Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Reading Assessments

Today’s schedule was different to our usual one. We set out with the goal of having half the class complete their reading assessments. We accomplished more than we set out to do. Reading assessments are intensive, hard work, and take a long time. Students cannot work on them simultaneously, as they need to be listened to and timed before they work independently. The Grade 6s can be proud of how much we got done today. Our goal for tomorrow is to have the remainder of the class complete their reading assessments.

In order to complete the reading assessments, students were required to work independently for a large portion of the day if they weren’t being assessed. They did this after our math lesson on multiples where they were challenged to complete the practice problems on p. 44 of the MMS textbook. Students who did not get done in class are asked to complete all questions for homework. We managed to take up yesterday’s homework earlier in the day.
During our UOI time, students who were not being assessed visited two different electricity stations. At the first station, they conducted an experiment to determine if fruit can light up an LED. At the second station, they tested different materials to determine if they conductors or insulators. Students who completed all their work began reading about power generation in Ontario from an OPG publication. Students will be choosing a form of power generation to research and present to the class as an oral presentation accompanied by a slide show such as Power Point, Prezi, or a form of their choosing. Students should bring their devices to school tomorrow in order to begin their research.

Grade 6s attended French and Gym class this morning.

Look out for October lunch forms coming home today. Forms are due Friday. Also look out for a letter about after-school programs coming home today.

Homework & Reminders

·         MMS p. 44

·         Bring devices for Wednesday

·         Thursday: Welcome BBQ,  4 – 7 pm

·         September 25: October hot lunch forms due

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