Monday, November 27, 2023

Homework, News, and Announcements

 Updates from the current day are always in yellow highlights.


Language:

-Reading:

-Began work on our comparative paper of Number the Stars and a Holocaust Survivor's memoirs. See Reading Google Classroom.
-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:
-Worked on revising our research reports for including different points of view over some of the research you collected. 
-Cursive Letter "I".



-Media Literacy:
-Presentations ongoing.


Math:
 -Whole Number Operations Lesson #2. Action Task and Your Turn Questions (as well as go over all the other resources attached to the Math Google Classroom).

-Here are some good math resources to explore: 

-Working on the first Biodiversity unit assignment. Due on Tuesday November 28th.


Social Studies:
-Task 3 worked on in class. Due next Social Studies class (November 30th).


Visual Arts:
-Pointillism/Stippling Remembrance Day Art now due. 
-Began work on Cartoons.


Health:
-Worked on skit scenarios in groups. Will assess their knowledge of factors that affect us to eat/drink and their knowledge of Hunger/Thirst cues. See Health Google Classroom. Will present next Health class on November 30th.


Drama/Dance:
-Dance groups created and collaborative dance routines will be worked on next week.