We have hit June and there was great rejoicing in 6B this morning (well, I allowed 30 seconds, anyway).
We are quickly wrapping up all that we are doing for regular work, with only 1.5 school weeks before the PATs. As such, we have been stealing time from composition to complete other subjects, notably Social Studies. We did spend a little more time on the class newspaper, and I hope to have it completed and 'published' next week.
This week we spent a lot of time on science, ending the week with a Field Test of an electronic version of the exam. We still had time to fit in all of our Flight Challenges and begin preparations for the unit test on Tuesday. I am very proud of the unique and interesting things the kids did this unit, including this little attempt at making a hot air balloon:
It was a neat project that had a lot of success, just not in the way it was intended!
I am encouraging all students to bring in all of their previous units of science, or at least look at them at home, so they can bring in questions about what they want more focus on during their review periods next week.
And though I did send out an invitation to bring in materials so we could view the Transit of Venus on Tuesday, it is happening too late, so we will not be able to see it. But do check out the Rothney Observatory to look at it there!
In social studies we spent a lot of time looking at old PAT questions and examining how to best answer multiple choice questions. We will continue that in the coming week.
In CE, we did a neat project where the kids shared their personal feelings about faith, God and how others (including GCA) have affected this. I am looking through them and will return them to the kids next week. So far, I have been impressed by the clarity and depth of thought presented.
Just a reminder that the MTO hours for Christian Education class need to come in as soon as possible. I would like to have all of them before the first PAT on the 14th.
I remain available for questions or conversations as we head into the PATs.
