Friday, January 22, 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 2 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/Science, 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.

Language:


-Reading:
-Complete a reading response journal entry for the Synthesizing reading strategy we learned about today. The lesson is (as always) posted on the Google classroom for review (due by Tuesday). 
-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:
-Revise your research reports after our lesson on "Assembling and Thinking about Information" where you consider questions that have gone unanswered when writing your research reports. Have this up to date and completed by Monday.


-Media Literacy:
-N/A.


Math:

-Grade 5: Subtracting Decimals Action Task questions (Your Turn Questions for extra practice) to be done by Monday. 
-Grade 6: Adding and Subtracting Decimals of Different Types Action Task questions (Your Turn Questions for extra practice) to be done by Monday.
-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: Space Task #1 due by Monday.

Social Studies:
-Grade 5: Have begun Part 2 of the Democracy activity - Due for presentation on Monday January 25th.
-Grade 6: Currently on our Science unit.


Health:
-Grade 5's: Finish and submit brochures - Now overdue.
-Complete first two rows of the "Student Resource 1: Persuasive Techniques" task which is posted to the Google Classroom responding to the two food/drink commercials we saw in class on Tuesday January 19th. 
-Grade 6's: Choose two guiding questions and a choice board presentation task by the next health class.


Visual Arts:
-Graffiti Art - Due on Wednesday January .27th.


Drama/Dance:
-Now presenting our Protagonists and Antagonists writing in role drama.