Happy Summer!

It's 9:00am and the halls are quiet. I'm still surprised at how quickly this year has flown by.

As I look around my semi-boxed-up, ready-for-summer-cleaning classroom, it astounds me to think 
how much learning and growing we did this year together as a team. Through ups and downs, we set goals, celebrated successes, worked hard, had fun, learned and shared some hard lessons, collaborated with our peers, set new standards for ourselves, set out on field trip adventures and truly grew into our roles as " les chevaliers."

And, because this blog was created for and truly belongs to you, the students, I am signing off by letting your words share what this year has meant to you. Wishing you all the most wonderful summer!

À la prochaine, mes amis!

Mme Careen 😊

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My favourite memory this year is the beginning of the school year when I got to meet my class. - 
Aidan R.

My favourite time this year was when we played Math games for half the morning. - Logan

My favourite part of the year was when we watched Bill Nye. - Dresdyn

My favourite thing we did this year was when we did our plays and all had fun roles. Those were my favourite times because the plays were very funny and interesting. - Frances

My favourite memory we made this year was Tomatosphere because I love tomatoes and it was so much fun to raise our tomatoes. - Avery

The thing I remember about being in class 208 was when we went to see Strike! The Musical. - Jovia

My favourite memory is when we did Math and complicated questions and when people were being funny. - Parker

Mon temps préféré de l'année est Tomatosphere. - John

I would like to celebrate how I've gotten better at Math. - Lily

My favourite thing we did in class this year was the plays because they were fun and it helped us learn and expand our vocabulary. - Caitlyn

When we went to see Strike! The Musical at Rainbow Stage. - Alyssa

My favourite memory from this year was when we did Tomatosphere and grew our regular and space tomatoes. - Kaela

My favourite memory from Grade 6 was when I switched classes. Everyone in my class welcomed me and made sure that I knew what I was doing. When I wasn't sure about something, they would answer my questions. They made me feel welcome and positive. - Eleanor

When we watched the Bill Nye video about fluids, I remember them saying "hot fluids rise" 999,999,999,999,999 times. - Hunter

J'ai aimé tout les "faits de la semaine" et le spectacle Strike! The Musical. - Quinn

My favourite part of the year was making all new friends. - Reese

J'aime beaucoup le projet/activité qu'on a fait avec les Snap Circuits. - Kevin

My favourite moment in class was when we went outside to experiment with the frisbee and how it cuts through air. - Aiden M.

My favourite memory of this year was when we did the Tomatosphere experiment! - Cayla

Une bonne memoire pour moi cette année est quand nous avons fait l'expérience avec deux pailles et on a essayé de faire monter l'eau dans la tasse à travers la paille verticale.
(A happy memory for me this year is when we did the experiment with two straws and we tried to make the water in a cup come up through the vertical straw.) - Bailey

My favourite memory from this year was when we grew tomatoes because I really liked to see the tomatoes grow from a seed. - Ellie

My favourite memory of this class is getting to meet everybody in this class, including Mme Careen.
- Nathaniel

The Last Thursday!

Happy last day of school!

We had a great last morning together. Keep reading to see what we were up to!

We started our day with a yummy Jamaican treat! Kevin brought in chicken curry, rice, carrot salad and plantains for us to enjoy! Our classroom (and our hallway) have never smelled so good!

Thank you so much Kevin (and Mom!) for waking up extra early in order to 

prepare such a tasty meal to share. Merci! :)

After our savoury snack, we took on the QBitz Extreme challenge!

The pattens on the EXTREME cubes are very different from the set of cubes we used earlier this week. The images we created were more complex and made our brains think, think, think! 

Next up was our paper airplane challenge.

 We had the option of 1) using one of the six templates Mme Careen had posted on the board or
2) creating our own airplane design, with the goal of seeing which model would fly the furthest.

We had 25 minutes to create, test and make modifications to our airplanes before heading to first, the library and then, outside to fly them! We were all able to create some wonderful flying masterpieces! 

We ended our morning with a story, Only One You, and then ate a yummy ice cream treat while playing a Math or Français game of choice with a partner or group. Some of us chose to play cards, or re-try one of the Math activities from yesterday's class, while others chose to play Colour Addict (a popular Français game this year) or take another stab at QBitz Extreme.

A great ending to a great year!

Félicitations à tous! :)

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Agenda Items:

1. Check back tomorrow for one final blog post.

2. Have a great summer!

The Last Wednesday

Hello, learning friends!

Today, after saying farewell to our 8s at this morning's assembly, we started our time together reading the book Tomorrow's Alphabet. It was an interactive read, as we had the chance to predict what the letter might represent. Ex: A is for seed, tomorrow's Apple. This is one of Mme Careen's favourite books to read at the end of the year! :)

After reading together, we had a chance to reflect on our favourite memory of the year. We each got a cue card and could write down our thought, in either English or French. Mme Careen will be posting all of our memories later this week when she signs off on our classroom blog for the year. Be sure to check back to see what we chose! :)

For the remainder of our morning, we worked through different Math activities that our Division Math Team was so kind to lend out to us. We had 13 different Math-based activities to choose from, with the 2D-3D booklet easily being the class favourite (and the trickiest, too)!
Please ask me what Math activities I chose to tackle today!

Thanks for a great morning, everyone! :)

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Agenda items:

1. Last day of school - tomorrow (Thursday, June 27).

*Regular classes in the morning.

*Awards ceremony (whole school attending) : 1:30 - 3:00 approx.

*Locks returned and reports cards distributed: 3:45

REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION: Report cards will go home at the end of the day on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Parents and students who are unable to pick up their report card are asked to provide the school with a self-addressed envelope with postage (9 X 12 envelope with 3 stamps for postage) in order to mail the report card.

The Last Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday!

As part of our study of Bernoulli's Principle, we worked in teams of two to create mini water sprayers using a small paper cup, water, two straws and our own powerful breath!

It took a bit of practice, but soon enough there was water spraying everywhere! Fun!

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Agenda items:

1. Last day of school - Thursday, June 27.

*Regular classes in the morning.

*Awards ceremony (whole school attending) : 1:30 - 3:00

*Locks returned and reports cards distributed: 3:45

REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION: Report cards will go home at the end of the day on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Parents and students who are unable to pick up their report card are asked to provide the school with a self-addressed envelope with postage (9 X 12 envelope with 3 stamps for postage) in order to mail the report card.

The Last Monday!

Happy Monday!
Happy last week of school!

We started our day with the last of our Reader's Theatre presentation,
Pourquoi les moustiques bourdonnent les oreilles.

The group did a great job on their word wall and presented their plays with expression and confidence.  Félicitations! :)

Next, in Science, we spent some time learning about a Bernoulli's Principle.

We learned that a curved edge/side, such as we see on an airplane or a bird's wing, will force air to flow faster over top than underneath an object, thus creating two different zones of pressure.
This difference of pressure is what creates LIFT!

We then spent some time outside, further exploring Bernoulli's Principle. We started by comparing the shape and size of different frisbees and discussed how that might affect the flight of the disc.

We then threw the disc both right-side up and upside down to see if we could notice a difference.

We ended the morning with an action group shot!
(Mme Careen only got hit with one frisbee in the taking of these pictures!)

Have a great afternoon!

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Agenda items:

1. Last day of school - Thursday, June 27.

*Regular classes in the morning.

*Awards ceremony (whole school attending) : 1:30 - 3:00

*Locks returned and reports cards distributed: 3:45

REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION: Report cards will go home at the end of the day on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Parents and students who are unable to pick up their report card are asked to provide the school with a self-addressed envelope with postage (9 X 12 envelope with 3 stamps for postage) in order to mail the report card.

Les chansons and Q-Bitz!

Hello learning families!
We had a busy morning of learning in Room 208!

In Français, we had the chance to increase our exposure to francophone music.
Using the iPads, we scanned different QR codes posted around the classroom which brought us to different vidéoclips of well known francophone artists.
After watching the vidéoclips, we wrote down the name of the artist and song, and the subject of the video. We also shared our opinion about whether or not we liked the song and the vidéoclip. We listened to wide range of genres; everything from country to heavy metal to pop.
Please ask me about my favourite song of the day!

In Math, we took on a team QBitz challenge! Working in randomized groups of 2 or 3, we raced against other teams to be the first to recreate the pattern using our set of QBitz dice. The first 3 teams to finish earned points for their team; 10 points for first place, 5 for second place and 3 for third place. While some teams missed the score board completely (no worries, friends!) the battle for first place ended up being quite close. Félicitations to Équipe 8 who won the day with 41 points! :)

Great work today, everyone!

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Agenda items:

1. Final locker clean out - Friday during period 1.

2. Last day of school - Thursday, June 27.

(Report cards distributed at 3:30).

Wednesday Agenda Items

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Agenda items:

1. Final locker clean out - Friday during period 1.

2. Last day of school - Thursday, June 27.

(Report cards distributed at 3:30).

Bataille de l'aire

Happy Tuesday!

Today in Math, we played "Bataille de l'aire."

How to play?

1. Find graph paper, 2 dice and 2 different coloured markers and a partner.

2. Roll the dice, which will give you the dimensions of a rectangle.

3. Draw out your rectangle on the graph paper and write the area of the rectangle inside.

4. Play continues back and forth until you can no longer add rectangles.

5. Add up the total area of all your rectangles to see who wins!

(*We played this game with an 8-sided die and a 6-sided die, but it can be played with any 

combination of dice you might have).

Happy Math-ing! :)

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Agenda items:

1. High School Musical Jr show - tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:00pm

2. Final locker clean out - Friday during period 1.

3. Last day of school - Thursday, June 27.

More Reader's Theatre!

Happy Thursday, learning friends!

We were treated to two more Reader's Theatre presentations today:
Comment la tortue a abîmé sa carapace and Le lion et le lapin.

Both groups did a great job with their word wall charts, and each presented their play with expression, clarity and confidence. Bravo à tous!

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Agenda items:
1. No school tomorrow.
2. Casse-croute now closed for the year.
3. Monday - field trip day!
4. High School Musical Jr. performance - Wednesday, June 19 at 6:00pm.
*Please contact school office for tickets.*
5. Final locker clean-out - Friday, June 21 period 1
*More details to follow early next week.*

First Reader's Theatre Presentation!

Happy Wednesday!

Félicitations to our first Reader's Theatre group who presented two short plays this morning, L'herbe est toujours plus verte and Ne réveillez pas le chien qui dort.

The group did a great job on their word wall and presented their plays with expression and confidence. Bravo! :)

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Agenda items:
1. Casse-croute closed for the year - Thursday
2. We are headed on a field trip! Information letters and permission forms were sent home yesterday. Please return the signed form and pay for the field trip online by tomorrow (Thursday) of this week!
Many thanks! :)

Design Process!

Happy Tuesday, friends of learning!

Today in Science we tackled an "aéronef" design process activity.
We were each given one straw and access to tape and a variety of different types and lengths of paper to create our designs.

Our task was to build and modify our aircraft, making sure to draw a detailed diagram and note any modifications for each model. After the end of all of our tests, we had to decide which model flew the best and explain why we chose it as our 'winner.'

What a fun way to learn more about the principles of flight!

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Agenda items:
1. Casse-croute closed for the year - Thursday
2. We are headed on a field trip! Information letters and permission forms were sent home yesterday. Please return the signed form and pay for the field trip online by Thursday of this week!
Many thanks! :)

Three-Week Countdown!

Hello, learning families!
Our short - yet incredibly busy -  week is off to a great start!
Here's a look at what's coming up over the next few days.

Today (Monday)
- Résolution de problème, "Class party planning" in Math
- Reader's Theatre practice in Français

Tomorrow (Tuesday)
- "Les mobiles" assessment in Math
- Daily reading and Reader's Theatre prep in Français
- Design process activity in Science

Wednesday
- Final calcul mental assessment in Math
- Perimeter and area questions in Math
- Reader's Theatre presentations in Français

Thursday
- Perimeter and area review in Math
- Reader's Theatre presentations in Français
- The four forces of flight in Science

* Please be sure to stay on top of your work this week! *
Any students needing additional time to finish up the above-named tasks are asked to make arrangements to stay and work at 12:10. This includes any students who will be away for Track and Field or who may be away for other reasons (illness, appointments, etc.)

Thanks to everyone for their anticipated "rock star work ethic" this week!

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Agenda items:
1. Please see above list and be sure you are not missing any of the mentioned items.
2. We are headed on a field trip! Information letters and permission forms were sent home today. Please return the signed form and pay for the field trip online by Thursday of this week!
Many thanks! :)

Happy weekend!

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Agenda items:
1. All late/missing work from Term 3 due by Monday, June 10.
2. We are headed on a field trip Monday, June 17! Information letters are coming home Monday!
Stay tuned! :)

Thursday!

Happy Thursday!
Even though Mme Careen was away today, we still got SO much done!
In Mathé, we worked on calculating the perimeter of polygons. This video served as a good review before we got started.
In Français, we practiced our Reader's Theatre scripts, answered accompanying comprehension questions and watched an ONIVA episode.
In Science, we handed over the teaching to the very knowledgable Bill Nye and watched a video about Flight. Mr. Nye, using his energetic and zany tactics, was able to teach us about the four forces of flight and Bernoulli's Principle. Wow!
That's a whole lot of learning for one morning! :)

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Agenda items:
1. Any students who did not present their CFOO speeches on Monday will present tomorrow.
2. All library books due back tomorrow.
3. All late/missing work from Term 3 due by Monday, June 10.

Wednesday!

Hello, learning friends!

Today, after our monthly "La table ronde" session, we spent the rest of of morning together learning about the Hindenburg explosion and the different theories of how it exploded.
We started by watching the original footage and then watched the Mythbusters episode (minus the crocodile segments) in which they test different combinations of factors that may have lead to the explosion. In addition to learning more about the Hindenburg, we also saw a great example of both the experimental process and the design process as they planned and carried out multiple tests to prove their theories. Very fascinating stuff! :)

Next on our list in Science:  the four forces of flight, with a special focus on lift and how it is created!
Stay tuned!

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Agenda items:
1. Any students who did not present their CFOO speeches on Monday will present on Friday.
2. All library books due back Friday, June 7.
3. All late/missing work from Term 3 due by Monday, June 10.

Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday!
Today in Math, we started our Shape and Space unit. First on our list: regular and irregular polygons and how to calculate their perimeter.
After some class discussion, we worked in pairs to find the perimeter of a variety of different figures, and were able to deduce some handy shortcuts along the way!

In Français, we continue to work in our reader's theater groups and are getting closer to our presentation date! We are working hard at our word work and at reading our roles with expression.

Finally, in Science, we learned a bit about the history of hot air balloons and zeppelins. On our list for tomorrow: the infamous Hindenburg explosion! Stay tuned!

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Agenda items:
1. Any students who did not present their CFOO speeches on Monday will present later this week.
2. All library books due back Friday, June 7.
3. All late/missing work from Term 3 due by Monday, June 10.

It's June!

Welcome, 10th month of school!
This morning was a busy one with a Math assessment and our final CFOO presentations of the year!
We also found a bit of time to finish our reports for our "does air have a mass?" lab and we began discussing how certain objects, such as helium-filled balloons, are "lighter than air" which is why they can fly...
... much like this famous movie scene. Enjoy! 🎈

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Agenda items:
1. Any students who did not present their CFOO speeches today will present later this week.
2. All library books due back Friday, June 7.
3. All late/missing work from Term 3 due by Monday, June 10.