lundi le 31 janvier, 2017
In French grammar this week, students are continuing to learn to conjugate verbs in the passé composé (past tense). Our previous past tense lessons were focused on verbs ending in -er. Now we are learning to conjugate verbs ending in -ir and -re (for example finir and apprendre). This is a difficult verb tense with two parts. Part one is the verb avoir (to have) or être (to be), conjugated in the present tense. Part two is the past participle of the verb you are conjugating and just has to be learned and memorized (for example finir becomes fini, and apprendre becomes appris). The passé composé is used when past actions were completed at a specific time, a new feeling was expressed, or when a past event was interrupted. For example, "Yesterday I learned to multiply" (Hier, j'ai appris à multiplié). In writing this week, students will begin a rough draft of a story they illustrated and printed in a series of four images in art class. This story will include four parts: an introduction, a problem, a solution and an ending. The final product will be displayed alongside their artwork. In reading, guided reading groups and individual reading will continue on Tuesday and Thursday.
In Math this week, students are continuing to learn how to create a graph using a variety of examples. Once they are ready, they will choose a topic of personal interest to survey the class and display it on a bar graph. A review of multiplication and division will also help students get more comfortable with facts families (for example, 3X4=12, 4X3=12, 12÷4=3, 12÷3=4). During our daily calendar, students are counting money. They are also learning how to count change by counting up from the amount of the item to the amount of money being used for the purchase. For example, a pen worth $2.17 is purchased with $5, how much change do they need? Counting up from $2.17 to $5.00 is the change. After some practice, in small groups students will create at store and use paper money. If time permits this week, we will also review how to read a 25-hour clock (pardon the pun!).
In English this week, we will complete our short and long vowel sound study of a, e, i, o, u. Some students are preparing to publish their stories in Quadra's student newspaper, the Quadra Quill! Others are taking time to complete and correct their creative short stories.
In Social Studies this week, students are learning about the cultures and traditions of our northern people living in the territories and northern Quebec. By listening to oral history and studying a variety of artwork, students are gaining multicultural awareness and respect for diversity. In combination with art and social studies, on Thursday students will build a stone Inukshuk and decorate it using colours and words of inspiration (such as kindness, friendship, family, ect).
In Science, students will learn about the fragile balance of a food chain and food web through a story called "Wolf Island" by Celia Godkin. This is based on the true story of what happens when the highest link is removed. They are also collecting shoe boxes and other craft materials in preparation for a habitat diorama we will begin to create next week or the following week.
In PE this week we'll be playing hockey and other winter carnival inspired games on Friday with a rotation of activities in the gym. Throughout the week, we are also learning about some of Quebec's winter carnival cultural celebrations such as songs and maple syrup production!
Have a great week everyone and happy Chinese New Year!
Mme Garcin
Monday 30 January 2017
Friday 27 January 2017
Dictée: ON- Thursday February 2, 2017
on, onc, ond, ong, omb, ons, ont, om
1. La maman chatte a perdu son chaton.
2. La maman cane a perdu son caneton.
3. La maman ratte a perdu son raton.
4. Mais non, ils sont tous cachés dans la maison.
5. Chaton, caneton, raton, sortez de la maison!
1. La maman chatte a perdu son chaton.
2. La maman cane a perdu son caneton.
3. La maman ratte a perdu son raton.
4. Mais non, ils sont tous cachés dans la maison.
5. Chaton, caneton, raton, sortez de la maison!
Monday 23 January 2017
Week of Jan 23 - 27, 2017
lundi le 23 janvier, 2017
Chers familles de division 6,
In French Language Arts, students are writing the final draft of their pen pal letters. Today, students reviewed their dictée from last week by looking at the common sight words and correcting their spelling. The O sound can be written in many ways such as eau, aud, aut and aux. This was a tricky one, especially the word beaucoup (a lot). This is a common word we will continue to work on. During our morning calendar, students are motivated to practice their oral language with "Show and Tell" questions and answers. Students who need more reading practice are reading with Mme Mireille first thing in the morning. All students are also participating in weekly guided reading groups of 4-5 students. This activity helps target specific pronunciation and comprehension skills.
In English this week, we will learn to read and pronounce the short u vowel sound. Students will do some personal writing and work on applying their grammar with simple sentence structure. In Math this week, students are continuing to practice reading a clock and will begin counting money. Students will also be sent home with a multiplication review for homework.
In Science, we are continuing to learn about habitats. Last week we learned about the desert and wetland habitats. Students were also very engaged during the hand-on activities at Swan Lake when feeding the ducks and doing some net fishing. Back in the nature house, students met the local painted turtle and did some sorting and classification of their fish and insects. In Social Studies this week, students are completing their favourite province/territory project. Come and see them on display!
In PE we are continuing hockey with 5 on 5 games. In Art this week, students will learn about what inspires artists in the northern regions of Canada such a Nunavut, the North-West Territories and the Yukon. Students will use pastels to create images based on Sandra Reilly's artwork, which often portrays animals and people of the north.
What a wonderful week everyone,
Mme Garcin
Chers familles de division 6,
In French Language Arts, students are writing the final draft of their pen pal letters. Today, students reviewed their dictée from last week by looking at the common sight words and correcting their spelling. The O sound can be written in many ways such as eau, aud, aut and aux. This was a tricky one, especially the word beaucoup (a lot). This is a common word we will continue to work on. During our morning calendar, students are motivated to practice their oral language with "Show and Tell" questions and answers. Students who need more reading practice are reading with Mme Mireille first thing in the morning. All students are also participating in weekly guided reading groups of 4-5 students. This activity helps target specific pronunciation and comprehension skills.
In English this week, we will learn to read and pronounce the short u vowel sound. Students will do some personal writing and work on applying their grammar with simple sentence structure. In Math this week, students are continuing to practice reading a clock and will begin counting money. Students will also be sent home with a multiplication review for homework.
In Science, we are continuing to learn about habitats. Last week we learned about the desert and wetland habitats. Students were also very engaged during the hand-on activities at Swan Lake when feeding the ducks and doing some net fishing. Back in the nature house, students met the local painted turtle and did some sorting and classification of their fish and insects. In Social Studies this week, students are completing their favourite province/territory project. Come and see them on display!
In PE we are continuing hockey with 5 on 5 games. In Art this week, students will learn about what inspires artists in the northern regions of Canada such a Nunavut, the North-West Territories and the Yukon. Students will use pastels to create images based on Sandra Reilly's artwork, which often portrays animals and people of the north.
What a wonderful week everyone,
Mme Garcin
Thursday 19 January 2017
Spelling: test on Thursday January 26, 2017
1. laugh
2. let
3. light
4. like
5. little
6. live
7.long
8. look
9. made
10. make
11. many
12. may
13. me
14. much
15. myself
Challenge sentence: I like to look at many long little bugs by myself.
2. let
3. light
4. like
5. little
6. live
7.long
8. look
9. made
10. make
11. many
12. may
13. me
14. much
15. myself
Challenge sentence: I like to look at many long little bugs by myself.
Monday 16 January 2017
Week of Jan 16th - 19th, 2017
lundi le 16 janvier, 2017
In French this week, students are continuing to write the first draft of their pen pal letters using the past tense to describe what they did during the holidays. Today, students practiced their new dictée, which is based on the sound "o". This is a challenging dictée and students are encouraged to study for it at home. During our morning calendar routine, Show and Tell is back by popular demand! Today we started going through the class list so that each student has an opportunity to share something special from home. Show and Tell is a great opportunity for developing French oral language. Everyday, students are reading independently and they are reading one-on-one with our educational assistant Mme Mireille Larminay. Guided reading groups of 4-5 students are also continuing this week.
In Math, students are learning how to read a 25-hour clock. We are continuing to review single-digit multiplication and division. We will also do a graphing activity. We now have weekly access to a class set of laptops! Therefore this week we will use them to access some fun math games covering concepts learned so far.
In English, we are reading a selection of books written by top BC authors that have been nominated for the Chocolate Lily book awards. Students are read the books and will then vote for their favourite ones. These votes are collected by schools all over BC to determine the winners later this spring. Quadra students often pick the winners of this exciting competition! Students will also continue to do some personal writing where they apply spelling and grammar learned in class.
In Science this week we have started our study of habitats, ecosystems and food webs. Today was an introduction to the four primary habitats: freshwater/wetland, forest, ocean and desert. Students created collages of the wetland and desert habitats. On Thursday morning we are going on a field trip to Swan Lake to learn firsthand about the plants and animals that make up our local wetland habitat. In Social Studies, students will continue learning about Canada's provinces, territories, flags, capital cities, provincial bird and flower by presenting their findings to the class. Students used a variety of reference materials to find this information such as agendas, posters, books and maps.
In the gym this week, we will continue floor hockey. They are learning how to hold the stick, control the puck and pass the puck. Once these techniques have been practiced, we will play some games. In Art this week, we will continue making Chinese lanterns and dot pictures we started last week.
Everyday now students are using the "zones of regulation" to help communicate how they are feeling. Each student has a clothespin they can move from blue (sad, tired), green (happy, content), yellow (nervous, anxious) and red (angry, out of control). Students are learning emotional vocabulary they use to express themselves and support their peers. The next step will be to learn and apply calming strategies they can use get back to the green zone whenever possible.
Note that this coming Friday, January 20th is a Pro-D day and there is no school. Have a great week everyone, take care.
Mme Garcin
In French this week, students are continuing to write the first draft of their pen pal letters using the past tense to describe what they did during the holidays. Today, students practiced their new dictée, which is based on the sound "o". This is a challenging dictée and students are encouraged to study for it at home. During our morning calendar routine, Show and Tell is back by popular demand! Today we started going through the class list so that each student has an opportunity to share something special from home. Show and Tell is a great opportunity for developing French oral language. Everyday, students are reading independently and they are reading one-on-one with our educational assistant Mme Mireille Larminay. Guided reading groups of 4-5 students are also continuing this week.
In Math, students are learning how to read a 25-hour clock. We are continuing to review single-digit multiplication and division. We will also do a graphing activity. We now have weekly access to a class set of laptops! Therefore this week we will use them to access some fun math games covering concepts learned so far.
In English, we are reading a selection of books written by top BC authors that have been nominated for the Chocolate Lily book awards. Students are read the books and will then vote for their favourite ones. These votes are collected by schools all over BC to determine the winners later this spring. Quadra students often pick the winners of this exciting competition! Students will also continue to do some personal writing where they apply spelling and grammar learned in class.
In Science this week we have started our study of habitats, ecosystems and food webs. Today was an introduction to the four primary habitats: freshwater/wetland, forest, ocean and desert. Students created collages of the wetland and desert habitats. On Thursday morning we are going on a field trip to Swan Lake to learn firsthand about the plants and animals that make up our local wetland habitat. In Social Studies, students will continue learning about Canada's provinces, territories, flags, capital cities, provincial bird and flower by presenting their findings to the class. Students used a variety of reference materials to find this information such as agendas, posters, books and maps.
In the gym this week, we will continue floor hockey. They are learning how to hold the stick, control the puck and pass the puck. Once these techniques have been practiced, we will play some games. In Art this week, we will continue making Chinese lanterns and dot pictures we started last week.
Everyday now students are using the "zones of regulation" to help communicate how they are feeling. Each student has a clothespin they can move from blue (sad, tired), green (happy, content), yellow (nervous, anxious) and red (angry, out of control). Students are learning emotional vocabulary they use to express themselves and support their peers. The next step will be to learn and apply calming strategies they can use get back to the green zone whenever possible.
Note that this coming Friday, January 20th is a Pro-D day and there is no school. Have a great week everyone, take care.
Mme Garcin
Thursday 12 January 2017
Dictée: Thursday January 19, 2017
o, oh, op, ot, au, aud, aux, eau, eaux
1. Monsieur Crapaud a beaucoup trop chaud.
2. Toutes ces choses sur le dos.
3. Oh la la, c'est beaucoup trop...
4. Maintenant Monseiur Crapaud,
5. saute en-haut et plonge dans l'eau.
1. Monsieur Crapaud a beaucoup trop chaud.
2. Toutes ces choses sur le dos.
3. Oh la la, c'est beaucoup trop...
4. Maintenant Monseiur Crapaud,
5. saute en-haut et plonge dans l'eau.
Monday 9 January 2017
Week of Jan 9th - 13th, 2017
Chers families,
In Language Arts this week students are reading their second pen pal letters to themselves and their friends in the class. They will begin writing a response letter, including answers to the questions! In grammar, students are continuing to learn about the past tense "le passé composé". They will apply writing in the past tense in their pen pal letter responses. An important part of this verb conjugation is making sure that the verb ending has an "e" for verbs describing an action by a feminine subject (Elle est allée au magazin), and an "s" at the end of verbs describing an action by a plural subject (Nous sommes allés au cinéma). Also, a new dictée will be coming home on Thursday or Friday (and posted here on the blog as well).
In English Language Arts, students will continue to write a short story using the short "o" vowel sound. This week's spelling includes important words such as I and isn't. We will be looking at our personal writing an double checking to make sure we are applying this correct spelling.
In Math this week, we are completing our Smarties graph. This graphing exercises also includes a list of questions to help us learn how to read a graph and use it to find helpful information. Come and see these projects on display in the classroom! We will continue to look at different types of bar graphs this week. We are also continuing to practice single-digit division using a variety of activities to allow all learner types (eg. visual, kinesthetic, logical, etc) to better understand this concept.
In Science today we completed our multiple intelligence questionnaire to find out what kind of learner we are. Results show that some students can learn many different ways, whereas some find it much easier with just one or two methods (for example, through music or movement). Later in the week, we will start to learn about our four main habitats (forest, desert, ocean and freshwater) and the food chains that live in these habitats.
In Social Studies this week, we will start learning about our Canadian geography, including getting to know our provinces, territories and capital cities. In PE we are continuing to play indoor hockey. In Art, we continue our Chinese zodiac animals and if time permits, maybe start creating to lanterns!
Happy learning everyone :) Mme Garcin
In Language Arts this week students are reading their second pen pal letters to themselves and their friends in the class. They will begin writing a response letter, including answers to the questions! In grammar, students are continuing to learn about the past tense "le passé composé". They will apply writing in the past tense in their pen pal letter responses. An important part of this verb conjugation is making sure that the verb ending has an "e" for verbs describing an action by a feminine subject (Elle est allée au magazin), and an "s" at the end of verbs describing an action by a plural subject (Nous sommes allés au cinéma). Also, a new dictée will be coming home on Thursday or Friday (and posted here on the blog as well).
In English Language Arts, students will continue to write a short story using the short "o" vowel sound. This week's spelling includes important words such as I and isn't. We will be looking at our personal writing an double checking to make sure we are applying this correct spelling.
In Math this week, we are completing our Smarties graph. This graphing exercises also includes a list of questions to help us learn how to read a graph and use it to find helpful information. Come and see these projects on display in the classroom! We will continue to look at different types of bar graphs this week. We are also continuing to practice single-digit division using a variety of activities to allow all learner types (eg. visual, kinesthetic, logical, etc) to better understand this concept.
In Science today we completed our multiple intelligence questionnaire to find out what kind of learner we are. Results show that some students can learn many different ways, whereas some find it much easier with just one or two methods (for example, through music or movement). Later in the week, we will start to learn about our four main habitats (forest, desert, ocean and freshwater) and the food chains that live in these habitats.
In Social Studies this week, we will start learning about our Canadian geography, including getting to know our provinces, territories and capital cities. In PE we are continuing to play indoor hockey. In Art, we continue our Chinese zodiac animals and if time permits, maybe start creating to lanterns!
Happy learning everyone :) Mme Garcin
Thursday 5 January 2017
Spelling: test on Thursday January 12, 2017
1. I
2. if
3. in
4. into
5. is
6. isn't (is not)
7. it
8. it's (it is)
9. its (belongs to)
10. I've
11. jump
12. just
13. keep
14. kind
15. know
Challenge sentence: I just saw a friend who isn't hurt.
2. if
3. in
4. into
5. is
6. isn't (is not)
7. it
8. it's (it is)
9. its (belongs to)
10. I've
11. jump
12. just
13. keep
14. kind
15. know
Challenge sentence: I just saw a friend who isn't hurt.
Tuesday 3 January 2017
Week of Jan 3rd - 6th, 2017
mardi le 3 janvier, 2017
Bonne Année 2017!
In French Language Arts today, students have orally shared what they did during their holidays. Students were introduced to a past verb tense called "le passé composé". It is made up of two parts: the auxiliary verb avoir = "to be" OR être = "to have" conjugated in the present tense) and the past participle of the verb you are conjugating (ex. the part participle of manger is mangé). For example, Hier j'ai mangé de la pizza (Yesterday I ate pizza). Today students wrote in their journals about what they did during their holidays using verbs in the past tense such as I ate, I went, I saw, etc. They are also using vocabulary they have learned from their dictée, from the classroom word wall and other reference books. Students have new reading groups and will read in small groups with me at least once per week. Our home reading program continues this week and students are encouraged to read in French for about 15-20 minutes each night, whenever possible.
In Math, students are continuing to learn division and how it is related to multiplication. For example, 4X5 = 20, 5X4 = 20, 20÷5 = 4 and 20÷4 = 5. We will use counting objects, games and pencil/paper to learn the different ways to calculate multiplication and division. We will also do some graphing activities where students have to create a graph (for example, by organizing the colours of a smarties box) and reading the graph by answering questions (for example, which colour is the most common?).
In English this week, students will learn to read and identify the short o vowel sound, followed by writing a short story using punctuation, grammar and spelling learned so far. In Science, students will ask themselves a variety of questions to find out what kind of learner they are: verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical, body/kinesthetic, musical, visual/spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal and/or naturalist. Some students may be surprised to see there are several ways they like to learn and show their learning.
In PE this week, students will learn the basics of indoor hockey and many aspects of how to play with a team (communication, passing, sharing, encouragement, etc). In Art, students will choose their favourite Chinese Zodiac animal and create a dot picture.
Today we had a special presentation from the BC SPCA about how to care for a pet. Students learned about all the needs of a pet: food, water, shelter, exercise, love, etc. Then shared specific foods, shelters and collars that are good and/or bad for certain animals. The instructor brought a big friendly dog and students learned how to approach her. The first step is to ask permission from the parent/guardian, then the pet owner. Then, approach sideways with your hand down. Finally, watching for positive body language (ex. tail down) and petting on the shoulders or chest are also important for most dogs.
Have a wonderful week everyone! Mme Garcin
Bonne Année 2017!
In French Language Arts today, students have orally shared what they did during their holidays. Students were introduced to a past verb tense called "le passé composé". It is made up of two parts: the auxiliary verb avoir = "to be" OR être = "to have" conjugated in the present tense) and the past participle of the verb you are conjugating (ex. the part participle of manger is mangé). For example, Hier j'ai mangé de la pizza (Yesterday I ate pizza). Today students wrote in their journals about what they did during their holidays using verbs in the past tense such as I ate, I went, I saw, etc. They are also using vocabulary they have learned from their dictée, from the classroom word wall and other reference books. Students have new reading groups and will read in small groups with me at least once per week. Our home reading program continues this week and students are encouraged to read in French for about 15-20 minutes each night, whenever possible.
In Math, students are continuing to learn division and how it is related to multiplication. For example, 4X5 = 20, 5X4 = 20, 20÷5 = 4 and 20÷4 = 5. We will use counting objects, games and pencil/paper to learn the different ways to calculate multiplication and division. We will also do some graphing activities where students have to create a graph (for example, by organizing the colours of a smarties box) and reading the graph by answering questions (for example, which colour is the most common?).
In English this week, students will learn to read and identify the short o vowel sound, followed by writing a short story using punctuation, grammar and spelling learned so far. In Science, students will ask themselves a variety of questions to find out what kind of learner they are: verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical, body/kinesthetic, musical, visual/spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal and/or naturalist. Some students may be surprised to see there are several ways they like to learn and show their learning.
In PE this week, students will learn the basics of indoor hockey and many aspects of how to play with a team (communication, passing, sharing, encouragement, etc). In Art, students will choose their favourite Chinese Zodiac animal and create a dot picture.
Today we had a special presentation from the BC SPCA about how to care for a pet. Students learned about all the needs of a pet: food, water, shelter, exercise, love, etc. Then shared specific foods, shelters and collars that are good and/or bad for certain animals. The instructor brought a big friendly dog and students learned how to approach her. The first step is to ask permission from the parent/guardian, then the pet owner. Then, approach sideways with your hand down. Finally, watching for positive body language (ex. tail down) and petting on the shoulders or chest are also important for most dogs.
Have a wonderful week everyone! Mme Garcin
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