Welcome to Grade 6 at C N G

Welcome to Grade 6 at C. N. G. S. Mrs. Petillot (6. 3) and Mr. Tober (6. 5)

The Grade 6 Teaching Team (by HOMEROOM) 6. 1 Mr. Steve Martin 6. 5 Mr. Tober 6. 2 Ms. M. Jankovic 6. 6. Mr. Slechta 6. 3 Mrs. Petillot 6. 7. Ms. Lavoie 6. 4 Ms. Kanji 6. 8. Mr. Pohanka

Keeping Up With Our Classrooms On the next few slides we will introduce TWO tools that will help you to keep track of your child’s progress. Those tools are our classroom blogs and POWERSCHOOL.

Finding the Class Blogs Through Our Website Choose: Teaching and Learning Click on: Classes and Departments

Class Blogs Our blogs are updated at least once a week and contain lots of useful information. Teachers will be posting information about school events, homework and assignments and discussing what we are learning about in class. You can sign up for updates! In order to be compliant with Canadian Anti. Spam Legislation (CASL) we have to let you know that we would be sending information about Field Trips, Fundraising and other information which would be considered to be of a “commercial” nature. If you are OK receiving emails from us, please sign up and we will update you every time there is something new to see on the blog! Please go to Mrs. Petillot’s room to sign up.

Powerschool is the new Student Information System used by the CBE Student grades, Attendance and other information will be available for you in Powerschool This is a new system, so it will take our teachers some time to learn how to use this system, so be patient. It may be a few weeks before the system has all of the information in it. Access Power. School from the CBE Quick Links Page

About Mrs. Petillot I’m Jessica Petillot and I will be your child’s humanities and art teacher this year. I studied communications and journalism at Mount Royal University and elementary education at the University of Calgary. Prior to arriving at Captain Nichola Goddard, I taught at Hawkwood School for 6 years. Before teaching, I worked in the education department at the Calgary Zoo and as a family support worker for a social work agency. I can often be found in the mountains hiking and snowshoeing or at the local library trying to find my next page turner. My husband I love spoiling our two cats and traveling whenever we can. You can find me on Twitter at: @Jessica. Petillot

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About Mr. Tober My name is Steven Tober. I am from Calgary and I have a BA with a double major in Linguistics and Spanish literature and a BEd specializing in the primary years; both from the University of Calgary. I have previously taught in international schools in China, Libya, Colombia and Ecuador, Dalhousie Spanish School in Calgary and this will be my second year teaching at Captain Nichola Goddard. Aside from my passion for teaching, I love mountaineering and bicycle touring, having biked the distance around the world via the equator, through more than 40 countries. My wife is a semi-profession runner from Colombia and we have two children ages 9 and 11. Further information regarding myself and my family can be found on our blog at: www. tober-zambrano. blogspot. com

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Humanities is a cross-curricular combination of both the Language Arts and Social Studies program of studies.

Language Arts How can I understand the people around me? How will they understand me? Grade 6 students move from understanding and communicating to drawing conclusions about things and trying to convince others. They learn to think for themselves, revise their ideas and dig to find answers to questions that challenge them.

Social Studies What is democracy? How does it work in Alberta? Your child will explore how democratic principles are reflected in local and provincial governments. They’ll also examine historical models of democracy and the political roles played by citizens in the past and today.

Math Operations with numbers. Your child will convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers, learn about and use integers, and understand the meaning of ratio and percent. They will multiply and divide decimal numbers, and perform operations with whole numbers using order of operations. Your child will use variables, graphs and tables to show number patterns.

Science How do things fly? Designing, building and testing flying objects in teams helps Grade 6 students develop as scientists. In Grade 6, students also learn about the night sky, planets, forests and trees. They will sharpen their skills in observing and interpreting what they see by investigating evidence of human and animal activity.

For more information on the program of studies please visit: https: //www. learnalberta. ca/content/mychildslearning/gradeataglance/grade 6. pdf https: //www. learnalberta. ca/content/mychildslearning/grade 6. html https: //education. alberta. ca/programs-of-study/

Homework Policy ● Vacation Homework: ● If your family is planning a vacation during school days, you are welcome to have your child journaling every day, continuing to read and practicing essential math skills. It will be the student’s responsibility to speak to classmates to find out what has been covered in class and to catch up. We will not be providing work to be taken on vacation. ● Regular Homework: ● Students are expected to use class time effectively and anything not completed in class may be sent home as homework. Occasional homework such as review study for tests or current event presentations, maybe sent home periodically throughout the year. If your child has no assigned homework from their teachers, it is expected that they practice their basic

Reminder About Nutrition Break: Due to scheduling constraints child only has 6 minutes for nutrition break this year. Please ensure that their snack is easy to get and portable so they can eat as they go to their next class. Pieces of fruit or vegetables, cheese strings, granola bars, etc. are some examples of great choices.

This year, the grade six students are participating in Outdoor School at Camp Chief Hector. The 8 classes will be going from April 9 -12. This is an overnight trip; 4 days and 3 nights. The cost associated with this trip is approximately $275. Outdoor School April 9 - 12, 2019 Outdoor School is a unique opportunity for our students to explore curriculum in an outdoor setting. Students also focus on further developing their leadership and teamwork skills. In preparation for this field trip, we are requesting your presence at the parent and student information night, likely to take place in January (TBA) from 6: 00 -7: 30 pm in the Main Gym. Staff members from Camp Chief Hector will be joining us to provide an overview of the program and to address questions and concerns. Parents are required to attend this session. Any parents that do not attend and sign in will need to meet one on one, in a small group, or have a phone conversation with your child’s homeroom teacher.