Les mathématiques

This week we will be starting a new unit in Math, Number Relationships. We will be working on this unit over the next four weeks. The first section will be on factors and multiples and as a result it is important for your child to continue practicing multiplication. We will also be focusing on prime and composite numbers.
 
Over the next few days I will be adding links for the new topics we will be covering in Math.

Here are the two links for the online dictionaries that I was referring to during curriculum night.
www.wordreference.com  and  http://www.pdictionary.com/french/

Friday morning we had our kick-off assembly at school for our Lapathon.
Students were sent home with their sponsor sheets as well, if you have any questions please contact me (or you may contact the school as well). October 11th which is Healthy Commotion/ Walk to School Day will be the day when students participate in the Lapathon event. Keep an eye out for permission slips that will be sent home this week for Walk to School day.

Mercredi, le 11 octobre, there will be no school for students as it is our close-out day.

Science

We are currently exploring "diversity of life" in our Science program.

This week we will be looking at invertebrates and vertebrates, in particular arthropods, animals, plants, fungi, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, etc.

Here are some sites you can explore at home!
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/index.html
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/homework_help/biodiversity/index.cfm
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/plants-animals.htm
http://www.quia.com/shared/science/

 

Math

Here are several fabulous sites for mathematics. We have been working on place value with numbers in the billions, estimating and multiplying large numbers among other things. We have math each and every day; review and practice at home are important.

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-6/place-values-in-whole-numbers Place value questions
http://www.mcwdn.org/Decimals/PlaceValue.html Place value review and quiz
http://www.quia.com/mc/279741.html Place value game
http://www.aaamath.com/B/g21e_px1.htm#section2
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/reallybignumbers.html Written and Standard form/ Estimation
http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-6/word-names-for-numbers Standard and written numbers

http://www.aaamath.com/mul39c1-multall09.html Multiplying numbers 0 through 9 (i.e. 8 x 9 =?)
http://www.aaamath.com/mul310-multiply.html Multiplying two digit numbers by one digit numbers (23 x 4 =?)
http://www.aaamath.com/mul310-multiply3x1-norename.html Multiplying three digit numbers by one digit numbers (146 x 8 =?)
 http://www.mathsisfun.com/
http://www.nelson.com/mathfocus/grade6/student/default.html This link is directly linked to each lesson in our textbook and can be used for extra practice. 

Enjoy!

le 20 septembre

Comment ça va?
Over the past two weeks we have been learning various french expressions and phrases that we will continue to use each day. We have been exploring new vocabulary in french as well. The weather, classroom vocabulary, numbers as well as colors are some examples. We have also been practicing several songs. Here are several links that you can explore at home:
Les numéros
http://lexiquefle.free.fr/numero.swf Les numéros 0 à 50 (Click each number to hear it and practice counting to 50)
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_fr.php#

L'alphabet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWNWobUPAtM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active Alphabet song                     
http://www.languageguide.org/french/alphabet/ Click on each individual letter to hear it

Les couleurs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scjeQaWgQ_M&feature=related Pronunciation for all the colors
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_fr.php#

Les jours de la semaine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=1oDK3GRGRu8&feature=endscreen
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/French/Primary/Semaine/Index.htm games

Le vocabulaire (l'école)
http://madamebellefeuille.blogspot.fr/p/vocabulary-tools.html

http://www.languageguide.org/french/vocabulary/school/ Click on each object and hear the french word (i.e. pencil- un crayon)
 
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/french/sect06/index.htm Comment ça va?
Excellent website for French:    http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bienvenue

Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year and our Intesive Core French classroom blog. On this blog you will find many links that your child can use at home for French as well as Math and Science. There will be videos, songs, games and interactive websites among many others that are directly linked to the grade six curriculum outcomes. As we start new units I will post sites that are applicable to each topic.

I will also be posting important information, such as homework, important dates as well as upcoming events/reminders. I will also be posting updates on what is happening in our school and our classroom, which will help initiate discussions at home. I look forward to having a great year in grade six and working with you and your child. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me: melissareid@esdnl.ca.