Homework, News, and Announcements

Updates from the current day are always in yellow highlights.

Language:

-Reading:

-Use the strategies we learned in class about decoding the text if you come to a confusing part. See Reading Google Classroom notes. Read up until Chapter 4 of "Number the Stars".

-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!:

https://yorkregionca.libraryreserve.com/10/45/en/SignIn.htm?url=Default.htm

-Writing:

-Come up with an idea for a story and describe your story/moment using the descriptive visualizing skills we learned in class. See Google Classroom notes.

-Cursive letter "C."

-Media Literacy:

-Worked on Web Design Project.

Math:

-Estimating and Comparing Numbers. Lesson #2 Action Task and Your Turn Questions. 

-Here are some good math resources to explore: 

https://mathigon.org/polypad

https://toytheater.com/category/teacher-tools/virtual-manipulatives/

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

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/topic_t_1.html
https://www.explorelearning.com/

Science:

-Introduced Task #3. Students will be given time to work on it tomorrow.

Social Studies:

-Task #2 Introduced and students will be given more time to work on this on Monday. Presentations ongoing for Task #1.

Visual Arts:

-Worked on Limited Colour Palette Collage about Truth and Reconciliation. Due on Thursday September 25th.

Health:

-Continued to work on Lesson #1 about the Factors Affecting Food Choices.

Drama/Dance:

-Complete the Venn Diagram and answer the reflection page (last slide) of the Lesson #3: Dance as a Sport slide show. See "The Arts" Google Classroom.