September News

Hello families! I hope you are all settling into the daily routines of being back in school. I know it may be a bit of an adjustment, but we should all be back on track very soon! Each month, during the first week, you can expect to check the class blog for our "Monthly News". I will post the news here, under the main page of the blog, and I will also add it to the "Monthly Updates" tab. This is where you can find information about what we are learning in the different subject areas.

As we get started in September, we will mostly be focussing on building a strong learning community in our classroom. We will get to know each other, learn about our own strengths and those of our classmates and set out our learning goals for the school year. We will spend a great deal of time learning about "Growth Mindset" which can be described as the way we think about challenges that come our way, and how we respond to them. The development of a young learners "Growth Mindset" has proven to be very important in their success and attitude towards learning. Here is an image that may help you understand the topic and here is a great article that describes Growth Mindset very well.

Learning about and developing our Growth Mindset will be a part of our learning in all subject areas, but in addition to that we will begin more specific learning in different subject areas.

In Math we will begin the year with Place Value and large digit Addition and Subtraction. Our learning will take place in many ways. We will primarily use Problem Solving to learn about the strategies that can be useful is solving real world problems. Through problem solving the students will develop new math strategies, practise their collaboration and communication skills and work on developing their Growth Mindset.

In Science we will begin the year with my favourite unit, Biodiversity! This unit is a great way to start our year, as it will have us outdoors from time to time, learning about the life around us in some nice weather! Students will also work on their research skills and presentation skills.

In Social Studies we will start with the Communities of Canada, past and present. This unit will take a number of months to carry out and will have some great opportunities for inquiry based learning in small groups and sharing with our peers.

I really look forward to getting started with a fabulous new group of Grade Six Students, be sure to check our blog regularly to stay informed about all of the exciting things happening in our class!!