Thursday, December 3, 2015

MATH: Measurement: Looking at TimeZones & the 24-hour clock. Over the next few days we will be focussing on perimeter and area of a parallelogram and triangle.
Visit the Measurement Blog and share strategies on how to solve the math challenge (2 or more entries of your own ideas plus reply to another students comment to extend their thinking or ask question for clarification) 

MATH:  (2 periods of in class was given to complete math assignment)
Students have created formulas for finding the perimeter and area of a rectangle.  They are now using  the formula to solve a variety of problems.
5- U9 L7 #1ab, 2ab, 3ab, 5-9
6- U9 L2 #1, 2ab 6-10 Reflect

ART:  Watch the video below tomorrow you will start to generate ideas for your lino block drawings

INSPIRATIONAL INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE WORLD:  
Who inspires you? Why do they inspire you? How has this person's story impacted you as a person?  

PAST DUE:
Line drawing

Video 1

Video 2


Video 3

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Today was an exciting and experiential learning day where we learned about our food systems and our roles as consumers while in the afternoon we investigated a giant floor map of Canada.

CANADA FROM SPACE:  Using your observations from today's experience finalize post presentation and question #1

MATH: Finish math from yesterday now past due.

MATH: Measurement: Looking at TimeZones & the 24-hour clock. Over the next few days we will be focussing on perimeter and area of a parallelogram and triangle.
Visit the Measurement Blog and share strategies on how to solve the math challenge (2 or more entries of your own ideas plus reply to another students comment to extend their thinking or ask question for clarification) 





Math:  We are review concepts of time and how they relate to each other
Grade 5 U9 L6 #1a 2a 3a 5-8 Reflect
Grade 6 U9 L1 # 1 2 4 6 7 8(select 3 shapes) Reflect

Blacklight Performance:  Review and listen to the song Imagine by John Lennon
- Review the elements of dance sheet and think about how you can incorporate dance into the song
- Review other dances on youtube to help you
- Brainstorm idea on the cut outs that you could create

Ensure that you have check at home that you have the right shirt and pants for our performance next week
Have parents/guardian sign agenda that you will be attending next weeks concert.

Past Due:
Google Classroom
Line Drawing
Book Recommendation (ensure that you have written down your ideas for your oral presentation)

Monday, November 30, 2015

Math:  We are review concepts of time and how they relate to each other
Grade 5 U6 L2- # 1 2 3 6 7 Reflect
Grade 6 U6 L1 #1-5 Reflect

Blacklight Performance:  Review and listen to the song Imagine by John Lennon
- Review the elements of dance sheet and think about how you can incorporate dance into the song
- Review other dances on youtube to help you
- Brainstorm idea on the cut outs that you could create

Ensure that you have check at home that you have the right shirt and pants for our performance next week
Have parents/guardian sign agenda that you will be attending next weeks concert.

All forms are due in tomorrow!

Thank you to David Carroll for coming in and talking about unleashing your inner powers.  


Friday, November 27, 2015

We have finalized our success posters and created our Mindset pictures,.  Next week we will work on a black light performance to honour the concept of peace and harmony.  Have a great weekend :o)

Math:  We are review concepts of time and how they relate to each other
Grade 5 U9 L9 #1 2 4
Grade 6 U6 L2 #7,8 Reflect

Blacklight Performance:  Review and listen to the song Imagine by John Lennon
- Review the elements of dance sheet and think about how you can incorporate dance into the song
- Review other dances on youtube to help you
- Brainstorm idea on the cut outs that you could create

Timetoast:  Canadian War Hero - congrats to the students who presented their presentations 
Feedback to bump your presentations:
*  define and understand terms in your description
*  copy and pasting directly from a website into your time toast presentations is considered plagiarism- you need to source all your information
*  check for paragraph structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure


*  add detail to give your reader more information (ex. describing what the Victoria Cross is, how you are awarded the Victoria Cross etc.)
*  add appropriate pictures

Google Classroom

Book Recommendation- you will be presenting your new recommendation over the next two days (Monday and Tuesday)

GRA- Fish in the Tree
In our Global Read Aloud the main character Ally changes throughout the story by changing her mindset and how she perceives different situations.  The students in Room 301 created their own mindset statements as a reminder that they have the ability to control there environment.


Blacklight Performance Ideas- check out the following website for ideas

 





Thursday, November 26, 2015

Math:  We are review concepts of time and how they relate to each other
Grade 5 U6 L1 #2 3a 4 5 Reflect
Grade 6 U6 L2 #1 2ab 3 4 5 6 Reflect

Blacklight Performance:  Review and listen to the song Imagine by John Lennon
- Review the elements of dance sheet and think about how you can incorporate dance into the song
- Review other dances on youtube to help you

Timetoast:  Canadian War Hero - congrats to the students who presented their presentations 
Feedback to bump your presentations:
*  define and understand terms in your description
*  copy and pasting directly from a website into your time toast presentations is considered plagiarism- you need to source all your information
*  check for paragraph structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure
*  add detail to give your reader more information (ex. describing what the Victoria Cross is, how you are awarded the Victoria Cross etc.)

Google Classroom

Book Recommendation- you will be presenting your new recommendation over the next two days.