Math Tests - sent home (am)

The unit test for place value and decimals were handed back today. WOW - the class did fantastic! In class, we completed an analysis of the questions and set goals for how to improve on future tests of this nature. Students should have completed all of the corrections in class and are asked to review the test with their parents. Parents are asked to sign on the front index sheet in their math assessment duotangs.

Alice in Wonderland - next FRIDAY! (pm)

Coming to the Rocket Theatre - ALICE IN WONDERLAND! The grade 5/6 (pm) class has been working  ard on the play, Alice in Wonderland. The play is a full length (45 minute) play that involves special effects, character and set changes, and a ton of fun! All of the sets and background images have been created by the students. As for costumes, I am asking students to keep it simple. Wearing all black with a mask is great. We will be doing two presentations of the play next Friday, December 7.

Performance #1: 12:20 pm - 1:15 pm

Performance #2: 1:50 pm - 2:45 pm  

Parents are invited to attend either performance. Thanks for your support!

Math Test - tomorrow! (am)

As noted on the calendar, tomorrow (Thursday) the grade six students will be writing a math test on place value and decimals. They have been given a review package of questions which we will be taking up tomorrow. Students are encouraged to check over their answers and to identify any questions that require further clarification. We will be discussion those "flagged" questions tomorrow during period one. The test will be during period two.

To download a copy of the review package, click HERE.

To see the answers to the review questions, click HERE.

Water Bottles for Sale

The Earth Care team will be selling metal water bottles for the low cost of $12. The bottles can be ordered in either red or blue. Both colours will also include the "Go Rockets" logo. We are encouraging all students to start using reusable water bottles instead of disposable plastic bottles. Order forms have been sent home today and are due by December 7, 2012.

Advent Food Train

Advent is a time to prepare our hearts and our homes for the birth of our Saviour Jesus.  It is an opportunity for us to look for ways to make “little miracles” happen to celebrate the blessed, real miracles of Jesus’ birth. 

Each year we discuss how fortunate we are as a community.  Most of us have safe, warm homes, enough to eat and warm clothes.  However, we know there are some families in our community who are not as fortunate.  These families can use our prayers and support.

Once again, as part of our school Advent project we are asking each class to donate  non-perishable items to help support families in our neighbourhood.

Starting December 3^rd through until December 20^th students are asked to bring in a needed item. A letter was sent home today which outlines the project. Thanks in advance for your support.

Laurence Wall! (am)

Today, we were blessed to have Laurence Wall come speak to our class about developing a news story, planning a podcast, and interview techniques. Mr. Wall is the news producer at CBC radio in Ottawa. He prepares and reads the newscast every weekday afternoon on CBC radio. We learned about some news stories from the past (such as the first news cast and the Moose River Mine Collapse). Mr. Wall also explained how the CBC switches from local to regional to national broadcasts and how important the timing (and the atomic clock) is for coordinating these switches. The students will be putting these skills to work as they continue working on their news story podcasts for the remainder of the week.

Does this voice sound familiar to CBC radio listeners?

listen to ‘CBC’ on Audioboo

Buddy Day - Our Hope for a Bully-free World (am)

For today's buddy day, the grade three students from Mrs. Trent and Mrs. Berryhill's classes joined our grade 6s to complete our "I have a dream..." activity. After watching and discussing Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and how this is a model of hope and optimism, we brainstormed our hope for the perfect school. Student responses to the prompt "I have a dream" included:

• where everyone is included
• where everyone is optimistic
• where there is no gossiping
• where everyone tries their best

Student groups had 30 minutes to design a poster and to write a script explaining their "dream". I recorded the students explaining their dream using the Audioboo app and we created QR codes to include on their poster. By scanning this code, one can hear the students explain their poster! To view the indiviual posters and hear the audioboos, click HERE.