9-13 Mars

Finishing up our business plans! BUSINESS DAY THURSDAY March 12th 1-3 in the gym

Math: financial literacy

Career and ADST: the students are working on their My Action Plan on their google drives. Ask your child to show you theirs at home. (Garlock)

Lundi:

• businesses
• financial literacy
• reading comprehension

Mardi:

• businesses
• MAP
• reading comprehension

Mercredi:

• businesses
• reading comprehension
• Netmath

Jeudi:

• prepare for business day
• Business day 1-3
• Reading comprehension

Vendredi:

• Natmath
• Education physique

2-5 Mars

Multicultural day on Thursday and Friday! Bring a cultural finger food to share, game, or story

Socials: We are working on our businesses. This week the students should make their prototypes and have them tested by potential users.

Math: Algebra assessment this week

Francais: Futur proche paragraph due Tuesday

Career and ADST: the students are working on their My Action Plan on their google drives. Ask your child to show you theirs at home. (Garlock)

Lundi:

• Businesses
• algebra
• Futur proche
• Library
• SKATING IN THE PM

Mardi:

• futur proche
• businesses
• algebra assessment

Mercredi:

• businesses
• Algebra assessment
• MAP

Jeudi:

• reading link competition
• algebra assessment
• multicultural day activities

Vendredi:

• multicultural day activities
• MAP

25-28 Fevrier

Socials: we are starting our business day unit!! Business Day will be March 12th in the gym from 1-3pm. The students will be completing a thorough business plan, looking at their target audience, and planning out the financial literacy. ALL BUSINESSES THIS YEAR MUST BE TAGETED TOWARDS HEALTHY EATING, IF YOU DECIDE TO SELL FOOD. No candy or sweets of any kind. Healthy baking is fine. All money raised goes towards Evans Lake in May.

Math: financial literacy and algebra

Career and ADST: the students are working on their My Action Plan on their google drives. Ask your child to show you theirs at home. (Garlock)

Francais: les verbs

Mardi:

• intro to business day
• algebra
• Verbs

Mercredi:

• Britannia Mine museum 9-1230
• Algebra

Jeudi:

• Pink shirt day assembly – leadership student organizing
• Library French book orientation – how to choose a ‘just right book’
• ALgebra

Vendredi:

• clan
• Verbs
• Business day

 

18-21 Fevrier

Carnaval week at SQE please wear plaid, tuques and scarves to get into the carnaval spirit!

Mme Garlock sent home evidence of learning last week – please return folder asap.

Science: finish mind map

Math: Algebra – patterns, T charts and solving the variables

Mardi:

• finish mind map
• Make masks for carnival
• Math

Mercredi:

• Masquerade ball in the gym
• algebra
• Business day intro

Jeudi:

• Business day
• Algebra
• Reading link challenge teams
• Making crepes (bring a healthy topping if you’d like-to share) (Garlock)
• Carnaval dances in the gym

Vendredi:

• Games outside all day! Please dress for the weather

10-14 Fevrier

Science: human body mind map

Math: Algebra

Francais: les verbes

Garlock: Class list for Valentines on Friday

Madelyn

Guy

Lauren

Matthea

Thea

Corbin

Maple

Jack

Evie

Hudson

Zach

Reese

Natalie

Amelia

Kayden

Madeline H

Alexis

Dylan

Simrin

Eilidh

Asia

Brielle

Aiden

Samuel

Owen

Harley

Joanna

Shouken

Lundi:

• Algebra
• Mind Maps
• Owen’s Mom presenting on homeostasis

Mardi:

• XC SKIING

Mercredi:

• Mind map
• Algebra
• Skating 1-2

Jeudi:

• Verbes
• Mind map
• Algebra

Vendredi:

• Valentines day – bring a treat or a card to share with the class if you want.
• Games in the gym by the leadership kids

 

 

3-7 Fevrier

Science: Human body mind map

Math: algebra

Mme Garlock’s class is skiing on Feb 11th ***please make sure you have brought in your 6.75$ for lunch if you indicated that your child is having hot lunch.

Lundi:

• cercle de lecture
• Algebra
• Popcorn day

Mardi:

• Visit from a nurse to talk about health and nutrition
• Mind mao
• Algebra

Mercredi:

• Algebra
• Mind map
• Francais verbs

Jeudi:

• Healthy body systems presentation from Whistler community services
• MInd Map
• Algebra

Vendredi:

• Pro D Day school not in session

27-31 Janvier

We are skating February 12th and March 2nd. Please bring skates, helmet and dress warm!

Science: Human body

Math: Algebra

Lundi:

• programme de lecture
• le corps humain

Mardi:

• algebra
• corps humain

Mercredi:

• MAP with Kelsey Shore
• algebra
• corps humain

Jeudi:

• literacy centres
• algebra
• human body

Vendredi:

• art
• clan meeting

20 24 Janvier

Cross country skiing Feb 11th – please return permission forms. ( Heather F volunteering)

Skating Jan 21st. Please bring helmet and dress warm. Skates rentals available (included in price) Let me know if you can volunteer

Lundi:

• Skating permission forms need to be returned
• Order of operations
• Body science

Mardi:

• Buddy reading
• Skating
• Order of operations

Mercredi:

• Body science
• Order of operations

Jeudi:

• Career education activity with Kelsey Shore
• Body science
• Order of operations

Vendredi:

• 9a – 9:30 family reading
• Hot lunch
• Body science

13-17th Janvier

Garlock – permission forms for X-country skiing went home on Friday – please ready carefully and return to school asap. We are skiing on Feb 11th. Please pay online if possible

We are starting a new math unit tomorrow  – Orders of operation using PEMDAS

We are beginning a unit on the human body and its system and what the body needs to be healthy this week. If you know any guest speakers who would be interested in coming to chat with the students to support our learning, Please let me know!

Lundi:

• Presentation oral – le conge
• Biblio
• Cercle de lecture

Mardi:

• Human body vocab
• Orders of Operation
• Presentations

Mercredi:

• Human body
• Orders of operation

Jeudi:

• Reading assessments
• Orders of Operation
• Human body

Vendredi:

• literacy assembly
• Dress as your favourite character day

 

6-10 Janvier

Welcome back everyone! Happy New Year

Please return all folders to school asap.

Lundi:

• finish space
• Share holiday stories
• Bilbio

Mardi:

• math review
• Space project due
• Journal

Mercredi

• holidays presentation
• math review
• Nos nouvelle

Jeudi:

• Holidays presentation
• Math review

Vendredi:

• Clan meeting
• Presentations

16-20 Decembre

Communicating student learning folders and points of progress went home on Friday! Please take a look at your child’s learning. Can you please return the envelops and folders asap.

Continuing long division this week – check in assessment on Weds or Thurs.

Finishing our space unit this week. Students brought home their dehydrated space food to show their families last week. This is how we would eat our meals in space

Winter concert on Thursday at 6:30pm

Lundi:

• papier macher
• Space
• Division

Mardi:

• Papier Macher
• Space
• Division

Mercredi:

• Division check in
• painting biography character
• Watching dress rehearsals

Jeudi:

• Secret Santa (please make sure to have your gifts in by 9am on Thurs 10$ max)
• Dress rehearsal
• Concert 7pm

Vendredi:

• Last day before break
• Gym
• Clean up

 

 

9-12 Decembre

Our winter concert will be on Thursday December 14th at 6:30 PM

Audain Art Museum: Thursday 9-3. Bring picnic lunch and water bottle. Thanks to Gillian and Allie for volunteering to join us

We are starting long division this week – partial quotients strategy

Finishing up our space project this week and next.

Communicating student learning points of progress (reports cards) and folders are going home this Friday. Please return envelope and folder on Monday.

Lundi:

• Elf workshop
• Biblio
• Division

Mardi:

• Papier macher
• Long division
• Space

Mercredi:

• Long division
• Biblio
• Espace

Jeudi:

• Audain Art Museum and Squamish Lillooet Cultural centre

Vendredi:

• Papier macher
• Espace
• Gym

 

2-5 Decembre

Our winter concert will be on Thursday December 14th at 6:30 PM

We are finishing up our Space cooking classes with Howe Sound Secondary students this week. The student will be able to try their dehydrated space meals!

Space presentations on monday

We will de staring long division on Wednesday, Multiplication quiz on Tuesday

We have started our Reading Link Challenge last week. The kids have a choice to read up to 6 books to take part in the competition in March. Both our classes are taking part! Minimum one book. The books are also available via audio book on the Libby App with a Squamish Public Library Card.

Lundi:

• Reading program check in – all reading sheets since sept collected to be evaluated. This will be the reading mark for the first term.
• Library
• Space presentations
• Math review
• Popcorn day

Mardi:

• Multiplication Quiz – kids can use strategy of choice to solve equations
• Space presentations

Mercredi:

• Long division
• Space project; comparing a week in space VS a week on earth

Jeudi:

• space
• division

Vendredi:

• Space
• Division
• Clan meeting at 11:20

25-29 Novembre

Field trip to Audain Art Museum is December 12th from 9-3 PM – please return permission forms to school asap. Payment online if possible.

Evidence of learning went home last week. Please return folder to school.

Biographies: Editing phase this week. We will begin our papier mache this week.

Space: Students are collaborating on their space projects – presentations at the end of the week/next week.

We are making our space meal on Tuesday this week with the high school students at HSS

Multiplication: continue to review times tables 0-12. We are working on long multiplication this week, using different strategies.

Lundi:

• Cercle de lecture
• Multiplication
• Espace

Mardi:

• Bio
• Espace
• HSS (1-3)
• Mutiplication

Mercredi:

• GFL presentation for leadership kids at lunch
• Multiplication
• Papier macher
• Espace

Jeudi:

• Multiplication
• Bio
• Espace
• papier mache

Vendredi:

• Letter writing day in the morning 9-10:20 Parents welcome
• PJ Day

 

 

 

18-22 Novembre

We are up and running on Google Classroom, ask your child to give you tour!

Biographie: We are finishing our last paragraphs for our bio this week and working on editing and embellishing our writing. We will learn how to reference our sources this week as well. Please see Google Classroom for all info on Bio. Lots of resources posted to help edit and add details to writing

Space: the students are in groups with both classes according to their interests. They chose an object in our galaxy to study and present to the class. The students chose a creative way to present their learning to the class. Presentations will be next week.

We have been learning how to dehydrate food with our big buddies at HSS. We are heading over to the high school this week to plan a meal to dehydrate “in space”. This will lead into our next science project, comparing a week on earth vs a week in pace.

Math: mastering the times tables 0-12. Long multiplication coming up at the end of this week.

Lundi:

• Biblio (one french book, one English book)
• Gym (floor hockey)
• Bio
• Math
• High school to plan dehydrated meal

Mardi:

• Bio
• Espace
• Mme Garlock and Mme Paquette at We Day

Mercredi:

• Bio
• Grade 5/6 doing hand washing clinic with k-4s
• Space

Jeudi:

• Tobacco prevention workshop
• Reading link challenge intro at library
• space
• Multiplication

Vendredi:

• Multiplication
• Bio
• Clans
• Gym

 

12-15 Novembre

We are now on Google Classroom!! It’s amazing. A whole new way of learning and teaching. The kids love it. We will post all assignments, supporting documents, and activities on the classroom. Get your child to give you a tour!

We are deep into our biography projects – assign details posted to the classroom.

We have just begun out unit on space. The students are in groups and will choose an object in space to research and present to the class. We are also going to Howe Sound Secondary this week to work with our High School Big Buddies. We will create a menu and dehydrate food in the next couple weeks. This will support our next science project on comparing a week on earth, VS what a week in space would look like. More details to come on this.

Mardi:

• Eagle presentation
• Times tables
• HSS 1230
• Bio

Mercredi:

• Space  – launch
• Bio
• Times tables

Jeudi:

• 11-12 Hand washing clinic with nurse Alli
• Space
• Bio
• Hand washing clinic with Nurse Ali

Vendredi:

• Clan meeting
• Bio

 

4-8 Novembre

Please fill out parent survey for our CSL polit project. We recognize that many of these questions do not apply early on in the year but the ministry is asking for this information. Thank you!

Parent Survey

Many parents will have more than one child participating in the Student Reporting Policy Pilot. When this is the case, parents are asked to provide feedback on one child’s* experience in the pilot, completing the survey only once during the November administration timeframe. Later in the school year, parents will be invited to provide feedback on the same child’s experience in a second Student Reporting Policy Pilot Parent Survey. Capturing responses from participants twice will allow measurement of the impacts of the draft policy over time.

*Please note: Survey responses are being limited to one child per family as the survey has been designed to capture a single child’s experience. The focus on one child will ensure that parents are not asked to fill the survey out repetitively. 

Link (which is provided in letter that you will send home): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SRPPparentsurvey

We have started our project on biographies. The students are creating a fictional caracter of their choice. They are to choose 3 qualities that they admire from a pop culture character (spider man, Oprah, Ariana Grande…) and infuse these qualities with their own character. We will go over research strategies and how to cite properly. The students will be creating their characters with paper mache in the coming weeks. We will focus on the writing process during this project and type the final product.

We will begin our space science unit this week.

Mme Garlock’s class has a math assessment on Tuesday.

Lundi:

• Biblio
• popcorn day
• Gym
• Math: factors and multiples
• Bio
• Cercle de lecture

Mardi:

• Math assessment (garlock)
• Bio

Mercredi:

• multiplication (times tables)
• Bio
• Space

Jeudi:

• Times tables (strategies)
• Bio
• Space

Vendredi:

• Remembrance Day Ceremony
• Times tables

28-31 Octobre

Please fill out survey bellow on Student Reporting Policy

Parent Survey Many parents will have more than one child participating in the Student Reporting Policy Pilot. When this is the case, parents are asked to provide feedback on one child’s* experience in the pilot, completing the survey only once during the November administration timeframe. Later in the school year, parents will be invited to provide feedback on the same child’s experience in a second Student Reporting Policy Pilot Parent Survey. Capturing responses from participants twice will allow measurement of the impacts of the draft policy over time. *Please note: Survey responses are being limited to one child per family as the survey has been designed to capture a single child’s experience. The focus on one child will ensure that parents are not asked to fill the survey out repetitively.  Link (which is provided in letter that you will send home): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SRPPparentsurvey

 

We have set up each student with a NETMATH account. We will send activities on Netmath for the student to complete. This is a great way to support students with new math concepts worked on in class. Students have their login info written down in their agendas. 

This week we will be starting our French project on Biographies. We will read a few and then students will create a biography on a character of their choice. This can be fictional. They will use biographical details from famous characters or people and bring their own character to life. More details to come on this.

We are working through multiplication for the next while. Practice multiplication facts 0-12.

Lundi:

• Reading circle – black duo tang due back to school, completed.
• Samosa sale 2$ each
• Multiplication: arrays and factors
• Library: 1 French book, 1 English book
• Launching French Biography project/unit

Mardi:

• Multiplication
• Biography

Mercredi:

• Multiplication -practice facts 1-12
• Biography

Jeudi:

• Multiplication – practice facts 1-12
• Biography
• Halloween party in the afternoon. Leadership students running carnival games in the gym for the younger students.

Vendredi:

• ProD school not in session

 

21-25 Octobre

 

It is Diwali on Sunday! – to celebrate we will be doing Henna tattoos and a samosa sale at lunch on Monday Oct 28. 2$ per samosa!

We are wrapping up our government unit this week. The students did an excellent job running their campaigns. The whole school voted and the grade 5/6s ran the elections.

The leadership students are running a food drive for our local food banks. Any non perishable foods welcome 🙂

Lundi:

• White Hatter social media presentation
• Biblio
• Making graphs with student vote results

Mardi:

• Comparing student vote vs federal vote
• Introduce multiplication

Mercredi:

• Parent teacher interviews – early dismissal 2pm
• Mme Garlock’s and Mme Paquette’s classes are presenting our government unit to the school board and school trustees
• Multiplication

Jeudi:

• Parent-teacher, early dismissal
• Tim Emmet presentation
• Grade 6 immunizations
• Photo retakes
• Multiplication intro: groups of, rows of and factors.

Vendredi:

• ProD day – school not in session

 

15-18 October

Communicating Student Learning (reporting) letter went home today. Please read carefully. There will be a parent info meeting on Thursday at 530 in the SQE library.

Fruits and Veggie fundraiser went home on Friday – extra copies in the class if needed. Funds go towards our camp trip in the spring.

The grade 5 and 6s will run the student vote on Thursday for the whole school!

The students will be presenting their campaigns to the classes on Wednesday afternoon – please practice presentations.

Mardi:

• Cercle de lecture – due today
• Additions et Soustractions
• Practice presentations

Mercredi:

• Campaign practice and presentations
• Addition et soustraction

Jeudi:

• Student vote all morning

Vendredi:

• Kit Pearson – Author presentation for the grade 6s
• Auto-evaluation for govt project
• Gym

7-11 October 

On Monday the students are starting their final project for our GOVT unit. Students will be placed in groups and given a party. They will create campaign posters to help promote their party’s beliefs about relevant issues. The student will present to classes in the school and run the student vote on October 21st. Please continue to have conversations about our government and political parties with your child.

Immunization forms and photo forms need to be returned ASAP.

Please sign the Google Suit permission forms online in Online Payments. Email Laura Plathan if you have any issues. https://sd48seatosky.schoolcashonline.com/

 

Lundi:

• cercle de lecture – please make sure your work is complete.
• Choose party for govt project
• Additions

Mardi:

• high school students coming to present plastic oceans initiative
• research for project
• additions
• leadership meeting for all grade 5s/6s

Mercredi:

• Start posters for govt.
• Addition

Jeudi:

• posters
• addtions er soustractions

Vendredi:

• Mme Garlock visit (mme garlock’s mom :))
• Poster

30-4 October

grade 6 immunization forms went home yesterday, please complete and return to teacher asap.

*photo proof going home tomorrow for Mme Garlock’s class (oops a little late) Can they be returned to school on Monday please, if interested in ordering.

Both classes are starting a project on the 4 major political parties in canada next week. The students will facilitate the voting process within the school as well as create campaigns and posters to educate the other kids/adults in the school. Chat with your kids about it! 🙂

*Please sign the google suite permission form online – this can be found in online payments on the school website. Let us know if you need a paper copy or have questions. 

Lundi:

• Orange Shirt Day assembly – please wear an orange shirt
• Lit circles, fiche de lecture due
• Place value
• Govt

Mardi:

• Place value
• Presentations of autobiographie
• Govt

Mercredi:

• Mme Garlock et Mme Paquette at inservice
• Place value
• Govt

Jeudi:

• Place value assessment
• Govt
• Presentations

Vendredi:

• Govt

23-27 Septembre

Parents and guardians, please check child’s agendas as much as possible we are trying to work on executive functioning, organizational skills and accountability. We will try to write in the agenda as much as possible on our end. Merci 🙂

Please complete weekly reading program by Wednesday this week. Our lit circles will be on Wednesday morning. The students have a duo tang to bring home and fill out as they read through their weekly books. The students can choose to read shorter books or read longer chapter books over a couple weeks. Every Monday we will have literacy circles to share our learning around reading. Each week we will focus on a different part/topic of the book. Please take a look at your child’s duo tang on Monday night. Let us know if you have any questions.

The students also have a French vocabulary duo tang started, this is a great tool for the students to use to continue to learn and remember new French Vocabulary.

We will be launching our unit on government and democracy this week. We will be learning about the govt and its different levels, democracy, political parties, rights and responsibilities and we will finish our unit with the school-wide student vote that our grade 5/6s will facilitate for the school.

Lundi:

• Camp Summit: please dress for the weather, bring a big lunch and snack. Pick up at school at 5:35.

Mardi:

• Mme Paquette et Mme Garlock at assessment meeting in district.
• place value
• Autobio

Mercredi:

• Lit circle presentations, please make sure reading activity is complete
• Revise and edit autobiography
• Launch government unit

Jeudi:

• Place value
• Autobio
• Govt

Vendredi:

• Clan meeting
• Govt
• Autobio

16-20 Septembre

Parents and guardians, please check child’s agendas as much as possible we are trying to work on executive functioning, organizational skills and accountability. We will try to write in the agenda as much as possible on our end. Merci 🙂

We went home permission forms for camp last week. Please return to school before Thursday Sept 19th. We need volunteers for camp Summit next monday – please let us now if you can join us.

Monday we will begin our reading program. The students have a duo tang to bring home and fill out as they read through their weekly books. The students can choose to read shorter books or read longer chapter books over a couple weeks. Every Monday we will have literacy circles to share our learning around reading. Each week we will focus on a different part/topic of the book. Please take a look at your child’s duo tang on Monday night. Let us know if you have any questions.

Homework: review vocabulary duo tang: about me and math numbers, reading program

Lundi:

• Choose home reading book/ introducing program
• Gym
• Finish art project
• Continue ‘Math is everywhere’ project

Mardi:

• introduce autobiography project
• Leadership meeting at lunch
• Photo day
• Math: numbers

mercredi:

• Autobio project
• Place value  – Please review http://fslhomeworktoolbox.ca/lookandlisten/mathematics/number_sense_numeration/place_value.php
• Scholastic book fair

Jeudi:

• Autobio
• Place value
• Welcome BBQ at 6pm – Mme Garlock and Paquette will not be present – at a conference in Vancouver

Vendredi:

• Terry Fox run
• Place value
• Journal
• Gym

 

9-13 Septembre

Mme Paquette and I have sent home permission forms for camp. Please fill out each page and send back to school with 65$ as soon as possible. If any family requires financial support, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are looking forward to the trip!

We also sent home a consent form for the use of technology at school. Please have a conversation around this with your child and return the signed form to school. 

We have started our leadership club at school this week. It is currently open to only grade 6s, if numbers are low grade 5s will be invited to join. Lots of opportunity for students to contribute to our school and community.

Welcome assembly on Thursday at 11am. Some grade 6s from our classes are setting up, tech crew, and MC’ing the assembly 🙂

We completed a student survey today in class and there is a parent section on the back of the sheet. Can you please complet the back of the sheet with any informations about your child that would be helpful for us to know. If you’ve sent an email – no need to fill the form!

We have agendas this year! Yay! This will be an excellent organizational tool for the students. We are going to try to use them everyday at school, it would be helpful if parents can look at the agendas with the students as often as possible as well 🙂 Merci

Our first clan/family meeting is on Friday! We will be making talking pieces for our circles.

Please make sure to send in forms for Camp Summit, and 40$ school fees asap!

Lecture en Français pour 10m tous les soirs!

Bonjour et Bienvenue en Immersion Française 5 /6 année a l’Ecole Squamish! Welcome to grade 5/6 French immersion at SQE. We are so happy to have you. 

The first week of school has been great. The students are already showing a tremendous amount of leadership and are ready, and eager to get the year started.

Please continue to check the blog at least once a week. It will be updated regularly with important information on what Mme Garlock and Mme Paquette’s classes are up to.

The student do not need school supplies this year, we have supplies for each student at school. The school fees are 40$ please pay online. https://sd48seatosky.org/online-payments/

We will be needing parent volunteers for our field trips this year, please let Mme Garlock or Mme Paquette know if you can help out. Our first field trip this year will be a day trip to Camp Summit on Monday Sept 23rd. More info to come on this. Parent volunteers need a criminal record check to join. Please register online free of charge:    https://justice.gov.bc.ca/eCRC/home.htm

Access code is 5ZG9W9RNZ9

Welcome BBQ: The welcome BBQ is scheduled for Thursday Sept 19th from 6pm – 8pm. Unfortunately Mme Garlock and Mme Paquette will be at a Student Vote workshop that day so we will not be able to attend the BBQ. Please do not hesitate to contact either of us if you would like to meet at a another time.

We will be sending an information letter home on Monday – please take a look at it with your child. A copy can be found here .

Our at home reading program will begin next week, in the meantime please read for at least 10 minutes in French each night.

I think that is it for now. Please email one of us with ANY questions you may have!

We’ll be in touch 🙂

Mme Garlock et Mme Paquette