Homework, News, and Announcements

Language:

-***Complete orange shirt template decoration and poem.***

-Reading:

-Answer in your reading journals the following prompt: Predict if the character will "protect" the Jews as she said she might in the book despite her fear. Use evidence and examples from the book. Also, can you make a text to self connection and imagine what you might do in a similar situation?

-STUDENTS SHOULD ALWAYS BE READING AT LEAST 30 MINUTES EVERY DAY ON A REGULAR BASIS!

-ALWAYS have a "Just Right"  (grade level, appropriate, etc.) book ready for every reading class. 

-The following website you can now sign out books in the York Region District School Board DIGITAL LIBRARY!:

https://yorkregionca.libraryreserve.com/10/45/en/SignIn.htm?url=Default.htm

-Writing:

-Group 1: write a personal narrative focusing on point of view and details that "ring true."

-Group 2: Compare some parts of your writing to the Narrative Writing Checklist using the "elaboration" and "craft" sections and then peer assess someone else's work to then make revisions.

-Media Literacy:

-Have now started our "All About Me" web pages. Will have more time during class to work on so no need to work on this at home yet..

Math:

-Gallery walk and congress completed today.

-"Knowledgehook" (sign up when we get the class code). 

-Here is a good site for Math support for the Nelson Math program: 

http://www.math5.nelson.com/studentcentre/studentcentre.html

-And here more good websites to practice with:

https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-5
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math

https://illuminations.nctm.org/Search.aspx?view=search&type=ac
www.mangahigh.com
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/topic_t_1.html
https://www.explorelearning.com/
http://oame.on.ca/CLIPS/index.html

Science:

-Group #1: make sure you have completed Task 1 and 2.

-Group #2: Summarize what biodiversity is and state the importance of it.

-Group #3: Task #2 and summarize what biodiversity is and state the importance of it.  

Social Studies:
-Task #1 and oral presentations (answering EITHER question #2a or #2b will be done next Social Studies class).

Health:

-Complete Gallery Walk organizer, responding to the prompts hanging around the classroom.

Visual Arts: 

-Begin to create Consumerism/Cultural Pride collage. Will have another full Visual Arts class to work on this. Bring in flyers and/or magazines to support with this if you want to do a collage on paper instead of online.

Drama/Dance:

-Working on Improvisation unit.

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ROTARY CLASSES:

Grade 2 Science (Mrs. Gibbs)
-Working on Air and Water unit.