Week of April 25, 2022

Hey folks. Sure hope we've seen the last of those sneaky surprise snow storms. With the warmer weather, we are planning to get down to the pond on Wednesday, April 27. Please come to school dressed appropriately for any elements that the weather may throw at us.

Humanities 6

• Ancient Athens Exam - Friday, April 28

• Narrative Story Good Copy - Due Wednesday, April 26

Humanities 7

• The Boy in Striped Pyjamas assignments are now overdue

• Breaking up with Britain letter - Thursday, April 28

Week of April 11, 2022

• Ramadan Mubarak to all those celebrating!

General Announcements:

Free Summer Camp for Girls

July 10 - 17, 2022

Application Deadline: April 20th, 2022

Apply online: https://science.ucalgary.ca/mathematics-statistics/engagement/educational-outreach/math-attack

• Yearbook Cover Art Contest is currently under way! Submit your art by April 28 in order to be considered!

• Order your Yearbooks at the office! The cost is $30. Place your order by May 13th!

• There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 15 or Monday, April 18. Enjoy the long weekend ahead!

• We are currently planning a field trip to Heritage Park for our Grade 7s in June. We will require a significant number of parent volunteers for this to take place. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Mr. Miller. Please call the office to inquire whether your volunteer clearance is still up to date!

• No Fit Club taking place this week due to there being no school.

• Grade 6/7 Homework club continues to be offered Tuesday and Thursday after school. Open to all - make sure you have your parent's permission before you stay for homework club!

• We will be having a visit from our MLA, Mr. Muhammah Yaseen on Monday, April 11

Upcoming Due Dates

Grade 6 Humanities

• Myth Writing Graphic Organizer - Due Wed. April 13

• Myth Writing Rough Copy - Due Tuesday, April 19

• Ancient Athens Travel Guide - NOW OVERDUE...

Grade 7 Humanities

• The Boy in Striped Pyjamas - Chapter 1-20 Questions due Monday, April 11

• The Boy in Striped Pyjamas - Final Assignments due Wednesday, April 20

• War and British Conquest Quiz - Tuesday, April 19

Week of March 28, 2022

Welcome back everyone! Hopefully everyone had a great spring break. With

• Reminder to students that it is essential to hand in all assignments on Google Classroom in order to ensure you receive credit.

• Students in Humanities 7 will be heading out on a walking field trip to the community pond on Wednesday, March 30

Math/Science 7

• Adding and Subtracting Fractions unit check-in (okay it's a test) - Thursday, March 31

Math/Science 6

• Flight Adaptation Presentation - Due Wednesday March 30

Humanities 6

• Character Development Practice due Thursday, March 31

• Mapping overdue

• Ancient Athens Travel Guide due Friday, April 8

Humanities 7

• Chapter 11, 12, 13 questions due on Thursday.

• Plains of Abraham webquest due Friday, April 1

Week of March 7, 2022

• Don't forget to book in for Parent Teacher Conferences happening this week on Thursday evening from 4-8 and Friday from 8AM to 2 PM.

• Please send toiletry items to school this week to help benefit the Calgary Emergency women's shelter. Items could include shaving razors, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, hairbrushes or combs, body wash, lotion, toothpaste or toothbrushes, Kleenex, Q-Tips or cotton balls.

• Grade 6 students are now able to join clubs and sports teams! Beginning on Monday from 2:45 to 4 PM students can now drop-in for after school intramural sports happening in the gym.

• Upcoming due dates:

  • Humanities 6

    • Letters to a Government official are now due!

    • Introductory Vocabulary for our Ancient Athens Unit due Thursday, Mar 10

  • Humanities 7

    • British Conquest Vocabulary due Monday Mar. 14

    • History Happens Acadians Article due Wednesday Mar. 9

Week of Feb. 28, 2022

• Interviews will be held on Thursday, March 10^th from 4:00pm to 8:00pm and Friday, March 11^th from 8:00am to 2:00pm. The School Conferences booking system will open to all parents on Wednesday, March 2^nd at 8:00am and close on Wednesday, March 9^th at midnight.

Upcoming Due Dates:

Grade 6 Math/Science:

• Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers Quiz on Monday Feb. 28

• Beginning probability in math

Grade 6 Hum:

• Figurative Language in Songs assignment is now overdue

• Provincial Government Quiz on Friday, March 4

• Continue to work on your research vocabulary

• Students will continue to work on their letters to the government based on their chosen environmental issue.

Grade 7 Hum:

• Fur Trade Exam Thursday, March 3

• My Role in the Fur Trade due Wednesday March 2

Grade 7 Math/Science:

• Quiz Monday, Feb. 28

• Beginning adding and subtracting fractions

• Continue with Heat instruction in science

Feb. 14, 2022

• There is no school on Thursday, Feb. 17, Friday, Feb. 18 or Monday, Feb. 21 for Teacher's Convention and the Family Day Long Weekend.

• Don't forget: Report Cards went live on PowerSchool on Monday, January 31st - if you are having trouble accessing the Report Cards, please contact your child's teacher.

UPCOMING DUE DATES

Grade 7:

Fur Trade Simulation next week

Little Book Study is due Wednesday, Feb. 16 - be sure to complete the Text to Self, Text to Text and Text to the World sections at the back of the book!

Grade 6:

Book Club assignments are due Tuesday, Feb. 22.

A Life on Our Planet research presentations are due Friday, Feb. 25

January 24, 2022

• Students are encouraged to bring their tech to school - IF they are allowed. This is not required but is recommended. The school has technology that students can borrow or share.

• Please remember to bring a mask with you everyday. With the rise of omricon we need to do everything we can to keep each other safe and ensure that our schools stay open!

Grade 7

• New France quiz - Monday, January 17

• Seigneurs and Habitants Perspective - Wednesday, January 12

Grade 6

• Hand in New Year, New Me reflection

• Simile - Colour song - Due Wednesday, January 12

Nov. 29, 2021

Hello all,

It was great connecting with you all last week during parent-teacher conferences. If you would like to reach out, or missed booking an appointment, please feel free to reach out and we can set something up any time.

• Students are encouraged to bring their tech to school if possible

• Please remember to bring a mask with you everyday.

• Our school is participating in the Veterans Food Bank Drive. Please participate by in bringing non perishable items or cash donations by Dec. 1

Grade 6:

• Begin brainstorming personal story for the Metissage project

• Levels of Government - visual journal page - coming soon

Grade 7:

• A Long Walk to Water - CH. 13, 14 questions due Monday, Nov. 29

• Begin brainstorming personal story for the Metissage project

• Complete New France - Purpose of the colonies

• British and French colonies - Similarities and differences chart

Nov. 15, 2021

Parent teacher conferences are open for bookings beginning today!

Parent teacher conferences will be held from 4:00-8:00pm on Thursday, November 25th and 8:00-2:00pm on Friday, November 26th. All conferences will be conducted virtually by telephone or through Microsoft Teams.

When you book your conferences you will receive a confirmation email with the date and time, as well as a link to join the online meeting.

Nov. 9, 2021

• The Veteran's Food Drive has been extended to the end of November! Please continue to send non-perishable food items to school with your students.

• There will be NO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY NOV. 11 and FRIDAY NOV. 12

• Please remember to bring a mask to school everyday. Bringing a spare mask to keep in your backpack or locker would be a great idea.

• The Scholastic Book Fair is on until Nov. 15. Make your last minute purchases by following the link here: https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5149399

• OPTIONAL SCHOOL YARD CLEAN UP On Friday, Nov. 12 at 1:30 PM. Students in Grade 7 have taken it upon themselves to come to the school to clean up some of the garbage that has accumulated around the school yard. Many hands make light work! If you can make it, please come by the school (and meet at the west doors) and lend a hand! It would be a good idea to bring along a pair of work gloves, or garden gloves if you have them, but plastic gloves will be provided. Thank you to our incredible students for always going above and beyond to make a meaningful difference in our school and the beautification of our community!!

Grade 6

• Iqbal Diary Entries are now overdue. Please submit on Google Classroom

Grade 7

• Early Explorers Quiz - Tuesday, Nov. 16

• Beothuk Perspective Paragraph - Due Tuesday, Nov. 16

Nov. 1, 2021

• The Veteran's Food Drive will be collecting donations all this week! Please send non-perishable food items to school with your child each day this week until Friday.

• The Scholastic Book Fair is taking place this week at CNGS! Our Grade 6s will have a chance to browse the book offerings on Wednesday, Nov. 3 and our Grade 7s will get their turn on Monday, Nov. 8.

• Students who wish to shop during this time should be prepared to bring cash or debit.

• In addition to the in-school Book Fair, we also have an online option for families to shop from home through our own personal Book Fair website found here: https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5149399

• Online orders will be delivered FREE to our school immediately following the Book Fair on September 16th! We are thrilled to offer this much-loved event once again! As well, every item purchased earns us valuable rewards to supply new books to our school - thank you for your support!

• Grade 6 vaccinations will be taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 2

Grade 6:

• Iqbal Journal Entry - Final Writing Assignment is due on Friday, Nov. 5

• Pillars of Democracy Visual Journal Page - Due Thursday, Nov. 4 (students should be ready to present on one of the pillars)

Grade 7:

• A Long Walk to Water - Ch. 5-8 Textual Evidence due on Thursday, Nov. 4

• The 3 Big Cs Visual Journal page due Monday, Nov. 8

October 20, 2021

• Photo orders are due into the office by Monday, October 25

• Photo retake day is Wednesday, October 27

• Don't forget, you can sign up for Healthy Hunger fun lunches every Tuesday and Wednesday by accessing this link:

https://healthyhunger.ca/

• Please send technology to school with your students if you can!

Grade 6:

• Students are learning about the various forms of government around the world before diving into our study of democracy

• Iqbal Chapter 11 and 12 questions are due on Friday, Oct. 22

• Iqbal Vocabulary quiz will be next week. A full list of all vocabulary terms will be available on Google Classroom for students to study in advance of the quiz.

Grade 7:

• Imperial Expansion visual journal page is due on Friday, Oct. 22

• Students have started their newest novel study, "A Long Walk to Water" on Wednesday

October 13, 2021

• Students are encouraged to bring their tech to school - IF they are allowed. This is not required but is recommended. The school has limited technology that students can borrow or share.

• The is NO SCHOOL on Monday, October 18 for a system-wide PD Day

• Don't forget, you can sign up for Healthy Hunger fun lunches every Tuesday and Wednesday by accessing this link:

https://healthyhunger.ca/

Grade 6:

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms visual Journal Pages are due on Wednesday, October 20

• Iqbal Chapter 7&8 Questions due on Friday

Grade 7:

• There will be a quiz on Pre-Confederation Indigenous Societies on Friday, October 15

• We finished Wenjack and will be starting our next novel study, A Long Walk to Water next week

• Willy and Hugh Rough Copy writing due on Friday, October 15

October 4, 2021

• There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 8, OR Monday, October 11

• Students are encouraged to bring their tech to school - IF they are allowed. This is not required but is recommended. The school has limited technology that students can borrow or share.

• Don't forget, you can sign up for Healthy Hunger fun lunches every Tuesday and Wednesday by accessing this link:

https://healthyhunger.ca/index.php

In the classroom:

Grade 6

• Students are continuing their study of Rights through analyzing the Rights of a Child and comparing that with what Indigenous children experienced during the era of residential schools

• Students are continuing their first novel study, Iqbal

Grade 7

• Students are jumping into their first major writing assignment of the term: Perspective Writing through a picture prompt called Willy and Hugh. More information about this assignment can be found on Google Classroom under Perspective Writing

• Students are working on research and sharing of Indigenous Stories about the Mi'kmaq, Anishinabe and Haudenosaunee as part of their study of Pre-Confederation Canada. Photos of their group work can be found on Google Classroom

September 24, 2021

It's been a busy few weeks back at CNG but we're off to a great start. Please see below for a few things to keep in mind in the week ahead:

• Both Grade 6 and 7 Students plan to head out to the pond on Friday. The weather is looking great, but as always, please come prepared for the elements as we will be outside for an extended period of time.

• Healthy Hunger lunches are ready for for pre-order with delivery on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Here is the link to the Healthy Hunger Website for you to place your orders.

• If your child has technology at home that they use for school work, please send it with them to school. iPads, laptops, Chromebooks and tablets are encouraged to be brought to class in order to help ensure more students in the classroom are able to access technology when the opportunity arises.

• CNGS Photo Day will be taking place on Wednesday, Sept. 29

• There will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday, Sept. 30 in recognition of Truth and Reconciliation Day

New Phoenix Clothing - Get Yours Today!!

Order your apparel by September 30, and your order will be available for pickup at the school the week of October 25. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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Pond Visit - Happening Tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 14

Dear Parents,

As a part of exploring Land Based Learning across Humanities and Math/Science, our grade 6 and 7 students will be visiting the pond area from time to time during the year.

The pond area (next to Buffalo Rubbing Stone and Save On Foods) will act as an extended work area for our students. Throughout the year, students will visit the area to partake in a variety of activities to support in-class learning.

Students will be made aware of upcoming pond trips to allow them to dress appropriately for weather conditions. We will be notifying our families of these trips by posting a notice on our blog in advance.

Our first visit to the pond will be tomorrow, September 14^th. Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather. It looks to be sunny and mild, but mornings have been brisk so a warm sweater/hoodie would be highly recommended.