C'est l'Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

We had a terrific morning of Halloween-inspired learning today!

We started our morning with Spooky Math Puzzles that we solved in our table groups. A set of Math equations had some of their terms replaced with Halloween pictures and we had to figure out what each one represented in order to solved the final equation at the bottom.

Next, we listened to a silly Halloween song, "La chanson des squelettes" and filled in the missing words in the lyrics. We then watched the video and corrected our work by watching the lyrics on the screen. We also enjoyed some yummy candy corn fudge brought in by Aidan! Merci, Aidan! :)

We then got to work on a Halloween Math puzzle. Some of us successfully put our puzzle together and glued our finished puzzle to a piece of cardstock; many of us opted to take our puzzles home to work on (perhaps tonight after we are full of candy?!).

We finished our morning together with a "Day of the Dead" craft. We started by reading an article about this Mexican celebration and then followed a set of instructions to each create a unique skeleton. We learned that many of us cannot handwrite our names, but we persevered none the less!

Please ask me about my skeleton!

Our finished Day of the Dead skeletons will be posted in our classroom soon!

Thanks for a great morning, everyone!

Wishing you all a fun and safe evening! :)

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Agenda items:

Thursday: Mo-Vember Moustaches (Les moustaches de Mo-Vembre)!

Let's kick off November moustache styles! No moustache, no worries! 

We'll have some available for sale by the “casse croûte” that morning. 

All proceeds will go to the Movember Foundation.

1. Calcul mental Section B - tomorrow (Thursday) 

2. Factors and Multiples sheet - tomorrow (Thursday)

3. First draft "Les buts" - tomorrow (Thursday)

4. CFOO #1 presentation - Monday, November 5

5. Science design process project - due Monday, November 12

Tuesday - Cinémental!

Hello, everyone!

We had a great morning at our french animated film, "Nelly et Simon, Misson Yéti."

Our students were great ambassadors of École Ness! Bravo à tous! :)

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Agenda items:

Wednesday: Jour de costumes (Halloween Costumes)!

Wear your Halloween costumes, past or present! 

Please remember that all costumes must be school appropriate. 
Masks and weapons associated with costumes will not be permitted.

1. Factors and Multiples sheet - Thursday, November 1

2. Calcul Mental Section B - Thursday, November 1

3. First draft "Les buts" - Thursday, November 1

4. CFOO #1 presentation - Monday, November 5

5. Science design process project - due Monday, November 12

Monday!

Happy Monday, friends of learning!

It was great to see so many students in their pjs today!

We had a busy morning, working on Factors and Multiples in Math, reading and writing in Français, 

and observing tomatoes (19 seeds from each group have already germinated!) 

and designing our alien planets in Science.

There are a few due dates coming up, so be sure to check out the agenda items below.

Looking forward to a great week! :)

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Agenda items:

Spirit Week - Tuesday: La tête décorée  (Dress Up Your Face)

Decorate your head in any way you please! 

Hat or face, crazy hair don't care…dress yourself up from the neck up!

Masks will not be permitted.

1. Cinémental field trip - tomorrow (Tuesday)

2. Calcul Mental Section B - Thursday, November 1

3. Factors and Multiples sheet - Thursday, November 1

4. First draft "Les buts" - Thursday, November 1

5. CFOO #1 presentation - Monday, November 5

6. Science design process project - due Monday, November 12

Friday Agenda Items

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Agenda items:

1. CFOO #1 presentation - Monday, November 5

2. Science design process project - due Monday, November 12

3. Spirit Week is next week! See Spirit Week post for more details.

Thursday Agenda Items

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Agenda items:

1. Rough draft of "Les buts" due Friday

2. CFOO #1 presentation - Monday, November 5

3. Science design process project - due Monday, November 12

4. Spirit Week is next week! See Spirit Week post for more details.

SPIRIT WEEK!

Our first Spirit Week of the year is coming up next week!
Here's a look at how we can share our NESS spirit:

Monday: Journée de PJ (Pyjama Day)!
Not another manic Monday, it's PJ fun day!
Stay warm and cozy in your jammies all day!  

Tuesday: La tête décorée (Dress Up Your Face Day)!
Decorate your head in any way you please! 

Hat or face, crazy hair don't care…dress yourself up from the neck up!

(A reminder that Cinémental is this morning)

Wednesday: Jour de costumes (Halloween Costumes)!
Wear your Halloween costumes, past or present!
Please remember that all costumes must be school appropriate. Masks and weapons associated with costumes will not be permitted.

Thursday: Mo-Vember Moustaches (Les moustaches de Mo-Vembre)!
Let's kick off November moustache styles! No moustache, no worries! We'll have some available for sale by the “casse croûte” that morning. All proceeds will go to the Movember Foundation.

Friday: Motif-dredi (Pattern Day)!
Polka dots, plaid, and stripes, oh my!

A Tax Man, a Science Project and a Goodbye

Happy Wednesday, learning friends!

Mme Careen had us working hard today in Math trying to 'cheat' the Tax Man out of as much money as he could. Here's the scoop:

Once Mme Careen presented us the question as a full group, we chose a card to determine our teams and headed to the white boards to see what we could come up with.

How much money did we get in the end? Did we beat the Tax Man? Please ask me about it! :)

Next, in Science, Mme Careen explained our Science "Design Process" project.

We have landed on a new planet and have discovered a group of 16 extra-terrestrials that live there! Our task is to design a planet and its inhabitants and then to create a dichotomous key to classify them. We will have three to four classroom periods to work on our project before finishing up at home. The final copy of the project will be due Monday, November 12.

And, now for the sad farewell...

One of our classmates is moving back to Alberta and she popped in this morning to say goodbye... and brought a yummy treat for us to eat, too!

So long, dear friend! Wishing you all the best on your new adventure!

We will miss you! :)

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Agenda items:

1. Section A Mental Math - due tomorrow (Thursday)

2. Rough draft of "Les buts" due Friday

3. CFOO #1 presentation - Monday, November 5

4. Science design process project - due Monday, November 12

**A special note: I will be away the next two days at the training session for our educational study. 

I will be checking my email, but will not be at the school to pass along messages to the students if need be. I am looking forward to learning with the other teachers involved in this process and can't wait to bring what I learn back to the classroom!

Have a great evening! :)