Morning Prayer

Starting Thursday, September 27, the grade 6/7 class will be responsible for the morning prayer over the intercom.

The prayers are now available to the students, and it is HIGHLY recommended that they take the opportunity to practise before they read over the intercom.

The initials of the prayer reader will be included on the blog calendar, and the schedule can also be found in the binder with the daily prayers.  I will upload the prayers to the shared documents folder in case you need to practise but have forgotten the sheet at school.

Extended Learning Opportunities Program

To:              Parents & Guardians

From:          D. Gallays             Classroom Teacher

                   A. Thompson        Teacher Librarian

                   P. Kindrachuk      E.L.O. Catalyst Teacher

          The grade six/seven  students are currently working on a unit of study in the subject area of English Language Arts.  The unit, Mysteries, has been planned by the Classroom Teacher, Teacher Librarian, and the E.L.O. Catalyst Teacher.  The team of teachers will all take part in teaching and evaluating the unit.  Students will be exposed to a number of different enrichment strategies that have been created to challenge each child at their level of learning ability. 

          The unit is one part of the Extended Learning Opportunities program offered at St. Dominic School.  The teachers expect this to be an exciting and enriched learning experience for all children.

          If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the team of teachers involved.

Sincerely,

          P. Kindrachuk

Cotton Candy Sale

On Monday, October 17, the grade one class will be selling cotton candy during the afternoon recess.  It is $1 per bag, with a single bag limit.

Welcome Back

Just a note to keep you up to date with what is going on in our 6/7 class…

Academic stuff:

Math:

The grade sixes are working with Mr. McCormick.  His blog can be found at http://mrimccormick.blogspot.ca

The grade sevens have recently started the “Patterns and Relations” unit. There will be a test on the first unit’s material near the beginning of October.  (Check the calendar for the exact date, as it approaches.)  In preparation for the test, students are encouraged to review the lessons, particularly the Assessment Focus questions.  This should give them insight as to their areas of strength and weakness.  Additional review materials can be found on CD-ROM available for loan from the school.  I would also strongly recommend signing up for the materials available through our division (outlined in the previous post).

            There are links to various math sites linked to this blog and the St. Dominic website if you are looking for additional resources.  Many of them are actually fun!

Language Arts:          

We are currently working on a unit called “Mysteries”.  Students are reading from the Nelson Literacy anthology.  We will be working, twice a week, with Mrs. Thompson (teacher librarian) and Mrs. Kindrachuk (ELO catalyst teacher) on projects related to our theme.

Social Studies:

            We have begun the “Location” unit.  We are familiarizing ourselves with maps and atlases, and will, in October, have an open-atlas a quiz.  When we are comfortable in this capacity, we will be exploring globalization and global/international organizations.

Science:          

            Students are working with Mr. Doll on the “Earth’s Crust and Resources” unit.  Mr. Doll’s blog can be found at http://stdomscienceroom.blogspot.ca/

Health:

            We have started the year with a unit on decision making.  Students will be working on a lengthy assignment that requires them to track their own health-related habits, and then encourages them to make any positive changes where they discover the need.

Religion:

Unit 1 “I…We” is our current unit.  We are exploring the themes

                                                Who am I?

                                                Am I normal?

                                                Do I belong?

Finally…

Please take a minute to email me with your name and your child’s name, so that I can add you to my contact list.  This is probably the most efficient method of communication for most things, though phone calls will work better for some things too…

Dan Gallays

dgallays@scs.sk.ca

659-8451

GSCS Parent, Guardian and Student Mathematics Learning Community

There has been some renewed interest in this information, so I am reposting it.

Join the Mathematics Learning Community for GSCS parents, guardians, and students and gain access to the student textbooks (Grades 3-9) and Student Practice and Homework books (Grades 1-9).

To register for this learning community, visit the cyber school website: www.scs.sk.ca/cyber and scroll down to the bottom of the page.  Under "Stuff" select "Math Learning Registration".  Scroll down on this page and select "I Agree".  Fill out the registration form and within a few days you will be emailed a user name and password.

Once you have your user name and password, you can access the learning community by going to the cyber school website: www.scs.sk.ca/cyber and logging in under WebCT Log In.