Dear Grade 6 Parents,
We kicked off the school week with an amazing presentation from NASA researcher Miguel Castillo. Mr. Castillo spoke to the students about his work with NASA on the Orion Spacecraft, intended to carry astronauts beyond earth's orbit. He also answered questions ranging from, "What do astronauts eat in space?" to "How long would it take to fly to Mars?” Mr. Castillo is also an author and specialist in holistic medicine and was featured in a 2016 TEDx talk https://youtu.be/xGZd8Mv7IR0 . Thank you to Mrs. Mott for organizing this amazing speaker!
We have been looking at how to measure and build triangles and quadrilaterals by following a series of instructions. The class, in general, found this to be challenging work and we will continue to review the strategies and steps to correctly create these shapes.
Today we collaborated with a grade one class to create some pieces of art for the program, Homes for Heroes which is a community project of providing homes for homeless veterans. The art is being provided as a ‘welcome to your new home gift’. They were inspired by Georgia O'Keefe and were beautifully done. The community also designed placemats at the Evening of Gathering and Giving. We will send the packages accompanied by letters which we will write with the grade ones, next week.
The Martian Movie
To kick off our next science unit (Sky Science), we would like to show the movie the Martian (2015), during the last week of school before break. One of NASA's next major missions will be to Mars and this movie accurately demonstrates many of the challenges facing astronauts. All of the teachers have seen the movie and there is some swearing and other scenes that parents want to be aware of. Please read the link below as it outlines these. We will do our best to omit inappropriate scenes (2) and bleep out the inappropriate language.
Please let us know if you do not want your child to watch this movie and we will make other arrangments for them.
Have a great weekend,
Ms. Blyth
Quizzes/ Tests
-Measurement and Geometry quiz on Monday, December 16th (Pg 75 to 88 and Pg 93 to 112 to review)
-Marks for the Provincial Government quiz were released to the students in their school Gmail accounts. Ask your child how they did out of 29 marks. Please note that if a student received part marks on a question, for example, 3 out 4, the computer will make it appear as if it is incorrect by placing a red mark.
Homework
-Two additional math questions went home this week. They are due back next Wednesday.
The Show Must Go On Performance
A performance by grade four, five, and six students
Cast A Wednesday, December 11th - Doors open at 6:15 PM
Cast B Thursday, December 12th - Doors open at 6:15 PM
Admission: Free
All students in grades four, five and six have signed up for one of the following groups. Ask your child if they have been assigned to Cast A (Wednesday, December 11th Performance) or Cast B (Thursday, December 12th performance). Students in non-performing groups are not required to attend the night of the performances.
Performing Groups:
Acting
Dance
Choir
Instruments
Comedy
Non-Performing Groups
Art (set design and posters)
Video Production.
Story Synopsis
In The Show Must Go On, student actors perform as teachers in the school.
After spending months perfecting the three-act musical Cats, the Simons Valley Drama club is forced to come up with a new plan. Cats is unexpectedly canceled, but the Junior Tony Award judge is scheduled to come in just a few days to watch the school’s performance. Since Mr. Snow was a young boy, he has always dreamed of winning the Junior Tony Award - The top prize a school can win for its theatrical performance. He informs the Drama Club that they must come up with a new plan.
The teachers realize they won’t have time to put together another full three-act musical, and everyone has a different idea of what to do. Ms. Blyth and Mrs. Boulanger want the students to perform a dance routine. Mrs. Reeve and Mrs. Fuller think the students should sing choir style. Mrs. Sinden and Mrs. Moncrieff think that playing musical instruments is the way to go. Mrs. Neumiller wants the students to perform her original creation entitled “The Neumiller Special”
Can the Simons Valley School Drama Club get on the same page and win the Junior Tony Award? Find out December 11th and 12th as Simons Valley School presents The Show Must Go On.
SVS Christmas Hampers
The Christmas season is upon us! It is a time many families look forward to the gathering of family and friends, the sharing of gifts and a warm meal. Unfortunately, not all families are able to participate in many of these activities which most of us take for granted.
In previous years, the SVS staff and community have had the pleasure of being able to help some of our SVS families during this time. We will again be supporting a few of our families by providing them with gift cards. The most asked for are to SuperStore and Walmart but any card will be accepted.
You can show your support by purchasing a gift card and dropping it off at the office by Friday, December 13th. We will then distribute the cards to the families in the last week of school. Thank you for your generosity and care.
Calgary Food Bank
From now until December 17th we will be collecting non-perishable food for the Calgary Food Bank. Foodbank boxes are now placed around the school to accept any and all donations.
Upcoming Events
December 11: The Show Must Go On (Cast A)
December 12: The Show Must Go On (Cast B)
December 19: Last Day of classes
January 7: Classes Resume
January 15: Colonel Irvine Jr High Daytime Tour
January 15: Colonel Irvine Jr High Evening Open House (6:30 pm to 8:00 pm)
Website
Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources
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