A deep and sincere thank you goes out from me to all of the mother's of my students this week. This is a weekend where (hopefully) your child remembers to thank you for all that you do. In my opinion, there are more than a few kids who would not only go hungry without their moms, but may not be nearly clothed enough either! (ha ha) I very much appreciate all the moms in 6B and wish you all a wonderful weekend of being celebrated.
We spent a great deal of time this week working in and around the activities supporting the PATs. We did a lot of practise, including a Field Test of PAT questions from Alberta Education. It was a great chance to experience what a PAT would 'feel' like and then to discuss the kinds of questions that came as a result. Overall it was a very positive experience and I was very proud of how the kids did.
We continue to work hard on our science as well, exploring the aspects of air and Bernoulli's principle that allow living and mechanical objects to achieve flight. Students are finding creative ways to express their ideas and deepen their knowledge. I will also be giving a vocabulary test (12-15 words) in two weeks to ensure the terms we have been using are indeed as well understood as I believe. Encourage your child to review their glossaries in anticipation of this quiz.
In Social Studies, we are looking at the Iroquois Confederacy. We are doing a quick project on the longhouse to understand this important dwelling and metaphor for the Iroquois.
In CE we are looking at the life of Paul in the Book of Acts, with students acting out vignettes to demonstrate the interesting events of this early apostle's life.
Once again, I wish you all a wonderful weekend and will speak with you again, next week.
