Happy Holidays!

Wishing you a peaceful and 

relaxing break from school!

It's also the perfect time to READ, READ, READ!
Students: remember to keep track of the books you read to add to your reading goal this year.


See you in January!

Happy Pajama Day!

Class Party!

Thanks to the Party Committee who organized four fun activity stations and brought in some yummy snacks for our party this afternoon.

Happy NESSness Day!

Crafternoon!

In English Language Arts, we have been talking about kindness.
This afternoon, we had fun making crafts to give someone in kindness.

Happy Holiday Day!

Happy Hat Day!

From the Math Department...

• This morning in Math, students were randomly divided into groups and then had to figure out exactly how many gifts you would receive in total if you got every present during the The Twelve Days of Christmas. 

Happy Jersey Day!

Snowflakes!

After reading Snowflake Bentley and learning more about snow, students created their own paper snowflakes!

Spirit Week!

Next week it's another Spirit Week here at Ness!

MONDAY, December 18th: l'undi-forme 

(Wear your favourite jersey or sports gear)

TUESDAY, December 19th: Un béret pour la bien-faisance! 

(With a donation to charity of 25 cents, you can wear a hat all day long!) 

WEDNESDAY, December 20th: Célé-fêtes! 

(Holi-day dress-up day. Dress up like any holiday or like you are going on a holiday!)

THURSDAY, December 21st: NESSness 

(Wear Ness colours or your Ness gear)

FRIDAY, December 22nd: Les pyjamas parfaits! 

(It's Pyjama Day! And the LAST DAY before break!)

The Caldecott Medal!

The Caldecott Medal is awarded every year by the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children.

Here in Room 209 we're reading and evaluating a pile of picture books to make our predictions on who should win! 

We'll find out if our predictions are correct when the Caldecott Medal is awarded in January.

From the Math Department...

We have been working with coordinates in the Cartesian plane.
Today, students had to carefully follow a list of coordinates to create a surprise drawing.
Job well done!

This morning at Ness...

Room 209 presented at the Celebration of Learning Assembly!

We told the school about our learning in Math (how to transform an improper fraction into a mixed number) and our learning in Social Studies (the important Canadian battles of the First World War).

Biographies!

We have finally finished our Biographies!
What fun to learn more about each other!

Homework Alert!

Speechtastic presentations are Monday!

From the Science Department...

We've reached the last part of our study of classification: the 5 types of vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals!

Report Cards!

Report Cards go home today!

Parents: please email me at lmckenzie@sjsd.net once you have received and read the report. Also, kindly return the envelope for future use.

Speechtastic!

It's time for another Speechtastic!

This time, students are preparing an Informative Speech. They have chosen a topic (a person, a place, an event, a product...) and are planning a 2-5 minute speech to inform the audience about this topic. They should be sure to have an introduction, a middle (with all the important information explained with clear details) and a conclusion.

Speechtastic Presentations are Monday, December 11th.

Reminder!

There is no school tomorrow, Friday, November 24th.

From the Math Department...

We are currently learning how to relate an improper fraction to a mixed number.
For example: 5/2 = 2 1/2

and 5/3 = 1 2/3

Homework Alert!

CFOO Presentations are tomorrow!

Tonight!

See you tonight at Student-Led Conferences!

Drop in between 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Come see what the students of 209 have been learning!

CFOO!

In Français, it's time for another CFOO (Le Club Fabuleux des Orateurs et Oratrices)! 

This is a public speaking "club" that will help students improve their oral French skills through short speeches.
For this presentation, students must choose one of the five Creativity options: a magic trick, a commercial, an art masterpiece, telling jokes / riddles or showing off creative uses for an everyday object. They will then prepare their short oral presentation, fulfilling all of the criteria (listed on the page they have in their binder).
Students should also keep in mind eye contact, volume and expression during their presentation.

The CFOO Presentations will take place on Wednesday, November 22nd.

Lest We Forget

Today, 

November 11th,

 is Remembrance Day, 

how will you remember?

Reminder

There is no school tomorrow (Friday, November 10th).

Je me souviens

Students did a great job being respectful listeners during the Remembrance Day Ceremony this morning.

Reminder

Ness's Remembrance Day Ceremony is tomorrow, November 9th at 10:15 a.m. Students should bring a donation for their poppy.

Happy Meme Day!

Happy Twin Day!

Scholastics!

Students received the latest Scholastic catalogues.
Remember - payment is accepted by cheque or online through ParentPay.
All orders are due November 7th.

For your information...

Students received a yellow letter with information about a series of lessons we will be starting next week all about stress and how to cope with stress.

Happy Moustache Day!

Party Time!

Thanks to the Party Committee for a super fun party!
We played Pin the Fangs on the Vampire, Four Corners, Double Button and Janitor. We also ate some yummy snacks!