Happy Holidays!

Have a safe and relaxing holiday everyone!!  Thank you so much for the lovely gifts, you really shouldn't have.  Having all of you in my class this year has already been such a wonderful gift (and I'm not just saying that, I mean it!)

See all of you in the New Year!!

:o) Ms. Sahni

Happy Birthday Aryav!!

Sorry we missed your birthday!!  Happy Belated Birthday Aryav!

Secret Santa

If you're interested in participating in our class Secret Santa, make sure to ask a parent/guardian if you are allowed to participate.

The gift(s) should cost a total of $10.

You can give multiple small gifts throughout the week or 1 gift on Friday December 18th (total cost of $10).

Participation is NOT mandatory.

SHHHHHHH!!!! It's a secret!!!!

Katie Archer	Y	Hockey related, book, Harry Potter
Mattias Butwell	Y	Soccer related items
Vikram Chandar	Y	Hockey related items, books
Asmita Chandra
Vibhuti Gambhir	Y	Anything (no books, no chocolate)
Aryav Garg	Y	Art related, Geronimo Stilton, Lindor, video game, Big Nate
Asmi Gujral	Y	Art/Craft related
Zahra Husain	Y	Art/Craft related, chocolate, Nancy Drew
Maanya Joshi	Y	Board game, room decor, Justice/Tim Horton’s gift card, iphone 5 case
Dua Khan	Y	Chocolate
Layeba Khan	Y	Candy, chocolate (no candy canes/peppermints), books
Muzammil Khan	Y	Video game related, Lindor, gift card, book, poster
Rakib Kibriya	Y	Chocolate, books
Darcy Kobayashi	Y	Hockey, lacrosse related (no books)
Aileen Luu	Y	Nintendo eshop card, video game related
Ahmed Mian	Y	Science kit, arts and crafts, candy
Kopal Mittal	Y	Hunger Games related (not first book), chocolate, Cineplex gift cards
Karan Nayak	Y	Video game related, Lindor, gift card, book
Kiran Panicker	Y	Arts and crafts, games, chocolate
Shreeya Panthee	Y	Chocolate
Aneesh Sharma	Y	Science kit, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate
Prabhjeet Singh	Y	Art, Geronimo Stilton
Daniyaal Taherali	Y	Pokemon cards
Abisan Vijayakaran	Y	Chocolate, Science related
Adil Virk	Y	Minecraft, Pokemon, TMNT
Jossie Yu
Ms. Sahni	Y	Lipton cup of soup (chicken noodle), Tim Horton's, stickers for student work

Health Discussion Questions

Substance Use and Abuse

1. Describe the alcohol ads you’ve seen on TV and in magazines.  How do the people in the ads appear?  Discuss how this might affect people who see the ads.

2. You walk into a friend’s basement, and someone offers you a drink.  What do you do?

3. Kids who have strong self-esteem are less likely to do drugs or drink alcohol than those with low self-esteem are.  Why do you think this is? 

The 5 Days of  Spirit!!

14th - Start decorating locker/wall (Ends on Thursday)
15th - Continue decorating
16th - Frozen Day:  Wear blue or white/Frozen shirts
17th - PJ Day & Stuffed Animals
18th - Decorate your teacher day / Wear red, green, bells, bows, Santa or elf hats

Agents of Change

Please bring in donations for Six Days of Spirit.

- New, unwrapped toys
- Canned goods (minimum of 2)
- Hats, mittens and scarves
- $2 or more

Annie Jr.

Wali Shah

Tomorrow there will be a special presentation from a guest speaker, Wali Shah.  Check out this video if you want to find out a bit about him:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVAn1JZoj6c

Dance!

There will be a dance during lunch on Friday.  If you would like to go, please bring $2 and remember to wear bright colours!!

Happy Birthday Jossie!!

Happy belated birthday Jossie!  We hope you had a wonderful birthday over the weekend :)

Dance

Here's a message from Ms. Shin:

Dance:

starting with the right foot,

step touch 4x (1 count of 8)

step behind, step touch 2x (1 count of 8)

step turn 2x

step out (right foot) on 5

arms out on 6

arms up on 7

bring arms in on 8 (1 count of 8)

 

starting with the left foot,

starting with the right foot,

step touch 4x (1 count of 8)

step behind, step touch 2x (1 count of 8)

step turn 2x

step out (right foot) on 5

pause on 6

drop on 7

slap the ground on 8 (1 count of 8)

Photo Re-take (Atrium)

Photo re-takes will be taking place tomorrow (Tuesday) from 8:15-11:30am in the atrium. Please bring a note from a parent if you would like to re-take your photo.

Photo orders are due November 20th.

Happy Birthday Asmita!

Better late than never!!  Happy belated birthday Asmita!  Hope you had a wonderful day :)

Halloween Costume

Don't forget to dress up tomorrow!!  There will be prizes for best costume!!

Math - In class assignment

On Monday you will be completing an in-class assignment in Math.  Please review your notes and make sure you know how to do the following:

1.  Write a pattern rule

2.  Draw a pattern on grid paper

3.  Graph a pattern

4.  Create a table for a pattern

Onomatopoeia Art Rubric

Onomatopoeia Art

Co-constructed Rubric

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
	The student:
Thinking Brainstorms ideas and sketches four different pieces	uses planning skills with limited effectiveness	uses planning skills with some effectiveness	uses planning skills with considerable effectiveness	uses planning skills with a high degree of effectiveness
Application Applies elements of design to show ideas and messages	transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with limited effectiveness	transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with some effectiveness	transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with considerable effectiveness	transfers knowledge and skills to new contexts with a high degree of effectiveness
Communication Presents and explains the final art piece for target audiences	expresses and organizes ideas and understandings with limited effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and understandings with some effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and understandings with considerable effectiveness	expresses and organizes ideas and understandings with a high degree of effectiveness

Media

If you were absent for Media today, please watch this video:

Advertising Techniques

BYOD

$60 netbook, $110 desktop continues Peel board’s commitment to equity of access to technology

The Peel District School Board continues to work with technology vendors to increase equity of access to technology for students. This week, VIG Solutions will introduce two new, affordable options available to Peel board families.

​

Parents can purchase low-cost technology products for student use through the board's Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) parent resource page at www.peelschools.org/BYOD. 

For $110, VIG Solutions will offer an Intel Dual Core, 2GB, 160GB computer with a 17-inch LCD monitor. A 10-inch netbook with 1GB ram, 160GB hard drive, Wi-Fi capability and Windows 7, provides basic functionality for student use, will be available for $60. 

Taxes and shipping will be applied to product costs, and all items come with a six-month warranty. These products can be purchased at www.refurbitstock.ca/peel (password: peelregion). The board does not benefit from the sale of the devices and will not be involved in service, warranty or product issues.

​To help parents decide which device to choose, they can also visit www.peelschools.org/aboutus/21stCentury/byod/devices. 

Old Turtle

Here's the link if you would like to listen to the story again:

Old Turtle

Happy Birthday Shreeya & Kiran!

Hope you had a great birthday on the weekend Shreeya!  And happy birthday Kiran!!

Media

Here are the ads for Media.  Please complete the worksheet by Day 5.

Thank you, Mr. Falker

Please watch the following video and complete the worksheet.

 Thank you, Mr. Falker

Picture Day!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is photo day!

AIM - DVD for French

If you would like to purchase a French DVD, here's the link:

French DVD

Happy Belated Birthday Rakib & Mattias!!

We hope both of you had awesome birthdays!!

Pond

Just a reminder that we will be going to the pond for Science on Wednesday.  Please dress warmly since we will be going in the morning.

Backpack

Due Friday!! 

The First Day of School :o)

Welcome everyone!  Hopefully you had a great first day.  It was wonderful meeting all of you today and I'm sure we are going to have an awesome year!  Please check the homework page to see what you need to do tonight.  

Also, please remember that you must ALWAYS have a novel with you.  Please bring one tomorrow.  You will be reading it every morning during homework and agenda check.  If you don’t have one, you can borrow one from the classroom library.

Have a good night, see you tomorrow :)

 

Forms

Please put your NUMBER on all of the following forms and put them in the IN bin by FRIDAY:

1.  Parent Consent Form, School Electronic Communication

2.  Walking Trips/School Website/Police Officers

3.  Lunchroom

4.  Media consent (Dear Families...)

5.  Student Accident Insurance 2015-2016

6.  Student Accident Insurance 2015-2016 (in envelope)

7.  Pink music form
8.  Student Information Card
9.  Stop R (bus students only)

Back to School Shopping List

Here is a list of the materials that are recommended for the students in class 6J:

• 1 three inch binder for CORE SUBJECTS (Math, Language Arts, French, Health, Art)  OR 3 one inch binders

*Please note:  Rotary teachers will have their own system of doing things which may include an art folio and duotangs which will be provided at school for students.

• Dividers (at least 10 dividers for CORE).  Teacher will assist students with labeling.

• Calculator

• Dudley lock

• Blue, black and red pens

• Pencils

• Pencil sharpener

• Highlighters

• Geometry set

• Ruler

• Lined paper (at least 4-5 packages of 200 sheets)

• Graph paper

• Pencil crayons

• Glue stick

• Pencil case

• Agenda

• Box of Kleenex for a class supply

• Package of plastic forks for class supply (students usually need these during lunch)