Curling

Grade 6s had French class with Mme. Villeneuve and Gym class with Mr. Slyk this morning.

After gym we began the final revision phase of our speech writing. Students read the speeches from beginning to end to assess whether their speech flowed and was convincing and to check if it fell between 3 and 5 minutes. They used a checklist to review their work. Revised speeches, rewritten in the correct order are due on Monday.

We had lunch and were then off to curling. It is great to participate in a fun activity like this when we have been working hard all week.

 

Once back at school students wrote their UOI test.

Students are bringing their measurement math tests home today. There will be a retest on Tuesday as many students did poorly on this test. We will use one of our recesses on Monday as a tutorial time to go over questions 1 and 5 before the retest on Tuesday.

  Homework & Reminders

·         MMS  - Measurement retest on Tuesday (Questions 1 and 5)

·         Persuasive speech: the following is due Monday

o   Revised second draft of entire speech in order

·         February 3 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 10 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         February 18 & 19: In-class Oral Competition

·         February 24 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 25: School-Wide Oral Competition, All welcome

Imports and Exports

Grade 6s had French class with Mme. Villeneuve and Gym class with Mr. Slyk this morning.

After gym I listened to everyone’s conclusions. Many students received suggestions on how to improve their conclusions. Revised conclusions are due tomorrow.

After recess and lunch we had math time. We took up yesterday’s homework. Today’s lesson was about familiar figures. Ask your child to explain the difference between familiar and congruent figures. Students are asked to complete the practice questions on p. 262 & 263 of the MMS textbook.

We had UOI time before recess. Our big ideas for today were understanding exports and imports. Students discussed the reasons we import and export products in groups. We then discussed these as a class. Students then read about imports and exports on their own or with a group. They then worked on questions to demonstrate their understanding of import/export concepts. We took these up before students headed out for recess.

After recess, we had a quick discussion on a project students will be working on next week. They will be researching a product that Canada exports to another country. Students were asked to team up with someone who has a device with Movie Maker or similar software. Students will be producing a video on their topic. We still have to finalise a few groupings and topics tomorrow. Students will need devices for research and creating the video all next week.

We then headed to an awards assembly, where we got to hear the winners of the science fair. Well done ……

First Place: Adam

Second Place Justin

Third Place: Bhavya & Rachel

Pancake Breakfast are due tomorrow

Skiing permission forms are past due.

  Homework & Reminders

·         UOI – Study. Test on tomorrow

·         MMS p. 262 & 263

·         Persuasive speech: the following is due tomorrow

o   Complete the revised draft of your conclusion paragraph

·         Tomorrow - Skiing forms are past due, Curling – come dressed in your gum uniform. Gym shoes must be in a bag. Gloves and sweaters are recommended, Pancake Breakfast orders are due

·         February 3 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 10 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         February 18 & 19: In-class Oral Competition

·         February 24 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 25: School-Wide Oral Competition, All welcome

Congruency

Grade 6s had French class with Mme. Villeneuve and Gym class with Mr. Slyk this morning.

After gym we discussed the format of the conclusion to speeches. Students then sat to write the first draft of their conclusions. I managed to conference with about ¼ of the class on their counterarguments.

After recess and lunch we had math time. We took up yesterday’s homework. Many students had trouble with to questions 2 and 5. They have the solutions to these problems. They have been asked to attempt these problems again to see if they can arrive at the correct solutions on their own. If students still cannot solve the problem, we will take it up in class/recess tomorrow. Today’s lesson was about congruent figures. Ask your child to explain what the requirements are for a figure to be congruent. Students are asked to complete the practice questions on p. 258 & 259 of the MMS textbook.

UOI time was after recess. We took up yesterday’s work on the history of trade. Students then participated in a trading activity. Half the class played the role of Aboriginals and the other half played the role of Europeans. They were given items to trade with each other. We ended our UOI time with students examining products to determine if they were imports or if they were locally produced.  

Pancake Breakfast are due on Friday.

Skiing permission forms are due tomorrow.

  Homework & Reminders

·         UOI – test on Friday

·         MMS p. 258 & 259

·         Persuasive speech: the following is due tomorrow

o   Complete the first draft of your conclusion paragraph

·         Tomorrow - Bake Sale, Skiing forms are due

·         Friday – UOI test, Curling – come dressed in your gum uniform. Gym shoes must be in a bag. Gloves and sweaters are recommended, Pancake Breakfast orders are due

·         February 3 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 10 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         February 18 & 19: In-class Oral Competition

·         February 24 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 25: School-Wide Oral Competition, All welcome

The Fur Trade

Grade 6s had French class with Mme. Villeneuve and Gym class with Mr. Slyk this morning.

I managed to meet with everyone to hear the first draft of their introductory paragraphs. Everyone has received feedback and is now writing the revised introduction paragraph. These are due tomorrow.

After recess and lunch we had math time. We took up yesterday’s homework. Most students did not label the vertices of the figures and images they drew with labels or coordinates. They have been reminded to do this for today’s practice work. Today’s lesson was about combined transformations. It really helps to use tracing paper when tracking multiple transformations. Students were encouraged to take tracing paper home with them. Students are asked to complete the practice questions on p. 254 & 255 of the MMS textbook.

When checking homework, I discovered that many students had not completed their map work homework. They are reminded to do this today. We used the time before recess to research Canada’s top 10 exports. Students worked independently to learn about the importance of trade. After recess we took this work up. We then watched a short video about the beaver pelt trade. Students then read about the history of trade in Canada. Students spent the last few minutes of class time quizzing each other about Canada’s provinces and territories.

 

Look out for Pancake Breakfast order forms coming home today. These are due on Friday.

Look out for skiing permission forms coming home today. These are due on Thursday.

  Homework & Reminders

·         UOI – complete the map work homework

·         MMS p. 250 & 251

·         Persuasive speech: the following is due tomorrow

o   Complete the revised draft of your introduction paragraph

·         Wednesday – Casual Day, Bake Sale

·         Thursday – Skiing forms are due

·         Friday – UOI test, Curling – come dressed in your gum uniform. Gym shoes must be in a bag. Gloves and sweaters are recommended, Pancake Breakfast orders are due

·         February 3 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 10 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         February 18 & 19: In-class Oral Competition

·         February 24 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 25: School-Wide Oral Competition, All welcome

The Marketplace

Grade 6s had art class with Ms. Kerr and Gym class with Mr. Slyk this morning.

Students were introduced to our new unit of inquiry:

An Inquiry Into: How we organize ourselves

An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment

The Marketplace

Central Idea

The ability to produce more goods than needed gives rise to systems for exchanging merchandise and the creation of market

Key Concepts:

Causation, Responsibility

Lines of Inquiry:

·         How goods and services are exchanged in marketplaces

·         How we depend on people in other places for products

·         How global movement and communication affect the availability of goods

Students reflected what they already know about this Canada and its trading partners and shared their ideas with the class. They also shared what they would like to learn about during this unit. They recorded their ideas in a KWL chart. We will be doing some map work during this unit. To start us off, students are asked to review Canada’s provinces, territories, capital cities, and bodies of water. They have been assigned a map work page to do for homework. They will be writing a test on Friday that will cover all concepts learned this week.

After recess and lunch we began work on a new math unit – Transformational Geometry. We discussed the learning goals for this unit and then began the new lesson. We reviewed translations, reflections, and rotations. We discussed how Grade 6 showing your work compares to lower grades. Students are expected to be very specific, detailed, and to use appropriate vocabulary, e.g. rotate the figure 270 degrees clockwise around rotation point (5, 3). Students received grid paper, coordinate paper, and tracing paper to complete the practice questions on p. 250 & 251 of the MMS textbook.

We then worked on speeches. We read about the different ways to start the introduction paragraph. Students were expected to choose a way to begin their introduction. They could use class time to research quotes, facts, statistics, or anecdotes for their paragraph. They are then to use transitional words to introduce their reasons in the same order that they will appear in the speech. Students are expected to complete the first draft of the introduction by tomorrow.

We continued working on our Marketplace UOI after second lunch. We spent time learning some vocabulary students need to be comfortable with using during this unit. Students worked in a group to think of ways in which Canada is linked to the world. Students will need a device to do research tomorrow.

Please note changes to the curling dates and the addition of skiing dates. Skiing forms will be coming home soon.

  Homework & Reminders

·         UOI – complete the map work homework

·         MMS p. 250 & 251

·         Persuasive speech: the following is due on tomorrow

o   Complete the first draft of your introduction paragraph

·         Wednesday – Casual Day, Bake Sale

·         Friday – UOI test, Curling

·         February 3 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 10 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         February 18 & 19: In-class Oral Competition

·         February 24 – Skiing, We will be departing at 6:45 am and returning around 4:30 - 5 pm

·         February 25: School-Wide Oral Competition, All welcome

International Day

We set up our display for International Day right at the beginning of the day.

We then headed to class where students wrote the measurement unit test.

After the unit test, we spent time reflecting on the art UOI.

Speech time was next. We read about the parts to a counterargument paragraph. Students used class time to begin planning their paragraph. We did not complete first drafts in class nor did we have time for students to ask for feedback from peers or a teacher. Grade 6s are asked to complete this work over the weekend.

We very much enjoyed our curling time at Acton Curling Club. Many in our class remembered what they had learned last year. For a few members of our class, today was their first attempt at curling. Well done to everyone. It was wonderful to see students encouraging each other.

 

We got back to school just as International Day was starting. There were many wonderful displays and yummy food. Grade 6s enjoyed vising other classes’ displays as much as showing off their own. Thank you to parents for sending in food, drinks, and other needed items for our presentation as well as making time to come and see our work.

 

Have a wonderful weekend.

  Homework & Reminders

·         Persuasive speech: the following is due on Monday

o   Complete the first draft of your counterargument paragraph

o   Conference with your parents and write a revised draft of the counterargument paragraph

·         January 27 – Casual Day, Bake Sale

·         January 29 - Curling

·         February 5 - Curling

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         February 18 & 19: In-class Oral Competition

·         February 19^th - Curling

·         February 25: School-Wide Oral Competition, All welcome