Another fabulous week of learning to complete our journey for May!  Celebrate your diligence and expertise with your 'Why Fly?' presentations.

June Calendar coming home today.

Have an amazing weekend!

Another fabulous day of Why Fly presentations.  Please share with a family member what is an aerodynamic engineer.  What did you learn today about air movement, air pressure and air compression?

We are reading a new novel, I am David. Share with a family member what virtues David is demonstrating.  Be sure to back up your opinion with proof from the novel.  What  connections can you make to other novels we have read?

Reminder:
- Sports Club tomorrow, May 28, 3:15-3:45. Our final Sports Club will be on June 4! Thank you to all the students who participated this year! Please see Mrs. Calvert or Ms. Makowski if there is an activity you would like to request.

Our Why Fly projects are complete.  Be proud of your new learning and diligent efforts.  We will be presenting our learning this week from the perspective of an Ornithologist, an Aerodynamic Engineer and an Aeronautical Engineer.  Share with a family member the assessment rubric and how you responded to peer feedback to bring your project to excellence.

Reminder:
- Room 5 will be practicing our 'off site evacuation' safety procedures tomorrow morning with kindergarten! Please remember to arrive to school on time for our walk to Renfrew Education Center.

We are working on an art project by Chuck Close.  Please share with a family member the style of this artist.  How is math connected to this artist? What did you learn about the value of colors?

Reminder:
- Important notice coming home today regarding our 'off site evacuation' safety procedures.
- Room 9 will be practicing our 'off site evacuation' safety procedures tomorrow morning with kindergarten! Please remember to arrive to school on time for our walk to Renfrew Education Center.

Calgary Bike to School Day 2015 on June 2^nd  

This event is promoting healthy choices.  Any students who bike to school on Tuesday, June 2^nd will have their names entered in a draw to win prizes!

For more information visit:  calgarybiketoschool.weebly.com

*Also, remember to keep your bikes safe at school; lock them up with a proper lock.

Thank you for another terrific week of learning! We are looking forward to your Why Fly? inquiry presentations and experiments next week.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Reminder:
- Child Safe Canada Summer Program Guide is being sent home today.

The grade 5/6 Sports Club is today from 3:15 to 3:45! Thank you to all the members of the Sports Club for their participation and demonstration of the virtues this year. Please talk to Mrs. Calvert or Ms. Makowski is there is an activity you would like to do in Sports Club next Thursday! 

Excellent work collaborating with a partner on your Why Fly? flight and aerodynamics inquiry project! Share with a family member the criteria for your project posted in D2L and how you are being assessed. Begin to reflect on the questions you have for an expert for your research. Please see Mrs. Calvert and Ms. Makowski when you are ready to email an expert!

Great job working on your Cross Conservation School Step-Inside project today! Share with a family member the perspective you are writing from for this assignment. How did you connect facts from Cross Conservation School in your writing?

Terrific work this week swimming, narrative writing and beginning our Why Fly Science inquiry project!

Have a wonderful long weekend!

Reminders:
- No school tomorrow (May 15) - it is a Professional Development Day for teachers.
- No school Monday May 18 - Victoria Day
- We have Sports Club today! Please remind your parents our last day of Sports Club is Thursday June 4.

Excellent job grade 6 students writing Part A of the Language Arts Provincial Achievement Test! Be proud of your hard work, creative stories and newspaper articles. Share with a family member your story idea, characters and setting. Explain how you included the 5W's (who, what, when, where and why) in your newspaper article.

The grade 6 students will write the Math, Social Studies, Science and Language Arts Part B Provincial Achievement Tests in June!

Excellent job today swimming at the Talisman Centre! Share with a family member the amazing skills you learned today in our Aquatic Literacy Program!

Reminder:
- Tomorrow (May 13) the grade 6 students write Part A of the Language Arts Provincial Achievement Test! Share with a family member your strengths as a writer, and a goal you have for the narrative and newspaper article. Please remember to get a good sleep and arrive to school on time!
- School Council is today at 6:30 - all parents are welcome to attend!

Our classes began our inquiry project on Flight and Aerodynamics today where students will become a Junior Ornithologist, Aerodynamics Engineer or Aeronautical Engineer!

Share with a family member the project proposal you wrote today, which expert you are interested in researching and why. Please share the Why Fly project criteria and assessment posted into D2L with your families. Why is it important for us to ask experts when researching for this project?

Reminder:
- The grade 4, 5, and 6 students are going on a field trip to the Talisman Centre tomorrow morning for our aquatic literacy program! Our bus will be leaving at 8:50, please remember to arrive at school on time! We recommend students wear their swim suits under their clothes, and remember to bring a towel, change of clothes and extra snack.

Thank you for your hard work this week preparing for the Grade 6 Language Arts Provincial Achievement test on Wednesday May 13. Be proud of the excellent stories you wrote this week!

We were excited to begin our new read aloud, I Am David, by Anne Holm this week! Share with a family member the characters, setting, and plot so far in the novel. What connections can you make to other class read alouds? Make a prediction for what will happen next!

Have a wonderful weekend and take care of your mom!

The Kindergarten classes did an excellent job sharing their learning with the school in an assembly this morning. Share with a family member what the kindergarten students shared! What connections can you make to this assembly? How was it similar and different to our assembly in April?

Thank you for your meaningful feedback about our school in the Tell Them From Me Survey you completed with Mrs. Traquair today! Your ideas will be used to help improve our school!

Reminder:
- Sports Club today from 3:15 to 3:45! We will be using the shale diamond beside the soccer field today. Parents, please contact Mrs. Calvert or Ms. Makowski if you have any concerns.

Great job applying your narrative writing skills this week writing stories as we prepare for the Grade 6 Language Arts Part A Provincial Achievement Test on Wednesday May 13! Share with a family member what makes an excellent story and how you will be assessed for this piece of writing by the province.

Reflect on a narrative writing goal you have for the Provincial Achievement Test. How can you achieve this goal? What strategies can you use? Be prepared to share your ideas in class tomorrow. 

Thank you for participating in our Student Vote Election today! Share with your family members what you learned during our tour of the polling station at Vista Heights School, and who you voted for in our class election. Discuss with your family which political party they support and who they will be voting for today in the Provincial Election!

Reminder:
- We have our scheduled book exchange tomorrow with Mrs. Reimer! Please remember to bring your library books to school to renew or exchange.

Welcome back to Vista Heights after our amazing week of learning at Cross Conservation School! Excellent work today self-assessing your Special Spot journal entries from Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area. We will be applying your narrative writing skills as we prepare for the Part A of the Language Arts Provincial Achievement Test on May 13.

Our classes began to research the upcoming Provincial Election! Share with a family member what you learned about the different political parties in Alberta. We will be holding a class election tomorrow, May 5! Think about the political party you will vote for tomorrow and why.

Reminder:
- If you have not yet returned your Talisman Swimming Consent form return it to school as soon as possible!

What an AMAZING learning journey we have had this week at the Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area!  We would like to thank our School Council for financially supporting our experience!  We would also like to thank the parents who volunteered their time to contribute to the success of our learning.