Updates...

Please note the following dates:

• Thursday, December 13 ~ Christmas Concert (10:00 a.m.) in the gym.  On that day, we are asking donations of non-perishable food items for The Good Shepherd Centre
• Friday, December 14 ~ S.T.E.A.M trip to Notre Dame Highschool
• Tuesday, December 18 ~ Math Quiz - Unit #5 (Data Management and Probability)
• Wednesday, December 19 ~ JOY DAY!! Wear your Christmas PJs.  
• Friday, December 21 ~ Early Dismissal (2:00 p.m.)

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!!

Updates....

A gentle reminder.....

• Student Led Conferences (Parent-Teacher Interviews) tomorrow - Thursday, November 22 evening and Friday, November 23

• Math Quiz (Unit #3) - Friday, November 30

• Advent Mass - Friday, December 7 (1:15 p.m. in the school gym)

• Keeping Christ in Christmas Contest - December 7

Parent-Teacher Interviews

Please remember to sign up for Parent-Teacher Interviews (Thursday, November 22nd or Friday, November 23rd).  If either date will not work for you, I am more than happy to reschedule for a more convenient time and date.  I look forward to meeting you.

Caribou Contest - Thursday, November 15

Please go to the following link for more practice:

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KPveqYs3hwMJ:https://cariboutests.com/games/dots.php+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-b-ab

Updates..

Hopefully you enjoyed the extra hour spending time with family and friends. 
Please see the following:

• Tuesday, November 6th - Math Quiz - Unit 1

• Wednesday, November 7th - Trip to First Ontario Concert Hall (Boris Brott Concert) and School Confessions

• Friday, November 9th - Remembrance Day Liturgy - 10:30 a.m. (School Gym)

• Monday, November 12th - Science materials are due

• Tuesday, November 13th - Monster In a Jar Presentations 

Trip to S.T.E.A.M (Notre Dame Secondary School)

A reminder that we will be walking to Notre Dame Secondary School for our trip (S.T.E.A.M) on  Friday, October 19th. 
Please dress appropriately for the weather.  
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Updates...

A friendly reminder.....

• IEP's went home today - October 16
• Caribou Math Contest - October 18
• Student Vote - October 18
• Cross-Country Meet - October 18
• S.T.E.A.M. trip to Notre Dame secondary school - October 19
• Materials for Monster In the Jar activity - October 22 
  
• Halloween Dance - A- Thon - October 3 1

X-Movement!

A reminder to please join us for an excellent presentation from 'X-Movement' tomorrow (Thursday, October 11th) from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the school.  Hopefully, weather permitting, this event will take place outside on the playground. If it rains, the presentation will take place in the gym.  

Updates

On Tuesday, September 25, we went on a 'Virtual Tour' in Paris, France.  Many thanks to Ms. Amendola for giving us a very informative and interesting tour of Notre Dame and parts of Paris.

Important dates:

• October 3 - last day to donate to the Good Shepherd Centre
• October 4 - Math Quiz (Unit #2)
• October 5 - P.A. Day
• October 8 - Thanksgiving Day 

Opening Mass ~ Friday, September 21 at 10:00 a.m. (St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church)

Both the Grade 5/6 Gifted class and Mr. Gowan's Grade 5 class are organizing the opening Mass for this school year.  Everyone is invited to attend the Mass.  Hopefully, you are able to make it.

Dean James Ryan's 5 Essential Questions In Life

BBQ/Our Celebration of Learning - Thursday, September 13, 2018

Hopefully, all of you had a wonderful week back at school!

Reminders:

• Parental Consultation Forms - Friday, September 14

• P.O.W. (Math ~ Problem of the Week) - Friday, September 14

• All About Me Project - Tuesday, September 25

I look forward to seeing you and your families at the BBQ and Our Celebration of Learning tomorrow.  The BBQ will start at 5 p.m. and Our Celebration of Learning will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the gym.  

WELCOME BACK!!

Welcome back to another school year! 

Please note that our BBQ and Celebration of Learning evening will take place on Thursday, September 13 starting at 5:00 p.m. A Class letter will also be sent home by the end of this week. 

Looking forward to meeting all of you and for an exciting year!

Mrs. Pellegrini 

Where in the world...

Four Directions Link - Interactive

Turtle Island Game

Where in the world...due Fri., June 15th

Leaning Tower of Pisa - Panoramic Tour
Toronto Star Article Link
For this W.I.T.W. include a synopsis of the Toronto Star article above.

STUDENT VOTE RESULTS

Student Vote Results Link

Live Election Map and Statistics

CTV News - Potential Outcomes of Ontario Election 2018 - Link

Ontario Provincial Election 2018

Macleans Link
MoneySense.ca
Ontario Legislature

  Levels of Government Game 

Mock Trial

Student Vote 2018

STUDENT VOTE

Getting to Know Owls - Virtual Field Trip

During this field trip you will learn about owls while meeting a resident eastern screech owl, Napoleon. You will view owl skulls, feathers and talons to discover how owls are adapted to life at night.

Learn the answers to these and other questions:

-Can owls spin their heads all the way around?

-Why are owl eyes so big?

-Are those ears on top of her head?

-How can owls fly so quietly?

-What can a person do to help owls in his/her neighbourhood?

Eastern Screech Owl Link - National Geographic

Western Screech Owls - Earth Rangers

Websites and youtubes to visit:

•Silent flight of an owl by BBC (same story, first is 3min23sec with backstory, second is 1min35sec with just the scientists) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pWub12DUoU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WigEGNnuTE

•Barn owl hunting by Nature Unplugged: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkP4Ro2gRl8

•All About Birds from Cornell Lab of Ornithology at Cornell University :  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide

•International Dark Sky Association at www.darksky.org

•Tweet us @NCAquarium_ri

•Facebook at NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island

•Check out our website at http://www.ncaquariums.com/roanoke-island

Our Gifted Class - Through The Years

Self Efficacy - Why is it important?

Self Efficacy Article Link

This one bears repeating!

Perfectionism vs. Striving For Excellence

Space

Play "Missions to Planet Earth"

Earth Week - Stewards of The Earth

Recycle Roundup Game
Recycle City Challenge Game
2018 Earth Day Video - Catholic Climate Covenant 
Earth Day Quiz

Where in the world....due Fri., April 20th

Geobeats Travel Guide

National Geographic Link

Easter Eggstravaganza 2018

Stop Motion

Pixar Animator and Illustrator
NFB - The Stop Motion Explosion

World Down Syndrome Day 2018

Happy International Women's Day 2018!

#nogoodway

#nogoodway - to use the R word!

Athletes speak out about the R word

Open the above links and watch the videos supporting the #nogoodway movement.

Where in the world....due Fri., March 10th

Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef - National Geographic Clip

PBS - Climate Change & The Great Barrier Reef

Learning Journey 2 - Footstep Two

Forensics

Mystery Docstar

Solve the Mystery

Nancy Drew Mystery

Open the above links and complete the activities.

Virtual Field Trip

Beaubears Island and the Mi'kmaq




History of Beaubears Island

SpaceX - Falcon Heavy

Starman Replay - Views From Space

The Power of One - due Monday, Feb. 5th

The Algonquin Wolf - Status = Threatened

Algonquin Wolf vs. Eastern Wolf

Have Your Say: Comment on the recovery strategy for the Algonquin Wolf

Forensics

Interactive Forensic Activities

It's Speech Time!

W.I.T.W. - due Friday, Jan. 19th/Virtual Field Trip - Mon., Jan. 22nd

Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre - Link
Your W.I.T.W. activity this week will connect to our Virtual Field trip on Monday of next week. We will spend some class time this week preparing questions about the Historical Centre and how it connects to the history of our indigenous people.

World Read Aloud Day

World Read Aloud Day - Feb. 1st., 2018

Global Solidarity

What is Global Solidarity? 

Our national, racial, ethnic, economic, or ideological differences, do not matter. Solidarity means loving our neighbour. John Paul ll said that since solidarity is a virtue, when we demonstrate global solidarity, “we demonstrate a firm and preserving determination to commit oneself to the common good.”
How does Global Solidarity apply to Out Of Eden Learn?

Out Of Eden Learn - Looking Forward to Journey #2

Biodiversity & Classification

Carl Linnaeus's Systema Natural Link