Upcoming Dates

Here are some upcoming dates for our school year!

Sept. 20	HSA Ice Cream Social - 6:30-8:30 pm
Sept 27	Curriculum night - 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Sept. 28	PD Day - no school for students
Oct. 3 & 4th	School photos
Oct. 8	Thanksgiving Day

School Supply List

Here is the Grade 6 School Supply List!

Bedford South school

School Supply List

GRADE SIX

2012-2013

 

• 36 HB Pencils,
• 2 White Erasers
• Pencil Sharpener
• 20 large zip lock bags
• One coil bound sketchpad (large) good quality white paper
• Two of each of the following sketching pencils (B, 2B, 3B 4B)
• Metric Ruler(s) (30 cm) 
• Mathematics Set (that contains a protractor)
• Coloured Pencils
• Markers
• 2 Black Permanent Markers (1 fine tip, 1 regular tip)
• 2 Highlighters (2 different colours)
• Graph Paper (5 packages, *1 cm square)
• 4 Glue Sticks
• 1 bottle of white glue
• Pens (6 blue and 2 red or other colour)
• Pointed Scissors
• Dictionary (Oxford English)
• Thesaurus
• French-English Dictionary
• Calculator (NOT Scientific)
• Supply/ Pencil Box
• 2 packages of sticky notes
• 1 package of index cards
• 12 Duo-tangs (2 red, 2 light blue, 2 green, 2 yellow, purple, dark blue, black, orange)
• Four  32-page scribblers (non-coil bound)
• Two 1 ½ inch binders
• Plastic sleeves - 25
• 24  Dividers (Tabs)
• Two pkg. 1000 sheet loose-leaf (may need more later)
• 10 file folders (2 LEGAL sized, 8 regular sized )
• $10.00 for School Agenda
• An Independent reading novel appropriate to student’s independent reading level
• One Memory Stick (USB Flashdrive)

 

Additional Suggested Purchases

• Six boxes of tissue
• Indoor footwear for Physical Education
• Waterbottle

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Happy New School Year!

Our summer is quickly coming to an end.  As much as I am sad to leave the summer freedom and time with my family, I am also very excited to be back at BSS!  An added bonus - I am inside the building this year!

Our classroom is located in the yellow pod, second floor, Room 2047.  With the help of family members I have the classroom ready for our first day of school.  We will see you next week!  Happy long weekend - enjoy what is left of summer!

-Mrs. Bonin

Children's Rights

In Social Studies we are learning about the challenges in human rights.  In a country like Canada, many of us take our rights and freedoms for granted. In this unit we will focus on human rights in Canada and around the world.  We'll see how the United Nations has defined rights it believes all people in the world should have.  We'll also explore some human rights issues in the world today and the responsibilities we have to try and resolve these issues. 

Here is the Convention on the Rights of the Child that the United Nations created in 1989

The Right to Survive:
every child has the right to:
-live with freedom and dignity
-have enough food shelter, water, and clothing to meet his or her needs
-receive proper medical care
-live with his or her family or be well cared for  if this is not possible

The Right to be Protected from Harm:
every child has the right to:
-live in a clean environment
-be protected from physical harm and abuse
-be protected from long work hours and forced labour

The Right to Develop the Fullest:
every child has the right to:
-enjoy life without discrimination
-receive an education
-enjoy recreation and play

The Right to Participate in Family, Cultural and Social Life:
every child has the right to:
-have a name and nationality
-live with his or her family
-practise cultural traditions and customs
-practise his or her religious beliefs
-have his or her voice heard

You Tube Class Site

We have a grade 6 You Tube site that is linked to our blog. 
Just click on the link (right hand side of the page) and you can see videos about what we are learning in class!

Our Trip to Mc Nab's Island

On the foggy morning of  Wednesday October 26th, the Villas trekked their way down to DeWolfe Park.  As soon as we got down to the dock the boat arrived.  For those who were unfortunate,  they dragged their bags and feet about 1 km only to arrive at the dock late.  Everyone was waiting for us! Once everyone was on the boat, we took off on our adventure to McNab's Island. As the boat pulled away some of us were splashed by salty ocean water.  As we were sailing towards McNab's Island, we passed under the McKay and MacDonald bridges.  When we passed George's Island, wind whipping by, we went around to dock at Garrison Pier.  The first step off the boat, was a breath of cold fresh air.  As we trudged along, we looked at amazing landmarks of McNab's Island but then we saw the out houses.  We all followed our maps and explored the north and south part of the island.  Some of the trails were slippery, muddy and wet.  Along the way a lot of people got lost.  It was fun. When we arrived at Fort Ives and Fort McNab we were permitted to explore and we stumbled across ghostly artifacts Peter McNab's grave stone as well as the whole McNab family.  As we got further and further into the island, the consistent cries of  "please can we just go onto the boat?" started.  We ate a quick lunch and did more hiking through the afternoon.  Deer, coyotes, and snakes welcomed and surprised us on the trails.  We all made it back on time to the boat.  The ride back that was wet, choppy, gusty and cold was a good time to rest our weary legs.  For the biggest suprise of all, the kids on the top of the boat, got drenched with water that felt like it came out of nowhere!  Some of us were lucky enough to get a drive back up to the school...the rest of us had to walk back up to the school.  Despite the exhausting day of  hiking, we still had a fun time!

Modern Day McNab's Island