Posted: February 21, 2017
Mr. Glazier Notes
School
Notes
Posted: February 21, 2017
We will be going skating on Monday, February 27 from 1:20 to 2:20.
Posted: February 20, 2017
Welcome back to our last full week of February. A reminder that there will be NO school Friday as teachers have a professional learning day.
French - This will be the last week for grades 6 and 7 students to draft their informative writing piece. Grade 8 students continue to write their narrative writing piece either about a tale/legend or an adventure. Next week will serve as review and correction in order to finalize. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, verbs, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math - This week we will quickly review comparing improper and mixed fractions and move on to ratios***Homework will be assigned this week***. Please ensure assignments are completed. Let me know as well if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home. Refer for my "web link" for numerous math websites to practice at home.
Mathletics is also well underway. Activities have been assigned to practice at school and at home. Feel free to browse what you son/daughter has completed to date. Students will be told in advance when Mathletics is assigned for homework
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at the school. I will respond promptly via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG!
Posted: February 14, 2017
Welcome back. I trust everyone weathered the recent bout of snow storms. I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but we will continue working through the material that had been planned for last week. With that being said, the schedule is as follows:
French - Grades 6 and 7 students continue to draft an informative writing piece, whilst the grade 8 students continue to delve into the sections of a narrative writing piece either about a tale/legend or an adventure. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, verbs, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math - We have begun a new unit on fractions. Thus far students have related improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa. This week our focus will be to compare the two. Next week focus will be ratios and percentages. ***Homework will be assigned this week***. Please ensure assignments are completed. Let me know as well if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home. Refer for my "web link" for numerous math websites to practice at home.
Mathletics is also well underway. Activities have been assigned to practice at school and at home. Feel free to browse what you son/daughter has completed to date. Students will be told in advance when Mathletics is assigned for homework
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at the school. I will respond promptly via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG!
Posted: February 1, 2017
Notice that Friday, Feb 3rd will be our multiplying and dividing of deciamals unit test. We reviewed place value and multiplication today. Tomorrow we will go over place value again and review our divison. Questions #1-4 on pages 90-91 have been assigned to review/practice at home along with a divsion practice sheet.
*** Mathletics will also commence Friday. Students will update their "avatars" and be assigned their first assignment. Students are encouraged to participate at home once underway.***
Posted: January 30, 2017
Welcome back. Last week as challenging to say the least. I trust everyone was able to weather the storm. We will continue to work through the material that had been planned for last week. With that being said, the schedule is as follows:
French - Grades 6 and 7 students continue to draft an informative writing piece, whilst the grade 8 students continue to delve into the sections of a narrative writing piece either about a tale/legend or an adventure. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, verbs, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math - Decimal numbers (understanding place value less than 1000, multiplying, and dividing) will be our unit of study. Our focus this week will be on division. Additional work and remaining homework will be sent home to be completed. Please let me know if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home. Refer for my "web link" for numerous math websites to practice at home.
Please note that Mathletics will be commencing soon. Students will receive a username and password this week. Various activities/assignments will be handed out as we progress in math throughout the year and will either be completed at school or assigned as homework.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at the school. I will respond promptly via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG!
Posted: January 23, 2017
Welcome back. We will be going skating again on Wednesday afternoon (weather permitting) from 12:20-1:20. Students require a helmet and skates. If you child does not own either please let me know and I can make arrangements.
French - Grades 6 and 7 students continue to draft an informative writing piece, whilst the grade 8 students continue to delve into the sections of a narrative writing piece either about a tale/legend or an adventure. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, verbs, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math - Decimal numbers (understanding place value less than 1000, multiplying, and dividing) will be our unit of study. Our focus this week will be on division. Additional work and remaining homework will be sent home to be completed. Please let me know if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home. Refer for my "web link" for numerous math websites to practice at home.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at the school. I will respond promptly via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG!
Posted: January 16, 2017
Welcome back! Please remember to bundle up. Students have been inside at recess over the past few days due to the cold weather. Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate soon and we will be able to enjoy our new playground.
We will be going skating Wednesday afternoon (weather permitting) from 12:20-1:20. Students require a helmet and skates. If you child does not own either please let me know and I can make arrangements.
French - Most writing pieces have been corrected and will sent home today to be viewed and signed. Please ensure that you child returns to school so they can be placed in their portfolios. The grades 6 and 7 students will explore and commence an informative draft writing piece, whilst the grade 8 students will be continue with a narrative writing piece either about a tale/legend or an adventure. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, verbs, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math - Decimal numbers (understanding place value less than 1000, multiplying, and dividing) will be our unit of study. We will be reviewing the place value component (up to 1 millionth i.e. 1/1 000 000) this week. Additional work and remaining homework will be sent home to be completed. Please let me know if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home. Refer for my "web link" for numerous math websites to practice at home.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at the school. I will respond promptly via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG!
Posted: January 11, 2017
We will be skating on our outdoor rink (weather permitting) Friday, January 13th from 1:20-2:20. Students must wear a helemt. Please let me kow if anyone requires skates and/or a helmet.
Posted: January 10, 2017
Welcome back and Happy New Year. I hope you all had an enjoyable break and are looking forward to 2017 at GG and 6/7/8 Glazier!
You may have noticed that our outdoor rink is almost ready. As soon as the ice surface is ready we will be going skating! Please stay tuned for notices.
French - This week Grade 6 students will complete their adventure story. Grade 7 students will also complete their mystery story and Photo story of their text (enrichment), whilst the grade 8 students will be commencing a narrative writing piece either about a tale/legend or an adventure. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math - Decimal numbers(understanding place value less than 1000, multiplying, and dividing) will be our unit of study. Additional work and remaining homework will be sent home to be completed. Please let me know if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home. Refer for my "web link" for numerous math websites to practice at home.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at the school. I will respond promptly via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG!
Posted: December 19, 2016
Due to last Friday's inclement weather, district math benchmark assessment will take place today. We will review our unit 1 work for the remainder of the week and complete our unit test by Thursday.
Please refer to last week's notice for activites planned throughout the remainder of the week.
Happy Holidays! See you all in 2017 :)
Posted: December 15, 2016
* Distrist math assessment will take place tomorrow (Friday, Dec 16th). *** A reminder to students to practice their multiplication as we will be commening multiplying and dividing with decimals after Christmas***
* Next week our student council have organized a few Christmas theme days for all of our students in K-8. They are as follows:
- Candy grams (.25 cents/candy cane) being sold in cafeteria Monday and Tuesday. Will be handed out on Wednesday
- Wednesday- Pajama Day
- Thursday- Elf / Santa Hat Day
- Friday- Red & Green Day
*** Friday is a half day and our dismissal will be at 11:00.***
Posted: December 5, 2016
Welcome back at another great week at Gretna Green. A reminder that old man winter has made his appearance and is here to stay. With that being said, please ensure you child dresses warmly.
All work on the new playground has finished for now. The swings remain to be installed and will be placed in the spring. It really is a fantastic set up.
District Math benchmark (Grades 5-8) assessments will take place this week. The writing period runs from Monday, December 5-16th.
French - This week Grade 6 students continue to write an adventure and/or personal writing piece. Grade 7 students continue to write a mystery story whilst grade 8 students will be finishing up their Power Point presentations and commence an enrichment project for the remainder of the month. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math - District math benchmark assessments will take place this week. Next week we will finish Unit 1 "Les régularités et les égalitiés" and review for our unit test. Decimal numbers will be our next unit of study. Please let me know if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at the school. I will respond promptl via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG!
Posted: November 29, 2016
Welcome back at another great week at Gretna Green. Montly assembly for K-8 students will be held this Friday morning in the gymnasium.
French - This week Grade 6 students continue to draft their copies of an adventure and/or personal writing piece. Grade 7 students continue to draft their introductions of a mystery story whilst grade 8 students will be creating and rehearsing for a Power Point presentation of their text next week. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math - This week students will continue with Cartesian plans whilst representing patterns with the use of tables along with. Next up, we will learn about equality and how to balance mathematical expressions. Please let me know if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at school. I will respond promptly via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG.
Posted: November 21, 2016
Welcome back! We have another busy week ahead of us in 6, 7, 8 Glazier.
French – This week Grade 6 students continue to draft their copies of an adventure and/or personal writing piece. Grade 7 students continue to draft their introductions of a mystery story whilst grade 8 students will be completing their explanatory writing piece including a bibliography. Their next step will be to create a Power Point of their text. As always, writing traits continue to be taught throughout as well as grammar, conventions, homophones, guided reading, etc.
Math – This week students will learn how graph and place x, y coordinates on a Cartesian plan. Students will also be creating ShowMe videos explaining recent material that has been covered. Stay tuned :) Please let me know if you wish to have any additional work for your child to complete at home.
If you have any questions, please contact me at school. I will respond promptly via telephone. Let's have a great week at GG