MATH:  Decimals

U4 L4 #1ab 2ab 6-6

U4 L4 #1ab 2ab 8-10

BUSINESS DAY: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Key Items to Work on:

-  Team Tasks

-  Expository Essay (finish first draft due Friday)

-  Reflections #1 (due Friday)

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), implement feedback

- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, first draft finalize and ready for feedback

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- past due

- Donation Request Letter, finalize first draft

- Pricing Strategies

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; past due

- Phone Script, finished 
- Company Slogan past due

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; finalize first draft and get feedback from company members

BUSINESS DAY: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Key Items to Work on:

-  Class Research Page on Free the Children and the 5 pillars of Sustainability

-  Team Tasks

-  Expository Essay (finish first draft due Friday)

-  Reflections #1 (due Friday)

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), implement feedback

- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, first draft finalize and ready for feedback

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- past due

- Donation Request Letter, finalize first draft

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; past due

- Phone Script, past due 
- Company Slogan past due

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; finalize first draft and get feedback from company members

- Phone Script- finalize

Business Day Reflection #1:

1. How might you access the value or importance of participating in Business Day?

2. How would you compare this experience to other experiences or companies within the community?

3. Describe some of the decisions your company has made this far and defend those choices.

4. What recommendations would you make to your company so that you are successful as a team?

5. Do you agree with the actions made by your company and with the outcomes so far? Why?

6. Describe the skills you have gained/learned and how will you use them in the future?

Learning is a journey and this week took us to the Apple Store to learn garageband to the TIFF lightbox to watch an inspirational movie (Opposite Field) about perseverance and teamwork.  I hope this movie reminded you that anything is possible when you believe.  Purple team had the opportunity to meet with illustrator Martha Newbigging to help support them in their quest to create an authentic colouring book.

Congratulations on finalizing your Mission Statement, picking your company name and finalizing your logo designs.  Up next is to start to create your product and phoning potential donors.   Can't wait for our next week of learning as a community.

BUSINESS DAY: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Key Items to Work on:

- Class Research Page on Free the Children and the 5 pillars of Sustainability

- Team Tasks

-  Expository Essay (finish graphic organizer and jot notes)

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), implement feedback

- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, first draft finalize and ready for feedback

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- past due

- Donation Request Letter, finalize first draft

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; past due

- Phone Script, past due 
- Company Slogan past due

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; finalize first draft and get feedback from company members

- Phone Script- finalize

Tomorrow is our trip to TIFF lightbox remember to dress for the weather and bring a litterless lunch!

Night on Broadway:  We are currently looking for a song for you to perform and looking for suggestions bring in all ideas for Thursday

BUSINESS DAY: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Key Items to Work on:

- Logo Designs

- Class Research Page on Free the Children and the 5 pillars of Sustainability

- Team Tasks

-  Expository Essay

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), first draft

- Mission Statement draft
- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, draft

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- Due Wedensday

- Donation Request Letter, draft (partner with Finance)

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; analysis questions and responses- Due past due

- Phone Script, draft 
- Logo Design samples
- Company Slogan Due Wednesday

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; draft (partner with R&D) - Due Wednesday

- Phone Script

Past Due

SCIENCE: 
Structures and Flight Unit has been launched.  Grade 5 will be researching natural phenomenon and its impact on structures while the grade 6's will be researching a perspective in aviation, preparing for composing a graphic narrative.
*  Science Jot Notes (use your inquiry guiding questions to start the research process)

Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
Grade 5:
What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?
Grade 6:

What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

BUSINESS DAY: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Key Items to Work on:

- Logo Designs

- Class Research Page on Free the Children and the 5 pillars of Sustainability

- Team Tasks

-  Expository Essay

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), first draft

- Mission Statement draft
- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, draft

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- Due Wedensday

- Donation Request Letter, draft (partner with Finance)

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; analysis questions and responses- Due past due

- Phone Script, draft 
- Logo Design samples
- Company Slogan Due Wednesday

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; draft (partner with R&D) - Due Wednesday

- Phone Script

Past Due

SCIENCE: 
Structures and Flight Unit has been launched.  Grade 5 will be researching natural phenomenon and its impact on structures while the grade 6's will be researching a perspective in aviation, preparing for composing a graphic narrative.
*  Science Jot Notes (use your inquiry guiding questions to start the research process)

Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
Grade 5:
What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?
Grade 6:

What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

March Break:

Have fun, get lots of rest and enjoy time with your family.

See you in a week :o)

*  Complete second draft of Carl the monkey story

BUSINESS DAY: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Key Items to Work on:

- Logo Designs

- Class Research Page on Free the Children and the 5 pillars of Sustainability

- Team Tasks

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), first draft

- Mission Statement draft
- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, draft

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- Due Wedensday

- Donation Request Letter, draft (partner with Finance)

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; analysis questions and responses- Due Wednesday

- Phone Script, draft 
- Logo Design samples
- Company Name Due Wednesday
- Company Slogan Due Wednesday

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; draft (partner with R&D) - Due Wednesday

- Phone Script

Past Due

SCIENCE: 
Structures and Flight Unit has been launched.  Grade 5 will be researching natural phenomenon and its impact on structures while the grade 6's will be researching a perspective in aviation, preparing for composing a graphic narrative.
*  Science Jot Notes (use your inquiry guiding questions to start the research process)

Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
Grade 5:
What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?
Grade 6:

What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

Field Trip form sent home and are due in Wednesday

Business Day Meeting:  Yellow and Green Team Meetings

MATH:  Grade 6 Entrance Pass #5

SCIENCE: 
Structures and Flight Unit has been launched.  Grade 5 will be researching natural phenomenon and its impact on structures while the grade 6's will be researching a perspective in aviation, preparing for composing a graphic narrative.
*  Science Jot Notes (use your inquiry guiding questions to start the research process)

Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
Grade 5:
What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?
Grade 6:

What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

Consider Ongoing Work

BUSINESS DAY: Over the next two weeks: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), first draft

- Mission Statement draft
- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, draft

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- Due Wedensday

- Donation Request Letter, draft (partner with Finance)

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; analysis questions and responses- Due Wednesday

- Phone Script, draft 
- Logo Design samples
- Company Name Due Wednesday
- Company Slogan Due Wednesday

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; draft (partner with R&D) - Due Wednesday

- Phone Script

Field Trip form sent home and are due in Wednesday

Business Day Meeting:  Yellow and Green Team Meetings

MATH:  (2 Periods of in class time was provided)
Grade 6- Unit 9 L7 #1a 3a 4 5

SCIENCE: 
Structures and Flight Unit has been launched.  Grade 5 will be researching natural phenomenon and its impact on structures while the grade 6's will be researching a perspective in aviation, preparing for composing a graphic narrative.
*  Science Jot Notes (use your inquiry guiding questions to start the research process)

Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
Grade 5:
What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?
Grade 6:

What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

Consider Ongoing Work

BUSINESS DAY: Over the next two weeks: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), first draft

- Mission Statement draft
- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, draft

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- Due Wedensday

- Donation Request Letter, draft (partner with Finance)

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; analysis questions and responses- Due Wednesday

- Phone Script, draft 
- Logo Design samples
- Company Name Due Wednesday
- Company Slogan Due Wednesday

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; draft (partner with R&D) - Due Wednesday

- Phone Script

Field Trip form sent home and are due in Wednesday

SCIENCE: 
Structures and Flight Unit has been launched.  Grade 5 will be researching natural phenomenon and its impact on structures while the grade 6's will be researching a perspective in aviation, preparing for composing a graphic narrative.

Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
Grade 5:
What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?
Grade 6:

What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

Energy Diet- review the website and select three challenges that you would like to lead

The Energy Diet is an exciting challenge to get you excited about saving energy by completing as many of these fun and engaging challenges in your classroom. 

Consider Ongoing Work

BUSINESS DAY: Over the next two weeks: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), first draft

- Mission Statement draft
- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, draft

Research & Development:

- Potential Donor List- Due Wedensday

- Donation Request Letter, draft (partner with Finance)

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; analysis questions and responses- Due Wednesday

- Phone Script, draft 
- Logo Design samples
- Company Name Due Wednesday
- Company Slogan Due Wednesday

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; draft (partner with R&D) - Due Wednesday

- Phone Script

A wonderful week of learning you continued to work on your stories about Carl the cupcake eating monkey, participated in Pancake treat to support a fellow global citizen and worked towards building a strong company.  Can't wait for next week :o)

The "One" Reflection
Consider the following:
- Process - Selection (padlet, discussion, selecting the "one")
               - Completion of mosaic
               - Research
               - Presentation
- Effect
- Influence on the class, school and on yourself
- Why was ______ the one for you?

Business Day Mission Statement 
-  Read over How to create a mission statement
- Then finalize your teams mission statement

Energy Diet- review the website and select three challenges that you would like to lead
The Energy Diet is an exciting challenge to get you excited about saving energy by completing as many of these fun and engaging challenges in your classroom. 

Consider Ongoing Work

BUSINESS DAY: Over the next two weeks: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), first draft

- Mission Statement draft
- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, draft

Research & Development:

- Donation Request Letter, draft (partner with Finance)

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; analysis questions and responses

- Phone Script, draft 
- Logo Design samples
- Company Name
- Company Slogan

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; draft (partner with R&D) 

New and exciting challenges coming your way……..

The Energy Diet is an exciting challenge to get you excited about saving energy by completing as many of these fun and engaging challenges in your classroom. 


Please complete The Learning Partnership survey as we venture into Gamification via coding using Scratch:
STUDENT SURVEY

Coding Club- Thursday March 11 at lunch

Padlet: Today is world book day- What is your favourite book?  

BUSINESS DAY: Over the next two weeks: It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Research: Free the Children & UN Convention on the Rights of a Child: 

- Letter of Intent (individual task), first draft

- Mission Statement draft
- Business Plan package

Manager: 

- Business Proposal Letter, draft

Research & Development:

- Donation Request Letter, draft (partner with Finance)

Marketing & Advertising:  

- Data analysis of the online surveys; analysis questions and responses

- Phone Script, draft 
- Logo Design samples
- Company Name
- Company Slogan

Finance:  

- Investment Letter; draft (partner with R&D) 

- Phone Script, draft 

We look forward to seeing all of you taking on a leadership role throughout this venture, as you were participating in a dual role: Young Entrepreneur and Philanthropist.

PAST DUE:

SCIENCE ENERGY POEM:

*  bump up your poem using the success criteria

SCIENCE:

*  Grade 5- finish the planning for your science video's

Poetry Night Auditions:  Friday March 4

LIVE on #Periscope: Ss leadership committee friendship #btc #pancaketreatday @freethechildren @tdsb https://t.co/lAMVxcx9NI

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) March 3, 2016

Ss from #DHH classes join us EA Judy signs #ASL Talking Abt friendship #btc #pancaketreatday @freethechildren @tdsb pic.twitter.com/ibERjLyoFm

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) March 3, 2016

Kinders get ready to eat pancakes while learning about friendship. #btc #pancaketreatday @freethechildren @tdsb pic.twitter.com/YIDy3PjA4O

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) March 3, 2016

Ss watching the Twitter wall as the day goes on #btc #pancaketreatday @freethechildren @tdsb pic.twitter.com/0rFlTw4rJR

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) March 3, 2016

Couldn't flip pancakes without the support of our parents #btc #pancaketreatday @freethechildren @tdsb #mcmurrichjps pic.twitter.com/ADJlWsIC7q

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) March 3, 2016

The last words of friendship shared & last of the pancakes served! #btc #pancaketreatday @freethechildren @tdsb pic.twitter.com/7KuQfiLUA6

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) March 3, 2016

Congrats 2 r Ss leadership committee 4 hosting a wonderful initiative #btc #pancaketreatday @freethechildren @tdsb pic.twitter.com/E3r8fqxgqY

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) March 3, 2016