Problem of the week

Santa’s Ladder
Santa is standing on the middle rung of a ladder on his way up to a chimney. He goes up three rungs, down five, and finally up ten rungs to the top of the ladder. How many rungs are there on Santa’s Ladder?

Grade 6 this week

Here are some of the rhythms of the week for grade 6.

Monday - On this day in history... Martin Luther study
- introduction of a new problem of the week
- given a new weekly memory verse

Tuesday - 6B Reading logs due (October)

Wednesday - Instrument + Music

Thursday - Chapel
- Weekly memory verse *due (6M)

Friday - Instrument + Music
- Problem of the week *due
- Weekly memory verse *due (6B)
- Pizza lunch fundraiser

Date change

Due to weather, we are moving our Tynehead hike to tomorrow (Thursday), instead of Friday. We will be leaving around 10:45 from the middle campus and should be back around 12:30.
If any parents would like to join us, feel free to email either of the grade 6 teachers.

Mr. Bisschop

This week

Monday - New memory verse assigned
Tuesday -
Wednesday - Parent/teacher conferences
-Music and instruments
Thursday - Parent/teacher conferences
Friday - Music and instruments
-Tynehead hike (11:00 - 12:30)
-Bible memory test
-Problem of the week (due)
-Socials ReTest (6B)

Problem of the week

"Poker Problem"
Many years ago baseball players would be paid after each game played. Many hot card games carried on into the wee hours of the morning. Four players on the Buzzards, Melvin, Harvey, Bruce, and Rollo, began a game with $233 between them. When the game ended at sunrise, Melvin had $20 more than Harvey, $53 more than Bruce, and $71 more than Rollo. How much money did each player take home?

Cross Country

Problem of the week

Grade 6 this week

Monday -
Tuesday - return cross country forms
Wednesday - Cross Country (all day)
Thursday - Chapel
-6M Bible memory test & handout
Friday - Instruments and music needed
- 6B Bible memory test & handout
- Problem of the week due
- immunization (morning)

Grade 6 this week

Things to expect this week in grade 6:
Tuesday
Wednesday - BAND - instruments + music needed at school
Thursday - Chapel
Friday - Social Studies test (6B)
- Science Test (6M)
*A study guide has gone home*
- BAND - instruments + music needed at school
- Problem of the week DUE

Family Story

Students have been asked to come to school with a significant family story. This should be a "legendary" story. More then what you did last summer, or last weekend.
You can think in terms of a story that would be shared from one generation to the next.

On Tuesday, October 11 they need to be prepared to begin working on developing their story.

6B Social Studies test

Date: Friday, October 14

Students have received a list of possible questions. To help study please do the following:
*Find the answers to the questions in your notes
*Write down the answers
*Review the answers daily
*Have someone ask the questions orally

NOTE: We will go over the questions on Tuesday, October 11 to help students prepare for the test.

Are Canadians helping in the Horn of Africa?

Investigate each of the following Canadian organizations to determine what, if anything, they are doing to help with the many problems facing the people living in the Horn of Africa region.


UNICEF
http://www.unicef.ca/portal/SmartDefault.aspx

OXFAM
http://www.oxfam.ca/

Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.ca/

Canadian Red Cross
http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=000005&tid=003

World Vision
http://www.worldvision.ca/home/index.cfm

CARE Canada
http://www.care.ca/

CCFC Canada
http://www.ccfcanada.ca/

CIDA
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/subsaharanafrica

Problem of the week

CLOCK PALINDROMES
How many palindromes occur on a twelve hour digital clock?

Note: the " : " is ignored so that 1:11 and 11:11 represent palindromes.

Definition:
pal·in·drome

noun
1.
a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward,

Grade 6 this week

Here are a few important things to remember this week:
*No bible memory verse will be assigned.
*Thursday and Friday - No school - Pro D
*Wednesday work block? If you want to take advantage of it, let your teacher know.

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