FREEDOM FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

General:

1. School resumes Tuesday, January 5th!  See you all then! :)
2. The January calendar went home today!

Thank you to Cooper and family for starting our break on a bashful note! :)

Wishing everyone a warm and safe break! :)

ONE MORE DAY!!!!!!!

General:

1. Tomorrow is a half day.  Students will be dismissed at 11:00 am.
2. Once again, reminding those who have yet to bring in their Student-Involved Conference sheets, please do so as soon as possible.  (This only applies to students/parents who could not attend conferences).

Wizardry Wednesday

General:

1. Due Mrs. Tam's and Ms. Cheng's due old age, we forgot about Twin Day...even though we posted it on the blog yesterday.  THEREFORE, Twin Day will happen TOMORROW...hopefully.
2. Caroling at 12:30 pm tomorrow.  Parents are welcome to join us.
3. If your child ordered a school t-shirt/hoodie, they have been sent home today.
4. If you received a form last week from Ms. Cheng and Mrs. Tam because you were unable to attend Parent-Teacher Conferences, please return the form before winter break begins.

Tip-Toe Tuesday

General:

1. Our art activity takes place tomorrow. Six students have volunteered to pre-wash the mugs. Ms. Cheng will meet the group at the front doors at 7:40 tomorrow morning. We still have extra mugs and students who have not brought mugs in. 
2. Thank you to our parent volunteers and those who offered to volunteer beforehand. 
3. Round Two of Twin Day will be TOMORROW. 
4. Half-day Friday.

Language Arts

1. Readers' Theatre performances take place beginning TOMORROW.

Science:

1. Research for both trees due Wednesday.  Please refer to your assignment sheet for research topics (e.g. general appearance, location, threats, uses).  Including today, students have received four full periods to research.  Next Science class, we will address the rest of the project.
2. Science quiz is TOMORROW. Topics were posted on our blog several entries ago and students also copied them down into their Science notebooks. Please use that as a checklist of study topics.

A Message from Mr. Rattan

Parents/Guardians:

Anyone who took photos or videos of the concerts last week, please send copies to Mr. Rattan: jarattan@cbe.ab.ca.

Thank you,

Mr. Rattan

Missing Mrs. Tam Monday

General:

1. Bring a mug for our art activity this week. If you are unable to do so, please let your teacher know. We have purchased several extra mugs for students and students have brought in extra mugs, too, so there are plenty of mugs for everyone.
2. Room 14/15 will go to the "Legend Has It" TOMORROW. EVERYONE MUST BRING A LUNCH - no food will be available for purchase at the theatre.
3. Round Two of Twin Day will be next Wednesday, December 16, 2015.
4. Half-day Friday
5. A Haiku for Mrs. Tam. Special prize for any student who can recite this poem to Mrs. Tam tomorrow when she comes back:

Ms. Tam was absent,

The day was hollow and tough,

Is it Tuesday yet?

Language Arts

1. Readers' Theatre performances take place beginning on Wednesday, December 16th, 2015.

Social Studies

1. Research notes for Ancient Athens must be done by Monday. 

Science:

1. Research for both trees due Wednesday.  Please refer to your assignment sheet for research topics (e.g. general appearance, location, threats, uses).  Including today, students have received four full periods to research.  Next Science class, we will address the rest of the project.
2. Science quiz is WEDNESDAY. Topics were posted on our blog several entries ago and students also copied them down into their Science notebooks. Please use that as a checklist of study topics.

Finally Friday! :)

General:

1. Many students still need to bring in white mugs - 7 students per class.  We cannot begin the winter activity until everybody has a mug. If you can not bring one, please let your teacher know.
2. Room 14/15 will go to the "Legend Has It" play on Tuesday. EVERYONE MUST BRING A LUNCH - no food will be available for purchase at the theatre.
3. Parents/Guardians who were unable to attend conferences last week, we have sent home a letter and a copy of your student's learning plan. Please read the letter and sign the learning plan. Return as soon as possible.
4. Round Two of Twin Day will be next Wednesday, December 16, 2015.
5. Half-day Friday

Language Arts

1. Monday will be the last day of prep work for Readers' Theatre. Performances will be taking place on Wednesday and Thursday.

Social Studies

1. Research notes for Ancient Athens must be done by Monday. 

Science:

1. Research for both trees due Wednesday.  Please refer to your assignment sheet for research topics (e.g. general appearance, location, threats, uses).  Including today, students have received four full periods to research.  Next Science class, we will address the rest of the project.
2. Study a topic a day for the quiz coming up next Wednesday.  Topics can be found in a previous agenda post or in your child's science duo tang.

Thundering Thursday

General:

1. Many students still need to bring in white mugs - 10 students per class.  We cannot begin the winter activity until everybody has a mug. If you can not bring one, please let your teacher know.
2. Winter Concert for Grade 5 and 6 students is TONIGHT at 6:00 pm.; be here by 5:30 and not sooner. Doors will be closed before then.
3. Room 14/15 will go to the "Legend Has It" play on Tuesday. 

Language Arts:

1. A few students still owe us spelling assignments. Test TOMORROW.

Social:

1. Research for Ancient Athen's Democracy was due today, but with concert rehearsal, Ms. Cheng could not check on the notes. A homework check of the RESEARCH NOTES will be done on Monday. Students have already been given a few periods for a handful of research questions.  Questions to ask your child to check for understanding:
• How were the residents organized in Ancient Athens?
• How might someone gain citizenship?
• What were the roles and responsibilities for each group?
• What type of democracy did Ancient Athen's have?  What does that mean?

Science:

1. Research for tree #1 is due TOMORROW.  Please refer to your assignment sheet for research topics (e.g. general appearance, location, threats, uses).
2. Study a topic a day for the quiz coming up next Wednesday.  Topics can be found in a previous agenda post or in your child's science duo tang.

Division Basic Facts Practice

fun4thebrain

math playground

division games

Fruit Shoot

Demolition Division

Trees and Forest Quiz #1 (Repost)

1.     Biotic versus Abiotic Factors

2.     What is an ecosystem?  What keeps an ecosystem going?

3.     What are producers, consumers and decomposers?  (Give 3 examples of each)

4.     Levels of the Forest

a.    Emergent

b.    Canopy

c.     Understory

d.    Forest Floor

5.     What is the Nutrient Cycle and what does it do?

6.     Difference between deciduous and coniferous trees?

7.     What are the ingredients for Photosynthesis and what does it produce?

8.     Leaves

a.    Parts of a Leaf (margin, mid-rib, blade, petiole, veins)

b.    Types of Leaves (Simple and Compound)

c.     Shapes of Leaves (Lobed, Oblong, Linear, Oval/Ovate, Deltoid, Cordate/Orbicular)

d.    Leaf Arrangements (Opposite versus Alternate, Scale-like needles, bundles of 2 or 5)

e.    Leaf Margins (fine toothed, coarse toothed, scalloped or wavy, smooth)

9.     Bark Patterns

Weeping without Cheng Wednesday

General:

1. Many students still need to bring in white mugs.  We cannot begin the winter activity until everybody has a mug.  If you can not bring one, please let your teacher know.
2. Winter Concert for Grade 5 and 6 students is tomorrow at 6:00 pm.  Please be at school (in your classroom) by 5:30pm (doors will be closed before then).
3. Room 14/15 will go to the "Legend Has It" play on Tuesday.

Language Arts:

1. Quite a few students still owe us spelling assignments.  Please finish them for tomorrow.  Test Friday.

Social:

1. Research for Ancient Athen's Democracy is due tomorrow.  Students have already been given a few periods for a handful of research questions.  Questions to ask your child to check for understanding:
• How were the residents organized in Ancient Athens?
• How might someone gain citizenship?
• What were the roles and responsibilities for each group?
• What type of democracy did Ancient Athen's have?  What does that mean?

Science:

1. Research for tree #1 is due Friday.  Please refer to your assignment sheet for research topics (e.g. general appearance, location, threats, uses)
2. Study a topic a day for the quiz coming up next Wednesday.  Topics can be found in a previous agenda post or in your child's science duo tang.

Take It Easy Tuesday

General:

1. Winter Concert/Art Walk on Wednesday and Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
2. Bring a pre-washed white mug by Wednesday.  Please ensure there are no designs or texture (should be smooth).
3. "Legend Has it" form/$ overdue.  The field trip is next Tuesday.

Language Arts:

1. Spelling Assignment (10 spelling sentences) due tomorrow.  Test Friday.

where

were

accept

except

a lot

apart

a part

because

suppose

supposed

1. We have started Reader's Theatre.  Students have been divided into their performance groups and have had a chance to glance over their script.

Social:

1. Research for Ancient Athens (the first page) is due Thursday.

Science:

1. Trees and Forest Quiz next Wednesday.  The test topics have been posted below.  Students have also copied them down into their Science duotangs.  Students should be reviewing a topic or 20 minutes a night.

Musical Monday

General:

1. Winter Concert/Art Walk on Wednesday and Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
2. Bring a pre-washed white mug by Wednesday.  Please ensure there are no designs or texture (should be smooth).
3. "Legend Has it" form/$ overdue.  The field trip is next Tuesday.

Language Arts:

1. Spelling Assignment (10 spelling sentences) due Wednesday.  Test Friday.

where

were

accept

except

a lot

apart

a part

because

suppose

supposed

1. We have started Reader's Theatre.  Students have been divided into their performance groups and have had a chance to glance over their script.

Science:

1. Trees and Forest Quiz next Wednesday.  The test topics have been posted below.  Students have also copied them down into their Science duotangs.  Students should be reviewing a topic or 20 minutes a night.

Trees and Forest Quiz #1: Study Topics for December 16th

1.     Biotic versus Abiotic Factors

2.     What is an ecosystem?  What keeps an ecosystem going?

3.     What are producers, consumers and decomposers?  (Give 3 examples of each)

4.     Levels of the Forest

a.    Emergent

b.    Canopy

c.     Understory

d.    Forest Floor

5.     What is the Nutrient Cycle and what does it do?

6.     Difference between deciduous and coniferous trees?

7.     What are the ingredients for Photosynthesis and what does it produce?

8.     Leaves

a.    Parts of a Leaf (margin, mid-rib, blade, petiole, veins)

b.    Types of Leaves (Simple and Compound)

c.     Shapes of Leaves (Lobed, Oblong, Linear, Oval/Ovate, Deltoid, Cordate/Orbicular)

d.    Leaf Arrangements (Opposite versus Alternate, Scale-like needles, bundles of 2 or 5)

e.    Leaf Margins (fine toothed, coarse toothed, scalloped or wavy, smooth)

9.     Bark Patterns

Friday

General:

1. Legend Has It forms and fees are now overdue. There are still six students in Rooms 14 and 15 who have yet to return their forms and fees.
2. Thank you to all students and families for bringing in bottles for our fundraiser for the Chinery family.
3. As per the notice sent out last week, Room 14 and 15's Parent-Teacher conferences will ALL take place on Friday, December 4th from 10:30 to 6:30.
4. A green form has been sent home regarding our winter concert/art walk. Please sign and RSVP as soon as you can.

Language Arts:

1. Narrative Story is due Monday, November 23rd. Many have handed in their stories already.

• The package needs to include: Good copy of the story, beginning checklist, self and peer evaluation, story writing reflection, and rubric.

Math:

1. Please sign the green sheet for Number Sense Quiz #2 and return ASAP.

Outdoor School

1. Come to school at your normal time. Go through the front doors and place your bags along the sides of the gym wall. Come dressed and prepared for that day's weather. We will head up to our class together at about 8:10. Students will read quietly until it is time to board the bus.

• Remember: If you can't carry your own bag, you have packed too much. 
• For Thursday, December 3rd: Please ensure that you have a ride home or someone can come pick you up. Students will need to be signed out by a parent/guardian/other adult. Students who will not have someone pick them up will have to stay until 2:30, at which time they may walk home with their bags. They can leave their bags in the gym IF THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE ATTENDING PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES THE NEXT DAY. 

Wednesday/Thursday - delayed

General:

1. Legend Has It forms and fees due this Friday, November 27th, 2015.
2. Due to the hit and run incident on Friday, the Grade 5/6 classrooms decided to start a bottle drive to raise funds to buy items to make a personalized gift basket for each of the students in our class. We have begun collecting the recyclable items. Please rinse them out prior to bringing them to school.  Students are welcome to bring monetary donations if they are unable to bring something for the bottle drive.

Language Arts:

1. Students have begun to type up their good copies at school.

• Students now have the narrative story rubric and we went over how to use it to ensure that stories submitted are the students' best possible work.
• Story due date: November 30th, 2015

Math:

1. Please sign the green sheet for Number Sense Quiz #2 and return ASAP.

Social:

1. Ancient Athens title page is now overdue. Those who have not finished their title pages are reminded to use the title page evaluation to guide the completion of their work. 12 students still owe Ms. Cheng title pages. They have said that they will hand it in tomorrow morning.
2. Ancient Athens Scavenger Hunt due date has been extended to Friday, November 27th.

Tuesday

General:

1. Legend Has It forms and fees due this Friday, November 27th, 2015.
2. Due to the hit and run incident on Friday, the Grade 5/6 classrooms decided to start a bottle drive to raise funds to buy items to make a personalized gift basket for each of the students in our class. We have begun collecting the recyclable items. Please rinse them out prior to bringing them to school.  Students are welcome to bring monetary donations if they are unable to bring something for the bottle drive.

• Thank you to all who have been able to contribute monetarily, with recyclables, and your thoughts/well wishes for the family affected.
• We had a follow-up conversation with each of our classes separately today after lunch. Parents/guardians, please let us know if you believe your child will require more support as they deal with making sense of the incident. The students have done an amazing job demonstrating compassion, empathy, and support for their classmates. 

Language Arts:

1. Students have begun to type up their good copies at school.

• Tomorrow, we will discuss the narrative story rubric and how to use it to ensure that stories submitted are the students' best possible work.
• The rubric has not yet been handed out, but copies have been put up in the class for students to refer to. However, many have yet to look the rubric over as they have only just begun their good copies.
• Due date: November 30th, 2015

Math:

1. Please sign the green sheet for Number Sense Quiz #2 and return ASAP.

Social:

1. Ancient Athens title page is now overdue. Those who have not finished their title pages are reminded to use the title page evaluation to guide the completion of their work. 12 students still owe Ms. Cheng title pages. They have said that they will hand it in tomorrow morning.
2. Ancient Athens Scavenger Hunt due date has been extended to Friday, November 27th.

Monday

General:

1. Due to the hit and run incident, the Grade 5/6 classrooms have decided to start a bottle drive to raise funds to buy items to make a personalized gift basket for each of the students in our class. We will begin collecting the recyclable items tomorrow.  Please rinse them out prior to bringing them to school.  Students are welcome to bring monetary donations if they are unable to bring something for the bottle drive.
2. "Legend Has It" form/$ due November 27th.

Language Arts:

1. Rough copy of story was due on Monday. 

• Students had a self and peer evaluation period today and are to make their changes for tomorrow. Beginning tomorrow, students will be given time to type up their stories in class, which means that they in theory, will not have LA homework this week.
• Ms. Cheng will go over proper formatting tomorrow in class; e.g.:
• How to double-space work
• Centre a title

Math:

1. Please sign the green sheet for Number Sense Quiz #2 and return ASAP.

Social:

1. Ancient Athens title page is now overdue. Those who have not finished their title pages are reminded to use the title page evaluation to guide the completion of their work.
2. Ancient Athens Scavenger Hunt is due Wednesday, November 25th.

Thoughtful Thursday

General:

1. No School tomorrow!
2. Scholastics due Monday.  Cheques only, no cash.
3. "Legend Has It" form/$ due November 27th.

Language Arts:

1. Rough copy of story is due on Monday. 

• Be sure to have edited and revised your work. Monday's LA period will include peer evaluations.

Math:

1. Number sense quiz #2 have been marked and returned.   Overall, students did well on Order of Operations and need to work on Estimations.  We had a discussion about what effective studying looks like.  Students are informed of quizzes/tests at least a week in advance.  Please spend 15 mins to review each night and ask for extra assistance if something doesn't seem to make sense at home.   Please sign the green sheet and return by Monday.

Social:

1. Ancient Athens title page is now overdue. Those who have not finished their title pages are reminded to use the title page evaluation to guide the completion of their work.

Warm Wednesday...

General:

1. No School Friday!
2. Wear blue tomorrow for "Anti-bullying Week"
3. Scholastics due Monday.  Cheques only, no cash.
4. "Legend Has It" form/$ due November 27th.

Language Arts:

1. Rising actions #2 and #3 due tomorrow.

Math:

1. Number sense quiz #2 have been marked and returned.   Overall, students did well on Order of Operations and need to work on Estimations.  We had a discussion about what effective studying looks like.  Students are informed of quizzes/tests at least a week in advance.  Please spend 15 mins to review each night and ask for extra assistance if something doesn't seem to make sense at home.   Please sign the green sheet and return by Friday.

Social:

1. Ancient Athens title page due tomorrow.  Students have been given 1.5 work periods to complete this.  Anything unfinished needs to be completed at home.

Totally-Tubular Tuesday

General:

1. No School Friday.  It is a PD Day!
2. Picture retakes this Wednesday.
3. Scholastic orders due Monday.  Cheques only please.
4. "Legend Has It" form/$ due Friday, November 27th.  The field trip takes place on December 15th.
5. Wear blue on Thursday to take a stand against bullying.
6. We are still missing a handful of Behavioural Contracts for ECOSchool.  Please hand them in ASAP.

Language Arts:

1. We have been working on story writing for the past week.  For today, students had to have finished:
• Story Map #1
• Story Beginning #1
• Story Map #2
• Story Beginning #2
• Self-Evaluation for story beginning #1 and #2
2. Students were given time to write Rising Action Event #1 today. Tomorrow, time will be given for writing Rising Action Events #2 and #3.

Social:

1. Students will be given 20 minutes on Wednesday to work on their Ancient Athens title page.  Any unfinished work will be assigned for homework.

• If students think they will not have time to finish their title page on Wednesday night, we strongly encourage them to finish it tonight (or finish most of it tonight) for homework. Some students have already completed their title pages and have handed them in.

Calgary Firefighters Toy Association - Mrs. Hayes

Below is a repeat of a post made last week re: The Calgary Firefights Toy Association's event that supports families in need during the holiday season. 

Dear Families:

The Calgary Firefighters Toy Association hosts an annual Christmas party for families who may require some form of assistance during the festive season. If you feel you may need some support this holiday season and would like your children to be considered to attend the party on December 20^th at the Stampede Corral, please pick up a form at the office and return to Karon Hayes, Assistant Principal. 

Please note this is only for children 12 years of age or younger. There are a maximum number of children that can be accepted and applicants are chosen on a first come, first serve basis. If you have any questions, please contact Karon at (403) 777-6610. 

There is a deadline for applications, so please contact Mrs. Hayes no later than Wednesday, November 18, 2015.

Respectfully,

Karon Hayes, Assistant Principal, Beddington Heights School

ECOSchool Packing List

Merely Monday

General:

1. No School Friday.  It is a PD Day!
2. Picture retakes this Wednesday.
3. Scholastic orders due Monday.  Cheques only please.
4. "Legend Has It" form/$ due Friday, November 27th.  The field trip takes place on December 15th.
5. We are still missing a handful of Behavioural Contracts for ECOSchool.  Please hand them in ASAP.
6. We had our special guest, Sgt. Dave Harty from the Calgary Police Services, give all Grade 5/6s classes a presentation called About Face.  Students learned about surrounding ourselves with people that inspire them to be better, being aware of drug abuse issues that many teens face today (e.g. Fetanyl), appropriate social media use and the importance of demonstrating kindness to everyone.  Please have a discussion with your child about what they heard today.

Language Arts:

1. We have been working on story writing for the past week.  Students should have the following completed:
• Story Map #1
• Story Beginning #1
• Story Map #2
• Story Beginning #2
• Self-Evaluation for story beginning #1 and #2

Social:

1. Students will be given 20 minutes on Wednesday to work on their Ancient Athens title page.  Any unfinished work will be assigned for homework.

Phenomenal Friday

General

1. We are still missing a handful of behavioural contracts and permission forms for outdoor school. Please bring them in ASAP. 
2. "Legend Has It" form and money due November 27th. Cost: $5. Thank you to all who offered to volunteer for our trip. We now have our two volunteers.
3. Fun Lunch: Orders due November 18th.
4. All of next week is anti-bullying awareness week. Next Friday will be a spirit day - dress in blue to show you're against bullying. 

Language Arts

1. Story #2 was mapped out today. Some students took the initiative and began their second story beginning. The map for Story #2 must be done for Monday.

Social Studies

1. The title page assignment was assigned today. Students need to use the checklist on the back of the handout to ensure that the title page is done completely.  

• Words brainstormed by the class: lottery, social structure, constitution, Bouleterion, Boule, democracy, minority, majority, citizen, metic, tyrant, slaves, defendant, magistrate, justice, plaintiff, values, power Greece, dowry, oral history, orator, ostracize, justice, agora, philosopher, rights, and responsibilities. 
• Students were asked to spend the weekend thinking about what illustrations they can use the represent the 10 vocal words they chose; they may need parent/guardian support for this as some of the key terms are abstract
• 15 minutes will be given in class next day to continue work on the title pages. A due date will be announced afterwards.

A Message from Mrs. Hayes

Dear Families:

The Calgary Firefighters Toy Association hosts an annual Christmas party for families who may require some form of assistance during the festive season. If you feel you may need some support this holiday season and would like your children to be considered to attend the party on December 20^th at the Stampede Corral, please pick up a form at the office and return to Karon Hayes, Assistant Principal. 

Please note this is only for children 12 years of age or younger. There are a maximum number of children that can be accepted and applicants are chosen on a first come, first serve basis. If you have any questions, please contact Karon at (403) 777-6610. 

There is a deadline for applications, so please contact Mrs. Hayes no later than Wednesday, November 18, 2015.

Respectfully,

Karon Hayes, Assistant Principal, Beddington Heights School