Homework, News, and Announcements

Language:

-Reading:

-We have begun our unit on reading Non-Fiction texts.

-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:

-Find evidence for your three body paragraphs....make sure you already have your thesis and 3 bullets ready first!

-Media Literacy:

-N/A.

Math:

-Grade 5: Data Management Lesson #2 Action Task and Your Turn Questions by Monday. Multiplying by 5 quiz on Monday.

-Grade 6: Data Management Lesson #2 Action Task and Your Turn Questions by Monday. Divisibility by 4 quiz on 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:

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

http://www.math6.nelson.com/studentcentre/studentcentre.html
https://www.knowledgehook.com/

https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-5

https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-6

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-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:

-Grade 5: Began work on our Properties of Matter Final Task. Choose a "How it's Made" video - Due on Monday March 8th.

Grade 6: Working on the final space task of building a model of the Solar System. Need to have all the research done by approx. Wednesday March 10th.

Social Studies:
-Grade 5: Persuasive writing piece to convince a non-voter or a reluctant voter to vote. Now due!

-Grade 6: Currently on our Science unit.

Health:

-Grade 5's: Design a commercial with a target audience for a healthy eating product. It must include advertising persuasive techniques we discussed in class as well. The storyboard plan must be done by next health class - Thursday March 11th and then we will begin filming. 

-Grade 6's: Self-Concept Exit Card due by next health class - Thursday March 11th.

Visual Arts:

-Perspective drawing - Now Due.

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.