Day 5 – Vikings

 

The Grade 6 class has continued working well again today.

First up was math. We reviewed how to calculate the volume of rectangular prisms using the formula V = lwh or V = Ah. Students also drew isometric and pictorial diagrams of 3-D figures. Students who did not complete the practice work in class need to complete pages 49 – 51 and 61 – 63 of the MMS 7 workbooks for Monday. The unit test will be written on Thursday, January 18^th.

We continued working on persuasive writing as part of this term’s OWA. Students read more samples of persuasive writing, discussed the strengths of the samples, and shared their ideas with the class. We continued creating a class chart of what it takes to create a phenomenal piece of persuasive writing. I have now completed all conferences with students to discuss their individual areas of strengths and weakness in persuasive writing. Students will be writing their Term 2 post assessment Ontario Writing Assessment (OWA) on Monday on a secret topic.

We continued working on persuasive speeches. Students were asked consider the 5 reasons for their opinion and select the three that were the strongest in supporting their opinion. Students discussed their ideas in their groups. They should also discuss their ideas with their families this weekend. They recorded their choices in their Topic & Reasons Organiser. Students who did not complete this in class need to complete this for homework today. As a class we brainstormed persuasive words that can be used in the speech writing. Students may begin researching for their speeches and recording their notes in their organiser. The deadline for the research to be completed is January 16^th.  

At the end of the day we worked on our explorers unit. Students heard a theory that Viking explorers discovered the American continent before Columbus. Students will be writing a unit test on Monday, January 22^nd.

Permission forms for our winter skiing/snowboarding trips have gone home. These must be fully completed and returned by Monday, January 15^th.

Students attended French, gym, and music class today.

Homework and Reminders

·        Math:

o   Complete p. 49 – 51 and 61 – 63 of MMS 7 if you did not get done in class

o   Math unit test will be written on Thursday, January 18^th

·        Speeches

o   Complete Testing the Qualities of my Reason Chart if you did not get in class

o   Complete the Topic and Reasons Organiser if you did not get done in class

o   Discuss your ideas with your families

o   Work on the research for your speech

o   Bring your speech Duo-tang and device to school

·        Explorers – Unit test on Monday, January 22^nd

·        Ski/Snowboard trips – complete and return forms by Monday, January 15^th

·        Monday, January 15^th – Ski/Snowboard forms are due

·        Thursday, January 18^th – Math unit test on Geometry and Measurement

·        Monday, January 22^nd – Explorers unit test

·        Wednesday, January 24^th – Ski Trip

·        Wednesday, January 31^st – Casual Day

·        Monday, February 5^th – In-Class Oral Competition to select three finalists

·        Friday, February 9^th – Oral Competition

·        Monday, February 12^th – Trip to Canadian Warplane Museum

·        Tuesday, February 13^th – Pancake Tuesday

·        Wednesday, February 14^th – Spirit Day: Valentine’s Dress up

·        Thursday, February 15^th – SJA v TMA Oral Competition

·        Friday, February 16^th – PD Day, no school for students

·        Monday, February 19^th – Family Day – no school

·        Thursday, February 22^nd – Anti-Bullying Day

·        Friday, February 23^rd – Skiing Trip

·        Wednesday, February 28^th – Casual Day

·        March 5 – March 9: Spirit Week

·        Friday, March 9^th – Skiing trip