The Room 7 Times
October’s To Do
List for Students:
 With wet, fall weather,
it is essential that students have a dry pair of
running shoes at
school that can also be
worn for Phys. Ed.
O C T O B E R
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Email: [email protected]
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School Website: fhl.wrdsb.ca
 Have a change of cloth-
ing for Phys.Ed.
 Bring $10 for your
Math Homework book
 Read Pax with other
students all over the
world—we are hosting
the Twitter discussion
during the week of October 3rd Global Read
Aloud 2016
@Mrs_Fays_Class
#PaxSlowChat
 Practice gratitude
 Learn to throw and
catch a football
 Go see a university
football game
 Learn about nutritious
decisions in Health
 Work on converting
metric units & multiplying and dividing
by 10, 100 & 1000
In September, we
watched a series of videos by
Professor Jo Boaler from Stanford University. Her research is
about mathematical mindsets,
or more generally, growth
mindsets. She considers the
damage of saying “I can’t,” of
saying “I’m not a math person,” and generally being
quick to quit when things are a
struggle.
Her research shows
that anyone can improve in
Mathematics if they believe
they can, do purposeful practice, and develop a willingness
to continue to try when faced
with difficulty. The brain literally gets smarter.
My experience has
always led me to believe that
quitting quickly, negative selftalk, and learned helplessness
are huge barriers to learning
success.
This past month, we
have been learning mental
math strategies to increase
general number sense and to
build opportunities for success
and confidence in Mathematics. We have also been working with place value and forms
of numbers.
In Language, we have
been working on daily quick
writes that focus on generating
ideas and justifying one’s thinking. We interviewed and introduced classmates, and we read
a novel about friendship and
deathly jellyfish.
As part of the Grade 6
Social Studies, our class participated in Oktoberfest, celebrating German language, dance,
music, food, and culture. The
trip also explored the early settlement of Kitchener (Berlin) by
Germans. We look forward to
visiting Crawford Lake near
Milton in November (cost will be
$20) to explore the lifestyle of
First Nations people in our
province. This trip supports
both the Grade 5 and 6 Social
Studies Curriculum.
Our Grade 6 students enjoyed a pond study
at Camp Heidelberg as part
of their biodiversity unit in
Science, while the Grade 5s
will have an outdoor education opportunity in the winter
as part of their science program.
In Physical Education, we have been focusing
on agility, balance, coordination, and strength in our
warm-ups, and on ultimate
games (chicken, Frisbee,
football) that focus on throwing, catching, and dodging
skills.
Beyond the curriculum, we have been developing our use of Google Drive,
our ideas around gratitude,
our use of notebooks, duotangs, and binders, and the
use of our planner. Thank
you for checking your child’s
planner. We update the week
every Monday, and I check
for your initials at the end of
each week.
Happy October to you.
Mrs. Rebecca Fay
Attendance Line 519 570-8081 ext 3294#
Please call if your child is going to be late or absent from school
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Teacher: Mrs. Rebecca Fay
5/6 Room: 7
[email protected]
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
5
6 Phys.Ed.
7
Day 1
12 Yom Kippur
Day 2
Day 3
14 Phys.Ed
Day 4
Day 5
Day 1
Day 2 Laurier
Football Game
18 Pizza $1.50
19 We Day
20
21
Phys.Ed.
Nicole Robinson,
WRDSB Diversity &
Equity, Aboriginal
Focus, visits Gr 5/6
Day 4
Day 5
Day 1
25 Simchat Torah
26
27
Pizza $1.50
Rosh Hashanah
Phys.Ed.
Day 4
10
Chocolate fundraiser begins
Day 5
11
Pizza $1.50
13
Thanksgiving
No Classes
Phys.Ed.
School Council
6:30
17
Sukkot begins
Phys.Ed.
Phys.Ed.
Day 3
24 Shemini
Atzeret
Phys.Ed.
Pizza $1.50
Phys.Ed.
Day 3
31
Halloween
Day 4
1
Phys.Ed.
Day 3
Day 4
Day 2
28 Spirit Day
Choir at Rangers
Day 5
Day 1
Day 2