Friday 30 October 2015

What's Up? November 2-6

What's Up? November 2-6



Monday November 3 
News Articles Returned
  • Students have received back their 2 published-copy news articles, complete with a mark (look to Powerschool in the next two days for these marks to appear.)
  • Students have this week to meet with Mr. Trueman and discuss any changes they wish to make for re-submitting one of their two articles. 

Tuesday November 3
Science Quiz

Grade 5- Weather
        Grade 6- Trees and Forest


Wednesday November 4

Health Poster: 
"3 Ways to Beat Stress"

Be sure to include:
  • your biggest stress in your life
  • your top 3 choices to help minimize your stress
  • diagrams, key words (choices) and eye-catching color!

Thursday 29 October 2015

Halloween and Good Bye Cian... for a bit!

Halloween Fun!

Thanks to Xavier and Cameron who made a card for our friend and classmate, Cian, who will be away for a few months.  
We will miss you, Cian!  Come back soon!







Happy Halloween!  Be safe, and have fun!

Friday 23 October 2015

What's Up? October 26-30

What's Up? October 26-30

Hotel Transylvania (Cours de français)


Bonjour Parents of Grade 5/6,  

I am your child's French teacher, Mme Carragher.  We are viewing Hotel Transylvania (1) in French with week in class as part of our listening skills. We will be reading a simplified version of the synopsis and speaking it in French as well as describing the main characters using French vocabulary.  Let me know if any of this is of concern to you.   

Mme Carragher 



Halloween Cookies for sale! 
Tuesday, Oct. 27
$0.50 ea
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Social 6 Homework:  

Grade 6 students are requested to complete this Venn diagram assignment for Thursday.  The information for notes is found on Pg. 22-23 in the textbook. We have reviewed and discussed these textbook notes in class.  Students now use their notes, as well as the 14 questions for consideration on the second page, to help them think about these 3 decision-making styles, and the common and unique qualities of each.  
NOTE: There will be a help session Wednesday, October 28, at morning or lunch recess for any student who needs assistance.  


October 30
Grade 5 Swim @ Aquafit Center!* 
Letters have been sent home today and are due back Wednesday, October 28th. 

*Surfboards are not allowed...unless you're a penguin. Flowery swim caps are always welcome!


Hot Lunch Friday , Oct. 30
— for those students who pre-purchased




Halloween Dress-Up
October 30, PM Only
Dress up in your ghoulish best, have some fun, eat only the healthiest food, of course! (Mr. Trueman is kidding, we will probably eat waaaaaay too much chocolate!) 
And besides, Mr. Patrick and Mr. Trueman HATE chocolate... really... (no, not really!) 


Sunday, November 1st Time Change!


Thursday 22 October 2015

Student Vote 2015 Update

UPDATE:  

Thanks to the efforts of our Grade 6 classes, we surpassed our voter turnout goal, with 96% of Grade 5-8 Dansereau students voting.  
And of course, congratulations to the winning candidate, Mike Lake, from the Conservative Party of Canada.  Our students correctly predicted he would be the winning candidate in the General Election.
Mr. Lake will represent our riding in Ottawa in the upcoming Parliament.  

Our class exercising our right to Student Vote!


The beginning of Democracy starts right here!


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Wednesday 14 October 2015

Hot Off the Campaign Trail!

Our Grade 6 students were busy campaigning for the Canada-wide, Grade 5-8 "Student Vote" which will occur October 15, 2015, four days before the General Election on October 19, 2015.  

The biggest message from our students to their peers: 


GET OUT AND VOTE! 



Friday 9 October 2015

Why Vote? / Campaign Poster Contest

DUE Wednesday, October 15

École Dansereau Meadows is one of 7,392 schools across Canada who are participating in Student Vote, a program from CIVIX, a nonpartisan registered charity that wants all young Canadians to be get involved and contribute to making Canada strong and inclusive.  http://civix.ca/main/  


Canada Federal Election 2015
Get Out the Vote! / Campaign Poster Contest
You have seen the graphs. More and more Canadian voters are staying home on election day. With fewer Canadians choosing our government, whose ideas and decisions will be running your country when you are an adult?.  

You have an opportunity to hone your leadership skills and help to make Canada a better place.
  • How can you educate other students about the importance of being a part of a democracy?

  • How can you encourage your peers to vote on October 15th, during the National Student Vote event.

  • How can you convince them that YOUR political party is the best one to govern Canada?   
  

Get Out the Vote! / Campaign Poster Contest
You have two tasks to accomplish on 1 poster:
    1. Why vote? Convince your school peers (Grades 5-8) to participate  in the national Student Vote, Oct.15th. 
    2. Choose Us! Convince your peers to vote for the political party YOU support.
      * Which party were you most closely aligned with after answering questions on Vote Compass?
        * Use the website https://pollenize.org/ and choose that political party and information about their political platform to help you find information.


    Rubric for Campaign Poster


    CATEGORY
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    Describe voter eligibility in federal elections 6.1.1.1
    At least 5 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
    4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
    3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
    2 or less accurate facts are displayed on the poster.
    Explain why citizens should be involved in a democracy
    6.1.1.4
    Student gives multiple reasons and explanations for importance.
    Student gives multiple reasons, but little explanation for importance.
    Student gives one reason, which is weakly explained or unsupported.
    Student gives one or less reasons, with no explanation given.
    Use appropriate election vocabulary
    Students use at least six election vocabulary words. These words are explained in an informative/ unique manner.
    Students use at least six election vocabulary words. These words are applied somewhat effectively.
    Students use some vocabulary words. These words are explained on a basic level.
    Students use few or no  election vocabulary words. These words are not explained.










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    Political Party Branding- What party are you for?

    6.S.1 (critical/ creative thinking)
    Clear indication of which party is being displayed, with similar branding (colors, slogans, etc.) as the political party.
    Some indication of which party is being displayed, missing some of the similar branding (colors, slogans, etc.) as the political party.
    Little indication of which party is being displayed, missing most of the similar branding (colors, slogans, etc.) as the political party.
    Little to no indication of which party is being displayed, missing most or all of the similar branding (colors, slogans, etc.) as the political party
    Political Party Platform and examples
    6.S.4, (decision-making, problem solving)
    6.S.5 (group) , 6.S.7, (research)
    6.S.8
    Shares 4 platform statements in an easy to read and understand manner. Offers an easy to understand explanation for each statement.
    Shares less than 4 platform statements, or statements are not easy to read and understand. May be missing an easy to understand explanation for each statement.
    Shares less than 4 platform statements, or statements are not easy to read and understand. May be missing an explanation for each statement.
    Shares 1 or 2 platform statements, statements are not easy to read and understand. May be missing an explanation for some or all statements.
    Effectiveness


    6.S.1 (critical/ creative thinking)
    The poster is exceptionally effective in terms of design, layout, neatness to reach the objective.
    The poster is effective in terms of design, layout, neatness to reach the objective.
    The poster is acceptable in terms of design, layout, neatness but may fail to reach the objective.
    The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It does not meet the objective.

    Total Number of Points = _________   Total Score = _____________

    Friday 2 October 2015

    Upcoming Events Oct 5-9


    Tuesday, October 6th

    CTF Cooking Class is baking something GREAT!

    What? -  Cinnamon Breadsticks with maple icing dip 
    • ($2.00 breadsticks, $0.50 dip)
    When? Tuesday Oct 6th 12:00-12:49
    Who? -   Grades 4-8 can buy after 12:22 (first come, first serve)
    Where?- In the Flex Space at lunchtime
     
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    Thursday, October 8th
    Crazy Sock Day! 

    Wear your craziest, most colorful, most interesting socks!

    During October our school will support the Hope Mission with Dansereau's Sock Drive.

    Donate new socks during the month of October to help our school meet the needs of the Hope Mission! 

    News From Home!

    Extra Extra! News from Home! 

    Our class has spent time practicing writing news articles.  We have learned some important characteristics of news writing and we've used some helpful strategies, like following the Inverted News Pyramid, to make our news writing stronger.

     

    Student task this weekend: 

    Choose a newsworthy event that is happening with your family this weekend.  

    Possible ideas: 
    • Family barbecue
    • Fall yard clean-up time
    • See a movie
    • House organization time
    • Lazy day at your house
    • Your pet up to anything interesting or strange?
    • Visiting family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins)
    • many more ideas...

    (Rough Copy-Due Monday, October 5th) 
    Compose a news article to share the event with your readers. 

    Be sure to write your news article to meet the guidelines in our rubric, as well as using some of the tips and tricks we've talked about in class.



    • Your News From Home article may be handed in as a rough copy.
    • We should see all parts of the Inverted News Pyramid represented in your article.
    • Be prepared to share and improve your rough copy for Monday!



    Rubric: News Article Writing



    Rubric News Article Writing
    Poor 1 pt
    Fair 2 pts
    Good 3 pts
    Excellent 4 pts
    Important Information
    5Ws

    The article does not tell who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are incomplete or wrong.

    The article tells 3 of the following: who, what, when, where or why/how. The facts are primarily correct.

    The article contains all 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why/how. The facts are complete and correct.

    The article provides information on all five W's with descriptive language.
    Reporting Format
    Follows Inverted News Pyramid

    The article is more like a short story and not journalistic- does not follow the Inverted News Pyramid.

    Supporting details are not provided.

    The article contains a lead but it is not interesting and/or has simple supporting details(2).

    The article ends abruptly, with no closing sentence or an off-topic closing sentence.

    The article contains an interesting/ exciting lead using some relevant supporting details.

    The article ends with a brief closing sentence,

    The article begins with an exciting lead, followed by specific and relevant supporting details.

    The article ends with an appropriate closing sentence that informs the reader the article is finished.
    Writing Mechanics

    The article is vague and unclear.

    The article contains many spelling errors.

    The article contains many grammatical errors.

    The article contains few sentences that are unclear to the reader.

    The article contains few spelling errors.

    The article contains few grammatical errors.

    The article is clear and concise.

    The article contains only 1 or 2 spelling errors.

    The article contains only 1 or 2 grammatical errors.

    Writing is descriptive, providing detailed information. An extensive vocabulary is used to keep the reader interested and informed.
    Editing and Improving for good copy...

    The article was neither edited or improved.

    The article shows some improvements and edits.

    The article was completely edited and improvements were made.

    The article is formatted clearly and concisely, with little room for improvement.