We Create Change

Thought I would pass this on from the Grade 6 Team at St. Cecilia:

Grade 6 Team

Let’s create change with St. Cecilia’s “We Create Change” coin drive.

For our Lenten Project, the Grade 6 students will be running the "We Create Change" coin drive from Wednesday, March 26 to Tuesday, April 15. The fundraiser is part of the Free the Children’s Year of Education initiative to build 200 schools and improve access to education in developing communities around the globe. For every $20 in coins collected, we can provide a brick for the construction of a new school. All students are asked to bring in spare change into their classroom where it will be deposited into their cardboard schoolhouse coin box. The top two classrooms that bring in the most change will enjoy a free pizza lunch. With the help of St Cecilia’s community, we can work together to do our part in breaking the cycle of poverty by empowering a generation of children to make change for themselves.

As an extension to the “We Create Change” initiative, Grade 6 students will also be organizing, constructing, and running their own “Cardboard Arcade” on Tuesday, April 15. Students in all grades will have an opportunity to go to the gym and play various “Midway” type games created out of recycled cardboard. We are asking students to contribute 25 cents per play towards this great cause. The extra money will be added to the total money collected for the "We Make Change" coin drive. We thank you in advance for helping us provide impoverished children with the gift of education one coin, one brick, one school at a time. 

3 D Shapes

Next week, we begin our inquiry into 3 D Shapes.  Here is a little ditty to help us remember the names of the shapes.

We compared two polygons...same and different.  Look what we came up with!

Symmetry Take Two!

Take a look at Amelia's Educreation she made yesterday...well done!

 Today, we were asked to figure out how many lines of symmetry were in a rectangle.  Most of us (including a caffeine-deficient teacher) believed there were 4 lines of symmetry...just like a square.  Ariane pointed out that it could only have two lines of symmetry because not all the sides are the same length.  Using a paper rectangle, we tried (we REALLY tried) to find the four lines...but we were only able to find TWO!!!  We then tried to figure out how many lines of symmetry were in a circle. There were too many to count!  Aidan thought there was only one line of symmetry in a star. He proved he was correct when he cut out a star and could only fold the star in half ONCE.  So there you go...a lot of learning happened today.  We learned that mistakes happen and that's okay!  Later, we used pattern blocks to create a design.  Then we had to find the line (or lines) of symmetry on our design.  They turned out to be...AWESMAZING!

Ava found 4 lines of symmetry in a square

Angie could only find two lines of symmetry in a rectangle

Aidan proved there was only one line of symmetry in this star (decagon)

Using "Show Me" to show our thinking!

We have been learning about symmetry in class.  Students were asked to look around the classroom and the pod to find symmetry in real-life objects.  Using the Show Me app, students recorded their findings:)  Mason appears to be the King of Show Me!  Take a look at the last video he created to show us how to add with regrouping.

The Lirpaloof Bird

Today, we read a story about the elusive Lirpaloof bird that can be found around this time of the year. We brought carrots outside (its favourite food) and tried to get a glimpse of this rare bird.

We did not have any luck luring the bird out of hiding...even with our crunchy carrots!  Maybe we need to plant some trees in our schoolyard!  Hopefully, before the end of the month, the Lirpaloof bird will make an appearance at St. Cecilia!

April News and Simple Machines

Check out the April Newsletter....yep...April is finally here!  It is starting to look like spring too.  Please bring extra socks as our yard is starting to melt.  We watched a video about simple machines...catchy tune too:)

Spelling, Simple Machines and More Earth Hour

You can find the Weekly Word Wall list at Spelling City!  Still having trouble getting your head around the six simple machines?  Check out this great visual and song!