Captain Michael VandenBos P.S.

Flicitation ...

Congratulations to ....

Peter Ellison for our Student Success Award

Students who put forth outstanding effort in their school work

Alex Stefanidis for our School Leadership Award

Students who participate in co-curricular activities and/or demonstrate positive leadership skills in all that they do (e.g. making the right choice, helping a friend)

Ariana Sohrabi for our Snowbird Citizenship Award

Students who display valued character traits every day (teamwork, responsibility, respect, perseverance, optimism, kindness, integrity, honesty, empathy, courage)

Submit informative text assignment on space Friday November 12, 2012 Journal de la semaine Le jour du souvenir La chambre de mes rves Grammar unit: how to use ponctuation, les dterminants, les coordonnants et les
subordonnants, les marqueurs de relation, le participe pass et la phrase ngative

Record and view my informative text on video) Concluding our unit on Space: Making connections Read orally clearly with expression Literacy Circle: Exploring legends (How a legend can explain a space phenomenon?) Final reading evaluation task La station spatiale internationale Introduction to our new unit - The art of images Communicate ideas and information on the power of images Making connections with personal knowledge & experiences Express opinions within context Participate & Communicate in the French language in group work Determine what is important in a message Evaluate the message Analyse an interview

We have been working on: identifying characteristics of compare-and-contrast text patterns using graphic organizers to plan our writing using compare-and-contrast text patterns in our writing synthesizing to gain new understanding before, during and after reading using charts to organize information In November, we will: continue the 40 book challenge complete a Book in a Bag report using a book of our choice approved by Mr. Sanderson finish class novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne write recounts of events from our lives using success criteria summarize non-fiction articles identify characteristics of sequence text pattern

use and create maps of Ontario, Canada, North America and the World (Social Studies) identify conventions and techniques in thematic maps (social studies) explore Canadas links to the rest of the World

NUMBER SENSE AND NUMERATION

estimate products involving decimals and explain strategies multiply decimals by 10, 100, and 1000 using mental math multiply whole numbers by 0,1 , 0,01, 0,001 estimate the quotient when dividing a decimal divide whole numbers and decimals by whole numbers use division and other operations to solve multi-steps problems solve problems by working backward

PATTERNING & ALGEBRA

writing pattern rules relationships rules for patterns variables in expressions representing patterns on a graph patterns & spread sheets equal expressions

THE KILLER MOSQUITOES - Karrington, Peter, Dallas and Aaron

Nov. 7 Picture retakes

Nov. 9 Remembrance Day Assembly, 10:15am

Nov. 13 Dominos Family Pizza Night Nov. 14 Progress Reports go home Nov. 15 Popcorn Day Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews, 3:30-7:30pm Nov. 16 P.A. Day, no school for students, Parent/teacher/student interviews am Nov. 18-23 Bully Prevention Week Nov. 20 SCC Pizza Lunch Nov. 21 Earth Rangers, 1-6s, 10am Nov. 27-28 2s to Nonquon Nov. 28 Int. students go to Young Peoples' Theatre Nov. 29 SCC meeting, 6:00pm Nov. 30 Excellence Assembly, grade 6s

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