be at 6pm. More information will be coming closer to the event. 

Learning Intention of the Week – Snow Globe Art  

We learned how to use colour blending and line art to create a winter snow globe scene inspired by Jen Aranyi. We used washable markers and water to blend the colours so they looked like water colour auroras in the night sky. Students then used fine liners to add detailed line art for the mountainous winter scene. Students used their creativity to define shape, detail, and contrast within their artwork. 







  

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