WELCOME back to the 2010/2011 school year! The year will be full of exciting and fun filled challenges for the students. The school wide goal this year is to improve literacy and student retention.

CASI testing has been completed and results will be posted in each of the grade 5 and 6 classrooms. CASI is an assesment tool used by teachers to determine a students reading and comprehension abilities. A smart goal has been set based on the CASI results.

SMART GOAL: 60% of students will score level 3 or 4 on summarizing and main idea thinking on CASI test by January 25th.

SPEECHES

It is time to prepare for speeches. Sometimes it's hard to come up with interesting topics. The best speeches are the ones that you can make personal connections to. This adds interest to your speech. Remember...You don't want us to fall asleep during your presentation!
CLASS PRESENTATIONS
Cooper
Peltier
Sheppard
Sayers
Pulkkinen - January 28 and 29.

The school competition is on
The Island competition is on

Visit the following site for some cool ideas!
Cool Ideas

Your speech needs to be 3-5 minutes in length. You will be graded according to the following rubric. Good luck!

Speech Rubric

CONTENT 40%

Speech Development (Structure, organization- Introduction, body, conclusion, support material) 20 marks

Effectiveness (Interest, reception, achievement of purpose) 10 marks

Speech Value (Ideas, logic, originality) 10 marks

DELIVERY 40%

Volume, Projection, Clarity

Voice (Change in pitch, pace, volume, clarity, annunciation) 10marks

Manner (Enthusiasm, confidence, poise) 10 marks

Physical (Appearance, posture, facial expression, eye contact, body language) 10 marks

LANGUAGE 20%

Appropriateness (Choice of words, related to topic and audience) 10 marks

Correctness (Grammar, pronunciation) 10 marks

Pulkkinen Numeration Test Honour Roll

The following students have earned their place on the honour roll by scoring over 80% on the Numeration Unit Test! Congratulations and keep up the hard work.

Nicholas Corbiere
Eugenia Eshkawkogan
Daniel Mejaki-Recollet
Harley Maiangowi

Special note to the following three boys who solved the Grade 6 Math Challenge!

Timothy Pitawanakwat
Daniel Mejaki-Recollet
Mathew Oshkabewisens

Patterns in Mathematics

Dear Parents/Guardians;
For the next few weeks, your child will be exploring patterns and methods of organizing and displaying information about patterns. Students already understand how to recognize, extend, and create basic patterns. They will now apply their understanding of patterns to other concepts such as time, money, multiplication and division. As students work through this chapter, they will begin to see the connection of the concepts and skills taught in this chapter to other concepts and skills. The goal will be for your child to identify, extend, create and solve problems that use patterns. They will also be asked to use different organizational methods to display their information, such as tables, charts, and spreadsheets.
You may want to visit www.mathk8.nelson.com and follow the links to Nelson mathematics, Chapter 1 for more suggestions to help your child learn mathematics and for books that relate children's literature to patterns. Also check the site for links to other Web sites that provide online tutorials, math problems, and brainteasers.

Grade 5 and 6 Teachers
Wasse-Abin Pontiac School

The Lifeline Contract

This Life Line Contract Agreement is a commitment to achieving our curriculum goals.

I __________________________, understand I might need help
in one or more of the following areas:
Ø Math
Ø Language Arts
In order for me to successfully meet the required curriculum goals I understand that the following interventions are in place to help me achieve these goals and are not a punishment:
Ø First step is to do work during class free time.
Ø Second step will be to stay in at recess
Ø Third step is to stay after school


______________ _____________ ____________ ____
Student’s signature Teacher’s signature Parent’s /Guardian’s Date
Signature

Lifeline Introduction Letter

Dear Parents,

The 2009/2010 school year has begun and it will be a busy one once again. As educators we try to provide a safe, productive, and respectful environment for our students. It s our hope that students will learn to make appropriate choices, have a responsible, positive attitude towards learning and demonstrate respect towards the environment as a whole. We believe that every student has the potential to excel and demonstrate academic excellence!


Here at Wasse Abin Pontiac, we are in the process of setting in place a new program for those students who find themselves challenged by the demands of the curriculum. The program is called Life Line and is geared for those who need that extra assistance in either math or language arts. In order for this new and exciting program to be successful, we need each student, parent, and teacher to sign a contract agreeing to participate in this program should your child require assistance.


Attached is the Life Line contract. Signatures are required from each student and parent, as well as the teacher. Signed contracts are to be returned to your child’s teacher as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding this program or any other questions, please feel free to contact you child’s teacher at 859-3133 and they will be happy to answer your questions.


Miigwetch,

Grade 5 and 6 teachers.

What is a lifeline you say?

A lifeline is a commitment to achieving our educational goals.