Cambrian Heights School Grade 5/6

Yesterday, we gave the students a nearly impossible word problem to figure out. Many of the students said they went home and shared it with their families. We thought we would include it on here for those of you who who didn't get the opportunity to work it out. According to Albert Einstein, only 98% of the world can solve this problem! Who Owns the Fish? There are five houses in a row and in five different colors. In each house lives a person from a different country. Each person drinks a certain drink, plays a certain sport, and keeps a certain pet. No two people drink the same drink, play the same sport, or keep the same pet. The Brit lives in a red house. The Swede keeps dogs. The Dane drinks tea. The green house is on the left of the white house. The green house owner drinks coffee. The person who plays polo breeds birds. The owner of the yellow house plays hockey. The man living in the house right in the centre drinks milk. The Nor

RE: LOCKDOWN PRACTICE & Safety Procedures   November 28, 2019    Dear Cambrian Heights School Families,    The safety of all students and staff of  Cambrian Heights School  is of great importance. To that end, we have been working to establish appropriate safety measures for the various situations that may occur and affect our staff and students. Fire drills are a long-standing expectation of everyone who congregates in a setting such as a school. We are required to have a minimum of six fire drills each school year. Our students and staff treat each drill as though it was the real thing and we are very proud of their performance during those drills. Teachers keep class lists with them during all drills and attendance is always taken. Parents or other visitors are expected to evacuate the building when the fire alarm is sounded.    It is a reflection of the changes in our society that we must add variations to our safety drills. We are going to  practice  a drill k

Hello Grade 5/6 Families, On Thursday December 5th from 9:00 - 11:45 am, students will be walking to Confederation Park. We will be investigating the wind conditions, sky conditions, as well as the existing wetland in the park.   A letter was sent home earlier this year regarding the walking policy for Cambrian Heights School. Since Confederation Park is within the walking limits, no paperwork needs to be signed.  Some potential hazards we will need to be aware of are: slips, trips and falls due to slipper and/or icy conditions walking to and from Confederation Park, getting separated from the group, street crossings, and existing medical conditions and/or allergies.  We are still in need of at least two more volunteers for this field trip. To volunteer, you must have a full police clearance with the CBE. If you have any questions about how to get clearance or wonder if you are fully cleared, please call Jennifer Boyce in the office to confirm.  If you are willing and able to

REMINDERS Grade 5/6 Learning Assembly is on Wednesday December 4th at 9:00 am for about 45 minutes. We invite all families and friends to watch! Parent Teacher Conferences:  Please book a conference time with your child’s “base camp” (homeroom) teacher. If you are not sure who this is, please let us know by contacting Lindsay Kawohl at likawohl@cbe.ab.ca or Michelle Halter at mjhalter@cbe.ab.ca or Parminder Kandola at pskandola@cbe.ab.ca Please note the availabilities below: Mrs. Kawohl and Ms. Halter will be available for conference times on Thursday, December 5 between 3:00 and 8:00, and Friday December 6 between 8:00 and 1:00. Mr. Kandola is available for conference times Thursday, December 5, between 3:00 and 8:00. If you are in Mr. Kandola’s “base camp” group, and cannot attend on Thursday evening, either Mrs. Kawohl or Ms. Halter would be able to meet with you on Friday, December 5, between 8:00 and 1:00. Mr. Kandola would also be happy to meet at another time

PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING NOTICE REGARDING CONFERENCES AND STUDENT WORK SAMPLES. Dear families, We hope you have received the SchoolMessenger that was sent on Tuesday afternoon regarding conference bookings. The Grade 5/6 team of Mr. Kandola, Ms. Halter, and Mrs. Kawohl are looking forward to meeting with you.   Please book a conference time with your child’s “base camp” (homeroom) teacher. If you are not sure who this is, please let us know! You could email us or call the office. Please note the availabilities below: Mrs. Kawohl and Ms. Halter will be available for conference times on Thursday, December 5 between 3:00 and 8:00, and Friday December 6 between 8:00 and 1:00. Mr. Kandola is available for conference times Thursday, December 5, between 3:00 and 8:00. If you are in Mr. Kandola’s “base camp” group, and cannot attend on Thursday evening, either Mrs. Kawohl or Ms. Halter would be able to meet with you on Friday, December 5, between 8:00 and 1:00. Mr. Kando

This is a friendly reminder that Photo Retakes will be happening on Wednesday November 27th. 

ECO SCHOOL Update: At this point in time, we will not be accepting payments for ECO School. We will be releasing more information in the New Year when the packages are put together. Please ensure you have contacted Lindsay Kawohl with any questions you may have regarding finances at likawohl@cbe.ab.ca Grade 5/6 Learning Assembly Wednesday December 4 th at 9:00 am. Math In Math this week, we were engaged in looking through flyers to come up with exact prices for items we use in a day before leaving our homes. We then had the opportunity to create a receipt and add these items together to find out our overall prices. We worked together to place each of our items into categories. In category one, we put “breakfast” items. Category two was “clothes” and category three was “bathroom” items. Also, we were engaged in creating our own visuals which had price tags attached to our visuals, then we added up the total prices of our items. We worked hard making sure ou

ECO SCHOOL UPDATE: At this point in time, we will not be accepting payments for ECO School. We will be releasing more information in the New Year when the packages are put together. Please ensure you have contacted Lindsay Kawohl with any questions you may have regarding finances at likawohl@cbe.ab.ca Acknowledging National Metis Week. Students learned about Louis Riel and his contributions to Canada's history. We watched a video of a oral storytelling of the book "The Giving Tree" written and illustrated by Leah Dorion who is and discussed the themes in the story and her explanation of the imagery she used to tell the story. Math: Students continued to learn about ordering, comparing and creating decimals pictorially, concretely and in written form. Using base ten blocks and decimal grids students created mixed numbers concretely in pairs. Students engaged in a dice math game to create their own whole and decimal numbers to add together with the help of a place

ECOSCHOOL UPDATE: The cost of ECOSchool is $278.25 per student. This amount can be paid through your child’s school fees online or in the office. Please contact Mrs. Kawohl at likawohl@cbe.ab.ca with any questions or concerns =) Important Dates: -     Remembrance Day Assembly is tomorrow at 10:45 in the Cambrian Heights Gymnasium. All family is welcome to join us. - NO SCHOOL MONDAY NOVEMBER 11 IN HONOR OF REMEMBRANCE DAY! -     Grade 5/6 Assembly on Wednesday December 4 at 9:00 am. We will be showcasing the learning we have done so far, this year! Science: Starting this week, in Mrs. Kawohl’s Base Camp, we have a Teacher Candidate from Mount Royal University who will be with us daily until Friday December 6 th , 2019. Her name is Shenaé Richards. Ms. Richards is in her third year of the education program. She is excited to be with us and teach us educational activities that can be used in the classroom to consolidate our learning. We have been using exit s