Friday, January 08, 2021

Homework, News, and Announcements


Everyday, you can click on this link to join the google meet which will begin at 9:10am: 


Today is Day 3 on our daily cycle and we will be following our regular schedule as we always would, so you will be doing Literacy, Math, Social Studies, and Phys. Ed. 

We will be live for most of the day today except for 25 minutes each block for independent work and except for recess and lunch.

****For Madame Caughey, you will have to access the French Google Classroom to get your work for the day.***

Language:


-Reading:
-Complete a reading response journal entry responding to the following prompt: “Use your Prior Knowledge of the character(s) and THEN notice the character’s actions as you read and to think about these as CHOICES. Then write a paragraph of what you think these “choices” reveal about the character…” (making theories lesson from last week).
-Focus questions about the book "The Wild Robot" that are posted to the reading Google Classroom. 
-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:
-Fact check the work you have done in your flash drafts.


-Media Literacy:
-N/A.


Math:

-Review past lessons/notes and review questions are posted to the Math Google Classroom for assessment on Monday January 11th - (Grade 5's Area Relationships, Grade 6's 3D Figures and Surface Area).
-Here is a good site for Math support for the Nelson Math program: 
http://www.math6.nelson.com/studentcentre/studentcentre.html

-And here are more websites to practice with:

Science:
-Grade 5: Currently on our Social Studies unit.
-Grade 6: Currently on our Social Studies unit.

Social Studies:
-Grade 5: Activity 7.1 Due on Wednesday January 13th. This includes Activity 7.1 and the questions that I added to the comment section.
-Grade 6: Work on Assignment B:  Due Wednesday January 13th.


Health:
-Grade 5's: Work on our brochures - Due Monday January 11th. 
-Grade 6's: Comment on the most recent posting where I assigned you each a person/group of influence.


Visual Arts:
-Pablo Picasso and cubism due on Tuesday January 12th.


Drama/Dance:

-Began working on our Protagonists and Antagonists writing in role drama.