Thursday, October 03, 2019

Homework, News, and Announcements

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-Reading:
-Chapter 5 discussion questions for "Number the Stars" (posted to Google Classroom) - Due next day.
-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!:


-Writing:
-Peer and Self Assess your stories using the "elaboration" and "craft" sections of the Narrative Writing Checklist.

-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:

-Math Journal - reflect on the strategy we learned today (full description in Math Google classroom).
-***Extra practice from Nelson Math Grade 6 text book posted on the Math Google classroom. Choose questions from the selected pages that will support your learning.
-"Knowledgehook" (sign up when we get the class code). 
-Here is a good site for Math support for the Nelson Math program: 


Science:
-Task #3 due next Science class..  


Social Studies:
-Task #1 and oral presentations answering EITHER question #2a or #2b now ongoing.


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.