Monday, March 01, 2021

 

Homework, News, and Announcements

Language:


-Reading:
-Create a bookmark showing pictures, quotes, names of characters, symbols/motifs from books you have read over the course of this year.- Due Tuesday if you would like me to laminate them for you.
-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:
-From today's writing notes, you are to complete your essay topic's thesis statement and three supporting reasons in the boxes and bullets format (notes and support is posted on the writing Google classroom). Due Monday, however, it will be checked for completion on Wednesday.


-Media Literacy:
-N/A.


Math:

-Grade 5: Data Management Lesson #1 Action Task and Your Turn Questions.
-Grade 6: Data Management Lesson #1 Action Task and Your Turn Questions.
-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: Began work on our Properties of Matter Final Task. Choose a "How it's Made" video.
Grade 6: Introduced final space task of building a model of the Solar System. Watch the posted videos on the Google Classroom and read the instructions for the task.


Social Studies:
-Grade 5: Persuasive writing piece to convince a non-voter or a reluctant voter to vote. Due Tuesday March 2nd.
-Grade 6: Currently on our Science unit.


Health:
-Grade 5's: I have posted 3 commercials to the Health Google Classroom. Complete "Student Resource 2: Rating Advertisements" and post your ratings in the comments section. Then complete "Student Resource 3: Advertisement Analysis. 
-Grade 6's: Choice board presentations now complete.


Visual Arts:
-Perspective drawing - Practice the skills of using vanishing points in Perspectives Drawings and try out some rough drafts using this technique. - Due March 5th.


Drama/Dance:
-Next Drama class we will do another round of our cultural theater around-the-world analysis. We will pick another example of a theater video to analyse.