Thank you for another wonderful week of learning! Enjoy the long weekend!

Reminder: 
- No school tomorrow (May 20), it is a Professional Development Day. No school Monday May 23 for Victoria Day.
- CBE System POWWOW – this  evening at Crescent Heights School. Bring your families and come out to enjoy a traditional powwow, celebrating and honoring the success of ALL learners in CBE. Grand entry begins at 6, (dancer registration prior).

We have started to work on transformations in Math.  What is a transformation?  Share with a family member what you know about Translations?  Rotations?  Reflections?  Look around your home.  Can you locate an example of each transformation?  Be prepared to share.

Homework:
Watch the video below to see examples of transformations:
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?l=0&ID1=AB.MATH.JR.SHAP&ID2=AB.MATH.JR.SHAP.TRAN&lesson=html/video_interactives/transformations/transformationsSmall.html

Reminder:
-Community YMCA information coming home today
- Sports Club is tomorrow (May 19) from 3:15 to 3:45
- Kindergarten assembly is tomorrow (May 19) at 11:00

Vista Heights is getting a new playground! Today we completes a Padlet discussion on 'What do you think is important in a playground?' Please  share with a member of your family your ideas and ask them what do they think is important in a playground?  Why? Why do we have playgrounds?  How can the Vista Heights community benefit from a new playground?

Homework: 
-Read, read, read!

Reminder:
No school on Friday, May 20.  It is a Professional Development Day.  No school on Monday, May 23. It is Victoria Day.
Sports Club is on Thursday, May 19 - 3:15 - 3:45
Safety notice is being sent home with the youngest student.

Today was the beginning of our health lessons.  Please have a discussion with a family member your learning from today.  Did you have any questions for the question box?  Remember to write them down for tomorrow's class.

Today we planted cucumbers and basil in our community garden with Ricki.  Which garden section are they in?  What did you learn about which plants are interdependent with other plants?

Homework:
Go to the following link and choose a video clip that you think is important for wellness:
https://www.brainpop.com/search/?keyword=health
Be prepared to share in class tomorrow.



Reminder:
No school on Friday, May 20.  It is a Professional Development Day.  No school on Monday, May 23.  It is Victoria Day.

Reflect upon your learning journey this week.  What celebrations do you have?  What are you working on?  


Have a fabulous weekend!


Reminder: 
Vista Heights School Council Casino notice is being sent home with the youngest student.

We are celebrating our narrative and newspaper compositions that we wrote today for our Provincial Achievement Test.  Share with a family member two stars and a wish about the narrative that your wrote today. What part of the picture prompt inspired your ideas?  Were you able to include onomatopoeia? Similes? Metaphors? Hooks?

Homework:

Go the following websites and practice how to calculate volume of 3-D objects:

http://illuminations.nctm.org/activity.aspx?id=4095
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/VolumeShapesShoot.htm

Reminder:

Sports Club is today, May 12, 3:15-3:45.
Health lessons begin on Monday, May 16.   

Our presentations on the History of Canada's Identity have begun! Share with a family member your Prezi, Notebook or Powerpoint presentation and be sure to practice speaking with confidence and eye contact.  Explain your strategies for audience engagement. Locate and share the criteria and rubric posted in D2L and check to ensure that you have worked towards excellence with this project.

Homework:
Continue to read, read, read!

Reminder:
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 12 is the Provincial Writing Test for Grade 6.
Child Safe Canada program guide is being sent home with the youngest student.