Thanks and Have a Great Summer!

Hello Grade 6 Families,

We just wanted to say a huge thank you for your support this year.  We had an absolutely amazing group of students who we are going to miss very much but will be ready for Jr High.

Please know that you are always welcome at SVS if you need a friendly face or a word of encouragement.

Have a great summer and we hope you visit in the fall!

Mrs. Reeve and Ms. Blyth

Week in Review - June 8 - 12

Hello,

Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!

Virtual Grade 6 Farewell Ceremony

Hello Grade 6 Families,

On Thursday, June 25, we are planning to go ahead with the Grade 6 Farewell Ceremony virtually at 2:30.  The Google Meet will include messages from the staff as well as video messages from interested students and photos of the students during the school year.  Please let us know if you do NOT want your child's photo to be part of the Grade 6 Farewell virtual ceremony.

We will have a yearbook pickup that morning from 9-11 in front of the school.  All students will be receiving a yearbook as a keepsake of their time at SVS.  Students have had the opportunity to write personalized messages for the yearbook which will be included in their book.

We look forward to seeing you at the Google Meet on June 25!

The Grade 6 Team

Friday, June 5 Bus Information + Week in Review

Dear Parents,

Please help us plan yellow school bus routes for next year by pre-registering before June 14, 2020.

We know that there are many unknowns and we do not yet know what September will look like to return to school. We understand that you may not have finalized your decisions for September. However, if you do not pre-register by June 14, we will not include your address as bus routes are planned. It may take up to 4 weeks to add a bus stop for you, and congregated stop locations are only reviewed once per year. As a result, your stop location may be much further away from your home, as your address was not included in the route planning. There is no requirement to pay at the time of registration, and there is no financial penalty if you register for bus service and cancel before the cancellation deadline.

If you have not already done the following, please do so now:

1. Create a Parent CBE PowerSchool Account using your student’s CBE number above by following the instructions at this website: https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/home.html

2. Sign up for school emails by “subscribing” to School Messenger: http://calgary.schoolmessenger.com/cbe_subscribe

Please see the picture below to see what we worked on this week in school.

Future Dates: June 23, 24, and 25- The school will be open for:

-picking up hard copies of report cards or IPPs if required

-returning all computers and/or technology that was borrowed 

(Note: a schedule will be coming for safe arrival and departure)

Monday, May 25

Hello Grade 6 Families,

Here is the week at a glance.  Please note that the SVS Food Drive is this Wednesday and Thursday at SVS from 9-2. Brown Bagging is continuing to offer lunches by the Community Ice rink Sheds from 11-1.  Please see the poster below for more information about the food drive.

Enjoy the sunny weather!

Ms. Blyth

Friday, May 15

Hi Parents and Students,

Here is a list of the assignments for the week.

Please see the poster below for the upcoming Food Drive!

Have an amazing long weekend!

Ms. Blyth

SVS Food Drive

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello Everyone,

We just wanted to thank all of you, moms, dads, and families, for all of the support and for helping your children.  Remember, please reach out at any time if you need anything.  We also wanted to say; 

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend!


Ms. Blyth and Mrs. Reeve



Below is a list of assignments from this week.

Assignment Checklist for April 27 - May 1

Hello Parents and Students,

Here is the list of assignments this week.

Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.



Have an amazing weekend!

Ms. Blyth

I Can Statements

Dear Parents and Students, 

Please find the following "I Can Statements" from our Grade 6 Curriculum that we will be covering from now until the end of June. There will be a focus on Language Arts and Math with some Social and Science integrated into Language Arts. 

Please let me know if you have any questions, 

Vanessa Blyth

Language Arts Grade 6 I Can Statements General Outcome 1: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences. Ø  I can read, write, and talk to explain my prior knowledge connections to new information. Ø  I can use talk, writing, reading, and others’ ideas to understand.

General Outcome 2: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts.

Ø  I can combine personal experience with new ideas when I read see or hear.

Ø  I can use a variety of strategies to help me read and understand new words.

Ø  I can read from a variety of genres and cultures.

Ø  I can summarize what I read, see and hear.

Ø  I can connect events, characters, and settings when I summarize.

Ø  I can explain the reasons for a character’s actions or feelings.

Ø  I can draw conclusions related to events, characters, setting, and main idea.

2.3 Understand Forms Elements and Techniques

Ø  I can identify and talk about the similarities and differences between different types of readings.

Ø  I can identify the main problem in things I read, see and hear.

Ø  I can explain how conflict is resolved in things I read see or hear.

2.4 Create Original Text

Ø  I can choose forms of writing and ideas and details that match audience and purpose in my own writing.

Ø  I can use my own experiences to find ideas for writing.

General Outcome 4: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication.

4.1 Enhance and Improve

Ø  I can ask for and use feedback about my writing from others.

Ø  I can narrow down or expand ideas in my writing.

Ø  I can delete unnecessary information.

Ø  I can make sure the verb tense and pronouns are correct.

Ø  I can use paragraphs in fiction and non-fiction writing.

Ø  I can choose words that are just right for my audience and purpose.

Ø  I can play with different parts of my writing like sentence structure and word choice to choose the best way to communicate.

Ø  I can write clearly and legibly.

4.2 Attend to Conventions

Ø  I can edit my writing for commonly misspelled words.

Ø  I can attend to grammar.

Ø  I can attend to capitalization and punctuation.

Mathematics   Grade 6

I Can Statement

GENERAL OUTCOME:  Numbers

Develop Number Sense

Ø  I can explain how the pattern of the place value system makes it possible to read and write numerals for numbers of any size.

Ø  I can solve problems that involve whole numbers and decimals.

Ø  I can solve a problem involving factors and multiples.

Ø  I can provide concrete or visual representation for ratio.

Ø  I can explain, verbally, concretely or pictorially that percent means out of 100.

Ø  I can solve problems that involve multiplication and division of decimals using multipliers from 0 to 9 and divisors from 1 to 9.

GENERAL OUTCOME:  Patterns and Relations

Ø  Use patterns to describe the world and to solve problems.

Ø  I can identify the unknown in a problem and represent the problem.

Weekly Assignment Checklist April 20 - 24

Good Morning,

Here is the list of assignments this week.

Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.

The Great Pick Up

The GREAT PICK UP

Just a reminder to check the Simons Valley School website for designated times of when you can pick up your child’s belongings.  

Student last name (A-L) ONLY pick up on Thursday and Student last name (M-Z) Tuesday only.

  Please only come during your time. Wednesday, April 15^th is an alternate date only to be used if you are unable to come in this Thursday or upcoming Tuesday.

LIBRARY BOOKS and HOME READING BOOKS

All SVS library books/home reading books can be returned the day of your pick up.

FOOD DRIVE

In addition, to the ‘Great Pick Up’, we will also have boxes available for food donations.

The Salvation Army Berkshire Citadel Community Church has been at the forefront of supporting many of our SVS families and this is one way we can help replenish their supplies.  They are in need of canned fruit and vegetables but are grateful for any non-perishable items.

Be Brave, Be Kind, Stay Positive.

First Week Check In

Hi Grade 6 Parents and Students,

Thank you for all of your support over the last week as we get our online classroom set up.

Assignments So Far

Introduction Video and Google Form

Journal Prompt

Show us your Crib

Scavenger Hunt for the Online Reference Centre

Please note that the due date for the week’s assignments will be Sunday at midnight.  We have extended the deadline to Monday this week to accommodate everyone learning a new program.

Every week we will post a "week at a glance" for students to see what their assignments will be.  We will post up to two assignments every weekday at 9:10. There will be non-mandatory assignments called “extensions” for students who choose to do so.

Just a reminder that we will be having our first Class Meeting at 10 on Monday morning.  If students post ? in the comments box, we will know that the student wants to ask a question.  If they put ! in the comments box, we will know that they want to make a comment.  As this is our first group meeting, it may be chaotic at first, but we will all figure it out together.

Please see the information below to see when your family can pick up their belongings.

Vanessa and Laurie

vjblyth@cbe.ab.ca

lareeve@cbe.ab.ca

Dear Simons Valley Parents/Guardians,

Thank you for being the amazing parent group that you are! Your patience and support as we navigate through these uncertain times is so appreciated. Our school mantra has been ‘We are all in this together!’ and truly what matters the most right now, is how we stay connected in uncertain times.

Many of you have asked about when you are able to come by the school and gather your child’s belongings as well as, returning library books. We would like to offer you the opportunity to come to SVS on

Thursday, April 9th AM (only) for student last names starting with A-L

Tuesday, April 14th AM (only) for student last names starting beginning with M-Z

ALTERNATE ONLY: Wednesday, April 15th

Please see the schedule below:

IMPORTANT: In accordance with Alberta Health Services and social distancing:

· If anyone in your family is ill, please do not come to the school. Student belongings will not leave the school and we can make arrangements at another time for you to come in when your family is healthy. We prefer to be cautious and not endanger the staff and their families.

· Only one parent, (no students will be allowed) is invited to come to the school at their designated time. Please make sure you know your child’s/children’s teacher’s name. Do not collect for any other families but your own.

· Ask your child the description of their indoor shoes.

This is not a time to socialize and catch up. We need you to be as efficient and quick as possible to help maximize the safety of everyone. We do request that you promptly collect your belongings, not engage in conversation and respect social distancing for your safety and that of our staff. (We don’t mean for this to be so quick and impersonal but health and safety is our number one priority).

Kindly follow the schedule below with the first letter of your child’s last name and enter through the glass doors by the parking lot (Grade One doors) and exit by the front doors on Sandarac Drive. We ask you to try to make it on Thursday/Tuesday and only come on Wednesday as an alternate.

SVS staff is working hard planning and organizing learning materials. We ask that you check your emails and our website Simons Valley School, as it can be translated into a variety of languages. Please feel free to contact us at the school at 403-777-6660 or email your child’s teacher. Although we have no idea when we will come out of this, if we stand by one another, we can somehow rise above it. After all, when this is all over, all that will really matter is how we treated each other.

Be Brave, Be Kind, Stay Positive,

Chris Snow, Principal

Gina Davidoff, Assistant Principal

Thursday, April 9th, 2020

Students with the last name A 8:00am – 8:20am

Students with the last name A 8:30am – 8:45am

Students with the last name B 8:55am – 9:10am

Students with the last name C 9:20am – 9:35am

Students with the last name D 9:45am – 10:00am

Students with the last name E/F 10:10am – 10:25am

Students with the last name G 10:35am – 10:50am

Students with the last name H-I 11:00am – 11:15am

Students with the last name J/K 11:25am – 11:40am

Students with the last name L 11:50am – 12:05pm

Tuesday, April 14th, 2020

Students with the last name M 8:30am-8:45am

Students with the last name N/O 8:55am-9:10am

Students with the last name P/R 9:20am-9:35am

Students with the last name S 9:45am-10:00am

10:10am-10:25am

Students with the last name T/U 10:35am – 10:50am

Students with the last name V 11:00am – 11:15am

Students with the last name W-Z 11:25 am – 11:40 pm

Alternate Only: Wednesday, April 15th

Students with the last name W-Z 8:30am – 8:45am

Students with the last name V 8:55am – 9:10am

Students with the last name T/U 9:20am – 9:35am

Students with the last name S 9:45am – 10:00am

10:10am – 10:25am

Students with the last name P/R 10:35am – 10:50am

Students with the last name N/O 11:00am – 11:15am

Students with the last name M 11:25am – 11:40am

Students with the last name L 11:50am – 12:05pm

Students with the last name J/K 12:15pm – 12:30pm

Students with the last name H-I 12:40pm – 12:55pm

Students with the last name G 1:05pm – 1:20pm

Students with the last name E/F 1:30pm – 1:45pm

Students with the last name D 1:55pm – 2:10 pm

Students with the last name C 2:20 pm – 2:35pm

Students with the last name B 2:45pm – 3:00pm

Students with the last name A 3:10pm – 3:25pm

Staying Connected

Dear Parents and Students,

Important Questions

We want to thank everyone for helping us to collect information about the needs of your family and your access to online learning environments. 

Communication

Blogger/ Classroom Blogs - Our classroom blogs will be used to share basic information with parents and students about new lessons and assignments that are posted through Google Classroom.

Parent Communication 

- All group emails to parents will come through School Messenger. If you do not think your email is up to date in School Messenger, please call Leslie Cropper at Simons Valley School (403-777-6660)

-Individual emails to, or from parents will come through Outlook using our emails which are lareeve@cbe.ab.ca and vjblyth@cbe.ab.ca

-If you would like to speak to us directly over the phone please send us an email at either of the emails above with your preferred phone number and we will call you back ASAP.

Student Communication

-Group emails or individual emails to students will be done through our Gmail account. Please note that these are different than the ones above.  (lareeve@educbe.ca or vjblyth@educbe.ca)

-We will also work to set up Google “Meet” video chats with either the whole classrooms, smaller groups or individual students to discuss.  Google Meet is a part of the Google Suite/ Classroom.

Student Lessons and School Work 

-All lessons, assignments, assessments will be sent to students via Google Classrooms.  Your child and you will be sent a link via email to access the Grade 6C/D classroom. They will also receive one for Music and 6 C/D Phys.Ed.

Available Times  

-We will be checking our emails throughout the day and responding ASAP.  At this point, we will be making ourselves available for video chats, phone calls, etc with students at the times listed below. (However, if your child needs to have some personal help, we can also arrange a different time)

-Group Video chats will be Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10-11 am and Tuesday, Thursday from 1-2 pm.

About Google Classroom

Google Classroom is a free online platform that allows students, teachers and parents access to classroom lessons, assignments, assessment, resources and more.  Students in grade 6 have been working with google drive (docs, slides, forms) for a few years and will continue to use these tools. Google classroom takes all of these applications and puts them into one place.  Students and parents in 6C/D will have access to my Google classroom either today or tomorrow and all lessons will be distributed through this platform going forward. The video below is a brief overview of Google Classroom for parents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iowi-gmbys

Other Resources

We appreciate that this is a lot of information, along with all of the other resources/ emails you have received from the CBE. Please know that we are here to support both you and your children as we transition.  

Sincerely,

Laurie Reeve and Vanessa Blyth

lareeve@cbe.ab.ca and vjblyth@cbe.ab.ca

Monday, March 30

Hello Grade 6 Parents,

Thank you for your patience during this time.  We are currently putting together programming appropriate for students and their access to technology.  Please fill in the form that you were sent in your e-mail through School Messenger so that we can have a better understanding of how best to reach your child.

According to the province, in grade 6, we will be focussing on language arts and math.  Science and Social topics will be covered with a language arts focus.  Students will be assigned an average of five hours of work per week.  Programming will be starting on Thursday.  More information will follow.

If you have any questions, we will be touching base with you by phone, later today.

We look forward to talking to you.

Mrs. Reeve and Ms. Blyth

Thursday, March 19

Dear Grade 6 Parents and Students,

Thank you for your patience at this time. These are definitely uncertain times and we are all trying to be safe with our families.  Please let your kids know that we have been thinking of them and are missing them!

As of now, all learning materials and non-critical items like shoes will be held at the school until after the break. Please watch for an email or our school website for plans, after the March break.

Please stay safe,

Vanessa Blyth

Friday, March 13

Dear Grade 6 Parents and Students,

*Important Message from the CBE*

Schools have received information from Calgary Board of Education Communications in regard to gatherings from now until Spring Break.

Please note:

• Events including the school and regular staff population of the school MAY continue. This includes events such as after school clubs, practices, etc. Schools with scheduled field trips may still continue at this time.
• Events that expand to include populations from other schools and/or parents or other community members should be postponed and further information will be provided after March break if they will be rescheduled or canceled. This includes events such as Parent-Teacher Interviews, school athletic competitions, drama/musical performances, etc.

We have chosen to postpone the following:

• March 19th and 20th - Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thank you to all parents who have offered to volunteer for the book fair. We will create a new signup sheet when we reschedule the Scholastic Book Fair.

We will reschedule our Parent-Teacher Conferences at a later date.  Dismissal for Thursday, March 19th will continue to be EARLY DISMISSAL at 1:30 for Grades 1-6 as well as SKILL. Kindergarten there will be NO SCHOOL.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your support as we all share in these unique times.

We have had an interesting week of fielding questions about the COVID-19 infection from students who have heard rumors or had concerns.  We spoke about the importance of handwashing and avoiding touching your face, and worked to dispel some of the myths that often float around in a time like this. When a question was asked that we did not know the answer to, we looked to the Alberta Health Services website for information.

In math, we have been looking at how to multiply and divide decimal numbers by powers of ten (10, 100, 1000, etc).  The most effective approach to solving questions like these is to move the decimal either to the right to make a larger number (multiplication) or to the left to make a smaller number (division). With each question, we encourage the students to ask themselves, "is the answer I'm looking for going to be greater or less than the number I started with."

We concluded our Ancient Athens unit by completing our fictitious news article about an event in Athens.  Students wrote about the Trial of Socrates, a war between Sparta and Athens or and important vote send by the Council of 500 to the Assembly.  We also will have our Athens unit test on Monday and marks and corrections will be available next week. Students have a Google slide in their Google Drive and a review sheet to study from. 

In Science, we did our final unit test on Thursday for Sky Science. Students will receive their marks, next week. We will be starting our Air and Aerodynamics unit where students will learn about how the properties of air contribute to flight. 

The students have been learning about how to write narrative stories. We have been focusing on how to create an effective ending. Next week, we will work on how to plan for a story and put all of the parts of a story that we have been working on together, to create a final writing piece. 

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Blyth

Homework

-Jump Math Pg 31 to 36 

-Weekly math sheet due Wednesday

Quizzes/ Tests

-Social Studies Athens quiz is on, Monday, March 16th. Marks will be coming home, next week.

Junior High School

Please use the link below to learn which school your child is designated to attend next year. If you are interested in having your child attend a different Junior High, please contact that Junior High school directly. https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx

Don't Forget

-Don't forget to return or renew your overdue library books

Upcoming Events

March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences (2:30pm to 8:00pm) (Cancelled)

March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences (9:00am to 12:30pm) (Cancelled)

March 23 to March 29: Spring Break

March 30: Classes Resume after Spring Break

Website

Don't forget to check out our class website for grade 6 resources

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/grade6svs/home