December 15th, 2015

A reminder to all 6F4 students to bring in their boxes!  We present on Thursday, December 17th, no exceptions!

A reminder to 6F3 that we will begin our TUSC presentations on Thursday, December 17th in the afternoon so that we have time to celebrate our year on Friday, December 18th, period 8!

In sciences humaines we are researching famous historical Canadians!  We will be presenting, in character, next Thursday, December 17th!
A reminder to get researching and collect as much knowledge as you can for Monday, December 14th so that we can start our memory boxes.

Hi team,

With only one week to go before break, we have ALOT of work still ahead of us!
6F4:
In sciences humaines and ELA we are working on our Memory Box presentations which are due on Thursday, December 17th. Don't forget to bring in your boxes!
6F3:
In français we are working on descriptive paragraphs and posters.  The assignment must be submitted by Thursday, December 17th.
In ELA, we are working on our first TUSC presentations.  We will begin presentations on Thursday, December 17th in the afternoon and finish on Friday, December 18th in the morning.

All the criteria you require to complete the assignments is posted in Showbie.

December 8th, 2015

Hello everyone!

We are on day 5 of the 12 Days of Giving at Golden Gate!  Each day, students are challenged to give what they can!
Below is a calendar that outlines each day.  It also serves as a reminder for Spirit Week next week:)

Homework Alert:

ELA-Freak the Mighty Movie Review is due tomorrow, December 9th.  A reminder to revise and edit your paragraph using the model that we learned in class.

FLA- Les articles practice sheet is due tomorrow, December 9th for the few of you that didn't finish in class tonight.

November 30th, 2015

First of all, I'd like to thank all the families that took the time to come in for student-led conferences on Thursday.  It was so great to meet you all and see you learning with your children.

Homework alert for 6F3:

Français: "Les indices" sentences are due tomorrow, December 1st.  We had a double period to work on and revise these so many students will already be finished.

ELA: Chapter 20 Double Double (personal response) is due tomorrow, December 1st

A couple of our fast finishers playing their "Les indices" game

Homework alert for 6F4:

Chapter 21 and 22 prediction (in paragraph format) is due tomorrow, December 1st.  We had a whole class to work on this so many students may already have completed the assignment.

November 23, 2015

A reminder to all students of 6F3 and 6F4 that all overdue assignments must be turned in by Thursday if order for them to be used towards your assessment for term 1 report cards.
For any students who want to use the feedback provided in Showbie to improve their Remembrance Day paragraphs or chapters responses, please do so by Thursday.

November 20th, 2015

With report cards and student-led conferences quickly approaching (November 26th), we are hard at work in room 15!
Don't forget to set aside a few minutes to complete these very important assignments if you haven't already completed them in class!

Homework for 6F3:
Due Monday, November 23rd
-Remembrance Day Critical Thinking Paragraph

Homework for 6F4:
Due Monday, November 23rd
-Chapter 15-17 response
-La recherche de la confédération

November 18th, 2015

Homework alert for 6F3:
You outline for your Remembrance Day paragraph is due tomorrow, November 19th

November 16th, 2015

Steps for revising and editing:
1. Read your work aloud to yourself.  Revise and edit as needed.
2.Read your work aloud to a partner.  Revise and edit as needed.
3. Have your partner read your work aloud to you EXACTLY as they see it. Revise and edit as needed.
4. Your partner should celebrate your writing.  (What did he/she like about what he/she read.) Revise and edit as needed based on celebration.
5. Your partner can now make suggestions for you to consider for improving your text that he/she may have noticed but you did not. Revise and edit as needed.
NOTE: The author is ALWAYS in charge of the pen.

November 12th, 2015

In ELA, we are tackling the big debate: Should stores wait until after Remembrance Day to stock their shelves with Christmas merchandise?
We've read articles, learned how to communicate our ideas through writing in paragraph format and are ready to share and justify our ideas and opinions!

6F4:
Your job for Monday is to ensure that you've completed your paragraph outline and that you've drafted your first thinking.
Note: Don't forget that you can use the outline and paragraph that we created as a class to help!

6F3:
We're not quite there yet so don't worry!  On Monday, we'll complete our class paragraph and begin our own paragraphs.

November 10th, 2015

Today we had a beautiful Remembrance Day ceremony at Golden Gate.  Congratulations to our choir students who performed two absolutely beautiful pieces today.

A reminder to 6F3 students that we are writing a test on Thursday.  You must memorize avoir, être, aller and faire and be able to construct simple sentences in the present tense with these verbs.  Use the flash cards that we created today in class to help you study!  You can also use the links in Showbie to play fun verb games that will also help you practice your conjugations.
Good luck!

Monday, November 9th

Hi team!

Hope you all enjoyed a FAB weekend in the sun!

6F3:
A friendly reminder that your irregular verbs sentences (au présent) were due on Friday and your test will be on Thursday!  As long as you submit your sentences but the end of the day, I will get them back to you by tomorrow so that you can use my feedback to help you with the test!

In ELA, please remember to complete your chapter 15-17 response for tomorrow!

Tuesday, November 3rd

Ask us about which event we thought was the most important in chapter 14!

Stay tuned for pics from 6F3!

Monday, November 2nd

Homework reminder for 6F3:
Your rough draft for your avoir, être, aller and faire sentences is due tomorrow.
We will finish the sharing, revising and editing process tomorrow so make sure you come prepared!

ELA:
Roots of Empathy permission forms are now overdue.  Please sign and return them as soon as possible if you haven't already/

Friday Fun!

Minute to Win It Challenges en français in 6F3!

Someone got published!!!

Our very own Réal was published in the book, Circus!  Madame Buckwold came to our class and read us an incredible story about a haunted house last week.  Little did we know, it was written by one of our very own students!  We are so proud of you Réal! You are proof that we are all authors and have important things to say!

October 28th, 2015

What a fun spirit week so far!  House Color Day, Hat Day and now PJ Day!  Everyone looked so cozy in their jammies today!

Don't forget that tomorrow is Twin Day!

ELA Homework Reminder:

Chapter 9 and 10 response MUST be in by tomorrow!

Permission Form Reminder:
Bring in your Roots of Empathy permission forms by tomorrow!

Thursday, October 22nd

Just a reminder that tomorrow is an inservice and Monday is House Color Day!  Wear your house color (or Gator Gear) and earn house points for your team!

Go Gators!

Wednesday, October 21st

Homework Alert!

Any students who did not complete their response to chapters 7 and 8, please make sure you finish them for tomorrow.  Everything you need to complete the assignment (including the chapters) is posted in Showbie in your ELA groups. Forgot your reading journal at school?  No sweat!  Respond on a loose leaf and glue it in tomorrow! I postulate that each and every one of us will complete the task!

Trudeau Mania 2.0 in 6F4

Last night, and afternoon, there was a big win for liberals in Golden Gate's riding.  In sciences humaines, 6F4 did a mock vote, complete with official voting slips, pencils, and official voting boxes.
Here were our results:
Liberal-Doug Eyolfson: 66.7 %
Conservative-Steven Fletcher: 29.1%
Green- Kevin Nichols: 4.2 %
NDP-Tom Paulley: 0%

Wednesday, October 14th

HOMEWORK ALERT:

6F4: Please remember to complete your chapter 5 response.  Everything you require (including the chapter) is posted in Showbie which you can access at home on any device.  

Remember that your username is your school network ID and your password is your school network password.

Nos citrouilles de reconnaissances!

In French today students were challenged to follow a set of directions (in French) without asking for any teacher assistance.  They were provided will all of the tools they required to complete a task, and were encouraged to problem solve to overcome any obstacles they were encountered with.
Here's a picture of what they made:

Friday, October 9th

Happy long weekend to all!!!
Some of the kiddies will be bringing home some overdue work from this week.  Keep your eyes out for a map of Canada and government roles and responsibilities in 6F4, and for chapter response questions for all.
6F3-Up to chapter 5
6F4-Up to chapter 4
Questions are posted in Showbie if students need to reference them.

Who does what?

Who does what?

Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

Tomorrow is GO JETS GO day!  Wear your jets gear (or navy blue) and earn points for your house color team!

6F4:
Here are some pictures of the notes from our sciences humaines class.  They will also be posted in Showbie later today which you can also access from a computer or device at home.
Don't forget that all the information was also included in the video link that was sent out on October 2nd.
HOMEWORK ALERT: Ordre du gouvernement is due tomorrow, October 8th.

6F3:
Please be sure to complete your chapter 3 and 4 response for tomorrow, October 8th.

Friday, October 2nd

Today we started learning about the government in sciences humaines.  Here is a link to one of the short videos we watched to activate our learning about the levels of government and their responsibilities:
The Levels of Government

In ELA we are learning about how to use information to justify our ideas and opinions.

In FLA, we started our Tableau d'inspiration presentations.  So far, we've seen some great presentations that demonstrated a very good understanding of our learning goals.  I'm excited to see the rest on Monday!

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

I can't believe that it is already October!  We're kicking off the month with some important due dates!

Sciences Humaines: Your maps of Canada are due tomorrow, October 2nd.  Make sure that you used the checklist on the back of your maps to ensure that you have all the necessary criteria.

FLA: Our Tableau d'inspiration presentations will continue tomorrow, October 2nd.  Don't forget our learning goals when you are practicing tonight:)

ELA: Tell someone at home about what you read in our novel, Freak the Mighty!

Tuesday, September 29th

We've completed our Bag of Summer projects and presentations!  We learned so much about each other while practicing our presentation skills!
In ELA we are moving on to our first novel study!  Stay tuned for a picture of our learning goals!

HOMEWORK ALERT:
In FLA, students will be presenting their inspiration boards (tableau d'inspiration) on Thursday, October 1st.  I'm looking forward to hearing everyone's goals and action plans for achieving them throughout the year.

Thursday, September 24th, 2015

A reminder to everyone that tomorrow is our Terry Fox run!  Don't forget your loonie and your running or walking shoes!

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

6F4: A reminder that you timelines are due tomorrow, September 24th.

Monday, September 21st, 2015

6F3: A reminder that your rough draft for your Inspiration Wallwas due today and that if you have magazines or pictures that you would like to include in your Tableau d'inspiration, please bring them in tomorrow.

6F3 an 6F4: We had a great start presenting our Bag of Summer projects!  I learned so much about our presenters and am SO excited to hear the rest of the presentations tomorrow. As audience members, we have been practicing being respectful listeners and I have been SO impressed by both classes.
If you haven't yet presented, don't forget your bag and objects!

Thursday, September 17th

6F3: Today we continued to work on our inspiration walls as well as our Bag of Summer projects.  Students are reminded to bring in any pictures or magazines that they would like to use for their inspiration walls.

6F4: A reminder to all students that we will be presenting our Bag of Summer projects tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 16th

6F3: Today we continued to work on our inspiration boards.  Ask us about our goals!

6F4: Today we were busy at work on our Bag of Summer projects.  We will be presenting them on Friday afternoon.

In sciences humaines we worked on our timeline projects.  We're off to a great start but might need some help remembering some important events from our history.

The first few days...

Hi team 6F3 and 6F4!  We've had a busy few days and are already hard at work!  Ask us about our Bag of Summer projects in ELA and help us remember all the fun times we had this summer!

6F3: We've been busy at work on our inspiration boards in FLA.  After writing our classroom goals, we are anxious to start writing our own personal and academic goals and transform them into a beautiful inspiration board.

6F4: We are learning about timelines and have just begun creating a timeline of our lives. Help us remember all the cool memories from each year of our lives so that we can share them with the class.

First day pics!!!

Welcome to all my new Gators!!!  I'm SO excited to have met you all today!  We are going to have such a great year together!  Stay tuned for some first day of school pics!

June 10th, 2015

A reminder to all 6F4 students that your WWII research projects are due tomorrow, June 11th.

A reminder to all 6F3 students that your Zamboni posters are due tomorrow, June 11th.

June 3rd, 2015

6F3-Don't forget that your descriptive paragraphs are due tomorrow!  You are all excellent authors and I can't wait to read your writing!
Parents: Students received sufficient time to complete this in class and will only be bringing it home if they required a bit of extra time to complete the task.

Top Chef Champagnes

Hello parents and guardians of 6F3 and 6F4!

We are currently taking part in the Top Chef Champagne challenge in class. Please ask us about it!

Our learning goals are:
-to share our ideas in a group setting and to come to a decision based on everyone's input
-to have fun while enhancing our vocabulary by using specific and descriptive language to paint a vivid picture using words

We are accomplishing these goals by describing a dish, Top Chef styles.  Students DO NOT have to cook anything for this challenge, though they are welcome to if their group (and their parents/guardians) choose to.  The other options are to draw an image, print an image or make a model. The group that describes it best, is crowned the winner of Top Chef Champagne.

May 26th, 2015

Homework:
6F3 and 6F4
I was a Beatlemaniac (for those who still haven't completed it)

6F4
La grande depression (for those who didn't complete it in class today)

May 21th, 2015

Some upcoming due dates:
Vidéo de musique (6F3)-lundi, le 25 mai
Book Report-Friday, May 29th
Limerick (6F4)-Friday, May 22nd

May 14th, 2015

Sciences Humaines: Don't forget that your Winnipeg General Strike responses are due tomorrow, May 15th.

In Language Arts we are working on our book reports.  Ask us about what we are reading!

In FLA, we are studying song lyrics of francophone music and demonstrating our understanding of these lyrics through the creation of a music video.  Here we are hard at work!

May 6th, 2015

Ask us about what we learned on our awesome field trip today!

April 28th, 2015

Don't forget that we are presenting our CD critiques this week!  We've already heard some great presentations and heard some incredible francophone music!

Check out 6F3's iMovie trailers! Ask us what they are all about!

April 27th, 2015

A reminder to all my 6F4 kiddies that you persuasive paragraphs about "La conscription" must be submitted by tomorrow, April 28th.

April 21, 2015

We'll be presenting these awesome CD critiques on Thursday, April 23rd. Don't forget to practice with a feedback friend:)

Monday, April 20th

Don't forget that we will be finishing up our TUSC presentations tomorrow for both classes!

Sciences Humaines 6F4: Your persuasive paragraph for "La conscription" is due for our next sciences humaines class which will be on Wednesday.

Monday, April 13th

6F3:
Please remember to complete the rough draft of your CD critique in French for tomorrow, April 14th.

6F4:
Please remember to submit your Haiku poems in Showbie

Monday, April 6, 2015

Welcome back!!!

A reminder to 6F3 to finish up your good copy of the summaries from our French lit circles. I know it's our first day back but we already did the hard labour as a group before break and you received two periods to work on it today:)

À demain!

March 24th, 2015

HOMEWORK ALERT!!!

ELA:
Figurative Language: Write and illustrate two similes, two metaphors, two alliterations and two personifications.
Crocodile Toothache: Finish your response to Shel Silverstein's, Crocodile Toothache video.

Both assignments are due tomorrow, March 25th.

Monday, March 16th. 2015

Tomorrow is GREEN day!  Wear as much green as you can and earn points for your house color!

Homework alert!

6F3: Your simile assignment is due tomorrow.  Be sure to read the directions carefully!
6F4: Westwoods assignment is due tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Homework Alert:

Sciences Humaines: Les images de la guerre (choisi seulement 2 images)

A reminder to all students that all late assignments must be submitted by Thursday.

Friday, March 6th

Congratulations to Jersey, Anais, Hannah and Charlie for their AMAZING presentations at the divisional concours d'art oratoire on Wednesday evening.  You all represented Golden Gate so well! This teacher=very proud:)

A reminder to all students that your Genius Hour presentations are now overdue.  Please be sure to make a plan with me for when you will present.  All presentations must be completed by Thursday, March 12th.
Note: Don't forget to refer to Showbie for the table and guiding questions that should be addressed in your presentation.

MOST IMPORTANTLY...
Have a great weekend!

Monday, March 2nd

A reminder to all students to work on any late or outstanding assignments tonight.  My room will be open at 12:15 tomorrow if you require a space to work.

February 24th, 2014

Félicitations à Parker, Abby et Hannah for being chosen to represent GG Gators at the divisional concours d'art oratorio competition next  Tuesday.

Tomorrow is National Pink T-Shirt Day!  Wear pink to show that you DO NOT tolerate bullying!

February 23rd, 2015

Did you do your homework?
The password is: J'adore salle 15!
If you remembered to check the blog, tell Madame the password tomorrow as soon as you see her!

February 19th, 2015

Tomorrow is our reading marathon!!!  Don't forget to bring your book and your comfy cozies so that we can transform our classroom into an ideal reading space! This is going to be epic!
Note: Genius Hour Presentations that were originally scheduled for tomorrow will be presented on Monday as we discussed in class.  Don't forget to review the presentation template before your scheduled date:)

February 11, 2015

A reminder for everyone to bring in their Festival du Voyageur permission forms for our super fun field trip on Friday!
6F3 and 6F4: We will begin viewing our Poetic Devices in Music projects tomorrow.  My room will be open at lunch for anyone who requires assistance or extra time to work on their project.
Note for parents: This project is one that must be completed at school for the most part.  As a result, I have opened my room at lunch most days this and last week.

February 4th, 2015

6F3 and 6F4: Genius Hour presentations start tomorrow!

FLA: Don't forget that you have to finish your three paragraphs and your introduction for concours.

Friday, January 30th

6F3:
Please remember to ensure that you have at least ONE of your concours paragraphs completed by Tuesday, February 3rd.

Happy long weekend everyone!

January 27th, 2014

HOMEWORK ALERT FOR 6F3!!!
Your "remue méninge" for concours is due tomorrow, January 28th.

January 23rd, 2014

Happy Friday!!!

6F4: Just a reminder to fill out your sleep chart for Roots of Empathy:)

January 21, 2014

HOMEWORK ALERT!!!
6F3:
ELA
Don't forget to finish your "Hall of Fame" music video analysis for tomorrow, January 22nd.
FLA
Don't forget the "et ou est" exercise.  It is due tomorrow, January 22nd.

Monday, January 19th

FLA 6F3: The good copy of your letters is due tomorrow!  Be sure to correctly address your envelopes as well!

January 16th, 2014

Have a great weekend everyone!  Don't forget that we will be doing Genius Hour on Monday so bring your supplies!

January 13th, 2014

6f3:  We are taking part in the "Great Canadian Mail Race" in FLA.  Rough drafts for our letters are due tomorrow.

January 12, 2014

ELA 6F3: Don't forget to submit your examples poetic devices in song lyrics:
simile, metaphor, alliteration and personification.  These are due tomorrow, January 13th.

ELA 6F4: Don't forget to finish your "Hall of Fame" questions.  They are due tomorrow, January 13th.

Welcome back!

The first week back and we're already right into the swing of things!

HOMEWORK ALERT:
6F4 Sciences Humaines: Le chemin de fer et les immigrants chinois

6F3 Français: Les riens à faire

Both assignments must be turned in by Monday

Have a great weekend!