Wishing everyone a blessed Eid al-Fitr this evening!
Also, hope your break has been going well so far, it’s definitely been soggy!
Eid Mubarak
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le 11 mars
Exhale… I have returned. It has been a whirlwind week for me, not a lot of positive unfortunately. Thank you all for your patience as I dealt with illness and some family matters the last few days.
Today was… busy. But very fruitful. After recess, we learned about how supersavers were invented, and then build our own simple hydyraulic machines. On Friday we will spend a bit more time with them. It was fun to finally use the Makerspace cart that the district put together for all elementary schools feeding into WGSS.
After lunch, we went to the gym to watch the grade 5/6 finalists present their speeches for Concours. The top two grade 5s were awarded a prize, and the top four grade 6s were selected to continue to the district level on April 9. As well, the 2 grade 7s from our class were named to continue on. Un énorme bravo à Darcy, Arjun, Teodora et Annika! Bonne chance le 9 avril!
Friday is Matching Day and Hot Lunch. The Soo-permarché will also be open.
Bonne journée demain, à vendredi!
International Women’s Day
It has been wonderful meeting with all of you for SICs, the students are doing an incredible job sharing all about their learning and growth and should be proud of themselves! we’ve also had some good conversations about being our best selves and how we can achieve that. Looking forward to meeting with the rest of you this week. Let’s have a great final week before Spring Break!
Demain- Orchestre
le 3 mars
What a productive day!
Our morning was full of self-reflecting and goal setting in preparation for SICs.
This afternoon, Constable Cormier, our School Liaison Officer came to chat with both French 6/7 classes. Her message was very positive, but there were many takeaways:
- Seeing the SLO in schools isn’t usually not a bad thing, their job is help support and guide students to make good choices
- Biggest social media concern is SnapChat, many believe that once messages are gone, they’re gone, but they’re not, they can be accessed still by the platform and police investigators
- What is concerning behaviour online? Talking to people you don’t actually know, sharing personal information and images, saying/posting hurtful things about others
- Long term repercussions- event will follow you forever, trouble when applying to post-secondary/jobs etc
- Asked if cyberbullying is a one-time thing? She see’s it as yes, a one-time event can have lasting negative impacts on the individual, which can lead to things you can be blamed for
- Her biggest advice for next year at WGSS (or any next school)- expand your social circle, make good choices in person and on social media, if you do make a mistake, work immediately to fix it, be less addicted to your phone, talk less behind the screen.
Then the students asked her lots of different questions, mainly about her job as a police officer. Hopefully they all took something positive away that they can apply to their lives.
Reminder for the rest of the week:
- Tomorrow: 12:33 dismissal, SICs
- Thursday- no school for student, SICs
- Friday- French Film Festival
À demain!
Mathematiques 6 Term 2 Self-Reflection
Please copy and paste these questions into Spaces –> Espace Mathematique, then answer to your best ability. You will share these during your conference.
- What concept did you have the most success with this term? (Fractions, numbers fractionnaires/fractions impropres, position de valeur des decimaux, multiplication des decimaux)? Why?
- What concept did you find the most challenging? How did you try and overcome this challenge?
- What are you most proud of in relation to Math this term?
- What activities/strategies help you learn and practice math concepts the best? (in class and at home)
- Do you complete assignments (devoirs) fully and on time? (yes, no, most of the time, sometimes)
- How do you study/practice for a test?
- What is a Math goal you have for next term? How will you achieve this goal?
le 2 mars
Welcome to March! 2 more weeks til Spring Break, woohoo!
We have officially had everyone present their speech! I am super proud of everyone’s hard work and commitment to the process. You all showed up, did your best and in turn, asked your peers some great questions. Bravo!
This week is SIC prep mode! Tomorrow we will be doing all of our self-reflections so that we have lots to share when you come on Wednesday or Thursday. I may not have made it clear, but I (Mme Soo) will once again be at both days of conferences. Mme Huard and I have switched our days again, so she will be in on Friday.
Reminder that Friday is the French Film Festival at Landmark Cinemas in Surrey. I emailed anyone who has yet to pay earlier today. We are also looking for a couple parent volunteers to join us (and watch the movie), please email me if you’re available and interested!
Cette semaine:
- mercredi- Dismissal at 12:33 for SICs
- jeudi- No School for SICs
- vendredi- French Film Festival and PAC Treat Day
WGSS Important Dates:
- Gator Pod – March 3 by appt
- Math 9 – March 5th / 3:15
À demain!
Pour Demain
Hope you had a good day!
Tomorrow:
- PE
- Math Quiz for both grades
- hot lunch
- Anti-Racism Day
Reminders for Important WGSS Dates:
Eng 8 Honours – Feb 27th / 3:15
Math 9 – March 5th / 3:15
Gator Pod – March 3 by appt
le 25 fev
Happy Wednesday!
We had a bunch more students present their Speeches today, and 2/3 of the class have asked at least 1 question after someone else’s speech, love it!
Tomorrow is Identity Day, students are encouraged to wear something that represents a part of their identity- easy suggestions include JKE spirit wear, grade 7 hoodie, jersey/jacket/clothing from an activity they do.
Vendredi:
- Concours- 5 personnes de plus!
- Education Physique
- Dîner Chaud
- Anti-Racism Day
À vendredi!
le 24 fev
What a beautiful day!
Sorry about not posting yesterday, trying to manage a few too many things at the moment.
Concours has officially begun and we have had 15 students (who all volunteered) present, which is officially half the class! We will continue tomorrow with the goal of finishing Friday, or Monday. Cannot wait for you to see how wonderful your child has done, after putting in so much work!
Both classes are continuing with decimal operations, and will both have a quiz on Friday.
SIC bookings open tomorrow! If you haven’t completed the Family Reflection Form, please do so at your earliest convenience, I will also be reaching out to those who haven’t yet.
You should have all read the email from Mr Bonnar about some issues we have been dealing with. Mme Gaudet and I are working to schedule some specialized sessions with our classes to address some whole class conflict resolution and general empathy strategies to help empower our students. Thank you for your support in checking in with your child and helping them work through any issues they may be having, or helping them learn how to appropriately conduct themselves behind their screens.
Les Devoirs:
- demain: Concours Jour 3
- Orchestre et Bibliothèque
- vendredi: Education Physique
- Concours
- Dîner Chaud
À demain!
le 20 fev
It has been quite the week in the Grade 6/7 FI classes. If you’re not sure what I mean, inquire with your child, and maybe ask to see what their online presence looks like.
We will continue to encourage, model and practice safe, kind and respectful behaviour at school in all situations, and appreciate your support at home with this. Especially as we celebrate Diversity and Respect Week next week.
Concours commence lundi! Students should be practicing all weekend in preparation. They have been told that we will start with volunteers and then they will be chosen randomly. The goal is to complete everyone next week as we near SICs in 2 weeks. Encourage them to get it over with so they’re not sitting in a puddle of anxiety all week.
Just a reminder that WGSS Course things are due today. I have received all the necessary forms, please ensure your child has logged onto MyEd to finalize their selection, and applied for any choice programs they may be interested in.
Lastly, we were supposed to have a Fête de Classe this afternoon, unfortunately our Concours practice took a bit too long so we decided to push the yumyum/fête aspect to Monday afternoon once we return from SH/Orchestre.
Diversity and Respect Week:
- lundi- Aboriginal Excellence Day
- mardi- Rainbow Day
- mercredi- Pink Shirt Day
- jeudi- Identity Day
- vendredi- Anti-Racism day
Bonne fin de semaine!
laclassedemmesoo 