Monday, January 15, 2024

Homework, News, and Announcements

Updates from the current day are always in yellow highlights.


Language:

-Reading:

-Paying attention to small details to help us visualize and to help us predict. New Reading Response Journal entry.
-Predictions reading response journal entry from last week now overdue.
-Here is our class "Epic Reading" code: ubx3440.
-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:
-Look at the writing notes on the Google Classroom. Pick ONE STORY from your writer's journal portfolio and set a goal for it by comparing it to "Goosebumps" example story and the "Elaborating" and "Craft" sections of the Narrative Writing Checklist. 
-Cursive Letter "M".



-Media Literacy:
-N/A.


Math:
-Geometry Lesson: Rotational Symmetry. Will be given more time to work on this in class tomorrow.

-Here are some good math resources to explore: 

-Worked on Task #2. Will work on this more tomorrow.


Social Studies:
-Worked on Assignment #1 for Social Studies. Continue writing your poem and then working on the slideshow that goes with it. Please see Google Class Comments.


Visual Arts:
-Introduced to Islamic Art. See Visual Arts Google Classroom.


Health:
-Introduced to the Choice Board from Thursday's lesson. See Health Google Classroom. DUE THIS THURSDAY.


Drama/Dance:
-Dance group presentations completed.


FRENCH
-Practicing pronunciations for the play. Presentations begin next week. All members must have cue cards, props, and costumes.