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Students started our exploration of the planets with expository texts. Many students noticed discrepancies that led to a conversation about publication dates. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students building language skills through Choice Boards that include a variety of reading, writing and speaking tasks. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students exploring mass by estimating classroom objects then using tools to determine how close their predictions were. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Number Talk Task- how close would your estimation be? #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students presenting arguments to judges in our mock session of the Supreme Court for our Democracy Performance Task. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students building shapes, calculating perimeters and noticing relationship patterns. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students discussed and debated what makes a story entertaining. These techniques will become our success criteria when writing our narratives. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students creating study cards about Democracy and our Charter of Rights and Freedoms to build their exam preparation skills and confidence during assessment opportunities. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students drawing and discussing their designs for a toy or a tool that uses a property of air for their Science Performance Task. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students explored measurement concepts by estimating and then measuring items around the classroom. Rich conversations were had about precision in measuring. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students building an appreciation for math by finding examples of it being used in the world around them. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students exploring techniques to create enjoyable short stories by reading narratives created by a master storyteller, Robert Munsch. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students explored sentences through readings and videos- discussing their connections and taking meaningful notes. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students were given goofy (pretend) rules from the government and used the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to determine why they were illegal. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students researching wellness themed topics to determine the best advice to share with others. They are collecting these nuggets in a brochure to share with others. Students found they also needed their critical thinking skills! #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students listening to songs with themes of Remembrance to decide which song they felt connected best to the topic- Peacekeepers. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students drew creatures with their buddies. Rolling dice determined the shapes to be used. Giggles were heard everywhere! #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawks1 #BPSHawksRocks #WeAreCBE

Grade 6’s chose experiments and carried them out today to demonstrate the property of air that it takes up space. One group even inadvertently found an example of air exerts pressure!

Students using magnifying glasses to read artifacts- the war records of an Albertan- a young man from Red Deer. We read the letter he wrote to his family, including a poem about Vimy Ridge. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE

Students reviewed the Scientific Method by following the steps of an experiment- creating a design to fall to the ground slower than the control. #BPSHawks6 #BPSHawksLearn #WeAreCBE