December 17th - 21st

Hello Families, 

In this last week before the break homework is light, but I ask that you have your child return their homereading so they can choose a new book for the break. As well, please help them remember to return their math tests to school, signed and with their error analysis.

Items for Christmas baskets are still being collected, all donations are welcome. If you would like to receive a basket this year please contact the office (819 474-8563)

Special events this week:

Wednesday           Leon 4 at the Maison des Arts, in which many of our DES students will be 

                             dancing, including Seleana!

Thursday              Winter Concert at the Centre Communautaire Drummondville-Sud, please arrive 

                              early and the concert will start at 12:30

Friday                  Pyjama Day, Pizza Lunch, and Magician Show 

Have a joyous and safe holiday season, and may the new year bring health and happiness to you and yours!

Warm wishes, 

Kathy Napier

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 Math Test

Hello Everyone,

The class average for the second part of the math test was 68%. The third and final part will be a problem solving section given on Friday (not Thursday) to give students a chance to revise.

Students should complete their error analysis as soon as possible and before Friday, so that it serves as revision for the test.

The last question on the test was hard one, but one covered in class twice. The best answer given is below.

Have a lovely evening,
Kathy Napier

December 10th-14th

Hello Families,

This week the students continue to learn to use the blog, refining posts and comments as they explore this format for sharing their writing. If you would like to participate as a guest in our blog community, just write me a short note and I will send you a username and password.

Math: This week we tie together the strands of what we have been learning, and students will have two more short tests. Last week's test came home today; the class average was 74%. Students should complete their error analysis and have the test signed by a parent.

Social Sciences: Read in Places in Time 5, pages 36-42  and answer the 'Eagle Eye' questions on education.

Music: Learn, by heart, the two songs we've chosen for next week's concert.

Parent information on our mini-unit on stress was sent home today. This packet provides you with information on how stress can manifest itself in children of this age,  as well as tools to help you help your child with stress. The information is interesting and provides help developing skills for lifelong management of stress.

Have a wonderful week!

December 3-7th

This week is light on homework, but your child will begin practicing their carols for the Winter Concert. Joy to the world, we'll work on carrying a tune...

Math: Summative quiz Friday, pages practicing Prime and Composite Numbers Monday through Thursday.

Language Arts: Read, please. Reading Comprehension homework this week will focus on inference skills (both side of the page).

Christmas Baskets are being assembled for DES families. All contributions are welcome. If your family would like a basket this season, please contact the office.

Have a wonderful week!

November 27th

So sorry for the mistakes in the newsletter that went home today... 
Parents' Night and the Fundraising Pick-up are the 29th and not the 26th. 
Proofread, Ms Napier....

Homework for the week

Math: work with Prime and Composite Numbers, sheets and JUMP math

Reading Comprehension: Syria in Crisis, due Friday

Paperwork sent home today: December Calendar

                                               Newsletter and Blog letter

                                               Parents' Night babysitting service letter

                                               Scholastic, orders due December 7th

Have a wonderful week, and I look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

November 19th-21st

Hello Families,

Given the short week, the homework is abbreviated as well. Please have your child read each day over the long weekend. Now that students are bringing home leveled books as well as self-chosen novels, they have plenty of choice for bedtime reading!

Math: pages from JUMP on Prime and Composite Numbers

Social Science: read pages 28-29 in Places in Time

ELA: Read - some students have no changed their homereading for some time. Please verify that your child is reading daily.

Permission Slip:  Field trip to the Musee des Religions Monday - permission slip went home today.

Report cards went home today as well. Please sign and return the envelope only.

Have a wonderful week!

Under the title "Better Late than Never"

Sorry to blog followers for not posting this sooner. I have been trying to shake a bad cold and let this slip. As you child may have told you, I am now out of school with vocal exhaustion brought on by the cold. I hope to be back quickly.

This week's homework:

Math: revising multiplication and division algorithms, including with decimals

ELA: Poetry response, started in class and due Thursday

Parent's signatures on two book responses from term1

Social Science: corrections to the test, and test to be signed by a parent, due Thursday

Report cards will be coming home next week. While you have had many math assignments to sign lately, it will be important to remember that much of our work on fractions was not cycle three content. The marks on the report card, therefore, will not be a simple averaging of these, but will include these as well as classwork and diagnostic assessment used to determine their understanding.

Have a wonderful week,
Kathy Napier

November 5th-9th

Please return the forms for Parent-Teacher Interviews so that I may fix the schedule 

for November 29th.

Math: sheets on adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators

Please sign last week's math quiz, your child should make his or her corrections on a page of loose leaf.

Quiz on decimals this week.

Social Sciences: Test on section 1 of the text (changes to modes of transportation, changes to city/country/suburban life between 1905 and 1980) Tuesday.

ELA: home reading each night(some children have not changed their books in some time)

          Reading comprehension exercise from last week is to be signed and returned to school (corrections to be made on loose leaf).

          Two text responses will come home to be signed this week. Please read over the rubric and my  comments to see where you child needs to improve his or her responses.  I am using the rubric from last year's MELS exam to mark the students' work so that they will become familiar with the expectations.

If you have not already done so, please return your fundraising envelop to the school.

Have a wonderful week!

October 29th - November 2nd

Hello Families!

Please remember that the Fundrasing Campaign finished tomorrow, and your order forms are expected back at school. Thank you for supporting this effort!

Math: Homework on Fractions every night except Wednesday.

English Language Arts: Text for an in-class reading comprehension exercise was given today. The questions accompanying this text will be given in class next Monday.

Please have your child read in their homereading each night/

Social Sciences: quiz on Adventure 1 next Tuesday. In class review session this Thursday - bring your questions!

Science Quiz Tuesday

Wacky Hair/ Crazy Hat Wednesday

Happy Hallowe'en Everyone!

October 22-25th

This Thursday will follow a Monday schedule, so please remind your child to bring his or her gym clothes.

Friday is a pedagogical day.

Math: We are continuing our unit on Fractions and Decimals, please continue to revise your child's work at home, progress is being made! Mini test coming soon.

Social Sciences: page 67 is due Thursday

ELA: some students have not changed their homereading for several weeks. Please ensure that they read each night.

Reading comprehension work is due Thursday.

Science test October 30th.

Thank you for supporting the Ferme des Volitgeurs fundraising effort.
Have a wonderful week!

October 15th-October 19th

School Picture Day          Class Photos           Grad Photos      

will be this Friday, October 19th.

Hope to see everyone here!

Photos from last week can be found here: http://msnapiersclass.blogspot.ca/
 

This week's homework:

Math: 1 or 2 pages per night on naming/renaming fractions and decimals. Please continue to check your child's work as most children need a little extra clarification on these concepts.

Social Studies: summarizing the major changes to Quebec Society on pages 66 and 67 (in orange duotang), discussed and begun in class today.

Language Arts: Similes and Metaphors practice sheet due Friday

                         Text response to the Iroquois legend "Ugly Face" due Friday (the story has been read in class, and a graphic organizer was begun last week in class when the assignment was given. The assignment may be completed on loose leaf or on a home computer.

Scholastic orders due Friday, October 19th

School Fundraiser of Ferme des Voltigeurs products is still in progress. These frozen products will be available for pick-up Parent's Night.

Thank you for supporting this effort! 

Have a wonderful week!

October 9th-12th

Soccer Tournament this Friday! Please return permission slips as soon as possible and pleased advise us of absences so that we can choose replacement players if necessary.

We will be playing rain or shine, so please have your child dress in layers to keep warm between games, bring a change of clothes for after the games, and bring a refillable water bottle as well as their lunch.

Math: continuing our work with fractions and decimals, please expect 1 to 2 pages of homework per night.

English language arts: corrections to previous homework assignments due this Thursday

Science: # 3 a and b for Tuesday, October 23rd. Exam Tuesday November 23rd  (not October 19th).

The October newsletter has been sent home.

School Fundraising papers have been sent home.

Scholastic Book Club orders are due by October 19th.

Have a wonderful week!

October 1st - October 5th

Math : A new unit on Fractions has begun! Please review your child's homework and ask them questions to help them better understand. The work for this week is review from cycle 2, not new content.

          Last week's test on Numeration went very well. The class average was 88%! Please sign your child's test for Thursday and look at their error analysis to see where they need to improve.

Social Sciences: Please read pages 18 to 20 in Places in Time for Thursday's class.

ELA: Reading comprehension text and questions due Thursday.

          Home-reading every night.

The school CSSS nurse will be giving a one-hour first aid class Friday afternoon.

Scholastic Orders are due October 19th.

Good Luck 

to our 

Cross Country Runners, 

who will be competing this Wednesday 

at AGRHS

Have a wonderful week!

September 24th - 28th

Hello Families, 

it was a pleasure to see everyone who was able to make it to the Classroom Information Evening last Thursday. Those who could not be with us will receive the information packet tomorrow.

Math: Pages in JUMP and in the green Math duotang each night this week.

Language Arts:    Poetry Reponse sheet due Thursday (both sides)

                          Home reading books are due back as soon as they are     

                          completed.

Music: The text response given last Wednesday is due this Wednesday.

Social Sciences: Read pages 15-17 and pay attention to the 'Eagle Eye' questions as they form the basis of our discussion Thursday.

Paperwork: 

Permission slips for the December "Leon 4" show are required back at school Wednesday (they were given out last Wednesday, if you need another copy please let me know).

A newsletter went out today with the 'youngest or only' students in each class.

A permission form for the Cross-Country run was given to qualifying students today .

If you have not sent in your ibook paperwork, please do so as soon as possible.

Have a wonderful week!

September 17th-20th

Classroom Information Evening this Thursday

Sessions will start at 6 and 6:30

7pm General Assembly to elect members of the Governing Board

This week's homework:

Math: pages in JUMP math and in the duotang each evening

Reading Comprehension corrections to be signed and returned by Thursday
Results of last week's comprehension work were good overall, but the capitalization, punctuation, verb usage and spelling need improvement.

Social Sciences: Read pages 10-14 in Places in Time
Complete pages 58 and 59 in the duotang, due Thursday

Music: bring the lyrics of a favorite song to class Wednesday

Computer paperwork was sent home today, please return it as soon as possible.

Scholastic orders due Thursday.

Have a wonderful week and I hope to see you Thursday evening!

September 10-14th

Hello Families,

This week's homework includes:

Math: 

Pages in JUMP math, as well as photocopies inthe green duotang. The date will be written at the top of the page.

ELA:

Reading comprehension homework due Thursday

Social Sciences:

Reading assigned Tuesday

Physical Education is Monday and Wednesday.

Science classes are Tuesday and Friday.

French classes are Tuesday through Friday.

Please sign the agenda each night int he month of September.

Have a wonderful week!

September 6th, 2012

Hello Families,

Welcome to the first week of homework in grade six. For this short week your child will need to complete the following:

Language Arts

Home-reading: students choose books to bring home, and they should read each night.

Social Studies

Read pages 4-7 in Places in Time

Math: 

Pages 40, 43-44 numbers 1-10 inclusively.

Bring a blank DVD for Ms Catchpaw to copy your Heritage minutes if you would like a copy.

French:

Read the novel brought home, study verbs and reading comprehension for next week.

Phys Ed:

"Mon carnet de sante" needs to be completed. 

Please bring a water bottle to class. It is quite hot in school!

Please sign your child's agenda every night for the month of September.

May 14th - May 17th

Social Sciences: there will be a quiz this Thursday on the current unit. Topics to study are

1) the natural resources of Quebec,

2)  Important people to the history of 20th Century Quebec

3) Changes to Social Services

Math: This week students should continue to review topics in their math dictionary, and topics in JUMP math given for revision are Changing Units (p. 266-275) and  Perimetre (280-282)

Students should continue to read in the evenings and change their home reading regularly.

Friday is a pedagogical day. Enjoy the long weekend!

May 7th-11th

Hello Families, 

The Ministry of Education Exams begin this week. Thank you for reading and signing the letter Mme Lucie and I sent three weeks ago, and I would like to remind you of the following details included in that letter:

-students will need to be rested for these exams, as they required a great deal of concentration 

-students need to be present, and if they are unavoidable absent, advanced notice will help me attempt to reschedule parts of the exam missed

-students should have a water bottle for class

-students may bring an extra snack for morning recess

-homework will be reduced, but revising concepts and processes discussed during the review period would be wise. Your child's math dictionary provides a good summary of key content.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Naturalist Presentation: Kat Usher from the Earthvalues Institute will be here Tuesday. Students are encouraged to bring an artifact to discuss with her (such as a robin's egg shell, a nest, or other evidence of animals around us).

Social Studies: reading homework and sheets in the duotang will be assigned this week, and a short unit quiz will take place next Monday

Music: for some light relief, we will be practicing this week in class. Recorders need to come to school.

The CSSS Nurse will be here Friday afternoon to complete the presentation on puberty. 

Have a wonderful week!

April 23-26th

Please remember that this Friday is a Pedagogical Day

Memos and Notes:

An information letter about the ministry exams from both Mme Lucie and me was sent home Monday. Please sign and return it to let us know you read this very important infomation.

The CSSS nurse will be with us Tuesday afternoon. 

An information letter was brought to me today and sent home to you in the agenda.

The Bake Sale letter was sent home last week and the sale will take place Thursday morning. 

Thank you to those who plan to participate - the profits will be used to bring down the cost of the end of year trip for your children.

Math: Current unit on Data management includes homework on mean, median and mode. Please review these concepts with your child as they are a little tricky. Homework will also include practice with skills and strategies in preparation for the exam.

ELA: Read. Please.

Special note: some students must redo last week's reading comprehension due to poor grammar, punctuation, and lack of full and complete sentences. Please review your child's work to ensure that their work represents their best effort.

Social Science: The focus of the current unit is the major changes Quebec underwent between 1905 and 1980. The fascinating topic will require a great deal of reading in Places In Time. Interested parents can read the text and help their child learn about such topics as the fascinating development of hydroelectric dams and their importance to the development of Quebec. Critical readers  will notice that this topic receives more attention than unionization or the development of major social programs.

Have a wonderful week!

April 16th - 20th

Tuesday: Visit to the Montreal Fine Arts Museum
              LATE RETURN - please arrange to pick your child at school at 4pm. If your child is being picked up by anyone other than a parent, a note must be sent to school.
              Bring a lunch, a water bottle, and a quiet voice.

Thursday: Career Fair in Lennoxville
                 BACK FOR THE REGULAR BUSES
                 Bring a lunch!

ELA: Museetiquette page for Tuesday morning

          Reading Comprehension due Friday

Math: JUMP pages 124-125 for Wednesday, other pages to follow Wednesday and Thursday

Science: remplir la fiche de suivi pour vendredi

Social Science: Read pages 4-9 in the new text for Thursday

Bake Sale paper will go home this week - thank you for your collaboration!

April 11 - 13th 2012

Math: pages on graphing in the green doutang

Language Arts:  poem response organizer, given last week, due Thursday
                           Read.

Social Science: Sign and return test and newspaper project

Science: finish the food guide for Friday

Please return the permission forms for the Career Fair and the Art Museum as soon as possible.

Scholastic due Friday.

Friday is Ms Holliday's last day.

Important dates for April, May and June are listed on the class blog.

Have a wonderful week!

March 26th -30th

Hello Families,

This week we will be wrapping up a number of assignments and projects, so some homework may vary depending on what gets done in class. Please check your child's agenda to see if they need help with any assignments.

Book response: a disappointing number of students did not have their responses done for this morning. They were asked to bring notes from parents tomorrow showing that the parents are aware that the work was assigned last Tuesday (six nights ago, and therefore the Christmas homework voucher does not apply). The work is to be handed in tomorrow.

Poem response organizer  for the William Carlos Williams Poem "This is just to say" due Friday, when we will discuss the poem in class.

Social Studies Test Thursday: review sheets went home Monday.

Math homework: pages in JUMP math Tuesday through Thursday.

A-Z and Homereading: students should be changing their small book several times a week, and their novel every two weeks or so. Please help your child make time for this important activity.

Science: there is a test that went home last week be signed for Friday of this week.

Music: please encourage your child to practice the recorder pieces for this week (perhaps they can play outside, if the weather permits)

Permission forms: several will be going home this week for activities in April- please check the agenda.

The grade six graduation will take place on Wednesday, June 20th, time to be announced.

There will be a Bake Sale in late April to collect funds to defray the cost of the end of year trip. Details to come.

Have a wonderful week,
Kathy Napier

March 19-23rd

Hello Families,

This first full week back after the break sees a return to the normal levels of homework. Please continue to check your child's work regularly and help him or her practice her reading and math skills. As we move toward the end of the year this practice is very important to their continued success!

Math: JUMP math practice will consist of review of the unit now concluding on Fractions, Decimals, an Percent

Reading Comprehension: due Thursday

Reading response:  A chapter from "Blubber" will be the topic of this week's response. Please make sure your child fills out the outline provided before completing their response as this will help them ensure they include all the necessary elements. This will be found in their red duotang. Also in this duotang are some of their previous responses and a sample response that can give you an idea of what a successful response looks like. Due next Monday, March 26th.

Science: sign the test and complete pages 108-109 for Friday

Music: Practice recorder songs "Old MacDonald" and "A la Claire Fontaine' for next week. Pay attention to the fingering for D.

Read: Many students have not changed their homereading lately. Please help your child establish a set time for reading every day. It is the only way they cam improve.

Have a wonderful week!

The week of February 27th

Science Test Friday, complete page 31, page 33 #2, and page 34 # 1 and 2

Math: Decimal Review

Creative Story: Good copy due Friday

Reading Comprehension: "The Sinking of the Concordia," due Friday

Paperwork for Parents: 

Sheet on transition to high school, please complete and return.
Please return green self-evaluations that were included in the report card

Friday is Hawaiian Day here at school!
Students can wear summer clothes over their warmer clothes, can wear sandals (bring socks for outside!). See the blue paper that went home yesterday for more details.

Portfolio Night will be Wednesday, March 15th. Appointment times will be sent home Thursday, March 1st. If you have not sent back your preference form, it isn't too late! Time slots are open both before and after dinner. We'll be happy to welcome you to the class to see the work the students have been doing.

Wishing everyone safe and restful March Break!

February 20th - 24th

Caisse Scolaire deposits due Thursday

Bake Sale for Kindergarten  and Pre-K Wednesday

Language Arts:

Response Organizer to be filled out with last week's response, due Wednesday
Reading Comprehension due Thursday

Math:

Homework on calculating with decimals, every night except Monday

Science:

Sign and return test, with corrections,  for Tuesday

Have a wonderful week!

February 14th - 17th

Language Arts:

Reading Comprehension due Thursday
Reading Response on Chapter 5 "Owl Trouble" due  Monday

Math:

Math Dictionary work Monday, empty duotang and return it to school
Math sheets for homework ( some students have additional homework because they are not working well in class).
Please remember math homework is for the following morning.

Homereading:

A-Z Book, novel, please please read each night

Please return registration for 2012 to school even if your child is changing school boards.

Have a wonderful week!

February 6th, 2012

Language Arts:

Book response due Monday
Reading Comprehension due Thursday

Math:

Error analysis and parent signature for last week's test on fractions

New work on decimals and percents will be coming home.

Wednesday follows a Friday schedule. Gym Clothes required!

Friday is a pedagogical day.

Please return  2012 registration forms even if your child is changing school boards.

Have a wonderful week!

January 30th, 2012

Language Arts:

Complete Book Response for Thursday
Complete Creative Writing good copy to be handed in February 6th
Reading Comprehension "The Keystone Controversy" due Thursday
Please have your child finish the novel borrowed from the class and return it to school.

Math

Test on Fractions Wednesday
Parents sign application question "The Herb Garden" and students make corrections in necessary
Review sheets Monday and Tuesday

Please send Plaisirs d'hiver permission form to school if you have not already done so.

If the activity is cancelled you will be advised Thursday in the agenda.

Have a wonderful week!

January 23rd -27th

Math: sheets on multiplying and dividing fractions, correct application word problems for Friday and have them signed by a parent.

ELA: reading comprehension due Thursday, and corrections on past reading comprehension sheets,
A-Z reading, home reading

Science test Friday

Cassie Scolaire due Thursday

Thank you to those of you who have sent tissues! 

If you have not yet had a chance, please send some along as soon as you can.

Have a wonderful week!

January 17th, 20th

Math: New unit on Fractions! Students will have a page of homework each night.

Language Arts: A big week of homework, for new tasks as well as finishing old assignments.

Reading Comprehension:"7 Billion and Counting" text and comprehension questions due Thursday.
Reading Response: Full response text due Monday (picture book sent home yesterday)
Homereading, A-Z Reading: Please bring back finished novel (sent home before Winter Break) and A-z book, as evaluations are underway.

Social Sciences: new unit beginning, ask your child about what they will be reseaching!


The cold and sniffles season hit us hard in the fall, and our reserve of kleenex is depleted. 

Please have your child bring a box of tissues to school. Thank you!

Have a wonderful week!

January 11-13

Homework for this (short) week:

Reread the texts on Diwali, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah and Advent/Christmas and complete the Crossword Puzzle.

Videos to review ERC content before final task:

http://www.history.com/topics/hanukkah/videos#ask-a-rabbi-hanukkah

http://www.history.com/videos/history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year#history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/places/countries-places/india/diwali-lights-festival.html

Please have your child finish their homereading and send it to school to be changed.

Thursday will follow a Monday schedule, so students will need clothes for Physical Education.

Have a wonderful week!