Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas :

• Awards assembly tomorrow Period 4
• Terry Fox Donations - $2 - TOMORROW
• Terry Fox Walk tomorrow (Proper footwear)
• Team Spirit Tuesday tomorrow
• Ask me about: Our "new" old student :)

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Spelling test tomorrow
• No Miss S. tomorrow - Mrs. Klus in (Cross Country Meet)
• Missing medical forms !
• Terry Fox Walk on Tuesday
• Band AND P.E. tomorrow
• Reading Logs - September due Tuesday!
• Ask me about - Duct Tape

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Open house tonight
• Library tomorrow
• Ask me about: My picture

Pop Group Random Fact - Interesting!

The members of the pop-rap group LMFAO are actually uncle and nephew!

  RedFoo and SkyBlu are better known as Stefan and Skyler Gordy. Stefan is actually eleven years older than his nephew Skyler, and both are descendants of famous Motown record label founder Berry Gordy. Berry was best known as the first African-American to own a label, and Motown Records was best known for signing the Jackson 5. Little did Berry Gordy know that his son and grandson would team up to form a hip-hop group nearly half a century later!
(source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Celebs/The-Members-Of-The-Pop-rap-Group-LMFAO-A/40136#xPHKA7puTlrYyHVt.99

Spider Phobia Random Fact of the Day

The more afraid you are of a spider, the bigger it seems to you!

Michael Vasey, professor of psychology at Ohio State University, found in his research that if you're afraid of spiders, you tend to perceive spiders as bigger than they really are. This may feed your fear, and make it difficult to overcome.
It has been found that spider phobia affects 1 in 6 males and about half of all females. Participants of the study were asked to estimate the size of the spiders after each encounter. Researchers found that participants who were most afraid of spiders, also estimated the tarantulas' sizes to be largest

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/lists/470/15-Weird-Phobias-You-Won-t-Believe-Are-Real/9#AYPk6WLHZgfr8CQ7.99

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Medical forms go home tonight
• Picture day tomorrow
• Open house tomorrow night (Meet the teachercreature)
• Band tomorrow
• Ask me about: Phys Ed.

Exciting happenings in 601!

This week we had the opportunity to present "Identity Bags" for our peers.  This was a great way to learn even more about each other! 

In Science, we have been learning about classifying living things.  Pictured below are students in 601 sorting things found outside on our playground.

Agenda - Tuesday

It has been scientifically proven that the less you know, the more you think you know.

This is known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. The basic idea behind it has been a well-established rule for centuries. Charles Darwin, for instance, has stated "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge". It has been empirically proven in 1999, by psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger in their report "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments".

This was proven through a study in which participants take tests of their logical reasoning skills, grammatical skills, and humor, and then estimate their own abilities in those subjects. Those participants who scored in the bottom quartile grossly overestimated their own abilities. Those in the12th percentile had estimated themselves to be in the 62nd percentile.

Overall, Dunning and Kruger found that incompetent people overestimate their own skill level, fail to recognize the skill of other people and fail to recognize their own inadequacy. Also, as they receive training to improve their skills, incompetent people tend become more aware of their own inabilities.

Read more about the Dunning-Kruger effect in Wikipedia. For a similar, less scientific theory, check out the "Peter Principle".
Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Celebs/It-Has-Been-Scientifically-Proven-That-T/26152#BKY5aKyh2qc4pi0V.99

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Meet the creature night Wednesday
• Health tomorrow - Identity bags? Family Trees?
• Picture day Wednesday
• P.E. tomorrow
• Ask me about: My nature hunt

Our Pledge

In Character Ed with Ms. Molaro, students read No Excuses then created a Classroom Pledge.  This is the official document.

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Identity bags due tomorrow
• ELA rough copies are now overdue
• Reminder: Fill out reading logs at home
• Ask me about: Culture Grams

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Band tomorrrow!
• Take home Timetables go home today
• Remind 101 Forms went home yesterday
• Back to school writing rough drafts due TOMORROW
• P.E. tomorrow - Bring clothes!
• Ask me about: Spirit Guide

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Remind 101 Forms go home tonight
• Ask me about my spelling test
• Health Identity Portraits due Friday- There will be a homework check
• Health Assignment went home yesterday - Due next class (Friday)
• Library tomorrow - Renew/Return
• Rough copies of Back to School Survey writing will be due Thursday

Science outside?! Yes please!

Students searched the school ground for things to classify as biotic or abiotic

3, 4, and 5 heads are better than one!

Race to Write 12! 

Teamwork in our new pods!

It got a little intense!

Setting some expectations for grade 6. Brought to you by 601 themselves.

Y u no up and down?

A little random fact about crying

Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
Obtained from omg-facts.com

Friday - Agenda

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Cross Country Meet - Monday - Miss S. away - Mrs. Klus back

Our crew

Agenda - Wednesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Parent Edmodo Code:
• P.E. Tomorrow
• USB drives tomorrow
• Spelling test Friday
• Family Photo?
• Cross Country tomorrow
• Ask me about: Edmodo

Random Fact of the Day for Wednesday

THIS IS CRUEL: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

There are a lot of interesting and random phopias out there. Dendrophobia is the fear of trees. Blennophobia is the fear of slime. And neophobia is the fear of anything new. However, the fear of long words may have the most ironic (and cruelest name).
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. So let’s say you do have this phobia. You’d be terrify to name your ailment. Kind of a conundrum.
(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/top#r56hIb0gUBra1dUg.99

Random fact of the day......

15 Facts That Will Change How You See Candy

The Chocolate River in Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory was made from real chocolate, but it’s not as delicious as you may think!

Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory may be every child’s dream—unlimited amounts of candy and chocolate for your eating pleasure, magical workers and a hilarious guide in Willy Wonka himself. Too bad it’s not a real place. However, some of the actors may have not felt so lucky.
While a lot of the set was made of actual food, it wasn’t as appetizing as it appeared. One of the most notable set pieces was the chocolate river that runs through the factory. This river was actually made of chocolate, water and cream. While that sounds delicious, it actually spoiled quickly with the cream in it. When it spoiled, it smelled foul. Probably wasn’t fun to shoot scenes with a horrible smell in the air.
(Source)

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/#vftYcc3mZIQWUFYc.99

Agenda - Tuesday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Spelling homework check tomorrow - First one of the year! Red and Blue Ink, Pyramids, Sentences will ALL be checked tomorrow morning
• Family photo?
• Bring back parent contact information - Bottom portion of letter from Miss S. ASAP
• No X-country tomorrow -  Next practice is Thursday
• Instruments tomorrow!
• P.E. clothes tomorow!
• Parent contact info goes home tonight - Ask parents to make any corrections and bring back as soon as possible
• Information - Notice e-mailed yesterday, notes home today
• Miss S. back tomorrow

Agenda - Monday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Miss S away at Cross Country tomorrow - Mrs. Klus in
• Note from Miss S. goes home today - Bring back bottom portion (cut it off) tomorrow
• New (FIRST!) Spelling list goes home today
• Spelling sentences - Homework tonight
• You'll need your band instruments Wednesday
• Team spirit day tomorrow (Davison clothes or team gear)
• Family pictures?

Ask me about: Kindergarten reading buddies

Agenda

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Cross country meet on Tuesday - Forms due immediately!
• Family Pictures
• Are you filling out your reading logs?
• SRC forms due Friday
• Band clinic tonight at 7:00-9:00
• Ask me about: My identity

Random fact catch up

Random Fact obtained from Pinterest.com

Random fact of the day

Obtained from
Pinterest.com

Agenda - Thursday

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Agenda $
• NEW BUS ROUTE MAP
• X-country forms go home today
• Reading club forms go home today
• Family pictures?
• Bring a SURFing book from home
• P.E. tomorrow - Bring clothes
• Band Clinic - 7:00-9:00 at the Comp
• Ask me about: Band!

Agenda - First Day!

Welcome back! I am so happy to have you all in my room this year! I cannot wait for this upcoming year! I have a great feeling about our crew! :)

Students, please note the following in your agendas:

• Agenda Money - $7.50 - Bring as soon as possible
• Band Clinic note goes home today
• Letter from Mrs. Wotherspoon goes home today
• Parent 3-2-1 Homework - Due tomorrow
• Bring a family picture (4x6) or e-mail it to cschmelinsky@mail.gssd.ca.
• Phys Ed tomorrow - Make sure your clothes are here!
• Cross Country tomorrow at lunch

Parents, please note that my email address will be changing this month.  Until further notice, you may continue to e-mail me at my regular address.