Writing Assignment - About Me Due September 7th

The students are to introduce themselves to me in writing. Here are the expectations and requirements.

1. Due Wednesday September 7th.
2. 300-500 words
3. Handwritten or typed

Marking Scheme

Paragraphs and sentence structure /10 marks
Spelling and grammar /10 marks
Punctuation and capitalization /10 marks
Overall impressions (neatness
organization, appearance, content) /10 marks

Total /40 marks

Welcome to the 2011-2012 School Year!

I am looking forward to working with you and your children this year. I trust that it will be a year of spiritual, academic and social maturity.

I will be posting regularly so keep checking the blog for schedules and updates.

If you wish to contact me, please feel free to email me at: baetza@spsd.sk.ca, and I will try to respond asap.

Let's have a great year together!

Mr. A. Baetz

Thank You For a Great Year!

Today is the last day for grade 6. It has been my pleasure to teach your child. I believe we learned a lot this year and anticipate an enjoyable holiday.

I want to encourage the students to read for pleasure this summer. They can still do the Accelerated Reader quizzes to ensure they comprehend the story. There is also the Saskatoon Public Library that has the summer reading program as well.

Also, if your child needs help with math, encourage them to review some of the math topics we covered this year. Division and Multiplication of decimals, divisibility rules, adding and subtracting fractions, perimeter, area of a rectangle and triangle, volume, factors and multiples, etc..

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Have a great and enjoyable summer.

See you in the new school year.

Mr. A. Baetz

Year End Party at Vander Kooi's Please Bring Forms By Friday

We are planning to have a year end party at the Vander Kooi's. They have opened their farm so we can have a fun wind up. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. We plan to leave the school at 10:00 am and leaving the farm at 1:30.

Please sign the forms and return Friday.

Student should bring their own lunches/drinks. They can also bring water guns/balloons. They should also bring their bathing suits and sandals,flip-flops as they can expect to get wet:-). They can bring socks and running shoes as their is room for a soccer game. Also, hats, sunscreen, and bug spray should also be brought.

The Vander Kooi's have also offered a tour of their dairy farm. We will be tourning their farm at about noon.

If the weather does not cooperate, we will remain at the school all day, clean up and watch a Tim Hawkins video in the afternoon.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Health Talk

On Tuesday, June 21st, Mrs. Marcoux is coming in to talk to the girls about body changes. Mr. Letkeman and myself will talk to the grade 6 boys about body changes as it realtes to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.

Reading Celebration

This Friday we will be watching the movie "The Greatest Game Ever Played". We are doing a unit in golf and with the U.S. Open major golf tournament coming up this weekend the timing is good.

The movie is rated both PG and G.

Students are welcome to bring snacks and I will supply the drinks.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.

Science Test Study Notes For June 17

Use the Periodic Table of Videos to help you. http://www.periodicvideos.com/

Science Study Notes
• The Periodic Table organizes and classifies elements
• Greek and Latin are languages the names of elements come from
• There are 118 known elements in the earth
• The combination of the symbols is called a formula

7 elements in the earth and air
Aluminum
Calcium
Iron
Oxygen
Potassium
Silicon
Sodium
Compounds - matter formed by two or more elements joined by a chemical reaction
Compounds can be represented by the combination of two or more symbols.
Water is a common compound. H2 + 0 = H20
The smallest particle of a compound is a molecule.
Mixture – two or more elements or compound, or both, that have combined without a chemical reaction.
Identify
SiO2 = sand
H2SO4 = Sulfuric Acid
NH3 ammonia
C12H22O11 -sugar
Fe2O3 - iron oxide (rust)
NaCl salt


The first 7 elements in the periodic table
1. Hydrogen
2. Helium
3. Lithium
4. Beryllium
5. Boron
6. Carbon
7. Nitrogen
Metals are shiny, they are good conductors of heat and electricity, and can be bent or hammered into many shapes so they are called malleable. Gold, silver, and iron are some examples
Non metals are dull, poor conductors, and brittle. Sulphur and carbon are two examples.
Metalloids have some characteristics of both metals and non-metals. Some metalloids are shiny and many of them are conductors; however compared to metals, they are poor conductors. Silicon, arsenic are 2 examples of metalloids.
Marie and Pierre Curie discovered of Polonium (84) and Radium (88)

Social Quiz on Thursday and Study Notes

This Thursday we will have a social quiz.

Social Studies Study Notes

308 Seats in House of Commons

166 Conservatives
103 New Democratic Party
34 Liberal
4 Bloc Quebecois
1 Green Party

Terms
Bill – The draft version of a law presented in the House of Commons
Cabinet Minister- a minister chosen by the Prime Minister to be responsible for a specific area of the government, for example the Minister of the Environment, Minister of Finance, Minister of External Affairs etc..
Caucus – All the members of Parliament from a political party
Leader of the Opposition – The leader of the party with the second highest number of seats in the house. ( Jack Layton – NDP)
Majority Government – When the winning party has more than half the seats in parliament
Minority Government - When the winning party has fewer than half the seats in Parliament
Party – a group of people sharing similar political views
Riding – a distract that elects a Member of Parliament
Levels of Government
1. Municipal Government
2. Provincial Government 3. Federal Government
Leader Mayor – Don Atchison – Saskatoon Premier – Brad Wall Prime Minister – Steven Harper
Elected person Councillor Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Member of Parliament
Responsibilities
• Fire protection
• Public Libraries
• Snow Removal
• Transportation
• Waste removal
• Schools
• Hospitals
• Building Roads and highways
• Driver’s Licenses
• Armed forces
• Environment
• Immigration
• Post Office

Monarch – The Governor General is Canada’s representative
Prime Minister and Cabinet – Elected by the voters
Senate – Appointed by the Prime Minister
House of Commons – Elected by the voters
Supreme Court of Canada- Highest court in Canada
Federal and provincial Courts

Swimming Next Tuesday at Harry Bailey

We will be leaving the school at 9:00 am and will be swimming from 9:30-11-30. The bus will pick us up at 11:40 am. Please fill out the form and return by Friday.

Students will be required to bring $2 to cover costs. Students should also bring .25 cents for lockers.

Thanks.

Pike Lake Cancelled

Hi,

Our Pike Lake trip this Thursday will be cancelled due to the strike action. The trip will not be rescheduled.

We are still planning bowling on this Friday in the morning.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Grade 6 Chapel on Tuesday May 24th After Victoria Day

The grade 6's are leading the K-4 chapel Tuesday morning so they will need to bring their instruments on Tuesday and be at school early if possible (8:15 a.m.) for set up. Only students directly involved in the music portion need to come early.

Raum Energy Video

On Tuesday we visited Dr. Jesse's company Raum Energy. Our challenge now is to create a one minute video and submit the video to Dr. Jesse's staff. They will judge the best video and the winner will receive a $50 prize.

"Originality, content, and creativity will be judged. The videos must include:

-The Title must have Raum Energy and Wind in it. ie. My tour of Raum Energy's wind facility. Raum Energy Wind Turbines are the the Bomb!!!

-Videos can be funny, serious, sad, factual, statistical, apocolyptic images etc."

Thanks again to Dr. Jesse for the tour and opportunity!

Pike Lake and Bowling Forms

Hi,

On May 26th we will be travelling to Pike Lake with Mr. Letkeman's grade 6 class. You are welcome to attend.

Also on May 27th, June 3rd, and June 10th there is a Learn to Bowl program at Eastview Bowl. We will be bowling 10 pin.

Please have both forms signed by Tuesday, May 25th.

Have a happy Victoria Day weekend!

French Menu Due Tuesday

Raum Energy Form Please Sign and return by Wednesday

May 12, 2011
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Raum Energy’s president, Dr. Darryl Jesse, father to Ben Jesse, has created an opportunity for our grade 6 class. He has offered to give our class a tour of his plant that produces wind generators and has also proposed to give a prize for the best 1 minute video produced by our grade 6 class to be posted on the Raum Energy website, and You Tube. The winning video would also win $50.

On Tuesday pm, (12:55-2:25) we will be touring the plant, videotaping, taking pictures, interviewing and observing. We will then take the information and go back to the class and produce a video. Students can work individually or as a group.

Please sign the travelling form as well as the bottom of the page to give permission for the student’s video to be posted on Raum Energy’s website (http://www.raumenergy.com/) and YouTube. Only the videos posted on the web site and YouTube will be eligible for the $50 prize.
If you have any questions please contact me. Also, if you are interested in volunteering and coming along please let me know.
Mr. A. Baetz
Choose one of the following and return to the school.
I agree to let ____________________ video be on Raumenergy’s website and YouTube.
I do not agree to let ____________________ video be on Raumenergy’s website and YouTube.

Raum Energy Visit Tomorrow

Just a reminder that we will be going to Raum Energy tomorrow afternoon. Students are welcome to bring a digital camera. (please, nothing expensive)The students can take pictures and video tomorrow. They will be working with the editing during school. This will also count toward their science mark.

Please make sure both forms are signed.

1. Risk of injury form
2. Permission to post on Raum Energy's website and onto YouTube.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Mr. A. Baetz

Spelling Unit 18 Test on Friday

No BMV this week. Spelling test on Friday.
command
cursor
database
disk
input
hardware
keyboarding
memory
modem
monitor
mouse
program
software
syntax
menu
printer
byte
kilobyte
megabyte
output

Raum Energy Wind Turbines Tour Tuesday PM

May 12, 2011
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Raum Energy’s president, Dr. Darryl Jesse, father to Ben Jesse, has created an opportunity for our grade 6 class. He has offered to give our class a tour of his plant that produces wind generators and has also proposed to give a prize for the best 1 minute video produced by our grade 6 class to be posted on the Raum Energy website, and You Tube. The winning video would also win $50.

On Tuesday pm, (12:55-2:25) we will be touring the plant, videotaping, taking pictures, interviewing and observing. We will then take the information and go back to the class and produce a video. Students can work individually or as a group.

Please sign the travelling form to give permission for the student’s video to be posted on Raum Energy’s website (http://www.raumenergy.com/) and YouTube. Only the videos posted on the web site and YouTube will be eligible for the $50 prize.
If you have any questions please contact me. Also, if you are interested in volunteering and coming along please let me know.
Mr. A. Baetz

No Spelling and BMV this Week

We have another short week this week so we won't be having spelling or BMV this week.

Spelling Test and BMV on Friday

Just a reminder that we will plan to have the spelling test and BMV on Friday.