Today many Hillcrest students talked about Orange Shirt Day. We wore orange or brought something orange to school today to remember the First Nations children who were sent to Indian Residential Schools. These schools had a profound effect of the culture and language of First Nations people across Canada and forever changed the lives of thousands of aboriginal children and their families. We read one story with our little buddies called "When I Was Eight, a picture book adaptation of the novel Fatty Legs." We are also in the process of reading the long version of 'Fatty Legs'. We also watched some short video clips about the schools including one that told us how Orange Shirt Day come to be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll1pUrK29MM&feature=youtu.be) and some of the history of these schools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnng6Oc_fTo Residential Schools had a profound effect on the culture and language of First Nations people across Canada and forever changed the lives of thousands of aboriginal children and their families. Children younger than you were taken from their parents and sent to live at the schools. They had to give up their language, cultural clothing, and their entire way of life. We had a very interesting conversation about this and as a part of out sharing, please comment below on one or more of these questions and practice responding to your classmates. POST a detailed comment: Remember your digital responsibiity and proofread your comments before posting, checking for full sentences with proper grammar. Thank you in advance for sharing and respectfully remarking on your peers comments.
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Bring your Terry Fox shoe on Monday ready to display. * notice for fundraiser *Grade 7 notice. It is important that your parents are kept up to date on what is going on for your grade 7 year end activities. Please get them to fill out the form, and get it back to school on Monday. Important Dates: Thursday, Oct. 6 - Grade 6 immunizations, a.m. Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D
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What great participation for the Terry Fox run! Leave a comment: During the Terry Fox Run today...1) What was your mindset for the run? 2) Did you have a personal goal for the run? Did you accomplish it? 3) What do you think about Terry Fox running 42 km per day for months? HOMEWORK/REMINDERS: Important Dates: Friday, Sept. 30th Individual Pictures, • also Orange Day (Bring something of yours that is orange) Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D More photos from the Amazing Race!!
Be sure to see the slide show of the Titan Amazing Race on yesterday's post. More pictures to follow!! Post a comment: This is the same as yesterday's comment since many of you did not get a chance to give specific suggestions. We began some group conversations yesterday about the class site. Let's continue and share the suggestions your group talked about. 1. What are the positives? 2. Negatives? 3. Suggestions on how to make your class site better, especially those who do not often participate? Be specific! Today in socials most of you got the help you needed to draw a line that was equal spaced. Tomorrow you should be ready to type out all of your text (or hand print neatly if you choose) and start glueing on photos. We watched 2 powerful video clips and had an excellent discussion about our digital footprint. Here is one of the clips. Be sure to complete your Learning Journal page for next Wednesday. Remember: *The Terry Fox Run is at 9:00am tomorrow. Please come to school in your runners and appropriate clothing for movement and warmth as needed (think layers). Bring a change of clothes. You'll also probably want a water bottle if you don't already have one at school. Important Dates:
Thursday, September 29th- Terry Fox run 9am Friday, Sept. 30th Individual Pictures, Orange Day (Bring something orange) Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D Get your learn on!! Every once in a while we need a pep talk! Who are we??? We are the TITANS!!! Why did this saying ring a bell from our Titan Amazing Race night? Post a comment: We began some group conversations today about the class site. Let's continue and share the suggestions your group talked about. 1.What are the positives? 2. negatives? 3. Suggestions on how to make your class site better, especially those who do not often participate? Here is the link to the video we watched on Failure and Growth vs Fixed Mindset. You should share it with your parents.
Anyone can master anything because they worked hard at it! Quality is achieved through 'experimentation.' Remember Picasso. Reminders: • Terry Fox pledges • Book Orders - tomorrow Practice your times tables whenever you have a free moment. Here is a helpful link: Basic multiplying Important Dates: Thursday, September 29th- Terry Fox run 9am Friday, Sept. 30th Individual Pictures, Orange Day (Bring something orange) Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D Remember that ProD is on Monday, Sept. 26th. The first ever Titan Amazing Race!! More photos to follow. Post a comment: What was one connection that you personally made on Friday night? Your teachers would like to congratulate you for the amazing participation, sportsmanship, collaboration, and willingness to just have fun!! We had a blast watching you run (yes, run in the halls...and no, you may not do that Tuesday), work through frustrations, and play like we've never seen you play. We hope you had fun and made at least one new connection, whether it was learning someone else's name and a little bit about them or made a new friend for this school year. Who are we??? We are the TITANS!!! Homework: • same math as yesterday, due Tues. • Socials: bring descriptions of world events and personal events that occurred in each year of your life. ** I have some helpful links on the right side of this page under Research** On Tues/Wed. I will give you class time to work on your good copies. Then I will know how much more time you need to complete them and we can choose a due date together. Start gathering your photos and if you need photocopies, bring them on Tuesday for me to photocopy. • Learning Journey page 2 'What makes you smile?' due Wed 28th Reminders: • Terry Fox notices for pledges went home • Book Orders - Sept. 28 Practice your times tables whenever you have a free moment. Here is a helpful link: Basic multiplying Important Dates:
Monday, September 26 - Pro D Thursday, September 29th- Terry Fox run 9am Friday, Sept. 30th Individual Pictures Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D Leave a comment: 1) Give one example of how you used growth mindset today. 2) Tell one interesting thing that you learned about your personal timeline events. Here is the video that you watched today. Your parents also saw it on Monday night. Share it with your parents if they were unable to come on Monday Homework and Reminders: • tomorrow bring your personal timeline life events for each year of your life. (1 per year)**see criteria below • tomorrow is our first ever Titan Amazing Race. (5:30-10:30). Please tell your parents who have signed up to volunteer, to come with you at 5:30 and we will explain their job to them then. Reminders/Important Dates: September23- Titan Amazing Race- 5:30-10:30p.m. Monday, September 26 - Pro D Book Orders - Sept. 28 Thursday, September 29th- Terry Fox run Friday, Sept. 30th Pictures Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D Comment: Well... the girls seemed to win the most at Hunger Games today!! Everyone share your strategy while playing the game. Reminders/Important Dates:
September 23-Titan Amazing Race- 5:30-10:30p.m. Monday, September 26 - Pro D Book Orders - Sept. 28 Thursday, September 29th- Terry Fox run Friday, Sept. 30th Pictures Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D Comment: Have you ever thought of the words of O Canada? Did you know that our House of Commons has passed a change in the words…instead of thy son’s command, it is 'in all of us command'.
It is not law yet as it must now go to the Senate. What do you think about this decision and why? See HW and reminders below! Remember tomorrow is P.E. This was a fun Brain Break!! Comment: What questions do you have about school right now?your classroom? expectations? curriculum?
Reminders/Important Dates: September 19th-Parents meet the Teacher-see you tonight. Open classroom visit with students from 6:00 till 6:30, parent meeting for all parents only in the gym from 6:30 till 7:00 September 23-Titan Amazing Race- 5:30-10:30p.m. Forms in by Tuesday please. Monday, September 26 - Pro D Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D Comment: I am creating a list of brain breaks for our class. Find and post one idea of a game, activity or exercise that would take less than 5 minutes. Great day today! I was very impressed by your behaviour during the assembly. Go Titans!! This is where the cheer originated. Be sure to show parents your class site, planner and the important dates that are coming up.
Change your mindset towards multiciplication and practise your timestables by playing 'war' or this game (click the link below). http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html Homework: Bring all supplies, reading, planners and gym strip for next week. PE is Mondays and Wednesdays. I am still waiting for some gmails, fictitious names and notices. Please email those to me this weekend. Grade 6s Vaccination forms All students bring back green, yellow, planner, Titan Amazing Race form and student information form. Reminders/Important Dates: September 19th-Parents meet the Teacher- Open classroom visit with students from 6:00 till 6:30, parent meeting for all parents only in the gym from 6:30 till 7:00 September 23-Titan Amazing Race- 5:30-10:30p.m. Forms in by Tuesday please. Monday, September 26 - Pro D Monday, October 10 - Thanksgiving Friday, October 21 - Provincial Pro D |
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