Great job this week LOL's - thank you for your excellent critical thinking and task management finishing your book review and social projects.

Take some time to think about our upcoming week at Cardel Place. What is the virtue for the month of February? How can you show this virtue at Cardel Place? Share with a family member the Cardel Place website: http://www.cardelplace.com/ Find ten interesting facts about Cardel Place. Be prepared to share with the class on Monday morning!

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to join us for a day or two at Cardel Place.  We really appreciate your participation in this amazing learning experience. You will receive a confirmation of your day, either by email or by a phone call. Please remember to bring your lunch and wear comfortable clothing and shoes. The bus leaves at 8:50 and returns at 3:00.

Have an amazing weekend!

Reminder:

*No school on tomorrow - PD Day

*Report Cards are coming home today. 

*We leave for Cardel Place on Monday morning at 8:50! Please remember to be on time and to bring the following:

    1. Packed lunch (note: we will not be able to use a microwave or kettle)

    2. Comfortable clothes and shoes

    3. Water bottle


“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another.” – Alfred Adler

Terrific job researching and presenting your Social projects to the class this week! Explain to a family member the topic you chose, how you gathered your research, and the feedback you received from your classmates on your presentation.

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to join us for a day or two at Cardel Place.  We really appreciate your participation in this amazing learning experience. You will receive a confirmation of your day, either by email or by a phone call. Please remember to bring your lunch and wear comfortable clothing and shoes. The bus leaves at 8:50 and returns at 3:00.

Homework:

*Book Reviews are due tomorrow! Please see D2L for the new book review criteria and rubric.
*Grade 6 finish your math text task-pages 31 & 32, questions 1-5.  

Reminder:

*No school on Friday, January 31st - PD Day

*Please have your parents sign the 'Acknowledgement of Risk' and the 'Consent to Publish' for Healthy Living School at Cardel Place

*Report Cards are coming home tomorrow!

*Pizza lunch tomorrow!^h

Tell a family member about the pedometers we are using to track our steps this week! Explain how a pedometer works, and why we are wearing them this week. Make a prediction of how the number of your steps will change when we are at Cardel Place.

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to join us for a day or two at Cardel Place.  We really appreciate your participation in this amazing learning experience. You will receive a confirmation of your day, either by email or by a phone call. Please remember to bring your lunch and wear comfortable clothing and shoes. The bus leaves at 8:50 and returns at 3:00.

If you can volunteer to join us at Cardel Place please let us know as soon as possible!

Homework:

*Social Studies presentations go all this week

*Book Reviews are due on Thursday

Reminder:

*No school on Friday, January 31st - PD Day

*Please have your parents sign the 'Acknowledgement of Risk' and the 'Consent to Publish' for Healthy Living School at Cardel Place

*Report Cards are coming home on January 30.

*Pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

The last week of January is here!  We are very busy this week getting reading for our Open Minds experience at Cardel Place, which begins next week. Please ask you parents what they think 'Wellness' means.  Be ready to share your thoughts with the class.

Homework:

*Social Studies presentations go all this week

*Book Reviews are due on Thursday

Reminder:

*No school on Friday, January 31st - PD Day

*Please have your parents sign the 'Acknowledgement of Risk' and the 'Consent to Publish' for Healthy Living School at Cardel Place

*Report Cards are coming home on January 30.
*Parent Accountability Survey coming home today

*Pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

LOL's, what an amazing week of active living!  Be proud of your rigorous work at the swimming pool with your body and with your mind on your social studies project

Reminder:

*Please have your parents sign the 'Acknowledgement of Risk' and the 'Consent to Publish' for Healthy Living School at Cardel Place

*Report Cards are coming home on January 30.

*Healthy Hunger

-pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

-order online www.healthyhunger.ca

-last day to order Monday, January 27^th

-all orders must be made and paid online NO payments at the school please

“No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Homework:

*Social Studies research is due tomorrow.  We will be presenting next week.

Reminder:

*Please have your parents sign the 'Acknowledgement of Risk' and the 'Consent to Publish' for Healthy Living School at Cardel Place

*Report Cards are coming home on January 30.

*Healthy Hunger

-pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

-order online www.healthyhunger.ca

-last day to order Monday, January 27^th

-all orders must be made and paid online NO payments at the school please

Please share with your parents what you learned today in our presentation about your French Immersion options for junior high at Bob Edwards Junior High School. 

Homework:

*Book Reviews due Thursday, January 30

*Social Studies Identity research due January 24

Reminder:

*Please have your parents sign the 'Acknowledgement of Risk' and the 'Consent to Publish' for Healthy Living School at Cardel Place

*Report Cards are coming home on January 30.

*Healthy Hunger

-pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

-order online www.healthyhunger.ca

-last day to order Monday, January 27^th

-all orders must be made and paid online NO payments at the school please

Please add to your social studies research by checking out the hyperlinks posted for you in D2L.  Be sure to record any new pieces of information that you have located.

Homework:

*Book Reviews are due Thursday, January 30

*Social Studies Identity research is due this Friday

Reminder:

Healthy Hunger

-pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

-order online www.healthyhunger.ca

-last day to order Monday, January 27^th

-all orders must be made and paid online NO payments at the school please

Healthy Living School
3 notices are being sent home today for our upcoming trip to Cardel Place! Please have them signed, and returned to school as soon as possible!

Super swimming at the pool today.  We really appreciate your leadership and your respectful, responsible behaviour on field trips.  You are amazing representatives of Vista Heights School!

Homework:

*Book Reviews are due Thursday, January 30

*Social Studies Identity research is due January 24
**Grade 5 and 6 students have a Math quiz on Thursday! Please see Mrs. Calvert or Ms. Makowski for how you can study.

Reminder:

Healthy Hunger

-pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

-order online www.healthyhunger.ca

-last day to order Monday, January 27^th

-all orders must be made and paid online NO payments at the school please

Outstanding work this week Leaders of Learning! Thank you for your hard work and leadership.

Mrs. Calvert and Ms. Makowski appreciate your meaningful feedback on the Tell Them From Me Survey. We are interested in hearing your suggestions for how we can improve our school. Explain to a family member what you learned from the results of this survey. Ask them for suggestions they have on how we can improve our school!

Have a marvelous weekend!

"It's got to do with putting yourself in other people's shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the empathy that comes from acting." - Christian Bale 

Homework:

- January Book Reviews - due January 30. Please look at the updated rubric in D2L. 

- Social studies research on Canada's Identity is due January 24! Please see D2L for project rubric and suggested electronic resources. 

Reminder: 

Swimming begins January 20 - January 24.  Grade 5/6 classes are the first to swim, so please be on time for school in the morning.   You may wear your bathing suit under your clothes to save some time changing.  Remember to bring a towel and a plastic bag for your wet bathing suits, also a snack as you will be hungry when we get back.  Here is the schedule for swimming days:

8:45 -meet at bus (students do not enter the school) 

        -teachers take attendance                  -students board bus

8:50  -bus leaves Vista Heights School 

9:15-10:00 -swimming lesson

10:15 -bus leaves Village Square Leisure Center and returns to Vista Heights School

Healthy Hunger

-pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

-order online www.healthyhunger.ca

-last day to order Monday, January 27^th

-all orders must be made and paid online NO payments at the school please

Thank you for making our Literacy Event a success today! Tell a family member about our Literacy Event and some of the special visitors who came to our school.

Homework:

Social studies research on Canada's Identity - due January 24. 

January Book Reviews - due January 30.

Current Events Projects - check D2L for when you are presenting! 

Reminder:
HELP! We require one volunteer per day to meet us at the swimming pool (or ride the bus with us).  You may arrive at the Village Square Leisure Center at 9:15 and leave at 10:00.  It is required by CBE that we have right ratio of volunteers to students to allow us to swim. Please let us know by Friday if you can join us.  Thank you! 

Swimming begins January 20 - January 24.  Grade 5/6 classes are the first to swim, so please be on time for school in the morning.   You may wear your bathing suit under your clothes to save some time changing.  Remember to bring a towel and a plastic bag for your wet bathing suits, also a snack as you will be hungry when we get back.  Here is the schedule for swimming days:

8:45 -meet at bus (students do not enter the school) 

        -teachers take attendance                  -students board bus

8:50  -bus leaves Vista Heights School 

9:15-10:00 -swimming lesson

10:15 -bus leaves Village Square Leisure Center and returns to Vista Heights School

Healthy Hunger

-pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

-order online www.healthyhunger.ca

-last day to order Monday, January 27^th

-all orders must be made and paid online NO payments at the school please

Leader's of Learning you were outstanding teachers today when you shared your Electrical Mechanism Project with the younger students in our school.  Your leadership and attitude towards learning will inspire them to strive to do their best.  Well done!

Homework:

Social studies research on Canada's Identity is due January 24. You may research at home by using the class websites posted in D2L, or you may do an independent search with your parents supervising safe search practices. Be sure to record which website you are using for your Bibliography. 

Reminder: 

Swimming begins January 20 - January 24.  Grade 5/6 classes are the first to swim, so please be on time for school in the morning.   You may wear your bathing suit under your clothes to save some time changing.  Remember to bring a towel and a plastic bag for your wet bathing suits, also a snack as you will be hungry when we get back.  Here is the schedule for swimming days:

8:45 -meet at bus (students do not enter the school) 

        -teachers take attendance                  -students board bus

8:50  -bus leaves Vista Heights School 

9:15-10:00 -swimming lesson

10:15 -bus leaves Village Square Leisure Center and returns to Vista Heights School

Healthy Hunger

-pizza lunch on Thursday, January 30^th

-order online www.healthyhunger.ca

-last day to order Monday, January 27^th

-all orders must be made and paid online NO payments at the school please

LOL's please share with a family member about our S4 presentation today from Officer Dan from the Calgary Police.  Do some reflecting about what would be on your totem pole and be ready to explain why in class tomorrow.

Homework:

*Check the Current Events schedule posted in D2L to see when you will be presenting.

*January book reviews are due January 30.

*Social studies research on Canada's Identity is due January 24.  Presentations will be the week of January 26.

Reminder: 
- Child Safe Canada notice is being sent home today.

- Swimming begins January 20 - January 24.  Grade 5/6 classes are the first to swim, so please be on time for school in the morning.   You may wear your bathing suit under your clothes to save some time changing.  Remember to bring a towel and a plastic bag for your wet bathing suits, also a snack as you will be hungry when we get back.  Here is the schedule for swimming days:

8:45 -meet at bus (students do not enter the school) 

        -teachers take attendance                  -students board bus

8:50  -bus leaves Vista Heights School 

9:15-10:00 -swimming lesson

10:15 -bus leaves Village Square Leisure Center and returns to Vista Heights School

*Challenge: Try to decode the message from The City of Ember:

Another fabulous week of learning is here!  Leaders of Learning you will be presenting your amazing Science Building Mechanisms with Electricity Projects to the rest of the school.  Be proud of the the rigorous work and learning you put into this project!  Please share with your parents whom you will be researching for your History of Canada's Identity Inquiry Project.  Be sure to tell them the reasons for your choice.  

Homework:

Book Reviews are due on January 30.  Be sure to check D2L for the new rubric including the compare/contrast paragraph.

Grade 6's please find out who Fibonocci was for math.  Be ready to share what you discovered in class tomorrow.

Reminder: 

Swimming begins January 20 - January 24.  Grade 5/6 classes are the first to swim, so please be on time for school in the morning.   You may wear your bathing suit under your clothes to save some time changing.  Remember to bring a towel and a plastic bag for your wet bathing suits, also a snack as you will be hungry when we get back.  Here is the schedule for swimming days:

8:45 -meet at bus (students do not enter the school) 

        -teachers take attendance                  -students board bus

8:50  -bus leaves Vista Heights School 

9:15-10:00 -swimming lesson

10:15 -bus leaves Village Square Leisure Center and returns to Vista Heights School

Thank you for your hard work this week and a wonderful start to 2014! We are excited to share your Science projects next week. Have a restful weekend!

Homework:

Read, read, read! Book reviews are due at the end of January.

Reminder:

Swimming field trip permission forms - please have your parents sign them and return them to school.

“It’s not so much the journey that’s important; as is the way that we treat those we encounter and those around us, along the way” - Jeremy Aldana

Tell a family member about our class read aloud, City of Ember. Compare a character from this story to a character from one of our other read aloud novels. How are these characters similar? How are they different? Be prepared to share your ideas in class tomorrow.

Homework:

Read, read, read! Book reviews are due at the end of January. Please see the rubric in D2L for new project expectations!

Math - Grade 5: We have a quiz tomorrow! You need to know how to create equivalent fractions, as well as compare and order fractions. Please see Ms. Makowski if you would like to take a text book home to help you study. 

Reminder:

Swimming field trip permission forms, Cardel Place volunteer forms, Sports Club permission forms - please have your parents sign and return them to school.

Science Projects are due tomorrow. Be prepared to submit your project to D2L by the end of the day tomorrow.

Great job curling in Phys. Ed. today! Explain to a family member the rules of the game and how you did today.

Homework:

Read, read, read! Book reviews are due at the end of January.

Math - Grade 5: We have a quiz on Friday! You need to know how to create equivalent fractions, as well as compare and order fractions. Please see Ms. Makowski if you would like to take a text book home to help you study. 

Reminder:

Swimming field trip permission forms, Cardel Place volunteer forms, Sports Club permission forms - please have your parents sign them and return them to school.

Science Projects are due Friday Jan. 10!

Thank you for all the fabulous recommendations for the "100 Books to Read Before You Leave Vista Heights." Explain to a family member this project, and the books our class is adding to the list. Ask them which books they recommend you read!

Homework:

Read, read, read! Book reviews are due at the end of January.

Math - Grade 6:  Your floor design projects are due tomorrow.  Please check D2L for the project expectations and assessment.

Math - Grade 5: We have a quiz on Friday! You need to know how to create equivalent fractions, as well as compare and order fractions. Please see Ms. Makowski if you would like to take a text book home to help you study. 

Reminder:
We need volunteers for our field trip to Cardel Place in February!  Please show your parents the notice coming home today and encourage them to sign up for this amazing learning experience.

We are continuing Sports Club for the rest of the year! If you are interested in joining, please have your parents sign the permission form and return it to school before Thursday.

Swimming field trip forms - please have your parents sign them and return them to school as soon as possible!

Science projects are due on Friday Jan. 10! Please see Ms. Makowski or Mrs. Calvert to discuss your plan for class time this week. 

Happy New Year and welcome back Leaders of Learning!  We are very excited to start 2014 with some amazing learning experiences.  We will be swimming everyday from January 20th - 24th.  In February, for two weeks, we will move our learning to Cardel Place for Healthy Living School.
Our virtue for January is empathy. Think of a time that you demonstrated this virtue, either at school or at home, and be ready to share it tomorrow.

Homework:
Read, read, read! Book reviews are due at the end of January.

Reminder:
Swimming field trip forms are coming home today.  Please have your parents sign them and return them to school.

January calendar is being sent home today.

Science Projects are due Friday Jan. 10!