March 13, 2026 

Thank you again to all families who joined us this afternoon for student-led conferences! Our student leadership team took the initiative to decide and plan our spirit days next week leading up to the spring break. Monday is crazy hair, crazy makeup and TRS day. Tuesday is everything but a backpack day. Wednesday is "fake an injury day." Thursday is PJ day. 

Highlights of the Week: 

• ELAL – students finished up their final drafts of their persuasive writing and convinced us to give them the reading lounge areas back. We will continue to work through persuasive writing next week on new topics of their choice! 
• Math – We started area and perimeter this week. Students started the week off with making name art using grid paper. They had to find the area and perimeter of each letter. Students also used manipulatives to look at the relationship between area and perimeter of rectangles and learned about finding area of parallelograms and triangles. 
• Science –  
• Grade 6 – students finished up their research projects on their cities. We will continue looking at the influences of climate around the world next week!  
• Grade 5 – students worked through their city research this week and wrote paragraphs comparing their Canadian city to Calgary. 
• Social –  
• Grade 5 – Students continued their projects on trade and markets.  
• Grade 6 – Students continued their projects on election processes for either federal, provincial, or municipal areas. 

How you can support at home: 

• Homework – Students were sent home area and perimeter practice.  
• Math – Work on division and multiplication fact families. 
• ELAL – Continue reading out loud with your child and identify character traits.  

Important Dates:  

• Healthy Hunger (Jelly Donuts) – Mar 18 
• Spring Break – Mar 23-27 
• Classes Resume – Mar 30 
• Good Friday (No School) – April 3 
• Sound Kreations Residency – April 6-10 
• Healthy Hunger (Mucho Burrito) – April 9 
• Youth Singers Performance – April 17 
• Parent Council – April 23 
• Spring Dance – April 30 

Grade 6 PAT Dates: 

• ELAL Part A (Writing) – May 25 **updated date 
• ELAL Part B (Reading) – June 4 
• Social (**Field Test) – June 11 
• Science – June 12 
• Math Part A (Computations) – June 15 
• Math Part B (All Stems) – June 18 

Reminders: 

• Human Sexuality Forms – please make sure this form is sent back. If you need a new form, please reach out.  
• TRS Flex Time – Wednesdays until 4pm in the library with Mr. B and Ms. Hassen 

Learning Intention of the Week – Spring Equinox Representation 

Students created an image today that represented the transition from Winter to Spring in time for Spring Equinox next week. This transition also ties into our read aloud, Barren Grounds as the main characters are fighting to bring the Green Time back to the Misewa community who have been stuck in the White Time for several years. Students created their image within a circle by intertwining images that represented both spring and winter.  

 

 March 5, 2026 

Thank you to all the families who came to student-led conferences last night. We enjoyed watching the students lead you through their learning. If you didn’t have a chance to book, we are hosting the second half of student-led conferences next Friday. Also, what a beautiful day we had at WinSport on Tuesday! 

Highlights of the Week: 

• ELAL – students worked on finishing up various tasks this week and were also introduced to persuasive writing. 
• Math – We reviewed for our division test this week through lots of word problems and wrote our test on Thursday. We are moving onto area and perimeter next week! 
• Science –  
• Grade 6 – students were introduced to a climate research project this week. They have to research a city from around the world and look up the different geographical elements that affect it’s climate.   
• Grade 5 – students started their new unit, Earth Systems this week. They learned about the different elements of weather and will be completing a research project on a Canadian city where they have to compare it’s weather to Alberta’s weather and climate. 
• Social –  
• Grade 5 – Students continued their projects on trade and markets.  
• Grade 6 – Students continued their projects on election processes for either federal, provincial, or municipal areas. 

How you can support at home: 

• Homework – Students will decide a stance of the given topic and come up with persuasive details to support.  
• Math – Work on division and multiplication fact families. 
• ELAL – Continue reading out loud with your child and identify character traits.  

Important Dates:  

• Scholastic Book Fair – Mar 9-13 
• Student Led Conferences – Mar 13 (1:30-2:30pm) 
• Healthy Hunger (Jelly Donuts) – Mar 18 
• Spring Break – Mar 23-27 
• Classes Resume – Mar 30 
• Good Friday (No School) – April 3 

Grade 6 PAT Dates: 

• ELAL Part A (Writing) – May 25 **updated date 
• ELAL Part B (Reading) – June 4 
• Social (**Field Test) – June 11 
• Science – June 12 
• Math Part A (Computations) – June 15 
• Math Part B (All Stems) – June 18 

Reminders: 

• Student Led Conferences –  
• Conferences are available to book. They will take place on Friday, March 13. Please book your conferences through your MyCBE Powerschool Account.  
• If you are wanting a one-on-one meeting, you will need to book during an alternate time.  
• Human Sexuality Forms – please make sure this form is sent back. If you need a new form, please reach out.  
• TRS Flex Time – Wednesdays until 4pm in the library with Mr. B and Ms. Hassen 

Learning Intention of the Week – Persuasive Writing 

Students were immersed in a persuasive writing challenge this week through a dramatic classroom simulation. When they arrived on Thursday morning, they discovered that the classroom library, comfy chairs, and iPads had been “removed.” The furniture was flipped over and piled together, surrounded by caution tape with an official notice explaining the items were no longer available. This surprise scenario created a real-world problem for students to respond to. Using their passion and creativity, students planned and wrote persuasive essays arguing why these important classroom resources should be returned. They focused on organizing their ideas into a clear introduction, three supporting body paragraphs, and a strong concluding paragraph while providing reasons and details to convince their audience. The activity encouraged students to think critically, take a clear position, and use persuasive techniques to make their voices heard. Students will refine their essays and type up good copies next week.